User manual
Table Of Contents
- PBY Catalina
- Introduction
- System requirements
- Credits
- Copyrights
- Contact support
- Models and versions
- Limitations
- Failure model and special features
- Aerosoft Sound Control
- Flight model
- Using the switches and knobs
- Interactive Checklist
- Avionics, 1940’s military cockpit
- Avionics, modern cockpit
- Engine Settings
- Mission
- Appendix A: Simplified checklist
- Appendix B: KX 165A TSO
- Appendix C: KLN-90B User Manual
- INTRODUCTION
- OVERVIEW
- DEFINITIONS:
- SYSTEM USE
- NAV: NAVIGATION PAGES
- CALC: CALCULATOR PAGES
- STAT: STATUS PAGES
- SETUP: SETUP PAGES
- OTHER: OTHER PAGES
- TRIP: TRIP PLANNING PAGES
- MOD: MODE PAGES
- FPL: FLIGHT PLAN PAGE
- NAV: NAVIGATION PAGES (right screen)
- APT: AIRPORT PAGES
- NEAREST Airport Pages
- VOR: VOR Page
- NDB: NDB Page
- INT: INTERSECTION PAGE
- SUPL: SUPPLEMENTAL PAGE (SUP)
- CTR: CENTER WAYPOINT PAGE
- REF: REFERENCE WAYPOINT PAGE
- ACTV: ACTIVE WAYPOINT PAGE (ACT)
- D/T: DISTANCE/TIME PAGES
- MESSAGE PAGE
- DIRECT-TO PAGE
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4. Click on the LEFT OUTER KNOB to shift the cursor to the runway surface type location (Line
6). A rectangle will appear behind 1 of 3 annunciations; 1) "HRD SFT", "HRD", or 3) "SFT". The
"HRD SFT" annunciation is the unset default display and indicates the 2 set choices
available. The other 2 annunciations are displayed if their values had been set previously in
the flight.
5. Use the LEFT INNER KNOB to toggle between the unset (#1), hard (#2), and (#3) soft surface
type criteria choices. The choice will be highlighted with a background rectangle to show the
cursor location, and will remain displayed when data entry is completed and the rectangle is
not visible.
6. Each data entry field is highlighted with a background rectangle to show the current field to
be changed. All values will be computed as you enter the data.
7. Exit the data entry mode at any time by clicking on the LEFT CURSOR BUTTON. All data
entered in the session will be retained.
SETUP 4: Setup 4 Page (SET 4)
Fig 3.5
The setup 4 page is used to set the conditions for the automatic start of the flight timer displayed in
Line 2 of the D/T 4 page. The choices include starting the flight timer when the unit is powered on,
as displayed in Fig3.5, or when the aircraft airspeed is greater than 30 knots. There are 6 lines of
information.
• Lines 1-3: These 3 lines show you are on the flight timer setup page.
• Line 4: Display to indicate that the choice made in the next line. Will cause the timer to start
running.
• Line 5: Displays the condition which will start the timer automatically.
To use this setup page:
1. Display the SET 4 page on the left screen and click on the LEFT CURSOR BUTTON. A long
rectangle will appear behind the word annunciation.
2. Use the LEFT INNER KNOB to toggle between the 2 choices.
3. Exit the data entry mode at any time by clicking on the LEFT CURSOR BUTTON. The
background rectangle will disappear. All data entered in the session will be retained.