Artificial horizon, Highway in the sky (hits), Draft – BendixKing AV8OR 3D User Manual

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DRAFT

In Flight

AV8OR 3D User Guide

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Artificial Horizon

The artificial horizon display is a consolidation of the bank indicator and the pitch

indicator. Each graduation on the bank indicator represents 10 degrees.
The pitch indicator has graduations at every degree between +5 and -5 degrees,

and a graduation at +10 and -10 degrees as well.
When in straight and level flight, the central line of the pitch indicator is with the

two yellow lines.
The artificial horizon can also be overlaid in the 2D moving map mode by

enabling “Horizon on moving map” in the Display tab of the Setup dialog.

Predictor

The predictor is a small circle and gives you a prediction of the future position of

the plane in 9 seconds. It is computed using the current position, speed, rate of
turn, and rate of climb of the aircraft.

Highway in the Sky (HITS)

Navigation guidance is displayed in the 3D view with a highway in the sky
(HITS) representation. This shows the track to follow. The different waypoints

that compose the flight path are displayed as doors on the HITS.
A moving square is positioned on the HITS 9 seconds ahead the aircraft. Correc-

tion of the aircraft course will cause changes in the position of the predictor.
Placing the predictor in the center of this square helps you stay on the course of

the flight plan.
When a flight plan is activated, the HITS changes its altitude according to the alti-

tude of the aircraft: it is located at the closest even five hundred feet from the

aircraft altitude.

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