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KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide
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Rev 7 Sep/2005
lightning activity detected within the new range. The range indicator will
also change to display the numerical value of the new range (25, 50,
100, or 200 nm). This new range corresponds to the distance from the
aircraft to the outer range ring on the display.
As you move from one range to the next, the 25 nm range is always indi-
cated by the solid inner ring to advise you of your close proximity to thun-
derstorms.
OPERATION IN STORMSCOPE
®
MODE WITH FLIGHT PLAN
OVERLAY
If the KMD 550/850 is receiving Flight Plan information
from the GPS and the heading input is valid, the Flight
Plan lines and waypoints may be displayed on the
Stormscope
®
displays in the form of an overlay. Press
the OVLY key and select FLIGHT PLAN by pressing
the appropriate Softkey as in Figure 38.
OPERATION IN MAP
DISPLAY
The majority of the text in this
section refers to the dedi-
cated Stormscope
®
displays
on the KMD 550/850. It is
also possible however to see
thunderstorm discharge data
while in the Map display.
Press the OVLY key and
select STORM SCOPE by
pressing the appropriate
Softkey as in Figure 39.
WX-1000E Stormscope
®
Operation
Figure 38
Figure 39
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