KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .................i KLX 135 SNEAK PREVIEW ............ii HOW-TO INDEX ...............iv 1. KLX 135 SYSTEM COMPONENTS ........1-1 2. DATA BASE ..............2-1 2.1. Data Basics ...............2-1 2.2. Data Base Contents and Coverage Areas .......2-1 2.3. ICAO Identifiers ..............2-3 2.4.
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Table of Contents 4.8. Direct to Operation ............4-28 4.8.1. Initiating a Direct To ..........4-28 4.8.2. Canceling a Direct To ..........4-30 4.8.3. Waypoint Alerting for Direct To Operation ....4-31 4.9. Creating and Modifying Flight Plans .......4-31 4.9.1. Creating a Flight Plan ..........4-32 4.9.2.
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Table of Contents 5. ADVANCED GPS OPERATION ..........5-1 5.1. Calculator Pages ...............5-1 5.1.1. The Calculator (CAL) 1 Page ........5-1 5.1.2. The Calculator (CAL) 2 Page ........5-3 5.2. Creating User-defined Waypoints ........5-5 5.2.1. Creating a Waypoint at Your Present Position ..5-5 5.2.2.
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Introduction INTRODUCTION Welcome to the world of GPS flying! Your Bendix/King KLX 135 GPS/COMM is sure to make your flying more efficient and more fun. After all, isn't that why you got into flying in the first place? Now when you're flying VFR, you probably won't need to be constantly figuring or looking up VOR radials and distances.
Introduction KLX 135 SNEAK PREVIEW If you absolutely can't wait to use your KLX 135 until you've read this Pilot's Guide, this section is for you. This page will teach you just enough to get going and then learn by doing. This operational pre- view assumes the KLX 135 has been properly installed, the unit was previously operational in the same general geographical location, and that no peripheral equipment interfaced with the KLX 135 (such as...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Introduction 6. The next page displayed will probably be a page showing the VHF communication frequencies for the airport you are at. For now, use the right outer knob to turn to the NAV page type (watch the lower left corner of the screen and the small bar at the bottom to know when you are there).
Introduction HOW-TO INDEX This index will help you quickly find important procedures at a glance. The list is alphabetized by action words. SEE PAGE: Activate a waypoint in OBS mode without changing the selected course ................5-12 Activate one of the previously created numbered flight plans ....4-34 Add a waypoint to a flight plan ............4-35 Calculate distance and time for a flight plan .........5-2 Calculate distance, bearing, and time from waypoint to waypoint..5-1...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Introduction SEE PAGE: Enter a user-defined waypoint remark on the SUP 3 page ....4-57 Enter a waypoint identifier ..............4-12 Enter an airport remark on the APT 3 page ........4-51 Enter the local magnetic variation manually on the SET 2 page ..5-14 Fly Direct To a waypoint..............4-28 Fly direct to a waypoint in the active flight plan (FPL 0) .....4-42 Initialize the position from the SET 1 page .........4-18...
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KLX 135 SYSTEM REQUIRED OPTIONAL COMM ANTENNA GPS ANTENNA AIRCRAFT ı ı POWER KI 525A KI 206 KLX 135 AUTOPILOT Pull GRAY CODE 118®00 ∂∆ KOSH TEST ALTITUDE 136.97 > ««««∑∏π«««« ALT HDG CRSR >Leg 89.6nm 105kt NAV 1 >345°To 0:51 KC 193 TEST...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide System Components 1. KLX 135 SYSTEM COMPONENTS A basic KLX 135 system consists of a panel mounted KLX 135 GPS/COMM and a GPS antenna. An altitude input is required to obtain full navigation and operational capabilities. Additional system components may be added or interfaced to the KLX 135 which increase its features and capabilities.
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75° 75° EUROPE 60° 60° EAST EUR CANADA 45° 45° 30° 30° MID EAST PACIFIC PACIFIC 15° 15° LATIN AM 0° 0° AFRICA 15° 15° SOUTH AM 30° 30° 45° 45° SOUTH PAC SOUTH PAC 60° 60° 165°150° 135° 120°105° 90° 75° 60° 45° 30° 15° 0° 15° 30° 45° 60° 75° 90° 105° 120°135° 150° 165°180° North American Data Base primary area International Data Base primary area...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Data Base 2. DATA BASE 2.1. DATA BASICS The data base provides two primary functions. First, it makes pilot interface with the GPS sensor much easier. Rather than having to manually look up and then enter the latitude and longitude for a spe- cific waypoint, it allows you to merely enter a simple waypoint identifier.
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Data Base The following is a listing of the KLX 135 North American and International data base contents: AIRPORTS Identifier Name City, State or Country Use type (if military) Latitude and Longitude Elevation Communication frequencies VORs Identifier Name Frequency Latitude and Longitude Magnetic variation NDBs Identifier...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Data Base 2.3. ICAO IDENTIFIERS Waypoints are stored in the KLX 135 database almost exclusively by their ICAO identifiers. ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) is an internationally accepted reference for the data. In almost all cases the proper ICAO identifiers may be taken directly from Jeppesen Sanderson or government aeronautical charts.
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Data Base The data base is updated by means of a 3.5-inch diskette supplied by AlliedSignal and an IBM-compatible personal computer. This method does not have to involve removing the KLX 135 from the aircraft’s instrument panel. A jack, usually mounted in the aircraft’s instrument panel, provides a means of interfacing the KLX 135 with the comput- er via an interface cable.
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Data Base To update the KLX 135 data base: 1. Plug the 9 pin female connector end of the interface cable into a COM serial port of the computer. If the computer has COM 1 and COM 2 serial ports, either may be used. Some computers use a 9 pin COM serial port connector while other computers use a 25 pin connector.
Data Base Erasing data base. After the 127.00 Programming data base has been erased, the 119.40 data base loading of the new data automati- >Leg 95% complete CRSR cally begins. As the new data is being loaded, the percentage of APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH transfer is displayed (figure 2-5).
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Data Base The KLX 135 contains an internal lithium battery that is used to “keep-alive” the user-defined data base as well as flight plans. This battery has a typical life of three to five years. It is highly recommended that the battery be replaced every three years at an authorized AlliedSignal Service Center.
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KLX 135 Data Base Diskette Update Service Options AlliedSignal GAA offers several update Note: Updates are current for 28 days service options to suit your requirements. after effective date on diskette. If you Please select the service desired, then select any service other than the com- fill out and mail the attached order form plete 13-time service, your KLX 135 will below.
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide COMM Operation 3. COMM OPERATION This section describes the use of the VHF Communication Transceiver portion of the KLX 135. If you are not yet familiar with the procedure of turning on and initializing the KLX 135, see section 4.2, “Turn-on and Self Test”.
COMM Operation 3.1.3. ACTIVE FREQUENCY ENTRY You can also tune the KLX 135 active frequency directly. To tune a COMM frequency using the active frequency entry mode: 1. Press and hold the A button for approximately 2 122.90 seconds. The standby frequency will disappear and >Leg the active frequency will be the same as before you Figure 3-4...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide COMM Operation 3.1.5. USING QuickTune™ FREQUENCY SELECTION The KLX 135 gives you the ability to look up an airport VHF communication frequency from the navigation data base and load it directly into to COMM transceiver. That way, you don’t have the risk of getting the wrong frequency or making a tuning error.
COMM Operation 3.2. RECEIVE/TRANSMIT ANNUNCIATION The KLX 135 display tells you when it is receiving and transmitting! When you key the mic and the KLX 135 COMM transmits, a small “T” is displayed above the active frequency (figure 3-9). 119ß00 One instance where this is nice is if you have multiple 121.60 >Leg...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide COMM Operation 3.5 BLIND TUNING FEATURE Turning the unit on while holding the flip-flop (A) button will bring the KLX 135 up in the active frequency entry mode, 120.00 loading 120.00 MHz into the active COMM frequency >Leg (figure 3-12).
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FLIP-FLOP ON/OFF/VOLUME CURSOR BUTTON BUTTON SQUELCH TEST KNOB KLX 135 Pull 118®00 ∂∆ KOSH TEST 136.97 > ««««∑∏π«««« ∫ CRSR >Leg 89.6nm 105kt NAV 1 >345°To 0:51 COMM APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH Pull Pull SCAN RIGHT INNER LEFT INNER...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation 4. BASIC GPS OPERATION 4.1. COVERAGE AREA The KLX 135 was designed to provide worldwide navigation cover- age from North 74° latitude to South 60° Latitude (figure 4-2). Outside this area, magnetic variation must be manually entered as discussed in section 5.4, “Operation Outside the Primary Coverage...
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Basic GPS Operation To turn on and initialize the KLX 135: 1. Turn on the KLX 135 by turning the small power/volume knob clockwise. Be conscious of how far you turn it, for you are also adjusting the COMM volume. The Turn-On page (figure 4-3) will KLX 135 ORS 01...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation Fail is displayed, recycle power to the KLX 135. If the Self Test page still displays Self-test Fail, the KLX 135 requires repair and should not be used for navigation. 4. When you are ready to approve the Self-test page, press the F button while the Ok? is flashing.
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Basic GPS Operation within ten minutes of the actual 07 JAN 94 1415 time. Remember, once the WPT: Ref KIXD KLX 135 receives the first N 38°49.91' 330°Fr W 94°53.38' Ok? 0.8nm satellite, it will automatically be very accurately updated by the APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH satellite to the correct time.
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation Once you have selected the desired time zone, position the cur- sor over the entire time field and select the correct hour with the 07 JAN 94 14-- EST WPT: Ref KIXD right inner knob (figure 4-12). N 38°49.91' 330°Fr Since 24 hour time is used, be...
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Basic GPS Operation 8. When all information on the Initialization page is correct, move the cursor to Ok? and press F to move on. 9. The VFR page will be displayed to notify you that the GPS is for VFR use only. 10.
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation After you get your COMM frequencies ready to go, you’ll probably want to check the NAV 2 page to see your present position. Use the right outer knob to select the NAV page type and then the right inner knob, if necessary, to select the NAV 2 page.
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Basic GPS Operation always on the top line. The bottom 126.50 KISM line on the left side of the page divider 129.12 KISSIMMEE MUN indicates the page type that is being >Leg ORLANDO APT 1 displayed on the right side of the page divider.
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation The lower left corner of the display, where the page type and number are usually displayed, can also display short operational messages to the user called “scratchpad messages”. These messages are displayed for approximately five seconds, then this area returns to the page type and number.
Basic GPS Operation 4.4.1. PAGE SELECTION It is now time to learn to select a desired page. NOTE: The cursor function is not used in selecting pages and the B button should not be pressed at this time. If CRSR is annunciat- ed in the lower left corner of the display, press the B button to turn the cursor function off.
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation Remember that the page type is displayed at the lower left corner of the screen. The first three letters of the page type are always used for annunciation on the screen, for example, CAL represents Calculator page.
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Basic GPS Operation To enter a waypoint identifier: 122.90 >Wpt Fr>KRDU 132.50 To>KSAV 1. If the cursor is not on the screen >Leg 255nm Brg 209° (figure 4-32), press B to turn on CAL 1 121kt ETE 2:06 the cursor function (figure 4-33). APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH Figure 4-32 122.90...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation 7. If Ent is flashing on the left side of the screen, then press F. 122.90 KFFA 10ft 132.50 FIRST FLIGHT This will prompt the KLX 135 to #>Leg KILL DEVIL HIL APT 1 display a waypoint page for the waypoint identifier you just APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH...
Basic GPS Operation 3. Turn off the cursor. To try it out, proceed to the SET 1 page (initial position). Turn the cursor (B) on (it will come on over the 128.10 INIT POS:K 119.97 N 39°36.91' waypoint field). Try turning the #>Leg W 78°45.71' right inner knob clockwise...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation from the aircraft displayed last. To view the rest of the choices, rotate the right outer knob clockwise. Doing so will move the flashing cursor over waypoints two, three and then will cause the waypoint list to “scroll”...
Basic GPS Operation NOTE: The cyclic field which always appears on the left side of the display is the navigation mode selector/annunciator. In most cases, it will display >Leg indicating en route-leg mode (figure 4-52). The other choice is the en route-OBS mode, in which the magnetic selected 121.00 120.20 Mag Var...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation 4.6. INITIALIZATION AND TIME TO FIRST FIX Since the KLX 135 stores its position and other required parameters in memory when power to the unit is removed, it is seldom necessary to aid the unit in reaching a NAV ready condition. The time required from power on until the KLX 135 determines its present position and is therefore ready to navigate is called “time to first fix.”...
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Basic GPS Operation being tracked, the KLX 135’s system time is automatically updat- ed to UTC (Zulu) time. However, if the time displayed on the Self Test page or the SET 2 page is in error by more than 10 minutes it is necessary to enter a correct time.
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation 3. Once you have entered the 122.80 CYYC 3560ft complete identifier, press F. 126.00 CALGARY INTL #>Leg CALGARY The display will change to the APT 1 waypoint page for the waypoint APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH you entered (figure 4-59).
Basic GPS Operation 4.7. SELECTING AND SCANNING WAYPOINTS There are four types of waypoints: airports, VORs, NDBs, and user waypoints. Waypoints in the published data base fall into one of the first three types. You can create up to 250 user waypoints to supplement the waypoints in the database (see section 5.2.1 create a user waypoint).
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation Notice that as you turn through letters, the KLX 135 automatically fills in the identifier of the first waypoint in alphanumeric order in the database which matches what you’ve entered so far (in this case, Hall Airport in Kaufman, Texas).
Basic GPS Operation 4.7.2. SELECTING WAYPOINTS BY SCANNING You may also select waypoints by scanning through them. This may be done with the cursor either on or off. To select a waypoint by scanning with the cursor off: 1. Select the page type for the waypoint you are looking for (APT, VOR, NDB, or SUP).
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation You will see KL6, Little Bear 118.00 2100ft Lake Airport in Saskatchewan 136.97 LITTLE BEAR LK (figure 4-72), KLAS, >Leg LITTLE BEAR LK CRSR McCarran International in Las Vegas, Nevada among others. APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH Figure 4-72 4.7.3.
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Basic GPS Operation 4.7.3.1. Nearest Airports in an Emergency In the event of an emergency, a special feature is provided to very quickly display the nearest airport to your present position and the rest of the nearest airport list. To display the nearest airports in an emergency: 1.
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation 4.7.4. SELECTING WAYPOINTS BY NAME OR CITY When you know the identifier of the desired waypoint you will use one of the two methods just described to select it. However, what if you know the name but you don’t know the identifier of your desired waypoint? You’re in luck because the KLX 135 will allow you to enter the first few characters of the name to help you find it in the data...
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Basic GPS Operation We will now use another example to show how we may enter a few characters and then scan through all the waypoints in the data base beginning with those characters. Let’s use this method to find La Guardia Airport in New York City. To select an airport by scanning the airport name: 1.
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation There are a few changes made to names in order to accommodate the KLX 135 display and to make the names easier to find. 1. Names which are too long to fit on the display are abbreviated. The first six characters are usually exactly correct, but the follow ing are exceptions: North, Northern, East, Eastern, etc.—uses N, E...
Basic GPS Operation 4.8. DIRECT TO OPERATION The D button is used to initiate Direct To operation (navigation from your present position direct to your destination). When D is pressed, the Direct To page will be displayed with a flashing cursor over 118.00 DIRECT TO: 136.97...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation waypoint identifier may or may not be displayed, it doesn’t matter at this point. 2. Rotate the right inner knob to select the first character of the 118.00 DIRECT TO: desired waypoint’s identifier, in 136.97 this case, a “K”...
Basic GPS Operation To fly Direct To a waypoint (procedure 2): 1. Select the desired waypoint page 118.00 (APT, VOR, NDB, or SUP) on the 136.97 MOUNTAIN CITY >Leg N 36°24.99' screen (figure 4-93) using one of CRSR W 81°49.46' the three procedures explained in APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH section...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation 4.8.3. WAYPOINT ALERTING FOR DIRECT TO OPERATION Approximately 36 seconds prior to reaching a Direct To waypoint, the arrow preceding the waypoint identifier on the waypoint page for the active waypoint will begin flashing. This arrow will also be flashing on any NAV or FPL page displaying the active waypoint identifier.
Basic GPS Operation 4.9.1. CREATING A FLIGHT PLAN A flight plan for a flight from Lakefront airport in New Orleans, LA. to St. Petersburg/Clearwater, FL. International airport will be used as an example of how to create a flight plan. The waypoints making up the flight plan are: KNEW (Lakefront airport), GPT (Gulfport VOR), SJI (Semmes VOR), CEW (Crestview VOR), MAI (Marianna VOR), TLH (Tallahassee VOR), CTY (Cross City VOR), and KPIE...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation 7. Press F. A waypoint page for the identifier just entered will be displayed screen (figure 4-99). If a mistake was 118.00 KNEW 10ft 136.97 LAKEFRONT made and the wrong waypoint #>Leg NEW ORLEANS identifier was entered, press E APT 1 and begin again.
Basic GPS Operation 4.9.2. VIEWING DISTANCE AND DESIRED TRACK BETWEEN STORED FLIGHT PLAN WAYPOINTS The stored flight plan (FPL 1-9) pages have a field to the right of each waypoint in the flight plan. This field may be used to display the cumulative distance (Dis) to each waypoint or the magnetic desired track (Dtk) from the previous waypoint.
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation 3. Press F to activate the flight 118.00 ≤ 1:KORL >Dis plan order shown 136.97 ≥ 2:KATL (figure 4-106). To activate the >Leg 3:KSTL FPL 0 4:KIXD flight plan in inverse order (first waypoint becomes last and last APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH Figure 4-106...
Basic GPS Operation 4. Complete the waypoint entry 118.00 Use? Inverted? operation (figure 4-110). 136.97 1:KNEW >Dis #>Leg 2:GPT ---- CRSR 8:KPIE ---- APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH 5. Press F to display the waypoint Figure 4-110 page on the right side for the identifier...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation 4.9.6. DELETING FLIGHT PLANS To delete a flight plan which is no longer required: 1. Display the flight plan (FPL 0, 118.00 Use? Inverted? FPL 1, . . ., or FPL 9) which is to 136.97 1:KNEW >Dis...
Basic GPS Operation 4. Press F to load the active flight 118.00 Use? Inverted? plan into this numbered flight plan 136.97 1:KORL >Dis (figure 4-121). >Leg 2:KATL FPL 7 4:KIXD APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH Figure 4-121 4.10.
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation occurring. If it is desired to cancel the Direct To operation and operate from the active flight plan, press D, E, and then F. • As flight plan waypoints are reached, the active leg symbol auto- matically shifts to the next leg.
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Basic GPS Operation Approximately 20 seconds prior to the 118.00 1:SLC >Dis beginning of turn anticipation, the 136.97 ≤ 2:OGD >Leg ≥ 3:MLD arrow preceding the active waypoint FPL 0 7:KPIH identifier will begin flashing on the APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH FPL 0 page and on any Navigation Figure 4-128 page or waypoint page displaying the...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation 4.10.3. VIEWING THE WAYPOINT PAGES FOR THE ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN WAYPOINTS The waypoint pages for each of the waypoints in the active flight plan may be easily displayed by selecting the Active (ACT) Waypoint page type.
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Basic GPS Operation common to receive vectors in the terminal area and then be given a clearance direct to the first point in the flight plan that was filed. The KLX 135, as an advisory navigation source, makes this kind of operation very easy to accomplish.
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation 4.10.5. VIEWING DISTANCE, ETE, ETA, OR DESIRED TRACK TO FLIGHT PLAN WAYPOINTS The active flight plan (FPL 0) page has a data field to the right of each waypoint in the flight plan. This field may be used to display the cumulative distance (Dis) from the present position to each waypoint, the estimated time en route (ETE), the estimated time of arrival (ETA, for which the time zone abbreviation is displayed), or the magnetic...
Basic GPS Operation NOTE: When the cursor is over the 118.00 ≤ 1:KZZV >EST cylic field and it is displaying the ETA 136.97 ≥ 2:APE 1035 time zone, turning the right inner knob >Leg 3:DQN 1112 CRSR 5:KIND 1154 changes the system time zone (figure 4-144).
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation desired track and the crosstrack 118.00 KBGR ∆ KAUG distance (figure 4-148). In either 136.97 >Fly L 0.4nm >Leg 49.8nm 132kt case, the same information is NAV 1 >234°To 0:22 displayed. This is a cyclic field, so APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH you can change back and forth from Figure 4-148...
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Basic GPS Operation distance was 13.1 nautical miles left 118.00 KBGR ∆ KAUG 136.97 >Fly R 13.1nm of course, the graphic CDI needle will >Leg 49.8nm 132kt be pegged on the right side (which NAV 1 >234°To 0:22 doesn’t tell you much). But this APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH presentation will show you exactly Figure 4-152...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation 4.11.2. THE NAVIGATION 2 (NAV 2) PAGE The NAV 2 pages in figures 4-155 118.00 >Present Posn 136.97 and 4-156 display the aircraft’s >Leg N 38°53.74' present position in one of two NAV 2 W 94°53.39' formats.
Basic GPS Operation 4.11.3. THE NAVIGATION 3 (NAV 3) PAGE The Navigation (NAV) 3 page shows 118.00 Time CDT 1605 136.97 Depart 1343 you several important times pertaining >Leg ETA KIXD 1710 to your flight (figure 4-159). NAV 3 Flight 2:22 APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH Line 1: The current system time zone...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation Line 3: Actual track (Track) — the aircraft’s present track over the ground. If you are trying to establish a heading on a new leg of your flight, it is very helpful to look at the difference between the actual track and the desired track, and adjust your heading accordingly to allow for crosswind.
Basic GPS Operation If the airport is being viewed as part of 118.00 KLIT 3 260ft the nearest airports list (see section 136.97 ADAMS >Leg 4.7.3, “Nearest and Complete APT 1 >103°To 14.5nm Waypoint Scan Lists”), the APT 1 APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH page format will differ as follows (see Figure 4-163 figure 4-163):...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation Line 3: The State if the airport is located in the US., the Province if located in Canada, or the country if outside the US. and Canada. A listing of the abbreviations used for States, Provinces, and countries is contained in Appendix D.
Basic GPS Operation finished creating the remark 118.00 KLIT (figure 4-170). 136.97 GREEN CAB CO >Leg 555-9999 APT 3 The Other 4 (OTH 4) page is a list of waypoints with associated remarks. APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH Figure 4-170 Sometimes these are deleted if there are more than 100 waypoints with remarks, or if the remarks are no...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation Part-time operation, such as for a control tower, is indicated with an asterisk (*) to the right of an airport frequency. The frequencies associated with class B or C airspace, CTA or TMA are VFR frequencies.
Basic GPS Operation 4.12.2.2. The VOR 2 Page 118.00 See figure 4-174. 136.97 Mag Var 8° >Leg Line 1: The identifier, VOR 2 >359°To 97.7nm preceded by an arrow if it is the APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH active waypoint.
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation Lines 3-4: In place of the latitude/longitude, line 3 is blank and line 4 displays the magnetic bearing to or the magnetic radial from the NDB and the distance in nautical miles. Placing the cursor over the radial/bearing field and pressing E toggles between radial from and bearing to station.
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Basic GPS Operation 4.12.4.2. The Supplemental 1 (SUP 1) Page See figure 4-179. 118.00 MYWPT 136.97 N 40°05.48' Line 1: The user-defined waypoint >Leg W102°57.95' identifier, preceded by an arrow if it is SUP 1 >134°To 2.3nm the active waypoint. To the right of APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH the identifier are the letters “USR”...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation 4.12.4.4. The Supplemental 3 (SUP 3) Page See figure 4-181. 118.00 WPTX 136.97 GRASS STRIP Line 1: The identifier of the user- >Leg SOFT NORTH END SUP 3 defined waypoint; an arrow precedes the identifier if it is the active APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH Figure 4-181...
Basic GPS Operation 4.13. VIEWING AND SETTING THE DATE AND TIME The KLX 135 system time and date should seldom, if ever, require updating because they are automatically updated when at least one satellite is received. In addition, the KLX 135 contains an internal battery powered calendar/clock to keep system time and date when the unit is not being used.
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation To set the time on the SET 2 page: 1. Select the SET 2 page if it is not already selected. 2. Turn on the cursor and move it to 118.00 DATE/TIME the time zone field (figure 4-190). 136.97 08 DEC 94 >Leg...
Basic GPS Operation 4.14. THE OTHER (OTH) PAGES 4.14.1. DETERMINING THE STATUS OF THE GPS SIGNALS The Other (OTH) 1 and OTH 2 pages may be viewed at any time to determine the status of the GPS receiver and the GPS satellites being received.
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation In the initialization state the GPS receiver is in the process of initializing itself, collecting information such as the date, time, and last present position. Next, the receiver collects data from its own memory to determine which satellites should be visible.
Basic GPS Operation number indicates this particular satellite is not presently being used in the navigation position solution. • The satellite’s “health” (Hlt) is indicated to the right of the satellite number. This health information is transmitted by the satellites. •...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Basic GPS Operation 2. Press E. The KLX 135 will ask 118.00 User Waypoints 136.97 Del LAKE if you wish to delete that user- #>Leg MYRWY 0 waypoint (figure 4-201). If the CRSR WPTX waypoint is active or used in a APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH flight plan, the deletion will not be Figure 4-201...
Basic GPS Operation 4.14.3. VIEWING THE KLX 135 SOFTWARE STATUS AND TIME OF OPERATION The OTH 5 page (figure 4-207) shows 118.00 Host SW the software revision status of the 136.97 Rcvr SW KLX 135 host computer (line 1) and of >Leg Tot Hours OTH 5 Pwr Cycls...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Advanced GPS Operation 5. ADVANCED GPS OPERATION 5.1. CALCULATOR PAGES The Calculator (CAL) pages are used for trip planning. They are con- venient both on the ground before you begin your flight, and in the air. The CAL 1 page performs distance, bearing, and time calcula- tions, and the CAL 2 page is for advisory fuel planning.
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Advanced GPS Operation 4. Enter the desired identifier for the "from" waypoint and press F. You will be shown the waypoint page for the waypoint you entered. Press F again to approve. NOTE: On either of the two waypoint fields on this page, you can select your present position.
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Advanced GPS Operation 5. Select your estimated ground- 118.00 >Fpl: 2 KDPA 136.97 To KSUS speed for the trip. As you change >Leg 224nm it, the estimated time en route CRSR 127kt ETE 1:46 (ETE) calculation will be updated APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH (figure 5-7).
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Advanced GPS Operation 5. Move cursor 118.00 >Wpt Fr>P.Pos groundspeed field on line 2. 136.97 105kt To>KSUS >Leg FF:010 Res:005 CRSR Fuel Req 6. Select your estimated ground- speed for the trip (figure 5-10). APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH Figure 5-10 7.
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Advanced GPS Operation 5. Select your estimated groundspeed for the trip. 6. Move the cursor to the fuel flow rate field and use the right inner knob to select the desired value. Remember that this can be in any units you desire (as long as it's per hour), but the same fuel units must carry through the calculations.
Advanced GPS Operation To create a user-defined waypoint at your present position: 1. From any supplemental waypoint 118.00 FARM (SUP) page, turn on the cursor 136.97 N 38°49.74' >Leg W 97°30.28' (B). It will flash over the first CRSR >274°To 105nm character in the waypoint APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Advanced GPS Operation (B). It will flash over the first 118.00 LAKE 136.97 N 33°27.42' character in the waypoint >Leg W115°36.81' identifier field (figure 5-21). CRSR >201°To 651nm APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH 2.
Advanced GPS Operation 9. Enter the longitude in the same 118.00 FARM 136.97 N 42°56.32' manner latitude #>Leg W 76°29.95' (figure 5-28). CRSR >---°To ----nm APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH Figure 5-28 10. Press F to approve this position.
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Advanced GPS Operation 6. Use the right inner and outer 118.00 FCTRY knobs to select the identifier of 136.97 Ref: #>Leg Rad: ___._° the desired reference waypoint CRSR Dis: ___._nm (figure 5-33). APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH Figure 5-33 7.
Advanced GPS Operation 5.3.1. SELECTING THE LEG MODE OR THE OBS MODE To change navigation modes: 1. From any page (except a message page), turn on the cursor (B). 122.90 ∂∆KICT 2. Turn the right inner knob counter 123.12 > ««««∑∏π«««« ∫...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Advanced GPS Operation illustrate this concept is with a world globe and a piece of string. You can determine the great circle path between Denver, Colorado and Manila, Philippines by stretching the string over the globe between these two points. Notice that you would start the flight with a northwesterly desired track, which gradually becomes due westerly, and finally southwesterly by the time you reach Manila.
Advanced GPS Operation system does not attempt to orient itself on a leg of the active flight plan. 2. The selected course (Obs) that was active in the OBS mode prior to switching to Leg mode becomes the desired track (Dtk) in the Leg mode.
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Advanced GPS Operation 2. Press D a second time. The 122.90 ACTIVATE: 123.12 annunciation DIRECT #>149 changes ACTIVATE CRSR (figure 5-44). Repeated presses APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH of D cause the annunciation to Figure 5-44 alternate between DIRECT TO and ACTIVATE.
Advanced GPS Operation To enter the local magnetic variation manually on the SET 2 page: 118.00 DATE/TIME 1. Turn on the cursor (B). 136.97 25 DEC 94 >Leg 1830:09 EST 2. Move the cursor over the CRSR Mag Var: 10°E numerical field on line 4 APT VOR NDB SUP ACT NAV FPL CAL SET OTH (figure 5-47).
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Appendix APPENDIX A - NAVIGATION TERMS BRG - Bearing to waypoint (degrees) NORTH - Drift Angle (degrees) WPT 2 DIS - Distance to waypoint (nm) DTK - Desired Track (degrees) OBS - Selected Course - Groundspeed (nm/hr) HDG - Heading (degrees) ON TRACK Enroute-Leg Mode...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Appendix APPENDIX B - MESSAGE PAGE MESSAGES Adj Nav Crs to 234° — (Adjust navigation indicator course to 234°) When this message appears, you should select the suggested course on the HSI or CDI. When the KLX 135 is in the En Route-Leg mode, this message occurs at the beginning of turn anticipation (prior to reaching the active waypoint) if the upcoming course change is greater than 5°.
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Appendix OBS Waypoint > 200nm — (OBS mode waypoint greater than 200 nm away) This message is displayed when the KLX 135 is in the OBS mode and the distance to the active waypoint is more than 200 nautical miles. Other WPTs Deleted —...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Appendix WPT _____ Deleted -- This message appears when a waypoint used in a flight plan, or the active waypoint, no longer exists as a result of updating the data base. The blank space is filled in with the waypoint identifier.
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Appendix APPENDIX C - SCRATCHPAD MESSAGES Scratchpad messages are temporarily displayed in reverse video in the bottom left corner of the screen. The following are scratchpad messages that may appear: Active Wpt — (Active Waypoint) Appears when you attempt to delete a user-defined waypoint on the OTH 3 page if the waypoint is the active waypoint (the waypoint you are navigating to).
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Appendix USR DB Full — (User Data Base Full) Appears when you attempt to create a user-defined waypoint if the user data base already contains 250 waypoints. In order to create additional user-defined waypoints, it will first be necessary to delete existing user-defined waypoints on the OTH 3 page.
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Appendix APPENDIX D - ABBREVIATIONS STATE ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATION STATE Alaska Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota...
Appendix STATE ABBREVIATIONS (Cont’d) Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming CANADIAN PROVINCE ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATION PROVINCE Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia Northwest Territory Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Appendix COUNTRY ABBREVIATIONS (Cont’d) United Arab Emirates Argentina American/Western Samoa Antigua/Barbuda Australia Austria Burundi Belgium Benin Burkina Faso Bangladesh Bulgaria Bahrain Bahamas Bhutan Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil Barbados Brunei Botswana Central African Republic Switzerland Chile/Easter Isl. China Ivory Coast Cameroon...
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Appendix COUNTRY ABBREVIATIONS (Cont’d) Denmark Dominican Republic Algeria Ecuador Egypt Eritrea Spain Ethiopia Finland Fiji/Tonga Falkland Islands France Gabon United Kingdom Ghana Gibraltar Guinea Guadeloupe/Martinique Gambia Guinea-Bissau Equatorial Guinea Cape Verde Greece Grenada Greenland Guatemala French Guiana Guyana Hong Kong Honduras Haiti Hungary...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Appendix COUNTRY ABBREVIATIONS (Cont’d) Italy Jamaica Jordan Japan/Okinawa Johnston Island Kenya Cambodia/Kampuchea Kiribati/Tuvalu/Phoenix I./Line I. St. Kitts/Nevis Korea Kuwait Laos Lebanon Liberia Libya/SPA Jamahiriya St. Lucia Sri Lanka Lesotho Luxembourg Macau Morocco Madagascar/Comoros/Mayotte I./Reunion Maldives Melilla Mexico Marshall Island Midway Island...
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Appendix COUNTRY ABBREVIATIONS (Cont’d) Nicaragua Niue Island Netherlands Norway Nepal Naura New Zealand Oman Oakland OTCA (PACIFIC) Pakistan Panama Caroline Island/Micronesia Peru Philippines Papua New Guinea Poland Puerto Rico Korea (Dem. Peoples Republic) Portugal/Azores/Madeira Isl. Paraguay French Polynesia/Society Isl./Tuamotu Qatar Romania Rwanda Saudi Arabia...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Appendix COUNTRY ABBREVIATIONS (Cont’d) Syria Turks and Caicos Islands Chad Togo Thailand Trinidad/Tobago (SP?) Tunisia Turkey Taiwan Tanzania Uganda Uruguay Baker Islands St. Vincent Venezuela Virgin Islands (U.K.) Virgin Islands (U.S.) Vietnam Vanautu Wake Island Wallis/Futuna Islands Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan Armenia/Georgia Ukraine/Moldova...
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Appendix OTHER ABBREVIATIONS USED ON KLX 135 PAGES Airport waypoint Acquisition Active flight plan waypoints Adjust Alaska Daylight Time Alaska Standard Time Altitude Airport Atlantic Daylight Time Atlantic Standard Time Bearing Calculator Central Daylight Time CHAR Character Course CRSR Cursor Central Standard Time Data base DEGRD...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Appendix OTHER ABBREVIATIONS (Cont’d) INIT Initialization Knots Left MAG VAR Magnetic variation Mountain Daylight Time Message Mountain Standard Time NDB waypoint North Navigation NAV A Navigation with altitude aiding NAV D Navigation with data collection Nautical miles Omni bearing selection Operational Revision Status Other...
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Appendix OTHER ABBREVIATIONS (Cont’d) Actual track Total User-defined waypoint User-defined waypoint Coordinated Universal Time (Zulu) VOR waypoint West Waypoint Zulu time D-10 Effective Date 3/94 006-08751-0000 Rev 0...
KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Appendix APPENDIX E - LAT/LON CONVERSIONS The KLX 135 utilizes latitude and longitude expressed in degrees, minutes, and hundredths of a minute. You may occasionally see a document expressing latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds.
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Appendix LAT/LON CONVERSIONS (Cont’d) SECONDS (”) HUNDREDTHS OF A MINUTE (’) For example: 35° 46’ 24” is the same as 35° 46.40’ 32° 15’ 58” is the same as 32° 15.97’ Effective Date 3/94 006-08751-0000 Rev 0...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Index Abbreviations Canadian Province D-2 Communication frequencies 4-52 Country D-2 GPS receiver state 4-60 Other Abbreviations D-8 State D-1 Time zones 4-4 ACT (Active waypoint pages ACT 1-4) 4-41 Actual track 4-48, Appendix A Airport data 2-2 Bearing and distance 4-50 City, State (or country) 4-49 Communication frequencies 4-52...
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Index Canceling Direct To operation 4-30 External 1-1 Internal 4-44 Characters “>” 4-15 “→” 4-38, 4-44 “*” 4-53 “+” 4-8 “R” 3-4 “T” 3-4 City of airport 4-25 Clear button 4-15 Comm operation 3-1 Active frequency entry 3-2 Blind tuning 3-5 Channel spacing 3-2 Controls 3-1, 4-0 Entering frequencies 3-1...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Index Data Base Airports 2-2 Contents 2-1 Functions 2-1 Geographical regions 2-0 ICAO Identifiers 2-3 NDBs 2-2 PC interface kit 2-4 Subscriptions and update options 2-4, 2-7, 2-9 Updating 2-3 User waypoints 2-2, 2-6, 5-5 VORs 2-2 Data entry 4-11 Date and time 4-3, 4-58 Display format 4-7...
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Index Estimated position error 4-60 ETA (Estimated time of arrival) 4-43, 4-48, A-1 ETE (Estimated time en route) 4-43, 4-44, A-1 Flashing text i Flight planning 5-1 Flight Plans Activating 4-34 Active flight plan 4-31, 4-35, 4-38 Adding waypoints 4-35 Creating 4-32 Deleting 4-37 Deleting waypoints 4-36...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Index ICAO identifiers 2-3 Initial position 4-5, 4-18 Initialization 4-2, 4-17 Initialization page 4-3 Introduction to Pilot’s Guide i Inverting flight plans 4-34 Latitude/Longitude conversion table E-1 Leg mode 4-1, 4-16, 4-38, 5-10 Magnetic variation 5-13 Message (MSG) button, prompt, and page 4-8, 4-16, Appendix B Modes, navigation 5-9 En route OBS 4-44, 5-11...
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Index Nearest waypoints (airports, VORs, NDBs) 4-23 Navigation terminology Appendix A OBS mode 4-44, 5-11 Operating from active flight plan 4-38 ORS (Operation Revision Status) front cover, 4-2 OTH 1 page 4-60 OTH 2 page 4-61 OTH 3 page 4-62 OTH 4 page 4-63 OTH 5 page 4-64 Page number on display 4-8, 4-11...
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KLX 135 Pilot’s Guide Index Self test 4-1, 4-2 SET 1 page 4-18 SET 2 page 4-58, 5-13 SET 3 page 2-5 SET 4 page 4-40 SET 5 page 4-13 Set date and time 4-3, 4-58 Simulator (Take-Home mode) 4-19, 5-14 Sneak Preview of operation ii SNR (Signal-to-noise-ratio) 4-60 Software status 4-64...
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Index Updating the data base 2-3 User waypoints 2-2, 2-6, 4-55, 5-5 UTC, see Time zones Volume adjustment 3-4 VOR 1 page 4-53 VOR 2 page 4-54 VOR data 2-2 Bearing and distance 4-53 Frequency 4-53 Identifier 4-53 Latitude/Longitude 4-49 Magnetic station declination 4-54 Name 4-53 Nearest 4-23...
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KLX 135 Pilot's Guide List of Effective Pages LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES Page Rev. Date TOC-1................Rev 0 3/94 TOC-2................Rev 0 3/94 TOC-3................Rev 1 6/95 TOC-4................Rev 0 3/94 i .................Rev 0 3/94 ii .................Rev 0 3/94 iii .................Rev 0 3/94 iv .................Rev 1 6/95 v .................Rev 0 3/94...
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Record of Revisions REV. REVISION DATE DATE INSERTED Complete Through Rev No. 0 6/1/95 Complete Through Rev No. 1 Effective Date 6/95 006-08751-0000 Rev 1...
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