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5.2 Terrain and Obstructions
The Terrain VIEW displays relative terrain displayed on a black background, with a 360°
or ARC range ring, and is overlayed by the current flight plan if available. The displayable
range is 5 – 100 nm. The Terrain VIEW also displays an altitude intercept arc that shows
where on the map the aircraft will intercept the selected altitude set on the PFD.
(
Figure 5-30
).
5.2.1 Terrain Compass Mode
The Terrain view can be display as either 360 Compass mode (Ownship centered in the
view), or ARC compass mode (Ownship near the bottom of the view).
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Press the 360/ARC Hot Key to select a different compass Mode.
5.2.2 Terrain Orientation
The Terrain view can be display as either 360 Compass mode (Ownship centered in the
view), or ARC compass mode (Ownship near the bottom of the view).
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Press the 360/ARC Hot Key to select a different compass Mode.
Terrain VIEW is oriented Heading-Up with the aircraft’s magnetic heading aligned with
the vertical axis of the display. The label HDG UP displays in the upper right corner of
the display and the current heading is displayed in the upper middle of the display. If
current heading is invalid or unavailable the current heading from the EFD1000 PFD
or the current track from the GPS system is used.
The EFD1000 EFD1000/500 MAX MFD uses information from the Jeppesen Database
to display terrain data. If the database information, altitude, GPS position, and/or GPS
track are invalid all terrain and obstacle data is removed from the display. If terrain
Figure 5-30
Terrain VIEW Showing an ARC Range Ring
WARNING
The Terrain and Obstruction information provided
is based on elevation information from a third party
database and contains some inaccuracies and/or
omissions. This information should only be used as an
aid to situational awareness. The information provided
should never be used for primary terrain avoidance or
navigation.
