
060-4314-000 • Rev. C - May 2004
MK VI & MK VIII EGPWS Pilot Guide
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Pop-Up and
Auto-Range
Peaks
Display
Non-Peaks
display
continued
NOTE:
When a TAD caution or warning alert is active, the
display image (cells) surrounding the target are enlarged
(surrounding cells are illuminated). This allows a smaller
terrain or obstacle (e.g., a single tower) to be better seen on
the display.
The transition between green and yellow is below the aircraft in
order to account for altimetry and/or terrain/obstacle height er-
rors.
In addition, the transition altitudes between colors are biased up-
ward proportional to the descent rate when greater than 1000 feet
per minute. This provides approximately a 30-second advance
display of terrain.
Essentially, pilots should note that any yellow or red painted ter-
rain is at or above the aircraft’s altitude and appropriate terrain
clearance needs to be provided.
Based on the display system used, there may be additional terrain
display features. These are defined as installation options and
allow for:
Automatic display of terrain on the cockpit display (TAD “Pop-
Up”). This feature occurs when a caution or warning alert is
triggered as described in Terrain Alerting and Display. In some
cases, an active display mode must be selected first.
“Auto-range” when Pop-up occurs. This provides for the auto-
matic range presentation for terrain as defined for the display
system configuration (typically 10 nm). In this case, if the terrain
auto-range is different than the display system selected range, the
displayed range value on the cockpit display is flashed or changed
color until the range is manually re-selected or terrain display is
deselected.
Peaks Display has all the characteristics of the Non-Peaks Dis-
play but with additional terrain display features for enhanced
situational awareness independent of the aircraft altitude. The
principle additions are:
The digital display of the highest and lowest terrain/obstacle el-
evations currently displayed,
The display of additional solid or lower density color bands, in-
cluding the addition of the graphic representation of sea level (0
feet MSL) for compatible displays.
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