Beechcraft C-12C Operator And Technical Reference Manual page 332

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DIS
– Distance
ETE – Estimated time en route to the
GS – Groundspeed in knots.
TAS: – The colon (:), when displayed,
WIND – The computed wind using the
DTK – Desired track.
TK – Actual track.
BRG – The bearing from the aircraft's
DA – The drift angle left or right in
POS – The aircraft's present position
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When operating direct to a
waypoint, (DIR) and
waypoint identifier
displayed.
to the
waypoint in nautical miles.
active waypoint in hours and
minutes. This value is based
on the present calculated
groundspeed, assuming that
the actual track is equal to the
bearing to the waypoint.
indicates this is an enterable
data field, only when there is
no true airspeed
available. A true airspeed
may be manually entered so
that the system can make a
wind calculation.
TAS. Displayed in degrees
true and knots. This field will
display dashes if
computed wind is less than 10
knots.
The great
circle course in degrees along
the active leg of the flight
plan.
The track the
aircraft is flying over the
ground.
present position to the active
waypoint.
degrees. If the aircraft's
actual track over the ground is
to the right of the aircraft's
heading a right (R) drift angle
is indicated. If the track is to
the left of the aircraft's
heading a left (L) drift angle is
indicated.
displayed in terms
navaid, and the radial from it.
Another navaid identifier may
be manually inputted and the
the
are
active
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L XTK: R
source
the
REF MAG
of a
present position
referenced to that facility. If
the navaid
changed, the
resume automatic
selection for this field in
approximately 1 minute.
LEG
– Varies somewhat depending
on whether the method of
operation
AUTO/LEG.
ACT – This column header indicates
that data in this column is pilot
selectable.
– The data to the left side of
XTK: is the actual cross track
error, which is the lateral
displacement of the aircraft in
nautical miles left or right of
the desired track. If parallel
track operation is desired, the
selected cross track may be
entered to the right of the
XTK: field.
cross track distance provides
steering to a left or right offset
course parallel to the desired
track.
– The data to the left of REF is
the actual magnetic variation
in degrees computed for the
present position
aircraft. The data to the right
of REF
compass mode. BGR, DTKM
HDG, and TK are referenced
with respect to the displayed
system compass mode.
VNAV – The VNAV field and the
associated VNAV lines below
it are displayed only when the
system is
manual VNAV
When present, the pilot can
initiate a
system configuration
entering data
appropriate data fields.
ALT: – The data to the left of ALT: is
the actual present aircraft
altitude. The pilot may enter
a selected altitude in the data
will be
is manually
system will
navaid
is OBS or
The selected
of the
is the system
configured for
operation.
manual VNAV
by
into the