Pilot’s Guide for the Cirrus SR2x with Cirrus Perspective by Garmin
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CLOUD TOPS
NOTE:
Cloud Tops and Echo Tops cannot be displayed at the same time.
The Cloud Tops weather product (Figure 6-16) depicts cloud top altitudes as determined from satellite
imagery.
NOTE:
If a GDL 69/69A SXM receiver is installed, the broadcast rate for Cloud Tops is 30 minutes. As with
all SiriusXM Weather products, the product age becomes amber when it reaches half of the expiration time,
which is 60 minutes for Cloud Tops. Therefore, this weather product age may be amber during routine
operation.
Figure 6-16 Cloud Tops Weather Product
Displaying Cloud Tops information:
1)
Select the Weather Data Link (XM) Page.
2)
Press the
CLD TOP
Softkey.
To display the Cloud Tops legend (Figure 6-17), press the
LEGEND
Softkey when Cloud Tops is selected for
display. Since Cloud Tops and Echo Tops use the same color scaling to represent altitude, display of these
weather products is mutually exclusive. When Cloud Tops is activated, Echo Tops data is removed.
Figure 6-17 Cloud Tops Legend