VNAV

Just wanted to ask the VNAV question.
Based on the webinars, I see that one can put vertical constraints on waypoints (cross @ 6000) etc. 
What prompting, or information does the IDF540 provide on these vertical constraints? 
Does it provide for a TOD indication or Vertical Speed Required field somewhere?

Without having a performance model of the aircraft how can you do this? Are there menu selections the user can make to approximate a crude model? Will the flight path guidance be displayed on the CDI?

Edited by tony - 19 Mar 2012 at 9:37pm

Tony,

There is a default climb and descent rate that the system has to make the vertical movements.  These values are on a user-accessible setup page so if you prefer a different value to be used for a given airframe, you can make an alteration to the default value (and that changed value will persist across power cycles.).

I assume your question about flight path guidance on the CDI is meant to be the vertical glide slope indicator (VDI in Avidyne-speak).  If so, the answer is no.   In R9, where we have a VSI, we put a visual indicator to represent VSR but that is not applicable in the IFD540.  In this case, the datablock readout of VSR is your best bet.

I was asking in relation to the IFD540 which has much more detailed VNAV info for each waypoint, not a G product which only has a global VNAV profile.  However, from your response, I suspect the answer is still "not yet"?