Honeywell Bendix/King KMD 550 Pilot's Manual Addendum page 11

Table of Contents
NORMAL OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
NEXRAD PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
NEXRAD Page Operational Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Selecting And Using The NEXRAD Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
PRECIPITATION TYPE AT SURFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
PRECIPITATION TYPE Page Operational Controls . . . . . . . . . . . .41
FREEZING LEVELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
FREEZING LEVELS Page Operational Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
WINDS ALOFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
WINDS ALOFT Page Operational Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
GRAPHICAL METARS PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Graphical METARs Page Operational Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Selecting And Using The Graphical METARs Page . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
GRAPHICAL AIRMETS PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Graphical AIRMETs Page Operational Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Selecting And Using The Graphical AIRMETs Page . . . . . . . . . . . .51
GRAPHICAL SIGMETS PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Graphical SIGMETs Page Operational Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Selecting And Using The Graphical SIGMETs Page . . . . . . . . . . . .55
GRAPHICAL CONVECTIVE SIGMETS PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Graphical Convective SIGMETs Page Operational Controls . . . . . .59
Selecting And Using The Graphical Convective SIGMETs Page . .59
GRAPHICAL ALERT WEATHER WATCHES PAGE (AWW)
(VDL ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Graphical Alert Weather Watches Page Operational Controls . . . .63
Selecting And Using The Graphical Alert Weather Watches Page .63
FIS TEXT PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
FIS Text Page Operational Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Using The FIS TEXT Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Changing Modes & Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Selecting Identifiers Using The DATA/SCAN Knob . . . . . . . . .70
FIS NETWORK STATUS PAGE (VDL ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Revision 6 Feb/2009
Scanning Flightplan Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Finding User Defined Areas By Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Finding User Defined Areas by Name or City . . . . . . . . . .72
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