User Guide
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Cessna Citation Mustang
190-00494-00 Rev. B
7-36
AFCS
INTERCEPTING A VOR RADIAL
During climb-out, the autopilot continues to fly the aircraft in Heading Select Mode. Airway V4 to Salina
VOR (SLN) should now be intercepted. Since the enroute flight plan waypoints correspond to VORs, flight
director Navigation Mode using either VOR or GPS as the navigation source may be used. In this scenario, VOR
Navigation Mode is used for navigation to the first VOR waypoint in the flight plan.
Intercepting a VOR radial:
1) Arm VOR Navigation Mode:
a) Tune the VOR frequency.
b) Press the CDI Softkey to set the navigation source to VOR.
c) Use the CRS1 or CRS2 Knob to set the Selected Course to 290°. Note that at this point, the flight director is
still in Heading Select Mode and the autopilot continues to fly 240°.
d) Press the
NAV
Key. This arms VOR Navigation Mode and the white ‘VOR’ annunciation appears to the left of
the active lateral mode.
2) Once the CDI shows less than one dot, the flight director transitions from Heading Select to VOR Navigation Mode
and the ‘VOR’ annunciation flashes green. The autopilot begins turning to intercept the Selected Course.
3) The autopilot continues the turn until the aircraft is established on the Selected Course.
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Figure 7-37 Intercepting a VOR Radial