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SUBSCRIPTIONS
A current subscription (VDL or XM) and a current data card (VDL only)
are required to receive services. Subscriptions are used to gain access
to services. Some VDL services are offered at no cost and others are fee
based. All XM weather services are provided on a fee basis. All services
not identified as VDL only are available with an XM subscription.
VDL SUBSCRIPTIONS
Obtaining a VDL subscription can be performed via website,
(http://www.bendixking.com) select Wingman Services, Data Link
Weather, or alternatively by contacting Wingman Services at 800-247-
0230 (or 913-712-3145). During this process, you will have the option to
subscribe to fee-based products, such as NEXRAD, Graphical METARs,
Graphical AIRMETs, Graphical SIGMETs, Graphical Convective
SIGMETs, Graphical AWWs and/or may choose to subscribe to basic
textual products, such as TAFs, METARs/SPECIs, PIREPs, AIRMETs,
SIGMETs, Convective SIGMETs and AWWs, which are free-of-charge.
NOTE: Although the basic textual products are free of charge, they still
require a subscription as well as a current data card to receive the ser-
vice.
To accommodate users with varying service needs (for example, during
different flying seasons over the course of a year), the display unit allows
storage for up to four individual subscriptions, in much the same way that
a computer can support multiple user accounts with different passwords.
Once entered, the display unit manages selection of the appropriate sub-
scription without any operator intervention. A subscription code must be
entered into the display unit whenever you add or renew a subscription.
When subscribing for a FIS VDL service package, you may specify the
date when service shall commence and the duration. If you subscribe to
multiple packages, the start date and duration of each can differ (if
desired). For instance, a user may select the free text weather package
for an entire year and also choose a graphical weather package for part
of the year.
During the subscription process, you will receive 1 to 4 subscription
codes which you must enter into your display unit to permit access to all
products. A subscription code is an alphanumeric sequence that permits
access to the FIS VDL broadcast network in much the same way that a
computer password permits access to a computer network. When you
subscribe for FIS services, the online system will ask for a FIS Display ID
in order to provide you with the subscription code. The FIS Display ID is
a unique alphanumeric serial number associated with your display unit.
This ID is obtained by viewing the FIS VDL Subscription Status page on
your display unit. After obtaining the subscription code (from either
KMD 250 Pilot's Guide
Section 2
FIS Operation
FIS Subscriptions
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