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190-00607-06 Rev D
WSI Addendum
(LAHSO) may be in effect are identified with yellow
lines across the runway labeled “LAHSO”. Other areas
where extra vigilance is recommended, such as con-
struction zones, may also outlined with yellow lines.
Hot spots and other outlined areas are derived from
database information and may therefore contain errors
or may not be included in the database.
Map Orientation
Press the Map Orientation Menu Item key to
choose the configuration of the map orientation of
DTK Up
, North Up, TRK Up, TRK Up Arc, or TRK
Up 360.
Exit Overlay Mode
Press the Ovrl function key to exit Overlay mode.
WSI FIS Graphic Weather Menu Items (Trk Up 360)
Text Display
FIS text messages are available on the text display
and include METARs, TAFs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs,
AIREPs, PIREPs, and TFRs. Individual text messages
are updated every five minutes and composed of four
parts: message type, location, time, and message body.
1. Press the MENU/ENT key and then press the Text
key to activate the Text display.
2. Use the function arrow keys to select the FIS Cat
-
egory and information type. When available, press
the View key for more detail or full screen display.
WSI FIS Text Weather Messages
The upper portion of the FIS Function page is used
for displaying the contents of an individual FIS mes-
sage while the lower portion of the screen is used for
categorization and sorting of different message types,
such as METARS, TAFs, SIGMETS, AIREPs, PIREPs,
etc.
The FIS Category columns are loosely defined as
message type, location and time stamp to handle the
most common type of FIS up-link data.
The different message types and data content are
fully controlled by the ground broadcast systems. The
airborne system will automatically display any message
type that is received.
US and Canadian text METARs, text and graphical
TAFs are available at the same time when subscribed
to both US and Canadian products. US and Canadian
METARs and TAFs use the same format as described
below.
WSI - FIS