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G S HDG NAV 33 30 24 2I I5 I2 6 3 Heading select bug Compass warning flag Heading select knob NAV warning flag Lubber line Course select knob Course deviation bar (CDI) Course deviation scale Course select pointer Compass card Symbolic aircraft Glideslope deviation scale Dual glideslope pointers TO/FROM indicator Figure 3-37. HSIFigure 5-38. Horizontal situation indicator (HSI). Figure 5-37. Air data computer (Collins). pressure, and temperature to calculate very precise altitude, IAS, TAS, and air temperature. The ADC outputs this information in a digital format that can be used by a variety of aircraft systems including an EFIS. Modern ADCs are small solid-state units. Increasingly, aircraft systems such as autopilots, pressurization, and FMS utilize ADC information for normal operations. NOTE: In most modern general aviation systems, both the AHRS and ADC are integrated within the electronic displays themselves thereby reducing the number of units, reducing weight, and providing simplification for installation resulting in reduced costs. Analog Pictorial Displays Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) The HSI is a direction indicator that uses the output from a flux valve to drive the dial, which acts as the compass card. This instrument, shown in Figure 5-38, combines the magnetic compass with navigation signals and a glideslope. This gives the pilot an indication of the location of the aircraft with relationship to the chosen course. In Figure 5-38, the aircraft heading displayed on the rotating azimuth card under the upper lubber line is North or 360°. The course-indicating arrowhead shown is set to 020; the tail indicates the reciprocal, 200°. The course deviation bar operates with a VOR/Localizer (VOR/LOC) navigation receiver to indicate left or right deviations from the course selected with the course-indicating arrow, operating in the same manner that the angular movement of a conventional VOR/LOC needle indicates deviation from course. The desired course is selected by rotating the course-indicating arrow in relation to the azimuth card by means of the course select knob. This gives the pilot a pictorial presentation: the fixed aircraft symbol and course deviation bar display the aircraft relative to the selected course, as though the pilot were above the aircraft looking down. The TO/FROM indicator is a triangular pointer. When the indicator points to the head of the course arrow, it shows that the course selected, if properly intercepted and flown, takes the aircraft to the selected facility. When the indicator points to the tail of the course arrow, it shows that the course selected, if properly intercepted and flown, takes the aircraft directly away from the selected facility. The glideslope deviation pointer indicates the relation of the aircraft to the glideslope. When the pointer is below the center position, the aircraft is above the glideslope, and an increased rate of descent is required. In most installations, the azimuth card is a remote indicating compass driven by a fluxgate; however, in few installations where a fluxgate is not installed, or in emergency operation, the heading must be checked against the magnetic compass occasionally and reset with the course select knob. Attitude Direction Indicator (ADI) Advances in attitude instrumentation combine the gyro horizon with other instruments such as the HSI, thereby reducing the number of separate instruments to which the pilot must devote attention. The attitude direction indicator (ADI) is an example of such technological advancement. A flight director incorporates the ADI within its system, which is further explained below (Flight Director System). However, an ADI need not have command cues; however, it is normally equipped with this feature. Flight Director System (FDS) A Flight Director System (FDS) combines many instruments into one display that provides an easily interpreted understanding of the aircraft’s flightpath. The computed solution furnishes the steering commands necessary to obtain and hold a desired path.