Nesis
— User’s Manual
3.1
Classic Flight Information – Screen 1
Figure 6:
Illustration of the classic flight information screen.
displays current QNH reference pressure (a.k.a. baro-correction). QNH can be set in
hPa and inHg units.
4. The
moving map indicator
is a kind of HSI indicator, which provides basic naviga-
tion information. It is located below the artificial horizon. The moving map can be
configured to follow aircraft true heading, tracking or magnetic heading
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5. The
RPM indicator
is combined with the
manifold pressure
gauge. This combination
allows optimal setting of power lever and propeller pitch.
6. The
variometer – vertical speed indicator
can be displayed in feet/min, m/s and m/min
units. Variometer is combined with
g
-meter, which is located below the center.
7. The
engine monitor
organizes all most important engine parameters into one simple
colored bar based chart. Each bar corresponds to some parameter and the color of the
bar to its current status.
8. The
fuel computer monitor
provides the fuel and economy information. How much fuel
is left, what is current and average fuel consumption, approximate range and endurance.
Gyrocopters and helicopters have rotors and in this case engine RPM is usually combined
with rotor RPM, see page 57 for an example.
3.1.1
Menu
Pressing the
OK/Menu
button brings up possible commands for the classic flight information
screen, figure 7. These commands are:
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Magu is required for true and magnetic heading.
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Kanardia
2011
