Chapter 2 – Controls & Indicators
SKY899 Pilot’s Guide
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Preliminary
Buttons & On-Screen Elements
Vertical Display Mode Indicator
This
indicator displays the name of the currently
selected vertical display mode:
ABV
(above/look
up),
BLW
(below/look down),
NRM
(normal), or
UNR
(unrestricted). The indicator does not appear
when the
SKY899
is in standby.
Vertical Display Mode Button/Test Button
In operating mode, this button changes the
SKY899
vertical display mode between above, normal, below,
and unrestricted as reflected in the on-screen vertical
display mode indicator. In standby, this button starts a
self test.
Label for Test Button
This on-screen
label only appears when the
SKY899
is in
standby or in failed mode. It identifies the
function of the adjacent button which is to start
the operator-initiated self test.
Message Indicator
The highlighted version
of this indicator appears when there is a new
message. The indicator switches to the
unhighlighted version when all the messages have
been read. In operating and failed modes, the
unhighlighted version disappears when the
messages disappear, but in standby, the
unhighlighted version remains on the screen even
if there are no messages.
Message Button
When the message indicator is
present, pressing this button displays the message
screen.
Other Traffic (OT)
On the
WX-1000/SKY497
display,
this symbol represents an intruder aircraft that has been
detected within the selected display range and vertical
display mode, but which has not generated a
TA
. On
alternate displays, this symbol represents an intruder
aircraft that has been detected within the selected display
range and vertical display mode, but which does not
generate a
TA
or a
PA
.
Proximity Advisory (PA) (not shown)
This
symbol only appears on
TCAS
installations. A
PA
MSG
MSG
TEST
UNR
