# HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR (HSI)

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### HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR (HSI) DISPLAYS AND ANNUNCIATORS <a href="#toc118376570" id="toc118376570"></a>

* Heading display on the HSI has 3 selectable modes: Full compass, Arc, and Map mode.
* <mark style="color:red;">Modes are selected by pushing the HSI button.</mark>

### FULL COMPASS MODE <a href="#toc118376571" id="toc118376571"></a>

* Displayed on initialization.
* 360-degree compass view
* Present heading is indicated by a fixed lubber ![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/primary-flight-display-pfd-image-z6x7q47h.png) line at the top of the heading scale with a digital heading readout directly above the lubber line.

### ARC MODE <a href="#toc118376572" id="toc118376572"></a>

* <mark style="color:red;">90 degrees of compass view.</mark>
* <mark style="color:red;">Weather is displayed when the WX button is pushed.</mark>
* <mark style="color:red;">When the heading bug goes beyond the display range</mark> ![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/primary-flight-display-pfd-image-z7ww0l6r.png)<mark style="color:red;">is displayed and shows the shortest direction to the heading select bug.</mark>

### MAP MODE <a href="#toc118376573" id="toc118376573"></a>

* <mark style="color:red;">90 degrees of compass view.</mark>
* <mark style="color:red;">Weather is displayed when the WX button is pushed.</mark>
* <mark style="color:red;">Flight plans are displayed</mark>
* <mark style="color:red;">Cannot be used for preview mode.</mark>

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### SELECTED HEADING DIGITAL READOUT AND BUG <a href="#toc118376574" id="toc118376574"></a>

* Displays the digital value for the aircraft selected heading.
* Cyan heading select bug is positioned by rotating the HDG SEL knob.
* Pushing the PUSH SYNC button on the HDG SEL knob synchronizes the heading bug and readout to the current aircraft heading.
* <mark style="color:red;">When the aircraft selected heading (or the referenced aircraft heading) is invalid, the bug is removed, and digital readout is replaced with</mark> ![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/primary-flight-display-pfd-image-jdwfqd4t.png)

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### DRIFT ANGLE BUG <a href="#toc118376575" id="toc118376575"></a>

* <mark style="color:red;">Represented by an inverted solid white triangle displayed on the outside edge of the heading scale.</mark>
* <mark style="color:red;">The difference between the aircraft heading and the aircraft ground track is the drift angle.</mark>
* <mark style="color:red;">The drift angle bug is placed on the edge of the heading scale and aligned to the drift angle with respect to the lubber line.</mark>
* <mark style="color:red;">When the drift angle is 0 degrees, the drift bug fits inside the heading bracket notch.</mark>

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### PRIMARY NAV SOURCE ANNUNCIATOR <a href="#toc118376576" id="toc118376576"></a>

* Selected using the **V/L** or **FMS** buttons.
* The **V/L**(VOR/LOC) button selects the available SRN (short-range navigation) source, displayed in green.
  * The associated annunciators are ![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/primary-flight-display-pfd-image-g1syspd5.png)
* The **FMS**button selects FMS as the source, displayed in magenta.
  * With dual FMS systems installed the identifier will show ![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/primary-flight-display-pfd-image-82pfxjig.png)
* <mark style="color:red;">When both sides have the same NAV source selected, digital readout for all information turns amber.</mark>

### PRIMARY NAV DISTANCE IDENTIFIER <a href="#toc118376577" id="toc118376577"></a>

* Displays the NAV source station identifier.
* The next magenta TO waypoint identifier is displayed.

### PRIMARY NAV DISTANCE READOUT <a href="#toc118376578" id="toc118376578"></a>

* Distances of 100 NM or more, the digits are displayed with 1 NM resolution
* Distances of less than 100 NM, the digits are displayed with 0.1 NM resolution

### PRIMARY NAV ESTIMATED TIME ENROUTE <a href="#toc118376579" id="toc118376579"></a>

* Time is always displayed in minutes.

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### HEADING SOURCE ANNUNCIATORS <a href="#toc118376580" id="toc118376580"></a>

* <mark style="color:red;">Selected by the IRS reversion buttons.</mark>
* <mark style="color:red;">Not displayed when the on-side IRS source and magnetic heading are selected.</mark>

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### COURSE SELECT/DESIRED TRACK POINTER AND READOUT <a href="#toc118376581" id="toc118376581"></a>

* Green for VOR and LOC navigation and the label is ![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/primary-flight-display-pfd-image-booafuvs.png)
  * When VOR or LOC is selected, the track pointer is positioned by turning the CRS knob.
  * When the PUSH DIR button in the center of the CRS knob is pushed, the course select value is set to the course that minimizes the lateral deviation.
* Magenta for FMS navigation and the label is ![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/primary-flight-display-pfd-image-8rzvu4qk.png)
  * Value of the desired track is supplied by the FMS.
* Course deviation bar moves laterally and shows lateral deviation.
* If both sides have the same navigation source selected the pointer, deviation bar, and digital readout turn amber.

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### TO/FROM INDICATOR <a href="#toc118376582" id="toc118376582"></a>

* Magenta for FMS, Green for VOR or LOC. <mark style="color:red;">Turns amber if both sides are selected to the same source.</mark>
* Pointer indicates the aircraft is flying to or away from the selected navigation source.
* For a TO indication the triangle is located above the nose of the aircraft symbol.
* The FROM indication is a triangle pointer on the tail of the aircraft symbol.

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### COURSE DEVIATION INDICATOR (CDI) AND LATERAL DEVIATION SCALE <a href="#toc118376583" id="toc118376583"></a>

* Only displayed when a navigation source is active.
* Deviation bar moves left or right to show the deviation from the selected NAV source.
* <mark style="color:red;">When the back course mode is selected, or when tuned to a localizer frequency and the selected course is more than 100 degrees from the aircraft heading, the course deviation automatically reverses to properly sense deviation with respect to the course centerline.</mark>
* <mark style="color:red;">When lateral deviation data is invalid, the CDI is removed and</mark> ![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/primary-flight-display-pfd-image-eo5o9fu2.png) <mark style="color:red;">is displayed in the CDI scale area.</mark>

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### BEARING POINTERS <a href="#toc118376584" id="toc118376584"></a>

* Source is either VOR, ADF, or FMS.
* Source is selected using the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/primary-flight-display-pfd-image-2wlg2nz0.png)buttons on the guidance panel.

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### GROUNDSPEED <a href="#toc118376585" id="toc118376585"></a>

* Displayed in the upper left corner of the HIS just below the airspeed tape.
* <mark style="color:red;">When the IRS is invalid the digits are replaced with</mark> ![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/primary-flight-display-pfd-image-wm6llafp.png)

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### DME SOURCE ANNUNCIATOR <a href="#toc118376586" id="toc118376586"></a>

* DME source is selected by pushing the V/L button.
* DME source annunciation reflects the short-range navigation source selection.
  * VOR1/LOC1 displays ![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/primary-flight-display-pfd-image-15jnfm5t.png) VOR2/LOC2 displays ![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/primary-flight-display-pfd-image-vtmlmrq5.png)
* When primary NAV source is FMS, the last selected VOR/LOC is used for the DME distance display.
* <mark style="color:red;">When the same source is used, the DME data is displayed in amber.</mark>

### DME STATION IDENTIFIER, DISTANCE, AND TTG READOUT <a href="#toc118376587" id="toc118376587"></a>

* DME source station identifier is displayed directly below the DME source annunciator.
* Distance to go to the waypoint identified by the DME station identifier is shown in nautical miles.
* TTG to the waypoint identified by the DME station identifier is shown in minutes.
* <mark style="color:red;">When DME is in DME hold mode</mark> ![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/primary-flight-display-pfd-image-y5zlo84x.png) <mark style="color:red;">is displayed in the front of the distance readout.</mark>

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