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IFD500 Series Pilot Guide

Index

Multi-touch · 1-8

Nav Database · 1-19, 3-25, 4-14, 4-

54, 5-90, 6-19, 7-23, 7-60

Nav Mode Switching · 6-24
Nav Source Knob · 6-5
Navigation Modes · 6-22
Negative Climb Rate · 4-52
Night Operations · 7-37
NRST Key · 3-64

OBS Mode · 6-9
Obstacles

Database · 5-90
Symbology · 4-7
Synthetic Vision · 2-7

Orbit · 3-26
Ownship · 4-9

Page Keys · 1-10, 1-12
Page Layout · 1-23
Paste Button · 3-15
Pitch Chevrons · 2-22
Power

Button · 1-16
Distribution · 7-31
High · 7-41
Low · 7-40
On/Off Control · 1-14

Premature Descent Alert (PDA) · 4-

PROC Key · 3-39

Radar Tab · 4-73
Radial Intercept

FMS Method · 3-23
VLOC Method · 3-24

Radio

Com · 1-25
Monitor · 1-28
Nav · 1-25
Remote Tuning · 1-32, 5-3
Satellite · 5-4
Setup · 5-68
Tuning · 1-28

RAIM · 5-15
Range To Altitude Arc · 3-35
Retry Approach · 6-35
RNAV · 6-26
Route Preview · 3-54
Rubber Banding · 4-14

Satellite Radio · 5-4
SBAS · 1-56
Self Test · 7-30
Setup

Tab · 5-22

Shared Data · 1-52
SIGMETs · 4-27
Slide-In Replacement · 7-87
Software Status Page · 5-88
Software Updates · 7-67
Split Pages · 1-24

Map-FPL · 3-44
Map-Nearest · 3-63

Summary of Contents for IFD510

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Page 2: ...ded some additional descriptions 03 December 2016 Update to accompany Software Release 10 2 0 0 04 March 2017 Formatting changes to improve printed copies 05 February 2018 Update to accompany Software Release 10 2 1 0 06 March 2018 Added network connection description 10 2 1 0 07 April 2019 Update to accompany Software Release 10 2 3 1 Combined all IFD500 series products into one document 08 Septe...

Page 3: ...rency States 1 21 Page Layout and Formats 1 23 Com Nav 1 25 Frequency List 1 34 Transponder Control and Display 1 36 Direct To Operations 1 39 Function Keys 1 41 Touch Screen 1 43 Operations with Wireless Devices 1 47 Dual IFD Operations 1 52 SBAS vs Non SBAS Operations 1 56 Interaction With External Devices 1 57 Before Takeoff Techniques 1 58 2 SVS Subsystem 2 1 SYNTHETIC VISION PAGE 2 2 Syntheti...

Page 4: ...g Pattern 3 28 Editing A Holding Pattern 3 28 Activating a Flight Plan 3 29 Flight Plan Sequencing 3 29 Lateral Offsets 3 30 Flight Plan Discontinuities 3 31 Enroute Descents 3 33 Entering An Arrival and Approach 3 36 Visual Approaches 3 40 Activating A Leg 3 43 Use of the Map FPL Split Page 3 44 Chart Access 3 45 INFO TAB 3 47 ROUTE TAB 3 51 Creating A New Route 3 52 Editing a Route 3 52 Naming A...

Page 5: ...affic Sensor Control 4 40 Terrain Awareness 4 42 Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance FLTA 4 45 Altitude Callout 4 47 TAWS 4 47 Premature Descent Alert PDA 4 50 Excessive Descent Rate EDR 4 51 Negative Climb Rate Altitude Lost After Takeoff 4 52 TAWS Inhibit Control 4 53 TAWS Self Test 4 53 Degraded Or No TAWS Conditions 4 53 HELICOPTER TAWS HTAWS 4 54 SYNTHETIC VISION SVS TAWS TAB 4 57 Flight Plan D...

Page 6: ... Category 5 26 Charts Category 5 29 Connectivity Category 5 31 Datablocks Category 5 39 Display Category 5 54 FMS Category 5 57 Map Category 5 62 Radio Category 5 68 SVS Category 5 69 Terrain Category 5 70 Time Category 5 72 Transponder Category 5 74 Units Category 5 75 User profile Category 5 78 Presets 5 79 SYS SYSTEM TAB 5 86 Fuel Management 5 86 System Status 5 88 ALERT TAB 5 100 6 Navigation ...

Page 7: ... 6 38 Vertical Direct To 6 39 Enroute VNAV Indications 6 40 RECOMMENDED ICAO EQUIPMENT CODES 6 42 7 General 7 1 CREW ALERTING SYSTEM CAS ALERTS 7 2 Master Caution Lamp 7 2 Alert Message Bar 7 3 SELF TEST OUTPUT 7 30 SYSTEM FAILURES 7 31 Power Distribution 7 31 Loss Of IFD 7 31 Loss Of Display 7 32 Loss Of Bezel Controls 7 33 Loss Of Touchscreen Control 7 33 Loss Of GPS Dead Reckoning 7 34 Other An...

Page 8: ... MODE 7 56 Starting Maintenance Mode at power up 7 56 Starting Maintenance Mode from Flight Mode 7 56 Exiting Maintenance Mode 7 59 DATABASE UPDATES 7 60 SOFTWARE UPDATES 7 67 DATALOGS DOWNLOAD 7 68 USER DATA BACKUP RESTORATION PROCEDURE 7 73 Saving User Data 7 73 Reloading Previously Stored User Data 7 74 TRANSFERRING USER WAYPOINTS 7 75 Uploading User Waypoints 7 76 Downloading User Waypoints 7 ...

Page 9: ...fety implications While it is important for the operator to be familiar with all of the information in the manual it is essential to the safe use of the IFD that pilots give careful attention to the material contained within these NOTEs In order to avoid a diversion of attention from the task of safely taxiing pilots should avoid performing the described cockpit tasks while the aircraft is in moti...

Page 10: ... VHF Navigation transceiver whose primary function is to conduct VHF communication and navigation and to serve as the primary navigation system for VFR and IFR VHF and GPS navigation and instrument flying provided it is connected to an external navigation source selection annunciator and a CDI HSI indicator that is installed in the required field of view IFD540 Integrated Flight Display Supplement...

Page 11: ...d CDI HSI indicator that are installed in the required field of view The IFD510 cannot be used to execute terminal area procedures that rely on VHF navigation The IFD510 bezel differs physically from the IFD540 in that the radio controls along the left side of the bezel are absent the navigation source selection knob is replaced by an OBS button and the volume knob is replaced by a single function...

Page 12: ...ted Flight Display The IFD550 also provides a synthetic terrain vision image to enhance the pilot s awareness of their spatial position relative to the terrain obstacles and known traffic Pitch roll and skid slip indicators also aid in attitude awareness If the system is receiving a heading input then heading and rate of turn will be displayed for additional aircraft state awareness In degraded co...

Page 13: ...y may not be used as the principal means for terrain avoidance Synthetic Vision may not provide the depth distance cues necessary for terrain avoidance and should always be used in conjunction with other flight and navigation information for terrain avoidance IFD545 The Avidyne IFD545 differs from the IFD550 in that there is no internal VHF transceiver Its primary function is to conduct GPS naviga...

Page 14: ...own traffic Pitch roll and skid slip indicators also aid in attitude awareness If the system is receiving a heading input then heading and rate of turn will be displayed for additional aircraft state awareness In degraded conditions the synthetic vision view will be replaced with a traditional blue over brown attitude indication The attitude sensing and depiction of the IFD545 provides a non requi...

Page 15: ...rview 1 7 DOCUMENTATION CONVENTION Throughout this document capabilities that are not applicable to the IFD545 are identified using a symbol Also capabilities that are applicable only to the IFD550 or IFD545 are identified using a symbol ...

Page 16: ...n Alerting FLTA Terrain Awareness Warning System TAWS HTAWS optional Display of datalink weather ADS B position and display Lightning sensor display Onboard weather radar display optional Video input optional Traffic display Electronic approach plates Electronic checklists Data logging Crew Alerting System CAS Utilities e g Schedulers Timers Calculators Multi touch touch screen control Multiple IF...

Page 17: ...egional satellite based augmentation system SBAS support provided by the IFD include WAAS Continental US Alaska Canada and most of Central America EGNOS most of Europe and North Africa MSAS Japan and GAGNAN India These are regional augmentations of the GPS satellite constellation and should not be interpreted as meaning the IFD is compatible with other GNSS constellation systems such as Galileo Eu...

Page 18: ...the available tabs by pressing the left or right side in the direction of the desired tab Page Keys IFD540 and IFD510 Page Keys IFD550 and IFD545 LINE SELECT KEYS Line Select Keys LSK are the buttons found along the left side of the bezel These are different from page keys in that they are labeled on the screen just inside the bezel adjacent to the physical button indicating the function of the LS...

Page 19: ...right dual concentric knob on the IFD is context sensitive Displayed in the lower right corner of the display the knob label indicates the function of the knobs and the knob button on the left and right side respectively The symbol used to represent the knob button is a ring with a center dot Right Knob Label Scheme In the example above the outer knob scrolls through a list in a coarse manner and ...

Page 20: ...can also be Red Yellow or Cyan if there is an active alert as described later in this manual FMS Fly To Data e g active leg of flight plan To Waypoint datablock Magenta Active Navigation Data e g Active Com frequency Active Navigation frequency Active Navigation Source mode Green Line Select Key Labels Light Blue Green Line Select Key States White ...

Page 21: ...SVS to the left of the FMS key IFD510 IFD545 BEZEL LAYOUT The IFD510 and IFD545 have the same bezel layout except that the IFD545 has one extra page key labeled SVS to the left of the FMS key Com Nav Manual Tuning Knob Page Function Keys Cam Latch Line Select Keys Dedicated Function Keys Context Sensitive Knob Volume Power Squelch Knob CDI Nav Source Knob Ambient Light Sensor Frequency Swap USBPor...

Page 22: ... USB devices in flight Four 4 Line Select Keys LSKs that are page dependent with soft key labels adjacent to each Dual Concentric Rotary Knob as a means of manually tuning communication and navigation frequencies Page keys along the bottom Mechanical cam latch access hole for installation Dual Concentric Rotary Knob that is page dependent Page Function Keys Cam Latch Line Select Keys Dedicated Fun...

Page 23: ...15 Six 6 Dedicated Function Keys consisting of o Direct To D o Procedure PROC o Nearest NRST o Frequency List FREQ o Enter ENTR o Clear CLR Ambient Light Sensor CDI Navigation Source knob or GPS OBS Button Applicable only to the IFD510 and IFD545 ...

Page 24: ...l seconds for the IFD to complete the power up process The power button in the top left corner can be used to turn the unit off and to turn the unit back on again To turn the unit off press and hold the button A five second countdown will be displayed At the end of the countdown the unit will be powered off Manual Power Down COOL FEATURE Briefly pressing and then releasing the power button is a co...

Page 25: ...mming controls or using ambient light sensor photocell that is embedded in the bezel Brightness Controls Depending on how the installer configured the brightness controls at time of installation the Photocell setting will typically revert to the dimming bus setting in low ambient light conditions If the IFD appears to be inoperative or non responsive from a lighting perspective check the aircraft ...

Page 26: ...nditions There is no pilot action that must be performed on this page and it will automatically be removed after several seconds A software version and database currency page is displayed only if there any expired databases Avidyne does not recommend operating with expired databases but the system will allow operation by pressing the Proceed followed by the Confirm LSKs If the IFD has been configu...

Page 27: ...essage Loading nav database may be displayed on any of the FMS tabs for 10 30 seconds Additionally if an IFD550 or IFD545 unit has been exposed to extreme cold prior to start it may take a warm up period to achieve standard performance TIPS AND TECHNIQUES GPS No Position Message Possible at Startup If the GPS takes an unusually long time e g more than 2 minutes to acquire an initial position fix t...

Page 28: ...IQUES Bluetooth Networking Initialization Period The networking interfaces may experience a delay during post start initialization before becoming functional The icons in the upper right corner of the display will turn green when the interfaces are ready for use ...

Page 29: ...sue Date Between 14 and 21 Days Old i e up to a week out of date Update Available Next Cycle Date Light Green Charts Issue Date Older Than 21 Days i e more than a week out of date Update Required Expiration Date Yellow Invalid Type Database Invalid Yellow NOTE Use of Not Yet Effective Data If attempting to use not yet effective data e g charts or nav it is the responsibility of the pilot in comman...

Page 30: ...ystem Overview TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Manual Check of Database Dates Even if the databases are all current you can still view the date status of each database from the AUX page Database Status display as described in Section 5 page 5 90 ...

Page 31: ...re configurable For the IFD510 and IFD545 that area can be configured to show other datablocks just like those on the right side of the page Page Layout IFD540 Shown Each page has a number of associated tabs To select a tab using the page key press the left or right side of the key to move left or right respectively among the tabs until the desired tab is selected To select a tab using the touchsc...

Page 32: ...b on the FMS page and the Map tab on the MAP page are prime examples In the cases where this is available a labeled side tab is displayed as shown surrounded by gray boxes in the illustration below The datablocks can be shown or hidden using any of the following methods Touch the side tab Use a left or right swiping motion on the tab Press and hold the left or right side of the page key until the ...

Page 33: ...is pressed The active frequency is displayed in green and a standby is displayed in white The number of available standby frequencies is configurable Display of the frequencies can be formatted in several ways via the Setup Page see page 5 39 for more details The default display format is two com frequencies active and standby above two nav frequencies active and standby A custom display format ca...

Page 34: ...area operations when just a few standard frequencies are expected to be used for a flight for example ATIS Ground and Tower frequencies can be entered in three com slots for quick swapping into the active channel Touch the frequency slot that you want to be the Standby at any given time and then when the bezel Frequency Swap button is pressed that slot is what is swapped with the Active channel Mu...

Page 35: ...s to Tune Identify Monitor If a slot is receiving a voice transmission a RX indication will be displayed along the right edge of the given communications slot When the active frequency is transmitting a TX indication will be displayed along the right edge of the Active com slot NOTE Stations such as ATIS ASOS and AWOS are expected to be transmitting continuously causing an RX indication to be disp...

Page 36: ...ons radios navigation radios and a remote transponder if equipped To switch between controls push the lower left knob Subsequent tuning operations will be performed on the displayed transceivers Following 20 seconds of inactivity the system will revert to control and display of communications radios Cycling between Com Nav and Transponder Display Tuning Radio tuning can be accomplished through sev...

Page 37: ...ency into the numeric keypad and press ENTR either on the virtual keypad or on the bezel The virtual keyboard will be dismissed after ten seconds of inactivity The navigation radio may be tuned to a VOR using the identifier of the VOR e g GDM for the Gardner VOR Touch the nav radio block to display a virtual keyboard and then enter the identifier An automatic geographic based prediction algorithm ...

Page 38: ...y list The Standby can also be tuned from other pages on the IFD such as the INFO or NRST Tab on the FMS page Invalid Frequency Entry Attempt Attempting to type an invalid frequency e g typing a nav frequency in a communications slot will produce a temporary error message indicating the mistake This message is unavailable in dual IFD installations that have Keyboard Convenience mode turned on Noti...

Page 39: ...ation defined as 30 seconds or more of continuous transmission a Stuck Mic CAS message will be displayed and the transmitter will be disabled until the stuck mic condition is resolved Alternate Tuning Controls The IFD has the capability to receive external inputs for tuning preset frequencies and swapping the standby frequency into the active These inputs are typically driven by dedicated buttons ...

Page 40: ...is available only in a dual installation when cross sync is enabled When enabled the remote IFD tuning feature introduces the other IFD Com and Nav radios into the cycle accessed by pressing the lower left knob The IFD1 radios will be identified as COM1 and NAV1 whereas the IFD2 radios will be identified as COM2 and NAV2 So instead of the normal Com Nav Transponder cycle described on page 1 28 the...

Page 41: ...lity is present when dedicated third party radio control display units are wired into the aircraft Usually in these cases when the radio control display unit is active the Active and Standby frequencies are only displayed on that external control display unit and not on the IFD even though the actual radio is still housed inside the IFD ...

Page 42: ...either the origin airport or destination airport when airborne and more than 5nm from the origin airport Enroute frequencies associated with airports ARTCC and FSS within 40nm of the aircraft Recent a running list of the most recent 10 com frequencies that had been selected for the Active frequency persists across power cycles Frequency List Page The selected tab can be changed by pressing the FRE...

Page 43: ...uchscreen or by rotating the right inner knob To move the cursor to the desired frequency turn the right inner knob or touch the frequency To tune the Standby to the frequency surrounded by the cursor either touch the frequency or press the right knob The frequency list will be dismissed after ten seconds of inactivity ...

Page 44: ... the display A round R reply indication will light up in the transponder datablock area whenever the transponder is in an active Reply state If the IFD is unable to communicate with the remote transponder an associated CAS message is displayed and the transponder datablocks may be replaced with a red X Typical Transponder Datablock Locations Transponder Control The preferred method of controlling ...

Page 45: ...and the original code will be restored Transponder code can also be entered using the lower left knob First press the knob until the transponder tuning data is displayed in the upper left corner of the display Then turn the knob until the desired code is shown The outer knob adjusts the first two digits and the inner knob adjusts the second two digits During entry the code will be highlighted The ...

Page 46: ...ND SBY when on ground When airborne the transponder should always be set to ALT unless otherwise directed by Air Traffic Control VFR To quickly set the regional VFR code press the VFR key To return to the previous code press the VFR key again The regional VFR code can be set using the Setup Page see page 5 74 IDENT To perform an IDENT function press the IDENT key The Ident in transponder datablock...

Page 47: ... waypoint is the desired waypoint press the ENTR key along the right edge of the bezel twice Direct To Enter Enter or touch the Activate dialog box that pops up on the display to accept If a different waypoint is desired there are a number of ways in which the proper waypoint can be entered in that Direct To dialog box Turn the bottom right outer knob to populate the dialog box with by scrolling t...

Page 48: ...y to enter every character since the field is managed by Geofill When the desired waypoint is displayed press the knob button the ENTR key or Enter on the keypad to accept Turn the bottom right inner knob to start editing the identifier Use the inner knob to change characters and the outer knob to change cursor position It may not be necessary to enter every character since the field is managed by...

Page 49: ...ist to another category as defined in the list below o Nearest Airports o Nearest Airports to Destination o Nearest VORs o Nearest NDBs o Nearest Intersections o Nearest ARTCCs o Nearest FSS o Nearest Airspace o Nearest User Waypoints PROC The PROC key acts as a shortcut for attaching a published arrival or approach procedure to a waypoint in your flight plan It can be used at any time The first p...

Page 50: ...pears over the intended data field turn the bottom right knob to scroll up or down the list until the desired procedure is highlighted and then push the knob in to add that procedure to the flight plan If there is no flight plan pressing the PROC key will present the FPL tab with an insert cursor at the top of the page but will not present any procedures ENTR The use can vary slightly depending on...

Page 51: ...eful during turbulent or bumpy flight conditions where it is often very difficult to precisely and reliably touch the desired point on the display Having a physical bezel control provides an anchor point or control to hold on to and exercise the intended action TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Turn off the touch screen The Setup Page provides an option to disable the touch screen This can come in handy in exce...

Page 52: ... Primary Navigation Source Calling up a map page info box Starting the Frequency List Selecting a 2 or 3 standby frequency for swapping into the active frequency slot Frequency Swap Changing remote transponder mode When editing data e g FMS waypoint data chart identifiers using touch virtual keyboards are displayed on the IFD There are several virtual keyboard layouts including a numeric keypad to...

Page 53: ...l Numeric Keyboard Each keyboard has a scratchpad in the lower right corner The scratchpad is a free text field for data entry with some data entry validity logic applied to the data that is trying to be entered For example when trying to enter an invalid frequency the IFD will ...

Page 54: ... IFD installations Invalid Keyboard Entry Alert TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Optimal Touch Performance The touchscreen works best when the area being touched is maximized Avoid using just fingernail contact or just the tip of a finger Increased pressure on the glass by your finger will not have any effect Many types of gloves will work but performance will likely be degraded see Use of Gloves section on pa...

Page 55: ...ting the WiFi and Bluetooth interfaces This is useful if there ever becomes a concern that a wireless device is interfering with the proper functioning of the IFD In order to quickly disconnect the WiFi and Bluetooth interfaces press and hold the power button in the top left corner of the IFD until the countdown starts then release the button At that point a large green dialog box will appear show...

Page 56: ... flight plans entering frequencies etc the paired external keyboard can be used instead NOTE Dual IFD Installations Should Only Pair 1 IFD To avoid issues arising from a keyboard only being able to pair with one device at a time dual IFD installations should turn off Bluetooth in the Setup page on one IFD See page 7 75 for Bluetooth keyboard pairing procedures All labeled keys are fully functional...

Page 57: ...ction and display on the third party application Traffic data streaming from the IFD to a third party application for display on the third party application Weather data streaming from the IFD to a third party application for display on the third party application Traffic and weather data streaming from portable ADS B devices for display on the IFD Flight plan route data transmitted by a third par...

Page 58: ...Use One WiFi For reliable WiFi operations Avidyne recommends turning off WiFi on one of the IFDs see the Setup Page Bluetooth WiFi Status Indications Bluetooth and WiFi icons will be displayed at the top right corner of the display just left of the nav mode when the respective function has been enabled The WiFi and Bluetooth icons will change color depending on connection status Icons will not app...

Page 59: ...em Overview 1 51 WiFi and Bluetooth Connected Icons If the user has disconnected WiFi Bluetooth the gray logos above are depicted with a slash through them indicating they are not connected due to being actively disabled by the user ...

Page 60: ...nience mode is enabled via the Setup Page and an entry is initiated on one IFD the virtual keyboard will be displayed on the other IFD This feature allows the entry to be made without having the virtual keyboard obscure the field being entered Shared Data Dual IFD Operations The following list of data will be shared between two IFDs if properly configured for data sharing Enables the integration o...

Page 61: ...n SBAS If one IFD is set up with a SBAS antenna and one is set up with a non SBAS antenna then the FMS related data flight plans waypoints routes will not be shared between IFDs NOTE Dissimilar Weather Traffic Data Not Shared Dissimilar weather data sources e g GDL 69 data on one IFD and SkyTrax100 data on the other IFD will not be shared between IFDs Each IFD will display its own weather data in ...

Page 62: ...t be turned on in both IFDs this is a maintenance mode setting Both IFDs must have the same SBAS antenna configuration Both IFDs must have the same navigation database cycle Both IFDs must have the same software version Both IFDs must have the same setting for whether RF Legs are enabled Independent Data Dual IFD Operations The following list of data will never be shared between two IFDs no matter...

Page 63: ... Tolerates Inconsistent Databases While Avidyne strongly recommends the databases on each IFD be kept up to date and on the same cycle data sharing between IFDs as defined above in Data Sharing Dual IFD Operations is not disabled when different data cycles are present on the two IFDs Flight plans do not share in that case but the rest of the data will be shared ...

Page 64: ...he FMS and SBAS glideslopes will be displayed when appropriate When configured for or connected to a non SBAS antenna or a non approved SBAS antenna at installation the IFD will not provide any SBAS functionality For example SBAS approaches such as LPVs will not be presented as an available choice within the FMS For dual IFD installations in which one IFD is SBAS capable and the other IFD is non S...

Page 65: ...ctions As a condition for certification the IFD is approved for integration with all equipment the GNS 530 is approved for plus the IFD is approved for integration with additional equipment beyond those authorized for use with the GNS system NOTE Shared Data Between Panel IFD and IFD100 Almost all of the same data sharing rules apply between a panel mounted IFD and the IFD100 application running o...

Page 66: ...e sure to check the Setup page for your personal preferences Avidyne recommends creating and using the Checklist utility and including a Before Takeoff checklist that meets your personal needs TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Avoid The Use of Polarized Sunglasses Avidyne recommends avoiding the use of polarized sunglasses when using the IFD due to likely washing out of colors and apparent dimming ...

Page 67: ... TVV Flight Path Marker FPM Airport flags Runway depictions 3D terrain 3D traffic 3D obstacles Large bodies of water oceans lakes major rivers The SVS page can also show attitude indications that overlay the background depiction SVS computes height above terrain via GPS inputs and is not a radio altimeter RADALT Terrain Awareness and Forward Looking Terrain Alerting FLTA alerts are provided via te...

Page 68: ...f view adjustment can be made by either pinch zoom gestures on the touchscreen display or by turning either of the bottom right knobs Pushing the knob will restore the 45 field of view default value The zero pitch line or horizon line is a full width indication of the horizon Placing the TVV FPM on that line will result in level no altitude change flight Terrain above the aircraft s altitude will ...

Page 69: ... image is presented When set to FPL the synthetic vision image is presented with the active and next legs in the flight plan overlayed No other legs are overlayed in order to keep the display decluttered The active waypoint will be depicted using a magenta flag containing the waypoint identifier SynVis with Waypoint Flag There are no autopilot mode display or control capabilities The 3D traffic us...

Page 70: ... will be shown 3D Traffic Symbology in SynVis Scene The TVV will grow in size when it is behind the deviation indicators or heading digital readout bubbles in order to stay viewable Any airfield that is in the FMS database and in the SynVis field of view will be depicted in the SynVis scene with a METAR looking gray flag until the airfield is within 1 5nm at which time the flag is removed and the ...

Page 71: ...p Airport Flags Any runway that is part of the active flight plan will be further outlined in magenta Provided aircraft position is close enough to the runway runway numerical identification e g 04 will be visible as will centerline markings SynVis Runway Depiction The Setup Page provides a means to control whether cardinal heading marks are shown along the horizon line ...

Page 72: ...e Horizontal Deviation Indicator HDI is always visible or shown only for approaches HDI while enroute Always On SYNTHETIC VISION WITH DATABLOCKS The default SynVis view shows radio controls datablocks and LSKs on the left and the entire right side of the display shows the SynVis scene However SynVis can be configured to show ...

Page 73: ...ton will also cause the datablocks to appear To hide the datablocks either touch the Data tab to the left of the datablocks or hold the right side of the SVS button until they slide back off of the display The datablocks to be shown are configurable as described in the Setup Page section page 5 39 This is the same set of datablocks that can be shown on the Map page SynVis with Datablocks SYNTHETIC...

Page 74: ...bstacle Threat Bubbles 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 whose top is between 100 below aircraft to anything above aircraft altitude will g...

Page 75: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide SVS Subsystem 2 9 Yellow Obstacle Threat Bubble Red Obstacle Threat Bubble ...

Page 76: ...SynVis scene If obstacle filtering is enabled then the system will display the greater of 2000 or the selected altitude filtering number For example if 500 1000 or 1500 were selected on the Setup Page for low obstacle altitude filtering the system will depict all obstacles within 2000 vertical feet of the aircraft out to 12nm in the SynVis scene NOTE When both obstacles and terrain are potential t...

Page 77: ...ft altitude will generate yellow hatched indications on the SynVis scene and the map pages Any terrain that is within a 10nm radius of the aircraft position and is 100 below aircraft to anything above aircraft altitude will generate red hatched indications on the SynVis scene and the map pages Synthetic Vision terrain awareness can be triggered by either terrain or obstacles SVS with Terrain Aware...

Page 78: ...tice for a caution and 30 seconds for a warning Reduced terrain or obstacle clearance occurs when the TVV FPM is not projected to impact the terrain but the projected clearance between the aircraft flight path and nearby terrain or obstacles falls below a designated safe vertical distance The projected imminent impact location or the projected reduced terrain and obstacle clearance area is depicte...

Page 79: ...nce between FLTA warnings and cautions is exclusively based on distance to go to projected impact points or reduced clearance areas The reduced terrain and obstacle clearance distance varies with phase of flight and aircraft dynamics but generally ranges from 300 to 1000 SynVis terrain awareness indications do not product CAS messages or aural alerts but SynVis FLTA alerts do ...

Page 80: ... pointers indicate the direction and distance from desired glide path and glide slope In the example below the aircraft is virtually right on glide path but is displaced above the glide slope so the corrective action is to increase the descent rate toward the arrowhead to get centered back up on glide slope A stable glide slope flight should also put the TVV FPM at approximately 3 and placed on th...

Page 81: ...ld of view at the upper or lower ends of scales for long due to potential visual cue confusion e g things may be much closer or further than they appear If the IFD is configured to automatically enable the missed approach procedure in the FMS or it has been manually enabled inside the FAF then the first leg of the published missed with be displayed in the alternating magenta white depiction and th...

Page 82: ... SVS Subsystem The active runway in the FMS flight plan is highlighted with a magenta outline drawing the airfield identifier flag is planted at the runway threshold if known or airport reference point if not SynVis Runway Depiction ...

Page 83: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide SVS Subsystem 2 17 As on the FMS pages the bottom LSK will toggle to Retry Approach when the published missed is active Retry Approach Option While On Missed Approach ...

Page 84: ...dicated by both the SynVis scene depiction and the horizontal and vertical deviation indicators In the image below the airplane is displaced to the right of final and is well above glideslope A pegged deviation indicator is displayed in yellow Deviation Indicators ...

Page 85: ...tem 2 19 Many published missed approaches contain a hold pattern The IFD FMS will enter the hold as published and remain in the hold indefinitely until commanded to exit the hold via the bottom LSK Established in Hold with Option to Exit ...

Page 86: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide 2 20 SVS Subsystem Once the Exit Hold LSK has been selected the IFD FMS will exit the hold at the published fix Exit Hold Has Been Commanded ...

Page 87: ...g input to the IFD the TVV FPM is removed from the SynVis scene and the directional indication is labeled TRK indicating GPS track as the source SynVis with no Heading Input If the SynVis scene is turned off the page reverts to a more traditional blue over brown AI like look SynVis Turned Off ...

Page 88: ...ecoveries High low pitch chevrons are also displayed in those extreme pitch flight path angle situations and point toward the horizon as well The following SynVis related failure conditions result in an automatic transition from the SynVis scene to the traditional blue brown AI Loss of GPS position or track Inability to convert GPS altitude to MSL altitude Loss of pitch or roll data Invalid or fro...

Page 89: ...ional limits of the ARS below may result in a temporary loss of attitude display Body Pitch Roll rates up to 105 sec Body Yaw rates up to 70 sec Acceleration up to 4 5Gs Static and dynamic attitude performance to 60 for Pitch and Roll The IFD550 545 ARS is aided by the GPS data that it receives In the event that the unit losses GPS integrity the ARS performance will be degraded ARS Lost ...

Page 90: ...s NOTE SynVis Unavailable During GPS Acquisition SynVis depictions will not be available until the GPS has reached SBAS or FDE state NOTE Flight Plan Depictions The depiction of the flight plan in any SynVis display is placed 1000 feet below aircraft altitude This means that it will not be visible when flying under 1000 feet AGL during takeoff enroute and approach phases nor will it be visible dur...

Page 91: ... The INFO tab provides a method for showing information about aviation facilities contained in the navigation database The ROUTE tab provides a method for managing stored routes Stored routes can be created modified and deleting using this page A stored route can also be activated which will copy it to the flight plan and activating it thus making it the plan to which guidance will be provided The...

Page 92: ...t plan can consist of up to 128 legs Each row is laid out based on a via to concept The path to be taken is the via and is displayed in the upper left portion of the row The terminus of the leg is the to and is displayed below and slightly to the right of the via Various statistics are displayed to the right of the to field Each row in the flight plan is color coded to aid in identifying important...

Page 93: ...w LSK can be set to either Expanded or Compact Typically the view is set to Expanded which causes each row in the flight plan to represent a leg in the flight plan This view is useful to track progress during the flight In expanded view displayed to the right of the to field is a set of statistics for the leg arranged in two lines The first line contains the distance and time remaining on that leg...

Page 94: ...panded The compact view is useful for viewing flight plans in a format that more closely resembles a clearance When a row represents an entire procedure the layout is similar to that of a leg but the via field contains the name of the procedure and the statistics are cumulative covering all legs in the procedure Mini Flight Plan Format Mini Flight Plan Format can be selected using the Setup Page W...

Page 95: ... so that both the map and the flight plan can be seen at once In order to enable split view either touch the Map tab or press and hold the right side of the FMS button Once split view is active the full FPL page can be restored by again touching the tab which is now labeled FPL or by pressing and holding the left side of the FMS button Because of the reduced width available for displaying flight p...

Page 96: ...eg by leg When the split view is active the View LSK has a third option named Cursor When that view is selected the map side of the display will be centered on the terminating point of the leg surrounded by the cursor As a reminder of the Cursor view being active the legend Cursor Centered will be displayed near the top of the map By moving the cursor through the flight plan and having an appropri...

Page 97: ...sor appears as a thin cyan horizontal line that appears between flight plan rows This cursor allows you to insert new legs and procedures at that position The edit cursor appears as a cyan box surrounding the entire row and allows you to perform operations on that row A field cursor appears as a filled cyan reverse video box within a row Insert Cursor Insert Cursor Thin cyan line ...

Page 98: ...ition Touching a field within a row that is surrounded by the cursor will move the field cursor to that position Flight plan editing Throughout the FMS Subsystem section of this document the word select is used to describe the initiation of an operation based on the cursor position Unless otherwise specified the field indicated or highlighted by the cursor can be selected by pressing the inner kno...

Page 99: ...keyboard press the ENTR button on the right side of the IFD or press the Enter LSK By turning and pressing only the bottom right knob it is possible to enter an entire flight plan very quickly without ever removing your hand from the knob CREATING A NEW FLIGHT PLAN When the IFD powers up on the ground the flight plan is automatically populated with an origin The origin will be the closest airport ...

Page 100: ...umber of flight plan legs out of sight below the bottom of the display PREVIEWING FLIGHT PLANS Using the split view flight plan modifications can be previewed as they are being modified on the FMS page As a flight plan is being built on the right side of the page the map will automatically resize attempting to show the entire modification being made Those changes are shown on the map using a cyan ...

Page 101: ... dropdown containing available departures for the origin airport TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Vector Standard Instrument Departure SID Vector or Radar SIDs are not likely to be part of the list of available departures in the FMS dropdown This is due to the nature of the data encoding from the supplier They are however likely to be present in the list of available charts for the departure field Vector or Ra...

Page 102: ...act whether a specific dropdown is presented The FMS processes enroute transitions first If the departure has more than one published enroute transition the FMS will present a dropdown showing those transitions and a transition must be selected If the departure has only one published enroute transition the FMS will automatically select that one and no dropdown for enroute transitions will be prese...

Page 103: ... terminate at the end of the common segment Once the enroute transition has been selected the FMS will process runway transitions There are departures that do not have published runway transitions For those cases the rest of this process is skipped and the selected procedure and enroute transition are inserted into the flight plan Otherwise the FMS proceeds differently based on whether the airport...

Page 104: ...ropdown menu showing all of the runway transitions and the pilot will select the desired transition Once that selection has been made the procedure and all selected transitions will be inserted into the flight plan Departure Runway Transition Dropdown If the inserted departure had a selected runway transition and either the airport had no selected runway or the selected runway was not applicable t...

Page 105: ...insert cursor is displayed at a position where it is legal to insert a waypoint pressing a letter on a Bluetooth keyboard will immediately start a waypoint identifier entry with that letter COOL FEATURE If you are on another FMS page and the cursor is around an identifier that can be used as a waypoint a quick way to enter that identifier into the flight plan is provided by the Paste LSK Go direct...

Page 106: ...menu containing the options available after that leg Scroll the cursor down through the list until the desired airway name is selected Note that airways are always at the bottom of the list Once the desired airway is selected press the right knob button or touch the selected airway and a list of exit points will appear in a secondary dropdown The list of exit points is presented in the order along...

Page 107: ...delete the waypoint Continue pressing the CLR button and it will walk up the flight plan deleting earlier waypoints as you go Waypoints can also be deleted by touching the waypoint to be deleted and then selecting the Delete Waypoint LSK NOTE Not all waypoints within a published procedure are allowed to be deleted Generally legs that are surrounded by other legs that terminate at a fix can be dele...

Page 108: ...llow for the entry of an altitude constraint e g cross the waypoint at or above a specific altitude Non window constraints are defined by the kind of constraint the altitude and a cross distance prior to the waypoint at which the constraint is to be met Window constraints are defined only by the two altitudes meaning that the constraint applies at the waypoint no distance prior field Altitude cons...

Page 109: ...an onpath direct to respectively Whether a direct to is onpath or offpath is determined by the FMS However it is important for the pilot to recognize the difference because the effect on the flight plan differs Selecting the direct to waypoint In either case the process is started by pressing the dedicated Direct To key on the IFD bezel At that point a green dialog box appears and is populated wit...

Page 110: ...sh the right inner knob A cursor will appear in the field Turn the inner knob to change characters and turn the outer knob to change cursor position Scrolling Turn the right outer knob With each click of the knob the cursor will be populated with the next or previous item in the list being shown e g the flight plan the nearest list Once the desired waypoint identifier has been entered accept the e...

Page 111: ...leg with a matching identifier Note that legs in a missed approach are considered only if the missed approach is enabled If a matching leg is found then the direct to is considered onpath If no matching leg is found then the direct to is considered offpath Note that because only legs downpath of the active leg are considered entering the identifier of a leg before the active leg will cause the dir...

Page 112: ...ve leg is part of an arrival or an approach and an offpath direct to is performed the direct to will be inserted after the end of the missed approach or after the destination if there is no associated missed approach When the active leg is part of a departure and an offpath direct to is performed the direct to will be inserted after the last leg of the departure Onpath Direct To An onpath direct t...

Page 113: ... course adjust knob i e course set knob on a CDI or HSI or EFIS If there is no installed external course setting device then turn the IFD nav source knob to adjust the FMS Course value For IFDs without a nav source knob e g IFD510 the course can be adjusted by turning the inner knob but only on a page under the Map subsystem FMS Course mode makes the current waypoint act like a VOR Select the desi...

Page 114: ...essing the nav source knob while the FMS course function is active will also cancel the FMS Course mode and return to GPS as the active nav source mode The FMS Course will remain active if a From course is dialed and the airplane does not intercept the FPL VLOC Method If the Nav Source knob is set to VLOC as the active nav mode and a VOR station is tuned and received then use the external course k...

Page 115: ...ght plan Push in the bottom right knob or touch the position on the glass Note that a hold is available via the drop down list Scroll up or down the dropdown list as required and push the bottom right knob or touch the hold option in the list to insert a hold flight plan leg TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Using Holding Patterns The hold pattern leg type has a field for the inbound course to the hold waypoint...

Page 116: ...e LSK will then display Hold As Published and pressing the LSK will restore the original parameters Note that this only applies to holds that are inserted versus holds that are defined as a leg in a terminal area procedure the most common case being a course reversal on an approach for those holds there s no Standard Hold LSK since it is unlikely this would be a desired course of action If however...

Page 117: ...ected just like all other leg types but is only available after a leg that is not part of a terminal procedure Select the Orbit waypoint option in the standard FMS insert cursor drop down list Circular Orbit Dropdown Selection The orbit radius can range from 0 5nm to 100nm The FMS will not actually fly to the orbit fix and instead will fly to the point where the leg to the fix intercepts the orbit...

Page 118: ...different leg The orbit size can be changed while it is active but no path to reacquire the orbit is depicted on the map DELETING A HOLDING PATTERN To delete a holding pattern in your flight plan turn the right knob to scroll until an edit cursor surrounds the hold or touch the hold to be deleted then press the Delete Hold LSK or the CLR button EDITING A HOLDING PATTERN To edit a holding pattern t...

Page 119: ...e Route LSK If the flight plan is not activated and the aircraft reaches a threshold groundspeed of approximately 40 knots the IFD will automatically activate the flight plan A flight plan that was created by pressing the Activate Route LSK for a stored route on the ROUTE tab will be automatically activated FLIGHT PLAN SEQUENCING The FMS assumes that the pilot will fly the flight plan as defined I...

Page 120: ...etup page When enabled the FMS will automatically tune the next down path VOR in the active flight plan into the primary nav frequency It may desirable to turn off this feature on one of the IFDs in a dual installation to allow depiction of a crossing radial for reference before crossing a VOR Also when navigating using airways it may be desirable to turn off this feature in order to check navigat...

Page 121: ...IGHT PLAN DISCONTINUITIES A discontinuity indicates that the FMS cannot provide guidance to the leg following the discontinuity If a discontinuity exists in the flight plan and the FMS reaches the end of the leg preceding the discontinuity the FMS will not sequence the leg and will provide guidance outbound along the same course until some overt action is taken to change the active leg Several kin...

Page 122: ...In Route discontinuities If a route modification results in two consecutive waypoints with the same identifier but the two waypoints have incompatible altitude constraints then a gap will be inserted In this case one of the two altitude constraints must be removed At that point the FMS will remove the gap In some cases the two waypoints with the same identifier will be combined leaving a single in...

Page 123: ...the missed approach is disabled then the FMS treats it like a gap and will provide guidance outbound from the missed approach point MAP rather than providing guidance to the legs in the missed approach FAF Intercept Too Sharp A FAF Intercept Too Sharp discontinuity will appear after the FAF when the pilot direct the FMS to go direct to the FAF and the difference between the inbound course to the F...

Page 124: ...AS countdown message 10 seconds prior to reaching the TOD point When the IFD is wired to the audio panel an associated two tone chime is also generated The TOD label may be decluttered from the map depending on map range and feature density The TOD depiction and CAS message are removed from the map immediately after passing the TOD point Top of Descent TOD Marker ...

Page 125: ...t depicts the geographic point where at the current vertical speed the aircraft will reach the altitude target The altitude target is any crossing restriction on a waypoint that is either manually entered or a part of a procedure It will be removed from the map when current aircraft altitude is within 150 feet of the target altitude ...

Page 126: ... Fix FAF published altitude If your flight plan contains consecutive approaches and you activate the next approach during climb out from the previous approach and prior to reaching the next approach s FAF altitude this Check Altitude Too Low message may be displayed ENTERING AN ARRIVAL AND APPROACH To enter an arrival or an approach use the right inner and outer knob to move the cursor to a point ...

Page 127: ... knob the FMS will present a dropdown from which to select the desired procedure The process for using the dropdowns to select the arrival and or approach and any enroute and runway transitions is the same as the process for selecting a departure Arrivals Dropdown When an approach is being entered Vectors To Final VTF will be presented in the dropdown containing approach transitions Since approach...

Page 128: ...d transitions the legs will be inserted into the flight plan and the corresponding destination airport field will contain the name of the procedure that was just inserted In expanded view a white bracket will be presented along the left side of the legs in the procedure labeled with the name of the procedure Procedure Brackets ...

Page 129: ... through all following destination airfields approaches and arrivals in the flight plan and wrap back around to the top of the flight plan When the dropdown is presented for the intended field use either the right knob button or touch to scroll the list until the desired procedure is selected then push the right knob button to add that procedure to the flight plan If there is no flight plan then p...

Page 130: ... at an airport are presented in the dropdown menu below all instrument approaches as illustrated below Visual approach selection Once a visual approach has been selected the familiar transition dropdown will appear The dropdown contains selections for a straight in approach and for base and downwind pattern entries using both left and right turns as illustrated below Visual approach entries dropdo...

Page 131: ... visual approach leg The area typically used to display altitude constraints is instead used to show the glideslope angle associated with the visual approach Visual approach in the flight plan Selection of a base or downwind entry adds no additional legs to the flight plan However to aid in situational awareness the entry is shown on the map using dashed lines that intercept the final approach leg...

Page 132: ...ed exactly like instrument approaches However the LSK legend will show Activate Visual rather than Activate Approach providing a further reminder that a visual approach is in use Configuring Visual Approaches Several user configurable settings are available on the Setup page to control the appearance and behavior of visual approaches see page 5 60 The settings can be used to adjust for user prefer...

Page 133: ...lan it retains the settings that were in effect when it was inserted To change the final length pattern width or glideslope of the approach in the flight plan the settings must be changed on the Setup page and then the approach must be reinserted into the flight plan ACTIVATING A LEG To activate a different leg of the flight plan from the FPL tab either use the bottom right knob or touch the desir...

Page 134: ...n to the blue airfield leg ensure the cyan highlight is on the approach field and press the CLR button USE OF THE MAP FPL SPLIT PAGE The Map FPL split tab on the FMS page presents the moving map on the left and the FMS flight plan in a thin strip on the right While it can be useful in many phases of flight and scenarios the split page is especially helpful during arrivals This can be most useful t...

Page 135: ...e MAP page Chart Extent Box COOL FEATURE Hot Links to Charts in Flight Plan Whenever a flight plan leg blue airfield legs has at least one published approach associated with it a chart icon is presented on the right edge of the flight plan leg By using 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 kno...

Page 136: ...irplane and providing METAR data to the IFD color METAR flags will be included in the flight plan leg depiction along the right edge This is designed to give you a quick weather reference for the waypoint and or its vicinity The exact station to which that METAR applies is provided via the flag label and may be different than the actual waypoint identifier ...

Page 137: ...e Info tab was accessed directly from a page where the cursor surrounded an applicable facility identifier a Paste LSK will appear e g NRST VORs Pressing the Paste LSK will immediately change the contents of the identifier field A search function accessible via the Search LSK is also available to help find the identifier of the facility for which more information is desired If a nav frequency is a...

Page 138: ...into the standby or by using the bottom right knob to highlight the desired frequency and then push the knob to nominate it into the standby slot Runways identifies the known runways at the airport to include orientation length and width and a thumbnail map of the runways When an individual runway row has been selected via touch or the bottom right knob it can further expand to provide surface typ...

Page 139: ...cluding any identifier and nav frequency and when an individual row has been selected via touch or the bottom right knob it can further expand to provide a thumbnail map depiction of the approach If the nav frequency is selected by touch or by using the bottom right knob it can be nominated copied into the standby slot Weather provides four additional rows of data if known METAR TAF Winds Aloft an...

Page 140: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide 3 50 FMS Subsystem Weather Data on Info Tab Info Tab Nearby Navaids ...

Page 141: ...by a single row with the route name on the left and the from and to points identified on the right side of the row Additionally there are two special purpose rows shown at the top of the list The Current Route row represents the flight plan being used on the FPL page This row is provided as a mechanism to allow the copying and inverting of the active flight plan Note that all active flight plan ed...

Page 142: ...o continue without entering a name turn the right outer knob to show the familiar insert cursor Use the same methods as described on the FPL page to edit the stored route When editing is complete press the Back To Route List LSK EDITING A ROUTE To start editing an existing stored route move the cursor to surround the route to be edited Then initiate editing by pressing the right knob button or tou...

Page 143: ...s The system will save manually entered altitude constraints but only for direct legs Manually entered altitude constraints on a leg within a published procedure SID STAR Approach or Airway will not be saved COPYING A ROUTE To make a copy an existing stored route move the cursor to surround the route to be copied and then press the Copy LSK A copy of the route will have been created and the route ...

Page 144: ...saved version is like any other stored route Copy Route LSK TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Route Previewing Experimentation with routes without altering the active route e g setting up multiple arrival scenarios when still far from destination can be accomplished by copying the active route on the Route tab renaming it for clarity and editing as desired When ready activate that newly edited route In dual IFD...

Page 145: ...nverted copy of the route will have been created and the route will be presented for editing It is possible to invert the active flight plan by highlighting the Current Route row and pressing the Invert LSK Pressing the Back To Route List LSK with no changes will effectively save the inverted flight plan into a stored route At that point the saved version is like any other stored route Invert Rout...

Page 146: ...providing guidance to it To activate a stored route from the stored routes list highlight the desired route from the ROUTE tab by either touching the row or using the bottom right knob Once the desired route to be activated is highlighted press the Activate Route LSK along the left edge of the display The IFD will show the FPL tab with the desired route activated Activate Route LSK ...

Page 147: ...he display A confirmation dialog box will then be displayed saying Delete name of flight plan Confirm the deletion by either touching the dialog box or pressing the ENTR key along the right edge of the display Deleting a Route COOL FEATURE The flight plan can be deleted by moving the cursor to surround the Current Route row then pressing the CLR key The IFD will return to an empty FPL page ...

Page 148: ...FMS page Present Position Press the PPOS LSK to create a waypoint at the current aircraft position No further action is required Enter Lat Lon Press the New LSK then press the Format LSK until the Lat Lon option appears Enter the waypoint coordinates and then press the Enter LSK to save the waypoint Enter Radial Radial an intersection of two radials Press the New LSK then press the Format LSK unti...

Page 149: ...at is WP or re name that as desired A longer description can also be attached to each user waypoint using the Name field In each case those names can be entered by either touching the specific field and using the virtual keyboard or by using the bottom right knob DELETING A USER WAYPOINT There are two methods to delete an existing user waypoint Either highlight the waypoint to be deleted and press...

Page 150: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide 3 60 FMS Subsystem User Waypoint Airfield Naming Example ...

Page 151: ...rt will display as an airfield with no known runway orientation User Waypoint Airfield Depiction on Map COOL FEATURE User waypoints can be uploaded to the IFD from a CSV file and downloaded to a CSV file from the IFD using Maintenance Mode See Transferring User Waypoints on page 7 75 for details ...

Page 152: ...s is accomplished by opening or closing the side tab when on the Nearest page Full Nearest Tab The Nearest LSK along the left edge can be used to cycle through the various nearest types Choices include Nearest Airports Nearest Airports to Destination Nearest VORs Nearest NDBs Nearest Intersections Nearest ARTCCs out to 200nm from ownship Nearest FSS Nearest Airspace Nearest User Waypoints ...

Page 153: ... more information about the facility is available on the Info tab To quickly access the Info tab either touch or rotate the inner knob to move the cursor to surround the icon Then touch or push the knob to display the Info tab for the specified facility For those rows that contain a chart icon on the right side touching the chart icon or using the bottom right knob to highlight it and then pushing...

Page 154: ...ple if the Nearest VORs selection was the most recent display of nearest data and then the pilot selects a map page for more than 60 seconds when the Nearest tab is next selected Nearest Airports data is now displayed and not Nearest VORs TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Emergency Return to Departure Airfield If on departure leg and an emergency return to the departure airfield is deemed necessary the recommen...

Page 155: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide FMS Subsystem 3 65 NOTE Nearest Lists Capped at 100nm Most Nearest lists will only display entries that are within 100nm of the current aircraft position ARTCCs use 200nm ...

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Page 157: ...will be named TAWS The MAP tab shows a plan view representation of the environment around the aircraft much like a sectional chart The map can be panned away from the aircraft The CHART tab is used to manage the display of electronic charts The optional VIDEO tab is used to display images from an external video source The optional RADAR tab is used to show the returns from a weather radar and prov...

Page 158: ...clear indication of what the system will do next All future legs beyond the next leg will be depicted in white MAP CONTROLS Turning the bottom right knob or using pinch zoom touch gestures will result in a map range change Map range choices extend from 2 nm up to 1000 nm Current map range is indicated on the outer map range ring at approximately the 1 30 position and as noted above the map range c...

Page 159: ... Heading vs Track selection is made from the Map Orientation selection on the Setup Page North Up 360 View Example NOTE Chart Data Reliance Always refer to current aeronautical charts for appropriate terrain and obstacle information Do not rely on the IFD as your sole source of obstacle and terrain avoidance information ...

Page 160: ...rol Map features displayed are highly dependent on a combination of the map view map range map declutter settings and user setup choices For example if the flight plan concludes at an airfield the airfield identifier may be automatically decluttered in favor of the waypoint identifier that represents the airfield from the flight plan In this example both identifiers can be made visible by ranging ...

Page 161: ...method to increase usable map space especially on dual IFD installations where cleaner maps are desired NOTE Map Orientation Without GPS The map orientation will auto switch from track up orientation to north up orientation when GPS is lost Pilots who leave the map orientation in track up during shutdown may notice the map will start up in north up until a GPS position fix is available at which ti...

Page 162: ...Heading Pointer Blue pointer on each side of the compass rose denotes the aircraft heading Heading Select Heading Bug For those installations where the IFD is receiving heading select aka heading bug data a hollow magenta heading bug is displayed for reference on the inside edge of the map compass rose Projected track line Dashed white line indicating actual track Connects ownship symbol with comp...

Page 163: ...00 AGL or higher blue Grouping of high obstacles 2 or more high obstacles 1000 AGL or higher within 1 nm of each other blue Towered airport hard Towered airport soft Towered airport water If runway orientation is known they are also depicted on the airfield symbol blue with white runway Non towered airport hard Non towered airport soft Non towered airport water If runway orientation is known they ...

Page 164: ...an course waypoints Each waypoint in flight plan white Interstate highway All interstate highways in the database solid brown Class A Each boundary of Class A airspace solid red line Class B Each boundary of Class B airspace solid blue Class C Each boundary of Class C airspace solid magenta Class D Each boundary of Class D airspace dashed blue Victor or Jet Airways All Victor and or Jet airways so...

Page 165: ...ayed terrain Ownship symbol Representation of present position Icon selection is made in Maintenance Mode the two shown to the left are just examples COOL FEATURE Optional Airspace Aural Alerting If selected on the Setup page an aural alert Airspace Ahead will be issued when an imminent airspace penetration is anticipated This is designed to happen approximately 5 minutes 30 sec prior to the proje...

Page 166: ...n is performed assuming a 45 minute fuel reserve for fixed wing aircraft and a 20 minute reserve for helicopters A dashed green fuel range ring shows the maximum range of the aircraft while still retaining the reserves In other words when the aircraft reaches the dashed green line only reserve fuel is left If there is fuel remaining in excess of the reserve the maximum range of the aircraft is sho...

Page 167: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide Map Subsystem 4 11 Fuel range rings with remaining reserves Fuel range rings with less than reserve remaining ...

Page 168: ...ty of the land map features e g terrain political boundaries rivers lakes oceans roads etc and the navigational map features e g airspace Victor and Jet airways airports obstacles navaids etc respectively Use the Land and or Nav LSK to select the preferred level of feature density The selected levels remain consistent across all maps shown on the IFD Map Declutter Controls ...

Page 169: ... displayed next to the cross hair cursor The map will snap back to being centered on the present position ownship depiction after 20 seconds of panning inactivity or if a quick double tap on the touch screen is made NOTE Map Panning Limited Geographic Boundaries Due to map projection limitations map panning is limited to 45 degrees of longitude and 30 degrees of latitude from present position NOTE...

Page 170: ... presented on the display for you to choose confirm the new waypoint being created If the new fix is in close proximity to a facility or facilities in the on board navigation database then both the fix and the nearby facility or facilities will appear in the dialog box list Rubber Banding Dialog Box If the intended new waypoint is not listed in the dialog box to your satisfaction press the bezel C...

Page 171: ...a direction perpendicular to the leg Note that any leg can be rubber banded including the active leg the magenta one unless the leg is part of a published instrument procedure Rubber banding is a handy feature to quickly alter a flight plan around airspace or a weather buildup while staying on the map NOTE Rubber Banding Only Via Touch Rubber banding can only be accomplished via touch screen contr...

Page 172: ...titude Constraints The altitude constraint depiction will also appear at the proper geographic position For example if an altitude constraint were defined to be 5nm prior to a waypoint like it is for KGDM in the image above the graphical representation of the altitude constraint on the map will be positioned 5nm prior to the waypoint instead of at the actual waypoint MAP INFORMATION POP UP BOXES T...

Page 173: ...in the bottom right corner of each pop up box For those boxes that indicate more than one page e g VOR co located with an airfield touching the pop up box switches between the various pages of the pop up box Map Popup Info Boxes For those hotspots that are an airport and typically have METAR data associated with them a METAR page can be appended to the map info popup boxes as shown in the middle e...

Page 174: ...e feature DATALINK WEATHER OVERLAYS AND OPERATIONS Several broadcast datalink weather receivers can be interfaced to the IFD Some datalink services require a monthly subscription e g Sirius XM while others are free e g SkyTrax100 In either case however the weather data is received continuously The following tables show the set of weather products associated with different types of receivers For ea...

Page 175: ...S Radar US WxRadar 30 75 METARs 15 20 TAFs 20 40 AIRMETs 15 20 SIGMETs 15 20 TFRs 40 40 Lightning 15 75 Icing 30 105 Cloud Tops 30 105 Winds Temps 20 40 Turbulence 30 105 XMD 076 Product Short Name Late minutes Stale minutes Radar US US WxRadar 15 75 Radar Canadian CA WxRadar 15 75 METARs 15 75 TAFs 15 90 AIRMETs 15 90 SIGMETs 15 90 TFRs 45 90 Lightning 15 18 ...

Page 176: ...nadian CA Radar Coverage 15 75 METARs US US METARs 15 75 METARs Canadian CA METARs 15 75 TAFs US US TAFs 15 90 TAFs Canadian CA TAFs 15 90 AIRMETs 15 90 SIGMETs 15 90 TFRs 45 90 Lightning 15 18 Icing 45 120 Storm Cells Storms 15 20 Winds 45 120 NOTE Datalink Data Accuracy Avidyne does not control review or edit the information made available by the datalink products and is therefore not responsibl...

Page 177: ...clement weather The system is not designed for use for weather penetration and storm cell circumvention The system lacks sufficient resolution and updating necessary for tactical maneuvering DATALINK RADAR The Datalink radar is a composite image depicting precipitation as seen by multiple ground weather radar sites The image is color coded to FAA definitions to show intensity levels and precipitat...

Page 178: ...utline of the Continental United States CONUS If however Datalink radar is unavailable in a particular area for any reason hatched lines appear in that area In the mountains and off the coast hatched lines may represent no coverage below 10 000 feet If there are radar returns in that region above 10 000 feet the returns will be displayed as islands of precipitation surrounded by the hatched lines ...

Page 179: ...as that are not covered the coverage area for ADS B lightning is shown by highlighting the area that is covered The coverage area for which lightning data has been received is depicted using a shadow as illustrated below The shadow consists of a transparent gray region on all Land declutter settings This allows for quick distinction between two coverage areas when simultaneously displaying radar a...

Page 180: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide 4 24 Map Subsystem ADS B Lightning Coverage Area Shadow ...

Page 181: ...selected for overlay are indicated by a green lamp Note that the products in the Weather Layers group are mutually exclusive The table below represents the possible set of products available Products that are not available due to the device type or subscription level will not be displayed as selectable choices NOTE ADS B FIS B US Weather Radar Data is Coarse When compared to subscription Datalink ...

Page 182: ... only Weather Product Grouping Title Category Possible Selections Within the Grouping Weather Layers Datalink radar Storm Cells Icing incl SLD and Probability Winds Aloft Cloud Tops Turbulence Onboard Radar Airport Reports METARs Weather Reports AIR SIGMETs Lightning Datalink lightning Sensor Strike Sensor Cell Sensor Clear Strikes Selections can be made by either touching the desired product or b...

Page 183: ...vations 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 tabs These flags allow an overview of general weather conditions in an area Graphical METAR Legend AIRMETs and SIGMETs US only...

Page 184: ...r which the METAR flag applies is decoded immediately beneath the flag and may not be exactly the same location as the leg itself TFR TFR data is also transmitted via Broadcast Datalink Two types of TFRs are 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 ...

Page 185: ...ts where the weather WAS not where it IS The age indicator does not show the age of the actual weather conditions but rather the age of the mosaic image The actual weather conditions could be up to 15 to 20 minutes OLDER than the age indicated on the display Pilots should consider this potential delay when using in cockpit radar capabilities as the movement and or intensification of weather could ...

Page 186: ...SELECTION FOR MAP OVERLAY Support for digital weather radar is an optional capability for the IFD When this option has been activated on an IFD and if the IFD has access to heading data radar data can also be a selectable overlay on the moving map Onboard Radar Selection on Wx Overlay ...

Page 187: ... are no controls of the onboard weather radar from the map page it is simply an on off layer The map can be decluttered to remove non essential map content but still provide map and flight plan graphical situational awareness and a more typical weather radar depiction at the same time Radar control is only available on the dedicated RADAR tab ...

Page 188: ...ered a threat Traffic data will always be displayed as an overlay on the map and can also be selected as a datablock option on the left or right side of the display The center of the traffic symbology represents the horizontal position reference point of the traffic The following symbols for traffic systems are displayed both on the map all views and in the traffic thumbnail Basic Traffic Symbols ...

Page 189: ...ed Devices The IFD can be configured to receive ADS B traffic over WiFi Because the IFD cannot guarantee whether the transmitting device is certified the IFD will display traffic targets as PA rather than TA Pilots should always exercise extra caution when a PA target from a WiFi connected source is presented ADS B Directional Traffic Symbols ADS B traffic sensors can display directional versions ...

Page 190: ...s detected by the traffic sensor but determined not to be a current threat hollow cyan arrowhead ADS B Ground Traffic Symbols ADS B traffic sensors can also show ground targets No additional traffic information e g altitude vertical trend is shown with these targets If track or heading is available the directional version of the symbol will be presented Symbol Definition On ground traffic non dire...

Page 191: ...l to indicate relative altitude in hundreds of feet and vertical trend Additional Traffic Information The Aircraft ID tail number call sign or squawk code may also be displayed adjacent to the traffic symbol on the Map display when it is available from the traffic sensor Aircraft ID Depiction TIS A Directional Traffic Symbols TIS A Directional Traffic symbols are identical to the Basic Symbols for...

Page 192: ...fic will be displayed is also configurable Setup Page Non TA Traffic Layer Item Traffic Thumbnail Datablock For space reasons the Traffic Thumbnail datablock does not show the traffic ID or ADS B HVV barbs TAs which are beyond the range of the traffic thumbnail will display as a half symbol at the edge of the thumbnail s outer range ring The traffic thumbnail is always displayed with the ownship h...

Page 193: ...per two thirds of the thumbnail TIS A Specific Information TIS A capable transponders are supported by the IFD including map depictions of the TIS track lines These track barbs are only reported and indicated to 45 cardinal increments e g 0 45 90 135 etc and roughly point in the sensed traffic direction TIS A track lines do not convey any speed information about the sensed traffic TIS A Track Poin...

Page 194: ...round station is available or communications have ceased for more than 60 seconds TIS A Coasting Indication ADS B Specific Information ADS B traffic can come from several sources depending upon the equipment installed aboard the aircraft equipment installed on target aircraft and proximity to ADS B ground stations ADS B ADS R and TIS B traffic can all coexist within the ADS B data stream When an A...

Page 195: ...source Pos Degraded The ownship GPS position accuracy HFOM VFOM is worse than the normal limits for accurate placement of intruders This indication is normal on the ground until a good GPS signal is acquired ADS B Degraded Indicates the receiver has not yet gotten a good enough GPS lock to update its internal clock or there is a problem with the ADS B receiver s GPS position Maint Required This me...

Page 196: ...displays DGRD in yellow in the traffic thumbnail then that intruder is reporting its own GPS position accuracy HFOM VFOM as outside normal operating limits TRAFFIC SENSOR CONTROL Because traffic sensor mode changes are automatic based on phase of flight manual control of the sensor is generally unnecessary However if a manual mode change is desired it can be changed using the traffic thumbnail To ...

Page 197: ...ype of traffic sensor If more than one type of traffic sensor is present in the aircraft proper configuration is important For a single IFD installation only a single traffic sensor will be used by the IFD The priority is SkyTrax100 RS232 Capstone TAS6XX TCAD ARINC429 ADS B Sensors Skywatch Other ARINC429 traffic sensor There is no fail over between traffic sensors and the priority may change in t...

Page 198: ...ded in this document in order to prevent confusion with the same acronym being used for Traffic Alert Terrain Awareness is based on GPS altitude not baro corrected or radar altitude and will not generate a CAS message or aural alert Terrain Awareness Terrain Awareness coloring can be triggered by terrain within a 10nm radius of the aircraft and is displayed as follows depending upon the installati...

Page 199: ...e Cyan threat bubble over the obstacle Obstacles between 100 and 1000 feet below aircraft altitude Obstacles between 100 and 500 feet below aircraft altitude Yellow threat bubble over the obstacle Obstacles less than 100 feet below aircraft altitude including above aircraft altitude Obstacles less than 100 feet below aircraft altitude including above aircraft altitude Red threat bubble over the ob...

Page 200: ... 4 44 Map Subsystem Inhibited Terrain Awareness Coloring Terrain Awareness coloring can be turned off via the Setup Page see page 5 70 but that setting will not affect Terrain Awareness for obstacles which cannot be turned off ...

Page 201: ...as caution or warning with warning representing the more immediate threat When FLTA has identified a conflict warning or caution area the IFD will issue a CAS warning or caution message for the most imminent threat based on whether the conflict is with terrain or with an obstacle An aural alert will accompany the CAS message based on the Setup Page selection see page 5 71 On the map FLTA caution a...

Page 202: ...isory message of FLTA Off FLTA Off Message Should an FLTA alert be generated there are several courses of action that can be taken and the specific scenario will dictate the optimum avoidance maneuver For example sometimes the best course of action is to immediately add power and climb yet sometimes the best course of action may be a small heading change especially in the case of a single obstacle...

Page 203: ... threshold if applicable or the terrain directly beneath the aircraft Alerts exist at 1000 500 400 300 200 and 100 AGL The callout for each altitude can be enabled or disabled using Maintenance Mode although when the IFD has the TAWS option enabled the 500 callout cannot be disabled These callouts are intended for use during approach to landing Therefore they are not suppressed in FLTA exclusion a...

Page 204: ...ert when the aircraft is experiencing excessive rates of descent given the current AGL altitude The alert can be generated during any phase of flight Negative Climb Rate NCR or Altitude Loss After Takeoff Go Around this function is designed to alert when the aircraft develops a negative climb rate immediately after takeoff or go around or when an altitude loss is detected in that phase TAWS B has ...

Page 205: ... immediately initiate and continue a climb that will provide maximum terrain clearance or any similar approved vertical terrain escape maneuver until all alerts cease Only vertical maneuvers are recommended unless operating in visual meteorological conditions VMC and or the pilot determines based on all available information that turning in addition to the vertical escape maneuver is the safest co...

Page 206: ...way and the current aircraft altitude the PDA function determines whether the aircraft is hazardously below the normal approach path for that runway based on the criteria in the table below Range from nearest runway AGL Altitude Range in Which a PDA Caution Alert is Generated 1 1 8 NM 80 to 150 feet Linear 1 8 2 3 NM 150 to 170 feet Linear 2 3 5 NM 170 feet If a PDA alert has been triggered a CAS ...

Page 207: ...lert and associated yellow caution CAS message is issued and then a red warning area in which a Pull Up aural alert and associated red warning CAS message is issued The excessive rate of descent aurals will continuously repeat every 6 seconds until either the message is acknowledged or the condition is no longer valid The Pull Up warning will provide up to 24 seconds of protection while the Sink R...

Page 208: ...AWS system is the alert for a negative climb rate NCR or excessive altitude lost after takeoff go around Therefore NCR is enabled only between 50 and 600 feet AGL When enabled this function triggers a Don t Sink caution with an associated aural message if there is excessive negative vertical speed or if there is excessive altitude loss approximately 10 of altitude The alerts will clear if the CAS ...

Page 209: ...nts that have been designated as an airport TAWS SELF TEST TAWS self test is conducted automatically at power up While the self test is running external TAWS related annunciators are illuminated and the TAWS page will show TAWS Self Test In Progress Whether the self test passed or failed will be annunciated using an aural message If TAWS had passed self test and then fails at some point later in t...

Page 210: ...acy is excessively low Terrain database is invalid or not available Obstacle database is invalid or not available Nav database is invalid or not available Aircraft is on the ground The system is configured for an external TAWS system The TAWS option is not enabled ...

Page 211: ...otection RP mode that reduces the protection limits in order to prevent nuisance alerts The lower protection limits cause the IFD to generate alerts as late as possible while still meeting the regulatory requirements When HTAWS is enabled and HTAWS is in an other than nominal state the HTAWS status overlays the upper left position in the data strip as illustrated below HTAWS Status Annunciation Th...

Page 212: ... Condition FLTA imminent ground threat FLTA imminent obstacle threat FLTA likely ground threat FLTA likely obstacle threat HTAWS failure due to invalid GPS position velocity HTAWS self test is in progress HTAWS is turned off aircraft is hovering aircraft is within an FLTA exclusion area or aircraft is on ground HTAWS is in reduced protection mode ...

Page 213: ...p symbol is displayed just like the 2D map as well as the shadow it casts on the ground The ground shadow represents the aircraft position over the ground The viewing position of the virtual wingman is directly above and behind the displayed ownship symbol Turning the bottom right knob or pinch zooming the display will adjust the perceived distance above and behind the ownship symbol Pushing the k...

Page 214: ...Awareness coloring can be displayed in the view controllable via the same setting in the Setup page For those units with the FLTA active the solid red warning and yellow caution areas are drawn in real time on the map Note that datablocks can be displayed while viewing Map SVS To show the datablocks either touch the DATA tab on the right side of the display or hold the left side of the MAP button ...

Page 215: ... aircraft altitude and will also cast a conformal shadow across the terrain immediately below the flight plan Any part of a flight plan leg that would be drawn below ground level will not be shown As a result the flight plan may appear to go underground when descending or over variable terrain When the FPL selection is Shadow only the conformal shadow will be shown Flight plan legs are depicted us...

Page 216: ...waypoints are not depicted in order to reduce map clutter Fly over waypoints typically depict the flight plan flying right through over the waypoint whereas fly by waypoints can turn inside the waypoint Airports and obstacles are also depicted on the SVS view Map SVS Curved Flight Path with Next Leg Depiction ...

Page 217: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide Map Subsystem 4 61 Map SVS Fly By Waypoint Depiction Map SVS Missed Approach Not Activated ...

Page 218: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide 4 62 Map Subsystem Map SVS Close in of Landing Runway Map SVS Missed Approach Enabled ...

Page 219: ... e fixed wing the LSK provides two selections On the full TAWS B capability is enabled including FLTA Altitude Callouts EDR PDA and NCR see page FLTA Off the FLTA and PDA functions are disabled but EDR and NCR remain enabled When configured for HTAWS the LSK provides three selections On the full HTAWS capability is enabled RP Mode the HTAWS function is operating in reduced protection mode where pr...

Page 220: ... function remains enabled subject to configuration and setup options SELF TEST When the TAWS option is enabled TAWS B or HTAWS and the aircraft is not airborne a Self Test LSK is shown on the page Press the LSK to manually initiate the same self test procedure that is performed on power up see page 4 53 While the self test is in progress the Map SVS view will show the message TAWS Self Test In Pro...

Page 221: ... chart Geo referenced Charts with Flight Plan and Ownship Overlay Global coverage is provided but the exact set of charts supported on any individual IFD is dependent on the level of subscription held by the aircraft owner operator DIRECTORY LIST Press the Select Chart LSK to start searching for a specific airfield and chart If an airfield is in the active flight plan then a Paste airfield name LS...

Page 222: ... required approaches may be included in the list of available charts and can be selected for viewing but they cannot be selected in the FMS and the IFD system is not authorized for RNP AR operations EUROPEAN VISUAL APPROACH LANDING AND AREA CHARTS European VFR charts formerly referred to as Bottlang Charts are also available as an optional JDM download package requires Release 10 2 0 0 or later If...

Page 223: ... is drawn separately 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 CHART tab Close Up of Chart Extent Box ...

Page 224: ...a flight plan leg blue airfield legs has at least one published approach associated with it a chart icon is presented on the right edge of the flight plan leg By using touch or the bottom right knob 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 IFD will display either the specific chart for that associated pro...

Page 225: ...t A Chart LSK is provided to select Airport or Procedure type charts The View LSK provides a set of views to choose from based on which option was selected in the Chart LSK For example if Procedure was picked then one of five chart views can be selected Plan Header Profile Minimums All If Airport was selected then a slightly different set of chart views could be selected Plan Header Runways Depart...

Page 226: ...diagram chart will be displayed as an aid in surface navigation Airport Diagram The charts can be pinch zoomed and panned or knob zoomed to see close ups of the airfield diagram When the chart is zoomed and not being manually panned the chart will be centered on the aircraft If you did not select or use a published approach via Charts the local airfield diagram can still be accessed Select the CHA...

Page 227: ...httime lighting scheme In order to provide that flexibility a Chart Day Night Mode setting is provided on the Setup Page Day will always provide a bright white background for readability Night will always turn the bright white backlighting off Auto will use the additional Chart Auto Mode setting to define the method of determining day or night Chart in Night Mode ...

Page 228: ...plan will not be overlaid on expired charts Expired Chart Watermark DISABLING CHARTS Charts can be disabled using the Main System Config page in Maintenance Mode This is useful when the charts subscription has expired and there is no desire to renew If charts are not disabled in this situation then the IFD will present a message on every power cycle warning of expired data UPDATING CHARTS Procedur...

Page 229: ...iliar with the functionality and operation of the radar system installed on your aircraft See the user s guide for your radar for details NOTE On Board Radar For Avoidance Only Radar is intended to serve as a severe weather avoidance tool only Do not use the IFD radar depiction to penetrate severe weather thunderstorms cells or lines of cells TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Pre Takeoff Check As part of your p...

Page 230: ... monitored by the IFD The test function is confirmed by the presence of the test annunciation and test pattern display During self test all of the circuitry and functions of the R T are exercised with the exception of the magnetron tube No microwave energy is emitted in the test function The display will have a test pattern with the following colors green yellow red and magenta Standby the system ...

Page 231: ... features TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Auto Standby Feature The IFD will automatically switch the radar to Standby when the groundspeed falls below 20 knots The current position of the scan is shown by a gray radial arc representing the width of the radar beam The beam altitude numbers display the relative altitude in thousands of feet Kft of the center of the radar beam compared to the aircraft s altitude...

Page 232: ... right turns D for down via left turns with the amount of antenna tilt in 0 25 increments using decimal notation Azimuth Push the bottom right knob to toggle between Tilt and Azimuth control and then turn that knob to adjust the azimuth or bearing line The azimuth bearing line is controlled in increments of 1 and the relative bearing is displayed in degrees relative to aircraft heading if known wh...

Page 233: ...diation permit a maximum level of 10mW per square centimeter When the radar is operating this level may be exceeded within the area indicated in the figure below According to information published by the radar manufacturer strict observance of this boundary whenever the radar is operating should provide adequate protection Exposure of ground personnel or other aircraft occupants to microwave energ...

Page 234: ...lay contains the same functions and modes as shown on the horizontal forward view Dual IFDs stay synched in radar view if one is changed to vertical the other will follow Vertical Profile Radar View NOTE Dual IFD Range Changes If radar is an overlay currently displayed on one IFD map and the RADAR tab is displayed on the second IFD if the map range on the overlay page is changed the radar page ran...

Page 235: ...nd Vertical Profile must not be selected The criteria for a Target Alert is for the cell to be at least red intensity within 10 of aircraft heading a minimum size of 2 NM in range and 2 degrees in azimuth and within the range of 80 to 240 NM When a Target Alert is issued two red arcs separated by a black arc will be displayed at the top of the display centered on the aircraft heading see the follo...

Page 236: ...nal and RS 170 electro optical signal can also be displayed in gray scale or color on the IFD Video Display on the IFD The video image can be pinch zoomed using two finger touch pinching gestures on the glass and finger panned The pinch zooming range is 1x to 5x magnification Video brightness can be adjusted by turning the bottom right outer knob Video contrast can be adjusted by turning the botto...

Page 237: ...ides control and display of all system audio related features The UTIL tab provides access to several timers calculators and checklists The SETUP tab provides options to allow the user to set preferences in the display and control of the system The SYS tab provides the means to review the status of software databases GPS and datalink The ALERT tab shows details of active cautions warnings and advi...

Page 238: ... LSK is active The bottom right knob controls row selection volume squelch ID on off If configured for satellite radio the knob also provides mute control To select one of the volume controls turn the outer knob To adjust the volume turn the inner knob To toggle squelch ID or mute as applicable push the knob button a 1 2 second delay is possible Volume Control IFD540 Shown Touch control can also b...

Page 239: ... bar for the other aural alerts is adjusted the IFD will play an aural that represents the new volume level also If Remote IFD Tuning is On see page 5 68 the Audio tab will be displayed with the identifier of the radio that will be affected by the controls shown as a title at the top of the screen as illustrated below If the IFD being controlled is the remote IFD the title will be displayed in yel...

Page 240: ...tled Favorites and represents the satellite radio channels that have been programmed into a preset list for faster access The bottom of the page contains a datablock indicating the artist song channel name and number audio signal strength and a Quick Go To link to enter in a desired satellite audio channel To load a channel into the Favorites list scroll the available channel list in the left colu...

Page 241: ...push in the bottom right knob to immediately make that channel the active satellite radio channel Finally the Go To field in the bottom right corner of the page can be used to select a satellite radio channel as the active channel Highlight the field by touching it or using the bottom right knob to highlight and then activate the button by touching it a second time Another way to accomplish this i...

Page 242: ...ob move the cursor to the Edit box and press the knob button The Edit box will appear in dark blue to indicate that the page is in edit mode To enter a frequency into a preset put the page into edit mode and then either touch or turn the right knob to move the cursor to the desired preset Touch the selected preset or press the right knob button to start entering a frequency If using the virtual ke...

Page 243: ...nted on the yoke The IFD actually supports two switches one that will cycle forward and another that will cycle backward through the list Each actuation of the switch will nominate the next or previous frequency in the list to the standby slot and cause the IFD to briefly display a small dialog box next to the standby slot indicating which preset frequency was nominated A frequency from the preset...

Page 244: ...purposes Controls exist for count up and count down versions of timers the active selection will be displayed in a blue background along with a Start Stop and Reset When the count down option has been selected then the clock value can also be set by using the bottom right knob to select the clock field and edit the starting value or by touching the desired location on the display The generic timer...

Page 245: ... time will be reset to zero but whether the time starts counting up is dependent upon whether the aircraft is airborne Event Timer The Event Times timer provides an option to start from either IFD power on or from take off the active selection will be displayed in a blue background and indicates the clock time Zulu or Local associated with the active blue selection The selection of Zulu or Local i...

Page 246: ...a timer to expire at a specific date and time select Event and then edit the time and date fields To define a timer to expire after a number of flight hours select One Time or Periodic and then edit the number of flight hours As the timer is running the number of hours remaining until the timer expires is displayed below the time field If Periodic was selected then the IFD will restart the timer w...

Page 247: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide Aux Subsystem 5 11 TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Separate Switch Tank Alert A specific Switch Tanks alert can be created using the Setup Page see page 5 27 ...

Page 248: ...anually edited entered by the pilot The DEST field will be populated with the last airport in the active flight plan not necessarily the last waypoint in that flight plan Non airport waypoints are not permitted in the DEST field If a pre populated field had been manually altered the sensor supplied data can be restored by pressing the CLR button on the bezel Air Data Calculator The air data calcul...

Page 249: ...Prior to the flight the pilot should enter the weight of all passengers and baggage The weight calculator computes the current aircraft weight using the basic empty weight of the aircraft the entered weight of all passengers and baggage and the computed weight of fuel on board from the fuel planning calculator If the computed current aircraft weight exceeds the maximum takeoff weight then the valu...

Page 250: ...reference Weight Calculator Trip Planner The trip planner includes fields for type destination ground speed departure time departure time will track current time until takeoff and departure date and will produce values straight line connecting start end for desired track distance ETE ETA sunrise and sunset and enroute safe altitude ESA defined as 1000 above the maximum elevation of displayed terra...

Page 251: ...r the destination location RAIM Prediction Calculator Trip Statistics The trip statistics calculator computes an odometer setting maximum ground speed and average ground speed value providing options to reset each computation individually or a master reset to reset all The trip statistics will continue to compute each data field across power cycles and until manually reset The Reset All selection ...

Page 252: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide 5 16 Aux Subsystem Trip Statistics Calculator ...

Page 253: ...t mode by highlighting the Edit box in the top right corner of the page either by touching it or using the bottom right knob to highlight the box The edit box will be displayed with a blue background and presents a numbered blank row when it is in edit mode When the system is put into checklist edit mode the light blue wraparound cursor needs to be manually placed on the next available line in the...

Page 254: ...t mode by touching the Edit box again or using the bottom right knob to select it and then pushing the knob This will produce an empty gray checklist step item Touch or use the bottom right knob to select the step to be created or edited and this will put a bright blue outline around the step Touch the highlighted row a second time or push in the bottom right knob to generate a keypad Type the des...

Page 255: ...st step of an existing checklist and then turn the outer knob to insert the step in the desired location When done with editing the existing checklist touch select the Edit button again to exit edit mode Press the CLR button on the bezel to return to the checklist directory Selecting a Checklist From the checklist directory highlight the desired checklist by either touching it or using the bottom ...

Page 256: ...g the step touch it or use the bottom right knob and then touching it a second time or pushing the knob to remove the checkmark This will also toggle the Checklist Complete text back to Checklist Not Completed Resetting Checklists To quickly reset a completed or partially completed checklist press and hold the bottom right knob while that checklist is open All green completed checkmarks will be re...

Page 257: ...gain to clear the next checklist and jump the cursor to the next one Repeat the process as needed until all checklists are reset TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Backup Your Checklists For a variety of reasons including copying onto other IFDs restoring post service events etc Avidyne highly recommends backing up and storing electronic checklists by downloading checklists onto USB fobs Procedures are supplied ...

Page 258: ...s CATEGORY STRUCTURE The Setup Tab is organized using a set of categories Each category can be expanded to reveal settings relevant to that category Each setting within a category will be indented as a visual indication that it belongs to the category Some categories contain further sub categories which can also be expanded The result is a hierarchical structure of settings which uses familiar and...

Page 259: ...ance On Off and Auto Textual these settings require the user to enter a textual value Examples include a User Name and Flight ID Numeric these settings require the user to enter a numeric value Examples include the visual approach glide slope and local time offset There are other kinds of settings that apply to specialized situations such as map layers Those kinds of settings are described in deta...

Page 260: ... at any time while editing was active a virtual keyboard will appear Enter the desired text using the virtual keyboard The CLR key is used during editing as a backspace key However if the value being edited is empty one more press of the CLR key will cancel the edit At any time during the edit pressing the Cancel LSK or pressing the virtual keyboard red X will also cancel the edit Pressing the rig...

Page 261: ...ting Therefore once accepted the edited value may be adjusted to be a valid value for the setting The CLR key is used during editing as a backspace key However if the value being edited is empty one more press of the CLR key will cancel the edit At any time during the edit pressing the Cancel LSK or pressing the virtual keyboard red X will also cancel the edit Pressing the right knob button the EN...

Page 262: ...aft is on course to intercept a Temporary Flight Restriction TFR airspace within the next five minutes The factory default setting is On SUA Alerts This setting controls whether the IFD will issue an airspace alert when the aircraft is on course to intercept a special use airspace SUA within the next five minutes The factory default setting is On Transition Altitude Level Alerts This setting contr...

Page 263: ... is Never Top of Descent TOD Aural This setting controls whether the IFD will generate a chime when the aircraft reaches the top of descent point The factory default setting is On Airspace Aural This setting controls whether the IFD will generate an aural message saying Airspace Ahead whenever an airspace alert is issued The factory default setting is Off Waypoint Aural This setting controls wheth...

Page 264: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide 5 28 Aux Subsystem configured for use with an external TAWS this setting will not be shown and the altitude callouts will be inhibited as if the setting was Off ...

Page 265: ... are displayed using black text and graphics on a white background When the selection is Night charts are displayed using white text and graphics on a black background When the selection is Auto charts are displayed in Day or Night mode based on the Chart Auto Mode setting Chart Auto Mode This setting controls the method that the IFD uses to determine whether the charts should be displayed in Day ...

Page 266: ...0 Series Pilot Guide 5 30 Aux Subsystem When the selection is Dimming Bus and the dimmer is below the day threshold then the charts will be displayed in night mode Otherwise charts are displayed in day mode ...

Page 267: ...egory will contain high level items as illustrated below Connectivity category expanded Bluetooth When the Bluetooth selection is On the Bluetooth interface is enabled The factory default setting is Off WiFi When the WiFi selection is On the WiFi interface is enabled The factory default setting is Off Networks subcategory The networks subcategory provides a means to view and select the networks th...

Page 268: ...ling WiFi connections Networks subcategory expanded IFD Local Area Network LAN a k a IFD Hotspot The IFD LAN is always shown as the first WiFi network in the category and is identified by IFD Hotspot next to the network name The network name will default to IFD_ suffixed with the serial number of the IFD However the network name and the password can be changed To change the name of the IFD local a...

Page 269: ...enforces the industry recommended minimum password length of 8 characters As the field is being edited if less than 8 characters have been entered the IFD will ignore actions to complete the edit e g pressing the ENTR button will have no effect The edit can be aborted by pressing CLR To start the IFD Local Area Network move the cursor to the network header the network name or the password and then...

Page 270: ...for Use External Networks When WiFi is on the IFD will continuously search for accessible external WiFi networks Each recognized network will be represented by a WiFi network item on the page The IFD can show up to twenty networks If a previously recognized external network has not been detected for five minutes the IFD will remove that network from the list Like the IFD LAN item the items for eac...

Page 271: ...ll be shown as four asterisks External network expanded password entered In order to connect to an external network move the cursor to either the main item or the password item Then press the Connect LSK As the IFD is negotiating the connection with the external network the message Connecting will be shown on the right side of the network item The IFD will attempt the connection for up to 60 secon...

Page 272: ...hat are recognized by the IFD via the selected network Note that this subcategory will not be displayed when the WiFi setting is Off Each device that recognized by the IFD will be represented by a device item shown under the devices subcategory Each device item shows the name or IP address of the device and the connection policy for that device The connection policy is the means to control whether...

Page 273: ...ecognized by the IFD Cockpit iPad and Kids iPad Although the devices have made requests to connect to the IFD both are blocked from sending data to the IFD until the policy has been changed to either Always or Once Blocked devices When a device is blocked the pilot must take action to set the communication policy for that device If the device is trusted and will always be under control of the pilo...

Page 274: ...formational alert ADS B Over WiFi When the ADS B Over WiFi selection is On the IFD will forward data received from a wired ADS B In source over the WiFi interface Most Electronic Flight Bag EFB applications will use this data to display weather and or traffic Some EFBs can be configured to get ADS B data over other interfaces e g Bluetooth In those cases this setting should be Off The factory defa...

Page 275: ...ot that is available While the space allocated for the set of datablocks is fixed the number of datablocks that can be displayed is variable since not every datablock takes up the same amount of space When the datablocks category is expanded the Setup Page cursor is limited such that only datablocks can be selected In order to return to normal operation of the Setup Page the cursor must be returne...

Page 276: ... In order to change the datablock selected in a given slot first turn the outer knob or touch to move the cursor to the desired slot Then use the inner knob or touch to select the datablock item to be displayed Then press the knob button or touch the datablock again to place it into the selected slot When a datablock has been selected for display in a slot a check mark is displayed next to the nam...

Page 277: ...w will be presented in a dim color and the datablock will not be selectable either with the knob or by touch Non selectable datablocks dimmed rows COOL FEATURE Scroll Your Datablocks Many more datablocks can be selected on the right side than can be viewed at any one time This can be useful to optimize the displayed datablock groupings by phase of flight and repeating options Then scroll the list ...

Page 278: ...tly dedicated to Com VLOC control and display VLOC Radio Provides a means to display the Active and Standby Nav frequencies in slots 3 and 4 If Remote IFD Tuning is on the identifier will be preceded by NAV1 or NAV2 signifying which radio is being controlled Com VLOC Standby 2 Provides a means to display a third com or nav frequency second standby slot Available only on the left side Com VLOC Stan...

Page 279: ... either using the adjacent bezel LSK if on the left side of the IFD or by touching the lower 1 3 of the block When on the left side only available in a fixed location aligned with the top line select key Transponder Thumbnail Provides a means to display and control the remote transponder mode and code as well as a Reply lamp The Ident function will be performed by touching the Ident soft key Touch...

Page 280: ...rcraft position direction of flight at the time of waypoint activation track may not necessarily be a straight line but include a button hook at the beginning Next Waypoint Information Next waypoint identifier the next leg of the flight plan not the current leg desired track to next waypoint along flight plan route flight plan leg distance for the next waypoint estimated remaining fuel at the next...

Page 281: ...position to the designated waypoint Note to change the designated waypoint touch the datablock to display the virtual keyboard Type in the designated waypoint identifier and press Enter The designated waypoint will persist across power cycles Destination Along Track Info Destination identifier total distance to destination along the remaining flight plan legs estimated fuel at destination if fuel ...

Page 282: ...er Destination Direct Distance Destination identifier and straight line distance to the destination from present position To Waypoint Direct Info Active To waypoint identifier bearing from present position to active waypoint straight line distance from present position direct to the active waypoint with no button hook To Waypoint Direct Distance Active To waypoint identifier and straight line dist...

Page 283: ...ated time of arrival at the To waypoint Destination ETE Estimated time enroute along flight planned route to the Destination waypoint To Waypoint ETE Estimated time enroute to the To waypoint GPS CDI Current track desired track for active flight plan leg and visual depiction of deviation Note that the CDI displayed in this datablock is always based on GPS and is never a VHF CDI ...

Page 284: ...for active flight plan leg Cross Track Distance Cross track deviation from current flight plan leg Next Desired Track Desired track for the next flight plan leg not the active flight plan leg Vertical Speed Required Vertical speed required to make next down path altitude constraint All constraints are considered at for purposes of this computation Navigation Mode IFD navigation mode e g OCN ENRT T...

Page 285: ... identifier and airport Decoded VLOC Identifier For VORs Navaid identifier navaid radial currently on distance to navaid For ILS Localizers Localizer identifier airport runway Nearest Airport Nearest airport identifier bearing and distance to the airport Aircraft Position Aircraft position ddd mm ss format shown ...

Page 286: ...tacle in a 10nm rectangle around the aircraft position Ground Speed Ground speed Ground Track Ground Track Wind Vector Wind speed and direction and an arrow indicating direction of the wind relative to the nose of the airplane Populates in air Displays as Calm when 5 knots or less Note Requires TAS and Heading from an external device like an EFIS Radar Altitude AGL altitude from a radar altimeter ...

Page 287: ...or appropriate fuel flow system Static Air Temperature Static Air Temperature Note Requires SAT input from an external device like an EFIS or appropriate fuel flow system Local Time Local time UTC Time UTC Zulu time Flight Timer This timer automatically starts and is based on the system in air determination Number of Alerts Number of active red warnings yellow cautions and cyan advisories ...

Page 288: ...put from the aircraft fuel flow system Only presented as an option if the IFD is configured to communicate with an external fuel flow system Fuel Flow Fuel flow as sent by the aircraft fuel flow system For twin engine aircraft this is the summed total Only presented as an option if the IFD is configured to communicate with an external fuel flow system Fuel Used Estimated fuel used as sent by the a...

Page 289: ...ck Item Title and Image Content Fuel Economy Estimated fuel economy e g nm gal based on input from the on board fuel flow system Only presented as an option if the IFD is configured to communicate with an external fuel flow system Blank Single blank line ...

Page 290: ... disabled e g panning the map rubber banding a flight plan The factory default setting is On Zoom Mode This setting controls whether some IFD display components are displayed in a bigger font This setting primarily affects the datablocks and the LSK legends The factory default setting is Off Bezel Brightness This setting specifies which of three methods are used to control the brightness of the be...

Page 291: ...e scale The scale can be modified by touching the bar touching and dragging the bar or by rotating the right knob Any of the normal controls can be used to complete the edit Display Brightness This setting specifies which of three methods are used to control the brightness of the IFD display screen backlights The factory default setting is Photocell Operation of the Display Brightness setting is i...

Page 292: ...ols the amount of time that the page tabs at the bottom of the display are shown When the current page is changed the tabs are displayed If this setting is set to Never the tabs will remain displayed at all times Otherwise the tabs will scroll out of view after the selected number of seconds This feature is useful in order to reclaim some usable space at the bottom of the map and charts pages The ...

Page 293: ... specified descent angle or on a descent rate i e vertical speed The factory default setting is Descent Angle Descent Angle This setting defines the angle to be used when determining the top of descent point The value can range from 1 0 to 6 0 degrees The factory default setting is 4 0 Descent Rate This setting defines the rate of descent to be used when determining the top of descent point The mi...

Page 294: ...ltitude setting and press the CLR key At that point the altitude will be displayed in green but the value will only change if the origin airport has a specified transition altitude The factory default setting is 18000 feet in automatic mode Transition Level This setting defines the altitude below which the vertical position of the aircraft is specified by reference to MSL altitude The value of thi...

Page 295: ...instrument arrival procedures in the dropdown menus when a flight plan is being entered and whether the arrivals field is presented for airports The factory default setting is On Departures This setting controls whether the FMS will present instrument departure procedures in the dropdown menus when a flight plan is being entered and whether the departures field is presented for airports The factor...

Page 296: ...category for final length and pattern width as illustrated below Visual Approach Settings Final Length Pattern Width Visual Approach Settings Final Length This setting controls the length of the final approach as depicted on the map when showing a visual approach with either a base or a downwind entry The factory default setting is 1 0 nautical miles Visual Approach Settings Pattern Width This set...

Page 297: ...ayed e g LPV LNAV LNAV V etc The factory default setting is Off Mini Flight Plan Format This setting controls the appearance of flight plan legs and procedures on the FPL and ROUTE pages When the setting is On the flight plan is presented using an abbreviated format that allows more legs to be visible at one time The factory default setting is Off Advisory Glideslope This setting controls whether ...

Page 298: ...s whether the top of the map is oriented with the aircraft heading or with the aircraft track The factory default setting is Heading Up On power up the orientation will be set to Track Up for 30 seconds in order to give the IFD time to determine whether a valid heading source is available At any time after the initial 30 seconds if aircraft heading unavailable the map orientation will be set to Tr...

Page 299: ...filter reads like a sentence in order to provide clarity about what effect the filter will have Only an airport that meets all of the filter criteria will be displayed on the map Each of the settings is edited using the typical controls for enumerated items once the filter item has been expanded Tower Filter The tower criterion defines whether the filter should accept only towered airports only no...

Page 300: ...f runway length The minimum runway length can be specified as one of several options ranging from 2000 feet to 5000 feet The factory default setting is to accept any airport regardless of runway length Altitude Filter Several of the map layers have an altitude component defining when items in that layer are to be displayed This setting controls whether the altitude component is to be considered wh...

Page 301: ... of the other conditions are shown Once the layer is turned On the set of conditions applicable to that layer are revealed Like the airport filter the layout and wording of conditions within a map layer is designed to make the set of conditions read like a sentence The sentence is structured to clearly specify the set of conditions that must be met in order for items in the layer to be shown Each ...

Page 302: ...related altitude component defining whether an item in the layer is to be displayed The meaning of the altitude criterion varies based on the layer being processed In the case of an airspace layer the altitude criterion specifies a number of feet above the airspace ceiling The airspace will be displayed when the aircraft is less than the specified number of feet above the airspace ceiling In the c...

Page 303: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide Aux Subsystem 5 67 Flight Plan Labels This setting controls whether labels for flight plan waypoints are displayed on the map The factory default setting is On ...

Page 304: ...his setting controls whether this IFD is capable of tuning the radio on a second IFD The factory default setting is Off Note that this setting is only available on the Setup page when the IFD is configured with cross sync enabled Auto VLOC Tuning This setting controls whether the IFD will automatically tune the nav radios to the navaids recommended by the FMS The factory default setting is On Auto...

Page 305: ...wn only for an IFD550 or an IFD545 Horizon Heading Marks This setting controls whether the IFD will show heading reference marks along the horizon of the SVS display The factory default setting is On ADI HDI display This setting controls whether the Horizontal Deviation Indicator HDI will always be shown on the SVS display Always On or only during approaches Auto The factory default setting is Aut...

Page 306: ...gs will not be shown FLTA This setting controls whether Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance FLTA function is enabled The factory default setting is On Terrain Awareness TA This setting controls whether Terrain Awareness function is enabled If the TAWS function is enabled this setting also enables Premature Descent Alert PDA The factory default setting is On Note that in dual IFD installations both u...

Page 307: ...ting is Caution Terrain Terrain Warning Aural This setting controls the content of the aural message that is generated during FLTA warning conditions with selections as follows Terrain Pull Up the aural message will say Terrain Pull Up Terrain Pull Up Terrain Terrain the aural message will say Terrain Terrain Pull Up Pull Up The factory default setting is Terrain Pull Up FLTA Exclusion Areas This ...

Page 308: ...nce between UTC and local time The value ranges from 12 hours to 14 hours in increments of 15 minutes The factory default setting is 0 00 no offset Time Format This setting controls the display of time throughout the system Selections are as follows UTC time values are displayed as UTC times and will be suffixed with Z 12 Hr time values are displayed with respect to local time and will be suffixed...

Page 309: ...ot Guide Aux Subsystem 5 73 Local Time This item is not actually a setting and the cursor will skip it It is merely a display of the current local time affected by the selected local time offset and time format settings ...

Page 310: ...flight ID to be transmitted by the transponder Typically this is set to the aircraft tail number The factory default for this setting is 0000000 Once a tail number has been defined via Maintenance Mode the default for this setting is the tail number If the flight ID is edited to be a blank value the value will be reset to the tail number or the factory default if no tail number has been defined De...

Page 311: ...ether courses and headings are to be displayed with reference to true north or magnetic north The factory default setting is magnetic north Distance Speed Units This setting defines the units in which distances and speeds are to be displayed Options are as follows NM Kts Nautical miles and knots KM KPH Kilometers and kilometers per hour MI MPH Statute miles and miles per hour The factory default s...

Page 312: ...PM Pressure Units This setting defines the units in which atmospheric pressure is displayed Options are as follows InHg Inches of mercury Millibars Millibars hPa Hectopascals The factory default setting is InHg Temperature Units This setting defines the units in which temperatures are displayed Options are as follows Fahrenheit Celsius The factory default setting is Fahrenheit Fuel Units This sett...

Page 313: ...ons Position Units This setting defines format in which positions are displayed Options are as follows ddd mm mm degrees minutes and tenths of minutes ddd mm ss degrees minutes and seconds UTM Universal Transverse Mercator MGRS Military Grid Reference System The factory default setting is ddd mm ss ...

Page 314: ...are created all settings will be associated with that user The name of any profile can be changed using normal editing techniques and the name is displayed on the right side of the row Changing the name of a user profile however does not change any of the settings associated with that profile In order to change the settings for a profile the profile must first be selected At that point all further...

Page 315: ...using the same category item organization as the main page as illustrated below Setup Presets In the picture above the Datablock Presets and Map Detail Presets are categories containing corresponding preset items All Factory Settings however is a preset item To configure the IFD using a preset move the cursor to surround the desired preset item Then press the right knob button press the ENTR butto...

Page 316: ...n without applying a preset press the Exit LSK IMPORTANT NOTE When a preset is applied it only affects settings for the currently selected user profile The user profile name is not affected by applying the preset All Factory Settings Applying the All Factory Settings preset item will cause all of the settings on the Setup Page to be set to factory defaults except the User Profile and any network n...

Page 317: ... transponder The left side transponder datablocks are as follows from top to bottom IFD with radio IFD without radio Primary Com VLOC To Waypoint ETA Com VLOC Standby 2 Active Approach Transponder Thumbnail Transponder Thumbnail Left Side Traffic The left side traffic preset item will only be displayed if the IFD is configured to interface with a traffic sensor The left side traffic datablocks are...

Page 318: ...evert back to the most recent settings by selecting custom settings However if just one datablock is changed after having applied factory defaults those settings become the custom settings Therefore returning to that original set of custom settings is no longer possible Factory Settings The factory settings preset returns the complete set of datablocks back to the factory defaults as follows Left ...

Page 319: ...nt Remaining Fuel Time Remaining Fuel Time Remaining Minimum Safe Altitude Minimum Safe Altitude Groundspeed Groundspeed GPS CDI GPS CDI Flight Timer Flight Timer Aircraft Position Aircraft Position Number of Alerts Number of Alerts Only presented if the IFD is configured to communicate with an external fuel flow system Map Detail Presets Expanding the Map Detail Presets item reveals several prese...

Page 320: ...On 100 Med 0 Class D On 30 Hi 2000 High Obstacles On On 50 Med 1500 Low Obstacles On On 40 Hi 1500 Intersections Off Off 40 Hi Victor Airways On On 50 Med 19000 Jet Airways Off On 50 Hi 17000 VFR Waypoints Off Off 40 Hi NDBs Off Off 50 Hi Flight Plan On Non TA Traffic On 40 n a Power Lines On 10 n a 1500 Interstates On On 100 n a IFR Settings IFR settings for map layers are the same as factory set...

Page 321: ...tor Airways Off VFR Waypoints On Custom Settings The Custom settings preset item represents the most recent map settings that have been modified by the pilot Every time a setting is changed manually the custom settings are updated Selecting a different preset does not change the custom settings However if a different preset is selected and then at least one settings change is made the custom setti...

Page 322: ... LSK is pressed the IFD will display the Fuel Management Page The fuel management page shows data being reported by the fuel flow system as follows Flow the current fuel flow rate Used the amount of fuel that has been used during this flight Rmng the total usable fuel remaining on board the aircraft Time the aircraft endurance based on the total usable fuel remaining and current total fuel flow Ec...

Page 323: ... fuel quantity to be manually adjusted Fuel Added use this control to increment the fuel quantity by an amount that was added since the last flight Total use this control to set the total quantity of usable fuel on board When one of the controls is used the value in the other control will be adjusted accordingly For instance if the Total control is showing 50 gallons and then 30 is entered using t...

Page 324: ...ages Software Status Page The Software selection will present the top level software part number information and some system level parameters which can be useful during service calls and IFD feature descriptions Software Status Page When the aircraft is not airborne the Software Status Page will also show a Download Logs LSK Pressing that LSK will put the IFD into Maintenance Mode where the datalo...

Page 325: ...550 to enable synthetic vision F500 standard option to enable FLTA with 500 foot callout ENET IO standard option to enable WiFi 16W enable 16 watt radio Only available for 28V aircraft SAR enable search and rescue patterns BT standard option to enable Bluetooth HELO enable helicopter operations aircraft symbol database procedures When coupled with the TAWS option the IFD performs HTAWS functions G...

Page 326: ...Charts data and will indicate valid date ranges or if when a given database is expired Database Status Page NOTE Database Currency It is critical that you update the data regularly and that you ensure the databases are current prior to conducting flight operations Pressing the Update Databases LSK will put the IFD into Maintenance Mode where the databases can be uploaded to the IFD see page 7 60 f...

Page 327: ... by the IFD GPS receiver GPS Status Page NOTE Global SBAS Support Wide area regional satellite based augmentation system SBAS support provided by the IFD include WAAS Continental US Alaska Canada and most of Central America EGNOS most of Europe and North Africa MSAS Japan and GAGNAN India These are regional augmentations of the GPS satellite constellation and should not be interpreted as meaning t...

Page 328: ...on solution with integrity provided using fault detection and exclusion SBAS Nav System is computing a navigation solution with integrity provided by SBAS e g WAAS Fault System has detected an internal fault and does not have a navigation solution This may require a manual power cycle of the IFD to restore a GPS lock The graphical bars represent the relative signal strength of each individual SV a...

Page 329: ... upper part of this page shows the weather products supported by the datalink system and subscription level if applicable with their age and receipt status For each weather product the status will show one of the following for age The numeric age in minutes of the weather product This is typically the elapsed time since the weather product was last received However for forecast products e g winds ...

Page 330: ...ystem that provides FIS B weather service a series of ADS B specific pages is presented to allow details of various received products The ADS B specific status pages are accessed using the L5 LSK which is titled Datalink with the specific page name shown under the title Pressing the LSK will cycle through the available ADS B specific pages ...

Page 331: ...compared to the maximum activity that has been observed from the station The look ahead range is the radius for which a given product is provided from that station Each FIS B station periodically broadcasts a Current Report List CRL that indicates whether the station is broadcasting TFRs AIRMETs and SIGMETs Using that list the IFD can determine whether it has received all of the reports that it is...

Page 332: ...FIS B Using the right knob or the touchscreen a cursor can be moved to surround each of the TFRs in the list Selecting one of the TFRs either by pressing the right knob button pressing the ENTR button or touching the TFR surrounded by the cursor will cause the ADS B Product Text page see page 5 98 to appear showing the text for the selected TFR ADS B TFRs Page ...

Page 333: ...e right knob or the touchscreen a cursor can be moved to surround each of the reports in the list Selecting one of the AIRMETs or SIGMETs either by pressing the right knob button pressing the ENTR button or touching the report surrounded by the cursor will cause the ADS B Product Text page see page 5 98 to appear showing the text for the selected report ADS B AIRMET SIGMET Page ...

Page 334: ... TFRs page or the ADS B AIRMET SIGMETs page this page will not be populated and will instead show No Text Selected at the top of the page Once one of those reports has been selected this page will continue to show that report until a different report is selected To return to the list page containing the corresponding report touch the screen press the right knob button or press the ENTR button ADS ...

Page 335: ...tents of the FIS B Product Updates Unavailable Report That report provides notification to users of outage of individual FIS B product updates or the entire FIS B service If 20 minutes has elapsed since the IFD last received the FIS B Product Updates Unavailable report the report will be removed ADS B Unavailable Products Page ...

Page 336: ...ted in the AUX subsystem Systems Alerts Tab Each section in the page is organized into three columns Short Text A short description of the condition This text also appears in the message bar Long Text A longer description of what caused the condition In some cases there is nothing further to be added so the long text is the same as the short text Duration The elapsed time since the alert was first...

Page 337: ...e pilot s responsibility Be careful to fully understand how the IFD and your autopilot operate together to fly your chosen lateral and vertical flight path Beware of using advanced IFD functions such as VNAV if you are not thoroughly familiar with these features as using them incorrectly may result in your violating your clearance The IFD has been designed for both retrofit and clean installations...

Page 338: ...ernal CDI HSI or EFIS in the airplane and therefore no external course input available to the IFD VFR operations only No way to externally set course All course setting is conducted on the IFD e g D push OBS and turn nav source knob auto nominate a course by selecting a procedure etc Nav source modes available GPS VLOC GPS VLOC OBS OBS VLOC ...

Page 339: ...he course on the IFD The nav source knob button is used only to toggle between the available states Nav source modes available GPS VLOC GPS VLOC OBS OBS VLOC Non cooperative electronics For Example G500 600 Aspen EFD1000 Avidyne EXP5000 Dynon Skyview EFIS 40 50 The IFD can receive course input from this external device s The IFD can send commands to set course e g auto slew on those external devic...

Page 340: ...rnal device s Nav source modes available None the nav source knob button will appear to be non functional NOTE Manual Sequencing May Be Required In Electro mechanical installations where the IFD does not have an altitude input a CAS message Manual Sequence Req d prompting the pilot to manually sequence legs of the flight plan will be presented on Heading to Altitude leg types e g some missed appro...

Page 341: ...n PFD and in turn the autopilot as well as driving any conventional CDI or RMI or HSI indicator VLOC and GPS course and deviation data may all be coming into the IFD continuously but the channel selector acts as a filter to determine which one gets used in the nav solution and displayed on the IFD The nav source knob must typically be turned to select the desired state The selected nav mode indica...

Page 342: ...h GPS gets replaced with the approach type when the leg to the FAF becomes active and either the approach is VTF or the course to the FAF is within 45 of the final approach course GPS LPV GPS L VNAV GPS LP GPS LP V GPS LNAV GPS LNAV V Basic GPS is active green and the approach type is armed blue Visual A visual approach is active green GPS VLOC GPS is active green and VLOC is armed blue If the fli...

Page 343: ... is reactive to the external course setting knob or the Nav Source knob if no external course control is present or when a KI 208A or KI 209A is present for the inbound outbound course Note that this state is accessed by pushing in the Nav Source knob and then it takes the place of pure GPS mode as described earlier in this table OBS VLOC OBS is active green and VLOC is armed blue Deviation data b...

Page 344: ... Avidyne strongly recommends practice operations in VMC conditions before any use in IMC to understand the level of integration between the IFD and the other on board systems and therefore the nav sources available The nav source knob is labeled CDI above the knob and is designed to allow you to toggle the CDI and system nav source between the active and armed states defined above ...

Page 345: ...OBS mode at that time NOTE GPS and OBS If GPS or OBS are not the active Nav state annunciated in green then pushing the Nav Source knob will have no effect When one of them is the active Nav state pushing the Nav Source knob will toggle between the two states NOTE OBS Can Not Be Activated Inside the FAF OBS is prevented from being selected on a published approach when inside the Final Approach Fix...

Page 346: ...ted OBS course and the aircraft course to the fix is less than 90 the map will display only the magenta leg to be flown to the fix There is no white leg depiction for the outbound leg because the assumed intent is to fly to the fix and automatically sequence legs as normal from there OBS TO Depiction ...

Page 347: ... the 180 plane between the aircraft and the fix If the TO leg is within this plane you will fly to the station If you swing the TO leg to the opposite plane the FROM leg would now be in the 180 plane between you and the fix and that is the leg to fly away from the station OBS FROM Depiction TIPS AND TECHNIQUES OBS Final OBS mode can be used to create a user defined course into a waypoint fix or an...

Page 348: ...pict a 200nm OBS course line leg in Release 10 1 1 0 and later Changes can take up to 7 seconds to display on the map and east west legs may show some curvature NOTE OBS Behavior in Dual IFD Operations For those installations that include dual IFDs that are separately wired to two different nav indicators the 2 IFD will automatically switch into OBS mode when 1 IFD Nav Source has been put into OBS...

Page 349: ... VOR station is decoded and will be 50nm long When the aircraft is on the near side of the perpendicular course To geometry the line will be green for the inbound radial and white for the outbound radial When the aircraft position is on the far side of the perpendicular course From geometry the line will be green for the outbound radial and white for the inbound radial VOR Course Depiction NOTE If...

Page 350: ... flash The mode will flash for approximately five seconds and then turn green When the green indication stops flashing the IFD will be in the new nav mode To trigger the transition from armed VLOC to active VLOC all of the following capture criteria must be met The tuned frequency in the nav radio matches that of the approach navaid The Morse code decoded by the tuned nav radio matches the identif...

Page 351: ...art of a published missed approach and you were conducting a Vectors To Final approach Selecting this option will activate the first leg of the VTF approach i e the leg into the FAF This option will not be displayed if you were conducting a full published approach Enable Activate Missed Displayed when the next leg of the flight plan is the first leg of a published missed approach Typically this oc...

Page 352: ...e hold will become active Sequence Leg Displayed when there is no altitude source and the active leg terminates at an altitude Pressing the LSK upon reaching the altitude is required to sequence to the next leg Enable A P Approach Displayed for specific autopilots e g KAP140 KFC225 when the FMS determines it is time for the autopilot to be in Approach mode but does not have any control or knowledg...

Page 353: ... the last waypoint before the approach were not the same as the IAF then a discontinuity would precede the approach The typical course of action in that case is to close the gap and then the flight plan would sequence right onto the approach with no further operator action The operation with VTF is slightly different however In that case you really have no choice but to intervene when it s time to...

Page 354: ...x is the course and x is the number of seconds left until the turn When the next leg is a hold however the alert text shows the entry type as either Teardrop Entry Parallel Entry or Hold Course xxx where xxx is the inbound course of the hold representing a direct entry If the course change at a waypoint is greater than 135 then the FMS will treat the waypoint as a fly over waypoint If the course c...

Page 355: ...ch the FMS will auto tune the navaid that defines the final approach If the active leg is not part of a VHF approach and the nav database defines a recommended navaid for the active leg the FMS will auto tune that navaid Otherwise from the active leg the FMS will look backward through the route and forward through the route for legs with a recommended navaid or that are defined by a navaid In the ...

Page 356: ...de can be manually set on the Setup Page by turning the bottom right inner knob or by typing in a value in the virtual keyboard Each click of the inner knob adjusts the value by 100 feet and keyboard entries can be made down to the foot The allowable range is from 1 000 feet to 60 000 feet Similarly the transition level can be manually set on the Setup Page by turning the bottom right inner knob o...

Page 357: ...lert will not be eligible to be issued again unless the aircraft has descended more than 500 feet below the transition altitude Likewise the transition level advisory CAS message is displayed when the aircraft descends to an altitude 250 feet above the transition level Once issued the alert will not be eligible to be issued again unless the aircraft has climbed more than 500 feet above the transit...

Page 358: ...Full Scale Value Oceanic 4 0 NM Enroute 2 0 NM Terminal 1 0 NM Approach 0 3 NM or 2 whichever is less at the FAF In order to prevent abrupt changes to CDI deflection especially important during autopilot coupled operation the mode changes and CDI full scale deflection changes are gradual Automatic transitioning between the navigation modes occurs in accordance with the following diagram ...

Page 359: ...vention Otherwise when appropriate use either the Activate Leg or Activate Approach LSKs or Direct To to activate a leg on the approach When Vectors is selected the approach is preceded by a discontinuity saying Vectors To Final Inactive That discontinuity cannot be closed so operator intervention is required When cleared for the approach the typical action is to activate the leg to the FAF using ...

Page 360: ...e capture criteria defined above are met and the primary nav frequency can be auto identified If auto tuning has not been enabled on the setup pages or a station cannot be identified automatic mode switching will not occur TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Exception to Automatic Nav Mode Switching If VLOC mode had been previously manually selected to be the nav mode e g cross tuning a VOR and then an approach i...

Page 361: ...t leg or the active leg terminates at the FAF The aircraft is on the front side of the approach The aircraft course is within 15 degrees of the final approach course Cross track deviation is less than half a dot The correct station is tuned and identified Lateral and vertical deviation data will be transmitted by the IFD for use by any integrated autopilot and external indicators Conversely the IF...

Page 362: ...ccur when the Nav Source transitions from GPS to VLOC BACK COURSE APPROACHES This system is designed to fully support flying back course localizer approaches If the published back course approach is entered into the FMS the IFD nav source will automatically toggle from GPS VLOC to VLOC when all transition criteria have been met outside the FAF and it will automatically tune the localizer frequency...

Page 363: ... and use charted minimums appropriate to the approach type If an approach type is not indicated by the time the final approach fix FAF is reached do not descend the conditions required to fly the approach have not been met and you must fly the missed approach procedure SBAS approach types in the Nav Mode datablock and the nav source indication in the top right corner of the display include LNAV La...

Page 364: ...m altitude presented is a decision altitude height DA DH DA being what is on the altimeter and DH being the height of the DA above the touchdown zone elevation This is not a MDA thus fly it just as though it were an ILS approach follow the glide slope all the way to the DA before initiating a missed approach if appropriate The Nav Mode datablock will display L VNAV for the approach type LPV Locali...

Page 365: ...on a glidepath angle that is published with the approach However it is the pilot s responsibility to ensure compliance with all published stepdown constraints This type of approach is non precision and uses the published LP minimums The Nav Mode datablock will display LP V for the approach type COOL FEATURE FPL Page Bottom LSK Think of the bottom LSK on the FPL Page as your hook into the FMS The b...

Page 366: ...dyne recommends the pilot select the Vectors transition option in the FMS approach dropdown In the case where ATC responds with the published offset leg scenario Avidyne recommends the pilot activate the inbound leg to the FAF from the FMS FPL tab to ensure the offset leg is accounted for VISUAL APPROACHES Visual approaches are non precision for use in VMC only and are intended to provide enhanced...

Page 367: ...ight plan after the destination associated with a visual approach the visual approach will remain active even after passing the runway threshold Therefore you can stay in a closed traffic pattern and continue to receive guidance to the final approach course without ever touching the FMS ...

Page 368: ...rnatively the system can be configured to automatically enable the published missed approach for an active procedure by selecting the Auto Enable Missed selection on the Setup page When this is selected the system will automatically sequence to the published missed approach when crossing the FAF The following sequence of images show the map depiction of the missed approach procedure before it has ...

Page 369: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide Navigation 6 33 Enable Missed LSK Enabled Missed Approach in Flight Plan ...

Page 370: ...immed properly and consider using the autopilot to smoothly execute the assigned or published missed approach The Nav Source will automatically toggle back to GPS shortly after crossing the MAP if it weren t already set to GPS unless you had manually switched the Nav Source to VLOC prior to being established on final with the localizer tuned and identified in that case it will stay in VLOC until y...

Page 371: ...ach LSK will appear Pressing that LSK will put the same VTF approach in the FMS flight plan and activate the inbound leg to the FAF NOTE Activating Missed Approach Past MAP If the missed approach was activated after the Missed Approach Point MAP the first non altitude terminated leg of the published missed approach procedure will become the active leg regardless of where the airplane is geographic...

Page 372: ...lected on the autopilot As another example some autopilots such as the KAP 140 and the KFC 225 do not support automatic switching to VLOC switching the nav mode and entering the in bound course must be manual operations with those autopilots In the case of KFC 225 and KAP 140 autopilots depending on how the IFD was configured a prompt is provided when GPS is the nav source to enable the approach E...

Page 373: ...s airborne The IFD is receiving a valid baro corrected altitude If enroute VNAV is not allowed enroute vertical deviations will not be generated However the IFD will still compute the top of descent TOD point using VNAV descent angle or rate DEFINING THE ENROUTE VNAV ALTITUDE TARGET Altitude constraints entered into the flight plan define the potential altitude targets for enroute VNAV The IFD eva...

Page 374: ...et directly or set by specifying a target vertical speed and having the FMS compute the angle Setup Page Descent Angle Selection Using the enroute VNAV altitude target and the associated waypoint the IFD will project that angle along the flight path all the way to the current aircraft altitude That point is depicted on the map as a green circle labeled TOD top of descent When enroute VNAV is allow...

Page 375: ...ociated with a specific flight plan leg The IFD will compute the descent angle required to reach the selected altitude target and immediately commence enroute VNAV using that angle Vertical direct to is commanded using an LSK on the FMS FPL page When the cursor is moved onto any of the altitude constraint fields on a leg offset kind or altitude and vertical direct to is allowed then the LSK showin...

Page 376: ...e active leg is less than 2nm Course deviation from the active leg is less than 45 The IFD is receiving valid baro corrected altitude Vertical Direct to LSK ENROUTE VNAV INDICATIONS When enroute VNAV is active the IFD will suffix the navigation mode with V indicating that associated vertical deviations are being provided Enroute VNAV Active V Indication ...

Page 377: ...to Enroute VNAV Active on SVS Page Vertical deviations will continue to be provided along the descent until the target altitude has been reached During descent if the aircraft deviates from the intended flight path by more than 2nm or if the aircraft course deviates by more than 45 degrees from the desired track enroute VNAV deviations will be flagged until the aircraft resumes flight along the fl...

Page 378: ...ring of A1 RNP10 Oceanic may require a LOA B2 RNAV 5 Enroute C2 RNAV 2 RNAV Q Routes and T Routes over land D2 RNAV 1 Terminal L1 RNP4 Oceanic may require a LOA O2 RNP1 Terminal S1 RNP APCH And if combined with an AXP340 or AXP322 transponder the surveillance codes are E Mode S including aircraft ID pressure altitude extended squitter B1 ADS B with dedicated 1090 MHz ADS B Out capability And if a ...

Page 379: ...stem failures Operations at night Operations under hot cold temperatures Operations with high low power Operations using gloves Charging from the USB port Integration with the IFD100 mobile app Regulatory statements The section also contains information regarding maintenance of the IFD including Database updates Software updates Downloading logs Pairing a Bluetooth keyboard Backup Restore Cleaning...

Page 380: ...X button will flash the corresponding color until either it is acknowledged by the pilot or the condition goes away When there is at least one active alert the AUX button will stay lit with the color corresponding to the active alert with the highest level If the AUX page is already the current page then the AUX lamp stays green and the ALERT tab will be colored according to the alert with the hig...

Page 381: ...ed in response to an event and acknowledging the alert effectively clears the condition After all active messages have been acknowledged the AUX lamp will remain illuminated with the color of the message with the highest level Alerts are either global or local in nature In a single IFD installation the difference is irrelevant In a dual IFD installation however global alert messages are displayed ...

Page 382: ...ow Long text Detailed explanation of the conditions that may cause the alert and in some cases a recommended action to be taken Note that an asterisk to the left of the detailed explanation is an indication that the alert is global in a dual IFD installation Note that a symbol to the left of the detailed explanation is an indication that the alert will be deleted on acknowledgement Short Text ...

Page 383: ...mponent names The listed internal components have exceeded the maximum design temperature and reliability cannot be ensured until the unit is tested by the Avidyne Service Center Contact the Avidyne Service Center or a local dealer for service Return IFD for service Operation unreliable n One or more of the internal components has exceeded its maximum design temperature n times and reliability can...

Page 384: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide 7 6 General Warning Obstacle The FLTA algorithm has detected an imminent obstacle collision Initiate an immediate recovery maneuver Warning Obstacle ...

Page 385: ...cal if independent traffic sensors are installed Caution Obstacle The FLTA algorithm is predicting a likely obstacle collision with approximately 60 seconds initiate a proper recovery maneuver Caution Terrain The FLTA algorithm is predicting a likely ground collision within approximately 60 seconds initiate a proper recovery maneuver Aircraft is below the glide slope altitude at FAF Correct aircra...

Page 386: ...r service Configuration Error IFD Requires Service The IFD has encountered an internal error while determining the system configuration Contact the Avidyne Service Center or a local dealer for service Negative climb rate or altitude loss TAWS NCR algorithm has determined corrective action should be taken immediately GPS Fault The GPS has stopped providing a navigation solution If GPS is the only n...

Page 387: ...k instead Reduced backlight maximum Main supply voltage has fallen to approximately 11VDC Check the aircraft alternators are on and functional Consider load shedding the bus that is powering the IFD GPS integrity is insufficient for LP Approach Transition to a non LP approach and the appropriate minima GPS integrity is insufficient for LPV Approach Transition to a non LPV approach and the appropri...

Page 388: ...to fly the course heading indefinitely AXP322 Lost GPS Position Data ADS B position data had previously been valid and then transitioned to invalid Check the ADS B position source No communication with the VHF radio Transition to a backup VHF com radio if available or initiate lost communication procedures Contact the Avidyne Service Center or a dealer for service No Communication with Remote Tran...

Page 389: ... The data stream from the radar contains information that should not be used Sensor mode is rep Selected mode is sel The selected mode sel does not match the reported mode rep Radar fault code codes The sensor is reporting the fault codes that are shown Radar Heavy Echoes Ahead Generated when a number of red and or magenta echoes are present within the area 22 off the nose of the aircraft at the c...

Page 390: ... A bing bong chime is played if this condition occurs Contact the Avidyne Service Center if this persists across power cycles TAWS Failed Self Test reason TAWS failed self test for the reason provided and TAWS will be degraded or not available for the duration of this power cycle Contact the Avidyne Service Center if this persists across power cycles TIS Traffic Removed TIS traffic communications ...

Page 391: ...eceiving invalid messages from the sensor Contact a local dealer for service This message is local if independent traffic sensors are installed Traffic 2 00 3NM 800FT The above alert is just an example After Traffic will be either Low or High then the bearing in clock direction then the distance in nautical miles The long text omits Low High and instead shows target altitude in feet This is a traf...

Page 392: ...he above alert is just an example After Traffic will be the bearing in clock direction then the distance in nautical miles This is a traffic advisory with no relative altitude information Establish visual contact with conflicting traffic in order to facilitate avoidance maneuvers as necessary Traffic 2NM The above alert is just an example After Traffic will be the distance in nautical miles This i...

Page 393: ...mponents has exceeded 80 C Contact the Avidyne Service Center or a dealer for service consider adding a source of cooling and or improving air flow in and around the IFD Transponder Fault The remote transponder is reporting a fault other than loss of ADS B GPS position Contact the Avidyne Service Center if this persists across power cycles Xpdr Fault Unit Overtemp Check Cooling ...

Page 394: ...sts contact a local dealer for service ADS B Out Degraded The NGT9000 is reporting that the ADS B Out function is operating in a degraded condition If the condition persists contact a local dealer for service Airspace name Lower Altitude Limit Upper Altitude Limit FT The aircraft will intercept an airspace within 5 minutes 30 seconds This advisory can be enabled or disabled on the Setup Page Airsp...

Page 395: ...ed reset Check initial fuel setting Fuel used reset has been detected from the fuel sensor and the pilot has not set initial fuel at startup Tuned frequency does not match approach navaid Indicates that the active approach is based on a localizer or a VOR and that approach is not authorized for GPS overlay the aircraft course is within 45 degrees of the final approach course the course to the acti...

Page 396: ... the approach navaid and the identifier decoded by the nav radio does not match the identifier of the approach navaid COM stuck mic release PTT 25 seconds of continuous transmission have elapsed Release the push to talk button Configuration modified Please restart IFD when possible CrossSync is enabled in a dual IFD installation and a configuration with external devices has changed on one of the I...

Page 397: ... Overlays And Operations section on page 4 18 show the products and their associated late timeout periods Broadcast datalink receiver failure The IFD has lost communication with the datalink receiver or the receiver is reporting a fault Datalink weather will be unavailable If the condition persists contact a local dealer for service p Age is greater than x minutes The datalink product p has been r...

Page 398: ...lect is set to Prompt in Maintenance Mode Indicates that the FMS is ready to provide approach guidance for the autopilot The proper action is to press the Enable A P Approach LSK on the FPL page then put the autopilot into approach mode Exiting Hold At Fix The hold is armed for exit and is set to sequence upon crossing the hold fix Exiting Hold At Intercept The active HF leg hold in lieu of proced...

Page 399: ...d The time to an upcoming flight plan discontinuity is 3 minutes Hold Course xxx The next leg is a hold with a direct entry and there are 10 seconds or less until the aircraft reaches the hold fix xxx is the holding inbound course IFD Fan Inop Contact a local dealer for service Must Intercept Within 45 of Final Approach Course A Direct To was initiated to the FAF and the resulting intercept angle ...

Page 400: ...e sensor No communication with lightning sensor Recommend cycling power to the lightning sensor If the problem persists contact a local dealer for service Lightning sensor fatal fault cc Try cycling lightning sensor power cc is the fault code s from the sensor Recommend cycling power to the lightning sensor If the problem persists contact a local dealer for service No sensor data ff ff is a descri...

Page 401: ...xcessively active fire season in the mountain west of North America Refer to non datalink sources for TFR data Next Leg ccc ccc is the desired track of the next leg xx is the number of seconds before the start of the turn and counts down from an initial value For turns up to 120 the initial value is 10 seconds For turns more than 120 the initial value is 30 seconds Upon reaching zero Now will be d...

Page 402: ...D contact the Avidyne Service Center for service Route Not Stored The route cannot be stored due to an internal error If the problem persists across a power cycle of the IFD contact the Avidyne Service Center for service A route has been received A stored route has been received from an external source e g WiFi This message is displayed for 5 seconds and then removed NGT9000 self test fault The NG...

Page 403: ...rcraft course is within 3 degrees of that desired track Adjust the course knob as directed Only displayed in GPS mode Switch fuel tanks The user configurable switch tanks timer has expired The time between advisories is controlled using the Setup page Teardrop Entry The next leg is a hold with a teardrop entry and there are 30 seconds or less until the aircraft reaches the hold fix TFR Ahead The a...

Page 404: ... xxxFT The aircraft is climbing through 250 feet below the transition altitude xxx as defined in the Setup Page The message is displayed for 5 seconds and then removed It will not be enabled for display again until the aircraft has descended more than 500 feet below the transition altitude Trans Level FLxxx The aircraft is descending through 250 feet above the transition level xxx as defined in th...

Page 405: ... is no longer available because the cross track error exceeds 2NM Course error limit exceeded Enroute VNAV is no longer available because the difference between aircraft course and desired track exceeds 45 Baro altitude lost Enroute VNAV is no longer available because the IFD is not receiving baro corrected altitude Unable to meet altitude constraint Enroute VNAV is no longer available the descent...

Page 406: ...been received from an external source e g WiFi but the waypoint was rejected as invalid Possible causes include a referenced fix that is not found in the IFD database or doesn t match database coordinates No 429 from input ports ARINC 429 data is not being received on the listed ports ports will contain one or more of 1 2 and VHF Contact the Avidyne Service Center for service 429 Data Not Rcvd Way...

Page 407: ...Guide General 7 29 Notices WiFi connect Request from device device has attempted to connect to the IFD over WiFi To accept the connection use the Setup Page to set the connection policy to Once or Always Connect Req device ...

Page 408: ...l Deviation Half scale up deviation flag stowed Annunciators All on Bearing to Waypoint RMI 135 Selected Course OBS 150 when interfaced to an HSI with course pointer Desired Track 150 Distance To Go 10 0 NM Time To Go 4 minutes Active Waypoint AVDYN Groundspeed 150 knots Present Position N39 04 05 W094 53 86 Waypoint Alert Active Phase of Flight Enroute Message Alert Active GPS Integrity Invalid R...

Page 409: ...rcuit breakers which need to be pulled out to remove power to an IFD or the top left knob can be pushed and held to power the unit down recommended method LOSS OF IFD Failure Indication The simplest method of determining that a loss of an IFD has occurred is a loss of both the bezel backlighting and the display going black Functionality Lost When the failure of an IFD is indicated by loss of both ...

Page 410: ... for a repair action LOSS OF DISPLAY Failure Indication The first indication 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 cockpit dimming control rheostat 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 ...

Page 411: ...l other functions that are still available Consider cycling power on the affected IFD via the top left power knob After the flight notify an Avidyne Service Center or Avidyne Customer Support to coordinate for a repair action LOSS OF TOUCHSCREEN CONTROL Failure Indication All touch screen inputs are ignored Functionality Lost There will be no ability to pan the map perform graphical flight plannin...

Page 412: ...uired the system will transition to No GPS and provide the appropriate CAS message and remove the ownship symbol from the moving map All GPS navigation should remain unaffected during DR mode albeit with less accuracy and LPV approaches will be terminated due to loss of integrity so higher minimums for the less accurate GPS approaches will need to be used Some safety and alerting functions will be...

Page 413: ... may be resumed After the flight notify an Avidyne Service Center or Avidyne Customer Support to coordinate for a repair action OTHER ANOMALIES Other system anomalies are indicated to the pilot in the form of a CAS message In all of those cases be cognizant of possible increased workload situations and if the condition persists across a power cycle notify an Avidyne Service Center or Avidyne Custo...

Page 414: ...ata are supplied by Jeppesen via JDM subscriptions Refer to the Jeppesen product website for the various geographic and bundling options available For those aircraft equipped with external weather and music satellite radio systems subscriptions are managed via that data provider ...

Page 415: ... to use is one of personal preference and or optimal choice for the specific airplane but Avidyne recommends using the dimming bus control for cockpit lighting consistency Bezel lighting can never be dimmed to be completely off The lowest dimmable setting may appear to be off during daylight conditions but is actually set for a proper low setting in a dark environment after your eyes have fully da...

Page 416: ...metal bezel is intentionally designed to radiate heat away from the internal components and out of the unit This can have the effect of a bezel that may be warm to the touch This is considered normal Note that the rubber bezel buttons will not conduct this heat and should not be warm This condition will be more noticeable on hot days or during long ground runs The IFD does not require external or ...

Page 417: ...iveness of the display and to touch or bezel input may take longer than normal until the IFD has warmed up WARNING IFD550 545 ONLY Extreme Cold Temperatures May Damage Sensors There is potential for permanent damage to the attitude producing portion of the IFD550 545 if the IFD is exposed to storage temperatures of 40 C or lower ...

Page 418: ...are reduced 10 9VDC VHF radio output power reduces to 6W 10 0VDC VHF radio output power reduces to 4W 9VDC 60 second countdown to IFD shutdown begins countdown message displayed on the IFD 6VDC 8 VDC Internal components power down Function is restored by rising above those voltage thresholds by 1VDC for more than 1 second A rapid decay below 10 VDC to 6 8 VDC will result in a power down prior to t...

Page 419: ...lowing actions are taken as input power is increased to the IFD Input Voltage IFD Operation Impact 32 3VDC VHF radio shuts down to protect itself from over voltage events Note that input voltage up to 33VDC will not damage the VHF but it will not function above 32 3VDC ...

Page 420: ...ss The thinner the glove or the more compatible the material e g leather fine cotton etc the greater the likelihood of success will be Likewise the more surface area that comes in contact with the glass the greater the success may be Each glove must be qualified for compatibility with the display and those glove calibration procedures specific to the glove and the pilot combination are immediately...

Page 421: ... verify the IFD changes to the selected tab Pass Fail With the FMS FPL tab displayed use touch to type in a typical flight plan and verify that all entries were recognized Pass Fail With the Map page and tab displayed attempt to pan the map Pass Fail With the Map page and tab displayed attempt to pinch zoom in or out the map to produce a range change Pass Fail With the Map page and tab displayed a...

Page 422: ... charging port delivering up to 2 1 amps High power devices such as iPads can be charged using a low power port However in order to continue using the device while it is being charged the device must be connected to a high power port therefore only in a 28V installation TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Use of USB Port at Startup If a device is plugged into the bezel USB port at IFD startup the unit will boot i...

Page 423: ...p to two IFD100 apps can be connected to a panel mount IFD at a time over WiFi The IFD100 application can be downloaded as a free download from the Apple Store It does not provide any usable functionality without a WiFi connection to an operating panel mount IFD TIPS AND TECHNIQUES IFD100 Can Connect to IFD Training App The IFD training app separate free download from the Apple Store is capable of...

Page 424: ...roceed into normal flight mode Demo mode can also be exited by removing the USB fob and cycling power to the IFD While in demo mode the IFD will fly the active flight plan in the FMS including any altitude constraints that may be part of the flight plan The starting point of demo mode is whatever location is entered in the flight plan origin and changing the origin location while in demo mode will...

Page 425: ...s but changes to altitude constraints in terminal area procedures will not be retained in stored routes TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Flight Above Terrain in Demo Mode To ensure flight above the terrain in demo mode enter altitude constraint s in the flight plan that are above the terrain along the flight plan Once in demo mode both the Map and Chart will display a Not For Navigation watermark Demo Mode Wat...

Page 426: ...UES Some Elements Simulated in Demo Mode Some aspects of IFD behavior are completely simulated in demo mode For example on models equipped with a VHF radio the radios can be tuned in demo mode which will display the entered frequency and the station identifier but the radio isn t actually channelized to that entered frequency ...

Page 427: ...hip position is streaming out of the IFD for use by third party device applications Outbound from IFD only WiFi Active Flight Plan The active flight plan and any real time modifications to it is streaming out of the IFD for use by third party device applications Outbound from IFD only WiFi Stored Routes Stored flight plan routes are a bi directional transfer between the IFD and approved third part...

Page 428: ...e that data from other weather sources will be streamed to the IFD100 WiFi User Waypoints User waypoints are a bi directional transfer between the IFD and approved third party device applications User waypoints can be created off board and imported into the IFD and or can be created on the IFD and transmitted off board for third party device application use WiFi USB Instrument Approach and Transit...

Page 429: ...ted for later use on any IFD USB Data Entry and IFD manipulation Data can be entered e g frequencies waypoint names checklist data etc from a properly paired external Bluetooth keyboard In addition bezel controls and other IFD manipulation can be accomplished e g activating keys page keys changing map range volume etc via the paired keyboard Inbound to IFD only Bluetooth Data Logs Datalogs can be ...

Page 430: ...n Transmission Method s Database Updates On board databases e g nav chart obstacle terrain can be uploaded to an IFD from a fob device Inbound to IFD only USB Software Updates IFD software updates can be uploaded to an IFD from a fob device Inbound to IFD only USB ...

Page 431: ...ing the equipment to a different circuit than the affected equipment Consult an authorized dealer or other qualified avionics technician for additional help Operation of this device is subject to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This transmitter...

Page 432: ...ement concerné Consultez un installateur agréé ou un autre technicien en avionique qualifié pour obtenir de l aide supplémentaire L utilisation de cet appareil est soumise aux conditions suivantes 1 Cet appareil ne doit pas provoquer d interférences nuisibles et 2 cet appareil doit accepter toute interférence reçue y compris les interférences pouvant entraîner un fonctionnement indésirable Cet éme...

Page 433: ... NOTAMs and TFR areas are intended for the sole purpose of assisting in long and near term planning and decision making The system lacks sufficient resolution and updating capability necessary for aerial maneuvering associated with immediate decisions In particular in extreme scenarios the oldest weather radar data on the display can be up to 15 to 20 minutes older than the display s age indicatio...

Page 434: ...tenance mode and the method to return to flight mode STARTING MAINTENANCE MODE AT POWER UP If the IFD is powered off maintenance mode can be started by inserting a USB fob into the USB port located on the front panel of the IFD Once the fob has been inserted apply power to the IFD and the unit will power up into maintenance mode If the fob is empty the Logs tab will be selected Otherwise the Updat...

Page 435: ...D operation Those logs are often useful for technical support Press the Status LSK until Software is selected Then press Download Logs which will have appeared by the bottom left LSK At that point the LSKs will be changed to Confirm and Cancel Press Confirm to switch to maintenance mode When the system restarts into maintenance mode the Logs tab will be selected Download Logs LSK ...

Page 436: ...n updating databases Press the Status LSK until Databases is selected Then press Update Databases which will have appeared by the bottom left LSK At that point the LSKs will be changed to Confirm and Cancel Press Confirm to switch to maintenance mode When the system restarts into maintenance mode the Update tab will be selected ...

Page 437: ...t side of the AUX button until that tab is selected At that point a Done LSK will be presented on the right side of the display adjacent to the ENTR button When the Done button is pressed either by touchscreen or by the ENTR key the display will show a countdown Pressing CLR or Cancel will cause the system to remain in maintenance mode Once the countdown expires the IFD will reboot back into fligh...

Page 438: ...e table below summarizes the database update periods Database Update Cycle Comments Source Chart Data 14 days Expiration watermark displayed after 14 days indefinitely until data updated Jeppesen Nav Data 28 days Airport airway navaid airspace and FMS data Jeppesen Obstacle Data 56 days Displayed on map and used for Terrain Awareness and FLTA functions Jeppesen Terrain Data As required Displayed o...

Page 439: ...ses are updated using the Update tab If the IFD is powered up in maintenance mode or maintenance mode is entered using the Update Databases LSK then the Update tab will already be selected Maintenance mode Update tab The Update tab in maintenance mode shows a list in the center of the display containing the files on the USB fob and some other options for saving that are not discussed here Turn the...

Page 440: ... at once by pressing the Select All and Un Select All LSKs respectively Update tab with items selected Once the set of items to be loaded has been selected press the Proceed LSK to start the load TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Select Only Desired Files For Upload If you keep reusing the same fob for database uploads be sure to either delete all out of date and non desired files or take care in selecting de s...

Page 441: ...memory device that stores the databases If this happens a service action may be required to restore the data integrity Use of a ground power unit is recommended A progress bar will be presented as the loading process proceeds During the process various messages may appear and disappear The progress bar will reset and be updated for each item to be loaded Upload progress bar ...

Page 442: ...m in the list If an item was not selected the status will be Skipped If an item was successfully loaded the status will be OK If an error occurred the status will be ERROR If all items loaded successfully a message to that effect will the shown above the list If not an error message will be displayed above the list Note that all of the LSKs along the left side will be removed and that no cursor wi...

Page 443: ...f the USB fob is inadvertently left in the USB port during flight mode there will be no adverse affect as the USB fob is ignored during flight mode Once the IFD is back into flight mode It is highly recommended to verify that the data was updated by going to the AUX SYS tab selecting Databases with the Status LSK and then checking the identifying characteristics of the databases that were loaded e...

Page 444: ...gation or communication in the air or on the ground Use the Service Hotline defined on the inside back cover NOTE Database Accuracy and 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 Consistent Nav Database Required for Sharing In dual IFD installatio...

Page 445: ... future software updates The Avidyne position is that any shop that holds a repair station certificate an A P or an Experimental Aircraft owner with log book signoff authority can perform the update The person performing the update must follow the provided Service Bulletin explicitly and mail fax email back in the completed update sheet that is part of the Service Bulletin but Avidyne does not res...

Page 446: ...d IFD state It logs at a rate of approximately 1Hz Flight Log This log provides a detailed record of your aircraft state as measured by the various IFD sensors It logs at a rate of approximately 5Hz Engine Log This log provides details on fuel flow system data if configured It logs at a rate of approximately Hz Event Log This log contains miscellaneous data such as all alerts keystrokes system sta...

Page 447: ... active Insert a USB fob into the USB port Datalogs Download Page Maintenance Mode The Logs tab in maintenance mode shows a list in the center of the display containing the list of logs that can be downloaded Use the right knob on the IFD to scroll the cursor up and down and then use the knob button to select the item surrounded by the cursor to be downloaded You can also move the cursor by touchi...

Page 448: ...nd types of logs being downloaded and the length of time since the last download Times can range from a few seconds to more than 15 minutes The more often logs are downloaded the shorter the download times will be A progress bar will be presented as the download process proceeds As the list is processed each item will show a status of OK In progress Pending Skipped Active or Failed Once the downlo...

Page 449: ...e airspeed if available Turn rate if available Vertical speed if available Pressure altitude if available Lat Lon Engine Log Date Time stamp Fuel Remaining gal Power on Fuel Time Remaining min Fuel Flow gal hr Fuel Economy nm gal Fuel Used gal Voltage Log This log contains more than 50 voltages and temperatures of each individual component It is designed to be a diagnostics log for Avidyne Service...

Page 450: ... Antenna x System Configuration SW versions part numbers chassis ID 145 Dimming Settings 23 Aircraft Tail Number 1 Chart State validity dates identifier 6 Datablock selections 32 User Options selections 33 FMS Setup settings 38 Map Setup settings 80 Map Declutter selections 58 System Time Since Power On 1 Frequency List values 80 Com Preset values 16 Com Nav Audio States 21 GDL69 Settings 2 VHF Co...

Page 451: ...on an IFD and backed up using this procedure Then they can be reloaded onto any IFD or multiple IFDs via this procedure User Data Save and Restore Options SAVING USER DATA Ensure a properly formatted fob is installed in the IFD Start the IFD in maintenance mode see Maintenance Mode section on page 7 56 From the Update tab ensure the desired Save data type option s has a checkmark and then press th...

Page 452: ...he IFD Start the IFD in maintenance mode see Maintenance Mode section on page 7 56 From the Update tab ensure the dated file s of interest Restore data type YY MM DD has a checkmark and then press the Proceed LSK option When the upload is complete should take a matter of seconds exit Maintenance Mode via pressing the Done LSK and then select the appropriate page e g UTIL option of the SYS tab on t...

Page 453: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide General 7 75 Save or Restore underway Active Save or Restore passed over Skipped Completed with no error OK Completed with error ERR ...

Page 454: ...ne in the file contains a user waypoint defined as follows with each field separated by a comma Identifier this field must contain at least one character and at most 5 characters Allowable characters are letters A through Z and numerals 0 through 9 Name this field can either be blank or contain at most 20 characters Allowable characters are letters A through Z letters a through z numerals 0 throug...

Page 455: ...SV file will be shown in the list as illustrated below for the sample file above System Update tab showing user waypoints file IMPORTANT NOTE When uploading user waypoints from a CSV file it is important to remember that the set of user waypoints in the CSV file will completely replace the set of user waypoints in the IFD The IFD cannot detect inaccurate data in the CSV file It is the pilot s resp...

Page 456: ...ypoints to a file named SAVEWPTS CSV The saved file will have the same format required for uploading user waypoints and the description on the first line will contain the date on which the waypoints were downloaded IMPORTANT NOTE If the USB fob already contains a file named SAVEDWPTS CSV when user waypoints are downloaded the IFD will overwrite the contents of the file To prevent data loss conside...

Page 457: ...allations should turn off Bluetooth on the Setup page on one IFD NOTE Acceptable Bluetooth Keyboards Due to certification constraints only Avidyne supplied Bluetooth keyboards will be functional Before attempting to pair a Bluetooth keyboard ensure the keyboard has adequate charge and then turn it on using the switch on the left side Then ensure that the Bluetooth option is turned on in the Setup ...

Page 458: ...l appear on the list of devices shown on the screen At that point press the Stop Scan LSK After Stop Scan has been pressed turn the right outer knob to move the cursor to the desired device Press the Pair Device LSK and wait for a numeric pairing code to appear Bluetooth pairing Start Scan LSK ...

Page 459: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide General 7 81 Bluetooth pairing keyboard discovered Bluetooth pairing Pair Device LSK ...

Page 460: ...IFD500 Series Pilot Guide 7 82 General Bluetooth pairing pairing code ...

Page 461: ...green Bluetooth pairing pairing successful If the device is not shown in green or if the device name disappears from the display restart the pairing process with pressing the button on the back of the keyboard If repeated attempts to pair are unsuccessful contact Avidyne Technical Support After successful pairing exit maintenance mode by pressing the Done LSK on the Update tab ...

Page 462: ...y press Select the FMS FPL page on the IFD Repeatedly press the down arrow key on the Bluetooth keyboard until the cursor is at the end of the flight plan insert cursor Press a letter on the Bluetooth keyboard and verify that a waypoint entry is initiated TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Common Mistake with Bluetooth Legend A common mistake is to interpret the Bluetooth Setup status legend in the top left corn...

Page 463: ...nect A paired keyboard normally tries to connect when it is turned on but will also retry if any key is pressed A keyboard can only be paired to one device If it is paired to something other than an IFD it will have to be paired again with the specific IFD TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Keyboard Status Indications A solid green LED lamp indicates the keyboard is connected A flashing green LED indicates it is...

Page 464: ...n the screen In general isopropyl alcohol is a safe and effective cleaner Methanol and most acidic solutions can be toxic or damaging to glass coatings if misused Excessive or unnecessary cleaning should be avoided to prevent damage to the coated optical filter surfaces Never allow excess amounts of cleaning agents to dry if they have formed into pools streaks or droplets to help avoid spotting of...

Page 465: ... 530W 530AW 530TAWS 4 01 Main IFD510 500 500W 4 01 Main The following table represents the complete list of unsupported 530 530W functionality in the IFD Unsupported 500 530 Functionality Comments Manual entry of fuel flow Fuel totalizer data and computed fuel at waypoints destinations are only supported in installations that integrate a fuel flow system In no cases can you manually enter fuel flo...

Page 466: ... not already wired to the audio panel then that wiring will need to be added with IFD installation NOTE ADS B and Air Ground Output Wiring to Transponder To take full advantage of the IFD ADS B compliant position and automatic air ground transitions ensure the proper IFD output signals are wired to a compatible transponder TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Multiple Integration Options Discuss integration option...

Page 467: ...S 6 25 Precision VHF 6 25 Procedures 6 23 SBAS 6 26 Visual 3 40 Armed Mode Navigation 6 14 Arrival 3 36 ARS 2 23 Audio Tab 5 2 Auto VLOC Tuning 6 19 B Backlight Keyboard 1 48 Night Operations 7 37 Backup Restore 7 73 Before Takeoff 1 58 Bezel Layout 1 13 Bluetooth Keyboard 1 20 1 48 Pairing 7 79 Bottlang Charts 4 66 Brightness Night Operations 7 37 Overview 1 17 Video 4 80 C Calculators 5 12 Air D...

Page 468: ...OS 1 9 5 91 Enable Missed 2 14 2 15 6 32 Enhanced Vision System EVS 4 80 Enroute VNAV See VNAV European VFR Charts 4 66 Excessive Descent Rate 4 51 Exocentric View 4 57 Expanded View 3 3 F Field Of View 2 2 2 15 FIS B 4 22 5 94 7 55 Flight Plan Activating 3 29 and SVS 4 59 Approaches 3 36 Arrivals 3 36 Creating 3 9 Cursor 3 7 Deleting 3 24 Departures 3 11 Editing 3 8 Inverting 3 55 Mini Format 3 4...

Page 469: ...I ICAO Flight Plan Codes 6 42 IFD100 1 57 7 45 IFD510 1 3 IFD540 1 2 IFD545 1 5 IFD550 1 4 K Keyboard Bluetooth 1 48 Convenience Mode 1 52 Pairing 7 79 L Lateral Offset 3 30 Line Select Keys 1 10 1 12 1 23 LNAV 6 27 LNAV VNAV 6 28 LNAV V 6 28 LP 6 28 LP V 6 29 LPV 6 26 6 28 M Maintenance Mode 7 56 Manual Sequencing 6 4 Map Decluttering 4 12 Panning 4 13 Pop Up 4 16 Setup 5 62 Weather Overlays 4 25...

Page 470: ...2 Power Button 1 16 Distribution 7 31 High 7 41 Low 7 40 On Off Control 1 14 Premature Descent Alert PDA 4 50 PROC Key 3 39 R Radar Tab 4 73 Radial Intercept FMS Method 3 23 VLOC Method 3 24 Radio Com 1 25 Monitor 1 28 Nav 1 25 Remote Tuning 1 32 5 3 Satellite 5 4 Setup 5 68 Tuning 1 28 RAIM 5 15 Range To Altitude Arc 3 35 Retry Approach 6 35 RNAV 6 26 Route Preview 3 54 Rubber Banding 4 14 S Sate...

Page 471: ...esional 3D Traffic 2 3 Timers 5 8 TOD 3 33 Top Of Descent 3 33 Total Velocity Vector TVV 2 2 2 21 Touch Screen Cleaning 7 86 Loss of control 7 33 Multi touch 1 43 Performance 1 46 Use of gloves 7 42 Traffic Display 4 32 Non TA 4 36 Thumbnail 4 36 Transition Altitude 6 20 Transition Level 6 20 Transponder Control 1 36 Datablock 5 43 Wiring 7 88 Trip Planner 5 14 U USB 1 14 7 49 7 60 Charging 7 44 U...

Page 472: ...tic Tuning 3 30 Course Depiction 6 13 Nearest 3 62 VSR 5 48 W WAAS 1 56 Warnings 7 5 Waypoint Delete 3 17 Edit 3 18 Insert 3 15 Weather Radar 4 30 WiFi 1 49 ADS B Over 5 38 Configure LAN 5 32 Disconnecting 1 47 Dual Installation 1 50 External network 5 34 Status 1 50 Winds 4 26 ...

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