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Pilot's Guide

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Page 3: ...OVERVIEW GPS NAVIGATION FLIGHT PLANNING HAZARD AVOIDANCE ADDITIONAL FEATURES APPENDICES INDEX ...

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Page 6: ...min is not able to independently verify the accuracy of the terrain data WARNING The displayed minimum safe altitudes MSAs are only advisory in nature and should not be relied upon as the sole source of obstacle and terrain avoidance information Always refer to current aeronautical charts for appropriate minimum clearance altitudes WARNING The altitude calculated by aera GPS receivers is geometric...

Page 7: ...of functional integrity However the pilot must recognize that providing monitoring and or self test capability for all conceivable system failures is not practical Although unlikely it may be possible for erroneous operation to occur without a fault indication shown by the aera It is thus the responsibility of the pilot to detect such an occurrence by means of cross checking with all redundant or ...

Page 8: ...isplay CAUTION Avoid using any chemical or abrasive cleaners on the touchscreen and or plastic casing Clean the touchscreen with a soft clean lint free cloth Use water isopropyl alcohol or eyeglass cleaner if needed CAUTION The Garmin aera does not contain any user serviceable parts Repairs should only be made by an authorized Garmin service center Unauthorized repairs or modifications could void ...

Page 9: ...f polarized eyewear may cause the display to appear dim or blank NOTE Temporary Flight Restriction TFR data is provided by the FAA and may not be updated outside of normal business hours Confirm data currency through alternate sources and contact your local FSS for interpretation ofTFR data ...

Page 10: ...Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot s Guide 190 01117 02 Rev C Warnings Cautions Notes Blank Page ...

Page 11: ...Guide 190 01117 02 Rev C RR 11 Part Number Change Summary 190 01194 00 Initial release Rev Date Description A October 2009 Production Release B August 2012 Added GDL 39 Support C August 2012 Added GDL 39 Pass Through and TargetTrend ...

Page 12: ...Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot s Guide 190 01117 02 Rev C RR 12 Blank Page ...

Page 13: ...rolling 15 1 4 Accessing System Functionality 16 Option Menus 16 Data Entry 16 Waypoint Information Tabs 18 1 5 Using Map Displays 18 Map Range 19 Map Panning 20 Map Overlays 22 Map Symbols 23 1 6 System Settings 24 Display 24 Sound 25 Additional Settings 26 1 7 Nearest Airport Criteria Settings 28 1 8 Present Position 29 Position 29 New Location 29 Simulator Mode 30 SECTION 2 GPS NAVIGATION 31 2 ...

Page 14: ...n 70 3 3 Flight Plan Storage 71 3 4 Flight Plan Activation 72 Editing Speed and Fuel Flow 72 Copying Flight Plans 73 Deleting Flight Plans 73 Inverting a Flight Plan 74 3 5 Approaches 75 Selecting an Approach 76 Activating Vectors to Final 78 SECTION 4 HAZARD AVOIDANCE 79 4 1 Weather 79 XM Weather aera 510 560 79 XM Satellite Weather Products 81 Using XM Satellite Weather Products 91 Data Link wea...

Page 15: ...on 147 Appendix C Managing Files and Databases 149 Connecting to a Computer 149 Managing Files 150 MicroSD Card Use Optional 152 Databases 153 Appendix D Installation and Interfacing 157 Mounting the aera in the Aircraft 157 Connecting to a Garmin VHF Comm Radio 161 Information about USB Drivers 163 Interfacing 163 Connecting to a GTX 330 Mode S Transponder 165 Connecting to a GDL 39 166 Connectin...

Page 16: ...91 VFR Symbols 191 IFR Symbols 192 Airspace Symbols 194 Appendix I Map Datum and Location Formats 197 Map Datums 197 Location Formats 197 Appendix J Glossary 199 Appendix K License Agreement and Warranty 205 Contact Garmin 205 Software License Agreement 205 Limited Warranty 205 AOPA Airport Directory Notice 206 AC U KWIK LICENSE AGREEMENT 206 XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement 207 Weather Data W...

Page 17: ... derived analog flight instrumentation position navigation and hazard avoidance information to the pilot using a 4 3 QWVGA color display with Touch Screen Unit Overview Headphone audio out Jack Under Weather Cap External Antenna Connec tor Under Weather Cap Power Button Microphone Release Key Slide and Release to Open the Battery Cover Serial Number Under the Battery Speaker GPS Antenna Mini USB C...

Page 18: ...the unit from the aircraft or vehicle when exiting or store it out of direct sunlight Installing the battery 1 Locate the lithium ion battery that came in the product box 2 Slide the release key until the battery cover on the back of the aera opens up 3 Remove the battery cover 4 Locate the metal contacts on the end of the lithium ion battery 5 Insert the battery so that the metal contacts on the ...

Page 19: ... aera in the aircraft refer to Appendix D Installation and Interfacing and connect the power cable to the aircraft power outlet cigarette lighter receptacle 2 Route the power cable so that it does not interfere with aircraft operation The unit begins charging as soon as external power is applied USING CHARGE MODE Applying external power to the aera automatically turns on the unit for full operatio...

Page 20: ...n the world Duringinitialization currentdatabaseinformationisdisplayed Databaseinformation includes valid operating dates cycle number and database type When this information has been reviewed for currency to ensure that no databases have expired the pilot is prompted to continue Touching the Press To Accept Button acknowledges this information and the Home Screen is displayed Database Initializat...

Page 21: ... a fix 2D GPS Location At least three satellites have been acquired and a two dimensional location fix has been calculated 2D Differential appears when you are receiving DGPS corrections in 2D mode 3D GPS Location At least four satellites have been acquired and a three dimensional fix has been calculated 3D Differential appears when you are receiving DGPS corrections in 3D mode Lost Satellite Rece...

Page 22: ...n at their respective positions on a satellite constellation diagram The outer circle of the constellation diagram represents the horizon the inner circle represents 45 above the horizon and the center point shows the position directly overhead Each satellite is represented by a square containing the Pseudo Random Noise PRN number i e satellite identification number GPS Status can be helpful in tr...

Page 23: ... to the Home screen Back Displays the previous page Returns Home touch and hold OK Commits a value edited or selected Menu Displays the context sensitive option menu Menu Displays the menu Displays the Direct to function touch and hold Up Scrolls up Down Scrolls down Direct to Displays the Direct to function Out Zooms out In Zooms in KEYPAD CONTROLS OK Exits the keypad function and accepts the cha...

Page 24: ...splays the Navigation Map Terrain Displays the Terrain Map HSI Panel Displays the Panel Mode Nearest Displays the second level Nearest Icons Traffic Displays Traffic Page Active FPL Displays the Active Flight Plan WPT Info Displays the Waypoint Information Direct To Displays the Direct To function Position Displays the aircraft s Present Position Weather Displays second level Weather Icons aera 51...

Page 25: ...he following icons to perform the associated function Airport Displays nearest airports Airport WX Displays nearest airport weather VOR Displays nearest VORs NDB Displays nearest NDBs Intersection Displays nearest intersections VRP Displays nearest Visual Reporting Point VRP Atlantic User WPT Displays nearest user waypoints City Displays nearest cities ARTCC Displays nearest ARTCCs FSS Displays ne...

Page 26: ...ather Icon to access the second level Weather Icons Touch the following second level Weather Icons to display the weather product on the Weather Map NEXRAD Displays NEXRAD NEXt generation RADar XM or GDL 39 Satellite Displays Satellite Mosaic cloud cover XM only Echo Tops Displays Echo Tops XM only Winds Displays Winds Aloft XM or GDL 39 Lightning Displays Lightning XM only Storm Cells Displays St...

Page 27: ...L 39 SIGMET Displays SIGMETs XM or GDL 39 TFR Displays TFRs XM or GDL 39 PIREP Displays PIREPs XM or GDL 39 Freeze Lvl Displays Freezing Levels XM only Turb Fcst Displays the Turbulence Forecast XM only Icing Fcst Displays the Icing Forecast XM only WX Frst Displays Forecast Information current 12 24 36 48 Pressure Displays Surface Pressure XM only Temps Displays Temperatures Aloft GDL 39 only ...

Page 28: ... Home Screen touch the Tools Icon to access the second level Tools Icons Touch the following second level icons to perform the associated function Setup Displays third level Setup Icons User WPT Displays User Waypoints and Proximity Waypoints Flight Log Displays Flight Logs Track Log Displays Track Logs FPL List Displays the Flight Plan List VNAV Displays Vertical Navigation ...

Page 29: ...iles E6B Calc Displays the E6B Calculator Weight Bal Displays the Weight Balance Data Link Displays Data Link Information Database Displays database and software version information Numbers Displays flight data Can be on the Home Screen depending on options Automotive Activates automotive mode GPS Status Displays GPS status information MP3 Displays Music Player Audible Displays Audible Books ...

Page 30: ...tup Icons Touch the following third level icons to perform the associated function Display Displays backlight intensity timeout and color mode settings Sound Displays sound settings Units Displays unit settings Date Time Displays date time settings Map Displays Navigation Map settings Position Displays position settings Interface Displays interface settings Alarms Displays alarm settings SUA Alarm...

Page 31: ...formation 510 and 560 Models only Power Displays power settings Keyboard Displays keyboard layout settings SELECTING A FUNCTION Selecting a function Touch the desired icon The icon will momentarily turn blue when selected Terrain Icon Selected Home Screen SCROLLING Scrolling up down on the touchscreen Touch the Up or Down Arrow Icons if available Or If the arrow icons are present touch and drag yo...

Page 32: ...n DATA ENTRY Alphanumeric data can be entered using the keypad In some instances such as when entering an identifier the aera tries to predict the desired identifier based on the characters being entered In this case if the desired identifier appears use the OK Icon to confirm the entry without entering the rest of the identifier manually This can save the pilot from having to enter all the charac...

Page 33: ... button Touch the keypad to enter the desired data Touch OK Numeric data may also be entered using or buttons if applicable Entering predetermined data options Touch the Data Option Button to display a vertical list of data options if applicable or to toggle two data options i e On Off Or Touch the buttons to cycle through a horizontal list if more than two data options are available If using the ...

Page 34: ...q Runway WX NOTAM optional AOPA optional 1 5 USING MAP DISPLAYS NOTE Refer to the GPS Navigation section for more information on Map Display Setup Map displays are used extensively in the aera to provide situational awareness in flight Most aera maps can display the following information Airports NAVAIDs airspaces airways land data highways cities lakes rivers borders etc with names Map Pointer in...

Page 35: ...ap Display touch the In or Out Icons Navigation Map Map Range Range Icons When the selected range exceeds the resolution of the map data overzoom appears below the map range scale Map Range Overzoom Scale Bar Rep resenting a Map Scale of 3 nm Per Scale Width AUTO ZOOM Auto Zoom allows the aera to change the map display range to the smallest range clearly showing the active waypoint Auto Zoom can b...

Page 36: ...t s present position the elevation of the land at the position of the pointer or the object s airports obstacles etc elevation if known When the Map Pointer is over a map feature the map feature is highlighted an information box appears on the map and the highlighted map feature is displayed on the Map Feature Button at the bottom of the screen even if the name was not originally displayed on the ...

Page 37: ...Features are Present at the Map Pointer Location Reviewing information for a map feature While viewing a Map Display touch anywhere on the map to activate the map pointer When the Map Pointer is over a map feature the map feature is highlighted an information box appears on the map and the highlighted map feature is displayed on the Map Feature Button at the bottom of the screen If multiple featur...

Page 38: ...old the Menu Icon to navigate to the map feature Touch the Cancel Icon to remove the map pointer MAP OVERLAYS The Weather Topography Terrain and Satellite Imagery map overlays can be displayed or removed Displaying removing map overlays 1 From the Home Screen touch Map Menu Show Hide 2 Touch the Show Hide Data Option Button for the desired overlay Satellite View only displays satellite imagery at ...

Page 39: ... Home Screen touch Map Menu Declutter 2 Touch the desired level 1 2 3 on the right side of the screen The currently selected level is highlighted blue 3 Touch the Back Icon to remove the detail options Declutter MAP DETAIL The map detail can also be adjusted Map detail changes the amount of detail with respect to the zoom scale Adjusting the map detail 1 From the Home Screen touch Map Menu Set Up ...

Page 40: ...following system parameters Display Sound Units Date Time Map Position Interface Alarms SUA Alarms Data Link Weather Power Keyboard Restoring system setting defaults 1 From the Home Screen touch Tools Setup 2 Touch the desired Setup Icon Display Sound Units Date Time Map Position Interface Alarms SUA Alarms or Power 3 Touch Menu Restore Default Or From the Home Screen touch Tools Setup Menu Restor...

Page 41: ... Adjusting backlight timeout 1 From the Home Screen touch Tools Setup Display 2 Touch the Backlight Timeout Data Option Button and touch the desired option from the list Stays On 15 Seconds 30 Seconds 1 Minute or 2 Minutes TOUCHSCREEN Calibrating the touchscreen 1 From the Home Screen touch Tools Setup Display Menu Calibrate 2 Follow the onscreen instructions and touch OK The unit will restart SOU...

Page 42: ...ue X will appear over the icon Or Touch the On Off Data Option Button to toggle Terrain Audio TIS Audio or Key Tones on or off Or 1 Press the POWER Button to quickly access the Master volume mute 2 Touch Menu Sound Setup to access ALL volume settings Muting sound See the Adjusting the Sound procedure above ADDITIONAL SETTINGS Changing settings Units Date Time Position Interface Alarms SUA Alarms a...

Page 43: ...o the Home Screen Icon Available Settings Display Backlight Intensity Backlight Timeout Color Mode Screenshot Sound Master 0 10 Alerts 0 10 Media 0 10 Key Tone Terrain Audio TIS A Audio Units Distance Speed Direction Display Temperature Altitude Vertical Speed Pressure Fluid Volume Date Time Time Format Auto UTC Offset Map All available map settings Position Location Format Map Datum Heading Magne...

Page 44: ...ays with a concrete asphalt or similar sealed surface Hard or Soft shows all runways except water landing facilities Water Only shows only water landing facilities Any shows any runway regardless of surface type including water landing facilities Minimum Runway Length allows the pilot to enter a specific length for the shortest runway allowed Entering airport criteria 1 From the Home Screen touch ...

Page 45: ... The pilot can change the reference waypoint Nearest Type using the Change Nearest Type menu option By default the Nearest Type is set to Automatic which will display the nearest large airport enroute VOR or city in that order Present Position Changing the Nearest Type 1 From the Home Screen touch Position Menu Change Nearest Type 2 Touch the desired nearest type Automatic Airport VOR NDB Intersec...

Page 46: ...aypoints and routes created in Simulator Mode are retained in memory for future use NOTE Do not attempt to navigate using Simulator Mode When the unit is set to Simulator Mode the GPS receiver is turned off Any Satellite Signal Strength Bars shown are only simulations and do not represent the strength of actual satellite signals Starting Stopping Simulator Mode From the Home Screen touch Position ...

Page 47: ...ays North Up NORTH UP Track Up TRK UP or Desired Track Up DTK UP An aircraft icon is placed on the Navigation Map at the location corresponding to the calculated present position The aircraft position and the flight plan legs are accurately based on GPS calculations The basemap upon which these are placed are from a source with less resolution therefore the relative position of the aircraft to map...

Page 48: ...dex DATA FIELDS The data fields on the Navigation Map can be independently configured by the user Data Fields Navigation Map Data Fields By default the Data Bar Fields are set to display Ground Speed GS Distance Next DIST NEXT Vertical Speed Required VSR and Time En Route Next ETE NEXT These four data fields can be changed to display any of the Data Field Options ...

Page 49: ...Additional Features Appendices Index Changing the information shown in the data fields From the Home Screen touch the Map Icon Touch the Menu Icon Touch the Change Data Fields menu option Touch the desired Data Field to change A list of available Data Field Options is displayed Touch the desired Data Field Option Touch the OK Icon ...

Page 50: ... En Route Safe Altitude ESA External Voltage EXT VOLTS Flight Timer FLT TIMER Fuel Timer Glide Ratio G R Ground Speed GS Ground Track TRK Minimum Safe Altitude MSA Next Waypoint NEXT WPT Sunrise Sunset Time En Route Destination ETE DEST Time En Route Next ETE NEXT Time of Arrival Destination ETA DEST Time of Arrival NEXT ETA NEXT Time to VNAV VNAV TIME Time Local Time UTC Vertical Speed VS Vertica...

Page 51: ...For units that support XM and have a GDL 39 the Numbers icon is moved to the Tools Page Accessing numeric flight data From the Home Screen touch Numbers Changing numeric flight data fields 1 From the Home Screen touch Numbers 2 Touch the desired data field to change The available data fields are displayed 3 Touch the desired data field 4 Touch OK Restoring default numeric flight data From the Home...

Page 52: ...a specific heading reference User Selected or Off Compass Arc Navigation Map Compass Arc Magenta Bug Indicator Displaying Removing the Compass Arc from the Navigation Map 1 From the Home Screen touch Map Menu Set Up Map 2 Touch the buttons to select the General Category if necessary 3 Touch Compass Arc 4 Touch the On Off Button Setting the Compass Arc Bug Indicator 1 From the Home Screen touch Map...

Page 53: ...CDI Scale Adjustment Option Menu The Panel shows a graphic Horizontal Situation Indicator HSI surrounded by additional indicators The graphic HSI depicts the course to the destination or the next waypoint in a flight plan current ground track off course error and a To From indication The rotating compass indicates your current ground track The course pointer and course deviation needle indicate th...

Page 54: ...limits CDI scale 1 25 within 30 nm of any airport in the active route CDI scale 0 25 on an approach leg or within 2 nm of the FAF or MAP CDI scale 5 0 if the previous two conditions do not exist Displaying the HSI Panel From the Home Screen touch the HSI Panel Icon CHANGING THE CDI SCALE The CDI scale can be set by touching the In or Out Icons from the HSI Panel Screen if the CDI scale is NOT set ...

Page 55: ...el or the Active FPL Icon 2 Touch the Menu Icon 3 Touch the Set OBS and Hold menu option only available when navigating a Direct To or Flight Plan 4 Touch the or Buttons to increase decrease the value Or Touch the Radial Button to enter the desired radial using the keypad and touch the OK Icon HSI Panel Option Menu Radial Button Set OBS Returning to automatic sequencing of route waypoints 1 From t...

Page 56: ... and the ground speed is greater than 35 knots The Approaching VNAV Profile message appears one minute prior to the initial descent point The descent angle locks to prevent changes in speed from altering the profile TheVNAV feature does not take into account any changes in groundspeed that occur during the transition from level flight to descent or climb At 500 ft above the target altitude the App...

Page 57: ...l center of the HSI the aircraft is at the proper altitude for the VNAV Profile Enabling disabling the VNAV indicator 1 From the Home Screen touch the HSI Panel Icon 2 Touch the Menu Icon 3 Touch the Enable VNAV Indicator or Disable VNAV Indicator menu option only available when navigating a Direct To or Flight Plan Capturing cancelling VNAV profile 1 Enter a valid VNAV profile see Configuring a V...

Page 58: ... Waypoint Enter any waypoint along the currently active route as the reference waypoint The reference waypoint defines the target location Profile Enter the descent rate Altitude Enter the desired reference waypoint altitude Select Above Waypoint to use field elevation for airports in the Jeppesen database or MSL to specify an exact MSL altitude target By Enter the target location with settings of...

Page 59: ...nter location of pointer name and other pertinent information Map range Aircraft icon representing present position Flight plan legs User waypoints Track vector Topography data MAP ORIENTATION Maps are shown in one of three different orientation options allowing flexibility in determining aircraft position relative to other items on the map North Up or for determining where map items are relative ...

Page 60: ...n touch Map Menu Set Up Map 2 Touch the buttons to select the General Category if necessary 3 Touch Orientation 4 Touch the buttons to select North Up Track Up or DTK Up AIRPORTS NAVAIDS CITIES ROADS Setting up and customizing airports NAVAIDs cities roads for the navigation map 1 From the Home Screen touch Map Menu Set Up Map 2 Touch the buttons to select the Airport Navaid City or Road Category ...

Page 61: ...y serve airliners jets turboprops and turbocharged piston aircraft operating above 18 000 feet MSL Jet Routes start at 18 000 feet MSL and extend upward to 45 000 feet MSL altitudes above 18 000 feet are called flight levels and are described as FL450 for 45 000 feet MSL Jet Routes are designated with a J before the route number Low Altitude Airways are drawn in gray High Altitude Airways are draw...

Page 62: ...d the aera s Spell N Find feature scrolls through the database displaying those waypoints matching the characters which have been entered up to that point A direct to navigation leg to the selected waypoint can be initiated by pressing the Menu Icon The waypoint function allows the pilot to review airport information runway information frequencies AOPA information if available and weather informat...

Page 63: ...Tab if necessary 2 Touch the Waypoint Identifier Button 3 Enter the desired waypoint a Touch the buttons to Search by Identifier Search by Facility Name or Search by City using the keypad b Enter the desired waypoint c Touch the OK Icon Or a Touch the buttons to cycle through the waypoint categories Flight Plan Waypoints Nearest Airports or Recent Waypoints b Touch the desired waypoint from the li...

Page 64: ...tered facility name or location duplicate waypoints are displayed Touch the desired waypoint from the list 5 If multiple runways exist touch the Runway Button and touch the desired runway from the vertical list Or Touch the buttons to cycle through the runways Runway Tab Option Menu Waypoint Information Runway Tab Runway Button Waypoint Identifier Button Length Width Surface Lighting Traffic Patte...

Page 65: ...tion which gives the pilot quick access to nearest airport weather VOR NDB intersection user waypoint city ARTCC FSS and airspace information If there are none available None Within 200 NM is displayed The Nearest functions contain the following information Airport identifier bearing distance length of the longest runway and common traffic advisory CTAF or tower frequency Airport WX Airport Weathe...

Page 66: ...ng nearest information 1 From the Home Screen touch the Nearest Icon to display the second level Nearest Icons 2 Touch the desired Nearest Icon Airport Airport WX VOR NDB Intersection User WPT City ARTCC FSS or Airspace 3 Touch the desired nearest option from the list for additional information Or If viewing Nearest ARTCCs or FSSs touch the buttons to cycle through the list 4 If desired touch Menu...

Page 67: ...s Option Menu also allows the pilot to choose between displaying the facility names city names bearing or direction arrows Setting nearest airport criteria Refer to Section 1 4 Airport Criteria Settings WEATHER AND NOTAM INFORMATION OPTIONAL Textual weather and NOTAM information can be viewed several different ways Viewing airport weather NOTAM information 1 From the Home Screen touch the WPT Info...

Page 68: ... menu option 3 Touch the Map Feature Button with the desired identifier displayed refer to Map Panning in the Overview Section for more information The weather information is displayed METAR Selected Weather Information Map Feature Button ACCESSING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION In addition to airport and weather information additional information for VORs NDBs Intersections User Waypoints Cities ARTCCs F...

Page 69: ...tional Features Appendices Index Additional Information Airport VOR NDB Intersection User Wpt City ARTCC FSS Airspace Identifier Frequency Name City State Type Morse Code Radial Region Bearing Distance Lat Long Elevation MSL Fuel Available Time Zone UTC Offset Runway Information AOPA Weather Controlling Agency Vertical Boundaries Class ...

Page 70: ...entifier Field to begin entering the desired intersection Refer to the Overview Section on Data Entry for more information Or 1 From the Home Screen touch Nearest Intersection 2 Touch the desired Nearest Intersection from the list 3 If desired touch Menu Show Map Or 1 From the Home Screen touch the Map Icon 2 Touch the desired Intersection on the map 3 Touch the Map Feature Button with the desired...

Page 71: ...yed refer to the Overview Section on Map Panning for more information The NDB information is displayed VORS VOR information can be viewed using the Waypoint Information function the Nearest function or the Map Panning function The Nearest VOR function can be used to quickly find a VOR close to the flight path The list only includesVORs that are within 200nm If there are noVORs in the list text ind...

Page 72: ...utton with the desired VOR displayed refer to the Overview Section on Map Panning for more information The VOR information is displayed USER WAYPOINTS The aera can create and store up to 3 000 user defined waypoints Once a waypoint has been created it can be renamed deleted or moved User Waypoints Creating user waypoints 1 To create a new user waypoint at the current location or using the Map Poin...

Page 73: ...n 3 Touch the OK Icon If changing the User Waypoint settings symbol altitude location or reference waypoints continue with Step 4 4 If desired touch the Symbol Field to change the symbol that will appear on the map a Touch the desired symbol b Touch the OK Icon User Waypoint Symbols 5 If desired touch the Altitude Field a Enter the desired altitude using the keypad or the buttons Refer to the Over...

Page 74: ...nter the desired waypoint b Touch the Bearing and or Distance Fields to enter the desired values c Touch the OK Icon 8 Touch and hold the Back Icon to return to the Home Screen Reference Waypoints Selecting and viewing nearest user waypoints 1 From the Home Screen touch Nearest User WPT 2 Touch the desired User Waypoint The User Waypoint information is displayed 3 If desired touch the Menu Icon an...

Page 75: ...er the desired altitude Refer to the Overview Section on Data Entry for more information Or a Touch the Location Button b Enter the desired latitude and longitude by touching the left right arrows to move the cursor and the up down arrows to change the value 5 Touch the OK Icon Deleting user waypoints 1 From the Home Screen touch Tools User WPT 2 Delete a single waypoint delete all waypoints delet...

Page 76: ...Touch the OK icon The confirmation window will appear 3 Touch Yes CITIES City information can be viewed using theWaypoint Information function the Nearest function or the Map Panning function The Nearest City function can be used to quickly find a city close to the flight path The list only includes cities that are within 200nm If there are no cities in the list text indicating that there are no n...

Page 77: ...ext indicating that there are no nearest ARTCCs is displayed Select an ARTCC 1 From the Home Screen touch Nearest ARTCC 2 Touch the buttons to cycle through the list The associated bearing distance and frequencies are displayed FSS FSS information can be viewed using the Nearest function The Nearest FSS function can be used to quickly find a FSS close to the flight path The list only includes FSS ...

Page 78: ...rspaces 1 From the Home Screen touch Nearest Airspace 2 Touch the desired airspace from the list The airspace information is displayed 3 If desired touch Frequencies to view frequencies associated with that airspace Nearest Airspace Airspace Alert Messages If airspace alarms are set to On default is Off the aera will display a message which includes the airspace name time to entry if applicable an...

Page 79: ...uch the desired On Off Button s Airspace Alert Message Smart Airspace SmartAirspace shows airspace at and immediately surrounding the aircraft s current altitude in bold Airspaces at all other altitudes are de emphasized Smart Airspace De emphasized Airspace Bold Airspace Smart Airspace setup 1 From the Home Screen touch Map Menu Set Up Map 2 Touch the buttons to select the Airspace Category 3 Tou...

Page 80: ... to is activated the aera establishes a point to point course line from the present position to the selected direct to destination Course guidance is provided until the direct to is replaced with a new direct to or flight plan or cancelled Direct To Entering a waypoint identifier facility name or city as a direct to destination 1 From the Home Screen touch the Direct To Icon Or Touch and hold the ...

Page 81: ... nearby airport as a direct to destination 1 From the Home Screen touch Nearest Airport 2 Touch the desired nearest airport 3 Touch and hold the Menu Icon 4 Touch the Activate Icon Direct To Shortcut Selecting a waypoint as a direct to destination using the pointer 1 With a map displayed activate the map pointer by touching the desired waypoint If no airport NAVAID or User Waypoint exists at the d...

Page 82: ...igation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Cancelling a direct to 1 From the Home Screen touch the Direct To Icon Or From the Home Screen touch the Active FPL Icon Or Touch and hold the Menu Icon when available 2 Touch the Menu Icon 3 Touch Stop Navigation ...

Page 83: ...m the current database to define the waypoints If the database is changed or updated the aera automatically updates the information if the procedure has not been modified If an approach is no longer available the procedure is deleted from the affected stored flight plan s and an alert is displayed Whenever an approach is loaded into the active flight plan it replaces the destination airport with a...

Page 84: ...he currently selected Data Field is outlined blue 4 Touch the OK Icon 5 If desired repeat Steps 2 4 for the remaining Data Field Data Field Button Flight Plan Data Fields 3 2 FLIGHT PLAN CREATION The active flight plan is the flight plan to which the aera is currently providing guidance and is shown on the navigation maps Stored flight plans are flight plans available for activation becomes the ac...

Page 85: ...s exist for the entered facility name or location duplicate waypoints are displayed Touch the desired waypoint from the list 5 Repeat Steps 2 5 to enter each additional waypoint Creating a stored flight plan 1 From the Home Screen touch Tools FPL List Menu New Flight Plan 2 Touch the Touch to add Waypoint Button 3 Enter the desired waypoint a Touch the buttons to Search by Identifier Search by Fac...

Page 86: ...ouch the buttons to Search by Identifier Search by Facility Name or Search by City using the keypad b Enter the desired waypoint c Touch the OK Icon Or a Touch the buttons to cycle through the waypoint categories Flight Plan Waypoints Nearest Airports or Recent Waypoints b Touch the desired waypoint from the list 4 If duplicate entries exist for the entered facility name or location duplicate wayp...

Page 87: ...t plan can be viewed using the Flight Plan List function Viewing information about a stored flight plan 1 From the Home Screen touch Tools FPL List 2 Touch the desired saved flight plan An option menu is displayed 3 Touch the Review Flight Plan menu option Flight Plan List Storing an active flight plan 1 With the Active Flight Plan displayed touch the Menu Icon 2 Touch the Save Flight Plan menu op...

Page 88: ...touch Tools FPL List 2 Touch the desired saved flight plan An option menu is displayed 3 Touch the Activate Flight Plan menu option A confirmation window appears 4 Touch Yes Activating a Flight Plan Leg 1 From the Home Screen touch the Active FPL Icon 2 While navigating an active flight plan touch the desired leg to be activated An option menu automatically appears 3 Touch the Activate Leg menu op...

Page 89: ... of the original stored flight plan Copying a stored flight plan With the desired Stored Flight Plan displayed touch the Menu Copy Flight Plan Yes Or With the Flight Plan List displayed touch the desired flight plan to copy and touch Copy Flight Plan DELETING FLIGHT PLANS Individual or all stored flight plans can be deleted from the aera memory Deleting a stored flight plan With the desired Stored...

Page 90: ...ypoint to be deleted An option menu appears 3 Touch the Remove Waypoint menu option A confirmation window appears 4 Touch Yes Deleting an individual waypoint from a saved flight plan 1 From the Home Screen touch Tools FPL List 2 Touch the desired saved flight plan An option menu is displayed 3 Touch the Review Flight Plan menu option 4 Touch the desired waypoint to be deleted An option menu appear...

Page 91: ...ch fix FAF to missed approach point MAP of the published approach is available for monitoring An approach can be loaded at any airport that has one available and provides guidance for non precision and precision approaches to airports with published instrument approach procedures Only one approach can be loaded at a time in a flight plan If an approach is loaded when another approach is already in...

Page 92: ...plan 1 From the Home Screen touch the Active FPL Icon Or a From the Home Screen touch the Tools Icon b Touch the FPL List Icon c Touch the desired Saved Flight Plan from the list An option menu appears d Touch the Review Flight Plan menu option 2 With the flight plan displayed touch the Menu Icon 3 Touch the Select Approach menu option only available if the destination airport has a published appr...

Page 93: ...t plan and immediately begins to provide guidance to the first waypoint in the approach Follow the steps below to resume the flight plan after activating the approach 1 From the Home Screen touch the Active FPL Icon Or From the Home Screen touch the Direct To Icon Or Touch and hold the Menu Icon when available 2 With a flight plan and an approach loaded touch the Menu Icon 3 Touch the Resume Fligh...

Page 94: ...Plan Activating Cancelling Vectors to Final 1 From the Home Screen touch the Active FPL Icon 2 While navigating an Active Flight Plan with an approach activated touch the Menu Icon 3 Touch the Activate Vectors to Final or Cancel Vectors to Final menu option Vectors to Final Active Flight Plan Final Course Extension Vectors to Final Map Vectors to Final Symbol The aera provides no guidance to the i...

Page 95: ...either SiriusXM or FIS B source is selected only the selected source is used to display weather information and no automatic source switching will occur Data from the selected weather source will apply to all weather shown on the Map Page Waypoint Page Weather Page Nearest Page and configurable data fields The weather source can also be changed manually through the Main Menu or on the Weather Page...

Page 96: ...e Radio uses the Radio ID to send an activation signal that allows the aera to display weather data and or entertainment programming provided through the GXM 40 antenna Refer to the GXM 40 Owner s Manual for more information on activating XM Satellite Radio XM WEATHER INFORMATION Radio ID Eight digit ID number used for activation Service Level XM Weather subscription plan purchased Weather Product...

Page 97: ... the relative age of the data it should be used for long range planning purposes only Never use NEXRAD data or any radar data to penetrate hazardous weather Composite data from all the NEXRAD radar sites in the United States is shown This data is composed of the maximum reflectivity from the individual radar sweeps The display of the information is color coded to indicate the weather severity leve...

Page 98: ...l NEXRAD site cannot depict high altitude storms at close ranges and has no information about storms directly over the site Radar coverage only extends to 55 N Any precipitation displayed between 52 N and 55 N is unknown NEXRAD Intensity Colors are used to identify the different NEXRAD echo intensities reflectivity measured in dBZ decibels of Z Reflectivity designated by the letter Z is the amount...

Page 99: ...verity of thunderstorms Echo Tops Data Echo Tops Altitudes WINDS ALOFT Winds Aloft data shows the forecasted wind speed and direction at the surface and at selected altitudes Altitudes can be displayed in 3 000 foot increments up to 42 000 feet MSL Winds Aloft are displayed using wind barbs or a wind streamline depending on the selected range The wind barbs indicate wind speed and direction The wi...

Page 100: ...s 10 Knots 15 Knots 20 Knots 50 Knots Wind Flag XM LIGHTNING Lightning data shows the approximate location of cloud to ground lightning strikes A strike icon represents a strike that has occurred within a two kilometer region and within the last seven minutes The exact location of the lightning strike is not displayed Lightning Data STORM CELLS The Storm Cells feature displays storms as well as th...

Page 101: ... METAR METeorological Aerodrome Report is an international code used for reporting weather observations METARs are updated hourly or as needed METARs typically contain information about the temperature dewpoint wind precipitation cloud cover cloud heights visibility and barometric pressure They can also contain information on precipitation amounts lightning and other critical data If METAR data is...

Page 102: ...FR ceiling below 500 feet AGL or visibility less than 1 mile METAR text does not contain adequate information to determine flight conditions AIRMETS An AIRMET AIRmen s METeorological Information can be especially helpful for pilots of light aircraft that have limited flight capability or instrumentation AnAIRMET must affect or be forecast to affect an area of at least 3 000 square miles at any one...

Page 103: ...surface and tornadoes A SIGMET is widespread and must affect or be forecast to affect an area of at least 3 000 square miles SIGMETs are displayed as a yellow dashed line Map Feature Button AIRMET Selected Additional AIRMET Data TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS TFRS Temporary Flight Restrictions or TFRs temporarily restrict all aircraft from entering the selected airspace unless a waiver has been iss...

Page 104: ...r conditions are reported or forecast AirTraffic Control ATC facilities are required to solicit PIREPs A PIREP may contain unforecast adverse weather conditions such as low in flight visibility icing conditions wind shear and turbulence PIREPs are issued as either Routine UA blue or Urgent UUA yellow PIREP Selected Additional PIREP Data Map Feature Button FREEZING LEVELS Freezing Level shows conto...

Page 105: ...ulence Selected ICING FORECAST CIP SLD Current Icing Product CIP data shows a graphical view of the current icing environment Icing severity is displayed in four categories light moderate severe and extreme not specific to aircraft type The CIP product is not a forecast but a representation of the current conditions at the time of the analysis Supercooled Large Droplet SLD icing conditions are cha...

Page 106: ...x FORECAST Forecast information is available for current and forecast weather conditions Forecasts are available for intervals of 12 24 36 and 48 hours Map Feature Button Forecast Data Selected Additional Forecast Information Forecast Legend Sunny Partly Cloudy Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Thunderstorms Rain Snow Freezing Rain Windy Haze Very Cold Foggy Very Hot Fronts Legend ...

Page 107: ...llibars mb and Inches of Mercury in Surface Pressure Data USING XM SATELLITE WEATHER PRODUCTS XM Weather Products can be displayed on the Navigation Map and individually on the Weather Maps The setup menu for the Navigation Map controls the map range settings above which weather products are decluttered from the display If a map range larger than the weather product map range setting is selected t...

Page 108: ...e Map Icon 2 Touch the Menu Icon 3 Touch the Show Hide menu option 4 Touch the Weather Show Hide Button Viewing XM Weather products on the Weather Map 1 From the Home Screen touch the Weather Icon 2 Touch the desired second level Weather Icon 3 If necessary touch the buttons to scroll through the list of available altitudes AIRMET types or forecast times 4 Touch the desired weather product to get ...

Page 109: ... to select the desired settings or touch the On Off Button if available Category Map Setup Weather Category Restoring default weather data for the Navigation Map 1 From the Home Screen touch Map Menu Set Up Map 2 Touch the buttons until the Wx FIS B Wx or XM Wx Category is displayed 3 Touch the Menu Icon 4 Touch the Restore Weather Defaults menu option Viewing legends for displayed weather product...

Page 110: ...on and weather Flight Information Service Broadcast FIS B information to the aera through a power data cable As a UAT receiver the GDL 39 can receive and when connected to the aera display Flight Information Service Broadcast FIS B weather products as well as traffic FIS B is a subscription free weather service that is broadcast by Ground Based Transceivers GBTs over the 978 MHz UAT frequency band...

Page 111: ...a is displayed on the screen in the lower left corner The age of the product is based on the time difference between when the data was assembled on the ground and the current GPS time Weather products are broadcast at specific intervals see broadcast interval in the table below If for any reason a weather product is not refreshed within the Expiration Time intervals see table the data is considere...

Page 112: ...s for 1 hour 5 PIREP 8 hours As Available 10 Winds and Temperatures Aloft 12 hours 12 hours 10 NOTAM D FDC Including TFRs 12 hours As Available 10 Weather Product Timing NEXRAD NEXRAD NEXt generation RADar is a network of multiple high resolution Doppler radar sites that are operated by the National Weather Service NWS NEXRAD data provides centralized meteorological information for the continental...

Page 113: ...it is not active or is off line NEXRAD Abnormalities There are possible abnormalities regarding displayed NEXRAD images Some but not all of those include Ground clutter Strobes and spurious radar data Sun strobes when the radar antenna points directly at the sun Military aircraft deploy metallic dust chaff which can cause alterations in radar scans Interference from buildings or mountains which ma...

Page 114: ...ecipitation intensity is displayed using colors corresponding to the dBZ values NEXRAD Data RADAR Legend FIS B Radar Products FIS B weather provides two different Radar products CONUS and Regional The system can display each individually or a composite COMBINED When Regional Radar is displayed only precipitation for your current region is displayed The subdued grayish purple colored area represent...

Page 115: ... increments up to 39 000 feet MSL Winds Aloft are displayed using wind barbs The wind barbs indicate wind speed and direction The wind barbs always point in the direction that the wind is coming from The wind speed is depicted using flags at the end of the wind barb A short wind flag is 5 knots a long wind flag is 10 knots and a triangle flag is 50 knots Winds Aloft Data Winds Aloft Altitudes Wind...

Page 116: ...ETeorological Aerodrome Report is an international code used for reporting weather observations METARs are updated hourly or as needed METARs typically contain information about the temperature dewpoint wind precipitation cloud cover cloud heights visibility and barometric pressure They can also contain information on precipitation amounts lightning and other critical data If METAR data is availab...

Page 117: ...not contain adequate information to determine flight conditions AIRMETS An AIRMET AIRmen s METeorological Information can be especially helpful for pilots of light aircraft that have limited flight capability or instrumentation AnAIRMET must affect or be forecast to affect an area of at least 3 000 square miles at any one time AIRMETs are routinely issued for six hour periods and are amended as ne...

Page 118: ...utton AIRMET Selected Additional AIRMET Data TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS TFR NOTE Do not rely solely upon data link services to provide Temporary Flight Restriction TFR information Always confirm TFR information through official sources such as Flight Service Stations of Air Traffic Control Temporary Flight Restrictions or TFRs temporarily restrict all aircraft from entering the selected airspac...

Page 119: ...nt UUA yellow PIREP Selected Additional PIREP Data Map Feature Button USING FIS B WEATHER PRODUCTS WARNING Do not use data link weather information for maneuvering in near or around areas of hazardous weather Information contained within data link weather products may not accurately depict current weather conditions WARNING Do not use the indicated data link weather product age to determine the ag...

Page 120: ...n the Map Page Additional information about the following can be displayed by panning over the display on the Weather Page or the Map Page SIGMETs AIRMETs METARs TFRs Additional information is also available for PIREPs on the Weather Page not displayed on the Map Page Viewing FIS B Weather products on the Navigation Map 1 From the Main Menu touch the Map Icon 2 Touch the Menu Icon 3 Touch the Show...

Page 121: ...avigation Map 1 From the Main Menu touch Map Menu Set Up Map 2 Touch the buttons until the Wx FIS B Wx or XM Wx Category is displayed 3 Touch the Menu Icon 4 Touch the Restore Weather Defaults menu option Viewing legends for displayed weather products 1 From the Main Menu touch the Map Icon Or a From the Home Screen touch the Weather Icon b Touch the desired second level weather icon 2 Press the M...

Page 122: ...n without a valid 3 D GPS position The aera GPS receiver provides the horizontal position and altitude of the aircraft Aircraft GPS altitude is derived from satellite position GPS altitude is then converted to a mean sea level MSL based altitude GPS MSL altitude and is used to determine terrain and obstacle proximity GPS MSL altitude accuracy is affected by satellite geometry but is not subject to...

Page 123: ...ed with an X symbol OBSTACLE INFORMATION Obstacles are shown on the Terrain Map View at or below the map range of 12 nm Obstacles are also shown on the Navigation Map when the map range is set to 5 nm or below Standard aeronautical chart symbols are used for lighted or unlighted obstacles taller than 200 feet Above Ground Level AGL Refer to the Obstacle Icons legend below When selecting an obstacl...

Page 124: ...m the Home Screen touch the Map Icon 2 Touch the Menu Icon a Touch the Show Hide menu option b Touch the Terrain Show Hide Button to toggle the terrain overlay on off Or a Touch the Set Up Map menu option b Touch the buttons until the Map Category is displayed c Touch the Terrain Shading Field d Touch the On Off Button TERRAIN VIEWS Three views can be displayed Map with Profile Map Only and Profil...

Page 125: ...ce Additional Features Appendices Index Terrain Profile View Terrain Legend Terrain Map with Profile View Obstacle Red Terrain is above or within 100 ft below the aircraft Yellow Terrain is Between the User defined Caution Elevation and 100 ft Below the Aircraft Potential Impact Point Terrain Map Only View Terrain Profile Only View ...

Page 126: ...y which annunciates all red and yellow alerts at the time set in Look Ahead Time Medium sensitivity annunciates all of the red and the highest priority of yellow alerts Low only annunciates red alerts Off disables the alert Accessing terrain obstacle settings 1 From the Home Screen touch the Terrain Icon 2 Touch the Menu Icon 3 Touch the Set Up Terrain menu option 4 Touch the buttons to cycle thro...

Page 127: ...gorithms and are dependant on the sensitivity level set in the Terrain Setup Menu Alert Severity Terrain Obstacle Descent Rate Caution caution terrain caution terrain ahead caution obstacle caution obstacle ahead caution sink rate Warning terrain ahead pull up terrain terrain pull up pull up obstacle ahead pull up obstacle obstacle pull up pull up sink rate pull up pull up Aural Alerts Summary Adj...

Page 128: ...on from own aircraft altitude is shown above the target symbol if traffic is above own aircraft altitude and below the symbol if they are below own aircraft altitude Altitude trend is shown as an up arrow 500 ft min down arrow 500 ft min or no symbol if less than 500 ft min rate in either direction TIS A Symbol Description Traffic Advisory TA Other Traffic TIS A Traffic Symbols TIS A ALERTS A TIS ...

Page 129: ... Or Touch the Alerts buttons to select an alert volume 0 10 TRAFFIC WARNING WINDOW When a traffic threat is imminent the Traffic Warning Window is shown The Traffic WarningWindow shows a small pop up map in the lower left corner The Range Rings on the pop up alert are spaced every whole mile kilometer nautical mile Touch the Traffic Warning Window to acknowledge and remove it NOTE The Traffic Warn...

Page 130: ...uch the buttons to select the desired settings Off Auto or range settings Displaying TIS A information using the map pointer With traffic displayed on the Navigation Map touch the desired TIS A symbol on the map The traffic range and altitude separation is displayed Traffic Warning Window Range Rings TIS A Navigation Map Traffic Range and Altitude Separation using Map Pointer Traffic Ground Track ...

Page 131: ...ss the United States as the cornerstone of the FAA s Next Generation Air Transportation System NextGen ADS B enables improved surveillance services both air to air and air to ground especially in areas where radar is ineffective due to terrain or where it is impractical or cost prohibitive Initial applications of air to air ADS B are for advisory use only enhancing a pilot s visual acquisition of ...

Page 132: ... can receive data link information from both 1090 ES transponders and UATs Thus the GDL 39 receives traffic information directly from any ADS B Out aircraft within range as well as the rebroadcast of ADS B information from any nearby GBT This rebroadcast is calledAutomatic Dependent Surveillance Rebroadcast ADS R and is automatically triggered by the detection of anADS B participating aircraft wit...

Page 133: ...he aircraft has 978 MHz receive capability in order to be identified as an ADS B participating aircraft WARNING Do not rely solely upon the display of traffic information for collision avoidance maneuvering The traffic display does not provide collision avoidance resolution advisories and does not under any circumstances or conditions relieve the pilot s responsibility to see and avoid other aircr...

Page 134: ...rcraft you may still see this when you are within the service area of any participating aircraft As a non participating aircraft you are only receiving TIS B traffic information for traffic within 15 nm and 3 500 of the participating aircraft Limited traffic services available may be limited to Air to Air ADS B No Traffic Data Available Traffic Modes The GDL 39 also has a pressure altitude sensor ...

Page 135: ... of at least 500 feet per minute The vector line that extends from the traffic symbol is just further indication of the intruder aircraft track For directional traffic symbols the arrow head points in the direction of aircraft s ground track Symbol Description Non threat non directional airborne traffic Non threat directional airborne Traffic with absolute vector Points in the direction of the air...

Page 136: ... on the ground Ground traffic is only displayed on the Map Page when the aircraft is on the ground or below 1 500 feet AGL Ground traffic is always displayed on the dedicated traffic page ADS B Traffic Symbology Traffic Advisories TA The GDL 39 automatically adjusts its Traffic Advisory TA sensitivity level to reduce the likelihood of nuisance TA alerts during various phases of flight TAs are issu...

Page 137: ...en increases a new audio alert is sounded The traffic audio alert is also generated whenever TIS B service becomes available The following traffic audio alerts are available Traffic TIS B ADS B traffic alert received Traffic Not Available TIS B ADS B service is not available or out of range Disabling Enabling the traffic alerts NOTE Traffic alerts are reset to enabled on the next power cycle 1 Fro...

Page 138: ...Touch the Show Hide menu option 4 Touch the Traffic Show Hide Button Or 1 From the Main Menu touch the Map Icon 2 Touch the Menu Icon 3 Touch the Set Up Map menu option 4 Touch the buttons to select the Traffic Category 5 Touch Traffic Data touch buttons to select the desired settings On Off Customizing the traffic data on the Map Page 1 From the Main Menu touch the Map Icon 2 Touch the Menu Icon ...

Page 139: ...e Altitude Filter 1 On the Traffic Page select the Menu Altitude Filter 2 Select one of the following Unrestricted All traffic is displayed Normal Displays non threat and proximity traffic from 2700 feet above the aircraft to 2700 feet below the aircraft Typically used during enroute phase of flight Above Displays non threat and proximity traffic from 9000 feet above the aircraft to 2700 feet belo...

Page 140: ...or Flight ID number Example ADS B Traffic Symbol Traffic Absolute Motion Vector Relative Altitude in this case 500 feet above own aircraft Altitude Trend up arrow indicates climbing down arrow indicates descending Enabling Disabling Flight ID Display On the Traffic Page select Menu Enable Disable Target Identifiers MOTION VECTORS There are two pilot selectable and mutually exclusive types of motio...

Page 141: ...etTrend Look ahead Time Traffic s Predicated Relative Location in 5 minutes TheTargetTrend look ahead time interval is automatically adjusted from 30 seconds to five minutes and corresponds to the traffic display range setting The greater the range setting the longer the time interval and vise versa Refer to the table below for more details Traffic Page Range Ring Settings TargetTrend Look ahead 5...

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Page 143: ...ge When viewing at ranges close enough to show the airport detail the map reveals taxiways with identifying letters numbers runway incursion Hot Spot and airport landmarks including ramps buildings control towers and other prominent features Resolution is greater at lower map ranges The SafeTaxi feature can be seen on the Navigation Map or from the Waypoint Information Runway Tab Designated Hot Sp...

Page 144: ... every 56 days SafeTaxi is always available for use after the expiration date When turning on the aera the database initialization indicates whether the databases are current out of date or not available The database initialization shows the SafeTaxi database is current when the SafeTaxi name and expiration date are shown in white When the SafeTaxi cycle has expired the SafeTaxi name and expiratio...

Page 145: ...e also supported AC U KWIK provides complete listings of FBOs charter companies fuel suppliers ground transportation maintenance and catering services at public airports across the world If the AOPA database is in use the AOPA Tab is displayed on the Waypoint WPT Page If another airport directory database is in use such as AC U KWIK the DIRECTORY Tab is displayed on the Waypoint WPT Page Viewing A...

Page 146: ...ance Additional Features Appendices Index 1 From any map highlight an airport using the Map Pointer 2 Touch the Map Feature Button 3 Touch the AOPA DIRECTORY Tab if necessary Airport Directory Data Airport Identifier Field Service Icon Icon Description Restaurant on Field Self Serve Fuel Courtesy Car Airport Directory Service Icons ...

Page 147: ...t antenna connected to your aera 510 or aera 560 and a subscription to XM Radio to use XM Radio features NOTE Audio interference can occur while using some audio panels Use of a Ground Loop Isolator can eliminate this interference XM Satellite Radio offers a variety of radio programming over long distances without having to constantly search for new stations Based on signals from satellites covera...

Page 148: ...ID to send an activation signal that when received by the GXM 40 allows it to play entertainment programming Refer to the GXM 40 Owner s Manual for more information on activating XM Satellite Radio Accessing the Radio ID From the Home Screen touch XM Radio Menu Information The Radio ID is also available from the XM Weather Option Menu Accessing the XM Radio ID Radio ID Or The Radio ID is also disp...

Page 149: ...Overview Category Navigation Active Channel Channel List Active Channel Option Menu Channel Navigation CATEGORY The Category Field cycles through a horizontal list of categories such as jazz rock or news Selecting a category 1 From the Home Screen touch the XM Radio Icon 2 Touch the buttons to cycle through the horizontal category list The list automatically refreshes with the selected category Ca...

Page 150: ...he active channel is outlined blue in the Channel List and displayed below the Channel List Active Channel Active Channel Active Channel Selecting a channel from the channel list 1 Scroll through the Channel List by touching and dragging the list up down or using the Up Down Icons 2 Touch the desired channel The channel is outlined blue to show it is the active channel Entering a channel number 1 ...

Page 151: ...eypad b Touch the desired numbers on the keypad and touch the OK Icon Keypad Function 3 Touch the OK Icon or the Cancel Icon to return to the Channel List If the selected channel is unavailable or off air the OK Icon is subdued USING FAVORITES Favorites is a customized category of up to 30 of your XM Radio favorites To add a channel to Favorites 1 From the Home Screen touch the XM Radio Icon 2 Tou...

Page 152: ...idance Additional Features Appendices Index Channel Selected Or With the desired channel selected touch the Menu Icon and touch the Add To Favorites Menu Option A confirmation window is displayed XM Radio Option Menu 4 Touch Yes The channel is added to the Favorites Category Channel Added to Favorites Category Add Favorites Window ...

Page 153: ...ton 3 Scroll through the Channel List by touching and dragging the list up down or using the Up Down Icons 4 Touch the desired channel To delete channel s from Favorites 1 With the Favorites channel selected touch the Menu Key 2 Touch the Remove Favorites Menu Option Favorites Category Option Menu Or Touch the Remove All Favorites Menu Option and skip to step 5 The Remove all favorites Window is d...

Page 154: ...m the Favorites Category VOLUME Volume is broken down into Master Alerts and Media The Master volume controls all sound The Alerts volume refers to system alerts TIS Terrain and the Media volume refers to XM radio volume Adjusting the volume 1 From the Home Screen touch the XM Radio Icon 2 Touch the Menu Icon 3 Touch the Volume Menu Option XM Radio Option Menu 4 Touch the buttons to increase decre...

Page 155: ...x Or Touch the Volume Number Field and touch the desired number in the vertical list The current volume will have a green checkmark next to it Volume Number Field Selected Volume Number List Muting XM Audio 1 From the Home Screen touch the XM Radio Icon 2 Touch the Icon Or a Touch the Menu Icon b Touch the Volume menu option Sound Setup is displayed c Touch the Media Icon ...

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Page 157: ... maps are not accessible Check XM Antenna Internal problem with the GXM antenna Contact Garmin Product Support Database Error Internal problem with the system Contact your dealer or Garmin Product Support to have the unit repaired Fuel Tank A reminder for switching fuel tanks The reminder message repeats at the specified interval after the beginning of each trip Lost Satellite Reception The system...

Page 158: ...of 25 degrees to stay on course Track Already Exists A saved track with the same name already exists Track Log Full The track log is full and track recording was turned off To record more track points you need to clear the track log and turn track recording on Track Memory Full No more track data can be stored Delete the old track data to store the new data Track Truncated A complete uploaded trac...

Page 159: ...ic Data Definition Accuracy The current accuracy of the GPS determined location Altitude The current altitude in geometric height above Mean Sea Level MSL Bearing The compass direction from the present position to a destination waypoint Course to Steer The recommended direction to steer in order to reduce cross track error and return to the course line Crosstrack Error The distance the aircraft is...

Page 160: ...position Next Waypoint The next waypoint in the flight plan or direct to route Sunrise The time at which the sun rises on this day current location Sunset The time at which the sun sets on this day current location Estimated Time En Route Destination The estimated time it takes to reach the destination waypoint from the present position based upon current ground speed Estimated Time En Route Next ...

Page 161: ... and altitude to the previously selected VNAV position and altitude based upon current groundspeed Weather Altimeter The altimeter setting at the nearest METAR reporting station Weather Dew Point The dew point at the nearest weather reporting station Weather Rel Humidity The relative humidity at the nearest weather reporting station Weather Temperature The temperature at the nearest weather report...

Page 162: ...et parameters that are set within the software algorithms and are dependant on the sensitivity level set in the Terrain Setup Menu Alert Severity Terrain Obstacle Descent Rate Caution caution terrain caution terrain ahead caution obstacle caution obstacle ahead caution sink rate Warning terrain ahead pull up terrain terrain pull up pull up obstacle ahead pull up obstacle obstacle pull up pull up s...

Page 163: ...n the aera loses the GPS signal for any reason the following will occur A blinking red question mark will appear over the airplane icon on the map The Lost Satellite Reception message will display Any GPS dependent data fields will not be available GPS Signal Lost HAZARD DISPLAY WITH LOSS OF GPS POSITION If the Terrain function doesn t have at least a 3D fix i e altitude unknown a Red X will be di...

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Page 165: ... the memory card slot in the battery compartment Press it in until it clicks 2 Turn the aera on in the desired mode aviation or automotive In order for data to be copied to the correct mode the user must connect the aera to the computer while it is in the desired usage mode aviation or automotive 3 Connect the small end of the USB cable to the connector under the battery cover 4 Connect the larger...

Page 166: ... not compatible with Windows95 98 Me Windows NT and Mac OS 10 3 and earlier Files can be stored in the aera internal memory or the optional memory card Supported File Types Mode Automotive Aviation MP3 music files M3U and M3U8 music playlist files AA audio book files JPEG and JPG image files GPX route files GPI custom POI files from the POI Loader Application Maps routes trip logs and waypoints fr...

Page 167: ... letters to your aera drives See the aera 500 Series Automotive Owner s Manual to learn how to map and assign drive letters TRANSFERRING FILES NOTE In order for data to be copied to the correct mode the user must connect the aera to the computer while it is in the desired usage mode aviation or automotive To transfer files 1 Browse the computer for the file to copy 2 Highlight the file and select ...

Page 168: ...mory or MicroSD Card such as MapSource detailed maps in a MapSource program aera MicroSD Card Slot Release Key Slide and Release to Open the Battery Cover MicroSD Slot Installing an MicroSD Card 1 Slide the Release Key to the right to release the battery cover The Release Key is located on the bottom right side of the unit 2 Remove the battery to access the MicroSD card slot 3 Firmly push the card...

Page 169: ...eject for easy removal 3 With the card ejected pull the card out of the slot DATABASES The following databases are included with the aera depending on the unit Americas Atlantic or Pacific See the Additional Features section for information on AOPA Airport Directory AC U KWICK Airport Directory and SafeTaxi See the Hazard Avoidance section for information on Obstacles and Terrain Feature Database ...

Page 170: ...necessarily charted and therefore may not be contained in the obstacle database This database is updated on a 56 day cycle and does not expire NOTE The data contained in the terrain and obstacle databases comes from government agencies Garmin accurately processes and cross validates the data but cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the data The Safe Taxi database contains detailed air...

Page 171: ...e are available every 28 days online www fly garmin com There are two navigation database products available the Jeppesen Navigation Database which is sourced by Jeppesen and the US VFR Navigation Database sourced by AeroNav Products a division of the FAA The update program is designed to operate on Windows compatible PCs and requires the included USB cable to connect your aera to the PC s USB por...

Page 172: ...identifier nearest VOR radial and distance from nearest VOR location latitude longitude and region country ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Centers Airspace boundaries Class B Class C Control Zones SUAs and MOAs controlling agency and vertical boundaries FSS Flight Service Stations Symbology used for NDBs VORs and airports is consistent with those used on a sectional chart NOTE After performing a n...

Page 173: ...ure the unit so that it will not interfere with the aircraft s operating controls and safety devices or cause damage or personal injury in the event of an accident or turbulence Do no mount the aera where the pilot or passengers are likely to impact it in an accident collision or turbulence The mounting hardware provided by Garmin is not warranted against turbulence collision damage or related con...

Page 174: ...l 2 When in place tighten the Clamp Adjustment Knob to secure the yoke mount to the yoke shaft or control arm 3 Loosen the Cradle Adjustment Knob then orient the aera as desired 4 Tighten the Cradle Adjustment Knob to hold the aera in place 5 Connect power data cables Attaching the aera to the yoke mount 1 Fit the bottom of the aera into the cradle 2 Tilt the aera back until it snaps into place Re...

Page 175: ... 3A Fuse Mini USB Connector to the XM Receiver aera 510 560 only Cradle Reconfiguring the yoke mount for center column yokes 1 Loosen and remove the Cradle Adjustment Knob spacer and rubber washer 2 Rotate the clamp assembly 90o so that the clamp opening faces away from you 3 Secure the clamp assembly to the rest of the yoke mount using the Cradle Adjustment Knob spacer and rubber washer Adjust th...

Page 176: ... Additional Features Appendices Index Yoke Mount in Conventional Configuration Yoke Mount in Forward Facing Configuration Rubber Washer Cradle Adjustment Knob Spacer Clamp Assembly Securing the cable on the top of the yoke mount 1 Remove the screws securing the cable clamp 2 Orient the cable and secure the clamp with the screws ...

Page 177: ...CONNECTING TO A GARMIN VHF COMM RADIO The aera can also output frequency data to a Garmin aviation radio Currently the two models supported are the SL30 nav comm and the SL40 comm NOTE For additional information refer to the SL30 nav comm or the SL40 comm installation manual CAUTION This interface does not have an FAA installation airworthiness approval If any abnormalities with SL 30 40 tuning or...

Page 178: ...on Wire Color Power Red Ground Black TX Data Out Blue RX Data In Yellow Audio Right White Audio Common Green Audio Left Brown aera Aviation Bare Wire Connections 2 From the Home Screen touch Tools Setup Interface 3 Touch the Serial Data Format Button A vertical list is displayed 4 Touch Aviation In NMEA VHF Out or GTX TIS A In NMEA VHF Out These comm modes send both NMEA data and VHF frequency inf...

Page 179: ...necting the aera to a USB port the computer prompts you to locate the destination of the drivers for the device a USB drivers CD is included Only install the drivers once After the drivers are installed your computer always detects your aera when it is connected USB driver updates can be found at www garmin com INTERFACING The following formats are supported for connection of external devices NMEA...

Page 180: ...Screen touch Tools Setup Interface Menu Restore Default Serial Data Formats None provides no interfacing capabilities NMEA Out transmits NMEA position velocity and navigation data Aviation In the proprietary format used for connection to a Garmin panel mounted GPS receiver This eliminates the need to enter the destination on both units Aviation In NMEA VHF Out receives aviation data and transmits ...

Page 181: ...utput Normal Mode GPRMB GPRMC GPGGA GPGSA GPGSV GPGLL GPBWC GPVTG GPXTE GPBOD GPRTE GPWPL GPAPB PGRME PGRMZ PGRMM and PGRMH Fast Mode GPRMB GPRMC PGRMZ and PGRMH CONNECTING TO A GTX 330 MODE S TRANSPONDER To receive Mode S TIS A traffic data from a GTX 330 transponder on your aera connect an available RS 232 OUT wire on the transponder to the Data In wire on the aera You do not need to connect the...

Page 182: ...d Data Ground Green Audio Common Red Power CONNECTING TO A GDL 39 To receive weather and traffic information from the GDL 39 the GDL 39 must be connected to the aera using the GDL 39 Power Data Cable to Aera 500 Series P N 010 11686 30 or through a GDL 39 bare wire cable P N 010 11686 40 installation The aera must also be configured correctly to receive traffic and weather information from the GDL...

Page 183: ...contain firmware updates for products such as the GDL 39 The aera software will update first after the unit reboots it will update the firmware of a connected GDL 39 You can view the GDL 39 update progress on the Data Link Information Page GDL 39 Interface Setup Touch to View and Configure the Serial Data Format Touch to View and Configure the GDL 39 Pass Through Serial Data Format Mini USB Connec...

Page 184: ...ough None NMEA Out Aviation In Aviation In NMEA VHF Out GTX TIS A In GTX TIS A In NMEA VHF Out Scroll down on the Interface Setup Page to view additional settings for the NMEA Output Mode Normal Fast and or the pass through connection status Configuring aera and GDL 39 for Serial Pass Through 1 Connect the aera to the GDL 39 using a bare wire installation 2 From the Main Menu touch Tools Setup Int...

Page 185: ... Black Black Red Red White Green Green Green Gray Gray Black Black Red Red Orange Orange White Orange White Orange P N 010 11385 03 P N 010 11686 40 aera GDL 39 Bare Wire Installation NOTE If the GDL 39 RxB white orange wire is not needed in a serial pass through installation it should be grounded PIN Direction Description Wire Color 1 IN Voltage Supply Input Red 6 GND Black 10 IN Serial RxA GDL39...

Page 186: ...es on your aera 510 or 560 Connecting the GXM 40 antenna 1 Position the antenna where it has a clear view of the sky This can be on the outside of the vehicle or behind the windscreen 2 Plug the GXM 40 cable into the Mini USB Connector on the appropriate Aviation Mount Mini USB Connector to GXM 40 Antenna XM Aviation Mounts Mini USB Connector to the XM Receiver aera 510 560 only Mini USB Connector...

Page 187: ...the System Settings chapter of this section Unplug the XM antenna if applicable Do not leave the unit in direct sunlight in a cool not freezing place When storing the unit store within the following temperature range 32 to 122 F 0 to 50 C Do not operate the unit outside of the following temperature range 4 to 140 F 20 to 60 C Avoid prolonged exposure to excessive heat REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE ...

Page 188: ...ild detergent solution and then wipe dry Avoid chemical cleaners and solvents that can damage plastic components CLEANING THE TOUCHSCREEN Clean the touchscreen with a soft clean lint free cloth Use water isopropyl alcohol or eyeglass cleaner if needed Apply the liquid to the cloth and then gently wipe the touchscreen PROTECTING THE UNIT Do not store the aera where prolonged exposure to extreme tem...

Page 189: ... Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index AVOIDING THEFT Remove the unit from sight when not in use Do not keep the unit in the glove compartment Register the product at http my garmin com REGISTERING THE UNIT See the aera 500 Series Automotive Owner s Manual for more information ...

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Page 191: ...ice providing the relative locations of all ATCRBS Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System Mode A and Mode C transponder equipped aircraft within a specified service volume The TIS A ground sensor uses real time track reports to generate traffic notification The aera displays TIS A traffic information on the Navigation Map Surveillance data includes all transponder equipped aircraft within the cov...

Page 192: ...ensive explanation of limitations and anomalies associated with TIS A NOTE TIS A is unavailable at low altitudes in many areas of the United States This is often the case in mountainous regions NOTE Garmin is not responsible for Mode S geographical coverage Operation of the ground stations is the responsibility of the FAA Refer to the AIM for a Terminal Mode S radar site map TIS A information is c...

Page 193: ...urrences and are typically resolved within a few radar sweeps once the client intruder aircraft course stabilizes Pilots using TIS A can provide valuable assistance in the correction of malfunctions by reporting observations of undesirable performance Reports should identify the time of observation location type and identity of the aircraft and describe the condition observed Reports should also i...

Page 194: ...Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot s Guide 190 01117 02 Rev C Appendix F 178 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Blank Page ...

Page 195: ...r speed exceeds 30 knots and you gain 250 feet of altitude If you land and groundspeed drops below 30 knots the flight entry is saved and a new entry is recorded when you depart the airport A touch and go or brief stop of less than 10 minutes appends to the current flight record rather than starting a new entry VIEWING THE FLIGHT LOG Select any listed entry in the log to view additional informatio...

Page 196: ...ete all flight records from the Flight Log Deleting flight records 1 From the Home Screen touch Tools Flight Log 2 Touch the desired flight log if applicable 3 Touch Menu 4 Touch Delete Flight or Delete All 5 Touch Yes TRACK LOG The aera draws an electronic breadcrumb trail or track log on the Navigation Map The track log contains points along its path including time and location for each point Tr...

Page 197: ... Map 1 From the Home Screen touch Map Menu Set Up Map 2 Touch the buttons to display the Line Category 3 Touch Track Log 4 Touch the Show Hide Button Changing track log settings 1 From the Home Screen touch Map Menu Set Up Map 2 Touch the buttons to display the Line Category 3 Touch Track Record Mode Track Interval or Track Color 4 Touch the buttons to select the desired setting Track Log settings...

Page 198: ...te Saved Track or Delete All Saved Tracks 5 Touch Yes Saving a track log 1 From the Home Screen touch Tools Track Log Menu Save Active Track 2 Touch the buttons to select Entire Active Track Past 24 Hours Past 7 Days Selected Flight or Specific Dates 3 Enter the Selected Flight or Specified Dates if applicable and touch OK Save Active Track Log Editing a track log 1 From the Home Screen touch Tool...

Page 199: ...ding line on the Navigation Map The heading line can be set to time or distance Heading Line Heading Line Setup Changing the heading line settings on the Navigation Map 1 From the Home Screen touch Map Menu Set Up Map 2 Touch the buttons to display the Line Category 3 Touch Heading Line 4 Touch the buttons to select Off Time or Distance 5 Touch the buttons to select the desired distance or time if...

Page 200: ...ing Baro Pressure when the unit is receiving XM weather information the field auto matically updates to the barometric pressure of the nearest METAR If XM weather information is not available you need to enter the current barometric pressure Calibrated Airspeed required entry for density altitude true airspeed calculation Enter the aircraft s airspeed indicator value Total Air Temp required entry ...

Page 201: ...he altimeter into the Indicated Altitude field 2 Repeat for Calibrated Airspeed Baro Pressure and Total Air Temperature fields For Calibrated Airspeed use the speed shown on the airspeed indicator Use the current altimeter setting for Baro Pressure Total Air Temperature is the temperature of the outside air including the heating effect caused by speed For most aircraft this is the temperature read...

Page 202: ...ated if you exceed this figure Accessing the aircraft profile From the Home Screen touch Tools Profile Aircraft Profile Entering an aircraft profile 1 From the Home Screen touch Tools Profile Menu New 2 Enter the Aircraft Name using the keypad and touch OK 3 Enter the Cruise Speed Maximum Speed or Fuel Flow using the buttons or the keypad 4 Touch Map Symbol a Touch the buttons to cycle through the...

Page 203: ...arations to verify the weight and balance conditions of the aircraft By entering the weight and arm values the aera can calculate the total weight moment and center of gravity CG Before entering the various figures the empty weight of the airplane and the arm or station for each weight should be determined These figures should be determined using the pilot s operating handbook for the airplane whi...

Page 204: ...Weight Balance EPE CIRCLE Estimated Position Error EPE indicates the accuracy of the position fix EPE uses Dilution of Precision DOP and other factors to calculate a horizontal position error DOP measures satellite geometry quality i e number of satellites received and where they are relative to each other Setting up and customizing the EPE circle for the navigation map 1 From the Home Screen touc...

Page 205: ...ser WPT Proximity Menu New Proximity Waypoint 2 Touch Use Identifier or Use Map 3 Enter the desired identifier or pan the map 4 Touch the newly created Proximity Waypoint and touch Edit Radius 5 Enter the desired Radius and touch OK Setting up and customizing proximity waypoints for the naviga tion map From the Home Screen touch Tools User WPT Proximity Menu Enable Disable Proximity Alarms Or 1 Fr...

Page 206: ...lanning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Deleting proximity waypoints 1 From the Home Screen touch Tools User WPT Proximity a Touch the desired proximity waypoint b Touch the Delete Proximity Waypoint menu option Or a Touch the Menu Icon b Touch the Delete All menu option 2 Touch Yes ...

Page 207: ...Non towered Non serviced Towered Non serviced Non towered Serviced Towered Serviced Soft Surface Non serviced Soft Surface Serviced Soft Surface Private Paved Private Seaplane Base Heliport Americas Pacific Database Airports Item Symbol Civilian Non serviced Military Non serviced Civilian Serviced Military Serviced Civilian Soft Unknown Surface Non serviced Civilian Soft Unknown Surface Serviced A...

Page 208: ... LOM compass locator at outer marker NDB non directional radio beacon VOR VOR DME ILS DME or DME only VORTAC TACAN Navaids Item Symbol Interstate Highway US Highway State Highway National Highway Small City Medium City Large City Miscellaneous IFR SYMBOLS Item Symbol VFR Soft unknown Surface Non serviced VFR Soft unknown Surface Serviced Atlantic Database Airports Item Symbol Low Altitude High Alt...

Page 209: ...ort Non serviced IFR Airport Non serviced VFR Airport Serviced IFR Airport Serviced VFR Soft Surface Non serviced VFR Soft Surface Serviced VFR Soft Surface Private VFR Paved Private VFR Seaplane Base VFR Heliport Americas Pacific Database Airports Item Symbol Intersection LOM compass locator at outer marker NDB non directional radio beacon VOR VOR DME ILS DME or DME Only VORTAC TACAN Navaids ...

Page 210: ...B Class E CTA Class A Class C TMA Class D Mode C Veil TRSA MOA Danger Alert or Training Area Restricted Prohibited or Warning Area Radar Area ATZ TIZ MATZ ADIZ Misc Unknown VFR Americas Pacific Database Item Symbol Class B Class E CTA Class A Class C TMA TRSA Class D MOA Danger Alert or Training Area Restricted Prohibited or Warning Area Radar Area ATZ TIZ Misc Unknown IFR Americas Pacific Databas...

Page 211: ... Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Item Symbol Danger or Alert Area Restricted Prohibited or Warning Area Training Area VFR Atlantic Database Exceptions Item Symbol Training Area IFR Atlantic Database Exceptions ...

Page 212: ...Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot s Guide 190 01117 02 Rev C Appendix H 196 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Blank Page ...

Page 213: ...sured and calculated on this reference surface Lines of latitude and longitude on a chart are referenced to a specific map datum Every chart has a map datum reference and the aera can be set to match most of those commonly used LOCATION FORMATS Your current location can be viewed on the GPS in the form of coordinates Since different charts use different location formats Garmin GPS units allow you ...

Page 214: ...Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot s Guide 190 01117 02 Rev C Appendix I 198 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Blank Page ...

Page 215: ...e Rebroadcast AGL Above Ground Level AIRMET Airman s Meteorological Information ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center ASOS Automated Surface Observing System ATC Air Traffic Control ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service AWOS Automated Weather Observing System Bearing The compass direction from the present position to a destination waypoint ºC degrees Celsius Calibrated Airspeed Indicated ai...

Page 216: ...t DTK Desired Track Enroute Safe Altitude The recommended minimum altitude within ten miles left or right of the desired course on an active flight plan or direct to ESA Enroute Safe Altitude Estimated Time of Arrival The estimated time at which the aircraft should reach the destination waypoint based upon current speed and track Estimated Time Enroute The estimated time it takes to reach the dest...

Page 217: ... size and clears the highest elevation reference point in the grid by 1000 feet for all areas of the grid Ground Based Transceiver Provides ADS R TIS B and FIS B broadcasts to ADS B participating aircraft Groundspeed The velocity that the aircraft is travelling relative to a ground position Ground Track see Track GS Ground speed Heading The direction an aircraft is pointed based upon indications f...

Page 218: ...on the aircraft panel in HG inches of mercury kg kilogram kHz kilohertz km kilometer kt knot LAT latitude lb pound Leg The portion of a flight plan between two waypoints LOC localizer LON longitude m meter MAP Missed Approach Point METAR Meteorological Aviation Routine MHz megahertz Minimum Safe Altitude Uses Grid MORAs to determine a safe altitude within ten miles of the aircraft present position...

Page 219: ...volutions per minute SBAS Satellite Based Augmentation System SD Secure Digital sec second s SIGMET Significant Meteorological Information TA Traffic Advisory TACAN Tactical Air Navigation System TAF Terminal Aerodrome Forecast TAS True Airspeed TCAS Traffic Collision Avoidance System TFR Temporary Flight Restriction TIS A Traffic Information Service TIS B Traffic Information Service Broadcast Tra...

Page 220: ...dices Index UTC Coordinated Universal Time VFR Visual Flight Rules VHF Very High Frequency VNAV vertical navigation VOR VHF Omni directional Range VORTAC very high frequency omnidirectional range station and tactical air navigation VSI Vertical Speed Indicator VSR Vertical Speed Required VTF vector to final WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System WX weather ...

Page 221: ... modify reverse assemble reverse engineer or reduce to human readable form the Software or any part thereof or create any derivative works based on the Software You agree not to export or re export the Software to any country in violation of the export control laws of the United States of America LIMITED WARRANTY This Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship ...

Page 222: ... in the United States or Canada must be returned to the Garmin service center in the United Kingdom the United States Canada or Taiwan for service AOPA AIRPORT DIRECTORY NOTICE AOPA MEMBERSHIP PUBLICATIONS INC AND ITS RELATED ORGANIZATIONS HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY AOPA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE AOPA INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS DATA EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT ...

Page 223: ...no responsibility for accidents resulting from or associated with use of the Services Your Radio Service includes traffic and weather information and you acknowledge that such information is not for safety for life but is merely supplemental and advisory in nature and therefore cannot be relied upon as safety critical in connection with any aircraft sea craft or automobile usage This information i...

Page 224: ...gency The user s sole and exclusive remedy is to stop using the DAFIF product FCC COMPLIANCE This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two 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 equipment has been tested and found...

Page 225: ...y Charging 3 Information 171 Installation 2 Life 171 Replacement 171 BKSP 7 Bug Indicator 36 38 C Calibrate 25 Calibrated Airspeed 184 Category 133 CDI Scale 38 Channel List 134 Charge Mode 3 Charging the battery 3 Cities 60 Compass Arc 36 Bug Indicator 36 Computer connecting to 149 Connecting cables 159 Copying Flight Plans 73 Course setting 39 Current Icing Product CIP 89 D Database Updates 154 ...

Page 226: ...ation 31 GPS Receiver Status 5 GTX 330 165 GXM 40 Antenna 170 H Hazard Display 147 Heading Line 183 184 Home Screen 8 HSI Panel 37 I Icing Forecast 89 Indicated Altitude 184 Interfacing 170 Intersections 54 Inverting flight plans 74 L Lightning 84 Location Formats 197 Loss of GPS Position 147 Lost Satellite Reception 5 M Managing Files 150 Map Autozoom 19 Declutter 23 Detail 23 Display Setup 43 Or...

Page 227: ...splaying removing 22 P Panel 37 PIREPs 88 103 POWER Button 4 Present Position 29 Proximity Waypoints 189 R Red X 147 Runways 47 S SafeTaxi 127 Satellite Information 6 Satellite Mosaic 82 Scrolling 15 SD Card 149 Searching the Sky 5 Settings 24 SIGMETs 86 101 Simulator Mode 30 Smart Airspace 63 Sound Adjusting 25 Muting 26 Storm Cells 84 Supercooled Large Droplet SLD 89 Surface Pressure 91 System S...

Page 228: ...89 U Universal Access Transceiver 115 Updates database 154 USB Drivers 163 User Waypoints 56 Creating 56 Deleting 59 Utilities 179 V Vectors to Final 78 Vertical Navigation VNAV 40 Profile 41 VHF Comm Radio 161 VORs 55 W Warranty 205 Waypoint Information Tabs 18 Waypoints 46 Proximity 189 User 56 Weather 51 Weather Products 81 Weight Balance 187 Winds Aloft 83 99 X XM Activating 80 Animating 94 10...

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