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SECTION 9
SUPPLEMENT 19
SECTION 7 - DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (CONTINUED)
AVIDYNE NAVIGATOR (FlightMax 750 FSD only) (continued)
Navigator displays real-time navigation data such as distance and bearing to
waypoints and nearby airports, cross-track error against a planned route of
flight, and estimated time of arrival at a destination. This information is
displayed in data blocks overlaid onto the moving map. Avidyne has provided
several default nav pages that contain commonly used data blocks. Custom
display pages can be designed by selecting and arranging data blocks in a
manner appropriate to each phase of flight.
Avidyne Navigator obtains position data such as latitude/longitude, ground
track and speed from a separately installed and approved Global Positioning
System (GPS) receiver. The characteristics and approved uses of the GPS
receiver from which it gets its data determine, in part, the ways that Navigator
may be used in flight. In addition to basic position data, most GPS receivers
also send flight plan information, navigation data, and supplemental data such
as satellite status.
No Avidyne heading information is available when
Skywatch is in Standby mode during ground operation.
Navigator may be used as either a navigation management system or simply
as a navigation display. The operating mode of the GPS receiver constrains
how Navigator may be used. If a direct-to-waypoint or a flight plan is selected
in the GPS receiver, Navigator disables its waypoint and flight plan selection
features and uses the waypoints sent by the GPS receiver. In this mode,
Navigator functions as a navigation display, showing only the navigation data
sent by the GPS receiver. This mode is referred to as "external navigation."
If no flight plan or other navigational mode is engaged on the GPS receiver, it
will provide continuous position data to Avidyne Navigator. In this case,
Navigator enables its navigational features. Navigation to waypoints and via
flight plans may be selected. Navigation data such as range, bearing and
cross-track error will be calculated internally by Navigator and displayed as
before. In this mode, Avidyne Navigator works as a complete navigation
management system. This mode is referred to as "internal navigation."
REPORT: VB-1710
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NOTE
ISSUED: FEBRUARY 23, 1999
REVISED: SEPTEMBER 10, 2001
PA-46-350P, MALIBU
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