Approaches; Ils Approach - Garmin GFC 500 Manual

APPROACHES

ILS APPROACH

1. Navigation Source. .................................................................................... SELECT CDI to VHF Nav
2. CDI ............................................................................................................. SET to front LOC course
Ensure that the current heading will result in a capture of the selected course.
3. APR Key .................................................................................. PRESS, verify LOC and GS ARMED
4. LOC and GS Mode .......................................... VERIFY airplane Captures and Tracks LOC and GS
5. Missed Approach Altitude ......................................................................... SET in Altitude preselect.
At Decision Altitude (DA),
6. AP DISC / TRIM INT button .................................... PRESS, Continue visually for a normal landing
Or
7. GO AROUND (GA) button ....................................... PRESS, Execute Missed Approach Procedure
8. Apply GA power.
Pressing the GA button will not disconnect the autopilot. Select NAV or HDG mode to fly the
missed approach procedure.
If the Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) is greater than half scale deflection, the autopilot will arm
the LOC mode. The pilot must ensure that the current heading will result in a capture of the
selected course. If the CDI is within half scale deflection, the autopilot will enter the capture
mode when the APR key is pressed.
When the selected navigation source is an ILS, glideslope coupling is automatically armed when
the APR key is pressed. The glideslope cannot be captured until the localizer is captured. The
autopilot can capture the glideslope from above or below the glideslope.
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Tune and Identify an ILS station frequency.
NOTE
NOTE
AFMS – GFC 500 Autopilot in Textron 182 Series
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