Honeywell GNS-XL- User Manual

VNAV MODE: (Second line) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-32 VNAV 2/3 (Page 2 of 3) - FLIGHT PLAN WayPoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-37 VNAV DATA 1/1 (Page 1 of 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-38 VNAV WAYPOINT 1/1 (Page 1 of 1) ....

POSITION FIX PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-63 DIRECT TO SECTION ( d KEY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-64 DIRECT TO PAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

To Select and Go Direct To HP Waypoint: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-52 To Cancel Holding Pattern:(from the Holding Pattern page) . . . . . . . .3-52 DIRECT TO - RANDOM WAYPOINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-53 DIRECT TO - CLOSEST AIRPORT . . . . . . . . ...

Using Active Flight Plan Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-75 Using VNAV Flight Plan Waypoints Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-76 VERTICAL NAVIGATION - ENROUTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-76 PROGRAMMING VERTICAL P...

To Enter Manual Groundspeed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-98 To Return to Automatic Groundspeed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-98 To update the TRIP PLAN leg to the current TO waypointwith an Active Flight Plan selected: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

MANUAL HEADING ENTRY only if IRS or VLF is available . . . . . . . . . . .3-119 VLF/OMEGA STATION DESELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-120 SENSOR DESELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-121 EXTERNAL WAYPOINT ACCEPTANCE . . . ...

SECTION 6 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1 SECTION 7 DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1 Global Data Center (GDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

WINDS ALOFT Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-13 WINDS ALOFT Data Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-13 RECALL AFIS FPL Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1...

Reviewing AFIS Planned Leg Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-28 Reviewing AFIS Flight Plan Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-29 AFIS Flight Plan Page 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-29 AF...

Turning AUTO WX UPDT OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-46 Returning to AUTO WX UPDT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-47 VHF and Satellite Network Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-48 Turning VHF Network OFF . ....

Returning to AUTO WX UPDT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-63 Ground Network Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-64 AUTO to MAN or OFF Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-64 Returning to AUTO ....

Table of Contents GNS-X L Flight Management System xvi Rev. 0 Oct/96 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

SECTION 1 DESCRIPTION OVERVIEW The GNS-X L Flight Management System is an integrated system designed to give the pilot centralized control for the navigation sen-sors, computer based flight planning, fuel management, and radiomanagement. The GNS-X L has a full color flat panel LCD display, alpha-num...

characteristics of each type of sensor. For example, an InertialReference System (IRS) has excellent short term characteristicswhile VLF/Omega has excellent long term stability. The internal GPSsensor has excellent overall characteristics and will usually be thedominant sensor during blending. Howev...

course) to any waypoint and establishing an offset parallel course.NAVs, COMMs, ADFs and transponders can be tuned through thesystem or by using the individual control heads. GENERAL TERMS FIELD: A line of information. CURSOR: Yellow rectangular box placed over a field to enter or change the informa...

BACK (BACK) KEY: The BACK Key is used to erasee r r o r s a n d p a g e b a c k w a r dw h e n t h e c u r s o r i s n o t d i s -played. It can also be used tochange data in a field if the cur-sor is present. SPACE (SP) KEY: The SP Key is used to enter aspace when entering a mes-sage on an AFIS Pag...

SECTION 2 PAGE DISPLAY DEFINITIONS The following section contains definitions pertaining to informationand format seen when a particular function key is depressed. PAGE DISPLAYS AT POWER-UP For a better understanding of the GNS-X L functions, this section should be reviewed prior to operating the sy...

There are seven pages pos-sible with a maximum of 56flight plans stored in non-v o l a t i l e m e m o r y . E a c hstored flight plan's origin anddestination points are listedin alphabetical order. (Figure2-3) A new FLIGHT PLAN LISTP a g e i s c r e a t e d w h e n t h eprevious page has eight flig...

• H P ( H o l d i n g P a t t e r n ) :Indicates a holding pattern isprogrammed at a particularwaypoint. (Figure 2-5) • P T ( P r o c e d u r e T u r n ) :Indicates a procedure turn isprogrammed at a particularwaypoint. • ++++++: A flight plan dis-continuity "fence" separatingthe missed appr...

APPROACH: Used to access the APPROACH Page to enter a non-precisionapproach. (Figure 2-5) XFILL: Used to transfer information between systems in a dual sys-tem installation. In a single system installation, this prompt will not bedisplayed. SELECT or INVERT: Used to transfer a Stored Flight Plan to ...

SID: The Standard Instrument Departure (SID) can be selected from a listmade available by pressing the Line Select Key adjacent to the SIDfield. TRANSITION: The Transition waypoint can be selected from a list made available bypressing the Line Select Key adjacent to the TRANSITION field. WAYPOINTS O...

TRANSITION: The Transition waypoint may be prefilled or selected from a list madeavailable by pressing the Line Select Key adjacent to the TRANSI-TION field. STAR: The Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) can be selected from a listmade available by pressing the Line Select Key adjacent to theSTAR field...

RUNWAY: Approach runway prefills ifonly one runway is available,last waypoint on Flight Planis a runway, or can be select-ed from a list made availableby pressing the Line SelectKey adjacent to the RUN-WAY field. (Figure 2-11) TYPE (Circle, VOR, NDB, orRNAV): Type may be prefilled or selected from a...

• FCF : Indicates Final Approach Course Alignment Fix. • ++++++: Separates the missed approach procedure waypoint from the rest ofthe approach. When the approach is flown, the system will continueto provide guidance along the final approach course and beyond theMAP until the pilot manually sequences...

ACTIVE FPL (Flight Plan)Page FR: C u r r e n t F R O M w a y p o i n t .May also display DIRECT,P S E U D O V O R T A C , D M EA R C , o r P R O C E D U R E TURN. (Figure 2-13) TO: C u r r e n t T O w a y p o i n t . (Figure 2-13) Waypoint Identifiers:Up to 100 waypoint identifiers may be placed on ...

NOTE: No database altitude constraints will be displayed at the MAPif the MAP is abeam or beyond the runway threshold . No altitudeconstraints are displayed on an approach if a PT is part of theapproach procedure. The following may appear in the waypoint altitude field: • FL: Flight Level • A: at or...

NAVIGATION SECTION (NAV KEY) Upon pressing the NAV Key the NAVIGATION 1/4 Page will be dis-played and the following can be observed. NAVIGATION PAGES NOTE: If AFIS is installed in the system, the NAV section will consistof five pages. NAVIGATION 1/4 (Page 1 of 4) FR: The FROM waypoint identifieris d...

• HP (Holding Pattern): Indicates a holding pattern is programmed at the TO waypoint. • PT (Procedure Turn): Indicates a procedure turn is programmed from the database at theTO waypoint. The airplane will fly the procedure turn. The next timeover the PT waypoint, the system will sequence to the foll...

IRS/INS SUBSECTION PAGES IRS (or INS) SUBSECTION 1/2 (Page 1 of 2) POS: The position in this field isthe same as POS on NAVI-GATION 4/4. (Figure 2-29) IRS/INS: The actual position comput-ed by the specified sensorwhen in NAV mode. (Figure2-29) DIF: The difference between the composite position and t...

VPU SUBSECTION PAGES Accessed through the NAVIGATION 4/4 Page (if AFIS is installed inthe system, access is through the NAVIGATION 4/5 Page) by press-ing the Line Select Key corresponding to the VPU sensor, thenpressing ENT. VPU SUBSECTION 1/4 (Page 1 of 4) POS: The position in this field isthe same...

NOTE: Entering 99 in this field will eliminate any previously enteredvalue and no CHECK QUALITY message will appear. CURRENT MODE: Indicates the current mode of VPU navigation.The messages that can appear under it: (Figure 2-32) • NO MEASUREMENTS indicates that VPU is not receiving valid data for na...

GPS SUBSECTION PAGES Accessed through the NAVIGATION 4/4 Page (if AFIS is installed inthe system, access is through the NAVIGATION 4/5 Page) by press-ing the Line Select Key corresponding to the GPS sensor, thenpressing ENT. G P S S U B S E C T I O N 1 / 3(Page 1 of 3) See Figure 2-35. POS: The curr...

GPS TIME: GPS time in hours, minutes and seconds. The advisory time is dis-played when at least one satellite is being tracked, other-wise thetime field displays dashes. NOTE: GPS TIME may vary several seconds from GMT due to leapsecond input of UTC. STATE: The GPS receiver state can be one of the f...

RAIM/FDE?: Indicates RAIM and/or FDE is AVAILable or UNAVAILable. SATS TRACKED: Indicates the number satellites presently being tracked. GPS SUBSECTION 3/3 (Page 3 of 3) Pressing the NXT Key againw i l l d i s p l a y t h e t h i r d G P SSUBSECTION Page and thefollowing can be observed. This page d...

VERTICAL NAVIGATION SECTION (VNAV KEY) Upon pressing the VNAV Key the VNAV 1/3 Page will be displayedand the following can be observed. VNAV PAGES NOTE: AFIS flight plans do not support any altitudes, including air-port elevation. As a result no altitude constraints will be provided forSIDS, STARS o...

DATA: A prompt to access the VNAV DATA Page, by placing the cursor over theDATA field and pressing the ENT Key. (Figure 2-40) Figures 2-41 and 2-42 further illustrate the meanings of the fields onVNAV Page 1. Page Display Definitions 2-35 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 CLIMB 15276 TO ...

Rev. 0 Page Display Definitions 2-36 GNS-X L Flight Management System Last Departure altitude constraint waypoint Groundspeed Vertical Speed #TOC Cruise Altitude =FL250 #TOC Range 1nm Top of Climb appears as a Vertical Waypoint on the VNAV FPL Page when the aircraft is within 1 NM of the last depart...

• #PRESL: Indicates the estimated position where the aircraft willarrive at the altitude shown on the Altitude Pre-Selector. Field doesnot appear unless the system is configured for an altitude preselectorand the aircraft is flying toward this altitude. (Figure 2-44) ++++++ : A discontinuity in the ...

• DEF: Indicates FPA default from VNAV DATA Page. NOTE: DIR, AUTO, and DEF can be accessed using the BACK Key. DIRECT FPA: Direct Flight Path Angle from the current aircraft altitude to the Verticalwaypoint in degrees and tenths (valid range 0.0 to 90.0), where DNindicates negative FPA and UP indica...

NM/LB: The number of nautical miles for each pound (or kilogram) of fuelconsumed. (Figure 2-50)Fuel flow and ground speed must be valid. PLAN 2/8 (Page 2 of 8) TRIP PLAN Pressing the PLAN Key again will display the PLAN 2/8 Page. This page may be used to monitor the Active Flight Plan progress or as...

PLAN 3/8 (Page 3 of 8) FUEL PLAN Pressing the FPL Key again will display the PLAN 3/8 Page. FUEL PLAN: The "A" indicates that ActiveF l i g h t P l a n i n f o r m a t i o n i sbeing displayed. A numericentry in the field provides fuelp l a n n i n g f o r s t o r e d f l i g h tplans. (Figu...

PLAN 5/8 (Page 5 of 8) DATE/GMT Pressing the PLAN Key again will display the PLAN 5/8 Page. DATE: Same as the Initialization Page. GMT: Same as the Initialization Page. NOTE: If necessary, both DATE and GMT can be corrected on thispage but the takeoff and time values will be affected. TAKEOFF: T h e...

TUNING SECTION (TUNE KEY) Upon pressing the TUNE Key the TUNE 1/4 Page will be displayedand the following can be observed. TUNING PAGES TUNE 1/4 (Page 1 of 4) COMM NOTE: If the system is configured for two or less communicationsradios, the tune section will display only three pages. COMM 1 or COMM 2...

HOLDING PATTERN SECTION (HOLD KEY) HOLDING PATTERN PAGE This page is accessed by depressing the HOLD Key when the cursoris positioned over a Waypoint Identifier. HOLDING PATTERN 1/1 (Page 1 of 1) AT: The Holding Fix and countryn a m e o r a i r p o r t i d e n t .(Figure 2-69) • H O L D I N G P A T ...

Rev. 0 Page Display Definitions 2-59 GNS-X L Flight Management System 70 ° Outbound End Turn Point Holding Course Entry Course 70 ° Outbound End Turn Point Holding Course Entry Course Direct Entry Pattern Figure 2-70

Rev. 0 Page Display Definitions 2-60 GNS-X L Flight Management System 70 ° Turn Anticipation Holding Course Leg Length 30 ° From Holding Course Direct to Holding Fix Entry Course 70 ° Holding Course 30 ° From Holding Course Leg Length Entry Course Teardrop Entry Pattern Figure 2-71

Rev. 0 Page Display Definitions 2-61 GNS-X L Flight Management System Go Direct to Holding Fix Leg Length Holding Course Entry Course 110 ° Note Path of 1st lap of holding pattern after entry procedure Holding Course Entry Course 110 ° Out Bound End Turn Point Parallel Entry Pattern Figure 2-72

Page Display Definitions 2-62 GNS-X L Flight Management System • HOLDING: indicates the system has entered the Holding Pattern.(Figure 2-73) • EXIT HOLD: indicates the system will exit the holding pattern thenext time over the holding fix. INBOUND CRS (course): The inbound holding coursein whole deg...

EXIT MODE: The MANUAL default indicates the system will stay in the holdingpattern indefinitely. Using the BACK Key with the cursor over thisfield AUTO can be selected if the ENT key is pressed. The systemwill then execute a holding pattern entry and exit the next time cross-ing the fix waypoint. (F...

Rev. 0 Page Display Definitions 2-64 GNS-X L Flight Management System DIF: The difference between the composite position and the FIX (or othersensor) position in degrees, minutes and hundredths of minutes.(Figure 2-74) NOTE: Position coordinates of individual sensors and the differencebetween those ...

DIR CLOSEST ARP 2/2 (Page 2 of 2) DIRECT TO CLOSEST AIR-PORT: The Closest Airportpage is the last page in theDIRECT TO section. Up tonine airports are displayed,in order of their proximity tothe aircraft, with the closestairport listed first. (Figure 2-76) NOTE: Airports listed fromthe database on t...

VHF Navaids WAYPOINT: Alphanumeric designator forthe Navaid. (Figure 2-77) NOTE: If the waypoint has ad u p l i c a t e i d e n t i f i e r i n t h edatabase, for another loca-tion, the closest waypoint tothe aircraft position will beshown and the country codewill be displayed beneath thewaypoint id...

Non-Directional Beacons (NDBs) NDBs stored in the internald a t a b a s e a r e l i s t e d i nJeppesen publications with a2 or 3 letter identifier. To dis-t i n g u i s h t h e s e N D B s f r o mV H F N A V A I D S , y o u m u s ta d d a n " N B " s u f f i x t o t h edatabase identifier. ...

Page Display Definitions 2-69 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 I n t e r s e c t i o n s / E n r o u t eWaypoints Most intersection waypointidentifiers consist of 5 letters.However, 3, 4, and 5 lettera n d n u m b e r c o m b i n a t i o n sexist. To access these way-points, simply ente...

Page Display Definitions 2-70 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 WAYPOINT: (Figure 2-86). Same as pre-vious. POS: If the waypoint has been pre-viously defined, the coordi-nates of the waypoint will bedisplayed as stored in mem-ory. These coordinates mayb e c h a n g e d a t a n y t i m e...

Page Display Definitions 2-71 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 When the waypoint has been previously defined the coordinates willbe displayed and the radial and distance values will be computedbased on the location of the parent waypoint. (Figure 2-87) If the parent waypoint is a waypoi...

Page Display Definitions 2-72 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 #0 will be defined as the point at which the aircraft completes the turnand intercepts the direct course to the fix. #0 will momentarily be dis-played on an EFIS map. #0 can only be defined by the system. #1 The position at...

Page Display Definitions 2-73 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 OBSOLETE WAYPOINT Obsolete Waypoints are typically created when a multiply defineddatabase waypoint used on a stored flight plan is no longer found inthe database. This may happen when a new data-base is loaded. Anobsolete w...

Page Display Definitions 2-74 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 2 Apr/00 SYSTEM MESSAGES ACTION REQUIRED: The following are the action required messages that may appear onthe SYSTEM MESSAGES Page. All will cause the message annun-ciator to flash. System Message Explanation ENTRY REQUIRED Informa...

ADVISORY: (continued) *WPT ALERT The aircraft is within 30 seconds ETE of thenext leg lateral change. Message annuncia-tor will not illuminate. WPT MEM FULL All 999 waypoint locations have been usedin flight plans or as FROM or TO waypoints. VNAV WPT ALERT Aircraft is within 1 minute ETE of #TOD orp...

SENSOR MESSAGES: (continued) Sensor Message Explanation DR Either the VLF (RPU), GPS or VPU sensoris in the Dead Reckoning (DR) mode of nav-igation. The message annunciator will notilluminate for VPU. ENTR SET HDG The IRS is in the attitude mode and a head-ing value must be entered. LINK FAIL Data e...

SECTION 3 SYSTEM OPERATION PRE-DEPARTURE POWER ON/OFF AND PARALLAX ADJUSTMENT 1. O N K e y - D E P R E S S( m o m e n t a r i l y ) . T h eS E L F T E S T P a g e (Figure 3-1) will be dis-played for approximately30 seconds. During thet i m e t h e S E L F T E S Tm e s s a g e i s d i s p l a y e d ,...

INITIALIZATION POSITION The Initialization Position for non-IRS equipped systems should bethe departure runway threshold. For IRS equipped systems, ther a m p o r a l i g n m e n t L A T / L O N G p o s i t i o n s h o u l d b e i n s e r t e d a sInitialization Position. NOTE: Once the INITIALIZATI...

Option 2: Using the POS field For IRS equipped systems, the ramp or alignment LAT/LONG posi-tion should be inserted as the Initialization Position using POSCoordinates. 1. Line Select Key - DEPRESS (cursor over POS field). 2. POS Coordinates - VERIFY. Coordinates displayed are thecomputed position w...

BUILDING FLIGHT PLANS (FPL) CREATING A FLIGHT PLAN 1. FPL Key - DEPRESS to display (Stored) FLIGHT PLAN LISTPage (if required). 2. L i n e S e l e c t K e y -D E P R E S S t o p o s i t i o ncursor on blank line anddisplay the NEXT FPLnumber. (Figure 3-7) I f s e v e r a l F l i g h t P l a n sare d...

System Operation 3-8 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 7. ENT Key - DEPRESS to add waypoint to the FPL. 8. Repeat Steps 4 through 7 for the remaining waypoints. The des-tination airport identifier should be the last waypoint on the flightplan. NOTE: Waypoints are generally obtained from...

System Operation 3-9 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 alphabetized FLIGHT PLAN LIST Page. Use the PRV or NXT Keysto cycle through the available pages. NOTE: A change made to the Active Flight Plan does not affect theStored Flight Plan. Any change made to a Stored Flight Planremains in m...

System Operation 3-10 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 3 Oct/02 1. Line Select Key - DE-PRESS to position the cur-sor over the waypoint iden-tifier that will follow the newentry. (Figure 3-11) 2. Type Waypoint Identifier -INSERT. (Figure 3-12) 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS. 4. Waypoint Coordinates -VERI...

System Operation 3-11 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 3Oct/02 b. Longitude - Use only the last two digits of the first, three-digit longitude value. c. Letter Placement - The letter designator will be the last character in the five-character string if the longitude is less than 100 degrees and...

System Operation 3-12 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 3 Oct/02 To select an alternate waypoint location: 2. P R V o r N X T K e y -DEPRESS until desiredc o u n t r y n a m e i s d i s -played. (Figure 3-15) 3. ENT Key- DEPRESS toadd the waypoint to theflight plan. REVIEWING WAYPOINT DATA/COORD...

System Operation 3-12a GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 3Oct/02 ERASING A STORED FLIGHT PLAN 1. FPL Key - DEPRESS to display desired FLIGHT PLAN LISTPage. 2. Line Select Key- DE-PRESS to position the cursor over the num-ber of the FPL to be erased. 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS. 4. Line Select Key - DEP...

FLIGHT PLAN (FPL) SELECTION This procedure is used to transfer a stored FPL to active FPL status. It is recommended that the initialization position and the first waypointof the Active Flight Plan are the same so that the TO/FROM LegDistance displays the correct information. The DIRECT TO function t...

System Operation 3-14 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 3 Oct/02 reversed to Active FlightPlan status, press theBACK Key to displayINVERT?. (Figure 3-17) 6. ENT Key - DEPRESS. 7. A C T I V E F P L - C O N -FIRM. Observe that theStored Flight Plan trans-ferred to the ACTIVE FPLPage as SELECTED or...

System Operation 3-15 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 3Oct/02 formed prior to departure. Refer to the Special Procedures sectionfor instructions on performing the FDE prediction procedure. BEFORE TAXI (IRS EQUIPPED) The Inertial Reference System (IRS) should be aligned and placed inthe Navigat...

System Operation 3-16 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 3 Oct/02 3. MSG Key - DEPRESS to verify status of all sensors. ObserveNAV RDY/NO NAV messages for appropriate sensor and referto the Flight Manual Supplement for limitations. 4. HOLD Key - DEPRESS to verify departure coordinates. 5. ENT Key...

System Operation 3-17 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 4Nov/04 point after the airport identifier or departure runway. After loading theSID on to the Active FPL, access NAV Pg 1. Enter the first waypointafter the runway or airport identifier in the FR field. Press ENTER.The TO field will displa...

System Operation 3-17a GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 4 Nov/04 4. Select the FMS as the NAV source. 5. The FMS will fly the remainder of the SID to HQM . NOTE: This is known as the FMS HEADING/INTERCEPT proce-dure. Overfly then Intercept Procedures For procedures that require over-flying a wa...

System Operation 3-17b GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 4Nov/04 Overfly then DIRECT TO Procedures For procedures that require over-flying a waypoint (Figure 3-21b),then a Direct To the next waypoint, follow these operational require-ments for the example following: 1. Prior to departure, select...

System Operation 3-18 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 4 Nov/04 The following procedures allow the pilot to automatically add way-points stored in the database, as part of a SID, STAR, APPROACH,or Enroute Airway, to either a Stored or Active Flight Plan. Theseprocedures provide an abbreviated m...

System Operation 3-19 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 4Nov/04 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS to display DEPARTURE Page. 4. DEPARTURE Airport Identifier - VERIFY or INSERT valid ident. NOTE: If the first waypoint on the Flight Plan is an airport, theDeparture ident prefills and the cursor is positioned o...

System Operation 3-20 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 4 Nov/04 the first runway on the RUN- WAY identifier list and RUN- WAY field is highlighted in yellow. See Figure 3-25. Ifrunway is not required, pro-ceed to Step 11. 9. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - D E P R E S S t o p o s i t i o ncursor ov...

System Operation 3-21 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 4Nov/04 NOTE: SELECT will not appear as an option since a SID already exists in the Flight Plan. EDITING A SID FROM ANY STORED FPL OR THE ACTIVE FPLPAGE 1. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - D E P R E S S t o p o s i t i o ncursor over the DEPART ...

System Operation 3-23 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 ADDING OR DELETING WAYPOINTS WITHIN A SID NOTE: When a SID is modified by adding or deleting waypoints, thesequence of waypoints is no longer identified as a SID. To Add a Waypoint 1. L i n e S e l e c t K e y -D E P R E S S t o p o...

System Operation 3-24 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 ENTERING AN AIRWAY FROM ANY STORED FPL OR THEACTIVE FPL PAGE Enroute Airways include high altitude jet routes and low altitude andcolored airways. 1. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - D E -PRESS to position cursordirectly below the start...

System Operation 3-25 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 c. L i n e S e l e c t K e y -DEPRESS to positioncursor over the desireddestination waypoint.(Figure 3-38). If applic-a b l e , u s e P R V a n dNXT Keys to access alla i r w a y w a y p o i n t spages. NOTE: A s t h e c u r s o r i...

System Operation 3-26 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 NOTE: If the waypoint above the cursor is not a waypoint on theselected airway, the airway identifier will blink and the appropriate air-way or waypoint identifier must be entered. If the destination way-point is not on the airway,...

System Operation 3-27 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS.(Figure 3-42) 4. L i n e S e l e c t K e y -DEPRESS to move thec u r s o r t o s h o r t e n o rlengthen the previouslyselected segment of thea i r w a y . I f a p p l i c a b l e ,use PRV and NXT Keysto access ...

System Operation 3-28 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 If there are no STARs associated with the Arrival Airport, the mes-sage “NO STARS AVAILABLE” appears and the arrival airport identfield flashes. Depress FPL Key to return to ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN. 4. NXT Key - DEPRESS to view waypoint...

System Operation 3-29 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 11. Arrival STAR Waypoints - REVIEW (Figure 3-47),t h e n D E P R E S S E N TKey to insert STAR intoActive Flight Plan andr e t u r n t o t h e A C T I V EFLIGHT PLAN Page. NOTE: Look carefully at theflight plan to see if any way-po...

System Operation 3-30 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 NOTE: A list will appear with other available STARs. 4. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position cursor over the desiredSTAR. 5. ENT Key - DEPRESS to select desired STAR. NOTE: Cursor moves to the first waypoint of the TRANSITION list...

System Operation 3-31 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 ADDING WAYPOINTS WITHIN A STAR NOTE: When a STAR is modified by adding or deleting waypoints, thesequence of waypoints is no longer identified as a STAR. The following may be accomplished from any stored flight plan or theACTIVE FPL...

System Operation 3-32 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 ENTERING AN APPROACH ON A STORED FPL OR THE ACTIVEFPL PAGE 1. Line Select Key -DEPRESS to position cur-sor over APPROACH?field on the ACTIVE FPLpage. (Figure 3-52) 2. ENT Key - DEPRESS tod i s p l a y A P P R O A C HPage. (Figure 3...

System Operation 3-33 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 7. ENT Key - DEPRESS to select Approach TYPE.(Figure 3-55) NOTE: If there is only onetype of approach availablet h e s y s t e m a u t o m a t i c a l l yloads the approach TYPEand the cursor moves overthe WPT in the transition list...

System Operation 3-34 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 10. Approach Waypoints - REVIEW (Figure 3-57),then DEPRESS ENT Keyto insert APPROACH intoActive Flight Plan andreturn to the ACTIVEFLIGHT PLAN Page. REVIEWING ANAPPROACH FROM ASTORED FPL OR THEACTIVE FPL PAGE 1. Line Select Key -DE...

System Operation 3-36 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 DELETING AN APPROACH WAYPOINT 1. Display the appropriate FPL Page. 2. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - D E P R E S S t o p o s i t i o n c u r s o r o v e r t h eAPPROACH waypoint identifier to be deleted. 3. BACK Key - DEPRESS. A DELET...

System Operation 3-37 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1Jul/98 EXECUTING APPROACHES WARNING: When entering PTs or HP airspace at high speed theFMS may not constrain the airplane from violating maneuveringairspace. Pilots are responsible for procedural compliance. When the aircraft is within 30N...

System Operation 3-38 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 At the MAP the pilot must manually or via the HDG Mode maneuverthe aircraft to the Missed Approach Procedure waypoint. If, after themissed approach, an approach at a different airport is desired, erasethe current approach procedure...

System Operation 3-39 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 12. Approach Waypoints - REVIEW. 13. ENT Key - DEPRESS ACTIVE FPL Page is displayed. VERIFY the approach appears as selected. 14. Waypoint Sequencing - Edit, if required, based on assigned route. EXECUTING A GPS/GPS OVERLAY APPROACH...

System Operation 3-40 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1 Jul/98 8. E N T K e y - D E P R E S Stwice to engage HeadingSelect mode. (Figure 3-64) A f t e r r e c e i v i n g t h e f i n a li n t e r c e p t v e c t o r f r o mATC: 9. HDG Key - DEPRESS tod i s p l a y t h e H E A D I N GVECTOR Pag...

System Operation 3-41 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1Jul/98 USING OWN NAVIGATION - NO DME ARC 1. FPL Key - DEPRESS todisplay the ACTIVE FPLPage. (Figure 3-66) 2. Approach and WaypointS e q u e n c i n g - V E R I F Ythey appear as selected. 3. M S G K e y - V E R I F Yapproach is armed withi...

System Operation 3-44 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1 Jul/98 NOTE: If aircraft is configured for dual systems no XFILL? promptwill be displayed during a PT even if dissimilar data exists in eachsystem. Estimated Time Enroute (ETE) that is dispayed after crossing the IAFon the procedure turn ...

System Operation 3-45 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1Jul/98 6. HDG Key - DEPRESS tod i s p l a y t h e H E A D I N GVECTOR Page. (Figure3-75) 7. H e a d i n g - I N S E R T a sassigned by ATC. 8. E N T K e y - D E P R E S St w i c e t o e n g a g e H D GSELECT mode. After receiving ARC inter...

System Operation 3-46 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1 Jul/98 USING OWN NAVIGATION TO FLY DME ARC 1. FPL Key - DEPRESS to display the ACTIVE FPL Page. (Figure3-77) 2. Approach and WaypointS e q u e n c i n g - V E R I F Ythey appear as selected. 3. M S G K e y - V E R I F Yapproach is armed w...

System Operation 3-47 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1Jul/98 As the aircraft approachesthe AR waypoint, a messageis displayed on the fourth lineo f t h e C D U i n d i c a t i n g t h enext action the aircraft willtake (NX DME ARC). Thismessage is displayed thirtyseconds prior to the eventa n...

System Operation 3-48 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1 Jul/98 Use one of the following options to sequence to the missed approachwaypoint. OPTION 1, Direct To the Missed Approach Procedure waypoint 1. d Key - DEPRESS. The DIRECT Page will be displayed. 2. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position...

System Operation 3-51 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 ENROUTE DIRECT TO - ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN WAYPOINT d function enables the pilot to fly direct to any lateral waypoint on the Active Flight Plan without reinserting the waypoint identifier. NOTE: If a Direct To the MAP on the active fli...

System Operation 3-52 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 DIRECT TO - HP WAYPOINT 1. d d Key - DEPRESS. A DIRECT TO Page appears with the cursor over the current TO waypoint. 2. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position the cursor over thedesired HP identifier. (Figure 3-89) NOTE: Active Flig...

System Operation 3-53 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 DIRECT TO - RANDOM WAYPOINT This procedure enables the pilot to add a random waypoint to theACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN in the desired sequence and proceed directto it. 1. d d Key - DEPRESS. The cursor will automatically appear over the curr...

System Operation 3-54 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 A. Latitude - Insert N or S first, then degrees, minutes, and hun- dredths (6 characters) B. Longitude - Insert E or W first, then degrees, minutes, and hundredths (7 characters) If Direct To an offset waypoint is desired, the radi...

System Operation 3-55 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 NOTE: The bearing and distance values to the closest airports arebased on the aircraft’s present position at the time this page isaccessed. The values are not updated while the page is being dis-played. To obtain updated information...

System Operation 3-56 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 NOTE: The d function may also be used to initiate a Pseudo- VORTAC. Following the Direct To entry using the d Key the dis- play automatically advances to NAVIGATION Page 1. Manuallyposition the cursor over DTK field and continue as...

System Operation 3-57 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1Jul/98 USING HEADING VECTOR This procedure enables the pilot to program and fly a specific head-ing vector as well as program an automatic intercept of a specifiedleg. PROGRAMMING A HEADING VECTOR 1. HDG Key - DEPRESS todisplay HEADING VEC...

System Operation 3-58 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1 Jul/98 CHANGING HEADING VECTOR WHILE IN HEADING SELECTMODE 1. HDG Key - DEPRESS to display HEADING VECTOR Page withcursor over the HDG field. 2. Heading - INSERT desired Heading. 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS. NOTE: Cursor moves to the Heading Mod...

System Operation 3-59 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1Jul/98 6. ENT Key - DEPRESS.O K ? E N T m e s s a g e appears. (Figure 3-100) 7. ENT Key - DEPRESS toselect TO Waypoint andreturn to NAVIGATIONPage 1. The cursor maybe positioned over theLeg Change Mode field. NOTE: If the Desired Track is...

System Operation 3-60 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1 Jul/98 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS.The cursor advances toHeading Mode field. 4. BACK Key - DEPRESSto select INTERCEPT?(Figure 3-101) 5. ENT Key - DEPRESS.Cursor moves to the TOWaypoint field. 6. BACK Key - DEPRESS,i f r e q u i r e d , t o c y c...

System Operation 3-61 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1Jul/98 9. ENT Key - DEPRESS. An Intercept Message mayappear (NO COURSEINTERCEPT, NO ARCINTERCEPT, or INTER-CEPT BEYOND FIX(Figure 3-103). If no mes-sage appears the interceptwill occur on the TO side ofthe selected TO waypoint. The interce...

System Operation 3-62 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1 Jul/98 4. BACK Key - DEPRESS todisplay the INTERCEPT?prompt. (Figure 3-105) 5. E N T K e y - D E P R E S S .The cursor moves to theTO field. 6. BACK Key - DEPRESSuntil the FAF waypoint isdisplayed. 7. ENT Key - DEPRESS. 8. Enter the inbou...

System Operation 3-63 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 PROGRAMMING A HOLDING PATTERN WARNING: When entering PTs or HP airspace the FMS may notconstrain the airplane from violating maneuvering airspace.Pilots are responsible for procedural compliance. This procedure enables the pilot to ...

System Operation 3-64 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 When a Holding Procedure is initiated, the inbound course is dis-played on NAVIGATION Page 1. If the CDI needle does not auto-matically slew to the inbound course, manually set the CDI needle tothe inbound course so that the course...

System Operation 3-65 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 Selecting Exit Mode: 10. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - D E - PRESS to position thecursor over MANUAL orAUTO. Press the BACKkey to change exit modeoption. Selecting MANU-AL will initiate a continu-o u s h o l d . S e l e c t i n gAUTO ...

System Operation 3-66 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 EDITING 5. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position cursor over desired field. a. INSERT value for INBOUND CRS, LEG TIME, or LEG DISTor b. BACK Key - DEPRESS to change TURN DIR or EXITMODE. 6. ENT Key - DEPRESS. The OK? ENT prompt wil...

System Operation 3-67 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 EXITING HOLDING PATTERN NEXT TIME OVER HOLDING FIX 1. NAV Key - DEPRESS tod i s p l a y N A V I G A T I O NPage 1, 2 or 3. 2. L i n e S e l e c t K e y -D E P R E S S t o p o s i t i o nthe cursor over MANU-AL. (Figure 3-112) 3. BAC...

System Operation 3-71 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) OPERATION - PRE-DEPARTURE SETTING CRUISE ALTITUDE, TRANSITION LEVEL, ANDDEFAULT FLIGHT PATH ANGLE This procedure allows the pilot to define a Cruise Altitude and changethe default values for Transition Lev...

System Operation 3-72 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 NOTE: CRUISE ALT may also be inserted on VNAV Page 1, line 3(adjacent to the TO waypoint field) when #TOC or #TOD are the TOwaypoint. The cruise ALT may automatically be entered by the pres-elector if the preselector has the capabi...

System Operation 3-73 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 After initial leg selection on NAV page 1: 1. NAV, FPL, or d Key - DEPRESS to display applicable page. 2. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position cursor over desired way-point. NOTE: On NAVIGATION Pages, only the TO Waypoint can besel...

System Operation 3-74 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 b. Enter a (+), then the range value to indicate the offset is beyond the waypoint. c. To erase the offset value, INSERT 0 and press ENT Key. The field changes to dashes, indicating no offset is programmed. 7. ENT Key - DEPRESS. Th...

System Operation 3-75 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 3Oct/02 9. ENT Key - DEPRESS to load or verify the FPA value. NOTE: When a descent FPA is programmed at a waypoint, a Gappears next to the altitude constraint indicating a Glide Path and ver-tical deviation guidance and information will be ...

System Operation 3-76 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 6. Repeat Steps 2 through 5 to review VNAV waypoint data atremaining waypoints. Using VNAV Flight Plan Waypoints Page 1. VNAV Key - DEPRESS to display the VNAV FLIGHT PLANWAYPOINTS Pages. 2. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position th...

System Operation 3-77 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 Using Database (DB) FPA The GNS-X L database contains Flight Path Angles associated with waypoints on SIDs, STARs, and Approaches, that prefill when theseprocedures are programmed into the Active Flight Plan. The FPAfield on the VNA...

3-78 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 Using Automatic (AUTO) FPA The (AUTO) mode is pro-v i d e d t o l i n k t o g e t h e rd e s c e n t w a y p o i n t s t h a thave Cross-At type con-straints and provide a com-p u t e d F l i g h t P a t h A n g l ebetween them. (Figure 3-128) The ...

3-79 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 EDITING ALTITUDE CONSTRAINTS The following pages allow the pilot to edit altitude constraints for way-points on the VNAV WAYPOINT Page, VNAV pages, referred to asVNAV FPL Pages. One of the three following options may be used: OPTION 1: Using the VNA...

System Operation 3-80 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 3. Altitude Constraint - INSERT new altitude constraint followed by A(at or above) or B (at or below), if applicable. Any altitude valueentered greater than the Transition Level value on the data page isconverted and displayed as F...

System Operation 3-81 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 DIRECT TO - VNAV WAYPOINT AS LATERAL WAYPOINT This procedure enables the pilot to proceed Direct To a waypoint,both vertically and laterally by means of a Vertical Path Descent. If the current To waypoint is the desired VNAV Direct ...

System Operation 3-83 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 11. ENT Key - DEPRESS to accept waypoint entries. VNAV Page 1 is displayed, a Vertical Path Descent has been established, andVertical Deviation information and guidance is enabled if adescent has been programmed. DIRECT TO - VNAV WA...

System Operation 3-84 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 5. ENT Key - DEPRESS. Cursor moves to OFFSET field. 6. OFFSET - If applicable, INSERT value in nautical miles (-99 to+99 range). a. If the offset is prior to the waypoint, enter the range valueand a (-) prefills as a default or b. ...

System Operation 3-86 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 One minute prior to arriving at #TOD, the system issues the VNAVWPT ALERT message and the discrete waypoint light will flash for10 seconds, then go steady. NOTE: Changing CRUISE ALT on the CDU to a lower altitudeshould only be done...

System Operation 3-87 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 Figure 3-141 #TOD 8000 FUELR Descent Reference Wpt 126 KLAX Cruise Altitude FL210 Vertical Constraint FL180B 16500 PLAN CROSSING Programmed FPA 3.0 CIVET 14000A Vertical Constraint As shown, FUELR is the Descent Reference Waypoint t...

System Operation 3-89 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 REMOTE TUNING TUNING COMMS This procedure enables the pilot to keyboard tune the aircraft radiosvia the CDU. Some control heads may require placement in theRemote Mode in order to accept tuning data from the CDU keyboard. NOTE: If s...

System Operation 3-90 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 The PRESET frequency displayed on the control head is not neces-sarily the PRESET frequency displayed on the CDU. Each may beentered independently. Depending on the system configuration the cursor can appear overthe PRESET field fo...

System Operation 3-91 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 NOTE: NAV tuning is designed to enhance the VPU (VORTAC Position Unit). The VPU will only use VOR/DME or DME onlynavaids (includes TACAN and ILS) therefore, only VOR/DME orDME only navaids will be displayed. In areas where a VOR onl...

System Operation 3-92 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 When the station is locat-ed in the VPU databasethe identifier will be dis-p l a y e d a n d t h e ( K E Y )annunciation will shift tothe identifier line. (Figure3-148) 6. R A N G E a n d B R G -CHECK. NOTE: ( M A N ) a d j a c e n...

System Operation 3-93 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 will change to reflect theIdentifier chosen by thesystem. (Figure 3-151) NOTE: N o p r o m p t i s d i s -p l a y e d a d j a c e n t t o t h eIDENT field when system isin AUTO TUNE mode. 5. F R E Q , R A N G E a n dBRG - CHECK that...

System Operation 3-95 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 PLANNING PROCEDURES FUEL PLANNING 1. PLAN Key - DEPRESS to display FUEL STATUS Page. NOTE: REMAINING and RESERVE quantities are stored in non-volatile memory after system shutdown. Upon system turn-on, VERIFYINPUTS is displayed and ...

System Operation 3-96 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 NOTE: HOURS of fuel and RANGE are calculated to the RESERVEfuel, not “0” fuel, unless the RESERVE fuel is “0”. To change the unit of measurement (LB or KG): a. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position the cursor over theREMAINING fiel...

System Operation 3-98 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 NOTE: With TRIP PLAN Aselected, the TRIP PLAN legwill automatically advance todisplay DIRECT TO the cur-rent NAVIGATION Page TOW a y p o i n t e a c h t i m e t h eT R I P P L A N P a g e i s accessed. (Figure 3-160) 8. ENT Key - D...

System Operation 3-100 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 To update the TRIP PLAN leg to the current TO waypoint withan Active Flight Plan selected: a. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position cursor over TRIP PLAN field. b. ENT the letter [A] in the cursor. c. ENT Key - DEPRESS twice to di...

System Operation 3-103 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 b. The FUEL PLAN Page is selected. c. Leg or GS change is made on the FUEL PLAN Page. LEGFUEL and FPL FUEL are recalculated whenever the FLOWchanges. d. FUEL FLOW is changed on FUEL STATUS Page. NOTE: The REM @ field only appears w...

System Operation 3-104 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 Selecting another display page (other than MSG and TRIP PLAN)and returning to FUEL PLAN Page also updates the leg withDIRECT TO the current NAVIGATION Page TO waypoint. VERIFYING OR CHANGING DATE AND TIME DEPRESS the Plan Key unti...

System Operation 3-105 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1Jul/98 VERIFYING OR CHANGING AIRCRAFT WEIGHT PARAMETERS This procedure allows the pilot to confirm or adjust basic operatingweight, payload, or fuel to current on board data. 1. PLAN Key - DEPRESS to display AIRCRAFT WEIGHT Page NOTE: BAS...

System Operation 3-106 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 1 Jul/98 RESETTING FUEL USED 1. PLAN Key - DEPRESS to display aircraft weight page. 2. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to place the cursor over FUELUSED. The field will display ZERO?. (Figure 3-172a) NOTE: To leave the FUEL USED field without ch...

System Operation 3-107 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 SPECIAL PROCEDURES The following are various procedures that can be performed duringnavigation, when applicable. PILOT ENTED LEG CHANGE 1. NAV Key - DEPRESS to select NAVIGATION Page 1. A pilotentered leg change may be accomplished...

System Operation 3-108 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 If Waypoint Page Appears: a. Waypoint Page Co- ordinates - VERIFYDatabase Waypointor INSERT WaypointData. (Figure 3-174) T o I n s e r t W a y p o i n tCoordinates (cursor overPOS Field): (1) L a t i t u d e - I N - S E R T ( N o ...

System Operation 3-109 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 PREVENTING AUTOMATIC LEG CHANGES The Auto Leg change function allows the system to automaticallysequence from waypoint to waypoint on the Active Flight Plan. Whenthe system is initialized it is in the Automatic Leg Change Modeunles...

System Operation 3-110 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 2 Apr/00 DEAD RECKONING (DR) TO PRIMARY NAVIGATION MODE -VLF (RPU) ONLY EQUIPPED NOTE: System automatically reverts to the Primary NavigationMode 30 seconds after the NAV RDY-VERIFY POSITION messageappears. VERIFY POSITION message and the ...

System Operation 3-111 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 Over Known Point This procedure is used to cross check or update the system by over-flying a known reference point such as a radio navaid or visual checkpoint. 1. HOLD Key - DEPRESS over known point. 2. Known Point - ENT using eith...

System Operation 3-112 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 b. Latitude - INSERT (N or S first, then degrees, minutes, andhundredths). c. ENT Key - DEPRESS. d. Longitude - INSERT (E or W first, then degrees, minutes,and hundredths). e. ENT Key - DEPRESS. The DIF display shows the direction...

System Operation 3-113 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 4. Recorded Radial - INSERT. 5. ENT Key - DEPRESS. 6. Recorded Distance - INSERT (NM and tenths). 7. ENT Key - DEPRESS. 8. Waypoint Coordinates -VERIFY for reasonabili-ty. (Figure 3-181) 9. ENT Key - DEPRESS.The DIF display showst ...

System Operation 3-114 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 PARALLEL COURSE This procedure is used to establish an offset course (steering refer-ence) parallel to the current leg. This field is inactive when inAPPROACH ARMED mode (within 30 nm of the destination airport). 1. NAV Key - DEPR...

System Operation 3-115 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 MANUAL MAGNETIC VARIATION ENTRY A manual magnetic variation entry is required north of 70° N latitudeand south of 60°S latitude. 1. NAV Key - DEPRESS to display NAVIGATION 3/4 Page with VAR. 2. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position...

System Operation 3-116 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 4. ENT Key - DEPRESS to select option. (Figure 3-185) NOTE: To display numbersw h e n t h e D I S o p t i o n i sselected, a Flight Plan mustb e s e l e c t e d a n d a l e gdefined. To display numberswhen the ETE or ETA optionis ...

System Operation 3-117 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 To Return to ETA: 5. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position the cursor over the alti-tude constraint field. 6. BACK Key - DEPRESS. ETA? appears in cursor. 7. ENT Key - DEPRESS to display ETA. INITIALIZATION ENROUTE VLF (RPU) ONLY Th...

System Operation 3-118 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 Position Update: A position update must be performed to give the system an accuratestarting position. An update may be accomplished over a knownpoint or by using an offset. If necessary, refer to the procedure forPosition Check an...

System Operation 3-119 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 To Enter Manual TAS: 1. NAV Key - DEPRESS to display page with TAS. 2. L i n e S e l e c t K e y -DEPRESS to place thecursor over TAS field. 3. TAS - INSERT in knots. 4. ENT Key - DEPRESS.(MAN) will appear adja-c e n t t o t h e T ...

System Operation 3-120 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 VLF/OMEGA STATION DESELECTION The following procedure allows a VLF Communication or Omega sta-tion to be removed from an RPU’s navigation solution. NOTE: This procedure should be used with caution since stations areautomatically d...

System Operation 3-121 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 b. BACK Key - DEPRESS. RESTORE? will appear to inform the pilot of the pending change. c. ENT Key - DEPRESS to restore the station. SENSOR DESELECTION The deselection of a position sensor on NAVIGATION Page 4 com-pletely eliminates...

System Operation 3-122 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 contributes to GPS accuracy by providing GPS with velocity aiding. Itwill always be displayed in green. EXTERNAL WAYPOINT ACCEPTANCE Up to 99 external waypoints may be accepted from an interfacedradar or EFIS system. When a waypoi...

System Operation 3-123 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 4. ENT Key - DEPRESS. NOTE: The EX# waypoint identifier will flash if an unassigned num-ber is entered. EX# waypoint coordinates can ONLY be assigned byan external source (radar or EFIS). 5. Waypoint Page Coordinates - VERIFY. 6. E...

System Operation 3-124 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 NAVIGATION AT EXTREME LATITUDES (North of 70° N orSouth of 60° S) CAUTION: THE PROCEDURES LISTED IN THIS SECTION CON-TAIN INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPERATION OF THE GNS-Xl ATSPECIFIED LATITUDES BEYOND THE AUTO-COMPUTED MAG-NETIC VARIATION ...

System Operation 3-125 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 Aircraft Not Equipped With A TRUE/MAG Switch NOTE: This procedure must be accompanied by the input of TRUEheading into the system. 1. NAV Key - DEPRESS until NAVIGATION Page 3 appears. 2. LINE SELECT Key - DEPRESS to place cursor o...

System Operation 3-126 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 NOTE: In some cases, (MAN) will appear in the HDG field and theSYSTEM MESSAGES Page will display USING MAN HDG mes-sage. LOSS OF POWER IN FLIGHT THIS PROCEDURE SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN A REMOTEAREA WHERE NAVAIDS ARE UNAVAILABLE AND ...

System Operation 3-127 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 8. BACK Key - DEPRESS to return to HOLD Page. NOTE: An Offset Waypoint (#OFF*) can be input with a radial basedon the LAST TK value and distance calculated from the LAST GSvalue as well as the time elapsed from power off, provided ...

System Operation 3-128 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 The CDU has non-volatile storage for up to 999 waypoints which areretained in memory ONLY if the waypoints are entered on a StoredFlight Plan. The ICAO identifiers stored in the database can not beused for personalized waypoints. ...

System Operation 3-129 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 CREATING AN OFFSET WAYPOINT This procedure enables the system to create a waypoint at a givenradial and distance from a known point. The known point (parentwaypoint) may be any stored personalized or database waypoint. An offset wa...

System Operation 3-131 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 6. Enter the desired route spacing in nautical miles. 60NM is nor-mal. 7. ENT Key - DEPRESS. 8. Enter the expected ground speed in knots. A value of 100 to 999Kts may be entered. 9. ENT Key - DEPRESS. 10. Enter the starting waypoin...

SECTION 4 VLF/OMEGA TRANSMITTER SITES VLF COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS LETTER DESIGNATION WASHINGTON (WSH) J i m C r e e k , W a s h i n g t o n USA AUSTRALIA (AUS) Northwest Cape, Australia ANTHORNE (ANT) Anthorne, England MAINE (MNE) Cutler, Maine USA HAWAII (HAW) Lualualei, Hawaii USA GREAT BRITAIN (G...

VHF/OMEGA Transmitter sites 4-2 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 OMEGA NAVIGATIONAL NETWORK (CONTINUED) ARGENTINA (ARG) Gulfo Nuevo, Argentina AUSTRALIA (AUS) Darriman, Australia JAPAN (JPN) Tsushima, Japan

Database Update 5-1 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0Oct/96 SECTION 5 DATABASE UPDATE DATA BASE UPDATE PROCEDURES 1. Apply aircraft power. 2. Open the hinged door located at the top of the CDU. 3. Insert current Data Base Update card firmly into the slot. Thedouble row of holes onthe forward e...

Database Update 5-2 GNS-X L Flight Management System Rev. 0 Oct/96 WHEN UPDATE IS COMPLETE If the update is successful,Figure 5-3 is displayed. 8. T u r n s y s t e m O F F o rDEPRESS ENT Key torestart navigation. IF UPDATE FAILS If the database update fails,Figure 5-4 is displayed. D e p r e s s t ...

SECTION 6 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS DEFINITION A AT or ABOVE (Ref. to VNAV Altitude Constraint) ADC Air Data Computer ADF Automatic Direction Finder AFIS Airborne Flight Information System AFM Aircraft Flight Manual AHRS Attitude Heading Reference System ALT Altitude APRCH Approach AR DM...

GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0Oct/96 SECTION 7 AFIS AIRBORNE FLIGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND SATELLITE DATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM This section applies only to aircraft equipped with an AFIS system. The purpose of this section is to acquaint users of AFIS Flight Planand Weather ...

DESCRIPTION AFIS is an Airborne Flight Information System that provides integrat-ed flight planning and performance management interfaces to theGNS-X L Nav Management System. These interfaces consist of three major capabilities: 1. Access to ground based Global Data Center computers from a Personal ...

7-2 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3 Oct/02 GLOBAL DATA CENTER (GDC) The Global Data Center (GDC) is a ground based computer facilitybuilt and operated by Honeywell for the purpose of providing flightplanning, aviation weather, and message forwarding services to AFISoperators o...

7-3 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0Oct/96 The Satellite Data Communications System consists of the followingcomponents: Satellite Communications Unit (SCU), High PowerAmplifier/ Low Noise Amplifier (HPA/LNA), and Satellite Antenna. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS UNIT (SCU) The Satel...

7-4 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0 Oct/96 NOTE: Once the system is initialized, the page appears between theActive Flight Plan Page and the first GNS-X L FLIGHT PLAN LIST Page. AFIS FLT PLAN LIST: A list ofAFIS generated Flight Plan ori-gin/destination identifiers withdate of...

7-5 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0Oct/96 NOTE: Planned fields becomedashes when no planned datais available for the current leg. (Figure 7-4). ACT: Actual This column is GNS-X L data. NOTE: Actual fields becomedashes when cursor is posi-tioned over the leg identifiers. (Figur...

NOTE: Field changes to ETEwhen cursor is positioned overthe leg identifiers. (Figure 7-6) ETE: Estimated Time Enroute P l a n n e d : T h e A F I S p l a n n e dtime enroute for leg displayed. TAS: True Airspeed Planned: AFIS planned true air-speed for leg displayed. Actual: Actual true airspeed of ...

METS(SIGnificant METeorology) transferred via the disk and/orreceived via the data link. TERMINAL WX: Review of all Terminal Weather transferred via thedisk and/or received via the data link. Additional requests can beentered. WINDS ALOFT: Review of all Winds Aloft identifiers transferred viathe dis...

7-8 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0 Oct/96 UPDATE refers to the Lat/Lonposition of aircraft at time of lastupdate request. (Figure 7-9). TO: The TO waypoint identifier. T O / F U E L : P r o j e c t e d f u e l required from FROM waypointto TO waypoint as transferredfrom disk ...

AFIS FLT PLAN PAGE 2 W E I G H T S , F L I G H T L E V E LAND ROUTE R A M P W T : P l a n n e d r a m p weight in lbs prior to startingengines as transferred from diskor received via the data link.(Figure 7-10) G R O S S W T : S u m o f b a s i coperating weight, payload, andfuel remaining as calcul...

7-10 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0 Oct/96 AFIS FLT PLAN PAGE 3 OPERATOR INPUTS FROM: Origin airport identifier as transferred from disk or receivedvia the data link, or UPDATEwaypoint defining position of air-c r a f t a t t i m e o f l a s t u p d a t erequest. (Figure 7-12...

7-11 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0Oct/96 AFIS FLT PLAN PAGE 4 PERFORMANCE BIAS This page allows a review of theoperator entered performancebias data transferred from diskor received via the data link.(Figure 7-14) SIGMETS PAGES A F I S S I G M E T S p a g e s a r eaccessed b...

7-12 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 1 Jul/98 TRANSMIT REQUEST?: When cursor is on this field and ENT ispressed, a SIGMET update request is sent to the Global Data Centervia data link. DATA LINK DISABLED will appear if the data link isdisabled and the request will not be transmi...

TERMINAL WX DATA PAGES These pages are accessed bys e l e c t i n g a t e r m i n a l w e a t h e ri d e n t i f i e r o n t h e T E R M I N A LWEATHER Menu Page. They allow review of TerminalWeather by identifier as trans-ferred from disk or received bythe Global Data Center via thedata link. D A T...

DATE/TIME: Actual day and time of the issue of the wind informa-tion. This field may be blank if transferred from disk. The number isr e a d 1 2 t h d a y 2 3 5 6 Z U L U .(Figure 7-21) Wind data available to reviewincludes: • Flight Level • Wind Direction (True North) • Wind Velocity (Knots) • T e ...

7-15 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0Oct/96 TRANSMIT REQUEST?: When cursor is on this field and ENT ispressed, the recall request is sent to the Global Data Center via datalink. (Figure 7-22) DATA LINK DISABLED: Aircraft equipped with the AntennaSwitching Unit, must DEPRESS mom...

7-18 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3 Oct/02 DISPLAY AFIS MSG PAGE The message page is displayedby selecting Option 7 on theAFIS MENU Page. All text messages sent to the tailn u m b e r o f t h e a i r c r a f t b e i n gflown appear in this section. Upt o 1 5 p a g e s o f t e...

7-20 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3 Oct/02 VHF LINK CONTROL PAGE This page is accessed when theVHF Network is turned ON. A R I N C , S I T A / A V I C O M : G r o u n d n e t w o r k s t h a t A F I Sinterfaces with to establish adata link with the Global DataCenter. AUTO: Th...

7-21 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0Oct/96 R E G I O N : T h e f o u r s a t e l l i t er e g i o n s , W e s t A t l a n t i c , E a s tA t l a n t i c , P a c i f i c O c e a n a n dIndian Ocean, that AFIS inter-faces with to establish a datalink with the Global Data Center....

7-22 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3 Oct/02 AUTO WX UPDT (WEATHER UPDATE): ON: The Global Data Center will automatically send weath-e r / w i n d u p d a t e s f o r t h e d i s -played idents when new infor-mation is issued. OFF: T h e a u t o w e a t h e r update function is...

7-24 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0 Oct/96 SYSTEM MESSAGES PAGE AFIS related messages appearon the SYSTEM MESSAGESP a g e ( s e e S e c t i o n 2 o f t h eOperators Manual). When newmessages are added, the MSGK e y w i l l f l a s h a n d a f l a s h i n gasterisk will appear...

AFIS CONFIG FAIL Configuration module has failed. DMU non- volatile memory configuration information will be used. AFIS CONFIG LOST DMU non-volatile memory has lost its con- figuration information and the configuration module has failed. NOTE: Message may not cause MSG Annunciator to flash. ACTION R...

SYSTEM OPERATION PRE-DEPARTURE AFIS FLIGHT PLAN SELECTION The AFIS FLIGHT PLAN LIST Page appears after the InitializationPage. The page also appears between the Active Flight Plan Pageand the first GNS-XL FLIGHT PLAN LIST Page. NOTE: For aircraft equipped with the Antenna Switching Unit,DEPRESS mome...

7-28 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0 Oct/96 4. FPL Date - VERIFY. 5. ENT Key - DEPRESS. NOTE: If an Active Flight Plan exists, the message REPLACEACTIVE FPL? appears. DEPRESS ENTER to replace the ActiveFlight Plan with the AFIS Flight Plan. 6. ACTIVE FPL - CONFIRM. AFIS Flight...

7-29 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0Oct/96 legs of the AFIS Flight Plan. 6. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to remove cursor from page and return to Current Leg Progress. NOTE: If the current leg displayed does not agree with a plannedAFIS leg, the PLAN fields display dashes. (Figur...

7-30 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0 Oct/96 5. A F I S o r N X T K e y - DEPRESS to display AFISFlight Plan Page 2. NOTE: Pressing the PRV orBACK Key will re-display theAFIS MENU Page with the cur-sor positioned over Option 1. AFIS FLIGHT PLAN PAGE 2 6. WEIGHTS, FLIGHT LEVEL a...

7-31 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0Oct/96 AFIS FLIGHT PLAN PAGE 3 8. P i l o t I n p u t s - R E V I E W . (Figure 7-49) NOTE: If there has been anupdate to the flight plan: FROMidentifier (origin airport) changest o U P D A T E ; D E P T I M Ec h a n g e s t o U P D A T E T ...

7-32 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0 Oct/96 SIGMETS REVIEW/UPDATE 1. AFIS Key - DEPRESS to display AFIS MENU Page. 2. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position cursor over Option 2, SIGMETS. 3. E N T K e y - D E P R E S S t o display first SIGMETS Page.(Figure 7-52 or 7-53) NOTE: ...

7-33 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0Oct/96 NOTE: Wait for DATA CENTER AK message if sending multiplerequests. A ( ) around the FR and TO waypoints indicates that theupdated information has not yet been received. 10. AFIS or NXT Key - DEPRESS. Subsequent SIGMETS Pages will appe...

8. ENT Key - DEPRESS. Identifiers listed on this page will be trans- mitted to the ground via the data link. NOTE: Wait for DATA CEN-TER AK message if sendingmultiple requests. 9. I f t h e r e a r e i d e n t i f i e r s : Placing the cursor over theselected identifier on the ter-minal weather and ...

7-35 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3Oct/02 3. E N T K e y - D E P R E S S t o d i s p l a y W I N D S A L O F TMenu Page. (Figure 7-60) 4. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - DEPRESS to position cur-sor over the desired Windidentifier. 5. ENT Key - DEPRESS. I f t h e d e s i r e d i d...

7-36 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3 Oct/02 13. ENT Key - DEPRESS. The WINDS ALOFT Menu Page appears with the new identifier in place of the original identifier, and thecursor positioned at the location of the original identifier selected.If there is no data available for the ...

7-37 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0Oct/96 6. ENT Key - DEPRESS. Cursor is positioned over TRANSMIT REQUEST? (Figure 7-65) 7. ENT Key - DEPRESS to ini- tiate recalling of AFIS FlightP l a n f r o m G l o b a l D a t aCenter. NOTE: For aircraft equippedwith the Antenna Switchin...

9. E N T K e y - D E P R E S S . Cursor is positioned overT R A N S M I T R E Q U E S T ?(Figure 7-67) 10. ENT Key - DEPRESS to ini- tiate recalling of AFIS FlightP l a n f r o m G l o b a l D a t aCenter. AFIS MENU Pagewill appear with cursor posi-tioned over Option 6. NOTE: SIGMETS ,Winds andT e r...

7-40 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0 Oct/96 f. The Line Select Key moves cursor to SEND MESSAGE?field if a TO or # entry field has been inserted. g. Top two left Line Select keys move cursor up and down page. 11. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position over SEND MES-SAGE? It wil...

7-41 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0Oct/96 SENDING/BUILDING A PREPROGRAMMED MESSAGE The PREPROGRAMMED MESSAGES MENU Page is accessedf r o m t h e S E N D A F I S M S GPage. (Figure 7-73) An entry inthe TO or # field must be madebefore access to PPM is avail-able. 1. L i n e S ...

7-43 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0Oct/96 AFIS MESSAGES REVIEW 1. AFIS Key - DEPRESS to display AFIS MENU Page. 2. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - DEPRESS to position cur-sor over Option 7, DISPLAFIS MSG. (Figure 7-77) 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS. DIS- P L A Y A F I S M S G P a g eappea...

7-44 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3 Oct/02 TURNING AUTO REPORT / AUTO WX UPDATE OFF 1. AFIS Key - DEPRESS to display AFIS MENU Page. 2. Line Select Key - DEPRESS t o p o s i t i o n c u r s o r o v e rO p t i o n 8 , O P E R A T I N GMODES. (Figure 7-79) 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS....

7-45 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3Oct/02 RETURNING TO AUTO REPORT/AUTO WX UPDATE 1. AFIS Key - DEPRESS to display AFIS MENU Page. 2. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position cursor over Option 8,OPERATING MODES. (Figure 7-82) 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS. 4. L i n e S e l e c t K e y -...

7-46 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3 Oct/02 AUTO WEATHER UPDATE When the system is initialized,the Automatic Weather Updatefunction will retain the status ataircraft shutdown. The followingprocedures allow the function tobe turned OFF and back ON. T U R N I N G A U T O W X U P...

7-47 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3Oct/02 RETURNING TO AUTO WX UPDT 1. AFIS Key - DEPRESS to display AFIS MENU Page. 2. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - DEPRESS to position cur-sor over Option 8, OPER-ATING MODES. (Figure 7-88) 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS. 4. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - ...

7-48 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3 Oct/02 VHF AND SATELLITE NETWORK OPERATING MODES The status of each network ish e l d i n n o n - v o l a t i l e m e m o r y .When the system is initialized,all networks will prefill with thes t a t u s a t s y s t e m s h u t - d o w n .T...

7-49 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3Oct/02 TURNING VHF NETWORK ON 1. AFIS Key - DEPRESS to display AFIS MENU Page. 2. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - DEPRESS to position cur-sor over Option 8, OPER-ATING MODES. 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS. 4. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position cursor ...

7-50 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3 Oct/02 TURNING AUTO TO MAN OR OFF NOTE: SITA/AVICOM are two different ground networks coveringdifferent regions. The appropriate network is automatically selectedfor operation based on current Lat/Lon location of aircraft, if mode isset to ...

7-51 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3Oct/02 TURNING SATELLITE NETWORK OFF 1. AFIS Key - DEPRESS to display AFIS MENU Page. 2. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - DEPRESS to position cur-sor over Option 8, OPER-ATING MODES. (Figure 7-99) 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS. 4. L i n e S e l e c t K e ...

7-52 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3 Oct/02 TURNING SATELLITE NETWORK ON The satellite network must beturned ON to send non-flightrelated messages. Since theVHF network has precedenceover the satellite network in areasof shared coverage, the VHFNETWORK must be turned OFFin ord...

7-53 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 0Oct/96 TURNING AUTO TO MAN 7. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - D E P R E S S u n t i l M A Nappears in the cursor. 8. E N T K e y - D E P R E S S . Cursor moves to REGIONfield. 9. B A C K K e y - D E P R E S S until desired region appearsin curso...

PRINTER CTRL The AFIS DMU has two RS-232 printer interfaces. Users may printmessages or weather to either or both printer ports. Automatic print-ing is also available. Controls for these options, as well as Auto FormFeed control, are accessed on the PRINTER CONTROL page. AutoForm Feed currently appl...

3. ENTER Key - DEPRESS. 4. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position cursor over SEL option of PRINTER CTRL field. 5. ENTER Key - DEPRESS to access the PRINTER CONTROL page. 6. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position cursor over WEATHER DEST. 7. BACK Key - DEPRESS to cycle destination field between PRT1, ...

PRINT WX. 7. BACK Key - DEPRESS to toggle Auto Print Weather field between YES and NO. 8. ENTER Key - DEPRESS to set Auto Print Weather field to its present value (YES or NO.) PRINTING PROCEDURES PRINTING FLIGHT PLANS Following is a step by step procedure to print a flight plan in the air-craft: Not...

7-61 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3Oct/02 RETURNING TO AUTO REPORT 1. AFIS Key - DEPRESS to display AFIS MENU Page. 2. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - DEPRESS to position cur-sor over Option 8, OPER-ATING MODES. (Figure 7-110) 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS. 4. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - ...

GROUND NETWORK OPERATING MODES The status of each network ish e l d i n n o n - v o l a t i l e m e m o r y .When the system is initialized,all networks will prefill with thes t a t u s a t s y s t e m s h u t - d o w n .The following procedures allowthe ground networks to be man-ually operated, tur...

7-65 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3Oct/02 RETURNING TO AUTO 1. AFIS Key - DEPRESS to display AFIS MENU Page. 2. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - DEPRESS to position cur-sor over Option 8, OPER-ATING MODES. (Figure 7-122) 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS. 4. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - DEPRESS...

7-66 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3 Oct/02 UPDATING AFIS FLIGHT PLAN AND WEATHER UPDATING AFIS FLIGHT PLAN 1. FPL Key - DEPRESS to dis- play Active Flight Plan Page. 2. Active Flight Plan - VERIFY the Active Flight Plan route orAMEND as necessary. 3. Line Select Key - DEPRESS...

7-68 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3 Oct/02 UPDATING SIGMETS 1. AFIS Key - DEPRESS to display AFIS MENU Page. 2. L i n e S e l e c t K e y - DEPRESS to position cur-sor over Option 2, SIG-METS. (Figure 7-130) 3. E N T K e y - D E P R E S S t o d i s p l a y f i r s t S I G M E...

7-69 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3Oct/02 UPDATING WEATHER 1. AFIS Key - DEPRESS to dis- play AFIS MENU Page. 2. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position cursor over Option3, TERMINAL WX. (Figure7-133) 3. ENT Key - DEPRESS to dis- play TERMINAL WX MenuPage. 4. Line Select Key - ...

7-70 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3 Oct/02 TO INSERT A NEW IDENTIFIER 11. Line Select Key - DEPRESS to position the cursor over the iden- tifier field. 12. IDENTIFIER - INSERT. The data text fields will go blank. 13. ENT Key - DEPRESS. The TERMINAL WEATHER Menu Page appears w...

7-71 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation Rev. 3Oct/02 9. ENT Key - DEPRESS. Identifiers listed on this page will be trans- mitted to the ground via the data link. NOTE: Wait for DATA CENTER AK if sending multiple requests. TO UPDATE THE WINDS ALOFT DATA PAGES 10. Access the WINDS ALOFT D...

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