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Garmin GNC 420AW Pilot's Manual Addendum

Manual is about: 400W SERIES

Summary of GNC 420AW

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    400w / 500w series display interfaces pilot’s guide addendum • l-3 stormscope ® wx-500 weather mapping sensor • l-3 skywatch ® traffic advisory system (model sky497) • l-3 skywatch ® hp traffic advisory system (model sky899) • bendix/king ® kta870 tas/kmh880 multi-hazard awareness system • ryan tcad 9...

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    This pilot’s guide addendum is written for: • garmin gps 400w, gnc 420w/420aw, and gns 430w/430aw main system software version 2.00 • garmin gps 500w & gns 530w/530aw main system software version 2.00 some differences in operation may be observed when comparing the information in this manual to earl...

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    1 caution: the global positioning system is operated by the united states government, which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. The system is subject to changes that could affect the accuracy and performance of all gps equip- ment. Although the garmin 400w/500w series units are p...

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    2 table of contents section 1: introduction ...........................................3 section 2: l-3 stormscope interface ....................4 l-3 stormscope description ........................................ 4 power-up self-test ........................................................ 4 user-...

  • Page 5: Section 1:  Introduction

    3 section 1: introduction the garmin 400w/500w series units provide the display interface and control for the following traffic and weather devices/systems: • l-3 stormscope ® wx-500 weather mapping sensor • l-3 skywatch ® traffic advisory system (model sky497) • l-3 skywatch ® hp traffic advisory syst...

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    4 section 2: l-3 stormscope interface l-3 stormscope description note: refer to the wx-500 pilot’s guide for a detailed description of the wx-500 stormscope. The l-3 stormscope wx-500 weather map- ping sensor is a passive weather avoidance system that detects electrical discharges associated with th...

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    5 displaying storm data on the map page the map page displays cell or strike information using yellow lightning strike symbology overlaid on a moving map. This added capability improves situational awareness, which in turn makes it much easier for the pilot to relate storm activity to airports, nava...

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    6 the strike data display phases are: 1. Lightning symbol (latest strikes; less than one minute; a black guard band is placed around the strike symbol during the first six seconds of display). 2. Large plus “+” sign (more than one minute old). 3. Small plus “+” sign (more than two minutes old). 4. St...

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    77 clearing the map page routinely clearing the map page of all discharge points is a good way to determine if a storm is build- ing or dissipating. In a building storm discharge points reappear faster and in larger numbers. In a dissipating storm discharge points appear slower and in smaller number...

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    88 lightning page—400w series in addition to the map page, storm data can also be viewed on the lightning page. In the 400w series, when the stormscope is connected to the unit, the lightning page appears after the traffic page in the sequence of nav pages. Default nav map navcom position satellite s...

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    99 lightning display the lightning page displays either a 360° or a 120° viewing angle. In normal operation, the current strike rate is displayed in the top right corner, accompanied in the top left corner by the word “ltng”. When in strike mode, “strike” is displayed in the lower right hand corner ...

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    10 10 section 3: skywatch interface introduction with the exception of traffic display range selec- tions, all information in this section pertaining to the display and control of the l-3 skywatch (sky 497) also applies to the l-3 skywatch hp (sky 899) and the bendix/king kta 870/kmh 880—this include...

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    11 11 to begin tracking intruder aircraft 1. Turn the cursor on and highlight stby. 2. Turn the small right knob to select oper. 3. Press ent to confirm operating mode and begin tracking intruder aircraft. Operating mode is confirmed by the display of “oper” in the upper right-hand corner of the traffi...

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    12 12 altitude display mode the name of the selected altitude display mode (abv: look up, nrm: normal, blw: look down, or unr: unrestricted) is displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the traffic screen. The sky 497 continues to track up to 30 intruder aircraft within its maximum surveillance rang...

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    13 13 note: skywatch data is only displayed on the map page if suitable aircraft heading data is available. See the garmin 400w or 500w series installation manuals avail- able at your authorized garmin service center for details. Traffic page display range you can change the display range on the traf...

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    14 14 the top three data fields (top four fields on the 500w series) on the right side of the map page. When a traffic advisory is active, the “traffic” banner is displayed in the lower right corner of the map page. To display thumbnail traffic on the map page 1. Turn the small right knob to select the m...

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    15 failure response errors indicated by a “failed” message on the screen prevent continued use of the skywatch. Please see the l-3 skywatch pilot’s guide for detailed information on failure response. Description of traffic advisory criteria for a description of traffic advisory criteria and display in...

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    16 section 4: ryan tcad interface all information in this section pertaining to the dis- play and control of the ryan 9900b tcad also applies to the ryan 9900bx tcad except for the following: • tcas-like symbology is used in the 9900bx as opposed to the 9900b (similar to skywatch). • altitude modes ...

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    17 trfc (white)—altitude separation >500 feet, steady altitude separation ta (yellow)—altitude separation 500 feet, steady altitude separation trfc (white)—altitude separation >500 feet, closing pa (white)—altitude separation 500 feet, opening trfc (white)—altitude separation >500 feet, opening ta...

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    18 monitoring traffic refer to the information in the tcad pilot’s guide regarding monitoring traffic on the display and the corresponding actions to take. Highlighting traffic data using map panning panning is another map page function, which allows you to move the map beyond its current limits withou...

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    19 3. Return to the traffic page by pressing clr. Traffic page fields there are two selectable fields on the traffic page: the operating mode field and the barometric pressure field. The operating mode field selects the tcad operating mode. Please, refer to the tcad pilot’s handbook for a complete descr...

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    20 traffic warning window when the traffic page is not displayed and a traffic threat becomes imminent, the traffic warning window will be displayed. The warning window shows a small map and can display the traffic page (if the user presses ent) or return to the previous page (if the user presses clr). R...

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