Garmin GDL 69AH, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...OIS ACTING MANAGER CHICAGO AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION OFFICE CENTRAL REGION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FAA APPROVAL DATE __________________________________ THE ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORPORATION 2209 22ND STREET MENOMINEE MICHIGAN 49858 0490 This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Status link...

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Page 3: ...FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Status link under the Technical Support Page of the Enstrom Helicopter website for the current revision level of this Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement UNCONTROLLED COPY WHEN DOWNLOADED OR PRINTED ...

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Page 5: ...CY PROCEDURES 3 1 General 3 1 CHAPTER 4 PERFORMANCE DATA 4 1 General 4 1 CHAPTER 5 RESERVED 5 1 CHAPTER 6 WEIGHT BALANCE AND LOADING 6 1 General 6 1 CHAPTER 7 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION 7 1 System Description 7 1 General 7 2 Operation 7 2 Weather Product Descriptions 7 4 This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipm...

Page 6: ... County Flood Warning 2 12 2 17 Cyclone Weather Data 2 13 2 18 Icing Data 6 000ft 2 14 2 19 Turbulence Weather Product 2 14 2 20 AIREPS PIREPS on the Weather Data Link Page 2 15 2 21 PIREPS Text on the Weather Data Link Page 2 16 7 1 GDL 69AH System Interface 7 1 7 2 Weather Data Link Page Setup 7 5 7 3 Navigation Map Page Menu 7 6 7 4 Navigation Map Setup Menu 7 7 TABLE NO DESCRIPTION PAGE Intro ...

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Page 9: ...s refer to the Basic Flight Manual Abbreviations noted in this supplement are listed in Table Intro 1 Table Intro 1 List of Abbreviations AIRMET Airmen s Meteorological Information AIREPS Air Report ATC Air Traffic Control CB Circuit Breaker METAR Meteorological Aviation Report MFD Multi Function Display NEXRAD Next Generation Radar NM Nautical Mile PIREPS Pilot Weather Reports SIGMET Significant ...

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Page 11: ...ot provide sufficient information to determine cloud layers or precipitation characteristics wet hail vs rain For example it is not possible to distinguish between wet snow wet hail and rain NEXRAD base reflectivity is sampled at the minimum antenna elevation angle An individual NEXRAD site cannot depict high altitude storms at close ranges It has no information about storms directly over the site...

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Page 13: ...urn the large FMS knob to select Map Page Group then turn the small FMS knob to select Weather Data Link Page Figure 2 1 Weather Data Link XM Page Softkeys control the display of weather information on the MFD When a weather product is selected for display the corresponding softkey label changes to gray to indicate the product is enabled See Figure 2 2 This electronic document is not linked to a s...

Page 14: ...ist of available weather products for each map Figure 2 3 Weather Product Display Maps This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Status link under the Technical Support Page of the Enstrom Helicopter website for the current revision level of this Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement UNCONTROL...

Page 15: ... Data 2 2 2 Displaying Echo Tops information 1 Select the Weather Data Link XM Page 2 Select the ECHO TOP Softkey Figure 2 5 Echo Tops Data This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Status link under the Technical Support Page of the Enstrom Helicopter website for the current revision level ...

Page 16: ... is not necessary on the Weather Data Link XM Page 2 Select the XM LTNG Softkey Figure 2 7 SiriusXM Lightning Weather Product Lightning Strikes This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Status link under the Technical Support Page of the Enstrom Helicopter website for the current revision le...

Page 17: ...r than the Weather Data Link XM Page Cell Movement must be turned on in the Navigation Map Setup Menu see Setting Up SiriusXM Weather Figure 2 8 Cell Movement Weather Product Storm Cells This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Status link under the Technical Support Page of the Enstrom Hel...

Page 18: ... the icon 4 Press the ENT key Figure 2 9 SIGMET and AIRMET Weather Products AIRMET Mountain Obscuration AIRMET Icing AIRMET Turbulenc This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Status link under the Technical Support Page of the Enstrom Helicopter website for the current revision level of thi...

Page 19: ...er Information Page 2 Turn the large FMS Knob to select the Waypoint Page Group 3 Select the WX Softkey to select the Weather Information Page 4 Press the FMS Knob to display the cursor 5 Use the FMS Knob to enter the desired airport and press the ENT Key 6 Use the FMS Knob or the ENT Key to scroll through the METAR text This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control...

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Page 21: ... HR 36 HR or 48 HR The SFC Softkey label changes to reflect the forecast time selected Figure 2 12 24 Hr Surface Analysis and City Forecast Data This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Status link under the Technical Support Page of the Enstrom Helicopter website for the current revision l...

Page 22: ...t the WIND Softkey 4 Select the desired altitude level SFC surface up to 42 000 feet Select the NEXT or PREV Softkey to cycle through the altitude soft keys The WIND Softkey label changes to reflect the altitude selected This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Status link under the Technic...

Page 23: ...s Aloft This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Status link under the Technical Support Page of the Enstrom Helicopter website for the current revision level of this Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement UNCONTROLLED COPY WHEN DOWNLOADED OR PRINTED ...

Page 24: ... COUNTY Softkey Figure 2 16 County Flood Warning Flood Warning This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Status link under the Technical Support Page of the Enstrom Helicopter website for the current revision level of this Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement UNCONTROLLED COPY WHEN DOWNLOADED...

Page 25: ...Press the ICNG Softkey 4 Select the desired altitude level 1 000 feet up to 30 000 feet Press the NEXT or PREV Softkey to cycle through the altitude softkeys The ICNG Softkey label changes to reflect the altitude selected This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Status link under the Techni...

Page 26: ...et Press the NEXT or PREV Softkey to cycle through the altitude softkeys The TURB Softkey label changes to reflect the altitude selected Figure 2 19 Turbulence Weather Product This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Status link under the Technical Support Page of the Enstrom Helicopter web...

Page 27: ...hion followed by its original text Note the original text may contain additional information not found in the decoded version 6 Use the FMS Knob or the ENT Key to scroll through the PIREP or AIREP text 7 Press the FMS Knob or the CLR Key to return to the Weather Data Link XM Page Figure 2 20 AIREPS and PIREPS on the Weather Data Link Page This electronic document is not linked to a subscription fo...

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Page 33: ...in Moment in lb 2 94 64 5 189 63 This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Status link under the Technical Support Page of the Enstrom Helicopter website for the current revision level of this Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement UNCONTROLLED COPY WHEN DOWNLOADED OR PRINTED ...

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Page 35: ... with the cockpit audio panel control to provide XM Satellite Radio audio entertainment through the aircraft s audio system 4 Power to the GDL 69AH unit is provided via the XM DL circuit breaker CB 1 Amp located on the circuit breaker panel in the console Figure 7 1 GDL 69AH System Interface GDL 69AH G1000H AUDIO PANEL CB 1 A XM DL ANTENNA GA 55 This electronic document is not linked to a subscrip...

Page 36: ...display does not indicate the age of the information contained within the weather product which can be significantly older than the displayed weather product age 2 The weather service broadcasts weather at specific intervals If for any reason a product does not broadcast within the expiration time intervals the system removes the expired data from the display and shows dashes instead of product ag...

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Page 38: ...3 With Weather Setup highlighted press the ENT Key Figure 7 2 4 Turn the small FMS Knob to select PRODUCT GROUP 1 or PRODUCT GROUP 2 and press the ENT Key Figure 7 2 5 Turn the large FMS Knob or press the ENT Key to scroll through product selections 6 Turn the small FMS Knob to scroll through options for each product ON OFF range settings etc 7 Press the ENT Key to select an option 8 Press the FMS...

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Page 40: ...FMS Knob to scroll through options for each product ON OFF range settings 7 Press the ENT Key to select an option 8 Press the FMS Knob or CLR Key to return to the Navigation Map Page with the changed settings Figure 7 3 Navigation Map Page Menu This electronic document is not linked to a subscription for revision control or distribution Refer to the Optional Equipment Supplement Publications Statu...

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Page 42: ...the LEGEND Softkey or press the ENT Key the CLR Key or FMS Knob Additional information about the following weather products can be displayed by panning over the weather product on the map Echo Tops Cell Movement SIGMETs AIRMETs METARs County Warnings TFRs AIREPs PIREPs The map panning feature is enabled by pressing the RANGE Knob The map range is adjusted by turning the RANGE Knob This electronic ...

Page 43: ...D weather product age The data provider then sends the NEXRAD data to the SiriusXM Weather service whose satellites transmit this information during the next designated broadcast time for the NEXRAD weather product 7 3 3 ECHO TOPS The Echo Tops weather product shows the location elevation and direction of the highest radar echo The highest radar echo does not indicate the top of a storm or clouds ...

Page 44: ...s are shown as colored flags at airports that provide them 7 3 9 Surface Analysis and City Forecast Surface Analysis and City Forecast information is available for current and forecast weather conditions Forecasts are available for intervals of 12 24 36 and 48 hours 7 3 10 Freezing Levels The Freezing Level weather product shows the color coded contour lines for the altitude and location at which ...

Page 45: ...cted as magenta dots over the CIP colors 7 3 15 Turbulence The Turbulence weather product identifies the potential for erratic movement of high altitude air mass associated winds Turbulence is classified as light moderate severe or extreme not specific to aircraft type at altitudes between 21 000 and 45 000 feet Turbulence information is intended to supplement AIRMETs and SIGMETs 7 3 16 PIREPS and...

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