swaneymj
Member
Sorry if this has been answered before, but my search of the forums and reading the Pilots Guide about 5 times still didn't answer my question:
Assuming a certificated WAAS/GPS navigator (430W or 650) is installed and integrated through the ARINC-429 box, will the VNAV function allow the autopilot to to follow a vertical path from the IAF to the FAF as well as capturing the GP/GS from the FAF to the MAP? As an example, selecting VNAV on a Garmin integrated navigator prior to the IAF and setting the ALT bug to the DA/MDA will allow the AP/FD to fly the "step-down" from the IAF to the FAF as a stabilized approach. My assumption from what I've seen and tried with my installation is that the Skyview AP will only provide vertical guidance on the final segment of the approach (GS/GP). If that's correct then I realize VS will have to be used for descent prior to the FAF.
It would really be nice if someone could post a training video of a few precision and non-precision approaches with the "buttonology" needed to make them work. Maybe they are out there on YouTube somewhere, but I haven't found any to answer this question.
Assuming a certificated WAAS/GPS navigator (430W or 650) is installed and integrated through the ARINC-429 box, will the VNAV function allow the autopilot to to follow a vertical path from the IAF to the FAF as well as capturing the GP/GS from the FAF to the MAP? As an example, selecting VNAV on a Garmin integrated navigator prior to the IAF and setting the ALT bug to the DA/MDA will allow the AP/FD to fly the "step-down" from the IAF to the FAF as a stabilized approach. My assumption from what I've seen and tried with my installation is that the Skyview AP will only provide vertical guidance on the final segment of the approach (GS/GP). If that's correct then I realize VS will have to be used for descent prior to the FAF.
It would really be nice if someone could post a training video of a few precision and non-precision approaches with the "buttonology" needed to make them work. Maybe they are out there on YouTube somewhere, but I haven't found any to answer this question.