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Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Mooney M20M, M20R, & M20TN
SECTION 6 – AUTOMATIC
FLIGHT CONTROL
6-16
Intercepting a VOR Radial
After climbout, the autopilot continues to fly the aircraft
on a heading of 070 degrees at an altitude of 7,000 feet.
Next, intercept airway V107 to Panoche VORTAC (PXN).
1) Tune the VOR frequency, then set the CDI to
VOR by pressing the
CDI
Softkey.
Set the Selected Course to 116 degrees using
the
CRS
Knob. Note the autopilot is still in
Heading Mode and continues to fly a heading
of 070 degrees.
2) Press the
NAV
Key. This arms the Navigation
Mode and the white annunciation ‘VOR’
appears to the left of the active Heading
Mode.
Figure 6-21 Intercepting a VOR
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3) The system calculates the point at which the
autopilot changes from Heading Mode to
Navigation Mode. When the aircraft reaches
this point, ‘VOR’ flashes green in the active
mode field. The autopilot begins turning to
intercept the selected course.
4) The autopilot continues the turn until the
aircraft is established on the selected course.