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(A)6.Weight and Balance

Update aircraft weight and balance report as required:

(A)7.Electrical Load

Installation of the Spider 8 introduces a maximum continuous draw of 1.0A at 12VDC.

Update the aircraft electrical load analysis report as required.

(A)8.Continuing Airworthiness

Maintenance of the modification is in accordance with the applicable OEM maintenance

manual. Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) are not required.

Description

Weight [kg]

Arm [mm]

Moment [kg-mm]

Installation, Spider 8

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Summary of Contents for Spider 8

Page 1: ...sion 1 0 0 26 September 2017 Spider Tracks Limited 205 150 Karangahape Road Auckland 1010 New Zealand Spider 8 Instruction Manual Applicable for both internal and external antenna variants of the Spider 8 ...

Page 2: ...6 3 3 Radius Button 16 3 4 Mark Button 16 3 5 SOS Function 16 3 6 Adjusting the LED Brightness 17 3 7 Spidertxt 2 0 17 4 Troubleshooting 18 4 1 Discontinuous Tracks 18 4 2 Lost GPS 18 4 3 Lost Iridium Connectivity 18 Appendix 19 A Spider 8 Minor Modification Summary Report 19 A 1 Description 19 A 2 Modification Approval Basis 19 A 3 Configuration Control Data 19 A 4 Post Installation Testing 19 A ...

Page 3: ...Criteria 22 B 7 Test Record 22 C Spider 8 Electromagnetic Compatibility Test Procedure 23 C 1 Test Definition 23 C 2 Special Tools and Equipment 23 C 3 Test Conditions 23 C 4 Test Procedure 24 C 5 Pass Fail Criteria 24 C 6 Test Record 26 D Wiring Diagram Power Lead 31 E Datasheet for Iridium GPS S67 1575 109 32 F RTCA DO 160 Test Reports 33 ...

Page 4: ... Summary Report Structure Test Procedure Electromagnetic Compatibility Test Procedure RTCA DO 160 Test Reports RECORD OF REVISIONS AND APPROVALS Rev DD MM YY Description Pages Affected Released by Approved by IR 26 09 17 Initial release All L McCarthy C Rodriguez ...

Page 5: ...nd complex topic of aeronautical certification 1 2 Positioning the Spider Correct positioning of the Spider s antenna is critical to achieve effective performance from the Spidertracks system as a whole This is not an issue with Spider products that connect to an external antenna as the visibility specification is met by virtue of the antenna installation however when installing any Spider product...

Page 6: ...ration of at least 200mm between the device and a person Secure the Spider to the airframe using the bracket supplied Please allow 12 hours for the VHB tape to cure 1 3 External antenna Specification requires a passive antenna that satisfies the following criteria able to receive L1 GPS signal on 1575 42 MHz and able to transmit L band frequencies between 1616 0 1624 5 MHz and is ideally tuned as ...

Page 7: ... an auxiliary power outlet The power lead is fuse protected within the cigarette lighter adapter plug As auxiliary power sockets wear they can become loose and disrupt the power supply to the Spider which in turn can lead to unreliable performance see 4 1 In more permanent installations it is recommended to hard wire the lead to the avionics bus This is generally considered a minor modification wh...

Page 8: ...7 Figure 2 Components supplied with GPIO Bulgin connector 10 x pins and cable Figure 3 GPIO pins as looking from the front face of the Spider ...

Page 9: ...from the Spider Ground 6 Blue Isolated output 1 The isolated output has an open collector configuration The specification must be strictly followed An open collector output allows the 3rd party to pull the voltage up to a large range of voltages and the Spider will drive this voltage low to activate the output IMPORTANT Maximum voltage is 80 VDC Maximum current must be kept 30 mA This is done by s...

Page 10: ...stallations based on the above case numbers and associated input signals Table 2 Input signal cases Case 1 Case Input Signal Example Input Signal Value GPIO Input Pin 1 Ground Disconnect ground no ground Pin 3 or Pin 4 2 Pin 9 or Pin 10 3 Pin 9 or Pin 10 4 Voltage Ground with signal isolation signal separation is done by a diode 24V ground 12V ground Pin 3 or Pin 4 5 Voltage Ground 24V ground 12V ...

Page 11: ...10 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Case 5 ...

Page 12: ...11 Case 6 Case 7 Case 8 ...

Page 13: ... com Under GPIO Settings select an aircraft to configure Note the aircraft must have a Spider 8 assigned to it If this is not already configured it can be done from the Aircraft Settings page Select Event Logging Enabled to yes and save to turn the GPIO on Once saved you will be able to select the Event Groups and whether it is rising edge or falling edge triggered You don t need to configure all ...

Page 14: ...on in order to process all updates If you require a different event description to the ones listed above please contact support spidertracks com 1 6 4 Testing To check the information you are receiving is correct go to the History page within your account Select the checkbox beside the test flight and click on the download button in the bottom bar The event description will show within the CSV fil...

Page 15: ... 1 with the power on Once a GPS lock is attained the Signal LED indicator bottom right will turn orange A GPS lock should be acquired within 60 seconds in the general case 2 3 Iridium Connectivity Once a GPS lock has been attained the Spider will immediately attempt to send the first position report to the Iridium satellites Once a connection has been made with the Iridium network the Signal LED i...

Page 16: ...utes There are many features of the Spidertracks system that are delivered through software services and are not specific to any of the Spider product variants The full range of these are beyond the scope of this document however the following two sub sections summarise cornerstone attributes and provides context for Spider functions discussed in this section 3 1 1 Tracking Modes Spidertracks prov...

Page 17: ...f the sky If the Spider is powered off before transmitting the watch off message a tier one alert will be raised 3 3 Radius Button Radius is a dynamic exclusion zone of a preconfigured size within the Organisational Settings of the website When the Radius button is toggled on position reporting is suspended while the aircraft operates within the bounds of that geo fenced area Tracking will resume ...

Page 18: ...y pressing and holding the Mark button The LED will cycle through the levels of brightness Release the Mark button when your desired brightness is reached 3 7 Spidertxt 2 0 The Spider 8 is equipped with Low Energy Bluetooth BLE technology and is compatible with Spidertxt 2 0 This enables two way freeform messaging to from the cockpit using a mobile device connected to the Spider For more informati...

Page 19: ...nning flat 4 2 Lost GPS If the GPS signal is lost both the Satellite and GPS LED on the Spider will turn off On the keypad the Signal LED will turn off It is not uncommon to drop a GPS lock but occurrences should be infrequent and not last for periods of more than a few seconds 4 3 Lost Iridium Connectivity If the Spider can not connect to an Iridium Satellite for a short period of time there will...

Page 20: ...deral Aviation Administration FAR Part 43 Appendix A Therefore acceptable data will be employed to support the installation of the Spider 8 Compliance is at owner s discretion A 3 Configuration Control Data A 4 Post Installation Testing Complete post installation in accordance with the following guidelines A 5 Operation and Limitations Refer to Spider Tracks Limited Spider 8 Instruction Manual for...

Page 21: ... continuous draw of 1 0A at 12VDC Update the aircraft electrical load analysis report as required A 8 Continuing Airworthiness Maintenance of the modification is in accordance with the applicable OEM maintenance manual Instructions for Continued Airworthiness ICA are not required Description Weight kg Arm mm Moment kg mm Installation Spider 8 0 165 ...

Page 22: ...servative ultimate load factors for structural testing purposes are provided for FAR 23 normal acrobatic and utility category airplanes and FAR 27 normal rotorcraft installations For additional information refer to the acceptable data source FAA AC43 13 2B Chapter 1 Paragraphs 103 through 105 Table 3 Minimum Applied Loads B 5 Test Procedure The following procedures detail the methodology for the s...

Page 23: ...ion occurs after 7 seconds of applied static load in all directions the Spider 8 installation is acceptable Should permanent deformation occur after 3 seconds reinforcements are required e g doubler installation to the affected structure and repeat test B 7 Test Record Forward Downward Upward Side Date of Test Spider 8 S N Location of Test A C Registration LAME conducting testing Print Name Signat...

Page 24: ...a where testing is conducted a NAV COM Ramp Tester e g NAV 402AP IFR 4000 b Transponder DME Ramp Tester e g ATC 600A ATC 601 IFR 6000 c TCAS Ramp Tester e g TCAS 201 IFR 6000 d Headsets and e Other equipment as required to exercise all modes of operation for systems under test C 3 Test Conditions All aircraft systems under test must be functional prior to starting the EMC test Any reduced function...

Page 25: ... contact Spider Tracks Limited for further assistance 6 Multiple systems may be monitored in tandem to expedite the test whenever possible 7 Systems should be tested on the ground unless the aircraft system equipment can only be tested in flight 8 If there are avionics electrical systems on the aircraft that are not listed add them at the end of the table 9 Ensure there is no interference to aircr...

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Page 27: ...for n o i s e Ve r i f y t r a n s m i t a n d reception HF 1 Tune to 3 6 9 15 21 27MHz Listen for noise Verify transmit and reception in both AM and SBB modes for each channel VHF FM 1 Tune to test frequency Verify transmit and reception VHF FM 2 Tune to test frequency Verify transmit and reception UHF 1 Tune to test frequency Verify transmit and reception VOR 1 Tune in to local stations and or u...

Page 28: ...l quality and number of satellites tracking Verify GPS position is reasonable GPS 2 Display GPS satellite data Verify signal quality and number of satellites tracking Verify GPS position is reasonable GPS 3 Display GPS satellite data Verify signal quality and number of satellites tracking Verify GPS position is reasonable RAD ALT 1 Verify RAD ALT displays zero feet on ground RAD ALT 2 Verify RAD A...

Page 29: ...ons Perform self test if available MFD Monitor for erroneous indications Perform self test if available TRANSPONDER Use ramp tester or check in flight t o e s t a b l i s h M o d e C interrogations CAUTION PANEL Monitor for erroneous indications CIRCUIT BREAKERS Monitor for erroneous indications SPAS Perform system test and monitor for erroneous indications AFCS SCAS CSAS Perform system test and m...

Page 30: ...y proper functioning Monitor for erroneous or erratic indications Transfer electrical busses to all engine driven generator s AC DC ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS Configure the electrical systems in different modes Verify no interference when switching loads from one bus to another MAST MOMENT INDICATOR Monitor for erroneous or erratic indications FADEC DECU Run engines in all modes Monitor f o r e r r o n e ...

Page 31: ... for normal operation and monitor for inadvertent activation CARGO HOOK Verify for normal operation and monitor for inadvertent activation LONG LINE RELEASE Verify for normal operation and monitor for inadvertent activation Aircraft System Under Test Test Instructions Passed Observations LAME conducting testing PRINT NAME SIGNATURE LICENSE NO Pilot conducting testing PRINT NAME SIGNATURE LICENSE N...

Page 32: ...31 D Wiring Diagram Power Lead ...

Page 33: ...32 E Datasheet for Iridium GPS S67 1575 109 ...

Page 34: ...33 F RTCA DO 160 Test Reports View DO 160 reports from our Support Website ...

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