Climb-out/Enroute
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In Roll Hold mode, the autopilot will maintain a constant bank
angle from the moment of mode entry. If the mode was entered
at a bank angle that exceeds the maximum hold limit, the bank
angle will be reduced to be the maximum hold limit value.
The autopilot modes annunciator indication is green “
ROLL
”.
VECTORS (HDG) MODE
Vectors mode can be used to temporarily divert off your flight plan
(e.g. to fly around a weather buildup, airspace, or traffic, etc.)
without having to modify your flight plan as well as maneuvering
tactically in the terminal area in a vectors-to-final type approach.
When Vectors mode is active, a dashed magenta line is depicted
on your moving map and is controlled by the HDG SEL knob on
the FMS keyboard. The autopilot will follow that dashed line until
the flight plan is re-intercepted or Vectors mode is deactivated.
Vectors mode will even build an “on-ramp” back to the solid
magenta active leg line on the map.
Vectors mode is entered by ensuring the Primary Nav LSK is set
to FMS and then pressing the “HDG” button on the autopilot
control panel. It is also entered if the Primary Nav LSK is set to
NAV1/2, by pressing the “Fly Vectors” L5 LSK and then pressing
the “HDG” button on the autopilot control panel. The system will
light the control panel “HDG” button in green and track the
dashed magenta vectors line as drawn on the IFD PFD and Map
pages. The FMS vectors line is controlled by using the Heading
knob on the keyboard and is also represented by the digital
heading bug value and the heading bug displayed in solid
magenta. You are commanding a manually selected heading to
intercept the NAV course. Select a new vectors value by moving
the heading bug at any time while the FMS and autopilot are in
Vectors mode and the autopilot will track the new bug
value/vectors line. Deselecting Vectors mode by changing the
Primary Nav source from FMS to NAV1 or NAV2 reverts the
autopilot back to standard HDG mode where the autopilot will
track the assigned heading indefinitely.
The aircraft will turn in the same direction heading knob was
turned. If the knob was turned 300 degrees to the right, the
airplane will turn to the right for 300 degrees.
Typical bank angles used in Vectors mode is 1 standard rate of
turn, or roughly 22 degrees of bank at normal airspeeds.
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