IntuVueRDR-7000 Weather Radar Pilot's Guide
Equipment Description
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Rev 0, Feb 2020
OPERATING CONTROLS
While the radar can be turned off completely by setting both sidesto
OFF, this is not recommended. The radar operates by continuously
scanning the whole sky in front of the aircraft, saving the results in
3-D memory. On initial activation, the radar first looks at the part of
the sky that is near the aircraft’s altitude. This data is displayed as
soon as it is available. As data is gathered from the remainder of the
sky in front of the aircraft, the display quickly fills in with any
additional information. It takes no more than 30 seconds for the
complete picture to become available.
The radar will not operate while on the ground until the WX/PWS
qualifiers are satisfied, or Ground Override is selected.
This is to
protect personnel on the ground in front of the aircraft. (See
AUTOMATIC RADAR ACTIVATION
and
GROUND OVERRIDE
on
page 15.)
SYSTEM CONTROL
OFF:
If selected on only one side, control is slaved to the other side. In
this case, the radar is controlled from one side, and same information
is shown on both displays. If OFF is selected on both sides, or if there
is only one controller, it turns the RDR-7000 radar and all associated
functions off. The radar will not transmit. Predictive windshear
detection will not be available.
STBY
: The RDR-7000 works by continuously monitoring the entire
sky, and automatically displaying the weather ahead of the aircraft.
This works best if the radar is always on and scanning while in the air.
The STBY setting on the control panel commands the Standby
Display Mode. In this mode, the radar is still scanning and filling the
3D memory, but the display does not show any weather data. The
Weather Ahead (TGT) function is active, if installed. If the predictive
windshear feature is installed, windshear events up to 5 nm in front
of the aircraft will be indicated.
Forced Standby (FSBY):
FSBY is an automatic, non-selectable radar
mode. When on the ground, the radar will not operate unless either
the WX/PWS qualifiers are satisfied, or Ground Override has been
selected. In this situation, the radar is in Forced Standby. (See
AUTOMATIC RADAR ACTIVATION
and
GROUND OVERRIDE
on
page 15.)
Ground Override
: Allows the radar to operate on the ground when
the WX/PWS qualifiers are not satisfied. This mode can be selected
on the control panel, if available. If no control selection option is
