Skymap IIIC™ & Tracker IIIC™ Pilot Guide & Operating Manual ©Skyforce Avionics Ltd 2006
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TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 BASIC OPERATION 1 INTRODUCTION 1 DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Definitions Acronyms and Abbreviations.
SETUP MAP FUNCTIONS 10 SETUP OF NAVIGATION FUNCTIONS 12 CLEAR MEMORY 13 SECTION 3 DETAILED OPERATION 1 TITLE AND HELP SCREENS Self Test and Initialisation Main Menu Screen Note Pad Screen 1 2 3 3 GPS STATUS SCREENS (SKYMAP IIIC ONLY) Adjusting Time and Date Setting Local Time Offset Setting Present Position 5 7 8 9 DATA INPUT 11 FLIGHT PLANNING SCREENS User Waypoints Viewing User Waypoints Manual User Waypoint Editing Graphical User Waypoint Editing Editing User Airports Flight Plans Manual F
Density Altitude/TAS/Winds Aloft Calculator Vertical Navigation (VNAV) Trip/Fuel Planning Sunset/Sunrise Calculator.
NMEA – RMB Sentence Notes on the RMB sentence RS-232C AR-NAV Data Format Notes on the AR-NAV sentence.
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BASIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION INTRODUCTION All of us at Honeywell congratulate you on choosing this product. You are now the owner of one of the most sophisticated yet simple-to-use navigational aids available today. We understand you probably can't wait to see it in action but before you try to use it do please take the time to read through this Manual and understand its many interesting and useful features.
BASIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION navigation obstacles section. The respective national authorities do not guarantee that the AIP details are correct or that the list of obstacles is complete. This equipment is not a replacement for your chart. It is intended as an aid to VFR navigation only.
BASIC OPERATION Definitions alphabetic: any of the following characters (b/ is a space): b/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ alphanumeric: any of the following characters (b/ is a space): b/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789 baud: bits per sec barometric altitude: pressure altitude corrected for barometric altimeter setting bearing to waypoint: bearing from the present position to the active waypoint measured clockwise relative to true or magnetic north (true is implied unless magnetic is specified) cross track
BASIC OPERATION more than ground speed BASIC OPERATION knots: Nautical miles per hour minimum safe altitude: Minimum safe altitude is the highest minimum off route altitude for any sector within a 10 N.M. square centred at a given position. A minimum off route altitude of 7000 feet or less clears all known obstructions and terrain in a sector by 1000 feet; a minimum off route altitude greater than 7000 feet clears all terrain by 2000 feet. A sector is an area bounded by a 1º latitude/longitude grid.
ARTCC: ASCII: ATC: ATF: ATIS: A/C: baud: BRG: CAA: CAS: COM: CDI: CTA: CTAF: CTR: CWI: dB: DC: DIS: DME: DOD: DOT: EFIS: ELT: ESA: ETE: FAA: FAF: FAR: FPL: FPM: FSS: ft: FT: G: GAL: GPS: hr: HSI: Hz: IAF: IAP: IEEE: IFR: in.: INT: kHz: Kt.
BASIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION LB: LED: LON: LONG: LRU: m: mA: MATZ: MAHP: MAP: mB: MF: MHz: mi: min: MOA: MSA: msec: NDB: N.M.
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BASIC OPERATION A QUICK LOOK AT YOUR UNIT BASIC OPERATION Skymap IIIC Front View Skymap IIIC Rear View KEY TO DRAWINGS 1. Joystick 2. Function Keys 3. ON / OFF / Brightness control 4. Full Colour TFT Liquid Crystal Display. 5. Leg Strap Slot. 6. Accessory Mounting Point. 7. Rear Cover Fasteners. 8. Antenna Socket (Skymap IIIC only) 9. Power/Data Connector.
BASIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION Skymap IIIC Rear View - Back Case Removed KEY TO DRAWING 8. Antenna Socket (Skymap IIIC only) 9. Power/Data Connector. 10. Memory Card. 11. Cooling Air Intake (do not block). 12. Cooling Air Exhaust (do not block). 13. Rear Case Earth Tab (do not bend). 14. Serial number and modification level tag.
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BASIC OPERATION This section of the Manual explains how your Bendix/King unit should be used and provides you with an overview of the software architecture and screen presentation. This manual provides a detailed explanation of each of the individual screens that your Bendix/King unit displays, and will take you step by step through each of them. To simplify this process each screen is numbered and indexed at the front of this Manual for reference.
Figure 1 Software Architecture Diagram BASIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION MAIN MENU has 5 main software branches, which in turn have their own sub software branches. The diagram above depicts the complete tree structure and will serve as a good point of reference whilst you are familiarising yourself with your unit. Shows satellite signal strength, allows UTC, local offset, date and position to be set, which will speed up the initialisation of your unit.
Allows up to 4000 characters of text, previously downloaded from a PC using Flight Manager™ software to be viewed. This Key is only available if DEMO MODE is not running. DEMO MODE can only be selected from the first screen after switching on the unit. NOTE PAD Allows the E6-B Calculator to be used. E6-B CALC TAS/WIND Allows density altitude, TAS and winds aloft to be calculated. V NAV Allows vertical navigation to be Setup. TRIP/FUEL Allows fuel and trip information to be calculated.
BASIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION NEAR NAVAID Allows emergency search of 10 nearest beacons (VOR's and NDB's), providing information and DIRECT TO capability. SAVE WPT Allows your present co-ordinates to be saved in the next available user waypoint number. DIRECT TO Allows the user to perform a “goto” or DIRECT TO any point in the internal or user defined database. It may also be used to obtain information on any point in the database.
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BASIC OPERATION POWER AND ANTENNA CONSIDERATIONS BASIC OPERATION Power Your unit is designed to operate from an external source providing a voltage between 10V to 33V DC. An optional AC Power (either 110V or 220/240V) Adapter is also available as an accessory for home use. A pre-wired connector is supplied with your unit. The tail end of which either has a Cigar Adapter (Skymap IIIC) or flying leads (Tracker IIIC). The cable uses four coloured cores and a braided screen.
BASIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION The data presented across the data output pins is controlled by the settings on Screen 35, Data Input/Output Setup and Test Screen. If you want to connect an external audio annunciator to your unit, do so in accordance with the following drawing and activate it’s operation on Screen 23, NAV Mode Customisation Screen by setting EXTERNAL ALARM to ON. If you are not planning to connect either the green or yellow cores, please cut them back and insulate the cut end.
BASIC OPERATION Antenna Considerations (Skymap IIIC only) BASIC OPERATION The Skymap IIIC is supplied with a portable antenna that is convenient for use in circumstances where the unit is removed from the aircraft regularly. Your Bendix/King dealer can advise you on other antenna options to suit different applications or improve performance.
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QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE SECTION 2 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE This Section of the Manual is designed to provide you with a quick reference guide into the operation of your Bendix/King unit; taking you step by step through the most common functions. If more detail is required, please refer to the appropriate Sections in this Manual. The information contained within this Section is equally applicable to the Tracker IIIC as it is to the Skymap IIIC.
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE after the GPS has achieved a position fix. When connected to an appropriate GPS output a “Tracker” unit will self initialise. SOFTWARE STRUCTURE ● GPS STATUS: Shows satellite signal strength, allows UTC, Local Offset, Date and Position to be set. ● FLIGHT PLAN: Allows user defined waypoints and flight plans to be edited/created. ● NOTEPAD: Allows access to NOTEPAD and E6-B functions, or turns off DEMO MODE. DEMO MODE can only be activated in the first power on screen.
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE DATABASE SELECTION Both the internal (i.e.: Jeppesen and towns) waypoints and user-defined waypoints are stored in your unit in a series of databases. During the normal use of your unit you will need to select items from these databases, whether it is to find out airport frequency information, or select a DIRECT TO point or when creating a flight plan. In each case the adjacent screen will appear.
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE VISUAL DIRECT TO AND DATA INTERROGATION In MAP mode use the joystick to move the pointer to the desired location, or obtain the latitude/longitude and bearing/distance from present position. The unit will then provide you with full navigation information to reach this point. Alternatively if you wish to obtain more information on a specific data point, whether it is an airport, a section of controlled airspace or a beacon, move the pointer onto it and press the MORE INFO key.
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Manual DIRECT TO And Data Interrogation Provided the pointer is not active in MAP mode, press the DIRECT TO key. You will now be able to select the item from the database as explained in Database Selection in this section of the manual. To activate the item as the DIRECT TO, press the SELECT key when the desired item is displayed. To get more information on the item press the MORE INFO key when the desired item is displayed.
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE If the user waypoint that you wish to delete is in a stored flight plan the message [PRESENT IN FLIGHT PLAN] will be displayed. A second press on the DELETE WPT key will however remove it, or you can move the joystick to cancel the delete. Use the PREV PAGE key to save the changes and return to the User Waypoint screen. Saving A User Waypoint In Flight A user waypoint can be saved quickly in flight by pressing NAV MENU in MAP mode followed by SAVE WPT.
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FLIGHT PLANS Editing/Creating A Flight Plan Manually From MAIN MENU select the FLIGHT PLAN key followed by EDIT FPLN. Use the joystick to select the desired flight plan number and then press SELECT. To insert an item press INSERT ITEM and follow the Database Selection process explained earlier in this section of the manual. To remove an item from the flight plan move the cursor over the item using the joystick and press DELETE ITEM.
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE If you wish to add a new waypoint to a flight plan which you have stopped building, whether it is at the start, the end or the middle of the flight plan, you will need to highlight the appropriate point (i.e.: either the start waypoint (S), the end waypoint (E) or the leg line in which you wish to add a new waypoint). As soon as you do this, the ADD WPT or GRAB LINE key will appear.
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Selecting A Map Mode Navigation Presentation When in MAP mode and navigating to a waypoint, either with a DIRECT TO or as part of a flight plan, the unit is in Navigation MAP mode.The MAP presentation can be varied from Small Text (default) to Large Text to a CDI (Pseudo HSI) display. In all three modes there are a further two options which are either TOPO ON or TOPO OFF. In the TOPO ON mode all classes of data can be set to a specific colour.
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE SETUP MAP FUNCTIONS When you receive the unit, it will be pre-programmed with default values for colour, language, map orientation etc. however it is possible to fully customise the map display for your specific operating requirements and taste. The initial screen is reached by pressing SET UP in MAIN MENU, followed by MAP SETUP. The subsequent screens are reached by pressing the NEXT key. On the initial page, each of the displayed features can be set using the joystick.
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE QUICK REFERENCE R/W SURFACE REQ: Sets the runway surface required for ten nearest airports. EXTENDED TRACK: Turns on or off the extended track line, which is drawn ahead of your present position in the direction of your present track. AUTO ZOOM: Turns on or off. When flying the last leg of a flight plan or when flying a DIRECT TO, as soon as the distance to the destination drops below ½ the scale bar setting, the unit automatically zooms.
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Note: The content of the setup screens is dependant on which data card is installed. For example Victor Airways are only included in the AMR enhanced data card. The software will only show data classes that are available within the card database. SETUP OF NAVIGATION FUNCTIONS The following screen allows the navigation functions to be configured. It can be reached by pressing SET UP in MAIN MENU, followed by NAV SETUP. Each of the displayed features can be set by using the joystick.
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE QUICK REFERENCE CDI SCALE: Sets the full-scale deflection of displayed CDI to 0.3, 1.0, 2.5 or 5.0nm. CDI DISPLAY: Either turns the CDI display off, or sets it to either a numeric or bar display. CDI ALARM: Switches the CDI alarm on or off. When on, the alarm is activated at fullscale deflection. WPT ALERT: Sets the distance away from your destination waypoint at which you wish the audio and visual arrival alarms to be activated. This value is always in nautical miles.
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DETAILED OPERATION SECTION 3 DETAILED OPERATION TITLE AND HELP SCREENS To switch the unit on, rotate the On/Off/Brightness control fully clockwise. Your unit produces a variety of tones and alarms to assist you in correct operation. At this stage only two types of tone are relevant. These are: • One short beep sounds when you press a valid key. • Two short beeps sound when you press a key that is not assigned.
DETAILED OPERATION Self Test and Initialisation 1. Verification that the unit has been factory initialised. This consists of a check to see if there is a special code in NVM. If there is no initialisation code in the NVM a message saying UNIT NOT INITIALISED will be printed across the centre of the Screen and the unit will be totally disabled. This is a security feature, safeguarding against theft of the unit and attempted erasure of your PIN from the NVM.
DETAILED OPERATION Main Menu Screen Screen 2: Main Menu Screen DETAILED OPERATION On Skymap IIIC units, Key 1 calls Screen 3, which is the GPS Status Screen. On Tracker IIIC units, Key 1 is labelled DATA IN/OUT and will cause Screen 35, Data input/output Setup and Test Screen, to be displayed. Key 2 calls Screen 7, which is the Flight Planning Mode Cover Screen. Key 3 will read NOTE PAD if DEMO MODE was not selected on Screen 1.
DETAILED OPERATION The Note Pad function allows you to load up to 4000 characters of text into your GPS unit from a personal computer running the ‘Flight Manager’ flight planning software, and then recalls the text on this screen during flight. The Note Pad text can contain any information you want. Typical uses include checklists, en-route weather downloaded before the flight from DUATS, special instruction for an unfamiliar destination etc.
DETAILED OPERATION GPS STATUS SCREENS (SKYMAP IIIC ONLY) Screen 3: GPS Status Screen Pressing Key 1, GPS STATUS, in Main Menu, accesses this Screen. The GPS Status Screen will display the receiver status. This can be any of the following: BAD ALMANAC <3 SATS DETAILED OPERATION 2D FIX 3D FIX The meanings of these displays are: DIFFERENTIAL ACQUIRING POOR DOP POS PROP BAD ALMANAC means the GPS receiver's information concerning satellite positions is out of date.
DETAILED OPERATION Other information that is displayed on this Screen includes: DOP (Dilution of Precision), This is a number between 00.0 and 99.0 that represents the dilution of quality of the calculated fix due to satellite geometry. 00.0 is best, 99.9 is worst. If this figure is greater than 5.0, performance of the system is likely to be degraded because some of the visible satellites appear too close to each other. DOP is calculated from the angular separation between the various visible satellites.
DETAILED OPERATION Key 1 returns to Main Menu. Date, Time, Local Time Offset and Present Position can be adjusted by selecting one of Keys 2, 3 or 4. Direct access to the MAP Mode is available by pressing Key 5.
DETAILED OPERATION Screen 4 (Cursor On): Date and Time Adjustment Screen Pressing Key 4 puts a cursor onto the Date entry field. The date is adjusted in the same way as time. With the cursor over the Month when the joystick is moved up or down, the first three characters of each month are scrolled together i.e. JAN, FEB, MAR, APR etc. Adjusting the year works in the same way. Your Bendix/King unit is fully Year 2000 compliant.
DETAILED OPERATION The hour’s value can be adjusted between the limits of +12 and -12 by using the joystick. The cursor can then be moved to the right to adjust the minutes to one of two values, 00 or 30. Only after pressing Key 1, SET is the information saved and the display will revert to Screen 3, GPS Status Screen. The local offset is held in RAM and added to UTC time when calculating ETA's. Default value is +00:00. It is important to set local offset correctly to ensure any ETA’s given are correct.
DETAILED OPERATION Screen 10A: View Map Screen Once you have the joystick pointing at your present location, press Key 5 SET POSN to return to Screen 3, GPS Status Screen. The pointer latitude and longitude will have become the LAST FIXED POSITION on Screen 3. When new values for latitude and longitude have been selected numerically, pressing Key 1 SET will enter the new latitude and longitude and revert to Screen 3.
DETAILED OPERATION DATA INPUT The Tracker IIIC has no internal GPS receiver and so requires a data input from a separate GPS or LORAN unit in order to function in Map Mode. If required, the Skymap IIIC can also be run in Tracker mode using an external GPS or LORAN unit. (Refer to Data In/Out in the Setup Screens Section of the Manual). The following text is valid for Skymap IIIC also if set to Tracker mode.
DETAILED OPERATION types listed above. Once a suitable data output type has been selected on your GPS/LORAN and it has a fix, switch on your Tracker IIIC and from the Main Menu Screen, press Key 1, DATA IN/OUT. Screen 35(T), Data input/output Setup and Test Screen will be displayed. If your GPS or LORAN is correctly connected, switched on and outputting data, your Tracker IIIC will automatically start to read and decode the incoming data.
DETAILED OPERATION FLIGHT PLANNING SCREENS In order to allow you to navigate along pre-planned flight plans, your Bendix/King equipment has facilities to memorise up to 500 user waypoints. Using these user waypoints together with the enormous built-in database you can then plan up to 99 flight plans. The equipment has a capacity to store up to 500 flight plan points with a maximum number of waypoints in any one flight plan of 99.
DETAILED OPERATION building, along with data points from the internal database, or simply to add personalised points to your map. A large choice of icon styles are available. Marker User Waypoints are also user-defined waypoints. These can be configured to act as alarm trigger markers. For example, say you are flying a flight plan and you know you have to make a radio call or initiate a climb at a specific point.
DETAILED OPERATION Viewing User Waypoints Screen 8: User Waypoint Viewer Screen DETAILED OPERATION Pressing FLIGHT PLAN in Main Menu, followed by USER WPTS, accesses this Screen. When this Screen appears a cursor will be seen positioned over the WPT field. Use the joystick to increment or decrement the user waypoint number. (Holding the joystick up or down will increase the speed of these changes.
DETAILED OPERATION displays Screen 10, which is the Graphical User Waypoint Editing Screen. This shows a map on which the selected user waypoint is central. If the selected user waypoint is empty, the map will default to the last fix position. Manual User Waypoint Editing Pressing FLIGHT PLAN in Main Menu, followed by USER WPTS and EDIT, accesses this Screen. On entry to this Screen a cursor appears over the word NAME.
DETAILED OPERATION Graphical User Waypoint Editing Screen 10: View and Edit User Waypoints on the Map Screen DETAILED OPERATION When this Screen first appears, after pressing VIEW MAP on Screen 8, User Waypoint Viewer Screen, the selected user waypoint will be centrally positioned. The joystick can be used to move the pointer. The screen window can be moved around to display other areas of the map by “bumping” the screen borders left, right, up or down with the pointer.
DETAILED OPERATION Editing User Airports Screen 8A: User Airport Edit Screen Flight Plans The flight plan function allows you to store up to 99 flight plans, as explained earlier in this section. These flight plans can be recalled from memory and flown in Navigation Mode. You can choose to use any waypoints from the built-in database (which is subdivided and arranged alphabetically) and also, if you wish, from your own list of user waypoints.
DETAILED OPERATION numbers. Once you have selected the flight plan you wish to edit, pressing Key 2, will allow you to manually edit it. Key 1, PREV PAGE, returns you to the Flight Planning Mode Cover Screen. Key 5, VIEW MAP, calls Screen 19, enabling you to edit the selected flight plan graphically on the map. Key 4, TRIP/FUEL gives access to the trip and fuel planning function.
DETAILED OPERATION In the example shown in the illustration for Screen 12, moving the joystick down would move the cursor down over 01 (or Waypoint 1) but would leave the “LEG” arrow positioned as it was. The distance shown next to the word LEG also would remain unchanged, showing the leg distance from the flight plan start point to Waypoint 01 (01).
DETAILED OPERATION have the cursor over the correct database, pressing Key 2, SELECT, will move you onto the next selection process, which is Screen 16, Item Selection. As stated above, Key 3, NEAR APTS and Key 4, NEAR NAVAID, only appear if this Screen has been entered after performing a DIRECT TO in Screen 38, Map Mode. For more information on the function of these keys, please refer to the “Ten Nearest” under the NAV Menu Screens Section in this Manual.
DETAILED OPERATION Step 2. Selecting item from chosen database Screen 16: Item Selection Screen If AIRPORTS, VORs, NDBs, INTs or AIRWAYS was selected on Screen 13, the first item in the data entry box on screen 16 is AREA:. This is an area filter, which can be set to a specific ICAO country or area code. If set to EG for example, only items in British airspace will appear in the list. Similarly, if set to LF, only items in French airspace will be displayed.
DETAILED OPERATION Once you have reached the desired item, pressing Key 1, ENTER, will select it and either return you to Screen 12, Flight Plan Program / Edit Screen, entering the item to your flight plan or invoke the DIRECT TO and take you to Screen 47, MAP Mode with NAV Information, depending on which entry flight plan to Screen 13 you happen to have used.
DETAILED OPERATION User Waypoint Edit Screen. Now move the pointer to the second item in the flight plan and press Key 2, ADD WPT. This will place an E (for End) next to the waypoint. To systematically create additional legs, draw a line from the waypoint marked (E), with the pointer, to the next waypoint and press ADD WPT again. You will notice that the last point in the flight plan will always be labelled (E).
DETAILED OPERATION Airways Flight Planning An airways route can automatically be entered into a flight plan by selecting AIRWAYS from Screen 13 Database Selection screen. To enter an airways route move the cursor to the AIRWAY field and enter the airway number using the joystick. Next enter the waypoint at which you plan to join the airway and the waypoint at which you wish to leave the airway. The software will only allow you to enter waypoints that are on the airway that you have selected.
DETAILED OPERATION MAP MODE SCREENS Pressing MAP in Main Menu will access this Screen. When you enter this Screen, if the Skymap IIIC's internal GPS receiver has been able to establish a fix or if the external GPS you are using to feed your Tracker IIIC is sending valid data, a Screen similar to the above will be displayed. The map is initially displayed at the Zoom Level where the Scale Bar represents 8nm. This is approximately the same scale as a 1:500,000 chart.
DETAILED OPERATION even if there is a VOR nearer (i.e. airports have priority). If there is no airport within 5nm then your position will be reported with respect to the nearest VOR or airport. If you have chosen ALL DATA as the position reference on Screen 22 and your position is within 5nm of an airport, your position will be reported as a distance and bearing from that airport, even if there are nearer VORs, NDBs, towns, VRPs or user waypoints.
DETAILED OPERATION The PETE is calculated on present GS and would read 00:00 if you were stationary. You can use this function to measure distance, bearing and estimated time en-route to any point on the map. The window formed by the extremities of the Screen can be moved around the map by “bumping” the Screen borders left, right, up or down with the pointer. A PANNING message will be displayed when a border has been bumped in this manner, while the map screen is redrawn.
DETAILED OPERATION and then automatically returns to Screen 39. Pressing Key 5, DIRECT TO, in MAP Mode when the joystick is not active, calls up the Select Database Screen; from here you can select an airport of interest from the airports database as if you were selecting it for a DIRECT TO.
DETAILED OPERATION General Icon Information Screen 40C: Map Mode General Information Screen To initiate a goto for the chosen item all you have to do is press Key 5, labelled DIRECT TO. To return to the Map of Screen 39 you should press Key 1, PREV PAGE. Alternatively, the unit gives you 30 seconds to read what you require and then automatically returns to Screen 39.
DETAILED OPERATION Screen 40B: Airspace Information Screen DETAILED OPERATION The information shown on this screen is all the information from the internal Jeppesen database that is relevant to the airspace you have selected. If some of the fields are blank or say SEE CHART, this means that Jeppesen data is not available for that particular item.
DETAILED OPERATION NAV MENU SCREENS Screen 41: NAV Menu Cover Screen If you move the joystick up or down when in this Screen, the screen layout presented when in Map Mode with NAV Information (or NAV Mode i.e. flying a flight plan or a DIRECT TO) can be selected to be one of the following TOPO ON: Large map, full colour cartography, and small NAV information text. TOPO ON, LRG TXT: Large map, full colour cartography, and large NAV information text.
DETAILED OPERATION position. If you press Key 4, NEAR NAVAID, you will see Screen 45, Ten Nearest Beacons Screen, giving you details of the ten VOR’s and NDB’s nearest to you. For more information on Screens 43 and 45 refer to the Ten Nearest later on in this Section of the Manual. When a DIRECT TO is active, Key 4 will read CENTER CDI which centres the Course Deviation Indicator in the bottom right hand corner of the display. The NEAR NAVAID function will still be available via the NEAR APTS function.
DETAILED OPERATION Selecting a Flight Plan Pressing Key 2, FLIGHT PLAN, on Screen 41, NAV Menu Cover Screen, enters this Screen. On entry to this Screen you will see a cursor positioned over Flight Plan Number 01, or if there is a flight plan already active, its number will be shown instead of the Flight plan last touched. You will see the first few items of the selected flight plan together with its final destination in the box under the Flight Plan Number.
DETAILED OPERATION Screen 12: Flight Plan Program/Edit Screen DETAILED OPERATION In order to select a flight plan to fly, bring up the desired Flight plan Number with the joystick and press Key 2, SELECT, in Screen 42, Flight Plan Selection Screen. This will call Screen 12 from which you can choose to edit the flight plan, reverse the flight plan or activate the flight plan. In order to activate the flight plan, simply use the joystick to select the desired leg then press Key 5, FLY FPLN.
DETAILED OPERATION Ten Nearest Airports Screen 43: Ten Nearest Airports Screen You can scroll up and down the list by using the joystick. Once the cursor is lying over the name of the airport you require, if you press Key 3, MORE INFO, Screen 44 below will appear, giving you additional information about that airport. To obtain a DIRECT TO for the chosen airport all you have to do is press Key 5, labelled DIRECT TO, and you will switch back to (Screen 47) MAP mode with the selected DIRECT TO activated.
DETAILED OPERATION Once you have selected an airport on Screen 43 and pressed Key 3, MORE INFO, the display will change to Screen 44 above. This gives additional information about runways, frequencies, elevation etc. for the airport in question. To return from this Screen to Map Mode (Screen 38 or 47) you simply press Key 2.
DETAILED OPERATION Screen 46: Beacon Information Screen From here by pressing Key 2 you will get back to MAP mode (Screen 38 or 47). To select another beacon from the Ten Nearest (Screen 45) you press Key 1. If you press Key 3, IDENT, the unit will mimic the Morse code ident for the chosen beacon on the internal beeper (and on the external alarm if you switched this on in Screen 23, NAV Mode Customisation Screen). If you want to view the area immediately around the chosen beacon, press Key 4.
DETAILED OPERATION MAP MODE WITH NAV INFORMATION Whenever a flight plan is active or you have called for a DIRECT TO, the map will have extra navigation information added to it and will resemble Screen 47 below. Alternatively you may have selected one of the other Navigation Modes detailed in the NAV Menu Screens Section of this Manual. The same navigation data is presented on all the alternative screens in different ways. The following text refers to the standard Navigation Mode Screen setting (TOPO ON).
DETAILED OPERATION figure is given in whichever units you selected on Screen 22, Map Customisation Screen. In the left centre of the screen at the top you can read BRG. This is the magnetic bearing to the next turning point. To the right of BRG at the top of the map is the ETE. This gives the Estimated Time Enroute (i.e. the estimated time, in hours and minutes, that it will take you to get to the destination point from your present position assuming you maintain your present ground speed.
DETAILED OPERATION Screen 41A: View ETA’s and Skip Leg Screen. On entry to Screen 41A, a magenta cursor will be placed over the current destination waypoint. DETAILED OPERATION Direct To The Direct To function allows you to perform a short cut whilst flying a flight plan by skipping over intermediate legs and flying directly to a point further along your planned flight plan. Once the selected point is reached, the normal flight plan is automatically resumed.
DETAILED OPERATION Arrival at an En-route User Waypoint To set the radius for the Arrival Alarm you should refer to the data on Screen 23, NAV Mode Customisation Screen. When the distance remaining to run to an en-route waypoint falls below the Arrival Alarm value, the [WPT ALERT] flag is displayed and the internal and external alarms (if switched on) beep at a rate of 2Hz for 5 seconds.
DETAILED OPERATION If Turn Anticipation is set to ON and the upcoming leg satisfies the Turn Anticipation rules (i.e. course change greater than 5° or less than 90°), the Turn Anticipation function is activated. If Turn Anticipation is switched OFF or the upcoming leg course change is greater 90°, you may get a STEEP TURN warning. The Steep Turn warning will be given if the upcoming turn will involve a bank angle in excess of 25° based on current ground speed.
DETAILED OPERATION Alternative Navigation Map Modes You may have selected one of the other Map presentation modes detailed in the NAV Menu Screens Section of this Manual. The same navigation data as described previously is presented on all the alternative screens in different ways. TOPO ON / TOPO OFF Large Text Mode This Screen presents the numeric navigation information in large text laid over the map display in such a way as to allow you a forward view of the map if being used in Track Up Mode.
DETAILED OPERATION Screen 47B: CDI NAV Information Screen This Screen presents numeric navigation information in small text but instead of a map display, shows a pseudo CDI complete with OBS knob. The aircraft icon in the center of the CDI will remain static and the outer ring represents the desired magnetic track between the start waypoint and the destination waypoint (i.e. magnetic bearing to waypoint if you were on track).
DETAILED OPERATION If whilst en-route to a destination you decide that you would like to approach that destination point from an angle other than that displayed on the CDI by the desired track ring, you can alter the desired track setting by pushing the INC OBS (increment OBS) or DEC OBS (decrement OBS) Keys. This has the effect of rotating your desired track ring and hence rotating the desired track line on the map screen using the destination point as a pivot.
DETAILED OPERATION DEMO MODE To allow you to practice all aspects of navigation on the ground and to become familiar with handling it, your unit can be used as a simulator by selecting its fully functioning Demo Mode. Using this mode you can also replay your logged flight data.
DETAILED OPERATION Screen 50: Representation of Screen 47 Showing DEMO MODE Flag If you wish to replay the flight data logged into your unit, set the airspeed as explained above then press Key 4. Screen 50 will then be displayed with the logged data being replayed at the specified speed. This allows long flight plans to be replayed in fast motion.
DETAILED OPERATION E6-B CALCULATOR E6-B functions are accessible by pressing Key 3, NOTE PAD, in Main Menu followed by Key 3, E6-B CALC, in the Note Pad Screen. This gives access to Screen 57, E6-B Calculator Screen. This function is not available in Demo Mode. Screen 57: E6-B Calculator Cover Screen DETAILED OPERATION Key 1 Key 6 Key 7 Key 8 Key 9 returns you to Screen 2 Main Menu. calls Screen 58, the Density Altitude/TAS/Winds Aloft Calculator page. calls Screen 59, Vertical Navigation page.
DETAILED OPERATION To calculate Density Altitude (DALT) and True Airspeed (TAS) follow these steps. 1. Enter the indicated altitude reading from your altimeter next to the IALT heading. Default value on entry to Screen is GPS altitude for Skymap IIIC or 2000 feet for Tracker IIIC if no altitude value is being received from the position source. 7. Move the cursor over the entry field next to the heading IAS/CAS and enter your indicated or calibrated airspeed.
DETAILED OPERATION DETAILED OPERATION Screen 59: V NAV Setup Screen On entry to Screen 59, if there is no active waypoint the DESTINATION box will read NO WPT. You must have an active waypoint in order to activate VNAV Mode. If there is an active waypoint its name will be shown.
DETAILED OPERATION Screen will be displayed with the following changes. 1. Key 5 will now read VNAV OFF and there is a new VNAV message box. 12. If the DESCEND IN counter is greater than 00:00, the new message box will show DESCEND IN with the counter value. 13. When the DESCEND IN counter reaches 00:00, the alarm will sound and a message will be displayed across the Screen saying START DESCENT NOW. Key 5 will change to ALARM OFF then back to VNAV OFF.
DETAILED OPERATION Screen 60: Trip / Fuel Flight Plan Select Screen On entry to Screen 60, the cursor will be positioned over the flight plan number. Default speed will be 120 knots or that last set. Default flow/hour will be 6.0 or that last set. Moving the joystick up and down alters the flight plan number. Moving the joystick right moves the cursor down to the leg selection. Moving the joystick left moves the cursor up to the flow and speed settings.
DETAILED OPERATION Screen 61: Sunset/Sunrise Calculator Screen You can now alter the latitude, longitude and time with the joystick or alter the latitude and longitude by choosing an item from the database. Key 5, DATABASE, calls Screen 13, Database Selection Screen. Once an item is selected, this Screen returns with the item's latitude and longitude and name showing. The POS, SUNRISE and SUNSET fields are all re-calculated each time you alter the position or date.
SETUP SCREENS APPENDIX A SETUP SCREENS SETUP SCREENS Screen 21: Setup Cover Screen Your Bendix/King unit allows you a great deal of flexibility to customise it to suit your own wishes and requirements. It also contains a high level of automatic self-testing and diagnostics. All customisation and diagnostic functions are grouped together in this Setup section. To access Screen 21, Setup Cover Screen press Key 4 SETUP in Main Menu.
SETUP SCREENS Screen 22: Map Customisation Screen To access Screen 22, Map Customisation Screen, presses Key 4, SETUP, in Main Menu, followed by Key 2, MAP SETUP, in Screen 21, Setup Cover Screen. When this Screen first appears you will always see the current settings with a cursor over the words ORIENTATION. You can then use the joystick to move the cursor up and down the list of headings. When the cursor is over the heading you wish to alter, move the joystick to the right.
SETUP SCREENS AIRPORT NAMES: This gives you the option of labelling the airport icons on the map with the full names of the airports (long ones truncated to 9 characters), the full names of the city associated with the airport or the ICAO 3 or 4 letter location indicators. MAP UNITS: This allows you to specify the units in which the scale bar and all navigation information will be displayed. If nautical or statute miles are selected, all lengths and altitudes will be reported in feet.
SETUP SCREENS total of 2000 fixes are stored in continuous wrap around memory (i.e. newest data overwrites oldest). To calculate total logging time, divide 2000 by the logging rate per minute (30 sec logging rate = 2 per minute). This will give the total logging time in seconds (i.e. 2000 points divided by 2 = 1000 minutes = 16 hours 40 mins). POSITION REF: This is the geographical item used to describe your position to you in Map Mode.
SETUP SCREENS Screen 22B: Cartographical Data Class Setup Screen. You have the option to select for each database class an ICON or LINE style, A TOPO ON Mode colour, a TOPO OFF Mode colour, an ICON or LINE MAX zoom level (the maximum zoom level at which the icon or line will be displayed), a NAME MAX zoom level (the maximum zoom level at which the name label will be displayed) and a MIN zoom level (the minimum zoom level at which both the icon/line and name will be displayed.
SETUP SCREENS Screen 22D: Airspace Data Class Setup Screen Please think carefully before altering any of the settings on these screens. You may inadvertently switch off an important data class (such as obstacles), which could compromise your situational awareness.
SETUP SCREENS NAV Mode Setup Screen 23: NAV Mode Customisation Screen When you first enter this Screen the current settings are displayed with a cursor over the words CDI SCALE. You then have to use the joystick to move the cursor up or down. Once the cursor is over the heading you wish to alter, moving the joystick to the right will move the cursor over to the set of options available for that heading. CDI SCALE: 0.3 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5.0 nm. CDI DISPLAY: bar / numeric / off CDI ALARM: on / off.
SETUP SCREENS activated. AUTO LEG SELECT: If you select this ON, the unit will automatically place the cursor on the closest leg when Screen 12, Flight Plan Program / Edit Screen, is accessed to select the flight plan. Although the nearest leg to your present position is highlighted, an alternative leg may be selected by using the joystick. If AUTO LEG SELECT is switched OFF the cursor will simply be positioned over the first leg in the flight plan whenever Screen 12 is selected.
SETUP SCREENS Personal Identification Number (PIN) Setup Screen 24: PIN Setup Cover Screen We have provided the security feature of a Personal Identification Number (PIN) in your Bendix/King unit with the main aim of preventing unauthorised persons from using your navigation equipment. You may use this screen to set up your own choice of a four-digit personal number. This can be any permutation of the figures 1, 2, 3, and 4, e.g. 4412, 2433, 3124 etc.
SETUP SCREENS Screen 25: PIN Incorrect Screen If you get this PIN INCORRECT message, just press Key 1 PREV PAGE and you go back to Screen 24 where you can make another attempt to enter the correct PIN. Unlike many bank Automatic Teller Machines, there is no limit to the number of attempts you can make to input the correct PIN to your Bendix/King unit.
SETUP SCREENS Screen 27: PIN Change Screen When you access this Screen the cursor will be sitting over the first question mark. This represents the first digit of the PIN. Your new PIN can be entered from here by pressing Keys 2,3,4 or 5 (now labelled 1,2,3, and 4 in the illustration above). The numbers you enter will replace the question marks as they are entered and the cursor will step to the right.
SETUP SCREENS If you do ever get into a Lock-Out situation and then re-activate your unit with the Unlock Code Number received from Honeywell, remember that no matter what PIN you were using before, the PIN will now have been reset to the default digits of 1234. Be very careful if you activate the Auto Power On Lock feature. Locking yourself out of the system can be very inconvenient.
SETUP SCREENS Installation and Diagnostic Screens Screen 28: Installation and Diagnostics Cover Screen This Screen is accessed by pressing Key 4, SETUP, in Main Menu followed by Key 5, INST & DIAGS, in Screen 21, Setup Cover Screen. Screen 28 gives you access to all installation and test-related Screens, and allows you to perform diagnostic checks on the data input and output lines. You can also use this Screen to gain full access to the “time in service” logs and “last flight” log.
SETUP SCREENS View Logs Engineering Log Screen 30: Engineering Log Screen This Screen can be used to produce technical engineering information about the unit. Unit type, serial number, hardware configuration and build date information were all stored within the Non Volatile Memory at the time your unit was initialised at the factory. The version of the software in use and the latest update information are stored on the data card. APPENDICES The Total Hours Run value is updated every minute.
SETUP SCREENS GPS Receiver Information Log Screen 31: GPS Receiver Information Screen (Skymap IIIC only) Most of the information on this Screen is technical engineering information about the internal GPS receiver. The Total Fix Hours figure increases only during the periods when the GPS receiver has a 2D or 3D fix. You can if you wish also reset these figures along with the Total Unit Hours Run value by using Screen 33, Memory Clear Screen.
SETUP SCREENS enter the correct PIN. Screen 33: Memory Clear Cover Screen Be careful to handle operations from this Screen correctly, otherwise you could lose valuable and important data from the memory of your unit. There is no “undelete” function in the Skymap IIIC or Tracker IIIC. If for instance you press Key 2, labelled “CLEAR FPLNs”, you will go straight to a warning Screen that reads “Clear Memory.
SETUP SCREENS Data In/Out Screen 35: Data Input/Output Setup and Test Screen On entry to this Screen details of the current settings for data output and GPS Source are displayed in the top box. Settings can be toggled by using the joystick and the options available are as follows. (The default settings are listed first.) Tracker IIIC: DATA OUTPUT: OFF / ECHO INPUT. Skymap IIIC: DATA OUTPUT: OFF / RS232 (ARNAV) 9600 BAUD / NMEA 0183 4800 BAUD / AVIONICS INTERFACE.
SETUP SCREENS Tracker IIIC does. If you have a Tracker IIIC and select INTERNAL, an error message will be displayed because an internal GPS receiver will not be found. Data output on Tracker IIIC is limited to echoing the data input. This provides a useful RS232 buffer for connecting other listening devices to your GPS data output. Skymap IIIC can output standard aviation RS232 data at 9600 baud or NMEA 0183 format RMC, GGA and RMB sentences at 4800 baud. See APPENDIX F for full details.
SETUP SCREENS APPENDICES the Skymap IIIC need greatly concern yourself. Should you inadvertently enter it (by pressing Key 4 on Screen 35) you can return to Screen 35 simply by pressing Key 1, labelled PREV PAGE.
WARNING SCREENS APPENDIX B WARNING SCREENS RAM Lost Warning Screen 51: RAM Lost Warning Screen This screen is displayed after power-on if any of the RAM areas are found to be corrupted. Key 1 invokes a RAM clear to be carried out on the failed area and the last known good values to be reinstated. If the last known good values are also suspect, a full RAM clear of the affected data will be carried out.
WARNING SCREENS PIN Lock Warning Screen 54: Power On Security PIN Entry Screen If the Auto Power-On Lock function has been activated on Screen 26, this Screen will be called during initialisation. You must then input the correct PIN before you are allowed to move back to Screen 1 with full access to all functions. If an incorrect PIN is entered, Screen 25 will appear and Key 1 will revert to this Screen.
WARNING SCREENS unsuccessful PIN input attempts). The LOCK OUT number is a random five digit number that the unit generates. This is held in RAM and does not change until an unlock number is entered. The unit can be switched off and on with this Screen showing but the LOCK OUT number will remain the same. If you get locked out of the unit, in order to re-activate the unit, you will need to telephone Honeywell or your local Bendix/King dealer and provide them with your Serial Number and the Lockout Number.
WARNING SCREENS search through the relevant part of the new memory card looking for a name match. If a perfect match is found for the Name, then the Lat. and Long are then checked and if they match correctly also, then no action is required and the software goes on to check the next item. If a discrepancy is found in either Lat. or Long, Screen 56 will appear showing the new information for the waypoint in question. You must confirm that you are aware of the change by pressing Key 1.
MEMORY CARDS APPENDIX C MEMORY CARDS MEMORY CARDS Data Areas Bendix/King produce a series of memory cards (based on the standard ICAO/ARINC geographic areas) for Skymap IIIC and Tracker IIIC that cover the entire world. Each card for each area contains the operating software, the appropriate Jeppesen aeronautical data and cartographic data to a high resolution. Also included is a low-resolution map of the rest of the world.
MEMORY CARDS 19. Grasp the data card by its edges and pull it straight out of its socket. Do not twist the Card out of the socket, this could bend or break the gold pins. Being careful to align the card with the socket then press the new card firmly into place. 20. Refit the case back being careful that the blue gasket is properly seated. Do not exert undue downward force on the screw fasteners. Let them pull the case back into place. Switch the unit on and check for correct operation.
MEMORY CARDS Worldwide ICAO Codes. In order to aid use of the Skymap IIIC, especially the area filter used during database selection (Screens 16 and 16A), there follows a full list of all the Countries and States that feature in the Jeppesen database along with their ICAO codes, Jeppesen standard name and the data area in which they are included (refer to the map at the beginning of this appendix). APPENDICES Official Country Name ICAO ACCRA FIR DG ALGERIA, P.
Official Country Name MOZAMBIQUE, REPUBLIC OF N'DJAMENA FIR/UIR NAIROBI FIR NAMIBIA NIAMEY FIR/UIR NIGER NIGERIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS REUNION, DEPARTMENT OF ROBERTS FIR RWANDESE REPUBLIC SAINT HELENA SAL OCEANIC SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, DEM REP SENEGAL, REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES FIR SEYCHELLES, REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE, REPUBLIC OF SOC PEO LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF SUDAN, REPUBLIC OF THE SWAZILAND, KINGDOM OF TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TOGOL
MEMORY CARDS APPENDICES Official Country Name ARMENIA, REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJANI REPUBLIC BELARUS, REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA, REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CZECH REPUBLIC GEORGIA, REPUBLIC OF HUNGARIAN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC KAZAKHSTAN, REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN, REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN, REPUBLIC OF
Official Country Name CROATIA, REPUBLIC OF DENMARK FAROE ISLANDS (DENMARK) FINLAND FRENCH REPUBLIC GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GIBRALTAR GREECE (HELLENIC REPUBLIC) GREENLAND ICELAND, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND ITALIAN REPUBLIC LUXEMBOURG, GRAND DUCHY OF MACEDONIA MADEIRA ISLANDS (PORTUGAL) MALTA, REPUBLIC OF NETHERLANDS NORWAY PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA SANTA MARIA OCEANIC SHANWICK OCEANIC SPANISH STATE SWEDEN, KINGDOM OF SWISS CONFEDERATION U. KINGDOM OF G.B. AND N.
MEMORY CARDS Official Country Name MONTSERRAT NETHERLANDS ANTILLES NICARAGUA, REPUBLIC OF PANAMA, REPUBLIC OF PUERTO RICO SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES SAINT LUCIA SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS SAN ANDRES (COLOMBIA) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, REP OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, REP OF TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE U.S.
Official Country Name HAWAII HONG KONG JAPAN JAPAN JOHNSTON ATOLL KIRIBATI KIRIBATI KOREA, REPUBLIC OF LAO, PEOPLES DEM REP OF MACAU MARIANA ISLANDS MARSHALL ISLANDS MICRONESIA, FED STATES OF MIDWAY ISLANDS MYANMAR, UNION OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS OAKLAND OCEANIC CONTROL AREA PALAU, REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES, REPUBLIC OF THE THAILAND, KINGDOM OF VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REP OF WAKE ISLAND ICAO PH VH RJ RO PJ PC PL RK VL VM PG PK PT PM VY PG P Jeppesen Standard Name HAWAII HONG KONG JAPAN JAPAN JOHNSTON ATOLL KI
MEMORY CARDS Official Country Name INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI MALAYSIA MALAYSIA NAURU, REPUBLIC OF NEW CALEDONIA NEW ZEALAND NIUE PAPUA NEW GUINEA SAMOA, AMERICAN SAMOA, INDEP STATE OF WESTERN SINGAPORE, REPUBLIC OF SOCIETY ISLANDS SOLOMON ISLANDS TONGA, KINGDOM OF TUAMOTU ISLANDS TUVALU VANUATU, REPUBLIC OF WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS ICAO Jeppesen Standard Name WR INDONESIA WP INDONESIA WI INDONESIA NG KIRIBATI WM MALAYSIA WB MALA
MEMORY CARDS ICAO K1 K3 K2 K2 K6 K6 K6 K7 K3 K2 Jeppesen Standard Name MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA K1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA USA USA K5 K4 K1 K6 K6 K7 K3 K7 K4 K4 K6 K7 K2 K6 K6 K1 K6 K5 K1 OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS HOUSTON OCEANIC NEW YORK OCEANIC MIAMI OCEANIC UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WE
HOW DOES GPS WORK? APPENDIX D HOW DOES GPS WORK? INTRODUCTION TO GPS What Is GPS? Many of the radio-navigation aids used in aviation were originally developed for military use but have now been made freely available to civil users. The Global Positioning System (GPS) has a similar history. The GPS constellation of satellites is an American military facility operated by the US Department of Defence (DoD).
HOW DOES GPS WORK? This gives a very accurate way of measuring the time differences between transmission and reception of the signals generated by the satellites, but does not help with the need for an absolute time reference. One must bear in mind that if the clock in the receiver were only 100 milliseconds (one tenth of a second) out with respect to universal time, the calculated distance from the satellite would have an error of 1,860 miles.
HOW DOES GPS WORK? There is the possibility however of this being intentionally degraded (by feeding random errors into the satellite clocks) to 100 meters for strategic reasons. This is called Selective Availability or S/A and can be implemented at will by the DoD. Day to day accuracy is monitored by Falcon Air Force Base, Colorado, who receive information from a group of ground stations positioned at Ascension Island, Diego Garcia, Kwagale and Hawaii.
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DIFFERENTIAL FUNCTIONS (Skymap IIIC only) APPENDIX E DIFFERENTIAL FUNCTIONS (Skymap IIIC only) DIFFERENTIAL GPS Your Bendix/King unit has been designed to enable it to make use of Differential GPS (DGPS). What Is DGPS? GPS on its own is, as we have seen in APPENDIX D , an extremely accurate system for all general navigation purposes. It is not, however, perfect.
DIFFERENTIAL FUNCTIONS (Skymap IIIC only) Uses Of DGPS Standard GPS provides good accuracy for most navigational tasks, but the additional precision available through DGPS opens up other possibilities in aviation and in many other spheres of activity. Once the aviation authorities are prepared to approve DGPSbased low-visibility approach and landing systems, these could provide low-cost precision facilities worldwide.
SERIAL DATA OUTPUT SENTENCES APPENDIX F SERIAL DATA OUTPUT SENTENCES SERIAL DATA FORMATS The Skymap IIIC can output standard aviation RS232 data at 9600 baud or NMEA 0183 format RMC, GGA and RMB sentences at 4800 baud. The data output type is setup on Screen 35 Data Input/Output Setup and Test Screen. NMEA 0183 Data Format The serial format is 4800 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. Each sentence is followed by a checksum (*hh), carriage return (CR) and a line feed (LF).
SERIAL DATA OUTPUT SENTENCES 3. X Direction to steer (L = left, R = right). 4. XXXX Four character start waypoint identifier. (first four characters of name). 5. XXXX Four character destination waypoint identifier. 6. DDMM.MM Destination Lat. 7. X Destination hemisphere (N or S). 8. DDDMM.MM Destination Long. 9. X Destination hemisphere (E or W). 10. XXX.X Range to destination in nautical miles. 11. XXX.X Bearing to destination TRUE. 12. XXX.X closing velocity in knots. 13. X Arrival flag.
SERIAL DATA OUTPUT SENTENCES RS-232C AR-NAV Data Format The serial format is 9600 baud 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. A Type 1 sentence is only sent every two seconds. Each line of data is followed by a carriage return (CR) and a line feed (LF) character except the STX and ETX lines. Header STX z A Data aaaaaCRLF s dd mmhhCRLF B C D E G s ddd mmhhCRLF dddCRLF sssCRLF dddddCRLF snnnnCRLF I ddddCRLF K cccccCRLF L Q S T ETX ddddCRLF sdddCRLF ----eCRLF ---------CRLF Description.
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SERVICE AND WARRANTY APPENDIX G SERVICE AND WARRANTY Due to the Company's policy of continual development and routine database updates, new Memory Cards will become available every 28 days. As a registered owner of a Tracker IIIC or Skymap IIIC, you will be offered a 1/3/6/12 monthly Memory Card subscription. Keeping your database current is your own responsibility and is extremely important from a safety viewpoint.
SERVICE AND WARRANTY APPENDIX H PREVIOUS SOFTWARE RELEASES This document has been updated to reflect the features of version 1.22 software. As a general rule, features introduced on earlier versions of software continue to be supported on all subsequent versions, but the introduction of new features and enhancements can mean that screen layouts and some menu items can change from version to version.
SERVICE AND WARRANTY Software Release Date Features Version displayed at all zoom levels in GOTO mode • Turning points whose reference is outside the current database are displayed with the default icon on map and view screens • Add AR-NAV type 2 sentence reception • Add ROUTE DISPLAY option in the Nav Set-up, allowing either the active leg or the whole route to be displayed on the map screen • Default CDI scale 5.
SERVICE AND WARRANTY Software Release Date Features Version • Now uses the magnetic variation from the AR-NAV input data when available to ensure consistency with external GPS • Improvements in unit operation when configured to work in Spanish or German • Route Link now clears when waypoint is cleared • Screen is now refreshed after coastline and aeronautical data are displayed when panning • Improved integrity of upload of User Airports over PC link • Waypoint edit screen now allows map to be
SERVICE AND WARRANTY Software Release Date Features Version start and end points of arc are in the same quadrant and the arc is >270° • Add joystick label saying NAV MODE to the Nav Menu screen • Add Type 2 AR-NAV data output. Improve reception of German AR-NAV type 2.
SERVICE AND WARRANTY Software Release Date Features Version 2nm scale • Airspace can now be highlighted in the static VIEW AREA and WAYPOINT EDIT screens • When flying a flight plan, pressing the DIRECT TO key on the MAP screen now goes to the ETAs screen. On the ETAs screen, key 2 now reads DATA BASE and takes the user to the DATABASE SELECTION screen • Repositioned Scale bar and destination box on MAP screen • All textual references to “VFR” have been changed to TOPO ON.
SERVICE AND WARRANTY Software Release Date Features Version • A thicker dashed line is used on the visual route flight planning screen • Handles flight logs of less than 2000 points • Date and time now stored and extracted from AR-NAV messages.
SERVICE AND WARRANTY Software Release Date Features Version been changed to FPLN (Flight PLaN) 1.08 (Not Released) 1.09 (Not Released) 1.
SERVICE AND WARRANTY Software Release Date Features Version POSITION DATA’ and ‘INVALID EXTERNAL POSITION DATA’ respectively 1.11 11 Apr 2000 • Changed Title Page 1.12 30 Jun 2000 • Waypoint numbers now start from 1 not 0 in AR-NAV output 1.13 10 Jul 2000 • Added terrain shading on AMR, ATI and PAI data cards 1.14 17 Nov 2000 • Now supports receiving Star5000 AR-NAV data. • Added a Map setup option to allow Airspace Alerting with options OFF (default), 0.5, 1.0, 2.5, 5.0, 10.
SERVICE AND WARRANTY Software Release Date Features Version • Suppress extended track line when ground speed is low in North Up mode 1.18 8 Apr 2002 • Enables initialisation of new LCD Display (hardware Mod level 2) • The Screen Alignment page now allows the joystick to move the screen up and down instead of focus. The help text has changed to reflect this. 1.
SERVICE AND WARRANTY Software Release Date Features Version Planning pages for locations West of 0º and South of Equator.
ALPHABETICAL INDEX INDEX Abbreviations AC Power Acronyms ADVISORY ALT Airport Information AIRSPACE ALERT Airways Flight Planning ALARM OFF almanac alphabetic alphanumeric AMR Antenna AR-NAV Arrival Arrival Alarm ATI Auto Declutter AUTO LEG SELECT AUTO LOCK AUTO NEXT LEG Auto Power-On Lock AUTO ZOOM barometric altitude Battery baud Beacon Information bearing to user waypoint care CDI cigarette lighter CLIMB Coarse Acquisition Course Deviation Indicator cross track error cursor field database Definitions De
ALPHABETICAL INDEX 2 1 28 28 9 2 2 11 26 44 4 14 1 19 28 1 1 11 3 2 1 14 11 11 53 Status Sunrise Sunset TAS Ten Nearest terminal user waypoints TOPO OFF TOPO ON Tracker Trimble Turn Anticipation TURN ANTICIPATION unlock User Defined Airports User Waypoints UTC Vertical Navigation VNAV warranty waypoint Winds Aloft WPT ALERT WPT PASSED ZOOM IN, ZOOM OUT 5 54 54 49 36 4 32 32 11 11 42 8 1 14 13 7 51 51 1 24 49 42 42 28 28 INDEX P code PAI PANNING PETE PIN PIN Lock portrait Portrait position reference Pseu
