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Garmin GDL 88 Pilot's Manual

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    Gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide.

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    © 2013 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. This manual reflects the operation of system software version 2.00, or later. Some differences in operation may be observed when comparing the information in this manual to later software versions. Garmin international, inc., 1200 east 151...

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    I 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide warning: for safety reasons, gdl 88 operational procedures must be learned on the ground. Warning: this unit provides the ability to receive weather information through external sources. Use weather data only as an aid to situationa...

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    Ii garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C note: this device complies with part 15 of the fcc limits for class b digital devices. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may c...

  • Page 5: Record Of Revisions

    Iii 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide record of revisions part number revision date description 190-01122-03 a b c 10/19/12 04/12/13 06/19/13 initial release prepared document for print production. Revised nexrad description..

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    Iv garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C to obtain accessories for your unit, please contact your garmin dealer. Help us better support you by completing our on-line registration form today! Registration ensures that you will be notified of product updates and new product...

  • Page 7: Contents

    V 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide contents 1 introduction .........................................................................................1-1 1.1 gdl 88(d) system functions ................................................................ 1-1 1.2 gdl 88 part...

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    Vi garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C 6 installation configurations ...................................................................6-1 6.1 possible installation configurations ...................................................... 6-1 6.1.1 gdl 88 with ads-b out tr...

  • Page 9: 1 Introduction

    1-1 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 1 introduction the gdl 88 is a remotely mounted ads-b transceiver. There are four models of the gdl 88(d). Models with a single bottom mounted uat antenna meet tso c154c class a1s and are available with or without an internal gps/...

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    1-2 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C products for display on compatible displays. • traffic alerting the gdl 88 provides aural and visual cues of impending traffic conflicts, to include directional aural (“traffic, traffic, two o’clock, two miles, low”). • single poi...

  • Page 11: Ads-B System Overview

    2-1 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 2 ads-b system overview ads-b is a core technology in the faa next gen air traffic control system and is comprised of three segments: ads-b (broadcast), ads-r (rebroadcast), and tis-b. Nearly 400 ads-b ground stations were complet...

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    2-2 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C figure 2-2 ads-b coverage vs altitude (planned for 2014) - faa illustration.

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    2-3 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 2.1 ads-b - broadcast (ads-b) ads-b is the automatic broadcast of position reports by aircraft, surface vehicles, and transmitters on fixed objects. These broadcasts contain much more data than just a simple position report, they ...

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    2-4 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C 2.2 automatic dependent surveillance – rebroadcast (ads-r) because it is not required that ads-b in capable aircraft be able to receive ads-b data on both the 1090 mhz and 978 mhz data links, a means to get data from one data link...

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    2-5 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 2.3 traffic information service - broadcast (tis-b) tis-b provides the bridge between the current, radar based, atc system and the future ads-b based system. When an ads-b in or out capable aircraft is within the service volume of...

  • Page 16: 2.4

    2-6 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C 2.4 flight information service – broadcast (fis-b) fis-b is provided on the 978 mhz link only and is broadcast from the faa ground stations continuously. This service provides multiple weather products for display in the cockpit t...

  • Page 17: Gdl 88 Ads-B Out

    3-1 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 3 gdl 88 ads-b out ads-b out sends information from the aircraft so it can be “seen” by other aircraft using ads-b in equipment and faa ground stations. Ads–b out provides air traffic controllers with real-time position informatio...

  • Page 18: 3.2 Self-Interrogation

    3-2 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C the following table describes the aircraft that will be observed by a gdl 88 equipped aircraft according to the level of equipment installed in the other aircraft. Other aircraft equipage viewable by gdl 88 equipped aircraft 1090e...

  • Page 19: 3.4

    3-3 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 3.4 anonymous mode the gdl 88 provides an anonymous mode which broadcasts a randomized icao address in the ads-b out message. The anonymous mode, when armed, will replace the flight id with a temporary randomized number for privac...

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  • Page 21: Gdl 88 Ads-B In

    4-1 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 4 gdl 88 ads-b in the ads-b in capability allows the gdl 88 to receive data through the uat (978 mhz) and the 1090 mhz receiver. The uat receives data directly from another ads-b transmitting aircraft, ads-b data from ground stati...

  • Page 22: 4.2 Traffic

    4-2 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C 4.2 traffic the gdl 88 may receive traffic from several sources including external sources (ads-b, ads-r, and tis-b) and onboard sources (tas/tcas) and creates a single, fused traffic picture to provide to the flight crew. Using r...

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    4-3 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide selected traffic info ads-b and tcas status and altitude filter touch to view traffic menu selected vector motion and duration touch for next target map orientation ownship icon traffic display radius traffic motion vector (green)...

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    4-4 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C due to the varying precision of the data that may be received via ads-b, ads-r, and tis-b, all traffic targets may not be depicted on the traffic display. Because higher data precision is required for display in the surf environme...

  • Page 25: 4.2.2

    4-5 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 4.2.2 gdl 88 integration with tcad/tas/tcas i installations with the gdl 88 interface to a tas/tcas/tcad traffic system require a display to be installed. Figure 4-4 gdl 88 with tcas not in ground station coverage when an active t...

  • Page 26: 4.2.3

    4-6 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C when a gdl 88 and tas/tcas system are integrated, the gdl 88 controls the mode of the tas/tcas system using the air/ground logic in the gdl 88, as well as from the mode controls available on the interfaced display. 4.2.3 no-headin...

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    4-7 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide radar altitude (ra) or height above terrain (hat) (if available) gps phase of flight ra, hat, and gps flight phase not available or gps phase of flight not approach or terminal sensitivity level look- ahead time(s) vertical thresh...

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  • Page 29: 5 Weather

    5-1 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 5 weather the flight information services (fis-b) function is capable of displaying textual and graphic weather information with gdl 88 installations. No subscription for fis-b services is required with the gdl 88. The fis-b funct...

  • Page 30: 5.1 Fis-B

    5-2 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C warning: do not use the indicated data link weather product age to determine the age of the weather information shown by the data link weather product. Due to time delays inherent in gathering and processing weather data for data ...

  • Page 31: 5.1.1

    5-3 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide note: fis-b nexrad does not differentiate between frozen and liquid precipitation. The fis-b nexrad intensity colors (as shown below) may differ from the intensity colors from other providers. 5.1.1 nexrad abnormalities there are ...

  • Page 32: 5.1.3

    5-4 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C 5.1.3 nexrad intensity colors are used to identify the different nexrad echo intensities (reflectivity) measured in dbz (decibels of z). “reflectivity” is the amount of transmitted power returned to the radar receiver. Reflectivit...

  • Page 33: Affected Areas

    5-5 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide gns gtn figure 5-2 examples of areas where fis-b reception is unavailable affected areas any area in the continental united states (conus) or alaska where the distance from ads-b ground stations or the combined effect of distance ...

  • Page 34: Combined Nexrad

    5-6 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C combined nexrad regional nexrad data within 500 nm of the aircraft location and conus nexrad data everywhere else. The two types of nexrad are separated by a white stippled border. This boundary is updated whenever new regional or...

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    5-7 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 5.4 fis-b pireps pilot weather reports (pireps) provide timely weather information. When significant weather conditions are reported or forecast, air traffic control (atc) facilities are required to solicit pireps. A pirep may con...

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  • Page 37: Installation Configurations

    6-1 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 6 installation configurations 6.1 possible installation configurations 6.1.1 gdl 88 with ads-b out transmission enabled the gdl 88 can provide for both the ads-b out and ads-b in functionality. In this case, the gdl 88 transmits a...

  • Page 38: 6.2 Interfaces

    6-2 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C 6.2 interfaces 6.2.1 audio panel traffic alert audio output is interfaced to a required audio panel with a compatible unswitched unmuted audio input. 6.2.2 altitude source the gdl 88 requires the use of an ownship pressure altitud...

  • Page 39: 7 Glossary

    7-1 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 7 glossary ads-b automatic dependent surveillance broadcast. Automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast (ads–b) equipment is an advanced surveillance technology that combines an aircraft’s positioning source, aircraft avionics, an...

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    7-2 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C fis-b flight information services-broadcast. Fis-b is a graphic weather display capable of displaying graphical weather information on uat equipped installations. Fis-b is available free to any operator with the ability to receive...

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    7-3 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide tcas traffic collision avoidance system. An aircraft collision avoidance system designed to reduce the incidence of mid- air collisions between aircraft. It monitors the airspace around an aircraft for other aircraft equipped with...

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  • Page 43: 8 Appendix

    8-1 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 8 appendix 8.1 troubleshooting if efforts to resolve the problem fail, contact your dealer or customer service for technical assistance. Please have the following information ready: • system configuration (products, antennas, moun...

  • Page 44: Reporting

    8-2 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C reporting priority fault type ads-b annunciator light(s) activated description 1 transmit fail both a gdl 88 internal malfunction, antenna malfunction, or incorrect configuration setting prevent transmission. 2 no position no posn...

  • Page 45: 8.4

    8-3 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 8.4 software license agreement by using the gdl 88, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the following software license agreement. Please read this agreement carefully. Garmin grants you a limited license to use th...

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    8-4 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C 8.5 limited warranty all garmin avionics products are warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for: two years from the date of purchase for new remote-mount and panel-mount products; one year from the date of ...

  • Page 47: Index

    Index-1 190-01122-03 rev. C garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide index a ads-b 2-3 ads-b annunciator 8-1 ads-b in 4-1 ads-b out 3-1, 6-1 ads-r 2-4 airb 4-2 air/ground 3-3 airmets 5-1, 5-7 airports 5-6 altitude 6-2 anonymous mode 3-3 antenna 5-3 appendix 8-1 audio panel 6-2 c cautions i comb...

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    Index-2 garmin gdl 88 ads-b transceiver pilot’s guide 190-01122-03 rev. C s self-interrogation 3-2 services 5-1 servicing your unit 8-2 sigmet 5-1, 5-7 software license 8-3 squawk code 3-3 surf 4-2 t tas 1-1, 4-2 tcad 1-1, 4-5 tcas 1-1, 4-2 text 5-1 tfr 5-6 thunderstorm 5-2 time 5-1 tis-b 2-5 tornad...

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