Equipment Overview - Honeywell KMD 250 Pilot's Manual

Introduction

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 display only VDL weather or only XM
weather, not both.
This section describes the operation of the KMD 250 display and dis-
cusses the proper use of the displayed data for strategic weather plan-
ning.
The Bendix/King KMD 250 is shown below with the Text METAR Page
selected.
Datalink weather information is to be used as a strategic planning
tool for pilot decisions on avoiding inclement weather areas that
are beyond visual range or where poor visibility precludes visual
acquisition of inclement weather. Datalink weather information
may be used as follows:
a. To aid the pilot in situational awareness of hazardous meteo-
rological conditions.
b. As a cue to the pilot to communicate with the ATC controller,
AFSS specialist, Operator Dispatch, or Airline Operations Control
Center (AOCC) to get further information about the current meteo-
rological conditions. In no case should the pilot take any evasive
action based solely upon the datalink weather display.
The datalink weather information is intended for assistance in
strategic flight planning purposes only and lacks sufficient resolu-
tion and updating necessary for tactical maneuvering.
Rev 4 Aug/2007
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