Avidyne Entegra, Pilot'S Manual

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Page 4: ...CONTROLS 2 2 STARTUP INDICATIONS 2 2 3 Ground Operations 3 2 ELECTRONIC CHECKLIST 3 2 ENTERING A FLIGHT PLAN 3 3 USE OF THE ENGINE TAB 3 8 SETTING UP THE RADIOS AND TRANSPONDER 3 9 SETTING UP THE AUTOPILOT 3 12 TAXI CHARTS 3 14 ALTIMETER SETTING 3 15 4 Departure 4 2 DEPARTURE PROCEDURES 4 2 VSPEEDS ON ASI 4 5 ENGINE INDICATION ON ADI 4 5 5 Cruise Enroute 5 2 NAVIGATIONAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS 5 2 ...

Page 5: ...L BRIGHTNESS 8 2 KEYBOARD DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS 8 2 KEYBOARD BEZEL BRIGHTNESS 8 2 CHARTS LIGHTING SCHEME 8 2 DISPLAY OF TERRAIN ON MAP 8 3 9 System Alerts 9 2 CAS SYSTEM 9 2 MISCOMPARES 9 6 CROSSCHECK MONITOR 9 8 10 System Failures 10 3 POWER DISTRIBUTION 10 3 LOSS OF IFD 2 IFD CONFIGURATIONS 10 3 LOSS OF IFD 3 IFD CONFIGURATIONS 10 5 LOSS OF DISPLAY 10 5 LOSS OF KEYBOARD 10 6 LOSS OF AHRS AIR DATA O...

Page 6: ... 6 12 System Updates 12 2 DATA UPDATES 12 2 DATALOGS DOWNLOAD 12 5 SOFTWARE UPDATES 12 7 13 Release 7 8 to Release 9 Differences 13 2 Appendix A PFD 1 SETTING UP THE S TEC 55X AUTOPILOT 16 Appendix B FMS Pages 1 Appendix C Map Pages 1 Appendix E Checklist Pages 1 Index 1 ...

Page 7: ...ce 1 6 Full Alpha numeric keyboard with display 1 6 Live Edits 1 7 Overlays 1 8 Panning 1 8 Integration with other systems 1 8 Caution Warning System 1 9 Datablocks 1 9 REDUNDANCY 1 9 MODULAR DESIGN 1 10 DATABUS 1 10 HARDWARE MODULARITY 1 10 SOFTWARE MODULARITY 1 12 DISPLAY ENHANCEMENTS 1 12 Cleaning the Display 1 12 AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION MODULE 1 13 HOW TO USE THE REST OF THIS MANUAL 1 13 ...

Page 8: ...ght Display Flight Management System SBAS GPS Navigation VHF Radio Nav Com Attitude and Air Data Sensors Moving Map Weather Information via Datalink or ADS B Receiver Traffic Lightning Electronic Approach Plates Engine Display not available on all aircraft Electronic Checklist Data Logging Caution Warning System Enhanced Vision optional Synthetic Vision ...

Page 9: ...ike you train and train like you fly In other words the same views used on a daily basis are identical to what is available during emergency and reversionary conditions The reversionary capability is inherent to the redundancy of the Integrated Flight Displays IFD and the dual databus architecture The system architecture allows selection of five separate display functions on any display This elimi...

Page 10: ...ilot identify the correct LSK Pressing the LSK either performs the labeled action or changes the state which is indicated by the left and right arrows These LSKs function by rocking left or right on the key For the cases where there is a list of selectable options browse the list in either direction by pressing the left or right side of the LSK This becomes a time saving technique when trying to r...

Page 11: ... the page is not a traditional HSI the lower edge of the ADI has a perspective compass and Horizontal Deviation Indicator HDI Full format The function selected e g Map or Chart takes up the entire screen Associated line select keys can be pilot selected to time out in preset durations or never Datablock format The left and right sides of the IFD are populated with various pilot selectable databloc...

Page 12: ...n intercepting a localizer and change the Primary Nav LSK when going missed after an approach FULL ALPHA NUMERIC KEYBOARD WITH DISPLAY The system comes equipped with an alpha numeric keyboard to assist control of navigation and communication It has two rows of dedicated function keys along the top edge that are grouped together in logical functions to include Com Radio Selection Nav Radio Selectio...

Page 13: ...atablock area is temporarily replaced by a display that is relevant to the operation being performed on the keyboard e g com tuning transponder code input autopilot target setting FMS data entry etc Keyboard LIVE EDITS All edits are live edits in that they are immediately applied Examples include Course Entry on PFD Com tuning on keyboard new frequency becomes the active radio standby freq Nav tun...

Page 14: ...stem TAS ADS B receiver transponder audio select panels and autopilot Traffic sensor data is permanently displayed on all map pages the ND box and in a dedicated traffic thumbnail display Traffic sensor modes and display ranges can be controlled through various LSK options The level of transponder integration depends on which transponder the airplane is equipped with If equipped with a remote moun...

Page 15: ...t are displayed to the pilot and a dedicated page for display of all active alerts DATABLOCKS As noted earlier in this section many pages are presented in a datablock format on the MFD and keyboard Data such as waypoint and nav data com nav frequencies transponder codes UTC or Local time and engine parameters are all selectable for display in these datablock fields The keyboard display is also con...

Page 16: ...nt to the behind the scenes operation of the system see this article What s Next in Avionics accessible via this hyperlink http www avidyne com news index asp A true dual redundant peer to peer databus improves critical sensor availability and computation modules are not daisy chained together in a manner that can create cascading failures With a true dual redundant databus single point failures r...

Page 17: ...hows the back of an IFD and a close up view of the LRU blades that slide in The basic system consists of a FMS900w control panel or keyboard not shown and two Integrated Flight Displays IFDs that are self contained units with an internal card cage for LRUs that means they are built with a number of slots designed to fit individual component LRUs These LRUs can slide in and out of the IFD and inclu...

Page 18: ... and promote the advantages of higher levels of integration without compromising safety by generating the unwanted side effects of failure propagation DISPLAY ENHANCEMENTS These new displays are a second generation display system with enhanced characteristics over first generation displays systems and include 768 x 1024 display resolution LED backlight technology 1000 nit brightness CLEANING THE D...

Page 19: ...nics configuration information The ACM plugs directly into the back of an Integrated Flight Display and remains with the aircraft harness This means if an entire IFD needs to be removed for service or a replacement is re installed calibrations aircraft configuration and pilot preferences are automatically loaded into the replaced unit This saves significant maintenance time and reduces the likelih...

Page 20: ...ide easy links to more detailed material Double clicking the hyperlink indicated by underlined text will automatically launch your computer browser to the appropriate location This manual assumes that the pilot is appropriately licensed is proficient in operation of the aircraft and its equipment and is in compliance with all Federal Aviation Regulations FARS Areas of special significance from a s...

Page 21: ...Normal Startup Sequence 2 1 2 Normal Startup Sequence 2 2 SYSTEM POWER 2 2 BRIGHTNESS CONTROLS 2 2 STARTUP INDICATIONS 2 2 ...

Page 22: ...ingle circuit breaker and fed by the essential bus BRIGHTNESS CONTROLS Each IFD has its own brightness control on the bezel to control the individual display brightness Power on brightness of both the IFD displays and the keyboard display will be 100 there will be no need to increase display brightness Bezel background lighting is controlled via the cockpit dimming controls rheostats STARTUP INDIC...

Page 23: ...laced by the ADI Until an initial fuel state has been entered all other bezel controls for the MFD are locked out In other words until an initial fuel value has been entered via one of the labeled line select keys along the right side of the bezel or via the right hand knob no other pages or tabs can be accessed on the display Note It is critical that you accurately enter the amount of usable fuel...

Page 24: ...the Initial Fuel view Engine tab This behavior is covered in more detail in the System Alerts section of this guide COOL FEATURE Home and Persisted Tabs As soon as the pilot has made the initial fuel entry all tabs become persisted This means that the last tab selected on any given page will be retained even if a different page is selected For example if the Split Map FPL tab of the FMS Page Funct...

Page 25: ...aving Naming A Flight Plan 3 6 Copying A Flight Plan 3 7 Inverting A Flight Plan 3 7 USE OF THE ENGINE TAB 3 8 SETTING UP THE RADIOS AND TRANSPONDER 3 9 Com Tuning Via the Keyboard 3 9 Transponder Mode and code input Via the Keyboard 3 10 Sending a Nav Frequency to a Remote DME 3 10 Distance to a VHF Navaid 3 10 SETTING UP THE AUTOPILOT 3 12 TAXI CHARTS 3 14 ALTIMETER SETTING 3 15 ...

Page 26: ...safely taxiing pilots should avoid performing the described cockpit tasks while the aircraft is in motion ELECTRONIC CHECKLIST In single pilot operations it is not practical to simultaneously run through the various checklists and perform navigational planning such as entering a flight plan Therefore pressing the CHKL Page Function Key on MFD will bring up a full page electronic checklist page Pre...

Page 27: ...cted with a blue background The active leg of the active flight plan is always depicted with a magenta background All other legs of a flight plan are depicted with a gray background Flight Plan Detail There are two types of cursors an insert cursor and an edit cursor Rotate the FMS knob in the lower right corner of the keyboard to see the visual difference The insert cursor will appear as a thin b...

Page 28: ... the push and rotation actions of the FMS keyboard knob along with the dropdown boxes an entire flight plan can be entered within seconds CREATING A NEW FLIGHT PLAN The first time the Flight Plan tab of the FMS page is accessed on any given flight an empty flight plan page is presented with the origin waypoint pre populated The origin will be the closest airport to the current GPS position or the ...

Page 29: ... and most likely waypoint based on your geographic position or existing flight plan For those flight plans that have more legs than can be displayed on a single page a scroll bar is presented along the right edge of the flight plan It indicates where the viewable window is with respect to the entire flight plan as well as where the active leg in the flight plan is In the image above the magenta ve...

Page 30: ... tab will automatically activate on takeoff roll when a threshold groundspeed is achieved which is approximately 40 knots If you built the flight plan on the Routes tab then you will need to manually activate it via the Activate Flight Plan LSK on the right side of the display SAVING NAMING A FLIGHT PLAN From the Routes tab of the FMS page the current route labeled Current Route will be highlighte...

Page 31: ...board Follow by pressing Enter Now use the FMS knob on the keyboard to scroll up or down the flight plan and edit it as required If no editing is required you have successfully saved or copied a flight plan INVERTING A FLIGHT PLAN From the Routes tab of the FMS page use the FMS knob on the keyboard to scroll up or down the list of routes to the desired flight plan Press the Invert LSK This automat...

Page 32: ...splay engine data on the IFDs There are two typical techniques during engine start and pre takeoff run up Putting the electronic checklist data on the lower half of the PFD via the CHKL Page Function Key and viewing the engine data in full screen format on the MFD via the Engine tab of the SYS Page Function Key OR reverse that setup and put the engine data on the lower half of the PFD and the elec...

Page 33: ...equencies loaded into the radios the top left and right corners of the MFD permanently display the active and standby frequencies Com 1 in the left corner Com 2 in the right corner Similarly the left half of the Keyboard display is reserved for permanent display of the active and standby frequencies COM TUNING VIA THE KEYBOARD The top edge of the keyboard has two rows of function keys The system w...

Page 34: ...lay Rotate the knob for volume and push the knob to toggle the squelch on or off COOL FEATURE Active Com Freq Decoded on PFD For those systems using an Avidyne compatible PS Engineering PMA8000B or Avidyne AMX240 Audio Select Panel the active frequency of the selected com radio will automatically be decoded and displayed on the PFD below the VSI indicator This is a handy reminder of the agency to ...

Page 35: ...40 Other transponders may be supported under separate installation approvals STCs Check the aircraft s transponder or UAT transceiver AFMS for the statement indicating ADS B out compliance for the navigator and transmitter combination SENDING A NAV FREQUENCY TO A REMOTE DME Either nav radio frequency can be output to a remote DME receiver for the display of distance on that indicator The procedure...

Page 36: ...e is computed when the tuned navaid identifier has been decoded by the radio and the tuned navaid is a VOR VORTAC ILS DME or VOR DME Note that distance is not calculated to an ILS without a co located DME but is calculated to a VOR even if it doesn t have a co located DME SETTING UP THE AUTOPILOT Avidyne recommends setting up your autopilot target bugs before takeoff The keyboard has a dedicated k...

Page 37: ...y 500 Coarse control of Heading means that each click of the Heading knob changes the Heading bug incrementally by 10 degrees In each case pushing the knob and rotating it activates fine control 100 increments for altitude and 1 degree increments for heading Pushing the knob without rotating syncs to the current aircraft state altitude syncs to the nearest 100 Finally when the Altitude target knob...

Page 38: ...ting the Altitude Bug TAXI CHARTS World wide airfield diagrams are provided via the Charts and Charts tabs of the Map page By using a combination of the right hand LSKs and right hand knob from either of those tabs the airfield diagram if it exists can be selected for display An ownship symbol will automatically be superimposed on the proper location of that airfield diagram to aid in surface navi...

Page 39: ... to be individually set COOL FEATURE FMS Cursor Centered View One of the Map views available for use on the Map FPL tab of the FMS page is FMS Cursor Centered mode It is accessed the same as the other map views by pressing the bezel knob to cycle through the available map views and can serve as a good way to conduct initial planning and later review Once in the view indicated by the annunciation F...

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Page 41: ...Departure 4 1 4 Departure 4 2 DEPARTURE PROCEDURES 4 2 VSPEEDS ON ASI 4 5 ENGINE INDICATION ON ADI 4 5 Departure Summary 4 6 ...

Page 42: ...uidance The image below shows an example of a published departure being selected in the flight plan Use the FMS knob on the keyboard to scroll the cursors until the Departure field is highlighted Push the knob to produce the dropdown list of available published departures Continue turning the knob to select the desired departure from the dropdown list Pushing the knob again enters the data into th...

Page 43: ... desired frequency you ve just nominated the frequency into the standby position of your active radio Press the up down arrows key on the MFD or press the Swap button on the keyboard and it pushes that frequency into the active position of the selected radio Use either the Freq List function key to help find and tune the appropriate departure com frequencies or manually type the frequency in via t...

Page 44: ...s an aid to visually acquiring traffic Traffic information and operational ranges depend on the installed traffic sensor Traffic sensors cannot provide traffic awareness data for aircraft without operating transponders It is the pilot s responsibility to see and avoid traffic Assuming your autopilot reference bugs were set up correctly during ground ops all that is required now is to activate the ...

Page 45: ...ENGINE INDICATION ON ADI For reference a power indication of engine power is displayed on the left edge of the ADI In aircraft still equipped with analog round dial engine gauges this indication of power on the ADI is for reference only In aircraft not equipped with analog round dial engine gauges this indication of power on the ADI can be considered your primary engine power indication While ther...

Page 46: ...Ground mode S Standby mode C and into Alt mode and as soon you engage the autopilot all mode transitions will automatically follow the FMS flight plan The use of Freq List will allow you to quickly find the appropriate or assigned frequency and push it into the active com radio There is no manual nav tuning required When airborne with the flight plan loaded in the FMS navigating the chosen course ...

Page 47: ...l green arc will be drawn on the map that depicts the geographic point where at the current vertical speed the aircraft will reach the altitude target Alt Bug value It will be removed from the map when current aircraft altitude is within 150 of the target altitude ...

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Page 49: ...S 5 2 PRECISION FLYING 5 3 ENGINE LEANING 5 5 USE OF THE MAP 5 6 FMS OPERATIONS 5 9 USE OF NEAREST FUNCTION 5 18 DATALINK WEATHER OPERATIONS 5 19 ON BOARD WEATHER RADAR 5 28 AUTOPILOT OPERATIONS 5 31 USE OF VECTORS MODE 5 31 SYNTHETIC VISION 5 32 TERRAIN AWARENESS SV TA 5 36 ...

Page 50: ...y the magenta line concept WIND VECTOR A wind vector is displayed in the ND box of the Nav Display and Bug Select tabs of the PFD page and on half page maps The arrow indicates the direction of the wind relative to the current aircraft heading Expect a several second lag after coming out of a turn The wind vector is useful in any phase of flight where you need to consider winds aloft A combination...

Page 51: ...y contains a number of datablock fields some of which are user configurable The top datablock is displayed on all but the PFD pages of that MFD Therefore one common technique is to select steering information to the current waypoint or next waypoint to be displayed in that datablock for continual navigational awareness The setup and selection of the data to be displayed there is covered in Section...

Page 52: ...de by greater than the deviation limit The deviation alert includes a text alert message near the altitude indicator while the deviation alert is active The behavior of the altitude alerter is the same whether the selected altitude is approached from below or above To reset the altitude alerter set the altitude to the target altitude FLYING A CONSTANT RATE TURN The proper technique for flying a co...

Page 53: ...justing the pitch and or power to the airspeed or altitude you want This results in a smooth capture of the desired altitude or airspeed The tip of the indicator displays the predicted value to be reached in 6 seconds An arrowhead indicates a value beyond the current tape field of view Trend Vectors ENGINE LEANING For normally aspirated engines select the SYS page and then Engine tab From the Engi...

Page 54: ...t edge of the bezel The active FMS flight plan is always overlaid on the map as are any traffic depictions COOL FEATURE Next Leg Depiction on Map While the current leg of the active flight plan is always depicted in magenta on all moving maps we ve added an indication of the next leg using alternating magenta and white stripes This candy cane indication can come in handy during such circumstances ...

Page 55: ...rol of the information density of the land based Land map features e g terrain political boundaries rivers lakes oceans roads etc and the navigational based Nav map features e g airspace Victor and Jet airways airports obstacles navaids etc Use the left and right sides of the governing LSK to select the preferred level of feature density The level specified remains consistent across all map pages ...

Page 56: ...A few examples are depicted in the images on the next page Note that in every case there is a page count in the bottom right corner of each pop up box For those boxes that indicate more than one page twisting the joystick switches between the various pages of the pop up box Hot Spot Pop up Box To enhance situational awareness during panning operations a dashed line or range ring is drawn around th...

Page 57: ...e total maximum range without reserve A wider solid green circle indicates the extra range the reserve fuel should provide The circle turns yellow indicating that only reserve fuel remains The rings are always displayed and cannot be turned off Note The indications depicted are for a maximum fuel range calculated with reference to the current groundspeed and the remaining fuel as indicated by the ...

Page 58: ...ther build up or airspace scenario mentioned above press the HDG button and turn the Heading knob until the graphical depiction of the Vectors mode the magenta dashed line avoids the threat area continue along that route of flight until it is time to dial in a new target Vector that re intercepts your original solid magenta flight plan line Notice an automatic curvature of the dashed Vectors line ...

Page 59: ...keypad to delete the waypoint Continue pressing the CLR button and it will walk up the flight plan deleting waypoints as you go The other method is to press the Delete Waypoint LSK on the Flight Plan Tab EDITING A WAYPOINT From any tab where the flight plan is displayed the FMS knob on the keyboard can be used to edit an existing waypoint Using the MFD knob scroll up or down the flight plan until ...

Page 60: ...coordinates via the keypad Press the Confirm LSK to save that new waypoint Enter Place Bearing Distance Press the NEW LSK then use the FMS knob on the keyboard to select the place bearing and distance fields Type in your desired values via the keypad This one allows you to pick an offset from a known waypoint as a new user waypoint Press the Confirm LSK to save the new waypoint Use the Map Cursor ...

Page 61: ...otating the inner ring provides fine control adjusting the course bearing by single degrees 1 deg detent and rotating the outer ring will incrementally change the course bearing by a factor of ten degrees 10 deg detent Course mode makes the current waypoint act like a VOR Select the desired radial to fly inbound or outbound Adjusting the course to or from the active waypoint will be reflected by t...

Page 62: ...Direct To function key on the keyboard This will automatically call up the Flight Plan tab of the FMS page on the MFD A green Direct To dialog box is displayed along the right edge of that page Geofill provides the most logical choice of destinations in that dialog box If that is the desired point press the Enter LSK and that point automatically becomes the active system waypoint If that is not th...

Page 63: ...s a fix terminated leg waypoints that terminate with a lat or lon position such as navaids enroute waypoints user waypoints airports etc Legs that terminate at an altitude DME distance radial crossings etc do not support attaching a hold By using an edit cursor on the flight plan push the FMS knob on the keyboard or the right hand knob on the IFD with FMS displayed in to generate a drop down list ...

Page 64: ...n press the Delete Hold LSK EDITING A HOLDING PATTERN Position an edit cursor around the holding leg of interest in your flight plan Use the inner ring of the MFD knob or the FMS knob on the keyboard to highlight the desired field e g turn direction leg length leg units inbound leg course and make your edit Any changes made will immediately be applied COOL FEATURE Graphical Flight Plan Leg Each le...

Page 65: ...0 1 nm increments Rotate the knob left for left offsets and right for right offsets Once the intended offset has been entered press the Confirm Right Left x x NM LSK At that point the original LSK will indicate Offset Route Right Left X X NM To delete a lateral offset press the Delete Offset LSK The maximum offset that can be dialed in is 20 NM Lateral offsets are not available when in OBS mode GA...

Page 66: ... a button with keyboard or one of two FMS pages Method one is to press the NRST function key on the keyboard By doing so the MFD will switch to the split Map Nearest tab of the FMS page The left side of the split page is the map and the right side is the Nearest list of Airports As that list is scrolled up or down via the right hand bezel knob the associated airport or fix is highlighted in revers...

Page 67: ...ther data continuously You can control display of the received data on the various moving map pages WSI provides US Canadian Mexican and Caribbean METARS and TAFs and US RADAR Product availability depends on the level of WSI subscription chosen Note Avidyne does not control review or edit the information made available by WSI and is therefore not responsible for the accuracy of that information Th...

Page 68: ...tions are NOWRad if WSI datalink enabled NOWRad if WSI datalink enabled Radar if onboard radar enabled Icing if WSI datalink enabled Icing if WSI datalink enabled Off The suffixes indicates display of storm cell information that include cloud tops directional and speed vectors and hail prediction When either of the Icing options is selected another LSK is presented from which the desired altitude ...

Page 69: ...enabled Radar if onboard radar enabled Off When receiving both Regional Radar and CONUS weather radar from the ADS B ground stations and MAP zoom ranges are greater than 240nm ONLY CONUS radar depiction will be used If the user reduces the zoom range below 240nm US Regional radar depiction will be used If US Regional radar depiction is not received and the zoom is range is less than 240nm then CON...

Page 70: ...ges cycles through the options Datalink Strike and Cell if WX500 is installed and Off These are intended to represent the lightning data source Datalink indicates satellite broadcast data source Strike indicates an on board lightning sensor source and Off turns those layers off from display Note that when there is an on board lightning sensor selected Avidyne TWX670 Tactical Weather System or L3 W...

Page 71: ...AIR SIGMETS All Off METARs These are available in both text and graphical formats and represent recent surface weather observations Text METARs are presented on the Info tab of the FMS page The graphical METARs are color coded flag symbols that summarize a recent surface weather observation and can appear as overlays on the Map and embedded in the flight plan on the Flight Plan tabs and Nearest ta...

Page 72: ...Service has issued advisories for various types of hazardous weather They are depicted on the Map page along with an abbreviated description of the hazard such as ICE icing MTN mountain obscuration or IFR instrument flight conditions AIRMET SIGMET labels include the year and report number Airmets and Sigmets Detail ...

Page 73: ...s the leg itself TFRs Active and Pending TFRs TFR data is also transmitted either via Broadcast Datalink or the ADS B network There are two types of TFRs depicted active and pending Active TFRs are depicted as solid red lines and Pending TFRs are depicted as dashed red lines which become solid when the TFR transition time rolls from pending to active TFR data cannot be turned off TFRs can change i...

Page 74: ...right corner provides radar NOWrad or WxRad age If a Datalink Icing product was selected for map display via the Wx Overlay key the radar age is replaced by the icing altitude age that is currently being displayed IMPORTANT NOTE Pilots must monitor the age of the data in assessing its reliability The in cockpit weather received by either Broadcast Datalink or the ADS B network depicts where the we...

Page 75: ...d Icing Data Age SYS Page Sensor Tab TEXTUAL ADS B WEATHER AND AIRSPACE INFO In addition to the graphical display of TFRs and AIRMETS SIGMETS textual descriptions of the ADS B stations Status and Unavailable ADS B products can be found on the SYS page Sensor tab METAR Winds Temps Aloft and TAF textual information is also available on the FMS page Info tab at airports with that information availabl...

Page 76: ...ded for the pilot to obtain the latest information through other approved sources for their operation The 12 and 24 winds aloft forecast will need to be obtained via other approved sources ON BOARD WEATHER RADAR For those aircraft equipped with weather radar systems a dedicated RADAR tab exists as the farthest to the right tab on the Map page Tab Control for Weather Radar if installed ...

Page 77: ...Cruise Enroute 5 29 Forward View Weather Radar Profile View Weather Radar There is even a capability to overlay the weather radar image on top of the moving map display ...

Page 78: ... on Moving Map Controls exist to display forward or profile views along with adjusting the search volumes range azimuth and tilt angles In addition there are controls for tuning stabilization on off and adjusting the radar mode Radar Controls ...

Page 79: ...ut having to modify your flight plan or change autopilot mode When the HDG button on the DFC100 is pressed the PFD Primary Nav LSK is set to FMS and the Heading knob is activated a dashed magenta line is depicted on your moving map The autopilot will follow that dashed line Vectors mode until the flight plan is re intercepted or Vectors mode is deactivated In the skirting weather build up or airsp...

Page 80: ...areness it is intended to provide terrain obstacle and traffic awareness in the proximity of your aircraft It is not meant to be the sole means of terrain or obstacle avoidance nor is it meant to serve as the sole means to conduct an instrument approach SynVis uses a GPS based MSL altitude and a 9 arc sec terrain database to display a 3D scene representing an egocentric out the window view The Syn...

Page 81: ...in coloration Caution Warning Alerting System CAS alerts and aural alerts SynVis also allows for a pilot selectable horizontal field of view ranging from 20 degrees to 120 degrees with a 45 degree default SynVis can be controlled by the pilot via two means From the PFD Page Function Key there is a dedicated SVS tab which will provide a full page format version of SynVis SynVis Tab The Nav Display ...

Page 82: ...ogy as that in the traffic thumbnails and map overlays but the traffic depictions in the SynVis scene attempt to indicate relative threat level by size and symbol and are depicted at the relative altitude and bearing as received from the traffic sensor consistent with the SynVis field of view As traffic draws nearer to your ownship position it grows in size in the SynVis scene 3D Traffic Symbology...

Page 83: ...ay runway numerical identification e g 07 will be visible as will centerline markings Obstacles will be depicted in the SynVis scene out to 12nm Standard high low and grouping symbology is used to depict obstacles Depiction of non threat obstacles in the SynVis scene is governed in part by the Map Setup page selections If obstacle filtering is disabled on the Map Setup page then all obstacles with...

Page 84: ...altitude or heading digital readout bubbles in order to see be viewable TERRAIN AWARENESS SV TA SV TA is for general situational awareness purposes and consists of hatched terrain on the SynVis scene and any map page SV TA will not generate a CAS message or aural alert Terrain Awareness SV TA Depiction ...

Page 85: ...f the aircraft altitude will generate a cyan blue threat bubble over the obstacle on the SynVis scene Obstacles inside a 3nm radius of the aircraft position and whose top is between 100 below aircraft altitude and 1000 below aircraft altitude will generate a yellow threat bubble over the obstacle on the SynVis scene and the map pages Obstacles inside a 1 5nm radius of the aircraft position and who...

Page 86: ...FDs Terrain Awareness SV TA On Off Controls There is a rectangular suppression area for all runways in the FMS database Terrain inside this suppression area will not generate any SV TA indication Dimensions of the SV TA runway suppression area are 0 25 nm laterally and 0 5 nm off each runway end Obstacle threat bubbles can still appear inside the suppression area ...

Page 87: ...ront of the aircraft flight path By way of reference this means an aircraft traveling at 180 knots of ground speed will have 60 seconds of notice for a caution and 30 seconds for a warning Reduced terrain or obstacle clearance occurs when the TVV is not projected to impact the terrain but the projected clearance between the aircraft flight path and nearby terrain or obstacles falls below a designa...

Page 88: ...terrain and obstacle clearance area is depicted on the SynVis scene and the maps with a solid yellow caution or red warning flashlight elliptical depiction Depending on aircraft dynamics it may be possible for a solid red FLTA flashlight projected terrain impact point to appear on top of a larger hatched yellow SV TA depiction NOTE If a DFC100 autopilot is not installed and functional then there w...

Page 89: ...owledgment does not turn off the solid red or yellow coloration on the SynVis scene and maps It is possible to have multiple terrain and obstacle FLTA caution and warning conditions at the same time However the CAS visual alerts and associated aural alerting will only honor the highest priority alert The priority order is Terrain Warning Obstacle Warning Terrain Caution Obstacle Caution FLTA aural...

Page 90: ...the case of no known runway orientation FLTA Inhibit zone depicted on the 2D map generates a FLTA INHIBITED annunciation at the top of the display The projected ground impact point along track intersects the terrain inside that FLTA Inhibit rectangle circle generates a FLTA INHIBITED annunciation at the top of the display The Reduced Terrain Clearance RTC violation is projected to happen inside th...

Page 91: ...eld of view for most situations Avidyne highly recommends using the default 45 degree field of view setting and or the autopilot when attempting to capture discrete pitch settings or when flying approaches Using the upper end of the adjustable field of view range will appear to flatten out the terrain in front of the airplane and result in high line of sight rate behavior in terrain off the sides ...

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Page 93: ...TS 6 2 ENTERING AN ARRIVAL AND APPROACH 6 4 USE OF THE SPLIT PAGES 6 7 USE OF APPROACH CHARTS 6 9 FLYING AN AUTOPILOT COUPLED APPROACH 6 9 PRECISION APPROACHES 6 10 NON PRECISION APPROACHES 6 10 BACK COURSE APPROACHES 6 10 SBAS APPROACHES 6 11 USE OF THE TIMER 6 15 TAXI CHARTS 6 16 ...

Page 94: ...e including all altitude constraints into the FMS900w Take advantage of the system to stay ahead of the airplane by using the Baro knob to set system altimeter setting using the wind vector for arrival planning and the electronic checklists and various map views ENROUTE DESCENTS A top of descent marker TOD is drawn on the map giving a clear visual cue when it is appropriate to begin the enroute de...

Page 95: ...he VSR you can be assured of meeting the entered vertical constraint COOL FEATURE Enter Approaches for Multiple Destinations The FMS will allow multiple airfields or destinations to be built into the flight plan Each can have the published approach and missed approach as part of the plan This is useful in pre building your primary destination with a missed approach expected alternate and its publi...

Page 96: ... approach fields are highlighted Push the knob to generate a dropdown list from which to select the desired arrival and or approach As soon as one is selected the arrival or approach field displays the name of the selected procedure and new legs are automatically added to the flight plan Note If a runway is entered before an arrival is entered and the runway does not belong to the arrival the arri...

Page 97: ...the edited procedure hold pattern waypoint or airway are presented on the map There may be a few second delay when drawing the edited route as the system determines the optimum map range for display This feature provides a graphical preview of the edited route before it s officially part of the flight plan to aid in flight planning It can be used on the ground or in flight and is additionally iden...

Page 98: ...oach field of the next destination after the active leg highlighted in reverse video and a drop down box of available published approaches listed Pressing it a 2nd time will step the reverse video over the Arrival field and present a drop down box of available published arrivals Each subsequent press of the PROC key will step through all following destination airfields approaches and arrivals in t...

Page 99: ...they can be extremely useful in many phases of flight and scenarios the split pages are especially helpful during arrivals A chart extent box is drawn on the map and represents the geographic boundaries of an instrument approach plate associated with a FMS destination When the ownship symbol crosses the boundary of the chart extent box this is a good time to switch over to the split Map Chart tab ...

Page 100: ... it a chart icon is presented on the right edge of the flight plan leg If there is a published precision approach the icon will also contain an I By using the FMS knob on the keyboard or the right hand knob on the IFD scroll through the flight plan elements until the chart icon is highlighted in reverse video If at that time the knob is pushed in the MFD will display either the specific chart for ...

Page 101: ...e chart For example day night mode may be selected or one of five chart views can be selected Plan Header Profile Minimums All The chart can be zoomed in out as desired by using the right hand knob on the IFD and panning works via the keyboard joystick An ownship symbol is automatically displayed in a properly geo referenced location on the chart as well as an overlay of the current flight plan Ch...

Page 102: ...ersely it will toggle the Primary Nav LSK from Nav1 back to FMS when going missed at the Missed Approach Point Precision SBAS approaches are flown in NAV mode on the autopilot using FMS as the Primary Nav LSK selection and no switching is required NON PRECISION APPROACHES As with the case in precision approaches as long as the published approach is entered into the FMS as part of the active flight...

Page 103: ...de and the Primary Nav LSK set to FMS For a full approach the autopilot will remain in NAV throughout the approach For a vectors to final approach the autopilot will be in HDG with NAV armed until the final approach course is captured and then it will switch automatically to NAV For those SBAS approaches that have a vertical guidance component once the aircraft is on final the GS mode will also en...

Page 104: ...ock will display LP V for the approach type This type of approach is automatically coupled to the autopilot meaning that somewhere in the vicinity of the FAF with LP V annunciated as the HDI source the FMS will automatically toggle the autopilot mode to NAV APPR and GS will either arm or engage depending on your position relative to the glide path LNAV V Lateral Navigation with Vertical Informatio...

Page 105: ...AF with L VNAV annunciated as the HDI source the FMS will automatically toggle the autopilot mode to NAV APPR and GS will either arm or engage depending on your position relative to the glide path LPV Localizer Precision with Vertical Guidance FMS900w only The lateral guidance is significantly more precise than LNAV and equivalent to that of a localizer except easier to fly Vertical guidance is pr...

Page 106: ... need to continue on the vector heading through final Activate Approach Displayed if either the next downpath approach in the flight plan is preceded by a discontinuity gap in flight plan and the aircraft is within 40 nm of the FAF OR the next leg of the flight plan is the first leg of a published approach and there is a discontinuity or a Vectors To Final arrival selected Retry Approach Displayed...

Page 107: ... been provided on the Nav Display and Bug Select tabs of the PFD page While it can be used at any time for any purpose it was principally designed as a means to provide instrument procedure timing e g holding patterns FAF to MAP etc Timers on each IFD are independent Using the Timer Until the timer has been activated it displays the Start Timer state with 00 00 on the clock Once it has been activa...

Page 108: ...landing airport the display chart will automatically switch over to the airfield diagram during post landing roll out Your ownship position on the airfield diagram chart will be displayed as an aid in surface navigation If you did not select or use a published approach via Charts the local airfield diagram can still be accessed Select Charts or Charts tab of the Map page and then use the right han...

Page 109: ...Diverts Missed Approaches 7 1 7 Diverts Missed Approaches 7 2 MISSED APPROACH 7 2 RETRY APPROACH 7 3 ...

Page 110: ...oing missed approach apply go around power ensure the aircraft is trimmed for the power setting establish a climb attitude and use the autopilot to smoothly execute the assigned climb out or published missed approach procedures To fly a coupled missed approach ATC assigned climb out A recommended technique for executing the assigned climb out instructions is as follows Set the altitude bug to the ...

Page 111: ...utton on the autopilot control head after crossing the MAP Note Do not press the VNAV button on the autopilot control panel prior to crossing the Missed Approach Point MAP RETRY APPROACH If you were flying non published climb out instructions on vectors or you didn t have a published missed approach as part of your flight plan press the HDG button on the DFC100 to activate Vectors then use the hea...

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Page 113: ...Operations 8 1 8 Night Operations 8 2 IFD DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS 8 2 IFD BEZEL BRIGHTNESS 8 2 KEYBOARD DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS 8 2 KEYBOARD BEZEL BRIGHTNESS 8 2 CHARTS LIGHTING SCHEME 8 2 DISPLAY OF TERRAIN ON MAP 8 3 ...

Page 114: ...ons and knobs is controlled via the cockpit dimming control for your aircraft A typical configuration for this control is a cockpit dimming rheostat located on the bolster or some other readily accessible cockpit location This single rheostat controls the backlighting of all IFDs and keyboard KEYBOARD DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS The keyboard is controlled via the same cockpit control that manages the IFD b...

Page 115: ...affected by the Day Night lighting controls For those pilots who prefer to remove the display of terrain from the map during night operations use the Land part of the map declutter LSK to deselect terrain from being displayed Note Always refer to current aeronautical charts for appropriate terrain and obstacle information Do not rely on the Entegra Integrated Flight Display System as your sole sou...

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Page 117: ...System Alerts 9 1 9 System Alerts 9 2 CAS SYSTEM 9 2 MISCOMPARES 9 6 CROSSCHECK MONITOR 9 8 ...

Page 118: ...e any active Warnings will trigger a red WARNING lamp near the top of the ADI and any active Cautions will trigger an amber yellow CAUTION lamp near the top of the ADI These are two separate lamps with their own dedicated screen space Each time a new Warning or Caution condition exists the respective lamp will flash in the ADI until either it is acknowledged by the pilot or the condition goes away...

Page 119: ... active cautions Warning Message The top edge of each message bar will either display Ack Ack or Ack Show which is intended to describe the behavior of each side of the adjacent LSK rocker key Pressing the side of the LSK that is labeled Ack will acknowledge the message but will not do anything else Pressing the side of the LSK that is labeled Show will change the MFD to display the most appropria...

Page 120: ...displayed in this position for the duration of the event A full listing of the system Warnings Cautions and Advisories is presented in Appendix D CAS MESSAGE LAMPS In 3 screen IFD configurations the middle IFD will provide a full time display of all active warnings and cautions in the top left corner of the display cyan advisories are not displayed in that list This full time display is meant to t...

Page 121: ...tab for RPM exceedence to change to when the Show side of the LSK has been pressed In those cases the Alerts tab of the SYS page is presented This tab can also be manually selected at any time via the page and tab structure along the bottom edge of each IFD Systems Alerts Tab ...

Page 122: ...e time and date even when the system is powered off for long periods of time Having accurate knowledge of the time and date are essential for correct display of certain types in inputs e g traffic and weather data It is not uncommon for the IFD s clock to drift slightly over time especially when the system has been powered down for an extended period In order to compensate for this the IFD uses th...

Page 123: ...Miscompares In the event a miscompare is annunciated Avidyne highly recommends diligence in crosschecking all on board data sources A pitch or roll miscompare will disconnect the DFC100 autopilot Note The miscompare feature is not functional for attitude or air data when either the ADAHRS source selection is not set to AUTO in dual ADAHRS systems or the aircraft is only equipped with a single ADAH...

Page 124: ... only a single ADAHRS configuration and the crosscheck alert is active then the pilot will see the CROSSCHECK ATTITUDE message on each IFD Crosscheck Attitude Alert In the event a CROSSCHECK ATTITUDE message is present Avidyne strongly recommends scanning all backup instruments and auxiliary instruments backup attitude indicator backup airspeed indicator backup altimeter to crosscheck aircraft att...

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Page 126: ...0 3 LOSS OF IFD 2 IFD CONFIGURATIONS 10 3 LOSS OF IFD 3 IFD CONFIGURATIONS 10 5 LOSS OF DISPLAY 10 5 LOSS OF KEYBOARD 10 6 LOSS OF AHRS AIR DATA OR ADAHRS DUAL 10 7 LOSS OF AHRS AIR DATA OR ADAHRS SINGLE 10 8 WARMSTART 10 9 FAST ERECT 10 10 LOSS OF ENGINE DATA 10 10 ...

Page 127: ...ionary modes or display formats In many cases an electronic checklist exists that covers the various system failures LOSS OF IFD 2 IFD CONFIGURATIONS The simplest method of determining that a loss of one IFD has occurred is a loss of both the bezel backlighting and the display going black The remaining IFD will also display some yellow caution messages such as loss of cross side ADAHRS and VHF If ...

Page 128: ...anual on the DME control head No Charts and no North Up map depiction FAA prohibition 2 IFD systems only No ability to command DME Hold or source selection In 3 IFD systems in addition to the behavior described in the table above loss of the middle IFD MFD will result in loss of weather radar data Recommended Pilot Actions No change in operations but be aware that some redundancy and functionality...

Page 129: ...ication that an IFD has experienced a loss of the display LCD is the appearance of a black display but the bezel backlighting is still present Assuming the BRT DIM rocker key hasn t been activated to the dimmest setting and the display has actually failed the easiest indication that just the display has failed is a continued backlighting of the BRT DIM rocker key on the bezel and possibly some oth...

Page 130: ...e right of the decimal point A large display of the changing frequency is displayed just above the left hand knob Pressing the Com 1 or Com 2 LSKs when the button is active will swap the secondary and primary channels Nav Tuning On any datablock page press the Tuning LSK to make L3 and L4 become associated with Nav 1 and Nav 2 Then proceed as with Com tuning The Tuning button will time out to Com ...

Page 131: ...R ADAHRS DUAL Under normal operating cases in dual ADAHRS systems each IFD displays its own ADAHRS information In the event of an ADAHRS failure normally the good ADAHRS is auto selected for display on all IFDs Since the ADAHRS Source switch defaults to Auto at each power up normally there is no action that will be required in this case An ADAHRS Src LSK is provided in case you want to manually se...

Page 132: ...ent valid attitude air data and heading data becomes unavailable attitude data air data wind vector data heading data and HSI navigation data are removed from the display and replaced by red Xs Since there is no redundancy built into these IFDs immediately transition to back up instruments for the remainder of the flight During IFR flights proceed to the nearest VMC conditions and do not re enter ...

Page 133: ... portion of the PFD page on the affected IFD A PLEASE STANDBY message in the warmup box is displayed for approximately 2 seconds followed by the ATTEMPTING QUICK RESTART message and its countdown There is no requirement to limit dynamic maneuvering during this warmstart attempt Note Two warmstart attempts in a row without a successful alignment between attempts will result in a full alignment atte...

Page 134: ...ge dialog box A Start Fast Erect button label and message box displays No DFC100 functionality for the duration of Fast Erect When you press Start Fast Erect the message box will change to Maintain straight and level flight until the 10 second count down timer expires As that point all attitude data is restored Note It is imperative that you obtain straight and level flight before pressing Start F...

Page 135: ...lower half of that display will go blank The primary flight information will continue to be displayed and is valid Due to the redundancy of the system the other display will continue to operate and could utilize the hardware in the failed display If only one IFD is affected the software displayed in the lower half display location is no longer available and that IFD cannot be used to modify naviga...

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Page 137: ...System Setup User Preferences 11 1 11 System Setup User Preferences 11 2 MAIN 11 2 DISPLAY 11 3 FMS 11 4 MAP 11 5 DATABLOCKS 11 5 AUTOPILOT 11 6 ...

Page 138: ...type of data to setup Aside from the Main choice in the list below all others in the list are only accessed via the MFD The Setup LSK has the following choices Main Display FMS Map Datablocks Autopilot S TEC 55 equipped aircraft only SYS Setup Setup MAIN This tab is just an information display there are no edits that can be made here Found here are the aircraft type for which the IFD is configured...

Page 139: ...edit mode VHF radio spacing 25 KHz 8 33 KHz Transponder default codes for your region This is one of the exceptions Once the row or field is selected via the outer knob use the push action of the right knob to go into edit mode Use the inner and outer rings to do edit and then use the push action again to exit edit mode Optional display features Labeled Vspeeds on airspeed tape on off Airspeed in ...

Page 140: ...t and then use the push action again to exit edit mode Auto Nav tuning on off FMS Bearing Magnetic True PFD Supplemental Engine Data on off SynVis FLTA Controls FMS This is a page that Avidyne recommends be left alone It is here where the algorithms of the FMS can be altered Options available on this page include Modifying the prediction models Descent rate editing Modifying the airspace alerts Co...

Page 141: ...yed and define the declutter priority levels Additionally from this tab use the LSKs to select Display of map compass rose On or Off Use of altitude filter for display elements On or Off Select a map default density setting Factory Custom IFR VFR Definitions of the four settings is found in Appendix D DATABLOCKS The datablock setup tab is a combination of graphical blocks and text lists The graphi...

Page 142: ...unt transponder There is a Reset Defaults LSK that can also be used as a shortcut In Release 9 3 and later the Top Strip datablock is now two rows of editable datablocks per the image below AUTOPILOT This tab is only present in aircraft equipped with a S TEC 55X or S TEC 55SR and is designed for avionics technicians to easily perform calibrations of the S TEC autopilot Note Using this page in a no...

Page 143: ...System Updates 12 1 12 System Updates 12 2 DATA UPDATES 12 2 DATALOGS DOWNLOAD 12 5 System Log 12 6 Flight Log 12 6 Engine Log 12 7 SOFTWARE UPDATES 12 7 ...

Page 144: ...chase a replacement through other means Acceptable alternative USB drives are FAT32 format To perform a data update ensure the data to be updated is placed onto one of the acceptable USB fobs Insert the USB fob into the IFD USB slot while power is turned off Note Carefully insert the fob Insert Avidyne issued fob logo side up The logo should be on the display glass side When the IFD is powered up ...

Page 145: ...D to be updated so that the updates can happen in parallel and not stacked serially thereby extending the overall time to accomplish a full update A clear indication is presented when the data uploads have been completed Likewise if the USB fob was removed prior to finishing the data upload an error message will be presented and the entire process will need to be manually restarted once the fob is...

Page 146: ... Completeness Avidyne accurately processes and validates the database data but cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the data provided by various state sources and their suppliers NOTE Database Responsibility The user is responsible for ensuring the navigation data used in the IFD has the accuracy resolution and timeliness appropriate for the purpose of the flight operation being condu...

Page 147: ...provides details on your engine and aircraft electrical state A list of the detailed data contained in each follows The Get Logs tab on the SYS page provides two options for downloading this data via dedicated LSKs The first option allows a download of all data logs onto the USB fob The second option downloads the data logged since the last time a download was completed Since the logs contain a la...

Page 148: ...al Speed bug setting Power On Display mode OAT Nav mode Autopilot mode GPSS state Localizer deviation OBS value Glideslope deviation Desired track Ground speed Nav frequency Ground track Course select value Crosstrack deviation Nav type Vertical deviation VOR course Baro setting GPS altitude Altitude bug setting Distance to active waypoint Heading bug setting FMS course Flight Log Date Time stamp ...

Page 149: ...2 Voltage V Fuel Flow gal hr Discrete Inputs Fuel Used gal Discrete Outputs Press the Done LSK after completing all downloads SOFTWARE UPDATES With very few exceptions all software inside the IFDs is capable of being updated via the USB connections as well This means the IFD does not need to be returned to the factory for any future software updates This updating however requires that an authorize...

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Page 151: ...ation with PS Engineering Audio Select Panel 13 4 Timer 13 4 Wind Vector Winds Calm 13 4 Map 13 5 Declutter controls 13 5 Panning 13 5 Fuel Range Ring 13 5 Chart Extent Box 13 5 Datalink System 13 5 No TAWS page 13 6 TWX and Weather Datalink Features 13 6 Caution Warning System 13 6 Miscellaneous 13 6 Display of Traffic 13 6 Switch Tanks Alerts 13 7 Failure Modes 13 7 Loss of IFD 13 7 Loss of ADAH...

Page 152: ...n the IFD system pages are now viewed via the Page Function Keys the 5 buttons along the bottom edge of the bezel Navigate within the pages by pressing the left or right side of the Page Function Keys Interchangeability The EX5000 MFD and EXP5000 PFD are not interchangeable units If one fails the other could not perform the same functions and serve as a backup This is no longer the case with the I...

Page 153: ...g are controlled via a modal knob that depends on the line select keys to determine which bug the knob controls In the Release 9 system with a DFC100 each of these autopilot targets has their own dedicated control The Heading and Altitude bugs are controlled via knobs on the keyboard and the Indicated Airspeed and Vertical Speed bugs are controlled by via knobs on the DFC100 autopilot control pane...

Page 154: ...ft is approaching the Altitude Bug target from above or below or if on altitude the aircraft is deviating from the selected altitude target Turn this user selectable feature on or off via the setup pages Integration with PS Engineering Audio Select Panel For aircraft equipped with an Avidyne compatible PS Engineering PMA8000B Audio Select Panel the active radio primary frequency will be displayed ...

Page 155: ... keyboard Any page on the MFD that displays Map supports this feature This allows previewing the route as well as having more information on a map feature of interest e g airspace airport etc displayed in a pop up box format Fuel Range Ring New to Release 9 the fuel range ring is shown on the map as a green ring illustrating the maximum flight range based on the current estimated fuel both state a...

Page 156: ... features of Canadian and Caribbean weather reporting is not supported in Release 9 CAUTION WARNING SYSTEM Release 9 adds an extensive caution warning system Master Caution lamps are provided in the PFD primary field of view as well as an Alerts Page for display of all current system alerts including Warnings Cautions and Advisories MISCELLANEOUS Display of Traffic Traffic is depicted in 3 distinc...

Page 157: ...FD There is no loss of function following loss of an IFD in Release 9 Since the displays are fully redundant the loss of an IFD only results in the loss of redundancy Loss of ADAHRS There is no loss of function following the loss of an ADAHRS in Release 9 The system will automatically switch to the cross side ADAHRS that remains functional following the loss of either ADAHRS MAINTENANCE SERVICE Re...

Page 158: ...dual LRU LRU removal replacement In the event of a LRU failure or required upgrade only the specific LRU not the entire PFD needs to be removed and or replaced In most cases re calibration and pitot static leak checks are not required Every qualified Avidyne Service Center is capable of these adjustments SW UPDATING Field Loadable Software Software updates can now be performed in the field instead...

Page 159: ...Appendix A PFD A 1 Appendix A PFD NAV DISPLAY TAB The Nav Display tab provides the Primary Flight instruments controls and indicators ...

Page 160: ...tion for setting these values is the keyboard If the keyboard is unavailable then use this tab Bug Select Tab Pre Syn Vis SETTING BUGS Bug icons on the PFD page display as follows depending on how they are used A solid magenta Heading Altitude or VSI bug indicates that the bug is coupled to and being used by the Autopilot or Flight Director ...

Page 161: ...lowed with the Metric settings The Bug Select tab enables you to set the following bugs Heading Altitude and Vertical Speed It looks like the Nav Display tab except that the right hand LSKs allow you to set Autopilot Targets Heading and Altitude Setting Heading bug from the Bug Select Tab Press Set Heading LSK Rotate the right hand knob As you rotate the knob the bug repositions and the new headin...

Page 162: ...Outer ring 100 meter increments Inner knob 50 meter increments AIRSPEED INDICATOR The airspeed indicator provides Indicated Airspeed IAS as well as the True Airspeed TAS AIRSPEED RANGE TAPE The Airspeed Range Tape indicates the aircraft airspeed ranges as defined for your aircraft Airspeed Color Bands The color bands represent the airspeed ranges for your aircraft Green Normal range VS1 to Vno Yel...

Page 163: ...m which you can determine the aircraft attitude The ARS position is fixed Attitude Indicator The Attitude Indication contains reference ticks at 10 20 30 45 60 degrees roll Unusual Attitude Chevrons The Excessive Pitch Chevrons display at pitch values Nose Up attitude greater than 50 degrees Nose Down attitude greater than 30 degrees Chevrons always point toward the horizon and indicate how to cor...

Page 164: ...ng the wings and returning to level flight you would press the right rudder to coordinate the aircraft step on the trapezoid Flight Director The Flight Director FD command bars located immediately above the ARS symbol on the Altitude Indicator are controlled by the autopilot The FD is a command instrument that indicates the flight path being used by the autopilot Flight Director Command Bars ...

Page 165: ...light director The autopilot couples to the command bars if the AP button is lit in green on the DFC100 Autopilot Control Panel and displayed along the top edge of the PFD page Horizontal Situation Indicator HSI The Horizontal Situation Indicator HSI displays as either a 360 degree circle or 200 degree arc on the bottom half of PFD pages or as a 120 degree arc in the top half of PFD pages The HSI ...

Page 166: ...light plan leg HSI Map Range The compass rose and the half way ring of the HSI are labeled with ranges in nautical miles to indicate the distance from the center of the HSI to the ring or compass rose The compass rose scale can be set to any of the following values in NM 2 4 10 20 30 40 50 80 100 160 and 240 NM Compass Rose In both the 360 degree view and the 200 degree arc view the graduation mar...

Page 167: ...indicates that the deflection is greater than full deflection Heading Bug In HDG Heading Mode or Vectors Mode the heading bug provides the flight path to the autopilot FMS Leg The current leg of the flight plan is indicated as a magenta line The HSI pointers are depicted using different colors Primary Nav is Green Bearing Ptr is Light Blue Horizontal Deviation Indicator HDI The Horizontal Deviatio...

Page 168: ...DI moves along the HDI scale to indicate the deviation from the desired course In this depiction the actual course is to the right of the desired course The deflection is depicted as follows Yellow arrow Deviation is greater than the Deviation Scale White arrow Deviation is indicated by the Deviation Scale If the CDI is turned on it reflects the HDI indications ...

Page 169: ...mation Green CDI Deviation is 10 degrees or less Yellow CDI Deviation is greater than 10 degrees In the following illustration the aircraft is east of the desired course and on a heading that will intercept the course You can turn the CDI On or off using the CDI LSK This is only for FMS otherwise it is always on HDI SOURCE Indicates which primary navigation source FMS Nav1 Nav2 is providing naviga...

Page 170: ...lled The bearing pointer color is light blue There is not a bearing pointer for localizer or ILS sourced Nav 1 or NAV 2 Because the bearing pointers are informational the bearing pointers are not synchronized between the IFDs Each IFD can have its bearing pointer s set to any of the available choices Hook to the FMS LSK The L5 LSK is your hook into the FMS and the specific label and function of th...

Page 171: ... select your desired frequency The frequency you ve just tuned is displayed in large font just above the knob until it times out or you select a different action via the LSKs Transponder Mode and code input Via the IFD As noted above transponder tuning can be conducted via the IFD as well This is intended to be a means of backup and is accomplished by using the left LSKs of MFD LSK L4 is the means...

Page 172: ... display some supplemental engine parameters full time on the PFD This is a user configurable option and when turned on results in a digital readout of some engine parameters on the power tape to the left of the airspeed indicator The specific parameters will vary by engine type but for example on a single engine normally aspirated piston the parameters displayed are Manifold Pressure RPM Fuel Flo...

Page 173: ...ave been installed selecting the EVS tab will present the IR image from the camera in the PFD ND box also available on full screen Map page Contrast and brightness can be adjusted via the inner outer right hand bezel knob labeled Adjust and pushing the knob resets default contrast and brightness settings EVS Tab and Image ...

Page 174: ...ra systems Setting up the Autopilot Designed primarily for speed the keyboard knobs for Heading and Altitude have several useful behaviors Rotating the knobs results in coarse control of that bug For example coarse control for Altitude means that each click of the Altitude knob changes the Altitude bug incrementally by 500 or 100 meters Coarse control of Heading means that each click of the Headin...

Page 175: ...ed flight When the V function key on the keyboard is pressed and the Heading knob is activated a dashed magenta line is depicted on your moving map The autopilot will follow that dashed line Vectors mode until the flight plan is re intercepted or Vectors mode is deactivated In skirting weather build up or airspace scenario mentioned above press the V button and turn the Heading knob until the grap...

Page 176: ... the autopilot and CDI sources can be different If they are not using the same navigation source a cyan AP not in GPSS is displayed when in Vectors mode Selecting NAV or GPSS on the autopilot assures that this autopilot flies the Primary Nav source not the Heading Bug Therefore the autopilot will capture and hold the nav source as indicated on the HSI and CDI Synthetic Vision Tab See the descripti...

Page 177: ...ect and view Frequencies Freq Weather Wx Runways Runway and Calculations Calc Routes The Routes tab enables you to Create a new route Copy a route Invert a route and Activate a route Once a route is selected on the routes tab it can be edited in the same way that a flight plan can be edited on the FPL tab Build alternate routes or save favorite routes for future use User Wpts The User Wpts tab ena...

Page 178: ...plan Add edit and delete waypoints within a current flight plan route by using the LSKs along the right side of the IFD This screen indicates access to the NAV COM and Transponder control LSKs The alternative selection method is using the keyboard There also is a traffic depiction thumbnail and a dedicated LSK which controls the TAS mode function ...

Page 179: ... the edit cursor over the last leg of the flight plan by using either the right hand knob or the FMS knob on the keyboard and then press the Delete Waypoint LSK Note that if you have an insert cursor instead of an edit cursor the Delete Waypoint LSK will actually read Insert Repeatedly press the Delete Waypoint LSK to work your way up the flight plan deleting as you go ...

Page 180: ...Flightplan route allowing the ability to see both at the same time This is useful to monitor progress along the route Notice the lack of active LSKs on this page Switch back to the Map or Map tab to change map overlays declutter settings etc This is the one page that supports FMS Preview capability ...

Page 181: ...tion normally found in the Airport Facility Directory AFD is found on this page It also can display METARs and provide the sunrise and sunset times as well as the latest density altitude data for the waypoint Note If METARs have been selected for viewing on the FMS Info tab ensure a METAR age is being displayed at the top If it is not do not rely on this METAR information and use the data on the F...

Page 182: ...d There is a dedicated LSK called PASTE for sending the selected waypoint from the Flight Plan to the IDENT field Once the waypoint is entered then the outer knob can be used to move to the lower area of the display Based on the Show LSK both the inner and outer right knobs are used to select frequencies runways weather data and calculators Additional information on the selected data is shown in t...

Page 183: ...128 routes can be stored for later pilot use which is useful for frequently traveled routes Any Trip can be stored in this Route Tab section of the database regardless of simplicity or complexity In order to activate a stored route it must be first be Activated from the route list which moves it into the Flight Plan tab ...

Page 184: ...m waypoints that are meaningful to you the pilot but are not present in the aeronautical database for example a private uncharted airport or a recurring flyover of a non descript landmark There are 4 types of User waypoints Present Position Enter Lat Lon Enter Place Bearing Distance and Use the Map Cursor ...

Page 185: ... between the closest airport to present position airport to destination VOR NDB intersection User Defined waypoints ARTCC centers and FSS stations The major advantage to the Release 9 system handling of the Nearest displayed information is that any item displayed on the screen can be highlighted with the cursor and submitted directly to the system by pressing enter This is called Nomination Exampl...

Page 186: ...rect the FMS to calculate a direct route to the waypoint that is currently highlighted on the Nearest screen The pilot can also initiate the Direct To function by pressing the key on the keyboard The Filter key enables you to quickly apply Nearest Airport filtering to the list of airports that is currently highlighted on the Nearest screen This Filter applies to both Nearest Position and Nearest D...

Page 187: ...ailable in this screen tab mode the pilot must navigate the tab with the right knobs and the keyboard The Nearest type of waypoint must be adjusted with NRST keyboard button Continually press NRST function key on the keyboard to move through the possible NRST display types When a waypoint is selected in the list a solid cyan circle is displayed on the map indicating relative location from the ...

Page 188: ...he cursor within the selected waypoint A highlighted frequency may be nominated by pressing the knob and pressing a highlighted chart icon will change the display to the charts tabs Notice that this screen has no access to the NAV COM and Transponder control LSKs In this screen mode the pilot must use the keyboard to control access to these functions ...

Page 189: ...MAP MAP TAB Pressing Clear Strikes when equipped with an Avidyne TWX670 Lightning system will clear strikes from all IFDs Pressing it with a L3 WX500 Stormscope installed however will only clear strikes from the IFD on which the button was pressed ...

Page 190: ...D 2 Appendix D SYS Pages MAP MAP TAB ...

Page 191: ...Appendix D SYS Pages D 3 MAP SPLIT TAB ...

Page 192: ...D 4 Appendix D SYS Pages MAP CHART TAB ...

Page 193: ...Appendix D SYS Pages D 5 MAP CHART TAB ...

Page 194: ...D 6 Appendix D SYS Pages Map EVS Tab When the optional EVS camera and IFD software have been installed the EVS tab is also available on the full page ...

Page 195: ...duct WSI Data Rate nominal NEXRAD 5 min METARs 5 min TAFs 10 min TFRs 15 min Winds 30 min Temps 30 min AIR SIGMETs 5 min Lightning 5 min Echo Tops 5 min FIS B Product Statistics There are no statistics available for nominal data updates from the FIS B network ...

Page 196: ...verlay NOWrad or ADS B Wx Arc View 40 NM range SYS Engine tab Absolute View CHKL First Emergency tab Home keys are achieved by pressing and holding the center of the function key for a duration of approximately 2 seconds By doing so the page will reconfigure to the format described by the 2 nd column above This is intended to be a feature that will quickly put the IFD into a same state no matter w...

Page 197: ...100 High EBUS High essential bus volts All except Extra Low EBUS Low essential bus volts All except Extra High Fuel Flow High fuel flow All Low Fuel Rmng Low fuel remaining SR20 SR22 SR22T PA32 PA46 High TIT High Turbine Inlet Temperature SR22T KC100 PA46 350T KT 100 FADEC Warning FADEC Sensor Box identified fault KC 100 KT 100 High Disch BATT 2 High battery 2 discharging KC 100 KT 100 Low Fuel To...

Page 198: ...gh Oil Press High oil pressure All except Extra Low Oil Press Low oil pressure All except Extra High CHT High CHT cylinder 1 2 3 4 5 6 All except Extra Low MBUS Low main bus volts SR20 SR22 SR22T PA32 PA46 Low MBUS1 Low main distribution bus 1 volts KC 100 KT 100 Low MBUS2 Low main distribution bus 2 volts KC 100 KT 100 Low ALT 1 2 Low alternator 1 2 amps All except Extra Invalid CHT Invalid CHT c...

Page 199: ...w Ice Protection Fluid KC 100 Low Oxygen Qty Low Oxygen Quantity KC 100 Oxygen Required Oxygen System is Off KC 100 Roll Trim Invalid Roll trim invalid or out of range KC 100 KT 100 Pitch Trim Invalid Pitch trim invalid or out of range KC 100 KT 100 Alt Ind Door Open Alternate induction door open SR22T No Comm With Eng Snsr No communication with engine sensor SR20 SR22 SR22T PA32 PA46 Eng Snsr Fau...

Page 200: ...elow the glide slope altitude at FAF All TAWS Sensor Fault Loss of communication with TAWS sensor OR TAWS sensor internal fault Any equipped with EGPWS Traffic Brg e g 1 00 dist e g 2 NM alt e g 200 ft Any equipped with Avidyne TAS 6XX or Skywatch Traffic Sensor Fault No communication with traffic sensor OR Traffic sensor has failed Any equipped with a traffic system or Skywatch No Comm with Xpdr ...

Page 201: ...PS integrity is insufficient for L VNAV Approach All VNAV Lost Use LNAV MDA Excessive XTK or Low GPS Integrity for Vertical Guidance All Invalid Oil Press Invalid oil pressure KC 100 KT 100 Invalid Oil Temp Invalid oil temperature KC 100 KT 100 Invalid TIT Invalid turbine inlet temperature KC 100 KT 100 ECS Duct Over Temp ECS duct overtemp Press CNTL Bypass KC 100 KT 100 EXCEEDANCES ADVISORIES CYA...

Page 202: ... the keyboard All Vectors Not Available Additional info is displayed on the keyboard All Procedure Unavailable Additional info is displayed on the keyboard All Route Not Loaded Route Not Loaded All Route Not Stored Route Not Stored All Intercept Too Sharp Must Intercept Within 45 of Final Approach Course All Gap in Route Ahead Gap in Route Ahead All Lateral Offset End Ahead Approaching End of Flig...

Page 203: ... Sense antenna Sensor fault Stuck mic Antenna config Heading Fault GPS Fault Avidyne TWX equipped aircraft Lightning Sensor Error Lightning sensor recoverable fault fault codes Stormscope equipped aircraft Lightning Sensor Error Lightning sensor non fatal error GPS device GPS data Noise Protocol Heading Avidyne TWX equipped aircraft TAWS Not Available TAWS Not Available KGP 560 equipped aircraft T...

Page 204: ...Unknown KC 100 Low Oxygen Qty Low Oxygen Quantity KC 100 Oxygen Fault Oxygen Electrical Fault KC 100 Trimming Up Autopilot Fault Runaway Trim All DFC100 equipped aircraft Trimming Down Autopilot Fault Runaway Trim All DFC100 equipped aircraft AP Nav Invalid Autopilot Fault Nav Invalid All DFC100 equipped aircraft AP GS Invalid Autopilot Fault Glide Slope Invalid All DFC100 equipped aircraft AP AHR...

Page 205: ...er All DFC100 equipped aircraft Nav Database Invalid An Error Occurred While Loading the Nav Database All SVS Using Baro Alt GPS MSL Altitude Unavailable All with SynVis Check Navaid Identifier Decoded Navaid Identifier did not match approach navaid All UTC Mismatch UTC Time Mismatch Please restart IFDs when possible All Fixing Setup x of y Fixing x of y setup errors do not power off IFDs All ...

Page 206: ...Pages SYS ENGINE TAB Note The exact fields displayed in the Electrical block may vary slightly from the image above for various different aircraft types Some aircraft makes models do not support the Engine tab on the IFDs ...

Page 207: ...r begin by pressing the Start Lean Assist LSK R4 and smoothly lean the mixture control The engine tab displays Looking for Peak in the Lean Assist Status box When leaning for best power the final mixture setting is based on the first cylinder to peak indicated by a message When this happens you can begin to richen the mixture As the mixture is richened the display first annunciates Looking for x t...

Page 208: ...ccurs the message Lean for Peak or Reset is displayed in the Lean Assist status box In this event the engine should be re leaned by adjusting the mixture and look for the message Looking for Peak again Best Economy should be expected to be displayed if the TIT reaches 1750 degree If the TIT falls by more than 20 degrees from peak the message Too Lean will be displayed in the Lean Assist status box...

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Page 210: ...D 22 Appendix D SYS Pages SYS ALERT TAB ...

Page 211: ...Appendix D SYS Pages D 23 SYS AUDIO TAB MFD ONLY DFC100 equipped aircraft will also have an Autopilot volume control and indication on this page ...

Page 212: ...D 24 Appendix D SYS Pages SYS SENSOR TAB DFC100 equipped aircraft will also have an Autopilot status indication immediately below the Traffic field ...

Page 213: ...Appendix D SYS Pages D 25 SYS SETUP TAB ...

Page 214: ...D 26 Appendix D SYS Pages SYS ICE O2 TAB KC 100 ONLY ...

Page 215: ...pre flight inspection taxi take off cruise descent and Go around Performance Data Provides performance data derived directly from the aircraft POH Emergency Provides procedures for aircraft emergency situations and abnormal procedures The Emergency checklist tabs are bright yellow Within each type of checklist there is a Checklist Directory listing all checklists related to a specific topic such a...

Page 216: ...WING CHECKLISTS On a PFD enabled IFD pressing CHKL opens and scrolls through the main checklist categories You can view primary flight instruments and checklists on the same page From the PFD if you press CHKL and open any checklist screen the HSI appears as an arc in the upper half of the screen below the Attitude Indicator Each category may contain a number of checklists for your aircraft Using ...

Page 217: ... next checklist Checklist Directory and LSKs Checklist Directory The list of checklists available in this category Selecting a new checklist tab displays a directory Reset All Press to reset all checklists in the highlighted directory to Not done Show Press to display the highlighted checklist Sel knob Scrolls up and down the directory list Pressing Show displays the highlighted checklist ...

Page 218: ...rk is removed Check All Sets all items in the checklist to Done The color changes and a checkmark is added to each item This may be most useful for the pre flight walk around rather than pressing Item Done for each step Next Checklist If you are using a set of checklists such as the Before Takeoff Checklists press Next Chkl to open the next checklist in the directory Directory Opens the current ch...

Page 219: ...anges to Uncheck Press Undo Item and the item returns to its original state and the LSK text changes back to Item Done Sel knob Rotate to scroll up and down the checklist The currently selected checklist item is highlighted Push the knob to check or uncheck ...

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Page 221: ...0 WSI 13 5 Electronic Charts Airfield 6 16 Approach 6 8 Engine Leaning 5 5 D 10 Enhanced Vision PFD A 14 MFD C 6 Failure Modes ADAHRS 10 6 Display 10 4 IFD 10 2 Keyboard 10 5 Lower Half of IFD 10 10 FMS Operations Activating a flight plan 3 6 Adding a vertical constraint 5 12 Adding departure procedure 4 2 Copying a flight plan 3 7 Creating a flight plan 3 4 Creating a holding pattern 5 16 Creatin...

Page 222: ...t 2 3 Altimeter setting 3 14 Altitude alerting 5 4 Bearing pointer 5 3 Heading horizon tick marks 5 3 HSI A 7 Marker Beacon A 13 Percent Power indications 4 5 PFD L5 LSK 6 13 A 12 Projected track line 5 2 Skid slip indicator A 5 Timer clock 6 14 Trend vectors 5 5 Vertical speed required 6 3 Vspeeds 4 5 Wind vector 5 2 Synthetic Vision FLTA 5 33 Overview 5 26 Pilot Selectable FOV 5 36 Terrain Aware...

Page 223: ...etup tab Record the Software Version and the Flight Software Part Number Also make a note of any other yellow text on that page Be prepared to download the aircraft flight logs and email transmit them to Avidyne Customer Service See Chapter 13 for procedures REPORT ANY OBSERVED DISCREPANCIES IN CHART OR NAV DATA TO AVIDYNE VIA 1 877 692 8479 WARRANTY AVIDYNE WARRANTS THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURED BY IT...

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