L-3 TECHNOLOGIES ESI-500, Pilot'S Manual

Page 1: ...Electronic Standby Instrument System Aviation Products Pilot s Guide for the ESI 500 MAG 500 ...

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Page 3: ... or withdraw functions design modifications or products at any time without notice L3 Aviation Products 5353 52nd Street S E Grand Rapids MI 49512 USA Customer Support 800 453 0288 International 616 949 6600 FAX 616 977 6898 www L3aviationproducts com ESI 500 Product Part No 9200 15000 0101 MAG 500 Product Part No 9200 15500 0101 Document Part No 0040 15000 01 Revision E Copyright 2017 L3 Aviation...

Page 4: ...e and web addresses On page 2 7 update the method of cycling power for battery calibration Disclaimer This Pilot s Guide is subject to change without notice The illustrations in this guide are typical to the ESI 500 Jeppesen processes compiles reproduces and provides the subscription service for the Synthetic Vision databases Like all aviation databases the information is ultimately supplied by go...

Page 5: ...tup in Battery Backup Mode 2 6 Battery Calibration 2 6 Database Update 68DC and 71DC 2 9 Unusual Attitude Display Operation 2 11 Attitude Degraded Operation 2 12 Heading Degraded Operation 2 12 Initiate Manual Alignment 2 13 Pre Flight Instructions 2 14 In Flight Instructions 2 15 Chapter 3 Display Features Introduction 3 1 Attitude 3 1 Attitude Background 3 1 Pitch Ladder 3 2 Roll Indicator 3 2 A...

Page 6: ...ation Source 3 12 Selected Course 3 14 Selected Course Arrow 3 15 Desired Track 3 15 TO FROM Indicator 3 16 Marker Beacon 3 17 Lateral Deviation Indicator 3 18 Vertical Deviation Indicator 3 19 Synthetic Vision System 3 19 Grid line Overlay 3 21 Terrain Alert 3 22 Obstacles Alert 3 23 Synthetic Vision Terrain Alerting Function 3 24 Reduced Required Terrain Clearance RTC 3 25 Imminent Terrain Impac...

Page 7: ...3 13 Figure 3 12 GPS Display Features 3 14 Figure 3 13 Examples of VOR TO FROM Transition 3 17 Figure 3 13 Example of Marker Beacon 3 17 Figure 3 15 Synthetic Vision Display Features 3 20 Figure 3 16 SVS 3 21 Figure 3 17 Example of Grid Line Overlay 3 21 Figure 3 18 Terrain Caution Alert 3 22 Figure 3 19 Terrain Warning Alert 3 22 Figure 3 20 Obstacle Alerts 3 23 Figure 3 21 Phase of Flight Defini...

Page 8: ...TCA Document DTED Digital Terrain Elevation Data E East EAR Export Administration Regulations ESI Electronic Standby Instrument FAA Federal Aviation Administration ft Feet FPM Feet Per Minute FR From GPS Global Positioning System HDG Heading HPA Hectopascals IAS Indicated Airspeed ILS Instrument Landing System lbs pounds IM Inner Marker Beacon IN Inches of Mercury ITI Imminent Terrain Impact kt kt...

Page 9: ...rance SAT Static Air Temperature SOC State of Charge SN Unit Serial Number STD Standard Pressure Barometric Setting SYS STATUS System Status SynVis Synthetic Vision SVS Synthetic Vision System SW Software TAWS Terrain Awareness and Warning System TAS True Airspeed TRK Track TSO Technical Standard Order VHF Very High Frequency Vcaution Start Speed Of Caution Range Vmo Maximum Operating Speed Vne Ne...

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Page 11: ...rightness In addition functional upgrades are available for navigation information and the display of synthetic vision including terrain and obstacles The ESI 500 is comprised of the following integral components Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display menu push button a rotating knob with push button ambient light sensor battery pack solid state rate sensors accelerometers and pressure transducers A...

Page 12: ...t The Data Configuration Module DCM 500 is a solid state device that retains software and hardware configuration information for the ESI 500 The DCM 500 is permanently attached to the aircraft via the wiring harness A magnetometer MAG 500 or an ARINC 429 heading source is required for the optional display of heading Synthetic Vision is a 3 dimensional display of terrain and obstacles based on GPS ...

Page 13: ...es not already have a TAWS or Terrain alerting system installed the Synthetic Vision should be configured to display alert shading red and yellow of the 3D terrain display for caution and warning annunciations of terrain or obstacle impact The navigation function can be configured for VOR ILS or GPS or both The VOR ILS provides the following display indications VOR ILS Indications Navigation Sourc...

Page 14: ... C 149 F Battery will not charge when temperature is 5 C and 40 C 41 F and 104 F Battery capacity not guaranteed when battery temperature is 20 C 4 F Battery may not be available when battery temperature is 20 C or 60 C 4 F or 140 F Storage or operation in extreme high temperature 90 C 194 F may cause the chemical fuse in the Battery Pack to permanently disable the battery Battery operation can al...

Page 15: ...rspeed Tape Viewable Range 80 units kts mph Tape and Readout Limit 20 to 300 kts 23 to 345 mph Baro Value InHg 16 00 to 32 50 STD 29 92 HPA 542 to 1 100 STD 1013 MB 542 to 1 100 STD 1013 OPERATION LIMITS Vertical Speed Altitude Rate up to 9 900 ft min Computed Airspeed Up to 300 kts 345 mph 6 For installations with a MAG 500 the Heading Degraded operation occurs if the Roll value is greater than 1...

Page 16: ...s for Northern Canada and South of Australia The heading will fail if the magnetic dip an gle exceeds 82 When installed with External 429 Heading performance is based on External LRUs performance requirements Display error for external heading is within 1 0 of heading source Attitude Normal Performance Static pitch or roll 1 0 Dynamic pitch or roll 2 5 Degraded Performance when the ATT DEGRADED in...

Page 17: ...C 4 or 140 F Storage or operation in extreme high tem perature 90 C 194 F may cause the chemical fuse in the Battery Pack to perma nently disable the battery Scheduled Maintenance Battery calibration once a year Subject to requirements of 14 CFR 91 411 Service Life The ESI 500 has unlimited service life The battery has approximately 5 years of service life provided that the procedures for maintena...

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Page 19: ...uire up to three minutes to complete The attitude message and progress bar remain showing on the page until the unit is properly aligned Refer to Figure 2 1 7 After alignment is complete the unit is in normal operation mode Pilot Advisory For ESI 500 functions that require data from an external source the pilot should be familiar with the equipment that is providing the data For example which GPS ...

Page 20: ...E Alignment accuracy depends on current flight conditions and the ability to maintain straight and level flight throughout the alignment process During abnormal conditions such as high turbulence the unit may not be able to align The status bar may show negative progress and or hold at zero progress until conditions improve Database Acknowledgement Screen This screen is shown only if the Synthetic...

Page 21: ...configurable and shown for reference only NOTE The ESI 500 display coloring contrast of sky versus ground or above and below the horizon differs between the normal display and the display with the synthetic vision overlay The synthetic vision terrain overlay coloring gradually varies based on terrain elevations from green at lower elevations to brown to white at higher elevations Pilots should bec...

Page 22: ...ms require a confirmation have multiple selections have numeric entries or are system information menus with sub menus These menu items are followed by The only menu items that do not have sub menus are toggle items Remove the Pilot Menu from the display by pressing the Menu button or allowing it to time out due to inactivity A list and description of the menu items are shown in Table 2 1 Adjust B...

Page 23: ...n is enabled Note that if the battery symbol is displayed the selected Data Field readout is hidden SynVis Mode Toggle Synthetic Vision Mode on off Only available when SynVis is enabled via option activation SynVis Gridlines Toggle Synthetic Gridlines on off Only available when SynVis is enabled via option activation Set Brightness Offset Adjusts display brightness in increments of 1 from 0 lowest...

Page 24: ...e 1 Press and hold the Menu button for approximately 10 seconds 2 The unit will begin normal start up showing the splash screen followed by the acknowledgement screen if applicable 3 Normal operation begins with the battery discharge icon showing in the upper left corner of the screen Battery Calibration A controlled discharge of the indicator s internal battery pack is required annually to mainta...

Page 25: ...s to be displayed at each start up On day zero 0 the CAL DUE battery indicator see below is shown on the screen during normal operation The message and CAL DUE battery indicator continue to be displayed until the calibration procedure is completed 1 Take the following into consideration before performing the battery calibration The battery SOC must be 90 before the calibration can be accomplished ...

Page 26: ...ollowing message is shown in the middle of the screen If the battery needs to be charged Reapply external power to the indicator When the battery is charged to greater than 95 SOC shut the ESI down for a rest period of 2 hours for battery stabilization After the rest period reapply power and go to step 2 above The Cal Due battery indicator continues to be observed during normal operation if the ca...

Page 27: ... the effective dates of the databases Jeppeson offers several database subscription options and update schedules Use the following procedure to obtain a database subscription from Jeppesen 1 Contact Jeppesen via the web at http www jeppesen com company feedback jsp and fill out the form or contact Jeppesen directly at 1 800 353 2307 direct 1 303 799 9090 Contact L3 Aviation Products if there are a...

Page 28: ...ppesen security file TheJeppesensecurityfileisafilethataccompaniesthedatabase on the card and contains information about the database If this error message occurs a new database download may be required 7 The unit automatically cycles power and enters the Database Loading as indicated on the top of the screen 8 Rotate the knob to highlight the desired database and press the knob to select When loa...

Page 29: ... MicroSD card 13 Confirm the loaded databases by verifying the information on the Database Acknowledge Screen during startup Verify the cycle number and the effective date If the update did not load properly redo the procedure If the problem continues contact L3 Customer Service 800 453 0288 or 616 949 6600 for help in resolving the issue Database Update 68DC and 71DC continued To prevent potentia...

Page 30: ...utside reference Return to straight and level flight until the message clears for full performance During flight if air data is failed and the ATT DEGRADED indication is displayed cross check the attitude with another source or outside reference Heading Degraded Operation For installations with a MAG 500 the Heading Degraded operation occurs if the Roll value is greater than 11 5 for three minutes...

Page 31: ...Align is highlighted and press the knob 3 Press the knob to Confirm Cancel can be chosen by rotating the knob until it is selected highlighted in blue Press the knob to return to the Menu list 4 The alignment of attitude may require a couple of minutes to complete depending on the motion of the aircraft The attitude message and progress bar remain showing on the screen until the unit is properly a...

Page 32: ...il resolved 4 If enabled ensure SynVis Mode On is checked 5 Check that all messages and invalidity indications have been removed If messages or indications are shown aircraft take off is not recommended until resolved 6 Airspeed readout and TAS readout if displayed shows two white dashes until the minimum airspeed display value is reached 7 Compare the information displayed on the ESI 500 with the...

Page 33: ...cury or 1013 hPa or mb Transition levels may differ from country to country NOTE The Synthetic Vision System and alerting functions use QNH Barometric Pressure for Local altimeter Setting operations For QFE Altitude Above Ground operation the Synthetic Vision System must be disabled using the menu 3 Set the Navigation Mode VOR ILS or GPS as needed and set the course setting as needed 4 During loss...

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Page 35: ... sky blue ground brown pitch ladder roll indicator and aircraft reference symbol See Figure 3 1 Configuration Options Sky and ground color background with gradient shading Roll indicator is either fixed scale moves or moveable pointer moves Figure 3 1 Attitude Display Features Attitude Background The attitude background is divided into an upper blue sky and lower brown ground with the horizon line...

Page 36: ...en the aircraft is in a roll The roll pointer can be configured to be fixed scale moves or moveable pointer moves The roll pointer or roll scale rotate 180 around the aircraft reference symbol boresight Aircraft Reference Symbol The aircraft reference symbol is fixed in the center of the display and provides a reference to determine the aircraft s pitch and roll The aircraft is at a zero degree pi...

Page 37: ...ed Tape The Airspeed tape is located on the left side of the display The tape scrolls up as aircraft speed decreases and scrolls down as aircraft speed increases The tape has a viewing span of 80 units The tick marks are located every 10 units and numbered digits are located every 20 units over the full range of the airspeed tape Figure 3 2 Airspeed Display Features Airspeed Units Indicator The Ai...

Page 38: ...displayed with rolling white digits on a black background The maximum viewing range is 300 kts or 345 mph The readout background and digits will change color to identify set airspeed cues If airspeed is greater than the max airspeed the readout changes to a white outlined red background with white digits In the air when airspeed is less than Vs0 the readout changes to a white outlined red backgrou...

Page 39: ...tended Speed Stall Speed in Specified Configuration Vyse Optimum rate of climb with critical engine inoperative Vmc Minimum control speed with critical engine inoperative Safe Flap Operating Range white Figure 3 3 VNE Awareness Color Bar Cues V Power ON NE Never Exceed Speed with rotor power on VCAUTION Start of the Caution range for airspeed warning V Power OFF NE Never Exceed Speed with rotor po...

Page 40: ...aro corrected altitude tape is located on the right side of the display The tape scrolls up as aircraft altitude decreases and scrolls down as aircraft altitude increases Tick marks are shown every 100 feet and numbered digits every 500 feet The tape has a maximum viewable altitude of 1 000 feet and can go as low as 1 500 feet and as high as 35 000 feet Baro corrected altitude is provided on the r...

Page 41: ... in place of leading zeros for the thousands and ten thousands digits Metric Altitude Digital Readout The metric altitude digital readout is located on the right side of the display above the altitude digital readout The readout has a black background surrounded by a white box with white digits The readout provides baro corrected altitude in meters and has a range of 456 to 10 668 meters A left ju...

Page 42: ...tions Digit Color White Green or Cyan If configured the vertical speed digital readout is located on the altitude tape below the altitude digital readout The vertical speed digital display range is from 9900 feet per minute FPM to 9900 FPM See Figure 3 6 The vertical speed digital display digits is displayed to a resolution of 100 FPM when the magnitude of vertical speed is greater than or equal t...

Page 43: ...The Direction display will display either the aircraft magnetic heading or the aircraft magnetic track The direction indicator is located at the bottom of the display between the airspeed and altitude tapes The direction indicator consists of a tape and a digital readout See Figure 3 7 When configured for MAG 500 or ARINC 429 Heading the aircraft s magnetic heading i e direction the aircraft nose ...

Page 44: ...ng on the GPS source the track failure message may be shown when the aircraft is not moving or moving slowly See Chapter 4 for details Heading Index The heading index is a fixed downward pointing arrowhead located at the top center of the heading tape The heading index points to the current heading shown on the heading tape and provides the value shown in the heading readout Direction Digital Read...

Page 45: ...re are no static air corrections applied to this OAT signal The air temperature display can be activated using the Data Field Pilot Menu This menu item shares the same display location with the true airspeed display and only one can be active at a time This is an installation configuration option available starting with Release 1 3 True Airspeed Display True airspeed is displayed in the upper left...

Page 46: ... Selected Course Backcourse B C ILS Indicator Lateral Deviation Scale Vertical Deviation Scale and Marker Beacons See Figure 3 11 An example of Marker Beacons is shown in Figure 3 13 The display of GPS data consists of a Navigation Source Desired Track DTK or Selected Course TO FROM indicator Lateral Deviation Scale and Vertical Deviation Scale See Figure 3 12 Configuration Options Navigation Mode...

Page 47: ...ESI 500 Pilot s Guide 3 13 Display Features Figure 3 11 ILS LOC Display Features Figure 3 10 VOR Display Features ...

Page 48: ...but set by the GPS for GPS operation For Localizer and ILS navigation the selected course should be set to the appropriate inbound course for the approach to the runway E g For a non backcourse approach if the inbound course for the approach to runway 27 is 270 then the selected course should be set to 270 The Selected Course affects only the Navigation display on the ESI 500 and does not control ...

Page 49: ...n Note When the GPS navigator is operating in True North mode the ESI 500 displays the true DTK or CRS value followed by a T and the Selected Course arrow is removed from the Direction Tape For Localizer backcourse navigation the backcourse annunciator B C will replace the CRS descriptor when the current aircraft direction is more than 110 from the selected course when configured for Heading or Tr...

Page 50: ...mode the TO indicator is displayed when the selected course is 85 from the relative bearing to the VOR The TO indicator is replaced by the FR indicator when the selected course becomes 95 from the relative bearing to the VOR See Figure 3 13 A In VOR mode the FR indicator is displayed when the selected course is 95 from the relative bearing to the VOR The FR indicator is replaced by the TO indicato...

Page 51: ...on A B Marker Beacon If the NAV receiver provides Marker Beacon information to the ESI 500 the marker beacons are located towards the top right corner of the attitude display area When the marker beacon receiver detects passage over a radio beacon the corresponding marker beacon flashes on the display cyan O Outer Marker yellow M Middle Marker or white I Inner Marker See Figure 3 13 Figure 3 13 Ex...

Page 52: ...when the lateral deviation is tracking to the desired course The ILS BC mode reverses the lateral deviation so that a backcourse may be flown such that a displayed left deviation indicates fly left and a displayed right deviation indicates fly right The BC mode only applies if the Direction display of heading or track is configured Refer to Figures 3 11 E g for a localizer backcourse approach to r...

Page 53: ...for Localizer and GPS guidance It is not shown when ILS BC mode is active or for enroute GPS navigation or GPS approaches providing lateral guidance only It is centered on the right side of the attitude display area The indicator consists of a vertical deviation scale and diamond shaped pointer Refer to Figure 3 11 and 3 12 The color of the deviation pointer is the same as the navigation informati...

Page 54: ...ation the Synthetic Vision System must be disabled using the menu It is recommended that the SynVis mode be disabled using the Pilot menu for QNE operations above transition altitudes 18 000 ft in the United States This is where the barometric altimeter setting is set to the standard setting of 29 92 inches of mercury or 1013 hPa or mb Transition levels may differ from country to country NOTES QNH...

Page 55: ...orth referenced Grid lines help with identifying distance contours and relative motion The Grid line overlay can be toggled On Off using the Pilot menu See Figure 3 17 Figure 3 17 Example of Grid Line Overlay The synthetic vision function is available within 90 seconds of receiving position and orientation information A synthetic vision acquiring message SVS xx is shown on the display See Figure 3...

Page 56: ... is detected within 60 seconds of the aircraft current flight path see below The object causing the alert will be highlighted in yellow on the synthetic vision display See Figure 3 18 The warning alert is shown when a hazard is detected within 30 seconds of the aircraft current flight path see below The object causing the alert will be highlighted in red on the synthetic vision display See Figure ...

Page 57: ...an obstacle alert the corresponding synthetic vision obstacle symbol will be colored amber for a caution alert or red for a warning alert See Figure 3 20 Synthetic Vision provides situational awareness to the pilot by providing a means to aid in visually acquiring potential impact threats of terrain and obstacles however the database may not contain all obstacles therefore be aware that obstacles ...

Page 58: ...erwise The ESI 500 Synthetic Vision Terrain Alerting function determines the terrain threat based on the phase of flight Figure 3 21 and on the predicted terrain clearance compared to the required terrain clearance Tables 3 1 3 2 Alerts are disabled within the area 1 2 nmi around the runway and 500 ft above the runway threshold when you are landing to prevent nuisance alerts Figure 3 21 Phase of F...

Page 59: ...ng the projected flight path but the projected terrain clearance is less than the required terrain clearance for the phase of flight Figure 3 22 and Table 3 1 The ESI 500 issues a caution alert 60 seconds before the offending terrain and a warning alert 30 seconds before the offending terrain See Table 3 1 for other phase options for phase of flight clearance limits Table 3 1 Required Terrain Clea...

Page 60: ... alert 30 seconds before the offending terrain See Table 3 2 for other phase options for phase of flight clearance limits Figure 3 23 ITI Alert Condition Table 3 2 Required Terrain Clearances for the ITI Alert Condition WARNING The ESI 500 does not know where the pilot intends to land therefore it calculates alerts based on the aircraft proximity to the closest airport and measures the distance fr...

Page 61: ...d the synthetic vision function is removed from the display and a fail message amber SVS is shown along with the standard blue over brown attitude background See Figure 3 24 NOTE Garmin GNS 400W 430W and 500W 530W WAAS units output simulated position data when the Panel Self Test page is active This may cause ESI 500 SVS position to display at the simulated position and possibly cause an Alert Do ...

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Page 63: ...nts from the aircraft contact L3 Customer Service authorized service center or Customer Support at 800 453 0288 Introduction Figure 4 1 shows the possible invalidity indications Table 4 1 provides a list of indications and possible display conditions with a description and any corrective action The ALT ATT FAIL IAS HDG ATT DEGRADED and HDG DEGRADED invalidity flash on off for 5 seconds and then re...

Page 64: ...moved during the alignment period 2 During flight only The rate of motion of the indicator exceeding 300 degrees per second in any axis Attitude will re align when rate of motion is less than 300 degrees HDG invalidity The heading tape and readout are removed from the screen Note Heading is invalid during alignment for units configured to use a MAG 500 The data required to compute heading is inval...

Page 65: ... When the unit is set to display VOR ILS Naviga tion and a red X over the deviation scales VLOC data is missing or failed 1 Cycle power to the system 2 Check cockpit instrumentation if the VLOC data is missing a problem may exist with the navigation device Vertical Speed readout missing Vertical speed data is removed or missing from the screen 1 The air data sensor may need to warm up Expect up to...

Page 66: ... Cycle power to the unit if the indication does not get removed Replacement of indicator may be required The amber HDG DE GRADED indication is shown on the right side of the heading tape The unit shifts into the Heading Degraded Mode due to the following 1 ATT DEGRADED indication is shown for installations with a MAG 500 2 An Attitude Roll greater than 11 5 continuously for 3 minutes 3 See page 2 ...

Page 67: ... be required Navigation information missing from indicator screen The navigation data has not been activated through the Pilot menu or the data is invalid 1 Press Menu button on indicator and rotate the knob to Navigation Mode menu item Press the knob to activate 2 The navigation option may not be active 3 The navigation input may not be providing valid data Cycle power to the system 4 Replacement...

Page 68: ...detected with the Data Configuration Module DCM 500 or the files it contains 1 Cycle power to the indicator 2 If problem continues replacement of indicator or DCM 500 may be required The Terrain or Obstacle database fails to initialize on the Synthetic Vision Acknowledge screen 1 The database can take up to the 30 seconds to initialize 2 Reload the database that failed to initialize see Chapter 2 ...

Page 69: ...ter power cycle refer to step 2 2 The battery requires replacement Contact an L3 authorized dealer 3 If battery is replaced and fault is still detected the unit may be defective Battery Charge Inhibited A low voltage power input is inhibiting battery charging 1 If problem continues check aircraft power input to the unit 14VDC or 28VDC per configuration option 2 Cycle power to the system 3 If probl...

Page 70: ...ery indicator is at least 1 hour The run time capacity for an amber battery indicator is less than 1 hour Battery is discharging and has a SOC 90 Battery is discharging and has a SOC 90 but 65 Battery indicators and messages are located on the top left side of the display The indicators provide details on the general state of charge SOC availability of the battery for discharge or charge battery f...

Page 71: ...ators Batteryoperation chargeanddischarge is not possible due to high temperature conditions or low battery voltage Battery discharge functionality returns to normal when the temperature is less than 60 C 140 F or battery voltage increases to normal voltage levels An unrecoverable failure of the battery system is detected Battery operation charge and discharge functions are unavailable If icon con...

Page 72: ... capacity is unknown A battery calibration is required to remove this indicator from the screen The real time clock needs to be reset The battery charging and discharging continues to work but until a reset is performed battery capacity may not be accurate Contact an L3 authorized dealer The battery has reached its end of life and cannot provide the required 1 hour run time The battery charging an...

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