Rev course mode, Gyro back-up mode – TruTrak Sorcerer – Outdated User Manual

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Also, intercept direction is

underlined which means it can
be adjusted. With this feature
the system is in a selected
direction mode until the on
course turn (tracking phase) is
initiated. During the intercept
phase of the approach, the
lower left display will alternate
between

INT

and

NAV

or

LOC

depending on which mode has
been selected. When the
aircraft is established on the
inbound portion of the
approach, the lower left display
will indicate the selected
course.




If the above is

LOC

COURSE

and glide slope is

present (ILS), flying below the
glide slope in ALT HOLD
mode will arm the glide slope
coupler. When this occurs, the
display will be as shown below:




When the Glide slope is

intercepted, the display will be
as shown below:




When glide slope coupling

is terminated, by entering either
the ALT

HOLD or

SVS

(selected vertical speed) mode,
the lateral mode will switch
from

LOC COURSE

to

TRK

mode. The selected track will
be the same as the inbound
course.

NOTE: When coupled to

the glide slope, one push of
the VS rocker in either
direction will command a 500
fpm climb.


REV Course Mode

Click

the

[REV] button to

enter the

REV COURSE

setup

screen. This refers to flying the
localizer or VOR

in the reverse

direction. Operation of this
mode is the same as

NAV

COURSE

or

LOC COURSE

except that there will be no
glideslope coupling.

Gyro Back-Up Mode

The lateral modes
previously described are based
on GPS track being present.
When GPS is lost, the autopilot
uses its internal gyros for bank
control, and

TRK

is replaced

with

BANK

. This mode is only

a backup and would seldom be
needed; however, it does
provide a means of selecting a
desired bank angle, and a means
of adjustment if the aircraft
turns when zero bank is
selected. If an external heading
source (HSI or DG) is present,
the

EXT DG

mode remains

functional, and if the GPSS or
GPSV signal source is
functional, the GPSS and
GPSV modes will also be
functional. The remaining
modes,

NAV COURSE

and

LOC

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