Honeywell KMD 250 manual

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    B KMD 250 Multi-Function Displa y/GPS Pilot’ s Guide N[...]

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    Covered by US Pat. 6512975 WARNING The enclosed technical data is eligible for export under License Designation NLR and is to be used solely by the individual/organization to whom it is addressed. Diversion contrary to U.S. law is prohibited. COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright © 2003-2007 Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of t[...]

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    KMD 250 Multi-Function Display and KMD 250 Multi-Function Display with GPS Software V ersion 02/01 or later[...]

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    R-1 Revision History and Instructions Manual KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Revision 4, August 2007 Part Number 006-18281-0000 Summary S/W 02/01: Added XM functionality to the KMD 250[...]

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    R-2 Revision History and Instructions Manual KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Revision 3, December 2005 Part Number 006-18281-0000 Summary S/W 01/08: Added Airport Type on Airport Info Screen on page 1-25 Added TIS patent statement on inside front cover. Changed Awareness to Avoidance on page 1-1. Changed 100L to 100LL on page 1-27. Added Definition for Hea[...]

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    R-3 Revision History and Instructions Manual KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Revision 2, April 2004 Part Number 006-18281-0000 Summary Added: Internal GPS Flight planning capability Nearest function User Waypoints Direct-To function Quick Tuning capability Airspace Alerting Airspace depiction Waypoint Alerting Turn Anticipation[...]

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    R-4 Revision History and Instructions Manual KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Revision 1, November 2003 Part Number 006-18281-0000 Summary Change in text on Startup Caution Page.[...]

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    R-5 Revision History and Instructions Manual KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Revision 0, November 2003 Part Number 006-18281-0000 Summary This is the original release of this publication.[...]

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    SECTION 1 BASIC KMD 250 OPERA TION INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3 FUNCTION SELECT KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4 MENU KEY . . . . . . .[...]

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    USING THE MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-23 Map Data Interrogation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-24 Airport Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-25 Navaid Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Changing the Name of the Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-69 Deleting a Stored Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-70 DELETING THE ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-71 USING DIRECT-TO IN THE ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-72 Proceeding Direct[...]

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    SECTION 2 FIS VDL OR XM OPERA TION INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1 CONCEPT OF OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1 EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4 DATALINK WEATHER FUNCTION STATU[...]

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    T able of Contents v KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Rev 4 Aug/2007 XM WX SUBSCRIPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-26 Setting Up An XM WX Subscription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-26 Checking XM WX Subscriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-27 NORMAL OPERATION . . . . . . [...]

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    T able of Contents vi KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Rev 4 Aug/2007 FIS NOTIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-63 (GRAPHICAL PRODUCT) DATA HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED . . . . . . .2-63 NO METARS AVAILABLE IN SELECTED AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-63 NO METARS AVAILABLE, DATA NOT RECEIVED . . . .[...]

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    TA/RA WHILE IN MAP OR WEATHER DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6 AUTO-POP-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7 VIEWING TRAFFIC IN A DATA FIELD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7 TAS/TCAS SYSTEM FAULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8 NO DATA RECEIVE[...]

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    SECTION 4 WX-500 STORMSCOPE® OPERA TION INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1 STORMSCOPE® FUNCTIONS STATUS ICONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    APPENDIX B COMMON WEATHER ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1 APPENDIX C GPS Primer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-1 BACKGROUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-1 GPS POSITION DETERMINING CONCEPT . . . . .[...]

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    T able of Contents x KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Rev 4 Aug/2007 Intentionally left blank toc R4 8/13/07 9:58 AM Page x[...]

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    SECTION 1 BASIC KMD 250 OPERA TION 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 multifunction displays 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 th[...]

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    1-2 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Introduction The KMD 250 performs the following functions: • Configurable Moving Map Display with aeronautical and cartographic database • User Entered Waypoints • Flight Planning and Direct-To • Terrain awareness display (Terrain color coded by relative altitude) • F[...]

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    1-3 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation GENERAL INFORMA TION This portion of the manual provides an overview of the user interface controls and display presentation of the KMD 250 Multifunction Display. This manual also provides an explanation of each of the individual dis- plays that the KMD 250 unit presents. The o[...]

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    1-4 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation FUNCTION SELECT KEYS These keys are used to select available data sources (as indicated on the key) for display on the LCD. Pressing the same Function Select Key multiple times will sequence through the available pages associated with that function. The following diagram shows [...]

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    1-5 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation capability of displaying operations that are only applicable to a particular screen is referred to as ‘Soft Keying’, and allows one key to perform mul- tiple functions without the complications of multiple key presses on a conventional keypad. JOYSTICK This is a pointing de[...]

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    1-6 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Icon background will be gray because that function will not be displayed at that range setting. If a Status Icon has a light blue (cyan) background the function is cur- rently being displayed. This does not necessarily mean that data is vis- ible because there may be nothing to[...]

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    1-7 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation VDL Icon XM Icon Colors Description Black on a cyan background. No weather data is currently being received but previously received data is being displayed on the present page. Black on a cyan background. Weather data is currently being received from a signal and displayed on t[...]

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    1-8 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation General Information ST ARTUP DISPLA YS At power-up, the startup logo displays will be seen. If Stormscope® is installed with the system, a display similar to the one at the right will be seen. After the completion of the Self Test, press the OK Softkey. One of the following In[...]

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    1-9 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Verify that the Message and Waypoint Alert annunciator lamps are on. These annunciators are external to the KMD 250, mounted elsewhere on the instrument panel as shown here represented as MSG and WPT . However, they are optional and may not be installed. Verify the GPS ALTITUDE[...]

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    1-10 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation General Information POP-UP HELP DISPLA YS Pop-up status displays are shown if a Function Select Key is pressed and held for longer than 2 seconds. These can help provide a refer- ence for monitoring the status of selected functions. The first example is a MAP Function Select K[...]

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    1-11 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Each field can be customized to display any of the following: NOTE: Some fields may not have valid data depending on the installa- tion. The CDI (Course Deviation Indicator) Display has scaling of 5nm, 1nm and .3nm depending on the setting on the Navigation Setup Page (see Nav[...]

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    1-12 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation General Information The Near Position (NEAR POS) display is intended to provide an easy method of reporting aircraft position to Air Traffic Control. This is done by always displaying the nearest reporting position to the aircraft’s pre- sent position in the Data Field. The [...]

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    1-13 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation COURSE DEVIA TION INDICA TOR (CDI) A Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) graphically displays left and right deviation from a desired course. A CDI can be displayed in any of the Data Fields as shown in Figure 1- 4. The CDI’s vertical bar operates like a navigation deviation ne[...]

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    1-14 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation General Information GREA T CIRCLE COURSES AND MAGNETIC V ARIA TION Due to “great circle” courses and magnetic variation differences between present position and the active waypoint, the To bearing and From radial may not be exactly 180° different from each other. This con[...]

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    1-15 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation The MSA provides “reference point” clearance within these one degree latitude by one degree longitude sectors. Jeppesen defines a reference point as “a natural (Peak, Knoll, Hill, etc.) or man-made (Tower, Stack, Tank, Building, etc.) object”. Jeppesen states the follo[...]

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    1-16 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation General Information INTERNAL GPS ST A TUS For an overview on how the Global Positioning System works, refer to Appendix C, GPS Primer. Such parameters as present posi- tion, altitude, date, time, satellite state, DOP, satellites tracked, signal strength and elevation for the i[...]

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    1-17 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 MAP OPERA TION The following illustration describes the data that appears on the Map Display. 1 Function Status Icons - Displays icons representing data available and displayed as well as sensor status. 2 Data Fields - These can be turned on or off. Each of the 5 windows can b[...]

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    1-18 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Map Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 SELECTING A MAP DISPLA Y Press the MAP Function Select Key to sequence through the VFR Map, IFR Map and Relative Terrain Map Display. With the IFR Map displayed, no topographic data is displayed. With the Relative Terrain Map dis- played, topographic data is disp[...]

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    1-19 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 IFR MAP Terrain is not displayed on the IFR Map display as shown in Figure 1-16. In addition, all built up or urban areas are shaded light gray. Oceans, rivers and lakes are blue. RELATIVE TERRAIN MAP With Relative Terrain Map dis- played, topographic data and obstructions are[...]

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    1-20 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Map Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 A color key can be displayed by moving the Joystick Pointer and pressing the LEGEND Softkey. Notice there are two legends when viewing the Relative Terrain Map Display. The first page shows the color key for terrain (Figure 1-18) and the second (Figure 1-19) show[...]

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    1-21 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 Terrain display to provide situational awareness by displaying a 1/2 nm ring around the obstacle. For example, the obstacles displayed with a red ring, as shown in Figure 1-20, are easily identifiable and are within 250 ft. of the present aircraft altitude. NOTE: The color sca[...]

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    1-22 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Map Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 The baro correction may also be entered through the AUX MENU as follows: 1 . Press the MENU Key to display the Menu Softkeys as in Figure 1-23. 2 . Press the AUX MENU Softkey to display Figure 1-24. Use the Joystick to select Baro Entry as shown. 3 . Press the SE[...]

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    1-23 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 USING THE MAP After power-up, the map will initially be displayed at a range setting of 20nm. If there is no valid GPS or FMS position fix data available, the words CAUTION , No position data will be shown across the center of the display in a box as seen in Figure 1- 26. If t[...]

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    1-24 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Map Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 MAP DATA INTERROGATION As soon as the joystick is moved, a display similar to Figure 1-28 will be displayed. The map freezes in its present position with respect to the joystick pointer (inset). The reason the map is made to stop moving is that this makes accurat[...]

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    1-25 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 Press the CLEAR Softkey to return to the map display. If the FIS INFO Softkey is pressed, the textual METAR page will be displayed for the closest reporting station to the current selection. AIRPORT INFORMATION As shown in Figure 1-31, you can display airport information by pl[...]

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    1-26 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Map Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 If the FIS INFO Softkey is pressed, the textual METAR page will be dis- played with the current METAR report (if available) for this airport or the nearest report to the airport. Pressing the QUICK TUNE Softkey will tune the appro- priate KX 155A/165A Nav/Comm to[...]

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    1-27 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 NAVAID INFORMATION As explained previously, you can access additional Navaid information by placing the joy- stick pointer over a VOR or NDB icon to display informa- tion similar to Figure 1-35. Pressing the MORE INFO Softkey will display more infor- mation as in Figure 1-36. [...]

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    1-28 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Map Operation Rev 2 Apr2004 type, frequency and ident as shown in Figure 1-37. As discussed previously in Airport Information, pressing the QUICK TUNE Softkey will tune the appropriate KX 155A/165A Nav/Comm to the navaid frequency. If the system contains only one KX 155A/165A, simply pressin[...]

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    1-29 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 The information shown on this display is all the information from the internal database that is relevant to the airspace selected. If some of the fields are blank or say SEE CHART , this means that Jeppesen data is not available for that partic- ular item. As discussed previou[...]

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    1-30 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Map Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 NOTE : If there is no altitude input to the KMD 250, all altitudes will be regarded as being within the boundary of the SUA area. The message prompt for a special use airspace alert will occur when the aircraft’s position is at a point such that a projection of[...]

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    1-31 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 When SUA Alerting is enabled, an Airspace Alert message will be provided when the aircraft is approximately 10 minutes or 2 miles (depending on ground speed) from entering the air- space boundary. When an Airspace Alert message is given, MESSAGE PRESS MENU will flash at the bo[...]

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    1-32 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Map Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 3. Press the SELECT Softkey to display Figure 1-46. 4. Press the NEXT Softkey to display Figure 1-47. 5. Use the Joystick to place the cursor in the selection field for SUA Alerting . 6 . Use the Rotary Knob to select On or Off . 7 . When On is selected the SUA A[...]

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    1-33 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 DISPLAY FLIGHT PLAN DATA ON MAP If a host GPS is outputting data in the Bendix/King equivalent ARNAV R-30 (RS232) data sentence format, in LEG mode, the active flight plan will be sent to the KMD 250 and is dis- played as an overlay on the map as shown in Figure 1-49. If a KLN[...]

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    1-34 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Map Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 TEMPORARILY DECLUT- TERING THE MAP Sometimes it is necessary to temporarily reduce the amount of data displayed on the map in order to make it more readable. This is known as decluttering. Perform the following steps until the desired level declut- tering is achi[...]

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    1-35 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 4 . Press the DECLUTTER Softkey again. The third press will now restore the land data as seen in Figure 1-54. Note that the -L is no longer shown in the bottom left of the screen indicating land data is now being displayed. 5 . Press the DECLUTTER Softkey again. The fourth pre[...]

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    1-36 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Map Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 3 . To change to one of the other Find parameters, press the NEAREST TYPE Softkey to display the SELECT NEAREST TYPE window as shown in Figure 1-57. 4. Use the Joystick or Rotary Knob to place the cursor over the desired Find type. 5. Press the OK Softkey. 6 . If[...]

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    1-37 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 FIND NEAREST (UNITS WITH INTERNAL GPS) As discussed previously, Find Nearest allows the user to find the airport, VOR, NDB, inter- section or user entered way- point closest to the aircraft’s present position. Up to 20 of the find criteria may be listed and must be within 20[...]

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    1-38 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Map Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 WAYPOINT ALERT The Waypoint Alert will flash the next desired track ( NEXT DTK ) when the estimated time to the next waypoint is about 15 seconds as shown in Figure 1-63. Turning to establish the NEXT DTK will aid in inter- cepting the next leg of the flight plan[...]

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    1-39 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 Turn Anticipation will be inhibited if the angle between the legs is less than 5° or greater than 175° or the Crosstrack Error (XTK) is greater than 4 nm. To utilize the Turn Anticipation feature, start the turn transition to the next leg in the flight plan at the very begin[...]

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    1-40 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Rev 2 Apr/2004 Intentionally left blank Map Operation[...]

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    1-41 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation USER W A YPOINTS User waypoints can be entered as either user defined waypoints or as airports. The KMD 250 allows for the programming of up to 1,000 user waypoints. User waypoints are stored on the KMD 250 data card and can be transferred to a new data card when installed. Th[...]

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    1-42 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation The following is a procedure for entering new User Waypoints. 1 . Press the MENU Key to display Figure 1-66. Press the AUX MENU Softkey to display Figure 1-67. Use the Joystick or Rotary Knob to place the cursor over User Waypoints as seen in Figure 1-67. 2 . Press the SELECT [...]

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    1-43 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 3 . Press the NEW WPT Softkey to display the USER WAYPOINT EDIT display as shown in Figure 1-69. The system default waypoint identifier will be a naming con- vention as shown in the IDENT field. The default identifier will increment starting with USR000. The user can also ente[...]

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    1-44 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 6. Turn the Rotary Knob one increment to highlight the first character on the line as in Figure 1-72. 7 . Press the CLEAR TEXT Softkey to clear the field as shown in Figure 1-73. 8 . Turn the Rotary Knob to enter the desired alphanumeric or punctuation character. 9. Use the Jo[...]

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    1-45 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation the cursor to the next field. Again, use the Rotary Knob to enter the desired number. Repeat using the Joystick and the Rotary Knob until the desired latitude/longitude is entered. 1 3 . The second way to enter the position of a waypoint is by entering the bearing and dis- tan[...]

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    1-46 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 15. Press the OK Softkey and the selected identifier will be entered into the PLACE field as shown in Figure 1-78. 16 . Use the Joystick to place the cursor over the BEARING field as in Figure 1-79. 1 7 . Use the Rotary Knob to enter the waypoint bearing noted from the WAYPOIN[...]

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    1-47 Rev 4 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation ENTERING A USER AIRPORT A User Airport is actually a User Waypoint to which additional airport information may be added. The first User Airport Edit display is used in the same way as the User Waypoint Edit display as previously discussed. The following illustration describes [...]

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    1-48 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 2 . Turn the Rotary Knob to select Airport as shown in Figure 1-82. Note that the dis- play title has changed to USER AIRPORT EDIT 1 of 2 . 3. Press the NEXT Softkey to display USER AIRPORT 2 of 2 as shown in Figure 1-83. The cursor will be initially be placed in Runway orient[...]

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    1-49 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 5 . Use the Joystick to place the cursor in the Surface field as shown in Figure 1-85. 6 . Turn the Rotary Knob to select either Soft or Hard for the type of surface as shown in Figure 1-86. Note that the air- port icon has changed to reflect a hard surface runway. 7 . Use the[...]

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    1-50 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 9 . Two communication fre- quencies may be entered to provide QuickTune™ capa- bility. Use the Joystick to place the cursor in the desired comm Type field as shown in Figure 1-88. 1 0 . Turn the Rotary Knob to select the desired the fre- quency type as shown in Figure 1-89. [...]

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    1-51 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation User Waypoints Table 1-3 Comm Frequency Types ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service PTAX Pre-Taxi Clearance CLR Clearance Delivery GRND Ground Control TWR Tower GCO Ground Communication Outlet UNIC Unicom MCOM Multicom CL B Class B Airspace (VFR Frequency) CL C Class C A[...]

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    1-52 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation EDITING A USER W A Y- POINT Editing a waypoint is accom- plished in a similar manner to entering a new waypoint. To edit a User Waypoint that has been previously stored, per- form the following steps: 1 . Press the MENU Key to display Figure 1-91. Press the AUX MENU Softkey to[...]

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    1-53 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation DELETING A USER W A YPOINT To delete a User Waypoint that has been previously stored, perform the following steps: 1 . Perform steps 1 and 2 in Editing A User Waypoint. 2 . Press the DELETE WPT Softkey. Figure 1-94 will now be displayed. 3. Press the OK Softkey to complete the[...]

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    1-55 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation DIRECT -T O OPERA TION The Direct-To Key initiates operation directly to a destination from the air- craft’s present position. This destination can be a User Waypoint or any point defined in the database. It can also be used within an active flight as discussed later in this[...]

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    1-56 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation DIRECT -TO USING THE JOYSTICK POINTER 1. While on the Map Display, use the Joystick Pointer to select the desired destination as in Figure 1-98. The pointer can be placed anywhere on the map, not just used to select database items. 2 . Press the Direct-To Key and the identifie[...]

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    1-57 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 1 . Select the destination as discussed in the Direct-To pro- cedure. 2. Press the OBS COURSE Softkey shown in Figure 1-101. This will display the OBS COURSE window as shown in Figure 1-102. NOTE: Unless using OBS Course Mode within an active flight plan, Auto Leg Sequencing ([...]

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    1-59 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation FLIGHT PLAN OPERA TION VFR flight plans can be created in the KMD 250 when configured to use the internal GPS. In units without the optional internal GPS the active flight plan from the external GPS may be viewed. The FPL Key is used to toggle between the ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN Pa[...]

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    1-60 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation points, as each waypoint is highlighted it is displayed on the map centered in the window. The current leg and active waypoint are shown in magenta on the map. Information about a waypoint can be viewed by using the Joystick to select the desired waypoint identifier in the lis[...]

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    1-61 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation FUEL FLOW If the KMD 250 is installed in conjunction with a fuel flow monitor, the actual fuel flow and estimated fuel usage cal- culations will be displayed in white as in Figure 1-107. This will allow the KMD 250 to cal- culate the fuel flow for each leg of the flight plan b[...]

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    1-62 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation CREA TING A FLIGHT PLAN A maximum of 99 flight plans may be stored in the KMD 250. Each flight plan may contain up to 99 waypoints. To create a new flight plan, perform the fol- lowing steps. 1 . Press the FPL Key to toggle to the FLIGHT PLAN INDEX Page. Initially, if no fligh[...]

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    1-63 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Press the OK Softkey and the first waypoint is entered in the list as shown in Figure 1-113. To select the waypoint using the Joystick Pointer, press the USE STICK Softkey. Using the Joystick, move the pointer to the desired place on the map as in Figure 1-114. Press the INSER[...]

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    1-64 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 4 . To start using the flight plan press the USE Softkey. Figure 1-116 will be displayed. 5 . Press the OK Softkey to activate the flight plan as shown in Figure 1-117. ACTIV A TING A STORED FLIGHT PLAN Perform the following steps to activate a flight plan that has been stored[...]

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    1-65 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 3. Press the USE Softkey and Figure 1-119 will be displayed. 4. Press the OK Softkey to use the selected flight plan. If desired, the selected flight plan can be navigated in reverse by pressing the INVERT Softkey. The selected flight plan will now be displayed on the ACTIVE F[...]

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    1-66 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation EDITING A STORED FLIGHT PLAN To edit the active or a stored flight plan, begin by pressing the FPL Key to display the FLIGHT PLAN INDEX Page as seen in Figure 1-121. Press the EDIT/REVIEW Softkey to display Figure 1-122. Now var- ious editing parameters may be accomplished as [...]

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    1-67 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation INSERTING A WAYPOINT IN THE FLIGHT PLAN To insert a waypoint in the flight plan, perform the following steps. 1. Use the Joystick to select a waypoint in list to which the new waypoint will be inserted before or after (in this case OTM) as shown in Figure 1- 124. 2 . Select th[...]

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    1-68 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation To select the waypoint using the Joystick Pointer, press the USE STICK Softkey. Using the Joystick, move the pointer to the desired place (KTVK) on the map as in Figure 1-127. Press the INSERT BEFORE or INSERT AFTER Softkey to enter the waypoint before or after the waypoint se[...]

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    1-69 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation CHANGING THE NAME OF THE FLIGHT PLAN The name of the flight plan can be changed from either the STORED FLIGHT PLAN or ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN Pages while in FPL Map View or FPL Data View . To change the name of the flight plan, perform the fol- lowing steps. 1. Use the Joystick to [...]

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    1-70 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 6. Press the OK Softkey and the new name will shift back to the center as in Figure 1-133. 7 . Press the DONE Softkey and the new flight plan name will be displayed in the list of flight plans as shown in Figure 1-134. DELETING A STORED FLIGHT PLAN To delete a flight plan, per[...]

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    1-71 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation DELETING THE ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN To delete the active flight plan perform the following steps: 1. Press the FPL Key until the FLIGHT PLAN INDEX Page is displayed as shown in Figure 1-136. Note that the active flight plan is highlighted in magenta. 2. Press the DELETE Softkey an[...]

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    1-72 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation USING DIRECT -TO IN THE ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN Sometimes it may be desirable to proceed directly to a waypoint in a flight plan or a specific leg in a flight plan. For example, after takeoff in a terminal area, vectors may be given followed by a clearance directly to the first way[...]

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    1-73 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 4. The Direct-To will also be denoted on the ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN Page. Press the FPL Key and note the change in the magenta arrow in the waypoint list indicates a Direct-To the waypoint as shown in Figure 1-141. After the waypoint is reached, the KMD 250 will navigate the remai[...]

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    1-74 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation DELETING A DIRECT-TO WITHIN THE ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN If it becomes necessary to delete a Direct-To in an active flight plan (as seen in Figure 1- 140), perform the following steps: 1. Press the Direct-To Key to display Figure 1-144. 2 . Press the DELETE DIRECT Softkey to display[...]

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    1-75 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation USING OBS COURSE MODE IN THE ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN It may also be desirable to proceed directly to a waypoint in a flight plan on a specific bearing. An OBS Course can be set to the waypoint. If Automatic Leg Sequencing (see Appendix A) is enabled, after reaching the waypoint the[...]

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    1-76 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 4 . Use the Joystick to high- light the Auto Leg Seq. field as shown in Figure 1-149. 5 . Use the Rotary Knob to select Enabled . With Auto Leg Sequencing enabled the remaining portion of the flight plan will automatically resume after passing the waypoint. 6 . Press the ACTIV[...]

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    1-77 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation DELETING AN OBS COURSE WITHIN THE ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN If it becomes necessary to cancel the selected OBS Course in an active flight plan (as seen in Figure 1-150), per- form the following steps: 1. Press the Direct-To Key to display Figure 1-151. 2 . Press the DELETE DIRECT Sof[...]

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    1-78 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation TRIP PLANNING USING PRESENT POSITION For planning purposes the internal calculator can be used to determine such things as time, distance and required fuel to waypoints, for another flight plan or for modifications to the active flight plan. This is done by inserting the aircr[...]

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    1-79 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 4 . Use the Joystick to high- light the destination identifier as shown in Figure 1-157. 5. Turn the Rotary Knob one increment to display Figure 1- 158. 6. Press the INSERT PPOS Softkey and the aircraft’s present position will be inserted before the selected identifier as se[...]

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    1-80 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 9 . To change the ground speed as in Figure 1-60, Use the Joystick to place the cursor in the desired field. Use the Rotary Knob to enter the desired values. Note the changes to the ETA and FUEL . Yellow indicates user entered data and data calculated from user entered data. 1[...]

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    1-81 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation SYSTEM SETUP This portion of the manual is designed to provide step by step instructions for the setup of the KMD 250. Note that not all features discussed here are available in all installations. If an item is not available it will appear “grayed out” and will not be sele[...]

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    1-82 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 2 . Press the NEXT GROUP Softkey to display the AVIATI- ON ICON GROUP Page as in Figure 1-164. VFR Map aviation related icons are shown with corresponding definitions. The next series of menus allows customizing of the Map Displays to show the amount of data desired for ease o[...]

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    1-83 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation VFR Map land related icons are shown with corresponding definitions. As before, use the Joystick to select the desired field and turn the Rotary Knob to change the setting. 5 . Press the NEXT GROUP Softkey to display the second LAND LINE GROUP Page as in Figure 1-167. Again, u[...]

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    1-84 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation NA VIGA TION SETUP 1 . Press the MENU Key to display Figure 1-169. 2 . Press the AUX MENU Softkey to display Figure 1- 170. 3. Use the Joystick to select Navigation Setup then press the SELECT Softkey to display the first the NAV DATA SET- TINGS Page as in Figure 1- 171. 4. Us[...]

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    1-85 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation NOTE: The 0.3 nm scale could result in overly active roll performance depending upon the particular autopilot installation. Use of the 1 nm or 5 nm CDI scale may be preferred during autopilot operation. Time Zone: Selection determines the time displayed in any time related Dat[...]

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    1-86 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Near Pos Format: Determines parameters used to display the near position reporting when viewed in a Data Field. Can be set to Airports+VORs , VORs only or All data . Turn Anticipation: When turned on, turn guidance to a new course is provided along an arc. SUA Alerting: When t[...]

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    1-87 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation After power-up is complete Figure 1-173 will be displayed. Press the DEMO MODE Softkey and Figure 1-174 will be displayed. Press the OK Softkey to acknowledge the caution. Press the OK Softkey to acknowledge the next caution displays as in previous discus- sions. DEMO MODE FOR[...]

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    1-88 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation DEMO MODE FOR GPS VERSIONS If the KMD 250 contains the optional internal GPS, way- points and flight plans may be created, stored and navigated in the Demo Mode. After entering Demo Mode refer to previous discussions for opera- tion of the KMD 250. CHANGING DEMO MODE SETTINGS [...]

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    1-89 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide SOFTW ARE VERSIONS The current unit software ver- sion may be checked by per- forming the following steps: 1. Press the MENU Key to dis- play the AUX MENU Softkey as in Figure 1-176. 2. Press the AUX MENU Softkey to display Figure 1- 179. If necessary, use the Joystick to highlight Software Versions as[...]

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    1-90 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation DA T ABASE VERSIONS The current database version may be checked by performing the following steps: 1. Press the MENU Key to dis- play the AUX MENU Softkey as in Figure 1-176. 2. Press the AUX MENU Softkey to display Figure 1-181. If necessary, use the Joystick to highlight Dat[...]

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    1-91 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation MAP DISPLA Y ICONS The following table shows the map display icons and their meanings: Map Display Icons[...]

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    1-92 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Map Display Icons[...]

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    1-93 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Map Display Icons[...]

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    1-94 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation Map Display Icons[...]

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    1-95 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation DA T ACARDS DA T A AREAS Honeywell produces three datacards based on the ICAO/ARINC geo- graphic areas for the KMD 250 that cover the entire world. Each card for each area contains the operating software, the appropriate Jeppesen aeronautical data, cartographic data and topolo[...]

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    1-96 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation INSERTING A NEW DA T ACARD Each KMD 250 Database cycle will result in the necessity to load a new database when using the database subscripti- on service. This is done by inserting a new datacard. NOTE: Since all user way- points and flight plans are stored on the datacard, it[...]

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    1-97 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 8. The flight plans and way- points are now written to the new card as shown in Figure 1- 186. Press the OK Softkey. NOTE: In units that do not contain the internal GPS, refer- ences to flight plans will not be displayed. For example the title of the window in Figure 1- 186 wi[...]

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    1-98 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 6. When Figure 1-189 is dis- played, insert the datacard to which the data will be copied. 7 . After the datacard is inserted, the data will be copied and Figure 1-190 will displayed indicating the data was copied successfully. 8. Re-insert the original data- card. NOTE: In un[...]

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    1-99 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 3 . Press the SELECT Softkey to display Figure 1- 192. 4 . If necessary, use the Joystick to highlight Read user data from another datacard . 5 . Press the SELECT Softkey. 6. When Figure 1-193 is dis- played, insert the datacard containing the data to be copied. 7 . After the [...]

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    1-100 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 1 Basic Operation 1 1 . Figure 1-196 will be dis- played showing that the data has been stored on the data- card. 1 2 . Press the OK Softkey to continue. NOTE: In units that do not con- tain the internal GPS, refer- ences to flight plans will not be displayed. For example the title of the wind[...]

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    2-1 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation SECTION 2 FIS VDL OR XM OPERA TION INTRODUCTION CONCEPT OF OPERA TION The Flight Information Services (FIS) system supplies real-time weather information and other flight advisory information to pilots to enhance situ- ation awareness. FIS is not intended to replace voice radio s[...]

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    2-2 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation See our website at www.bendixking.com for VDL network status and coverage. Continuous coverage of most of the continental US is possible at altitudes as low as 5,000 ft. AGL, except for regions of precipitous ter- rain. As with all VHF communications, the line-of-sight range incr[...]

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    2-3 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation To receive FIS WX products, an aircraft must be equipped with a com- patible VDL receiver (KDR 510) or XM receiver (KDR 610), dedicated VHF antenna or satellite antenna, and appropriate display (KMD 250). FIS VDL uses a one-way (ground-to-air) broadcast protocol. XM WX uses one-w[...]

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    Introduction 2-4 EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW The Datalink Weather Function of the Bendix/King KMD 250 allows for the display and control of textual and graphical weather information received from the Bendix/King KDR 510 VDL Receiver or the KDR 610 XM satellite receiver. The choice of VDL or XM receiver is made during installation. A single display can displ[...]

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    2-5 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide DA T ALINK WEA THER FUNCTION ST A TUS ICONS The Datalink Weather Function Status Icons are located in the lower left of the display. They are used to indicate whether or not the KMD 250 is currently receiving and/or displaying weather information. The following table shows the va[...]

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    2-6 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 Intentionally left blank Introduction KMD 250 FIS_R4 8/13/07 10:07 AM Page 2-6[...]

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    2-7 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 BASIC SER VICE WEA THER PRODUCTS The following is a discussion of weather products offered with the basic no-fee VDL service. Accessing and navigating these services will be discussed in detail later in this addendum. All basic and value-added products (except those identified as[...]

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    2-8 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Basic Service Weather Products Rev 4 Aug/2007 SPECI A SPECI (Aviation Selected Special Weather Report) is related to the METAR. SPECIs are issued when certain specific conditions or events have been observed at a particular location, usually an airport. A SPECI will contain the same elements as[...]

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    2-9 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 of the data elements are formatted as those in a METAR report. A TAF will contain elements in the following order: 1. Type of report 2. ICAO station identifier 3. Date and time of issue 4. Date and time valid 5. Wind 6. Visibility 7. Weather phenomena 8. Sky conditions 9. Wind sh[...]

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    2-10 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Basic Service Weather Products Rev 4 Aug/2007 10. Turbulence (may not always be present) 11. Icing (may not always be present) 12. Remarks (may not always be present) PIREPs available within the selected range of the selected area will be displayed up to a maximum of 25 reports. These reports [...]

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    2-11 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 See the section on Understanding Textual Aviation Weather Reports, for instructions on decoding textual AIRMETs. SIGMET A SIGMET (Significant Meteorological Information) is an advisory of non- convective weather that is potentially hazardous to all aircraft. SIGMETs address deta[...]

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    2-12 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Basic Service Weather Products Rev 4 Aug/2007 thunderstorms, or thunderstorms producing heavy precipitation affecting an area 40 percent or more of an area at least 3,000 square miles. Convective SIGMETs are issued hourly with a maximum forecast period of 2 hours. A Convective SIGMET will cont[...]

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    2-13 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 V ALUE ADDED SERVICE WEA THER PRODUCTS The following is a discussion of weather products offered with the value added VDL subscription service. Accessing and navigating these ser- vices will be discussed in detail later in this section. All basic and value-added products (except[...]

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    2-14 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Value Added Service Weather Products Rev 4 Aug/2007 NEXRAD ABNORMALITIES The following is a list of NEXRAD abnormalities that may be experi- enced: 1. Each NEXRAD site can operate in two modes, "Clear Air" mode or "Precipitation" mode. When no significant precipitation exis[...]

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    2-15 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 10. Echoes from migrating birds, bats, and insects will be displayed as circular patterns of level 1 reflectivity centered near NEXRAD sites. 11. Significant variation in humidity with altitude can cause reflections from the Earth's surface. These reflections are also displ[...]

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    2-16 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Value Added Service Weather Products Rev 4 Aug/2007 5. The resolution of NEXRAD XM data is 2 km. Thus, when zoomed in on the display, each square block is 2 km on a side. The intensity level reflected by the square will be the highest level sampled within the 2 km area. INTENSITY Precipitation[...]

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    2-17 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 GRAPHICAL MET AR The graphical METAR is derived from the most currently received tex- tual METAR or SPECI data from reporting sites. This is displayed on a map background to enhance situational awareness as shown on Figure 2-5. The graphical METAR icon is gray when the textual M[...]

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    2-18 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Value Added Service Weather Products Rev 4 Aug/2007 Moving the joystick pointer to an area that will not highlight a specific report then pressing the LEGEND Softkey will dis- play the graphical METAR legend as shown in Figure 2-6. GRAPHICAL AIRMET The graphical AIRMET is derived from the loca[...]

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    2-19 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 GRAPHICAL SIGMET The graphical SIGMET is derived from the location description in the textual SIGMET and displayed as a boundary box with the appropriate color for the condition (for a description, see SIGMETs in the Basic Weather Services section). This is displayed on a map ba[...]

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    2-20 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Value Added Service Weather Products Rev 4 Aug/2007 GRAPHICAL ALERT WEA THER W A TCHES (VDL ONL Y) The graphical Alert Weather Watches (AWWs) are derived from the location description in the textual AWW and displayed as a boundary box with the appropriate color for the condition as shown in th[...]

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    Rev 4 Aug/2007 2-21 SUBSCRIPTIONS A current subscription (VDL or XM) and a current data card (VDL only) are required to receive services. Subscriptions are used to gain access to services. Some VDL services are offered at no cost and others are fee based. All XM weather services are provided on a fee basis. All services not identified as VDL only a[...]

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    FIS Subscriptions Select the desired services Go to Bendixking.com or call 1-800-247-0230 to subscribe to FIS Services Get Display ID from unit in airplane Receive Subscription Code(s) and print them out T ake printed out code(s) to the airplane and enter code(s) on the FIS Subscription Status Page Update Data Card if needed. Update at least once p[...]

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    2-23 SETTING UP A FIS VDL SUBSCRIPTION At least one subscription must be set up, even to receive the no-charge services. Up to four different concurrent subscriptions can be set up depending on the service packages desired. NOTE: Entering more than four subscriptions will cause previous sub- scriptions to be overwritten. NOTE: The following details[...]

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    2-24 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 Obtain the unique ID for your system and visit the Wingman Services website on www.bendixking.com or call 1- 800-247-0230. This ID will be used to obtain a Subscription Code. NOTE: For uninterrupted FIS services, the data card must be updated by the date shown in “DATA CARD UP[...]

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    2-25 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation If an incorrect code has been entered, a notification like that shown in Figure 2-17 will be displayed. 8 . After the subscription has been accepted, Figure 2-18 will be displayed showing the sub- scription validity period and status. If the subscription has been entered prior t[...]

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    2-26 Section 2 FIS Operation KMD 250 Pilot's Guide XM WX SUBSCRIPTIONS An XM subscription must be set up to receive XM WX services. This process involves accessing the XM Radio website and a toll-free phone call to XM Radio. SETTING UP AN XM WX SUBSCRIPTION NOTE: The following details require selection of an XM receiver (such as a KDR-610) as [...]

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    2-27 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation follow the instructions. CHECKING XM WX SUBSCRIPTIONS To check the FIS XM subscrip- tion and receiver status, apply power to the display and receiver, select the MENU key, then the AUX MENU softkey, which opens the SELECT AUX PAGE. Scroll down to FIS Subscription so it is highlighted, and fina[...]

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    2-28 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide FIS Subscriptions Intentionally left blank KMD 250 FIS_R4 8/13/07 10:07 AM Page 2-28[...]

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    2-29 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation NORMAL OPERA TION To display the FIS pages, press the WX Function Select Key. Each press will cycle through the FIS Graphics Page, FIS Text Page and Stormscope® (if installed). In the graphical weather products, each option can be selected in one of two ways. The first is using[...]

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    2-30 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide NOTE: The KMD 250 will only allow for selection and display of products for which data has been received. If a desired product is not available, it may be that the data has not yet been received or to which there is no subscription. Wx Watches and PIREPs are not available for XM[...]

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    2-31 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation NEXRAD P AGE The following illustration describes the NEXRAD VDL display. The NEXRAD XM display is the same except the FIS Icon is different and Composite Reflectivity is shown instead of Base Reflectivity. Rev 4 Aug/2007 1 Display Range - RNG:#### . 2 Function Status Icons - Displays icons re[...]

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    2-32 Section 2 FIS Operation KMD 250 Pilot's Guide NEXRAD P A GE OPERA TIONAL CONTROLS CAUTION: NEXRAD data must only be used for strategic planning purposes. Due to inherent delays and relative age of the data that can be experienced, NEXRAD data cannot be used for tactical avoidance of weather. WX Function Select Key - Cycles through Graphic[...]

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    2-33 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Always make note of the age of the data displayed in the bottom right corner (see Figure 2-25). Remember, the older the age the more suspect the accuracy of the data. The col- ored bar will be green the first 50% of the expiration time period for the displayed data then turn yel[...]

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    2-34 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Press the RESET STICK Softkey to return to the present position dis- play. If no actions are taken for a period of 30 seconds, the display will return to the present position. GRAPHICAL MET ARS P AGE The following illustration describes the Graphical METARs display. The only dif[...]

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    2-35 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation GRAPHICAL MET ARS P A GE OPERA TIONAL CONTR OLS WX Function Select Key - Cycles through Graphical Weather Products, Textual Weather Products and Stormscope®. Rotary Knob - Turning the Rotary Knob cycles through the graphical NEXRAD, METAR, AIRMET, SIGMET, Convective SIGMET, Ale[...]

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    2-36 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide pertaining to the location and the AGE of the report (see Figure 2-32). 4 . Press the RNG ▲ ▲ / / RNG ▼ ▼ keys to zoom in or out on the pointer position. 5 . Press the MORE INFO Softkey to display the Text METAR Page for the displayed location as in Figure 2-33. 6 . Pres[...]

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    2-37 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation GRAPHICAL AIRMETS P AGE The following illustration describes the Graphical AIRMETs display. The only difference between VDL and XM is the FIS function status icon. Normal Operation 1 Display Range - RNG:#### . 2 Function Status Icons - Displays icons representing data available [...]

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    2-38 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide GRAPHICAL AIRMETS P A GE OPERA TIONAL CONTROLS WX Function Select Key - Cycles through Graphical Weather Products, Textual Weather Products and Stormscope®. Rotary Knob - Turning the Rotary Knob cycles through the graphical NEXRAD, METAR, AIRMET, SIGMET, Convective SIGMET, Aler[...]

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    2-39 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation 5 . Press the MORE INFO Softkey to display the Text AIRMET Page for the displayed location as in Figure 2-37. 6 . Press the RETURN TO MAP Softkey to return to the previous display. 7 . Press the RESET STICK Softkey to return to the present position display. If no actions are tak[...]

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    2-40 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide GRAPHICAL SIGMETS P AGE The following illustration describes the Graphical SIGMETs display. The only difference between VDL and XM is the FIS function status icon. Normal Operation 1 Display Range - RNG:#### . 2 Function Status Icons - Displays icons representing data available [...]

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    2-41 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation GRAPHICAL SIGMETS P A GE OPERA TIONAL CONTROLS WX Function Select Key - Cycles through Graphical Weather Products, Textual Weather Products and Stormscope®. Rotary Knob - Turning the Rotary Knob cycles through the graphical NEXRAD, METAR, AIRMET, SIGMET, Convective SIGMET, Aler[...]

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    2-42 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide 4 . Press the RNG ▲ ▲ / / RNG ▼ ▼ keys to zoom in or out on the pointer position. 5 . Press the MORE INFO Softkey to display the Text SIGMET Page for the dis- played location as in Figure 2- 41. 6 . Press the RETURN TO MAP Softkey to return to the previous display. 7 . P[...]

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    2-43 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation GRAPHICAL CONVECTIVE SIGMETS P AGE The following illustration describes the Graphical Convective SIGMETs display. The only difference between VDL and XM is the FIS function status icon. Normal Operation 1 Display Range - RNG:#### . 2 Function Status Icons - Displays icons repres[...]

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    2-44 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide GRAPHICAL CONVECTIVE SIGMETS P A GE OPERA TIONAL CONTROLS WX Function Select Key - Cycles through Stormscope®, Graphical Weather Products and Textual Weather Products. Rotary Knob - Turning the Rotary Knob cycles through the graphical NEXRAD, METAR, AIRMET, SIGMET, Convective S[...]

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    2-45 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation 4 . Press the RNG ▲ ▲ / / RNG ▼ ▼ keys to zoom in or out on the pointer position. 5 . Press the MORE INFO Softkey to display the Text Convective SIGMET Page for the displayed location as in Figure 2-45. 6 . Press the RETURN TO MAP Softkey to return to the previous displa[...]

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    2-46 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide GRAPHICAL ALERT WEA THER W A TCHES P AGE (A WW) (VDL ONL Y) The following illustration describes the Graphical Alert Weather Watches (AWW) display. Normal Operation 1 Display Range - RNG:#### . 2 Function Status Icons - Displays icons representing data available and displayed. 3[...]

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    2-47 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation GRAPHICAL WEA THER W A TCHES P A GE OPERA TIONAL CONTROLS WX Function Select Key - Cycles through Graphical Weather Products, Textual Weather Products and Stormscope®. Rotary Knob - Turning the Rotary Knob cycles through the graphical NEXRAD, METAR, AIRMET, SIGMET, Convective S[...]

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    2-48 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide 4 . Press the RNG ▲ ▲ / / RNG ▼ ▼ keys to zoom in or out on the pointer position. 5 . Press the MORE INFO Softkey to display the Text Weather Watch Page for the displayed location as in Figure 2-49. 6 . Press the RETURN TO MAP Softkey to return to the previous display. 7[...]

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    2-49 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation FIS NETWORK ST A TUS P AGE (VDL ONL Y) The FIS Network Status Page displays the location and identifier of installed ground stations. This page can also be used to determine which stations are being received and the status of each station. The following illustration describes th[...]

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    2-50 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide FIS NETWORK ST A TUS P A GE OPERA TIONAL CONTR OLS WX Function Select Key - Cycles through Graphical Weather Products, Textual Weather Products and Stormscope®. Rotary Knob - Turning the Rotary Knob cycles through the graphical NEXRAD, METAR, AIRMET, SIGMET, Convective SIGMET, [...]

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    2-51 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation 4. Press the RESET STICK Softkey to return to the present position dis- play. If no actions are taken for a period of 30 seconds, the display will return to the aircraft present position display. NOTE: At any given moment the FIS receiver may not be receiving the closest transmi[...]

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    2-52 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide FIS TEXTUAL WEA THER PRODUCTS The following illustration describes the FIS Textual Products display. The only difference between VDL and XM is the FIS function status icon. Normal Operation 1 Report Range - RNG:#### . Pressing the RNG ▲ /RNG ▼ Key will change the distance ra[...]

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    2-53 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation FIS TEXTU AL PRODUCTS OPERA TIONAL CONTROLS WX Function Select Key - Cycles through Graphical Weather Products, Textual Weather Products and Stormscope®. MAP Softkey - Depending on which tex- tual product is currently being viewed, this softkey will be labeled for corresponding[...]

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    2-54 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide USING THE FIS TEXT PA G E Press the WX Function Select Key until the FIS Textual Page is displayed as shown in Figure 2-53. NOTE: If a notification such as that shown in Figure 2-54 is displayed, it may be that the system has not had time to acquire a signal. If this notifi- cat[...]

  • Page 174

    2-55 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation CHANGING WEATHER PRODUCTS 1 . Press the CHOOSE PRODUCT Softkey to display the SELECT WX PRODUCT window as shown in Figure 2- 57. 2 . Turn the Rotary Knob or move the Joystick up or down to highlight the desired weather product. 3. Press the SELECT Softkey. If a Graphical Weather[...]

  • Page 175

    2-56 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide KJHW is also a reporting station which is listed first in the AVAILABLE METARS field. Use the joystick to scroll through the AVAILABLE METARS . Urgent, special or amended reports will be highlighted in yellow. Note that the displayed report in Figure 2-54 is 12 minutes old. The [...]

  • Page 176

    2-57 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Finding User Defined Areas by Identifier If User Defined has been selected, as in Figure 2-62, use the following procedure to change the location. 1. Turn the Rotary Knob to dis- play the USER DEFINED AREA ENTRY window as shown in Figure 2-63. The identifier previously selected [...]

  • Page 177

    2-58 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide To Enter Location Name: The following example shows entering MONTROSE REGL as a location. 1. Turn the Rotary Knob to dis- play the USER DEFINED AREA ENTRY window as shown in Figure 2-63. 2. Move the Joystick down to highlight the first character of the location name as shown in [...]

  • Page 178

    2-59 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation 6 . Press the KNOB SCAN Softkey and Figure 2-68 will be displayed. 7 . Turn the Rotary Knob one click clockwise. The first occur- ance of names starting with Montrose in the database is now displayed as in Figure 2- 69. 8 . Turn the Rotary Knob to scan through the database until[...]

  • Page 179

    2-60 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide To Scan for Location Name: Sometimes, only a portion of the airport name may come to mind. The following example shows scanning for EAGLE GROVE MUN when EAGLE is the only portion of the name remembered. 1 . If necessary press the CHANGE AREA Softkey to select User Defined in the[...]

  • Page 180

    2-61 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation 5 . Move the Joystick to the right to highlight the next char- acter space as seen in Figure 2-74. 6. Turn Rotary Knob clockwise until an A is selected as in Figure 2-75. Continue moving the cursor and entering charac- ters until EAGLE is displayed. 7 . Press the KNOB SCAN Softk[...]

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    2-62 Section 2 FIS Operation KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Normal Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 Intentionally left blank KMD 250 FIS_R4 8/13/07 10:07 AM Page 2-62[...]

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    2-63 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 FIS NOTIFICA TIONS The following are descriptions of FIS notifications that may be displayed. (GRAPHICAL PRODUCT) DA T A HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED If no valid graphical product data is received (in this case NEXRAD) a notification such as that shown in Figure 2-78 will be displayed.[...]

  • Page 183

    2-64 Section 2 FIS Operation FIS Notifications Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide NO MET ARS A V AILABLE, DA T A NOT RECEIVED This notification will be dis- played (Figure 2-80) if no METAR data has been received. This notification means the FIS system has not received any METAR data. This may be due to not being in FIS cov- erage or to poor[...]

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    2-65 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation UNDERST ANDING TEXTUAL A VIA TION WEA THER REPORTS UNDERST ANDING MET ARS Refer to the numbers on the following diagram to find the appropriate descriptions. 1. Type of Report: METAR (SPECI will be seen here if this is a Special Weather Report) 2. ICAO Station Identifier: KPIT T[...]

  • Page 185

    2-66 Section 2 FIS Operation Understanding Weather Reports Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide NOTE: Only reported at those locations with certified RVR reporting capability. 7. Significant Present Weather: TSRA TS is a two letter designation for thunderstorm. Other possible des- ignations could be as follows: BC Patches BL Blowing DR Low Dri[...]

  • Page 186

    2-67 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Apr/2006 8. Sky Condition: OVC010CB OVC indicates the sky is overcast. Cloud cover is based on the sky being divided into eighths or octas. Overcast means the sky is 8 octas covered. The cloud cover designators are as follows: SKC Sky Clear CLR Clear below 12,000 ft. (automated observing[...]

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    2-68 Section 2 FIS Operation Understanding Weather Reports KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Rev 4 Aug/2007 PK WND denotes peak wind. 200 indicates wind direction from 200°. 30/15 indicates a maximum instantaneous wind of 30 knots occurred at 15 minutes past the hour. UNDERST ANDING T AFS Refer to the numbers on the following diagram to find the appropri[...]

  • Page 188

    2-69 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 7. Forecast Weather Phenomenon: -SHRA See #7 in the UNDERSTANDING METARs section for details. 8. Sky Conditions: BKN020 See #8 in the UNDERSTANDING METARs section for details. 9. Beginning of Changed Forecast Conditions: FM1000 FM denotes “from” and 1000 indicates 1000Z. “[...]

  • Page 189

    2-70 Section 2 FIS Operation Understanding Weather Reports KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Rev 4 Aug/2007 The described conditions follow this element. 20. Low Level Windshear: WS015/30045KT WS indicates “windshear” not associated with convective activity. 015 indicates the windshear is expected at 1500 feet. AGL Wind is expected from 300° ( 300 ) [...]

  • Page 190

    2-71 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 /WX : Weather Phenomenon (can include flight visibility, precipitation and restrictions to visibility. /TA : Outside air temperature at altitude in degrees Celsius. /WV : Wind (direction in degrees magnetic north and speed in knots) /TB: Turbulence (refer to the Airman’s Infor[...]

  • Page 191

    2-72 Section 2 FIS Operation Understanding Weather Reports KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Rev 4 Aug/2007 /RM : Remarks (for reporting elements not included or to clarify pre- viously reported items). Remarks can include anything. The example translates to “moderate ( MDT ) mixed ( MXD ) icing during climb ( DURGC ) from Roanoke, VA ( KROA ) northwest[...]

  • Page 192

    2-73 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 2. Report Type: WA WA identifies an AIRMET. 3. Date and Time Issued: 151900 15 indicates the 15th day of the month. 1900 indicates UTC. NOTE: AIRMETs may be issued up to 15 minutes prior to the start of the validity period. The FIS system will display the data age as zero until [...]

  • Page 193

    2-74 Section 2 FIS Operation Understanding Weather Reports KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Rev 4 Aug/2007 UNDERST ANDING SIGMETS The following is an example of a typical SIGMET issued for turbulence with an explanation of the elements. 1. Forecast Area: CHIR This is the forecast area identifier of the issuing Weather Service Forecast Office. BOS Boston [...]

  • Page 194

    2-75 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 UWS indicates this is the first issuance of report ROMEO. Subsequent reports for ROMEO would display WS . 3. Date and Time Issued: 041430 . 04 indicates the 4th day of the month. 1430 indicates UTC. 4. This line indicates that SIGMET ROMEO 1 is VALID UNTIL the 4th day ( 04 ) of [...]

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    2-76 Section 2 FIS Operation Understanding Weather Reports KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Rev 4 Aug/2007 UNDERST ANDING CONVECTIVE SIGMETS The following is an example of a typical Convective SIGMET with an explanation of the elements. 1. Station Identifier: MKCC MKC is the station identifier of the Aviation Weather Center (AWC) in Kansas City. The C de[...]

  • Page 196

    2-77 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 5. This line indicates that CONVECTIVE SIGMET 20C is VALID UNTIL 2055Z time. Expiration time is two hours after issuance, but Convective SIGMETs are issued hourly and replace the previous hour’s product. Each subsequent report issued for this same weather phenomenon would incr[...]

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    2-78 Section 2 FIS Operation Understanding Weather Reports KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Rev 4 Aug/2007 TOPS ABV (above) FL450 (flight level 4-5-0). WIND GUSTS TO 60KT (knots) RPRTD (reported). TORNADOES…HAIL TO 2 IN (inches in diameter) …WIND GUSTS TO 65 KT (knots) PSBL (pos- sible). UNDERST ANDING ALERT WEA THER W A TCHES (A WW) The following is[...]

  • Page 198

    2-79 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 (the 16th at 2300 Zulu to the 17th at 0400 Zulu). 7 . Coordinates of the watch box area. Draw a line 75 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE.. The endpoints of the line are 45SSW MOB/MOBILE AL/-30SSE DHN/DOTHAN AL/ (45 miles south-southwest of Mobile, Alabama and 30 miles sou[...]

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    2-80 Section 2 FIS Operation Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Understanding Weather Reports Intentionally left blank KMD 250 FIS_R4 8/13/07 10:07 AM Page 2-80[...]

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    Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide 3-1 Section 3 Traffic Avoidance SECTION 3 TRAFFIC A VOIDANCE OPERA TION INTRODUCTION The Traffic Function of the Bendix/King KMD 250 Multi Function Display allows for the display and control of one of several models of traffic avoidance systems. Some examples are TCAS I (Traffic Collision Avoidance System), TC[...]

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    3-2 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Section 3 Traffic Avoidance The Bendix/King KMD 250 is shown below with the Traffic Page for TAS/TCAS selected. The Bendix/King KMD 250 is shown below with the Traffic Page for TIS selected. TRAFFIC FUNCTION ST A TUS ICONS The Traffic Function Status Icons are located in the lower left of the dis- play. Th[...]

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    Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide 3-3 Section 3 Traffic Avoidance T AS/TCAS This section applies to TAS, TCAS I and TCAS II systems. T AS/TCAS NORMAL OPERA TION To display the TCAS/TAS traffic page press the TRFC function select key. The following illustration defines the data that appears on the TAS/TCAS Traffic Display Page: 1 Display Range [...]

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    3-4 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Section 3 Traffic Avoidance OPERA TIONAL CONTROLS FOR T AS/TCAS ALTITUDE VOLUME - Toggles between altitude volume views of NORMAL , ABOVE , BELOW or UNRESTRICTED . This key may be enabled or disabled in system configuration. FLIGHT LEVEL - Pressing the MENU Key will display the FLIGHT LEVEL Softkey. Pressi[...]

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    Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide 3-5 Section 3 Traffic Avoidance T AS/TCAS SYMBOLOGY NON-THREA T TRAFFIC An open white diamond indicates that an intruder is not yet considered a threat. For specifics on relative distance and altitude that defines this symbol, please refer to the pilot’s guide that is provided with the traffic avoidance syst[...]

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    3-6 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Section 3 Traffic Avoidance II calculates that the intruder has reached a point where a Resolution Advisory is necessary. The time to CPA with the intruder, depending on your altitude, has been reached as defined by the traffic avoidance system. For specifics on CPA as defined by the system, please refer t[...]

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    Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide 3-7 Section 3 Traffic Avoidance AUTO-POP-UP If AUTO-POP-UP is enabled, a TA or RA will cause the Traffic Display to be presented automatically. The default range of the pop-up display will be 7 nm. To enable AUTO-POP-UP perform the following: 1 . While viewing the Traffic Display, press the MENU Key to display[...]

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    3-8 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Section 3 Traffic Avoidance T AS/TCAS SYSTEM F AUL TS NO DA T A RECEIVED If the KMD 250 is not receiving any data from the TCAS or TAS sensor then a screen sim- ilar to Figure 3-8 will be dis- played. This could indicate that power is not being provided to the traffic avoidance system (e.g. a pulled breake[...]

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    Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide 3-9 Section 3 Traffic Avoidance T raffic Information Service TRAFFIC INFORMA TION SERVICE (TIS) This section applies only to TIS systems. TIS is an alerting system that provides visibility to nearby traffic enhancing “see and avoid” collision avoidance. It’s purpose is to increase situational awareness b[...]

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    3-10 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Section 3 Traffic Avoidance TIS LIMIT A TIONS Traffic may not be displayed for one or more of the following reasons: 1. Radar site is out of service. If a TIS capable Mode S sensor is not in service for any reason, TIS is not available. See Figure 3-11. 2. Your aircraft is beyond maximum range of a TIS ca[...]

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    Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide 3-11 Section 3 Traffic Avoidance 4. The other aircraft is within the “Cone of Silence”. So, remember, there may be aircraft within your alert area, but if they are not seen by the radar site they will not show on your display. 5. Your aircraft is below radar coverage. With no obstructions and flat terrain,[...]

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    3-12 Rev 3 Dec/2005 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Section 3 Traffic Avoidance T raffic Information Service TIS NORMAL OPERA TION NOTE: TIS availability may be intermittent during turns or other maneu- vering where the aircraft structure can block the line of sight between the Mode S radar and the Mode S transponder antenna. To display the TIS traffic pag[...]

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    Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide 3-13 Section 3 Traffic Avoidance T raffic Information Service TIS OPERA TIONAL CONTROLS FLIGHT LEVEL - Pressing the MENU Key will display the FLIGHT LEVEL Softkey. Pressing this key toggles the alti- tude tag between relative or absolute alti- tude as shown in Figures 3-14 and 3-15. When absolute altitude is d[...]

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    3-14 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Section 3 Traffic Avoidance TIS SYMBOLOGY TIS symbols have a track pointer which are not on TCAS/TAS symbols. The track pointer shows the estimated ground track direction the traffic is moving (in 45° increments) relative to your own aircraft. PRO XIMITY INTRUDER TRAFFIC A filled white diamond indicates [...]

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    Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide 3-15 Section 3 Traffic Avoidance TRAFFIC AD VISOR Y WHILE IN MAP DISPLA Y If a Traffic Advisory presents itself while in the Map or Weather Display the traffic function icon in the Functions Legend will flash yellow along with ALERT as represented in Figure 3-16. AUTO-POP-UP If AUTO-POP-UP is enabled, a TA wil[...]

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    3-16 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Section 3 Traffic Avoidance Traffic will not be available in the Data Field if the Map Orientation is set to North Up. It the Map Display is in North Up mode, the Traffic Data Field will appear as shown in Figure 3-19. CO AST MODE When intruders are displayed and TIS information is not received from the t[...]

  • Page 216

    Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide 3-17 Section 3 Traffic Avoidance TIS SYSTEM F AUL TS SYSTEM OFF If the TIS system is set to the OFF position, Figure 3-22 will be displayed. NO DA T A RECEIVED If the KMD 250 is not receiving data from the TIS receiver then Figure 3-23 will be displayed. This could indicate that power is not being provided to [...]

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    3-18 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Section 3 Traffic Avoidance T raffic Information Service Intentionally left blank[...]

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    4-1 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 4 Stormscope® SECTION 4 WX-500 ST ORMSCOPE ® OPERA TION INTRODUCTION The Bendix/King KMD 250 is capable of being interfaced to an L-3 WX- 500 Stormscope® Series II Weather Mapping Sensor. The WX-500 detects electrical discharges associated with thunderstorms within a 200 nm radius of the airc[...]

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    4-2 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 4 Stormscope® Stormscope® Operation OPERA TION As mentioned earlier, the WX-500 is controlled through the KMD 250. The focus on this section is to provide both background information and a more detailed explanation of the operating procedures. The following text assumes you have both the WX-50[...]

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    4-3 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 4 Stormscope® SWITCH BETWEEN WEATHER VIEWS When the Stormscope® display is selected the KMD 250 can display strikes in one of two views, either all round (360°) or forward looking only (120°). To switch the display turn the Rotary Knob to toggle between the displays. Figure 4-1 is an example[...]

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    4-4 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 4 Stormscope® 3). The KMD 250 will plot another "+" close to the first for each addi- tional discharge determined to be associated with the group. The KMD 250 will not plot a "+" for any discharge not associated with a group unless it's detected within a 25 nm radius of[...]

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    4-5 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 4 Stormscope® When moving from one range to the next, the 25 nm range is always indicated by the solid inner ring to advise of close proximity to thunder- storms. Also, notice that the discharge points are progressively larger on the shorter ranges and smaller on the longer ranges. This effect [...]

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    4-6 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 4 Stormscope® Stormscope® Operation Intentionally left blank Stormscope PG 8/13/07 10:00 AM Page 4-6[...]

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    SECTION 5 SYSTEM MESSAGES VIEWING SYSTEM MESSAGES A system message is pre- sented as MESSAGE PRESS MENU in bold yellow text that flashes alternating with the page title at the bottom of the screen as shown in Figure 5-1. When the MENU Key is pressed, the message will be displayed as in Figure 5-2. In this case the message is a FIS Receiver Failure.[...]

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    5-2 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 5 System Messages System Messages 2 . Press the AUX MENU Softkey to display the AUX- MAIN MENU Page as shown in Figure 5-4. 3. Use the Joystick to select Messages as shown in Figure 5-4. 4 . Press the SELECT Softkey to display to display the AUX-MESSAGES Page as shown in Figure 5-5. Figure 5-4 F[...]

  • Page 226

    5-3 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 5 System Messages The following table describes the possible system messages: System Messages Message Text Description All User Settings Cleared To Defaults This message indicates that a problem was detected in the internal memory storage for user preference settings. All settings have been rese[...]

  • Page 227

    5-4 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Section 5 System Messages System Messages Message Text Description Nav Data Referenced To True North This message is displayed when a user-defined magnetic variation of 0 degrees is being used for navigation data. Check Navigation Setup Page. Nav Data Referenced To User-Defined Mag Var This message is d[...]

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    A-1 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix A Definitions, Abbreviations APPENDIX A DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIA TIONS DEFINITIONS Alphabetic: any of the following characters (b/ is a space): b/ABCDE- FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Alphanumeric: any of the following characters (b/ is a space): b/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789 Automati[...]

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    A-2 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix A Basic Operation Leg Mode: navigation of a route by picking the most direct route between waypoints along the route. OBS Course Mode: selecting a course to a waypoint based on setting a specific bearing “to” or “from” the waypoint. Special Use Airspace (SUA): any of the following: proh[...]

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    A-3 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix A Definitions, Abbreviations CAA: Civil Aviation Authority CAS: Calibrated Airspeed CL B: Class B Airspace CL C: Class C Airspace CLR: Clearance Delivery com: communication CDI: Course Deviation Indicator CTA: Control Area CTAF: Common Traffic Advisory Frequency CTR: Control Zone or Center dB: [...]

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    A-4 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix A Basic Operation GCO: Ground Communications Outlet GPS: Global Positioning System GND: Ground GRND: Ground hr: hour HSI: Horizontal Situation Indicator IFR: Instrument Flight Rules IGS: Instrument Guidance System (used outside U.S. only) ILS: Instrument Landing System in.: inches INT: Intersec[...]

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    A-5 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix A Definitions, Abbreviations NM: Nautical Miles NO APR: No Approach NPA: Non-Precision Approach NP APR: Non-Precision Approach NVM: Non Volatile Memory OBI: Omni-directional Bearing Indicator OBS: Omni-directional Bearing Selector Obs: Obstacle OSGB: Ordnance Survey of Great Britain PAI: Pacifi[...]

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    A-6 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide UIR : Upper Information Region UNIC: Unicom UNS : Unspecified UTC: Universal Coordinated Time (same as Greenwich Mean Time) UTM: Universal Transverse Mercator V: Volts VDL: VHF Data Link VHF: Very High Frequency VOR: Very High Frequency Omni-directional Radio Range VRP: Visual Reference Point WPT: Waypo[...]

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    B-1 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations Common Weather Abbreviations ABNDT Abundant ABNML Abnormal ABT About ABV Above AC Convective outlook or altocumulus ACC Altocumulus castel- lanus clouds ACCAS Altocumulus castel- lanus clouds ACFT MSHP Aircraft Mishap ACCUM Accumulate ACFT Aircraft ACLT Accelerate ACLTD Accel[...]

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    B-2 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations Common Weather Abbreviations ANS Answer AO1 Automated Reporting Station AO2 Automated Reporting Station AOA At or above AOB At or below AP Anomalous Propagation APCH Approach APCHG Approaching APCHS Approaches APLCN Appalachian APLCNS Appalachians APPR Appear APPRG Appearing [...]

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    B-3 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations Common Weather Abbreviations BLKTS Blankets BLO Below or below clouds BLW Below BLZD Blizzard BN Blowing sand BND Bound BNDRY Boundary BNDRYS Boundaries BNTH Beneath BOOTHEEL Bootheel BR Branch or mist (METAR, used only for visibility between 5/8 and 6 miles) BRF Brief BRG Br[...]

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    B-4 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations Common Weather Abbreviations CIG Ceiling CIGS Ceilings CIN Convective inhibition CLD Cloud CLDNS Cloudiness CLDS Clouds CLKWS Clockwise CLR Clear CLRG Clearing CLRS Clears CMPLX Complex CNCL Cancel CNCLD Canceled CNCLG Canceling CNCLS Cancels CNDN Canadian CNTR Center CNTRD C[...]

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    B-5 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations Common Weather Abbreviations DALGT Daylight DBL Double DC District of Columbia DCR Decrease DCRD Decreased DCRG Decreasing DCRGLY Decreasingly DCRS Decreases DE Delaware DEG Degree DEGS Degrees DELMARVA Delaware-Maryland- Virginia DFCLT Difficult DFCLTY Difficulty DFNT Defini[...]

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    B-6 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations DSTC Distance DTRT Deteriorate DTRTD Deteriorated DTRTG Deteriorating DTRTS Deteriorates DU Widespread dust storm DURC During climb DURD During descent DURG During DURGC During climb DURGD During descent DURN Duration DVLP Develop DVLPD Developed DVLPG Developing DVLPMT Devel[...]

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    B-7 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations EXTRM Extreme EXTRMLY Extremely EXTSV Extensive F Fahrenheit FA Aviation area fore- cast FAH Fahrenheit FAM Familiar FC Funnel cloud (+FC = Tornado or water spout) FCST Forecast FCSTD Forecasted FCSTG Forecasting FCSTR Forecaster FCSTS Forecasts FEW Few (used to describe clou[...]

  • Page 241

    B-8 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations FZRANO Freezing rain sensor not available G Gust GA Georgia GEN General GENLY Generally GEO Geographic GEOREF Geographical refer- ence GF Fog GICG Glaze icing GLFALSK Gulf of Alaska GLFCAL Gulf of California GLFMEX Gulf of Mexico GLFSTLAWR Gulf of St. Lawrence GND Ground GNDF[...]

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    B-9 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations IMDTLY Immediately IMPL Impulse IMPLS Impulses IMPT Important INCL Include INCLD Included INCLG Including INCLS Includes INCR Increase INCRD Increased INCRG Increasing INCRGLY Increasingly INCRS Increases INDC Indicate INDCD Indicated INDCG Indicating INDCS Indicates INDEF In[...]

  • Page 243

    B-10 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations LGWV Long wave LI Lifted Index LIFR Low instrument flight rules LIS Lifted Indices LK Lake LKS Lakes LKLY Likely LLJ Low level jet LLWAS Low-level wind shear alert system LLWS Low-level wind shear LMTD Limited LMTG Limiting LMTS Limits LN Line LNS LInes LO Low LONG Longitude[...]

  • Page 244

    B-11 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations MIFG Shallow fog MISG Missing MLTLVL Melting level MN Minnesota MNLD Mainland MNLY Mainly MO Missouri MOD Moderate MOGR Moderate or greater MOS Model Output Statistics MOV Move MOVD Moved MOVG Moving MOVMT Movement MOVS Moves MPH Miles per hour MRGL Marginal MRGLLY Marginall[...]

  • Page 245

    B-12 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations NMBR Number NMBRS Numbers NMC National Meteorological Center NML Normal NMRS Numerous NNE North-northeast NNELY North-northeasterly NNERN North-northeastern NNEWD North-northeast- ward NNW North-northwest NNWLY North-northwesterly NNWRN North-northwestern NNWWD North-northwe[...]

  • Page 246

    B-13 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations OTRW Otherwise OUTFLO Outflow OV Over OVC Overcast OVHD Overhead OVNGT Overnight OVR Over OVRN Overrun OVRNG Overrunning OVTK Overtake OVTKG Overtaking OVTKS Overtakes P Higher than greatest sensor value P6SM Visibility forecast to be greater than 6 statute miles PA Pennsylv[...]

  • Page 247

    B-14 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations PROC Procedure PROD Produce PRODG Producing PROG Forecast PROGD Forecasted PROGS Forecasts PRSNT Present PRSNTLY Presently PRST Persist PRSTS Persists PRSTNC Persistence PRSTNT Persistent PRVD Provide PRVDD Provided PRVDG Providing PRVDS Provides PS Plus PSBL Possible PSBLY [...]

  • Page 248

    B-15 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations RDVLPG Redeveloping RDVLPMT Redevelopment RE Regard RECON Reconnaissance REF Reference RES Reserve REPL Replace REPLD Replaced REPLG Replacing REPLS Replaces REQ Request REQS Requests REQSTD Requested RESP Response RESTR Restrict RGD Ragged RGL Regional model RGLR Regular RG[...]

  • Page 249

    B-16 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations RVR Runway Visual Range RVRNO RVR system not available RVS Revise RVSD Revised RVSG Revising RVSS Revises RW Rain shower RWY Runway RY Runway S South SA Sand (METAR) SAB Satellite Analysis Branch SAO Surface observation SASK Saskatchewan SATFY Satisfactory SBND Southbound SB[...]

  • Page 250

    B-17 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations SMK Smoke SML Small SMLR Smaller SMRY Summary SMS Sunchronous mete- orological satellite SMTH Smooth SMTHR Smoother SMTHST Smoothest SMTM Sometime SMWHT Somewhat SN Snow SNBNK Snowbank SND Sand SNFLK Snowflake SNGL Single SNOINCR Snow increase SNOINCRG Snow increasing SNST S[...]

  • Page 251

    B-18 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations SUPR Superior SUPSD Supersede SUPSDG Superseding SUPSDS Supersedes SVG Serving SVR Severe SVRL Several SW Southwest SW- Light snow shower SW+ Heavy snow shower SWD Southward SWLG Swelling SWLY Southwesterly SWODY1 SPC Severe Weather Outlook for Day 1 SWOMCD SPC Mesoscale dis[...]

  • Page 252

    B-19 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations TRMTS Terminates TRNSP Transport TRNSPG Transporting TROF Trough TROFS Troughs TROP Tropopause TRPCD Tropical continental air mass TRPCL Tropical TRRN Terrain TRSN Transition TRW Thunderstorm TRW+ Thunderstorm with heavy rain shower TS Thunderstorm (METAR) TS + Thunderstorm [...]

  • Page 253

    B-20 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations VCNTY Vicinity VCOT VFR conditions on top VCTR Vector VCTS Thunderstorms in the vicinity VDUC VAS Data Utilization Center (NSSFC) VFR Visual flight rules VFY Verify VFYD Verified VFYG Verifying VFYS Verifies VHF Very High Frequency VIS Visibility VSNO Visibility at second- a[...]

  • Page 254

    B-21 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations WPLTO Western Plateau WRM Warm WRMG Warming WRMR Warmer WRMST Warmest WRMFNT Warm front WRMFNTL Warm frontal WRN Western WRNG Warning WRS Worse WS Wind shear WSHFT Windshift WSFO Weather Service Forecast Office WSO Weather service office WSR-88D NWS Doppler Radar WSTCH Wasat[...]

  • Page 255

    B-22 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix B Wx Abbreviations Common Weather Abbreviations Intentionally left blank Appendix B 8/13/07 10:02 AM Page B-22[...]

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    C-1 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix C GPS Primer APPENDIX C GPS PRIMER BACKGROUND The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system that was originally conceived and implemented by the United States Department of Defense (DoD). The system is, however, available to all civilian users free of charge. GPS pr[...]

  • Page 257

    C-2 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix C GPS Primer quickly lock on to the satellites in view. Otherwise, the receiver would have to look for each of the 24 satellites to determine which ones could be used. Almanac data is very crude data which describes the approximate orbital position of the satellites. Each of the 24 satellites t[...]

  • Page 258

    D-1 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix D Navigation Terms APPENDIX D - NA VIGA TION TERMS Navigation T erms BRG - Bearing to waypoint (degrees) DA - Drift Angle (degrees) - (not displayed) DIS - Distance to waypoint (nm) DTK - Desired Track (degrees) ETE - Estimated Time Enroute (hrs:min) ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival GS - Grounds[...]

  • Page 259

    D-2 Rev 2 Apr/2004 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Appendix D Navigation Terms Navigation T erms Intentionally left blank Appendix D 8/13/07 10:03 AM Page D-2[...]

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    I-1 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide A Absolute Altitude 1-17, 1-18, 3-4, 3-5, 3-13 Absolute Terrain 1-18, 1-19 Absolute Terrain Color Key 1-18 Activate 1-3, 1-55, 1-56, 1-57, 1-64, 1-72, 1-73, 1-76 Active Flight Plan 1-15, 1-33, 1-55, 1-56, 1-57, 1-59, 1-60, 1-61, 1-64, 1-65, 1-69, 1-71, 1-72, 1-73, 1-74, 1-75, 1-77, 1-78, 1-84 Aeronautic[...]

  • Page 261

    I-2 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Auto 1-23, 1-85, 1-88, 2-7, 2-65 Auto Leg Sequencing 1-57, 1-59, 1-76 Auto Zoom 1-23 Auto-Pop-Up 3-4, 3-7, 3-13, 3-15 AutoNav 1-84 Autopilot 1-39, 1-85 Aux Menu 1-16, 1-22, 1-31, 1-42, 1-52, 1-84, 1-86, 1-88, 1-89, 1-90, 1-97, 1-98, 2-23, 2-26, 2-27, 5-1, 5-2, 5-4 Aux-Main Menu 2-23, 5-2 Aux-Messages 5-[...]

  • Page 262

    I-3 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Change Area 2-53, 2-56, 2-60 Change Fields 1-12, 1-61, 1-79 Choose Product 2-29, 2-53, 2-55 Closest Point of Approach 3-5, 3-14 Coast Mode 3-16 Composite Reflectivity 2-3, 2-13, 2-15, 2-31, 2-32 Cone of Silence 3-10, 3-11 Convective SIGMET 2-3, 2-11, 2-12, 2-21, 2-32, 2-35, 2-38, 2-41, 2-44, 2-45, 2-47,[...]

  • Page 263

    I-4 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide E Edit WPT 1-52 Edit/Review 1-66 Electrical Discharge 4-4 Encoded 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11 Enroute Safe Altitude 1-14, 1-15 Expiration 2-3, 2-17, 2-22, 2-33, 2-56, 2-73, 2-75, 2-77 Extended TRK 1-81 F Fee-Based 2-3, 2-7, 2-13, 2-21 FFLOW 1-61, 1-79, 1-80 Fields Off 1-11, 1-12 Filter Area 2-53, 2-55, 2-[...]

  • Page 264

    I-5 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Flight Planning 1-2, 1-16, 2-4 FPL 1-59, 1-62, 1-64, 1-66, 1-70, 1-71, 1-73, 1-97, 1-98 Freezing Level 2-18, 2-73, 2-75 Freq 1-50 Fuel 1-25, 1-61, 1-78, 1-80 Fuel Flow 1-61, 1-79 Function Select Key 1-3, 1-4, 1-10, 1-18, 2-29, 2-32, 2-35, 2-38, 2-41, 2-44, 2-47, 2-50, 2-53, 2-54, 3-3, 3-12, 4-2 Function[...]

  • Page 265

    I-6 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide I ICAO Station Identifier 2-7, 2-9, 2-17, 2-65, 2-68 ICAO/WMO 2-3 Icing 2-10, 2-11, 2-71, 2-72, 2-74 IFR Map 1-18, 1-19 Insert After 1-68 Insert Before 1-68 Insert PPOS 1-79 Insert WPT 1-63 Inserting 1-67, 1-78, 1-79, 1-96 Intensity 2-8, 2-13, 2-15, 2-16, 2-71 Internal VFR GPS 1-1, 1-4, 1-84 Invert 1-65[...]

  • Page 266

    I-7 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Lat/Lon 1-85 Latitude 1-14, 1-15, 1-24, 1-44, 1-45, 1-46, 1-85 Leg 1-33, 1-38, 1-39, 1-57, 1-59, 1-60, 1-61, 1-72, 1-73, 1-75 Leg Mode 1-33, 1-59, 1-77 Legend 1-18, 1-20, 2-16, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-33, 2-36, 2-39, 2-42, 2-45, 2-48, 3-6, 3-15 Length 1-36, 1-44, 1-49 Longitude 1-14, 1-15, 1-24, 1-44, 1-45,[...]

  • Page 267

    I-8 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide N Nav Data Settings 1-84, 1-85, 1-86 Navaid 1-27, 1-28, 1-45, 1-46, 2-9, 2-73 Navaid Information 1-27 Navigation Setup 1-11, 1-12, 1-13, 1-30, 1-31, 1-38, 1-84, 5-3, 5-4 Near Position 1-11, 1-12, 1-86 Nearest 1-3, 1-4, 1-12, 1-26, 1-35, 1-36, 1-37, 1-55, 2-53, 2-56, 2-65, 2-67, 2-70 New FPL 1-62 New WPT[...]

  • Page 268

    I-9 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Overlays Group 1-5, 1-6, 1-81, 1-83 OVLY Setup 1-81, 1-83 P PAI 1-87, 1-95 PBRG 1-24, 1-85 PDIS 1-24, 1-85 PIREP 2-3, 2-9, 2-10, 2-21, 2-30, 2-55, 2-70 Pop-Up 1-10, 3-4, 3-7, 3-11, 3-13, 3-15 Position Format 1-85 Power Down 1-10 Power-Up 1-8, 1-23, 1-87, 4-2 Present Position 1-11, 1-12, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16[...]

  • Page 269

    I-10 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Reset Stick 1-18, 1-20, 1-24, 1-60, 1-68, 2-34, 2-36, 2-39, 2-42, 2-45, 2-48, 2-51 Resolution Advisory 1-6, 3-5, 3-6 Restart Demo 1-88 Restore Default 1-12, 1-61 RNG 1-4, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 2-32, 2-33, 2-35, 2-36, 2-38, 2-41, 2-42, 2-44, 2-45, 2-47, 2-48, 2-50, 2-53, 2-55, 3-4, 3-13, 4-4 Runway 1-25, 1-[...]

  • Page 270

    I-11 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Store Current User Data 1-97 Stored Flight Plan 1-60, 1-62, 1-64, 1-66, 1-69, 1-70 Stormscope® 1-2, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-83, 2-29, 2-32, 2-35, 2-38, 2-41, 2-44, 2-47, 2-50, 2-53, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5 Stormscope® Icons 4-1 Strategic Weather Planning 2-4 Strike Mode 4-3, 4-5 SUA Alerting 1-29, 1-31, 1-3[...]

  • Page 271

    I-12 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Traffic Function 3-1, 3-2, 3-6, 3-8, 3-15 Traffic Function Status Icons 3-2 Traffic Information Service 3-1, 3-9, 3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18 TRFC 1-10, 1-11, 3-3, 3-6, 3-12 TRK 1-10, 1-81 Turbulence 2-10, 2-11, 2-14, 2-15, 2-71, 2-72, 2-73, 2-74, 2-75 Turn Anticipation 1-38, 1[...]

  • Page 272

    I-13 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide VDL Icon 1-7, 2-5 VDL Subscription 2-3, 2-13, 2-21, 2-24, 2-25, 5-4 Vertical Buffer 1-30 VFR Map 1-6, 1-16, 1-18, 1-19, 1-82, 1-83 VFR Map Display 1-6, 1-9 VOR Receiver 1-56 W Waypoint Alert 1-9, 1-38, 1-39 Waypoint Entry 1-45, 1-46, 1-55, 1-62, 1-67 Waypoint Position 1-44 Weather Phenomena 2-7, 2-9, 2[...]

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    I-14 Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide Index Index Intentionally left blank[...]

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