Clear Display - INSIGHT STRIKE FINDER Pilot's Manual

STRIKE FINDER
During Time Travel
At any time during the replay you may depress the
determine your position in the data history. For example, a second pressing
of the Time Travel button may display the number 20 which indicates that
the activity currently displayed actually occurred 20 minutes previous.
Resuming Normal Operation
Normal operation
1) Automatic—Strike Finder will automatically resume normal
operation upon completion of data replay.
2) Manual—At any time during data replay, operator can manually
return to normal operation by pressing and holding in the
button, then press the clear button and release both together.

Clear Display

Figure 7. Clear Display Button
Clear Display
The
erase any strike data history employed by the
Figure 7). Strike Finder will immediately plot new lightning activity on the
display.
Evaluating Dot Accumulation
Clearing the display at any time, also permits evaluating the rate of dot
accumulation as an indicator of storm activity and severity. Strong
thunderstorm activity is shown by rapid accumulation and large cluster size.
Strike data will appear more slowly, with small clusters, in a dissipating
storm.
PILOT'S GUIDE
can be resumed in two ways:
button clears the display of all strike dots, but does not
DIGITAL WEATHER AVOIDANCE
Time Travel
Time Travel
button to
Time Travel
function, (see
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