190-00709-00 Rev. A Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850 7-37AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMINTERCEPTING A VOR RADIALDuring climb-out, the autopilot continues to fly the aircraft in Heading Select Mode. Airway V4 to SalinaVOR (SLN) should now be intercepted. Since the enroute flight plan waypoints correspond to VORs, flightdirector Navigation Mode using either VOR or GPS as the navigation source may be used. In this scenario, VORNavigation 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 the desired value, 255°. Note that at this point, theflight director is still in Heading Select Mode and the autopilot continues to fly the Selected Heading, 290°.d) Press the NAV Key. This arms VOR Navigation Mode and the white ‘VOR’ annunciation appears to the left ofthe active lateral mode.2) As the aircraft nears the Selected Course, the flight director transitions from Heading Select to VOR NavigationMode and the ‘VOR’ annunciation flashes green. The autopilot begins turning to intercept the SelectedCourse.3) The autopilot continues the turn until the aircraft is established on the Selected Course.Figure 7-38 Intercepting a VOR Radial03691215182124273033HDG Mode, VOR ArmedVOR NAV ModeV 4SalinaVOR(SLN)123Hdg290 o255 o
