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Honeywell Bendix/King AV8OR Ace User's Guide
through the serial (RS 232) interface on the mini USB/serial port to
receive weather data from the XM Satellite Radio network.
The following XM weather products are supported by the AV8OR:
• NEXRAD (Next-Generation Radar) - USA and Canada
• TAFs (Terminal Area Forecast) - USA and Canada
• METARs (Meteorological Aviation Report) - USA and
Canada
• AIRMETs (Airmen's Meteorological Information) - USA
• SIGMETs (Significant Meteorological Information) - USA
• Convective SIGMETs - USA
• Winds Aloft - USA
• PIREPs (Pilot Report) – USA
• Freezing Level
The following XM weather overlays and other services are supported
by the AV8OR ACE and are only available for the USA:
• Severe Wx Storm Tracking (Storm Cells)
• Lightning Overlay
• TFR Overlay
• Satellite Mosaic (Cloud Tops) Overlay
• Precipitation Type Overlay
Until current XM data has been received from the XM receiver, a
caution message will be displayed on the weather page as shown in
the figure below. Assuming good signal strength a complete set of
XM weather data will be received every 12 minutes. The initial data
displayed is dependent upon where in that 12 minute cycle the data
was received.
Aviation Mode Operation
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