VXA-100 A
VIATOR
P
ILOT
O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
28
VOR N
AVIGATION
Entering a Desired Course
The
VXA-100
can also be configured to indicate the
deviation from the desired course, not only the de-
viation from the path to the VOR station.
r
Set the frequency to the desired VOR station.
r
To change the “
TO
” or “
FROM
” flag to “
TO
”,
if it is not in that mode already.
r
Press [
F
]
à
[
4
(
CDI
)] key to change to the CDI
mode.
r
Set the desired course to the VOR station using
the
CHANNEL
selector knob or keypad (three
digits input; e.g. 47°, press [
0
]
à
[
4
]
à
[
7
]).
Note 1: The (“
| |
¯
”) or (“
¯
| |
”) indication will
appear on the display when your aircraft is off
the desired course.
Note 2: When your heading is correct, the ABCS
function may be more useful than the course in-
put option.
r
The C
OURSE
D
EVIATION
A
RROW
points to the right
when your aircraft is off course to the left, and it
points to the left when your aircraft is off course
to the right.
Note 1: To get back on course, fly right more
than the number of degrees indicated by the
C
OURSE
D
EVIATION
A
RROW
.
Note 2: If the overflow indicator “
u
” appears
on the right side, select a heading plus 10 de-
grees to the desired course; if the overflow indi-
cator “
t
” appears on the left side, select a head-
ing minus 10 degrees.
ABCS Mode
In the CDI mode, the Auto Bearing Center Sys-
tem (ABCS) adds or subtracts the number of de-
grees indicated by the CDI from the Omni Bear-
ing Selector (OBS).
