Avidyne FlightMax EX5000, Pilot'S Manual

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Page 2: ... When contacting your dealer or Avidyne technical support and when logging onto www myavidyne com for the first time please have your FlightMax EX5000 serial number and Subscriber Communicator serial number available FlightMax EX5000 S N_________________ Datalink Subscriber Communicator S N_____________ Feb 17 2004 01 ECO 04 024 ...

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Page 4: ...Datalink Setup 29 Traffic Mode 30 Database Updates 31 Appendix 32 Sensor Status Block 32 Symbols 33 SUA and TFR Status 35 Airmet and sigmet Boundaries 35 Data Block 36 System Messages 38 Data Base Update Procedures 43 Data Base Region Map 43 Failure Indications 44 Consult the Flight Manual Supplement FMS provided with the aircraft and or sensors prior to operation The FMS contains information spec...

Page 5: ...ormscope Sensor and Ryan TCAD Traffic Sensor if installed The EX5000 additionally offers ARINC 429 data bus capability When interfaced via ARINC 429 to a Garmin GNS 430 420 series GPS the EX5000 will display the curved paths associated with instrument approaches including DME arcs holds and procedure turns The EX5000 will also provide traffic display capability when interfaced with the Goodrich Sk...

Page 6: ...ess point for loading database updates and downloading recorded engine data 4 Buttons Used to select modes or change the display as indicated Active when label appears on the screen adjacent to the key 5 Page Control Left knob provides quick access to the various MFD pages The current page is highlighted in the lower left corner of the screen 6 Range Cursor Control Right knob controls the Map s ra...

Page 7: ...105 000 Rev 01 Map Page Controls Line select keys on the left side of the bezel provide access to sensor modes Line select keys on the right side of the bezel access the mapping functions and control how the Map is viewed 1 2 3 ...

Page 8: ...ymbols to allow for the refresh of lightning data Weather button cycles through Datalink weather modes and overlay based on the Datalink data requested from the Datalink Setup Page With all data requested the order is ALL Nexrad METARS and Airmets REPORTS METARS and Airmets NEXRAD Datalink Weather Display Off 2 Map Functions Control basic look of the map in terms of orientation number of elements ...

Page 9: ... Heading Track Indicator Three triangles around the compass rose provide actual track desired track and heading indications The H T Block provides digital readout of the current heading or actual track Map orientation is indicated in the triangle to the right of the H T Block Desired Track H T Block Actual Track Heading North Up The MFD s map presentation depicts your aircraft s position in relati...

Page 10: ...re shown 10 Traffic Indications Shows traffic symbol relative to current position and includes relative altitude when available with respect to airplane symbol See traffic sensor user s manual for further details 11 Lightning Indications Shows lightning strikes geographically referenced if configured Strikes represented by yellow X in Strike Mode and by yellow in Cell Mode Lightning strikes are di...

Page 11: ...unt provides you with access to your billing and usage statements as well as providing pre flight weather links and planning tools You can set your datalink user preferences online prior to your flight and they will be downlinked to your EX5000 via satellite the next time you fly When you power the EX5000 up it will immediately begin sending position data to tell the satellite network where you ar...

Page 12: ... triple thick The thick side of the line indicates the inside of the affected region The regions are labeled according to the type of Airmet Sigmet and the label is located in the interior of the depicted region see Table 6 The boundary of the available weather coverage area is shown by hash marks The intent of the datalink weather boundary is to clearly show when there is actual weather in the ar...

Page 13: ...r as received from the GPS BRG Bearing to current waypoint DTK Desired track to waypoint DIST NM Cumulative great circle distance of each flight plan leg ETE Cumulative estimated time en route to waypoint in H MM format for each flight plan leg at current ground speed ETA Estimated time of arrival to waypoint in HH MM formatted for airplane local time Fuel Remaining Available with Engine and Fuel ...

Page 14: ...ignal strength is good messages may be dropped if the local interference level is too high You should see values between 7 and 10 during normal operation 7 Text METAR The translated METAR is displayed for the selected flight plan waypoint Note that if the selected waypoint is not reporting weather the METAR information will be reported from the nearest METAR station 8 Select Knob Moves the cursor ...

Page 15: ...right brings up the NRST Page The Nearest Page brings up the nearest airports within 60NM of your present position Through the line select keys you will also have access to detailed information about each airport The line select keys also allow you to view the nearest VORs NDBs Intersections and Obstacles 5 1 3 2 4 3 6 ...

Page 16: ...Selection Control Use line select keys or right knob to move the cursor up or down to highlight a specific airport or other data type 4 FILTER Press to see all airport types SHOW ALL or only the airport types as defined on the Airport filter page ON Reference Set Up Pages Airport Filter Page 25 The Filter line select is only visible on the Nearest Airport page 5 Airport Info Provides quick access ...

Page 17: ...es Full display of Exhaust Gas Temperature EGT and Cylinder Head Temperature CHT for all cylinders Engine Instruments Cautions and Warnings In order to assist the pilot in monitoring engine health the MFD will highlight any engine parameters that are not within normal operating conditions Caution zone readings will cause the appropriate numeric indicator to turn yellow while Warning zone readings ...

Page 18: ...RE Displays the current engine oil pres sure in pounds per square inch PSI as reported by the DAU 2 Electrical Gauges ALT Indicates the amount of current in Amps being pro duced by the alternator as reported by the DAU VOLTS Indicates the current bus voltage in volts as reported by the DAU BATT Indicates the amount of current in Amps being dis charged or charged fromor to the battery as reported b...

Page 19: ...s also calculated by the MFD based on the fuel remaining and fuel flow as reported by the DAU This value is only displayed when the GPS ground speed is greater than 50 knots ECON Displays the current fuel economy in nautical miles per gallon This indication is based on the fuel flow as reported by the DAU and the ground speed as reported by the GPS This value is only reported if the GPS ground spe...

Page 20: ...T Indicates the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit of each engine cylinder head as reported by the DAU The individual temperature of each cylinder is also displayed as a numeric indication above each bar A white up or down trend arrow will also appear above or below this numeric indication to indicate whether a cylinder is rising or falling in temperature Absolute Selects the absolute mode for EGT ...

Page 21: ... is leaned too far to the lean side past the Best Economy setting the MFD shall annunciate Too Lean The pilot should slowly enrichen the mixture until the annunciation switches back to Best Economy 5 After the desired engine lean setting is achieved press the Normalize or Absolute button to exit the Lean Assist function The Lean State is also displayed in the Lean datablock on the Map Page Engine ...

Page 22: ...ay will first annunciate Looking for 2 to Peak Rich and then Peak Detected Rich as it determines the peak temperature Finally it will display Best Power when the optimum best power mixture has been achieved between 80 100 rich of peak If the mixture is adjusted too far to the rich side past the Best Power setting the MFD shall annunciate Rich of Best Power The pilot should slowly lean the mixture ...

Page 23: ...If 1650 F is detected prior to the TIT peak the MFD will indicate Best Economy Best Economy will be indicated for temperatures from 1660 F to 1600 F 4 If the mixture is leaned too far to the lean side past the Best Economy setting the MFD shall annunciate Too Lean The pilot should slowly enrichen the mixture until the annun ciation switches back to Best Economy 5 After the desired engine lean sett...

Page 24: ...essure and RPM may change slightly re adjust as necessary When the TIT Best Power Temperature is achieved the display will annunciate Best Power If after Best Power is reached the TIT becomes more than 145 below peak the display will be Rich of Best Power If after Best Power is reached the TIT becomes less than 105 below peak the display will be Lean of Best Power In either Lean or Rich of Best Po...

Page 25: ...ncomplete When the Lean Assist mode is exited prior to achieving Best Power or Best Economy FF Change When the lean state is changed by a fuel flow adjustment Pwr Change When the lean state is changed by a power adjustment Sensor Status Box and Engine Instrument Data Blocks on Map Page The Engine Sensor Status Box provides textual and graphical representation of the Fuel Quantity Percent Power EGT...

Page 26: ...r end to the MFD data port on the front panel 4 Apply power to the MFD by turning ON the master switch 5 The Data Log Transfer screen is displayed 6 Press the Proceed button Do not turn off the MFD or disconnect the interconnect cable during a data transfer 7 The data transfer is complete when disk is automatically ejected from the Data Loader drive and the Press Any Bezel Key message is displayed...

Page 27: ...s including Airport Filter Declutter Settings Data Block Editing System Time 4 Datalink Setup To configure the Datalink function 5 Traffic Standby Available only if a Skywatch traffic sensor is installed Switches SkyWatch traffic sensor back into standby mode only while on the ground To view traffic data while on the ground press Traffic button in Map page When the traffic sensor is in standby mod...

Page 28: ...s of airports that get displayed on the map 1 Airport Type Select Towered Non Towered or both 2 Surface Select between hard soft and or water surfaces 3 Minimum Runway Length select the minimum runway length in hundreds of feet from 2000ft 7000ft or show all lengths 4 Prev Next Item Buttons Press to move the selected field box 5 Change Value Rotate knob to change the value of the setting within th...

Page 29: ...lly and declutters automatically based on pixel density of the display at a given range Off The navaid is never displayed 3 Label A check in the label box indicates the navaid name is displayed along with the symbol 4 Range Dots The circles represent the seventeen available map scales A cyan colored circle indicates that the navaid is displayed at that range The vertical dash line indicates the ma...

Page 30: ... Data Blocks 1 Left Data Block Allows up to 6 lines of data for display and 4 slots for FUEL QTY TIT CHT or FUEL QTY EGT CHT datablocks Data block automatically resizes based on number of lines selected Data block disappears if all lines are blank 2 Right Data Block Allows up to 6 lines of data for display Data block automatically resizes based on number of lines selected Data block disappears if ...

Page 31: ...seconds 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 Never 3 Prev Next Item Buttons Press to move the selected field box 4 Change Value Roate knob to change the value of the setting within the selected field 5 Back to Setup Press to go back to the Main Setup menu 6 Times GPS time is displayed if EX5000 is receiving a valid time from a connected GPS Receiver Local time is the GMT time with the Time Zone correction GMT time...

Page 32: ...ght Restrictions TFRs reporting on or off 9 Factory Defaults Sets the Datalink Setup to the following values Coverage area Flight Plan Coverage Area 200 NM NEXRAD Resolution Medium Request Interval 20 minutes METARS and AIRMETS SIGMETS ON SUA Status TFRs ON 10 Request Refresh Initiates a request for a weather update 11 Change Value Rotate knob to change the value of the setting within the selected...

Page 33: ...c threats reported by the traffic sensor without valid bearing are listed below the airplane symbol Acknowledging the TA message will remove it from the message bar allowing other messages to be dis played The TA message will be automatically removed when the threat is reduced or the intruder is no longer present 2 Exit Traffic button restores the Map page to the previous settings If the Map page ...

Page 34: ...ion data for the MFD includes copyrighted data compilations owned by Jeppesen Sanderson Inc for which Avidyne has been granted a limited non exclusive license to use The copyrighted subject matter may be used only in connection with the ordinary and intended use of the MFD as described in this manual Use for any other purpose or reproduction or copying of any portion of said copyrighted subject ma...

Page 35: ...pty outline only and yellow that function is not able to display data due to the same reasons as above and is turned off from display on the map page If the symbol is filled in with blue the system is reporting a healthy status and is being displayed in the mode listed in the sensor status block If the symbol is empty outline only and blue that function is reporting a healthy status but is turned ...

Page 36: ...and NDBs Airways Victor and Jet Intersections waypoints and other named fixes Class B C and D airspace Obstacles 200 AGL Certain classes of special use airspace Prohibited Restricted Warning Alert and Military Operating Areas Navigational symbols used by Map are shown in Table 2 through Table 6 Symbol Item Description NDB All NDBs VOR All VORs Intersection Terminal Jet and Victor airway waypoints ...

Page 37: ...e 4 Map Symbols Other If all legs are shown in white the GPS is not reporting the active leg of the flight plan Symbol Item Symbol Item Flight Plan Single Low inactive leg Obstacle 200 AGL 1000 AGL Flight Plan Low Obstacles active leg within 1NM of eachother 200 AGL 1000 AGL Map Orientation Single Obstacle 1000 AGL Ownship Obstacles Symbol within 1NM of eachother 1000 AGL Flight Plan Course Waypoi...

Page 38: ...5000 Appendix Tables Table 5 SUA and TFR Status NOTE For adjacent or overlaying types of Special Use Airspace e g Restricted Areas or Prohibited Areas within larger MOAs some masking of the border lines may occur Pilots must reference current aeronautical charts for accurate boundaries Line Color Type Label Bright blue Mountain AIRMET MTN Dark yellow IFR AIRMET IFR Orange Turbulence AIRMET TURB Bl...

Page 39: ...te H MM SS DEST WPT Name of and distance to 5 characters final destination waypoint in system distance units Distance is measured 0 0 to unlimited NM along planned route NRST ARPT Identifier of bearing and 5 characters distance to the nearest Name airport LAT LON Current lattitude and N S 0 to 90o 0 longitude in degrees and E W 0 to 180o 0 decimal minutes BARO ALT Barometric Altitude Based on data...

Page 40: ... Range POWER RPM 0 3 500 RPM Manifold Pressure MP 0 36 Inches of Hg Percent Power 0 200 FUEL Fuel Flow 0 0 to 44 GPH Gallons Used 0 0 to 102 Gal FUEL RMNG Fuel Amount 0 0 to 102 Gal Time Remaining 0 to 23h 59m OIL Oil Temperature 0 300º Oil Pressure 0 150 PSI LEAN STATE Status of Lean setting Best Economy Economy Best Power Power In process of leaning Leaning Leaning interrupted Incomplete Power c...

Page 41: ...ion and installation Nav Source Reconnecting EX5000 is attempting to recon nect to the port that is connected to the GPS FMS Acknowledge Nav Source is Not Communicating EX5000 does not detect any data being sent from the GPS FMS Have maintenance check configuration and installation Nav Source Data Format Error Invalid data is coming from your GPS FMS If persistent generally indicates a configurati...

Page 42: ... with no bearing and no relative altitude information Acknowledge to go to dedicatd traffic page and begin looking for traffic Traffic Sensor is in Stand By MFD receives a Stand By transmission from the traffic sensor Pressing Traffic button to select a traffic mode Have maintenance check configuration and installation if message persists Traffic Sensor is in Self Test Traffic sensor is in self te...

Page 43: ...tification Have maintenance check configuration and installation Lightning Sensor has FAILED MFD receives a fatal fault notification Have maintenance check configuration and installation Lightning Sensor is Not Communicating MFD receiving no data from the lightning sensor Have maintenance check configuration and installation Lightning Ahead Stormscope is indicating discharge activity horizontally ...

Page 44: ...nutes SUA Status data are older than 90 minutes Go to Datalink Setup page and request refresh Datalink TFRs 90 minutes TFR data are older than 90 minutes Go to Datalink Setup page and request refresh Datalink Data not yet received Datalink is Enabled and no Datalink data has been received within 10 minutes of MFD initialization complete Acknowledge Datalink Airmets Sigmets not yet received AIRMETs...

Page 45: ...ange Acknowledge Examine Oil Pressure on Engine Page Take corrective action and land immediately if necessary Check Volts MFD has detected bus voltage outside the normal operating range Acknowledge Examine Voltage Indicator on Engine Page Take corrective action and land as soon as practical Check CHT MFD has detected a cylinder head temperature higher than the normal operating range Acknowledge Ex...

Page 46: ...will result in an unsuccessful data update 3 Apply power to the MFD by turning ON the avionics master switch The Data Loader screen is displayed NOTE If the Press Any Bezel Key message is displayed the dataloader drive was not detected by the MFD Check the connection between the dataloader drive and the MFD Restart procedure at step 1 4 Press the Proceed button Do not turn off the MFD or disconnec...

Page 47: ...ton For aircraft equipped with a single GPS follow the GPS supplier troubleshooting guide When position data is restored Map will resume normal operations Loss of Heading Track If the heading track source becomes unavailable or invalid the following conditions will occur All traffic and lightning data is removed from the display The aircraft symbol is replaced by a direction less symbol a white sy...

Page 48: ...em date and time settings has failed in which case the following system defaults are used Date Jan 01 2000 Time 00 00 00 local These defaults will be overridden when GPS date and time are sent to the MFD via ARINC 429 from the GPS navigator This message alerts the pilot to check the navigation database expiration date and verify that the database has not expired since the system will not automatic...

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