SKY899 Pilot’s Guide
3-1
Preliminary
Operating
Instructions
C h a p t e r 3
Introduction
This chapter lists the
SKY899
operating instructions and
describes its fault modes.
Turn On the SKY899
To avoid power surges that could damage the
SKY899
and the
optional
WX-1000
, start your engines before turning on the
SKY899
.
1. Turn the
OFF/BRT
knob clockwise to the desired display
brightness.
The
BFG
oodrich screen (figure
3-1
) appears and stays on the
display until the power-on self test is complete.
If the
SKY899
passes the test, and your aircraft has a squat
switch, and your air-
craft is on the ground,
the standby screen
appears (figure
3-2
).
If the
SKY899
passes
the test, and your
aircraft has a squat
switch, and your air-
craft is in the air, the
traffic screen appears
set on the
6
nmi
display range and the
normal
vertical display
mode (figure
3-3
).
CAUTION
Figure 3-1. BFGoodrich Screen
BRT
OFF
BFGoodrich Avionics Systems,Inc.
