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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA42NG
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR (HSI)
The HorizontalSituationIndicator(HSI)displaysarotatingcompasscardinaheading-uporientation.Letters
indicatethecardinalpointswithnumericlabelsevery30˚.Majortickmarksareat10˚intervalsandminortick
marksareat5˚intervals.AdigitalreadingofthecurrentheadingappearsontopoftheHSI,andthecurrent
trackisrepresentedontheHSIbyamagentadiamond.TheHSIalsopresentsturnrate,coursedeviation,
bearing,andnavigationsourceinformation.TheHSIisavailableintwoformats,a360˚compassroseanda
140˚arc.
Changing the HSI display format:
1) Press the
PFD
Softkey
2) Press the HSI FRMT Softkey.
3) Press the
360 HSI
or
ARC HSI
Softkey.
The360˚HSIcontainsaCourseDeviationIndicator(CDI),withaCoursePointer,To/FromIndicator,anda
slidingdeviationbarandscale.Thecoursepointerisasinglelinearrow(GPS,VOR1,andLOC1)oradouble
linearrow(VOR2andLOC2)whichpointsinthedirectionofthesetcourse.TheTo/Fromarrowrotateswith
thecoursepointerandisdisplayedwhentheactiveNAVAIDisreceived.
Figure 2-11 Horizontal Situation Indicator (360˚ HSI)
1
10
11
14
12
15
3
4
2
8
9
7
5
1
Turn Rate Indicator
2
Current Track Indicator
3
To/From Indicator
4
Navigation Source
5
Aircraft Symbol
6
Course Deviation Indicator
(CDI)
7
Rotating Compass Card
8
OBS Mode Active
9
Lateral Deviation Scale
10
Flight Phase
11
Course Pointer
12
Heading Bug
13
Turn Rate and Heading
Trend Vector
14
Current Heading
15
Lubber Line
6
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