## Descent 

1. Determine the descent airspeed to be used with concern to turbulence, aircraft descent profile, and powerplant cooling restrictions. 

2. Program, observe, and monitor the top of descent, descent rate, and level‑off altitude. 

3. Plan and fly a descent to a crossing restriction. 

4. Recognize and correct deviations from a planned descent path, and determine which factor changed. 

## Intercept and Track Course 

1. Program and select a different course to the active waypoint. 

2. Select the nonsequencing waypoint function (OBS, Hold, or Suspend) to select a specified navigation point. 

3. Reactivate the sequencing function for route navigation. 

## Holds 

1. Select a preprogrammed holding pattern, or nonsequencing mode. 

2. Select and set up a non‑preprogrammed holding pattern inbound course. 

3. Determine the proper sequence of software commands for the holding pattern, transition to approach, approach, and MAP navigation. 

## Arcs 

1. Select an approach procedure with an arc. 

2. Select the course, or determine that automatic course CDI setting will occur. 

## GPS and RNAV (GPS) Approaches 

1. Load and activate a vectored GPS or RNAV (GPS) approach. 

2. Select a vectored initial approach segment. 

3. Determine the correct approach minimums and identify all pertinent mode transitions. 

4. Determine the published missed approach point (MAP), courses, altitudes, and waypoints to fly. 

5. Determine how missed approach guidance is selected. 

## Course Reversals 

1. Select a type of course reversal procedure. 

2. Determine the correct sequence of mode control actions to be accomplished by the pilot. 

## Missed Approaches 

1. Acknowledge a missed approach procedure. 

2. Set the FMS/GPS for a return to the same approach to fly it again. 

3. Select a different approach while holding at a missed approach holding waypoint. 

4. Program an ATC specified hold point (user waypoint) for selection after the published MAP/hold procedure. 

## Ground-Based Radio Navigation 

1. Select any type of ground‑based radio navigation approach. 

2. Correctly tune and set up the conventional navigation receiver for the procedure in number 1. 

3. Correctly monitor the navaid for proper identification and validity. 

4. Correctly select and be able to use the desired navigation source for the autopilot. 

## Chapter 4: Automated Flight Control 

## Climbs and Descents 

1. Use the FD/autopilot to climb or descend to and automatically capture an assigned altitude. 

2. Determine the indications of the ARM or capture modes, and what pilot actions will cancel those modes. 

3. Determine if the system allows resetting of the armed or capture modes or if manual control is the only option after cancellation of these modes. 

4. Determine the available methods of activating the altitude armed or capture mode(s). 

5. Determine the average power necessary for normal climbs and descents. Practice changing the power to these settings in coordination with making the FD/ autopilot mode changes. 

