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Old 03-31-2010 | 01:17 PM
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Unfortunately, the E145 doesn't always do so well at intercepting. Sometimes, affectionately called "clearing turns" or "Stevie Wonder impression," it will turn to go get the course. Say you're on a heading of 360 and the course is 040, instead of waiting for it to come in and turn right on course (even though it already knows the winds), it will turn left to go get it. Sometimes it does it, sometimes, it doesn't, and it does it to varying degrees. At most altitudes, I'd be surprised that it's even that noticeable on a radar scope but it has come to be a big deal on these departures.
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