Piper Turbo Saratoga PA-32-301T Pilot's Manual page 292

SECTION
9
PIPER AIRCRAFT
CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTS
PA-32-301T, TURBO
SARATOGA
(5)
Approach (APR)
Coupling
a.
When equipped with HSI
1. Course
Bearing Pointer
-
SET to desired course.
NOTE
When
equipped with NAV
l NAV 2
switching
and NAV 2 is selected, set OBS to the desired
course.
2.
HEADING Selector Knob
-
SET BUG
to provide
desired intercept
angle.
3.
APR Mode Selector Button
-
PRESS.
If
the Course
Deviation
Bar is greater
than 2 to 3dots:
the aircraft will continue in HDG mode
(or
wings level
if
HDG not selected) with
the
APR annunciator
flash-
ing; when the computed
capture
point
is reached the
HDG will disengage, the APR annunciator willillumi-
nate
steady and the selected
course
will be auto-
matically
captured and tracked.
If the D-Bar is less than 2to 3
dots: the HDG mode will
disengage
upon
selecting
APR mode; the APR
annunciator will
illuminate steady and the capture/
track
sequence
will automatically
begin.
b. When
equipped with DG
1. OBS Knob
-
SELECT desired approach
course.
2.
APR Mode Selector Button
-
PRESS.
3.
Heading Selector Knob
-
ROTATE Bug
to
agree with
OBS course.
NOTE
When
APR is
selected,
the lateral operating
mode will change from HDG
(if
selected)
to
wings level for
5
seconds. A 45° intercept
angle
will then be automatically established
based on
the position
of the bug.
REPORT:
VB-1070
ISSUED: AUGUST 6,
1982
9-68