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Table of Contents
Part One: Traffic Information Service (TIS) Interface 1
Section 1: TIS Operation and Symbology ....................1
TIS Operation ............................................................................1
How TIS differs from TCAS .........................................................2
TIS Limitations ..........................................................................2
Improving TIS ............................................................................3
TIS Symbology ..........................................................................4
Section 2: Control and Display .....................................5
TIS Traffic Display Status and Pilot Response ..............................5
Traffic Page ...............................................................................6
Traffic Page Display Range ........................................................6
Map Page .................................................................................7
Configuring TIS Traffic Data on the Map Page .......................7
Highlighting TIS Traffic Using Map Page Panning ........................8
Section 3: TIS Operational Procedures ........................9
Introduction ..............................................................................9
Power-Up Test ...........................................................................9
Manual Override .....................................................................10
Flight Procedures ....................................................................10
After Landing ..........................................................................10
Part Two: XM Radio .....................................................11
Section 1: Introduction ...............................................11
Overview ................................................................................11
XM Radio Pages .....................................................................11
XM NAV Pages ..................................................................11
XM WPT Pages ..................................................................12
XM AUX Pages ..................................................................12
Section 2: XM Weather ................................................12
XM Nexrad Weather ................................................................13
NEXRAD Intensity ..............................................................14
NEXRAD Abnormalities ......................................................14
NEXRAD Limitations ..........................................................15
XM Weather METARs ..............................................................15
Textual METAR Page ..........................................................16
TAF Page ...........................................................................17
TFR Information ................................................................18
Section 3: XM AUX Pages .............................................19
XM Information Page .............................................................19
XM WX Timestamps ................................................................20
Section 4: XM Audio .....................................................21
XM Audio Menu .....................................................................23
Add to Presets List ..................................................................23
Enter Channel Number ............................................................24
Display Channel In List ............................................................24
Display Artist In List ................................................................25
Display Title In List ..................................................................25
Enable/Mute Audio Output ......................................................26
Change Volume ......................................................................26
Part Three: TAWS Interface .........................................27
Section 1: Introduction ...............................................27
Overview ................................................................................27
Operating Criteria ...................................................................27
GPS Position and GPS-MSL Altitude .........................................27
TAWS Alerting using the GPS Position/GPS-MSL Altitude ..........27
Baro-Corrected Altitude verses GPS-MSL Altitude .....................27
Premature Descent Alerting (PDA) using GPS-MSL Altitude ......28
Limitations ..............................................................................28
Section 2: TAWS Operation .........................................29
Requirements .........................................................................29
Limitations ..............................................................................29
TAWS Alerting Using the GPS Position/GPS-MSL Altitude .........29
Baro-Corrected Altitude Versus GPS-MSL Altitude ....................29
Power Up ...............................................................................30
TAWS Page .............................................................................30
Inhibit Mode ...........................................................................31
External TAWS Inhibit Control ............................................31
TAWS Manual Test ..................................................................32
TAWS Symbols ........................................................................32
TAWS Alerts ............................................................................32
Color Interpretation ................................................................33
General Database Information .................................................34
Database Versions ...................................................................34
Database Updates ..................................................................34
Terrain/Obstacle Database Areas of Coverage ..........................35
Navigation Database ..............................................................35
TAWS Phase of Flight ..............................................................35
Nearest Airport Criteria & TAWS Phase of Flight .......................36
TAWS Destination Airport ........................................................36
Section 3: TAWS Alerts ................................................37
Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance .........................................37
Reduced Required Terrain Clearance and Reduced Required
Obstacle Clearance ............................................................37
Imminent Terrain Impact and Imminent Obstacle Impact .....37
Premature Descent Alerting (PDA) ...........................................38
Excessive Descent Rate Alert (EDR) ..........................................39
Negative Climb Rate After Takeoff Alert (NCR) .........................40
“Five-Hundred” Aural Alert .....................................................41
TAWS Failure Alert ..................................................................41
TAWS Not Available Alert ........................................................41
TAWS Alert Summary ..............................................................41