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NKClearNavManual•Version0.5•July3,2008

Page49of86

MapDataDisplayExamples

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• Airports

• Airspace

• Water

• Culture(Cities,

roads,etc.)

• TerrainData

• Airports

• Airspace

• Water

• Culture(Cities,

roads,etc.)

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Airports

• Airspace

• Water

• Airports

• Airspace

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• TerrainData

TerrainDataiscolorfulgroundelevationdatawhichshowsmountains,valleys,etc.In

mountainousareasitisnicetobeabletocomparetheterrainseenoutthewindowwiththe

terrainonthemap.However,thecolorfuldatacanincreasescreen“clutter”andmakeitmore

difficulttoseethedatayouneedtoseetoflythetask–suchasairportsandairspace.

Therefore,somepilotswillopttoturnoffthedisplayofterraindata(especiallywhenflyingin

flatregions)toimprovethecontrastofthedisplayandtoreducescreenclutter.

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Culture

Culturedataincludescitiesandroadswhicharedisplayedonthemapinshadesofgrey.As

withTerraindata,somepilotswillwanttoviewthedatatohelpthemconfirmthatthecities

androadsviewedoutthewindowmatchthedatadisplayedonthemap.Otherswillpreferto

turnofftheCulturedatatoreducescreenclutter.Itisveryeasytoturnthedisplayofthe

Culturedataonanoff.ItcanbeenabledanddisabledindependentlyoftheWaterandTerrain

data.

• Water

Waterdataincludesriversandlakesandotherbodies

ofwater.AswiththeCultureandTerrain

data,somepilotswillwanttoviewthedatatohelpthemconfirmthattheriversandlakes

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