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1. 39 7 3 ADDRESSSSEARCGDUNG S AEE E 39 79 1 PTS ES CACM 40 ACEN E DOatCl vous oa ast Oia cence LI EU 42 8 USER DEFINED DATABASES a sao mnnn nnmnnn nannan nnmnnn nnn 44 8 1 USER DEFINED DATABASE ITEMS POINT FEATURES 44 8 2 USER DEFINED LINE FEATURE DATABASE VECTOR LISTS cccccsseeceeeceeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeaeeeeeeseeaaaeeeseseaeaes 44 8 3 TRANSFERRING DATA TO THE OBSERVER SYSTEM eccececceceececeececeececuececueaecueaeceeaeceeuececueaecueaesueseceeaeeneaees 45 8 3 1 By Einear FOMCA CSI aint e bos edet dee eee eee Ls ee tian Ua cee ine 45 CoS BVENGNO urios 46 9 CAMERA el gg G acess eee tierce neue eee earn eee as cee 47 9 1 BORESCOPE GAMERA ANGIE SYSTEMS assis ERE ROS RR ESAE did 47 9 2 TARGET INFORMATION SYSTEMS tonesc querat eu delete cec moneda te erae odo aee 48 9 3 CAMERA S EVN G abt t Ene eno Eire ee tu esten ci 48 9 4 ice 49 9 5 CAMERA GROUND SP CE Dre Md ence E E MM EE E LM EE M E 50 10 DIRECTION FIN
2. The software will allow you 30 days use 61 logins whichever the sooner before registration is required For continued use you will need to register You can either register by email by clicking the contact aerotech uk button or telephone aerotech uk 44 1403 750732 for your registration number iii Overview Easytask Observer lite allows you to create user defined database items which can have a proximity warning alarm time relevancy information memo text and up to two pictures associated with them Items can be point items vector lists or information only and data may be transferred via Linear PCMCIA card or Ethernet as required For maximum efficiency normally only the changes made to the dataset are transferred to the Observer system If required the entire dataset can be uploaded but if the data set is large the time taken for the transfer could be significant iv Creating and Editing Databases Easytask Observer lite is opened by double clicking on the user database icon on the Desktop The screen you will see for the first time is shown below Ine harggemen Cis Gro Manon heip TANET EEE lt ar gt Observer User Database a Charges ot Lag adaa D Section APPENDIX A Page iv 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 IE To add a new database item simply select the New Item icon from the too
3. Databases ODSeLVEl d acted denda phe eed la x Section 1 Page iv 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 ODSOIveroITnm5ilator Interface enm tem ina Pers Cab eee tance S xii C FULL SPECIFICATION OBSERVER BASE STATION EASYTASK OBSERVER XIII APPENDIX SUMMARY OF F KEY SHORTCUT CONTROLS XV APPENDIX WARRANTY AND XVI APPENDIX D FLIGHT PLANS RECEIVED FROM LIMITED DATA XVII APPENDIX E SOFTWARE VERSIONS AND FEATURES nnn nnnn nnn nnne nnn nnn XVIII Section 1 Page v 11001 11847 5 Observer MK Il and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 1 Preface Congratulations on purchasing one of the most sophisticated yet simple to use Navaids available today We understand you probably can t wait to see it in action but before you try to use it do please take the time to read through this manual and understand its many interesting and useful features This manual has been designed to ensure you become familiar with the operation of your Observer system in a very short space of time by taking you step by step through the systems functions 1 1 Use and
4. Bearing The magnetic bearing the aircraft must track over the ground to next navigation waypoint Estimated Time of Arrival The ETA based on GMT plus whatever Local Offset the user has added Please refer to the Time and Local Offset Adjustment section of this manual section 3 8 1 for more information Estimated Time En route The time to the next navigated waypoint This is displayed in hours and minutes when over 1 hour and in minutes and seconds when less than 1 hour Course Deviation Indicator display An indication of your current distance left or right of the intended track line The scale graduations can be set to have values between 0 3nm and 5nm on the System setup menu see section 16 2 2 or they can be switched off or to display a numeric value Please note as shown here that if the TARGET MODE BUTTON is activated in System Setup then the NAV MENU key is replaced with TARGET POSN Please refer to Aircraft Target Mode Switching section of this manual section 5 5 for more details 4 5 3 Map Display with Joystick Active while Navigating When a Direct To or a Flight Plan is activated and the joystick Is 7 5 BRG 001 is selected the following screen will be shown As expected it i has the combined function of the Map Mode Joystick Active and Map Mode Navigation Active screens described above rue ae RI Please note that if the TARGET MODE BUTTON is configured ON in System Setup
5. information box with a blue border in the top f MAP KEYS AUTO LEVEL 4 Map Mode It wil also display an centre of the Map Mode screen in the format AIRSPACE TYPE LOWER UPPER LIMITS e g CTA 1500MSL 2500MSL Observer system will display an information box with a blue border in the top centre of the Map Mode screen with the name of the user defined database vector list it has detected as it flies within a predetermined number of pixels of the defining line e g PYLONS Either ON or OFF set to ON the Observer system will highlight the name of a user defined database item within a predetermined number of pixels of the defining icon ENABLE PROXIMITY WARNINGS Either ON or OFF Proximity warnings can be defined for any User Defined Database item or vectored list line or area These are created on a PC Base Station using the easytask Observer programme please see section APPENDIX A for more information This setting allows the user to turn off proximity warnings globally if required Once a proximity has been detected it will display an information box with a red border in the top centre of the Map Mode screen and set off a warning alarm After the alarm has sounded and the aircraft remains in the proximity warning area the box will change to a blue border This blue bordered box will remain until the aircraft leaves the proximity warning area MAP KEYS AUTO HIDE Either ON or OFF If set to ON the key labels in M
6. Me e URTEIL p 6 3 6 WT SCREEN c T 3 7 SOFTWARE O R OU RE ceo ice ds bc Mc T 3 8 INITIAL SETUP OF YOUR SYSTEM ss nini oi tac inen Ie Ex ERE ETUR dI ue esp rnrn UR RU AS Iu 8 3 8 1 D TO Dare and Eocal OIfSEL c ret ets Rr EE E uita ros eas Rance 8 J30 2 JAllering Fresent POSITIOFPL e ndi saves tnu cael imi Rada Fate Reg docere va ge Bue obunxi bx le xb tele id 9 3 9 SAFE SHUT IJOWN OF SYSTEM EC EE 10 BASIC OPERATION de HR 12 4 1 BEMO NODE siae era on le A Oe IM IM LM M oe eee 12 4 2 MAP MODE BASIC CONFIGURATION sax axe 12 4 2 1 VION OAD eR on 13 422 FOSITIODn SOUCO ce tru ru C 14 423 Fosilon OUI CO HOeVOlISIOT3 a sius enm sete a dU bu vUa Mc aste Dua qe o dei a PU 15 4 3 OVERVIEW OF OBSERVER MAPPING essi tie ie rs se tre re rs eren renis 16 4 4 MAP DATA ALERT AND STATUS ICONS ioi oer tol to ee ede seek e rine se eva 17 4 4 1 MISSION DUONA zoo cds rte Sale ul a chant renee heces he Slaw hase 19 442 Aeronautical Data Validity Ale sodio FE a
7. low scale database BENDIX KING coverage region for example AMR or and the date OBSERVER l Ver XYY MMYY code of the Jeppesen aeronautical nav data 06 08 meaning the sixth 28 day cycle in 2008 WARNING LIIL LSP THIS EQUIPMENT IS NOT REPLACEMENT FOR YOUR CHART USE This screen with its important warning about the use of the AS AN TO VFR NAVIGATION ONLY equipment will remain on display until you press one of the keys that allow you to move on into the menu structure 3 7 Software Structure The software in Observer is tree structured and therefore an Main menu page From this page you can analogy can be drawn between the trunk of a tree and Main Shut down the system Enter flight plan mode Menu Main Menu is accessed from the Title screen after Control mission equipment powering up the system by pressing the HELP key Main and temporary settings Enter setup mode Menu has 5 main software branches which are as follows Enter map mode e SHUT DOWN Executes a controlled system shut down Section 3 Page 7 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 see section 3 9 You should use this procedure at the end of each flight e FLIGHT PLAN Allows user waypoints and flight plans to be edited created see section 5 e CTRL Allows access to the mission control screen see section 14 When in Demo Mode which can only b
8. If in addition to a height input Heading Pitch and Roll is DIRECT TO XTE CRHERR HEIGHT ETS ae __ fj available as an ARINC 429 AHRS input the accuracy of the camera pointing is significantly improved and the Observer system can be used to provide a camera point of impact In this case the CAMERA field in the Data In Out screen should be set up for the appropriate camera in target mode TARGET For more details please refer to the Camera Point of Impact section of this manual section 9 3 Observer supports the following borescope camera systems Manufacturer Camera Observer Observer Setting Supports Keanen SYSTEMS locos NN MK II A2 nici MKII EE TARGET Zeiss secius BSS J ULTRA400 4000 LEOMKI MKII TARGET TARGET 1 This camera only allows azimuth slew commands elevation cannot be controlled by Observer Section 9 Page 47 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 9 2 Target information systems The Wescam MX15 and the Wescam MX20 systems provide the target position of the camera directly to Observer This information is calculated with the aid of terrain information provided by the Observer system and data from the cameras own internal navigation system With this configuration there is no need to provide height or AHRS data to the system Both of these models also support slewing to a
9. If you wish to add a new waypoint to a flight plan which you have stopped building whether it is at the start the end or the middle 4 i e either the start waypoint S the end waypoint E or le CA cul ypoint S ypoint E g fias of the flight plan you will need to highlight the appropriate point 005 line in which you wish to add a new waypoint As soon as you do this the ADD WPT or GRAB LINE key will appear Press the ADD WPT or GRAB LINE key to join the pointer back to the flight plan line and then move it to the new waypoint location Once over the new waypoint press ADD WPT otherwise press PREV PAGE to cancel this action Unwanted waypoints within the route can be removed by pointing at them and pressing the DELETE WPT key Use the PREV PAGE key to return to the screen entered from saving any changes made 5 4 3 Selecting a Flight Plan to Fly There are two ways of accessing the flight planning capability where the method of Flight Plan selection is standardised The first way is accessed from Main Menu by pressing FLIGHT PLAN followed by EDIT FPLN whilst the second is accessed from Nav Menu by also pressing FLIGHT PLAN followed by EDIT FPLN Either way when the Flight Plan Select screen is displayed use the joystick to select the desired Flight Plan number and then press SELECT Ensure the flight plan arrow shown on the right hand side of the flight plan list is highlighting the leg you wish to fly then pr
10. DATABASE SELECT or TARGET POSITION The remaining two pieces of information are GROUND SPEED and START TIME The speed is the estimated speed of the target that is to be tracked in knots The start time is the reported time that the target was at the initial position If you move the joystick from START TIME to the time information field then you will be presented with an additional key TIME NOW Pressing TIME NOW will set the current time in the START TIME field Alternatively you can use the joystick to select a specific time in 24 hour clock format Once the AOP details have been entered you can press START ORI REA eem 7 Pas ey AOP You will be returned to Map Mode with an expanding 65 vey circle around the INITIAL POSITION showing the area of qu pra S probability that the suspect could be within To cancel an AOP you must return to the SAR Select screen and press END AOP Alternatively the AOP will be reset when the system is shut down dr oA 4 The AOP icon will be visible on screen whenever an is 3 Chun lt p05 2 55SH running even if the pattern itself is not visible on the screen at the time The maximum radius of a AOP pattern is limited to 50nm Section 6 Page 38 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 7 VECTORED STREET DATABASE For Observer systems that have a vectored street database
11. Levels Labels Scale cons Labels Scale cans Level 0 Level m Level 1 Level 7 Level 2 Level 8 E Level 3 Level 8 E 4 E Level 5 Level 11 E Select All Remove All I Any change to the map levels will only affect this data item The default is to show ICONS amp LABELS on all levels however this may cause a cluttered display on higher map levels and we would therefore recommend only displaying on the levels necessary If you wish to make a change to the default map levels check the LABELS amp ICONS boxes for each level as required a tick in the box denotes it will be displayed There are also options to either SELECT ALL or REMOVE ALL to enable quicker editing NB The software is configured to ensure the display options are compatible with Observer and therefore you can set a map level to display ICONS only both ICONS amp LABELS but not LABELS only Section APPENDIX A Page viii 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 PROXIMITY ZONE If you wish to set a proximity zone first click on the PROXIMITY ZONE box You can define the radius of the proximity zone from 0 1 nm to 50nm Proximity Zone Radius Hm 05 W Shade area If required the proximity can be shaded but be warned this may make the map data beneath it difficult to read the proximity zone is not just to be used as a
12. 11 52 L i i i P 5 kt a CN me 5 ART C JE MM ad HANE aue E 3 i 2 em ip he zr a 4 1 5 156 65 65 P0S 3 0NE DEAL OFF Medium Text MENU IN ETA ee 15 15 A TARGET 13 50 E FoO2Si1z E DEAL TOPO ON Small Large Text TOPO OFF Medium Large Text Section 4 Page 23 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 4 6 2 Ten Nearest Search The ten nearest airports or beacons to your current position can be accessed via Nav Menu by pressing the NEAR APTS for HANSTON HRYPOLE lt EGHB gt airports key Nearest beacons can be accessed by pressing CRLRIS DU LFRC NEAR APTS followed by NEAR NAVAID for beacons The desired information will be presented dynamically as a bearing STONEACRE HI ERHES and distance from your present position Any displayed item Nearest airport page can be instantly navigated after selection via the joystick and by asse at cdidit ai DIRECT pressing the DIRECT TO key Alternatively the MAP key can TO be used to return the user to Map Mode TRK 158 65 65 2000Ft Please note that airports are only shown in the list if they satisfy the runway surface and length criteria previously defined in the System Setup see 16 2 1 If a User
13. 5 3 S EE TE TRE 31 5 8 1 Editing Creating A User Waypoint ess sseeee nennen nnn nnn nnn 31 5 9 2 Editing Creating a User Waypoint 32 og Saving a User Waypoint O TUOBLss stus a ee ban Ru porre VPE ERE D FIRE ERU CERE RE A 32 5 4 INTERNAE PLIGHT PEANS 31 isecttex tessera I M T Pre dE 33 5 4 1 Egditing Creating a Flight Plan Manually sses t eiae ha ocio eicere ok uci ruse 33 5 42 Editing Creating a Flight Plan 1 33 v roii eiieoE eeiam 34 5 4 4 ViIOWIDnO E TAS SKID VWWAVDOUNS eeu fta i aa Meet 34 55 FARGET MODE k OMIT OHN G Deu eem pen Ou bienes vesc aa cae edes EHE 35 5 6 CENTRE eI ME EE LER E LE LL E Mm 35 SEARCH AND RESCUE PATTERNS AREA OF PROBABILITY eese nnn nnn nnn 36 6 1 INTRODUCTION RE EDO E 36 6 2 SARPATIERNS iiti dont ove a Lut ct ca e EE cM A ee OE a cm 36 Section 1 Page iii 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 6 3 PROBABILITY au ee Balances 37 7 VECTORED STREET DATABASE tieu eee eos eva eese ee 39 T 1 p poesie C eee hn iat ate i ad EE 39 7 2 ROAD OVERFLOWN CAMERA ROAD INTERROGATION
14. Military Grid Reference System using the WGS84 datum Sets the screen orientation into LANDSCAPE or PORTRAIT This allows you to set the minimum length of main runway at those airports which will be displayed when you ask the unit to display the ten nearest airports The minimum length can be specified in steps of 1 foot from O to 15 000 feet or metres if map units are set to kilometres By setting a minimum length you can force the unit to search for those airports with runways that are equal to or longer than the pre set minimum length To disable this filter set the minimum runway length to 00000 feet R W Surface Required is also used when searching for the ten nearest airports in map mode set to hard soft airports with either hard or soft runways will be displayed If set too hard only airports with hard runways will be displayed and soft runway airports will be ignored Turns ON or OFF the extended track line which is drawn ahead of present position in the direction of present track Turns ON or OFF the auto zoom function When flying the last leg of a Flight Plan or when flying a Direct To the system will automatically zoom to a screen range that keeps the destination waypoint within the display area The system will continue to zoom in to the lowest zoom level If the lowest zoom has been reached and the aircraft begins to fly away from the destination waypoint then the system will zoom out automatically to keep the waypoin
15. Once you have created a dataset it can be transferred to the Observer system either via a Linear PCMCIA card or an Ethernet link The first option is used for data transfers of less than 12Mb where the data rate is approximately 1Mb per minute whilst the second can be used for all data transfers including those larger than 12Mb Before transferring the dataset you must first define which upload method to use Do this by clicking on observer ground station menu on the toolbar and selecting upload method easytask Observer Task Management BEWET ET getter ae e es DT User Database Upload User Database to aircraft Clear User Database From aircraft Upload Method J Card C Drive Network Connection C yabsdaba Observer Simulator b T S mbh FRI Eia Mapping Patr e If the Linear PCMCIA option is to be used tick LINEAR FLASH CARD e f the ATA card option is to be used backwards compatibility with Observer 1 tick ATA CARD Enter the ATA card drive letter when prompted e If the Ethernet option is to be used tick NETWORK CONNECTION Enter the network path when prompted Note If Ethernet option is to be used the LAN settings must be set up on the Observer system as detailed in section 12 3 3 For easytask setting information please refer to your Easytask user manual or contact
16. e Companies Identified by the letter C The identification of the item is shown as either a T L S A or C in the left hand column in each of the address searching screens Although the Observer system has been designed from an intuitive standpoint to operate from its 5 keys and joystick address searching is one area where a keyboard comes into its own and allows for rapid searching of the databases The following explanation will therefore describe the functions of both the keyboard and the joystick soft keys It is important to remember that the joystick is mimicked by the 1 lt keys keyboard and the F1 to F5 keys represent the key labels respectively from top to bottom There are two techniques for searching an Observer database either via a List Search or a Jet Engine Search It is quite likely that the user will use a combination of both these methods to find the point of the interest 7 3 1 List Search As the name implies List Searching is a technique whereby you scroll through a list to find the item of interest The key points to note are that the list is cyclic and the user can move up and down the list on an individual item basis by using the up and down movements on the joystick or the 1 and keys the keyboard If the list is large the system can display up to 5000 items in a list and the number of items in the list is shown in the bottom left hand corner of the screen then this can take time I
17. eight possible codes that can be reported CS Code Search This is the receiver s initial stage in acquiring a satellite It means that the receiver is trying to match its internal code to the satellite signal CA Code Acquire This means the satellite code has been received and matched to the receiver generated code AS AGC Set This means the satellite strength has been assessed and the Automatic Gain Control has been set FA Frequency Acquire This means the receiver has correctly locked onto the satellite data frequency BD Bit Sync Detect This means the receiver is synchronised with the satellite s data bit stream MD Message Detect This means the receiver is synchronised with the satellite s message stream Section 16 Page 77 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 TA Time Available This means the satellite is fully locked in and has sent down UTC time and date information to the receiver EA Ephemeris Acquire This means the receiver is reading the constellation health status message from the satellite This usually takes around two minutes and is a function that is performed in the background even if the receiver has a fix AP Available for Position This means the satellite is fully locked in and tested and can be used for calculating position A minimum of three satellites at AP status are necessary for a 2D fix and four are required for a 3D fix 16 3 2 Com
18. whatever task you are undertaking and display the screen shown here with the warning that the system will shut down automatically in 5 seconds if no further action is taken If you move the switch back to ON at this time you will be returned to the previous screen If you allow the 5 seconds to expire the system will shut down as explained below Section 3 THE OBSERVER POHER SHITCH HAS BEEN SMITCHED OFF CLICK YES TO SHUTDOWN OR SHITCH THE POWER SWITCH BACK TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS SCREEN IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN THE SYSTEH HILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUTOOWH IH 5 SECONDS Page 10 11001 11847 5 Observer MK II and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 2 You may use the system menus to navigate to the Main Menu page and then select SHUT DOWN You will be asked to confirm Are you sure and if you select YES the system will shut down as explained below This is the recommended method for users who do not have Hre you sure access to a Control Panel or a keyboard since it can be initiated through the software menus alone 3 If you have a keyboard installed you may press CTRL ALT DEL This will take you from where ever you are directly to the IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN screen You will be asked to confirm Are you sure and if you select YES the system will shut down as explained below This is the recommended method for users who do not have access to a Control Panel but do have access to
19. Aerotech UK Ltd on 44 0 1403 750732 Section APPENDIX A Page x 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Once the upload method has been set up it is displayed on the Upload button as illustrated below t f Changes only Upload Flash Card database When you first transfer a new dataset to the Observer system the full dataset will be automatically transferred Subsequent transfers need only send amendments to this dataset to avoid resending data that is already on the system thereby saving memory space and time during the transfer process If for any reason the entire dataset needs to be resent you can select Full Database before pressing the upload button and the next transfer will then send the entire dataset Changes only can be reselected at any time when required WARNING When using Changes only please bear in mind no changes to vectored picture or memo data will be uploaded If you wish to clear the User Database from your Observer select Clear all data on Observer on the toolbar menu This will create an empty transfer file which can be uploaded to clear the User Database on your Observer easytask Observer lite File Task Management BEWET ET MEE IR E are e es D c User Database Upload User Database to aircraft ET Clear User Database From aircraft Upload Method k Observer Simulator Section APPENDIX A Page
20. Density Altitude TAS Winds Aloft Calculator screen is accessed by pressing the TAS WIND key in the E6 B Calculator screen CINE 00059Ft IRS CR5 000 Kts BARO 29 32Hg 1013nb 15 1 1 To calculate Density Altitude DAL T and True HDG 007 H Airspeed TAS DALT 00080Ft TRS 0 0Kts l l l l l HIND 000T OKts 1 Enter the altitude reading from your altimeter into the IALT field COMP 0Kts HEAD The default value on entry to this screen is GPS altitude TAS wind setup page MN Enter values for IALT IAS 2 Enter your indicated or calibrated airspeed into the IAS CAS BARO TAT and HDG Press MAP field The default value on entry to this screen is GPS ground to see wind arrow the map speed 3 Enter the atmospheric pressure in either inches of mercury Hg or millibars mb into the BARO field The default value is 29 92Hg 1013mb 4 Enter the total air temperature read from your external aircraft thermometer in either F or C into the TAT field The default value on entry to this screen is 59F 15C The calculated density altitude DALT and true airspeed TAS will now be correctly displayed in the lower half of the Screen 15 1 2 To calculate Winds Aloft WIND and Headwind Tailwind Component COMP 1 Ensure you have followed steps one to four above so that TAS has been correctly calculated 2 Enter the magnetic heading of the aircraft from your compass or DI into the HDG field The default value
21. Direct To by setting the target position to the user waypoint or temporary waypoint the camera to the new target position e Return to the Map Screen Some installations include a joystick with a centre push feature that is compatible with Observer If a camera that can be commanded by Observer is also available then the centre push feature of the joystick works as follows e joystick is pressed without the pointer being active then Observer creates a user waypoint at the current aircraft position e If the pointer is moved to a position on the map and the joystick is pressed and released quickly then Observer creates a user waypoint at the current pointer position e If the pointer is moved to a position on the map and the joystick is pressed and held for more than two seconds then Observer will slew the camera to the designated position Section 9 Page 48 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 9 4 Point of Impact Camera point of impact is available when the Observer is connected to a camera that is configured in TARGET mode and when there is enough additional information available to determine the point of impact The following data will be used if available to improve the accuracy of the system e Radio Altitude information e Digital Elevation Model DEM data input from the aircrafts giros Note For the Wescam MX15 and MX20 cameras onl
22. III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Below are the various SAR creation screens DRTRBRSE SELECT DATABASE SELECT INITIAL TRACK 090 INITIAL TRACK 090 INITIAL TURN LEFT INITIAL TURN LEFT SEPARATION 1 5 SEPARATION 0 5 LEG LENGTH 01 5nn LEG LENGTH 01 0nnm Rising Ladder Use joystick to select Race Track Use joystick to select position and search parameters position and search parameters TzINITIAL POSITION DATABASE SELECT INITIAL TRACK INITIAL TRACK 090 i INITIRL TURN LEFT INITIAL TURN SEPARATION SECTOR ANGLES 045 LEG LEWGTH SEARCH RADIUS 01 START inve Expanding Square Use joystick to SAR en ee eae select position and search parameters position and search parameters Expanding Square Sector Search Note that SAR patterns are effectively easily configured flight plans You will not be able to run a SAR pattern at the same time as an internal Direct To or internal Flight plan CAUTION If you engage an Observer SAR pattern while it is receiving other flight plan information sent from an external source then Observer will cease displaying the external flight plan and show the SAR pattern instead This is an appropriate use of Observer s specialised capabilities but it could lead to the situation where the flight plan displayed on the FMS and that shown on Observer disagree You are strongly advised to review your aircraft op
23. Page 13 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 HOSPITALS TEST 20 0 ACTIVE AT ALL TIHES i ahli LAT 5112 17 line or point features then these can also be highlighted on the LONG H00315 40 screen Pressing the MORE INFO key relating to one of these LAST CHANGED 20 0CT 2004 12 02 features will give you whatever information you chose to associate with that feature If that information includes pictures then these can be viewed from this screen 4 2 2 Orientation and Position Source You may configure the map to be shown North Up Track Up or Heading Up in the system setup menu see 16 2 1 Map Setup Each mode is identifiable on the display by its respective icon in the top right corner of the display Mode With Internal GPS With External GPS Source Source 1 NORTH UP mm nu Ew If the display is shown Heading Up then the map is oriented to the heading reported by the AHRS system and the aircraft icon is generally shown oriented straight up the screen The track line is derived from the recent path of the aircraft and so it may point in other directions if there is a significant sideways component to the track If the aircraft speed over the ground is so low that the track is not meaningful for example the aircraft is parked then the track line is not drawn even though the AHRS heading informat
24. Please refer to the Road Overflown section of the manual section 7 2 for more details of the Road Overflown function If you choose COORDINATES as the position reference the current aircraft position is displayed as coordinates The format of the coordinates is as defined in COORD SYSTEM above This option can be useful when there is a requirement to report the aircrafts position as coordinates rather than as a relative position The next four screens are each accessed in sequence by repeatedly pressing the NEXT key They allow the user to choose the level of zoom at which each class of data becomes visible and at which level of zoom their corresponding on screen labels become visible The icon or line style for many of the data classes along with their display colour can be configured for both TOPO ON and TOPO OFF style presentations see also section 4 6 1 If a coloured SR is selected in the TOPO ON column the icon or line style along with its appropriate label will Show through the Raster scanned mapping in other words it will be visible in addition to the information on any raster chart that may be being displayed The screens will be similar to those shown below here Please note however that categories will only be shown if there is at least one example present in the database and so there may be more or fewer entries in the list for your particular system Section 16 Page 68 11001 11847 5 Observer MK I
25. a position on the Earth s surface using a pair of coordinates denoting an easting and northing offset relative to a defined origin Zoom Level This is defined by the scale bar in the bottom left hand corner of Map Mode Section 1 Page x 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 2 WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS Use this equipment at your own risk Skyforce Avionics Ltd has made a considerable investment to create what we believe is a truly world class avionics product But like any other piece of aviation equipment it should only be used by people who are thoroughly familiar with its operation and its limitations inappropriate use of the equipment could create a hazard You are strongly advised to read and fully understand this manual before using the equipment You can familiarise yourself with the system before using it in flight by using the DEMO mode on your equipment or by using a ground based simulator available separately from Skyforce Avionics Ltd Observer s primary purpose is to provide support for mission management Whenever you are using the equipment for navigation in the air you should treat it as a supplemental aid to VFR en route navigation only This means that it can be used to help you to know where to look when using ground features to determine your position while navigating under VFR en route but it cannot be used by itself as a primary means of navigation You should alway
26. an external flight plan However once the aircraft reaches its mission area the capabilities of Observer are often of greater importance to the mission than the long range navigation provided by the FMS So Observer will allow internal mission type flight plans to be displayed and engaged even while an external source is sending a transit flight plan In consequence Observer has a hierarchy of types of flight plan Highest Priority Internal Mission Plans Internal Direct To Internal Search and Rescue Medium Priority External Flight Plans External flight plans including transit flight plans Lowest Priority Internal Transit Flight Plans Internal multi waypoint flightplans So if you find that you are unable to engage one of your stored flight plans on Observer it is likely that this is because an external device is sending flight plan data Note that some navigation equipment sends flight plan data continuously even if the flight plan is not engaged and in these cases this could cause the inactive external flight plan to be displayed on Observer in preference to internal Observer transit flight plans External flight plans can be disabled by selecting NONE as the flight plan source see section 16 3 The colour of the flight plan lines are governed by whether they are internal or external The colour used is as defined by the system setup screen section 16 2 2 By default external flight plans are displayed as MAGENTA and internal fli
27. as coordinates Corrected DF routines to better locate targets and fixed a problem that could cause a failure after 30 Minutes of DF activity Added support generic AIS transponders that connect at 38400 baud and 57600 baud Section APPENDIX E Page xxi 11001 11847 5 Observer Il and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Software Version Release Date Fixed a L Mam that prevented broadcast AIS messages from being sent when the SEND TO field was empty Section APPENDIX E Page xxii
28. be normal but is in fact incorrect Section APPENDIX D Page xvii 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 APPENDIX E Software Versions and Features This document has been updated to reflect the features of version 3 13 software As a general rule hardware interfaces introduced on earlier versions of software continue to be supported on all subsequent versions but the introduction of new features and enhancements can mean that screen layouts and some menu items can change from version to version So the descriptions and illustrations in this guide may not correspond exactly with your system if you are using old software For convenience a summary of the differences between the various versions of Observer operating software is given here Please note however that the software may change with future versions Skyforce can advise of the differences in features if you have a version of software not listed here Software Version Release Date 3 04 20 Dec 2002 Initial release of version 3 X software for Mk Il processors OB2101 001 including mapping road overflown amp address search and support for Wescam MX 15 camera 3 05 16 Feb 2004 Enable Ethernet 10 100 Base T connection for ground upload of large user database files Add support for FLIR Leo Mk Il camera Add support for user defined data items uploaded by Ethernet or linear PCMCIA card Add support for ARINC429 receiver OB2
29. been received from the AIS Select message to view or press TRANSPONDER SATELLITE PHONE but it has not WRITE MSG to compose a message been viewed yet A message is viewed by pressing the VIEW MSG key The MAIL icon will remain displayed on the map screen for as long there are any un viewed or un read messages e DARK GREEN This is a message that has been passed to the AIS TRANSPONDER or SATELITE PHONE and has been acknowledged as having been sent This does not necessarily mean that it has been received at the final destination especially when that involved it being forwarded on to another network e GREY This is a message that has message has been received from the AIS TRANSPONDER or SATELLITE PHONE and has been viewed or read The grey bar is indicating which item is selected When an item is selected it can be viewed or deleted by pressing the appropriate key When a message is viewed the following data is displayed VIEMING RECEIVED MESSAGE The Type of Message For an AIS transponder this will read FROM 10123 AIS for normal text message and AIS BROADCAST for a esae broadcast text message Observer does not support binary messages for a satellite phone this will read SMS if the message was received over the SMS network or Satellite message if it was sent from a network computer via the satellite phone data link The Message Time and Date This is the date in t
30. d ted Giana EAA TE 19 4 5 MAP DISPLAY e ET 20 25 4 AJOVSICK JACUVGN ioia e E E OA 20 4 5 2 Display While Navigating 20 4 5 3 Display with Joystick Active while Navigating sss isi ssseee eese nnne 21 4 6 INAV VIE ST 21 46 1 Selecting a Map Mode Navigation PreS ntation ccccccccccccccceceecececeeseeeeeeceseseesesenansssanaassaasaaanaaaaas 23 4 6 2 Ten INCAlEST SCAI lias ecd A E eti ape RET ted EY RUE REA 24 4 7 DATABASE H 24 4 8 POSION a A sweets a a 25 Eoo o2 ROTE 26 4 8 2 Sna EIER 26 4 8 3 Cera aac ccn ETE 26 284 DOWO AI ete i uito erc S E atrum e ti toi e Coa 26 FEIGHT PLANS 27 5 1 NTERNA AND us 27 5 2 INTERNAL DIRECT OS Da E AE ted i eu e 29 5 2 1 Visual Direct To and Data ImterogatlO sn sise e a EE ee 30 522 Direct Coordinate E E A E i 30 5 2 3 Manual Direct To and Data 30
31. data coverage This detailed vector data might include road over flown data see section 7 2 street address data see section 7 3 and terrain elevation data used to help camera pointing see section 9 However Observer also has less detailed regional vector type ground feature mapping available covering this area as well as a far wider region usually covering many countries This regional vectored data is composed of data describing features such as coastlines major roads railways rivers and approximate terrain contours The regional vectored ground feature data is only intended for use as an aid for VFR navigation and so it is filtered to a level where features identifiable from normal transit altitudes are identifiable without excessive detail that would require more storage space Observer also holds a database of aeronautical data such as controlled airspace airfields and navaids within the region covered by the vector type ground feature data This aeronautical vectored data is not filtered and is as accurate as the Jeppesen source data Observer constructs a map display by using layers of information of various kinds Exactly which kinds of data are visible depend on the availability of data for the location and on some user configurable setup options in conjunction with the zoom setting see section 16 2 1 The regional vector type ground feature mapping is present at all zoom levels However where coverage is available at the right z
32. good all round view of the sky the system will achieve a position fix in normal operation by the time you select the MAP key However if the system is not initialised or it has been moved a significant distance since it last had a satellite fix for example if it has been delivered to you from a different time zone then it could take up to 15 minutes to obtain its first fix If you wish you can reduce this time to first fix when using the internal GPS by manually entering the date and rough UTC and position information since this will allow the unit to narrow its search of Installation and Diagnostics possible satellites in view As soon as the internal GPS acquires From this page you Set system time and date a satellite it will overwrite the approximate values that you View technical logs Clear memories provided with accurate data from the satellite Setup input and output To check or modify this information you will need to start from the main menu and then select SETUP then INST amp DIAGS which will take you to the above screen To set the local offset time press UTC 8 DATE To set your estimated current position press DATA IN OUT Date and Time adjustment page Select item to adjust then use joystick to increment settings and LOCAL 3 8 1 Setting UTC Date and Local Offset eia eg cd OFFSET key when adjustment is complete ADJUST The system will acquire a UTC time and date from the GPS s
33. keyboard as it can be faster than navigating back through the menus Once a system shut down has been initiated in one of the three ways described above the system will save the data BENDIX K ING recorded in the course of the mission along with backup copies of the system initialisation settings During this time OBSERVER the screen below is displayed with the message SAVING Skyforce Avionics Limited SYSTEM INFORMATION PLEASE WAIT It is SAVING SYSTEM INFORMATION PLEASE WAIT extremely important that power is NOT removed while this screen is being displayed since this could interrupt etaed fom Sranane Sanyo the process of saving system data part way through and number 100012229 hence lead to corruption of system data After the necessary information has been safely stored the Observer screen will go blank and the status LEDs on the Control Panel will extinguish Once this has happened power may be safely removed If you have not already done so it is good practice to switch the power switch on the Control Panel or circuit breaker supplying the system to OFF at this time so that the system will not attempt to start up in an uncontrolled way as soon as aircraft power is applied at the start of the next mission Section 3 Page 11 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 4 BASIC OPERATION 4 1 Demo Mode Demo Mode allows you to become fam
34. not requiring immediate action The three keys that are also shown in this screen are self explanatory MAP takes the user back to Map Mode IGNORE when an activation is highlighted with the joystick and it is either in the DETECTED or TRACKING state pressing this key will change its status to IGNORED Note that if the highlighted activation is already in the IGNORED state this key will not appear If you choose to IGNORE all of the known activations then there will be Section 10 Page 51 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 no direction strength indicator given on the map display but you will continue to be notified of new alerts as they occur and you can come back to any previously ignored alert to TRACK it at a later time if you wish TRACK when an activation is highlighted with the joystick and it is either in the IGNORED or DETECTED state pressing this key will return the user to Map Mode and begin tracking it By pressing this key any previous tracking on another activation will automatically cease and its status will revert from TRACKING to IGNORED Note that if the highlighted activation is already in the TRACKING state this key will not appear Once the Observer is TRACKING an activation the following screen will be shown in Map Mode The scaling bar that emanates from the aircraft icon comprises aan Ca Aw a series of bars that go from green at the shaft to red at
35. obstacles such as power lines or even airfields shown in sufficient detail for runways and taxiways to be visible It is important to remember that these maps have not generally been produced for use by pilots The ground based buyers of these maps do not usually mind if power lines are omitted for clarity in some areas or if disused runways are depicted in the same way as active ones Data displayed on Observer does not become aviation grade if it did not meet this standard originally and the icon serves as a reminder not to use non aviation data inappropriately Even aviation type charts must sometimes be designated as being only suitable for mission use if they are not known to come from an approved source or if they are being presented at a scale where the small errors inherent in all mapping and in GPS signals become significant As a safety feature to prevent confusion the icon is displayed whenever non aviation data is visible even if aviation grade data is also visible at the same time You may find that the icon is displayed most of the time if your operations require you to spend a large proportion of the time working at the detailed mapping levels Please note that this icon will not be displayed if the map data on your Data Cart was produced prior to the release of Software version 3 10 Hence the absence of a Mission Only icon does not mean that the map is suitable for aeronautical navigation 4 4 2 Aeronautical Data Validity Aler
36. on entry to this screen is GPS track The wind direction and speed WIND along with the head or tailwind component COMP will now be displayed in the lower half of the screen Section 15 Page 62 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 When the wind has been calculated and you return to Map Mode by pressing the MAP key a wind arrow will be displayed on screen correctly orientated and pointing at the aircraft icon to give a visual representation of the wind direction with respect to the aircraft The wind arrow will disappear after 30 seconds 15 2 Climb Descend Planning The Vertical Nav function allows the pilot to set up a notification to VERTICAL NAY AnH 01500Ft TO 00500Ft BY 01 0nn AT 03007 pn the VNAV key in the E6 B Calculator screen TARGET start descending or climbing in order to reach a certain altitude at a certain distance from the next waypoint It is accessed by pressing DESCEND IH 15 48 This function can only be switched on when an internal Flight Plan V Hav setup page Enter cruise alt FROM final alt or an internal Direct To is being executed in other words when TO dist from next wpt BY m and climb descent rate AT there is a valid destination waypoint Once in the VNAV screen you must enter the cruise altitude the altitude FROM which you will descend ascend the final altitude the altitude TO wh
37. received from other equipment flight plans Observer also distinguishes between mission type flight plans and transit flight plans A transit flight plan is a classic flight plan consisting of a linked series of waypoints that might include departure and destination airports navigation aids VRPs and user defined waypoints it is usually concerned with movement of the aircraft between locations or from its base to an area of operations However it is not always possible to predefine the flight path that will be followed once an aircraft has reached its area of operations in the same way way as when transiting For this reason Observer allows mission type flight plans to be defined quickly and easily in the course of a mission So mission type flight plans include simple Direct To s and also a set of preconfigured internal flight plans known as Search and Rescue patterns see section 6 2 The distinction between these categories becomes important when Observer is connected to an external navigation source such as an FMS see section 16 3 Though Observer may be used as an aid to VFR navigation enroute it is usually more appropriate to use the aircraft FMS for transit navigation and if Observer receives a flight plan from an external source then it will immediately show that flight plan canceling any internal transit flight plan that may be active Observer will also prevent an internal transit flight plan from being engaged while it is receiving
38. special type of waypoint with an associated alarm Marker waypoints are discussed in detail below The entire user waypoint can be deleted by pressing CLEAR WPT If you only wish to delete data in a particular field as opposed to the entire user waypoint move the cursor over the field label HPT 001 ITI ABC i e NAME LAT LONG and press the CLEAR key To save RT user waypoint press SAVE 8 EXIT Use the ABORT key to LONG 00220 7b return to the previous screen without saving To create a new user waypoint without selecting a new number or name or using the EDIT key simply press NEW WPT and the next available user waypoint memory location will be made available for immediate editing Marker User Waypoints are also user defined waypoints These can be configured to act as alarm trigger markers For example if you know that you have to make a radio call or make a log entry whenever you are in the vicinity of a specific point a Marker Waypoint can be positioned at that location and will trigger an alarm whenever you approach it Marker waypoints operate even if they are not listed in your flight plan User waypoints used as an alarm trigger are given the name MARKERX X by pressing the MARKER key on the User Waypoint Edit page However the word MARKER only notifies the software that this user waypoint is to be used as a marker point no name is to be printed next to the user waypoint icon on the map The
39. the following e mail and telephone support for user queries or problems e Easytask Observer Pro code bug fixes Upgrade to the latest version of easytask Observer Pro on each renewal of the software support service e Unit dataset maintenance and adjustment service to keep easytask Observer Pro up to date with changing data recording and statistics requirements For further information on this product please contact aerotech uk Itd Tel 44 0 1403 750732 Fax 44 0 1403 750732 Email info aerotechuk com Website www aerotechuk com Section APPENDIX A Page xiv 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 APPENDIX B SUMMARY OF SHORTCUT CONTROLS Observer can be used successfully with only the five on screen hotkeys and the joystick However many users find that a full keyboard is more convenient for text entry and other mission related functions The keyboard can be used for the following functions LUNL MEME F1 Top softkey F2 Second softkey F4 Fourth softkey F5 Bottom softkety E sinus MN RE reserved Moves cursor right on map or in a list or selects next character or field to the right when editing text Section APPENDIX B Page xv 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 APPENDIX C WARRANTY AND SERVICE Your Observer is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workman
40. the screen below will appear showing your last position If the selected flight plan was not empty the start point of the flight plan will be shown Section 5 Page 33 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 in the centre of the screen If the desired flight plan was empty you can use the joystick to move the pointer to the desired start FPLN Gil 0 STRRT HERTHR H gt waypoint and press ADD ADD WayPoinT This will place OL ROCHESTER lt EGTO EHDZSH REHRH an S Start next to the waypoint Move the pointer to the next desired waypoint and press ADD WPT again This will place an E End next to that waypoint Whenever the ADD WPT key is pressed the system will try to attach the turning point to a displayed waypoint If one is not available it will create a user Aight plan select page Use joystick to select flight plan waypoint in the next available memory location To then press one of the function keys systematically create additional legs draw a line from the waypoint marked E with the pointer to the next waypoint and press ADD WPT again You will notice that the last point in the flight plan will always be labelled E Once you have finished building the flight plan press PREV PAGE to detach the pointer from the flight plan This key if pressed again will return you to previous screen which will save and display any changes made
41. this may not be the case Local Offset is the time difference between the region of the world that you are operating and UTC E Should either of these times need adjustment this can be achieved by pressing SETUP in Main Menu followed by INST amp DIAG and UTC amp DATE To adjust the UTC press ADJUST UTC and use the joystick to adjust the time then press SET To adjust the Local Offset press LOCAL OFFSET and use the joystick to adjust the time and then press SET 16 2 System Setup System Setup comprises a cyclic series of seven screens the first five of which deal with Map Setup functions whilst the last two deal with Nav Setup functions The initial screen is accessed by pressing SET UP in Main Menu followed by SYSTEM SETUP 16 2 1 Map Setup The Map Setup screens allow all the mapping functions to be configured ORIENTATION TRACK UP AIRPORT ICAO CODE HAP UNITS HILES COORD SYSTEM LAT LONG DISPLAY LANDSCAPE STD HIN LENGTH OOO00Ft R H SURFACE REQ HARDSSOFT EXTENDED TRACK ZU AUTO 2001 OFF On the initial page each of the displayed features can be configured using the joystick Move the highlight up and down using the joystick and then right to the value that you wish to modify Pressing the joystick up or down will cycle through the possible settings Once you are happy with what you have set on each screen you can either press NEXT to move on to the next screen or SAVE amp EXIT to co
42. to enter your PIN number before proceeding The factory default PIN number is 1234 Once you have entered the correct PIN number you will be shown the screen below listing the various possible tasks for which Observer requires external inputs together with the device selected against each The following options and associated protocols exist POSITION SOURCE This can either be set to INTERNAL ARINC 429 CHANNEL 1 EXT GPS NMEA EXT GPS ARNAV FLT PLAN SOURCE ARINC FHS DATA OUTPUT 1 0183 4800 BAUD ARINC 419 CHANNEL 1 or 2 or ARINC DATA OUTPUT 2 0183 9600 BAUD CAMERA POINTING LEO MKII lt TARGET 429 CHANNEL 1 to 4 When set to DIR FINDING ARINC 429 CHANNEL 2 AIS TRANSPONDER SAAB INTERNAL the system derives its AHRS ARINC 423 CHANNEL 5 PC INTERFACE OW RADIO ALTIHETER ANALOGUE RADAR ARINC 423 CHHHHEL 4 SEND HPT TO FASS UNS 1LH CHANNEL 1 SKY CONNECT UNAYALLABLE Section 16 Data input and output setup page 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 FLT PLAN SOURCE CAUTION You must position from its internal GPS When set to EXT GPS NMEA or ARNAV the system derives its position from an external source with either a NMEA or ARNAV format When set to ARINC 419 CHANNEL 1 or 2 the system derives its position from a RACAL R NAV2 FMS connected to the appropriate ARINC 419 channel this capability may not be available in all
43. to this point by selecting the DIRECT TO key at any stage during the searching process This would return the user to Map Mode navigating to the selected item Once more information was available on the target the user could press the SEARCH key followed by SELECT or the return key since the ADDRESS DATABASE field should still be highlighted and be returned to the same point in the search process allowing more information to be entered to narrow the search Throughout the explanation of the list searching technique we have seen that the SELECT key performs the same function as the return key on the keyboard In order to further speed up the operation of the searching Section 7 Page 41 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 technique for an experienced user it will be noted that at the lowest search level 1 when a summary of the complete address is presented see above no SELECT key is available only a DIRECT TO key It is at this point only that pressing the return key on the keyboard will mimic the pressing of the DIRECT TO key and take the user to Map Mode navigating to the selected address 7 3 2 Jet Engine Search The Jet Engine Search is a quick method for finding data by ADDRESS DATABASE typing in the name of the item As we will see it will more than LFIRST1 RBM likely require the use of the List Searching technique to make the final selection of the desired
44. usually closely related to the aircraft track but for rotary wing aircraft heading may be unrelated to track LAT Latitude An angle in the NORTH or SOUTH plane between the Equator and the Earths geographical Pole Local Offset The time difference between local time and UTC Please refer to the Time and Local Offset Adjustment section of this manual for more information LONG Longitude The angle in the EAST or WEST plane between the Greenwich Meridian at zero degrees and the data line at 180 degrees LRG TXT Large Text Is a Map Mode that presents the navigation information in Large Text Please refer to the Selecting A Map Mode Navigation Presentation section of this manual for more information Mission Type Flight Plan A description of the intended track of the aircraft around the target area of a particular mission defined while the mission is under way possibly using information discovered in the course of the mission Observer internal Direct To and Search and Rescue patterns are classed as mission type flight plans and will be displayed on Observer even if an external flight plan is being received See also Transit Flight Plans MGRS Military Grid Reference System A world wide set of grid coordinates that can be used to define a position on the Earth s surface using a pair of coordinates denoting an easting and northing offset relative to a defined origin Section 1 Page viii 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK
45. when the system is not receiving an external flight plan or already displaying a mission plan e External flight plans are received from an external source such as GPS or FMS These flight plans are always displayed in the colour of the external position source icon and cannot be created editied or deleted by the Observer system External flight plans take priority over internal flight plans and are displayed whenever the Observer system is not already displaying a mission plan e Mission plans are also generated on the Observer system These can either take the form of a direct to pointer direct to camera a direct to target a search and rescue patten Because they originate internally they are shown in the colour of the internal position source icon A mission plan can be engaged at any time and will replace an external flight plan if one is being received Note Flight plan information sent by external navigation devices and FMS does not usually allow Observer to distinguish between transit mission or other types of external flight plan So all external flight plan data are given the same priority even if for example the external equipment is able to create mission type flight plans CAUTION If Observer is receiving flight plan data from an external navigation device that is qualified for use as a primary navigation instrument then you must always discount the information displayed on Observer in favour of the more highly qualified sou
46. xi 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 vi Observer Simulator Interface The following features allow access to the Observer Simulator and are therefore only accessible if you have the Observer Simulator Observer Ground Station User Database OS Upload waypoints to aircraft Clear waypoints From aircraft Upload Method k Display Observer Simulator screen capture Observer Simulator user waypoint details Observer Simulator Flight plan details Upload Observer Simulator data to aircraft All Waypoints Ini Set Simulator Path currently Yi SET SIMULATOR PATH In order to read data from your Observer Simulator set the Simulator path so that easytask Observer lite knows where the Simulator is installed Use the Set Simulator Path option on the Observer Simulator menu using the correct format example given DISPLAY OBSERVER SIMULATOR SCREEN CAPTURE This option allows you to display and print a screen shot from the Observer Simulator This will automatically display the most recent screen capture When using the Simulator you can capture a Simulator screen shot by pressing Control and then Print Screen on the keyboard DISPLAY OBSERVER SIMULATOR USER WAYPOINTS This option allows you to display and print user waypoints that you have created edited in your Observer Simulator DISPLAY OBSERVER SIMULATOR FLIGHT PLAN DETAILS Similarly thi
47. 0 the alarm will sound and a message will be displayed across the screen saying START DESCENT NOW The fifth key will change to ALARM OFF then back to VNAV OFF Once the ALARM OFF key is pressed or the alarm times out the START DESCENT message will disappear and the VNAV message box will now show ADVISORY ALT XXXXX ft and count down The descent angle will be fixed at this point to prevent changes in ground speed from altering the descent profile When the advisory altitude is within 500 feet of the TO altitude the alarm will sound again and a message will be displayed across the screen saying FINAL ALT IMMINENT The fifth key will change to ALARM OFF then back to VNAV OFF Once the ALARM OFF key has been pressed or the alarm times out the advisory altitude will continue to count down until it reaches the TO altitude VNAV mode will then cancel automatically Should you wish to perform a Direct To or select a new Flight Plan the VNAV Mode will need to be cancelled VNAV can be used for climbing as well as descending If the FROM altitude is set to a lower value than the TO altitude then everywhere the words DESCENT and DESCEND appear the word CLIMB will be used instead 15 3 Trip Fuel Planning The Trip Fuel calculator is accessed either via the TRIP FUEL key SPEED 120 Kts m on the E6 B Calculator screen or via the TRIP FUEL key on the LEG STRRT HRHSTOH Flight Plan Select screen and allows you to call up any Fli
48. 090 Degrees received so it is relatively easy to determine if it is necessary to PEINE iE use the REQ UPDATE feature In addition to getting more info Less than 5 d A about a specific vessel pressing SEARCH on the map screen will allow access to the AIS database From here it is possible to search for vessels by their MMSI number name or call sign by simply typing in any part of the know information For example to list all vessels with an MMSI beginning with 0023 just enter 0023 of just 23 for any MMSI that contains the number 23 Likewise to find all vessels with HMS TS RETURNS in the name just type HMS The messaging and more FIND TH information screen can be directly accessed from the AIS lt 7 10093 THANES FREIGHT database base is lt 10233 THE RED STAR also possible to initiate a DIRECT TO When a direct to is initiated for an AIS vessel the target will track the vessel as it moves This type of DIRECT TO can also be initiated by pointing at an icon and the pressing KEY 5 which will be labelled DIRECT TO PTR on the map screen The Saab R4A is capable of sending various messages to the operator in the case of a problem If such a message is sent Observer will display the message on the screen A message is sent both when a fault is found and when it is cleared An indication of a fault needs to be acknowledged by pressing KEY x ms EF w
49. 101 002 as a position source Add F6 to F9 key functions as described in APPENDIX B Corrected decoding of longitude of waypoints received in ARNAV format Correctly displays BRG as magnetic on appropriate screens Allows use of Backlit Keyboard 06 3 2 Nov 2004 Add screen for direct entry of a waypoint via keyboard Allow fast selection of a user waypoint ready for transfer to camera Add support for Racal Weather Radar FMS derivative of ARINC419 Add ability to use Wescam MX 15 as a position source Add ability to view raw incoming serial data from the STATUS screen Add Northup icon to map screen when mode is set to north up Allow users to input temporary waypoints in a different co ordinate system than that currently selected for the system Add support for ARINC424 15 aeronautical nav data Allow SAR spacing down to 0 1nm instead of 0 5nm Move testcard page behind a PIN protection Add support for Basel geoid RT90 datum Sweden DTED2 terrain elevation data and ASRP mapping Allow unit to return serial number over User Database Transfer Section APPENDIX E Page xviil 11001 11847 5 Observer MK Il and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 protocol Add user database transfer progress bar Add support for numeric keys when entering user waypoints System able to operate without Control Panel Error message displayed correctly Correction to Inlet Temperature on Temp volts screen Add support for Fast ARINC4
50. 12DS Camera o Telephonics RDR 1500 B Search Radar o SkyConnect Iridium satellite phone Add camera ground speed feature Replace Note Pad button on Main Menu with Mission Control menu allowing configuration of equipment functions declutter snail trail and messaging Add declutter feature Add text messaging using AIS Transponder and or SkyConnect phone Enable position source reversion use internal GPS if external source fails Add ability to send waypoints to Universal UNS 1LW FMS Add ability to use Corrected Baro Altitude if available instead of Rad Alt for camera pointing Add ability to respond to compatible centre push joystick commands Revise information icons to improve readability and consistency Add ability to select colours of flight plan lines Add ability to select whether external flight plan waypoint labels are shown left or right of the line Improve pointing accuracy of Wescam MX 15 20 cameras and eliminate map hesitancy when receving data from these cameras Section APPENDIX E Page xx 11001 11847 5 Observer MK II and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Correct problem with the positioning of transverse mercator maps that use the ED50 Datum Fix SORT IDENT feature in address database to prevent it from returning non existant addresses Prevent repeated change of address databse regions from causing memory error Fix a problem with keyboard entry of MARKER waypoints Chang
51. 29 data Expand text searches to allow any ASCII character Improve display of maps above 65 North Improvements to display and prevention of overlap of icons General improvements to robustness resilience and logic 17 d 2004 Prevented slow operation when using DTED2 data in rmm with rmm camera 24 Feb 2005 Correct Mad of MSA on Nav menu page and flight os Sao 309 09 Notreeased released 10 Oct 2005 Add support for Mk III processor MR URS 003 Allow DZUS remote controller to be directly connected to processor Add support for internal 12 Channel GPS Remove CDI functionality Add ability to interrogate hard drives for status data Add On Scene Off Scene event marker in flight log F10 key Remove French Spanish and German language selections Allow AHRS data to be used for Heading Up mode and to retain map orientation in the hover when track is unavailable Add N icons to map screens Add Mission Only and Date icons where supported by map data Re instate breadcrumbs behind aircraft Allow ARINC429 source to be selected as position source without accepting flight plan data from that source Introduce Limited ARINC flight plan source to reject known bad ARINC429 flight plan data Does not show ETA CDI bar or identify active leg Make external flight plans take priority over internal transit flight plans Enforce colour coding for internal vs external flight plans Improv
52. Airport a special user waypoint between waypoint numbers 101 and 125 is available in the local area it to will also be shown in the ten nearest airports listings provided that it also satisfies the runway surface and runway length criteria as defined in System Setup 4 7 Database Selection Both the internal i e Jeppesen Aeronautical VRPs Helipads ILE Cities etc waypoints and user defined points 1 user waypoints or user defined items are stored in Observer as a series of databases During the normal use of the system you will need to select items from these databases whether it is to find out airport frequency information to select a Direct To navigation waypoint to create a manual flight plan or to search z l Database select page Use for a street address In each case the adjacent screen will joystick to select database appear Use the joystick or and keys on the keyboard if available to highlight the database in which the desired item is contained then press SELECT If you select AIRPORTS VORs NDBs INTs or other items with ICAO codes then the first item in the data entry box on the SELECT AIRPORT following screen is AREA This is an area filter which can be AREA ALL m EGHH set to a specific ICAO country or area code If set to EG for NAHE R H NONE example only items in British airspace will appear in the list LAT N5120 53 LONG 00120 26 Similarly if set t
53. Control of Data and Hardware The Purchaser and his authorised agents acknowledges that the use of Skyforce Avionics Ltd s equipment does not in anyway eliminate replace supersede or in any way affect the need to consult refer to or obtain information from all appropriate and applicable charts publications or sources of information from relevant Air Navigation Authorities The mapping contained within the system includes data provided by Jeppesen GmbH and AND Products BV This data is supplied to you under the terms of license agreements that Skyforce Avionics Ltd has established with these data suppliers and in accepting the equipment you are automatically accepting the flow down non exclusive non transferable licence terms associated with these agreements Your Observer system will also have mapping from other sources This may include mapping that you have supplied to Skyforce for inclusion on your Observer or mapping that you have specified and we have sourced on your behalf You should be aware that most mapping data are subject to copyright laws and you should take the necessary steps to ensure that you have the legal rights to use all of the data on your Observer Skyforce Avionics Ltd may have been able to source and supply some mapping such as certain Ordnance Survey products but the terms under which we were able to do so may depend on whether you have rights to such data under local or national government agreements Skyforce Avion
54. DING sai qu oat axe eese ene e Sov Fev qe doe c eme ducet esse oae nc Duae e tous dou ge ER Qoa eov noe Pen 51 TOU GDENGKERGOPERATION S a a Ne oN 51 10 2 CHE TON DF OP AAT ON citet d ebd oec God uto Pie D een oer hu ceu eee a rest bium det ee e 52 ULM CL siuel zdc Oo EN 55 T2 SASEARCIFRADAIR eui 57 13i I TM r 58 13 1 SOSIGCGONNEGTASATEPLDITE PHONE re usur natat d Oo pagar Duet bd tcu E s ie esce 59 14 THE CONTROL MISSION PAGE rcevtperenasuxe sat t baesaw aree pu EE aeu QE bue a cero EN e aeuo deed odo 60 14 1 ENABLING AND DISABLING MISSION RELATED DEVICES 60 14 2 USING THE DE CLUTTERING CONTROLS 5 2 one eot ba ei c De en ite pn Brett nee Ea eee etes peer pedi eoe deve en 61 15 6 DD UCET 62 15 1 DENSITY ALTITUDE TAS WINDS ALOFT CALCULATOR 62 15 1 1 To calculate Density Altitude DALT and True Airspeed 62 15 1 2 To calculate Winds Aloft WIND and Headwind Tailwind Component COMP 62 T5 2 GLIMBEDESCEND PEANNING nity ade Osee Fattasec ua add Seb teusiledae onda 63 TRP FUEL PEANNING s iet esi ree rere e eee heel
55. Deviation Indicator CDI SCALE 5 CDI DISPLRY BRR CDI to 0 3 1 0 2 5 or 5 0 in the map CDI ALARM OFF ALERT 01 units configured in the MAP UNITS field AUTO LEG SELECT ON AUTO NEXT LEG ON in Map Setup TURN ANTICIPATION OFF FLIGHT PLAN DISPLAY ALL LEGS INTERNAL ALARH TARGET HODE BUTTON DIRECT TO XTE OFF CAMERA HEIGHT 500 FEET AGL Nav setup page Section 16 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 CDI DISPLAY CDI ALARM WPT ALERT AUTO LEG SELECT AUTO NEXT LEG Either turns the mini CDI display shown in Map Mode OFF or sets it to either a NUMERIC or BAR presentation owitches the CDI alarm ON or OFF When ON the alarm is activated at full scale deflection that the audible alarm may not be heard in some installations depending on the location of the processor unit in the aircraft Sets the distance away from your destination waypoint at which the audio and visual arrival alarms are activated This value can be set anywhere between 1 and 20 in the map units configured in the MAP UNITS field in Map Setup Turns ON or OFF When switched ON the system will automatically determine which is the most appropriate leg to fly when calling up a flight plan Turns ON or OFF When switched ON the system will automatically sequence onto the next leg in a flight plan or SAR pattern when it has deemed that the current waypo
56. EGREES aircraft position and is displayed on the map as a waypoint originated from the radar Like with other waypoints the HEADING 201 DEGREES SPEED 011 Kts operator is able to request more information about each of the QUALITY 9 waypoints this is done my moving the pointer over the waypoint i Mtn ITITENT so that it highlights and the pressing more information It is N5302 94 E0115 15 rw TET Fuse 100 8lPBRG 004 50 aman ibl initi ir from the More Information screen EAH possible to initiate a direct to from the More Information scree TN GS 120 es 2 SNE HRTP HAYPOLE which will cause the target to be set to the current radar position It should be noted however that it is not possible for the target to track a moving radar return because the radar does not provide any form of unique identifier to distinguish one return from another The colour and symbol used for radar icons is configurable in System Setup See section 16 2 1 The radar has the ability to set marker positions When a marker is set Observer will automatically create a user waypoint See section 5 3 with the name RADARNNN where NNN is the next available waypoint number Because these are saved as waypoints they will remain until they are manually deleted If the Observer system is configured to forward on waypoints to an external FMS then Observer will automatically forward on the Latitude and Longitude of the marker to the
57. FMS No Radar returns will be displayed on the map if the AIS and RADAR information has been de cluttered When the information has been de cluttered this mode icon will be displayed on the map screen see section 14 2 Note that Radar Markers will still be displayed when Radar is de cluttered because they are classed as user waypoints which are NAV items Section 12 Page 57 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 13 MESSAGING the an AIS TRANSPONDER and or a satellite phone have been attached and configured Observer is able to send and receive text messages from the Mission Control Page Button 3 CTRL from the Main Menu The MSGS KEY is only shown when messaging is available The messaging screen contains a list of previous messages these may consist of a mixture of sent messages and received messages The colour of the message indicates its status e GREEN The message has been passed to the AIS TRANSPONDER or SATELLITE PHONE but there has TO ALL RIS TARGETS THIS 15 AN UNCONFIRMED MESSAGE been no confirmation that the message has been sent FRON 10023 THRHES ESTUARY THIS 15 URERI MESSAGE This could be because the system is waiting for the SENT 10023 THRHES ESTUARY necessary communication channel to become available er or the system is out of range of the service THIS TS A READ MESSAGE e BLUE The message has
58. I and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 ITEN ICON AIRPORTS O IRPORT YOR TACANs USER HPTs INTs YRPs HELIPRDS OFF OFF i3 DFF OFF OFF e cm cm cm cm cn cm cn c a 6 HAJOR ROADS PRIHE ROADS OTHER ROADS RAILROADS RIVERS LAKES TERRAIN RESTRICTED SEA PROHIBITED URBAN AREAS M HIL HRT2Z BACKGROUND OTHER SUA CLASS A B C CLASS D CLASS E F G CLASS UHKHOHH DANGER zoooooco gt on em ITEH HAX H 5 To show how a class of data is configured take AIRPORTS as an example in the screens shown above The ICON column defines the style of icon The TOPO ON column defines the colour of the ICON in this case it indicates that it will show through or be overlaid on the raster mapping in light blue The TOPO OFF column defines the colour of the icon in TOPO OFF mode note that there is no raster capability in TOPO OFF mode so you can not set a coloured SR The ICON MAX column defines the maximum zoom level identified by the scale Mode that the icon will appear in this case 5nm In this example the icon will therefore not appear at 30nm the level above but will only show at the 5nm level and all lower levels down to and including the level stated in the MIN column 1 The NAME MAX column defines the maximum zoom level that the identifying label for the icon will automatically appear Nat
59. III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 MORA Minimum Off Route Altitude Data published by Jeppesen based on the highest natural peak hill etc or man made tower stack tank building etc object in each one degree square tile of the earth s surface Where the highest object is 5000 ft amsl or less a 1000 ft clearance is added to the data Where the highest object is over 5000 ft amsl a 2000ft clearance is added to the data This data therefore provides useful advice of the minimum appropriate clearance in a given 1 x 1 grid tile MSA Minimum Safe Altitude When flying enroute the MSA is the highest MORA value found in the database within ten miles east west or north south of your present position MSAs displayed on the flight planning page are the highest MORA found in the database within five miles east west or north south of any point on the intended track OSGB Ordinance Survey of Great Britain A set of grid coordinates which cover the United Kingdom that can be used to define a position on the Earth s surface using pair of coordinates denoting an easting and northing offset relative to a defined origin OSI Ordinance Survey of Ireland A set of grid coordinates which cover Ireland and Northern Ireland that can be used to define a position on the Earth s surface using pair of coordinates denoting an easting and northing offset relative to a defined origin PDIS Pointer Distance This is presented in Map Mode wit
60. Mode when navigating to a waypoint It represents the magnetic heading the aircraft must track over the ground to that waypoint CDI Course Deviation Indicator This is presented either numerically or graphically and shows how far off track you are The style of CDI and its full scale deflection is configured in System Setup DF Direction Finding a means of finding the location of a source of radio transmissions using a directional antenna DIRECT TO Direct navigation to a specified waypoint DIS Distance This is presented in Map Mode when navigating to a waypoint It represents the distance to run from the aircraft to that waypoint ETA Estimated Time of Arrival The ETA to a navigated waypoint based on GMT plus whatever Local Offset has been configured ETE Estimated Time Enroute The time to run to the navigated waypoint This is displayed in hours and minutes when over 1 hour and in minutes and seconds when less than 1 hour External Flight Plan A flight plan sent by an external device such as an FMS FMS Flight Management System Flight Plan A series of waypoints or turning points that make up a route GPS Global Positioning System The satellite based technology that allows position to be determined GS Ground Speed This is constantly presented in Map Mode It represents the aircraft speed over the ground Heading The orientation of the aircraft fuselage around a vertical axis For fixed wing aircraft this is
61. OBSERVER MK Il AND MK Ill PILOT GUIDE AND OPERATING MANUAL Document Part No OB2210 001 Document Ref 11001 11847 okyforce Avionics Ltd 5 The Old Granary Boxgrove Chichester West Sussex PO18 OES Tim Nicholson Observer Software Manager Prepared by Reviewed by p ME Lam Dominic Allen Engineering Director Approved by p VC MEL Dominic Allen Engineering Director Final Approval Date 13 June 2008 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 11001 11847 5 Observer MK II and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Revision By De Initial Issue for Software version 3 04 TENTATIVE Introduced for Software version 3 05 TENTATIVE NEN Initial Release for Software version 3 10 See DOI 155 27 Sep 2005 C Connelly Add all changes required for version 3 12 3 13 DOI 160 29 May 2007 T Nicholson T Nicholson Add changes required for version 3 14 DOI 179 09 Jun 2008 eeu HE System Software Version 3 14 System Model Packages OB2000 Aeronautical Database Supplied courtesy of Jeppesen UK Topographical Raster Mapping Supplied courtesy of Ordnance Survey Mapping li Ordnance mE Survey This product may include mapping data licensed from Ordnance Survey with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty s Stationery Office Crown copyright 2008 All rights reserved Lice
62. ORT key will need to be pressed This could take a few seconds and will return the user to a sorted and identified list from which he she can begin list searching Section 7 Page 43 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 8 USER DEFINED DATABASES 8 1 User Defined Database Items Point Features Observer can incorporate user defined database point features into its displayed mapping You can use this capability in order to add any item that has a defined position though it is much more powerful than simple waypoints The items can be defined to be active only at predefined times or can remain hidden until the aircraft approaches within a certain distance They can be tagged with additional text and each item can have two pictures associated with it There are many possible uses es SN LIT LUE peu SER for this capability including notification of approaching no fly PETE PETE ail coh Sonn TITRKE204 GS 0 05 3 HRNSTON areas reminding the operator of a local daily task creating special landing sites or storing data on an operational procedure or checklist This capability allows the operator to completely customise his system on the ground and create a series of databases that are relevant to the aircraft s operation and that will assist him in his task management Observer is capable of storing 256 user defined
63. PS receiver 516 99 90 36 9498 82 00 00 00 00 00 00 l STATSAP RP RP RP RP RP FRCS CS CS 5 CS status This can be any of the following BAD ALMANAC 3 SATS DIFFERENTIAL ACQUIRING 2D FIX 3D FIX POOR DOP POS PROP The meanings of these displays are BAD ALMANAC The GPS receiver s information concerning satellite positions is out of date If this occurs the unit should be left alone with the antenna connected and in view of the sky for approximately 15 minutes during which period it will automatically lock onto a satellite and download load an up to date almanac 3 SATS According to the current information available there are less than three satellites visible in the sky and a fix cannot be calculated This message is very rarely displayed DIFFERENTIAL If this word is displayed in conjunction with 2D FIX or 3D FIX it means that the Observer has a fix and is also receiving differential correction signals from an external source ACQUIRING The unit is currently searching for satellites or is loading information from one or more satellites 2D FIX The unit is calculating position in two dimensions i e latitude and longitude only with no height information Usually indicative of marginal operating conditions for example poor signal reception if displayed continuously 3D FIX The unit has sufficient satellites in lock to calculate position in three dimensions and can give latitude longitude and height information POOR DOP T
64. Processor variants When set to ARINC 429 CHANNEL 1 to 4 the system will derive its position from an ARINC 429 FMS GAMA connected to the appropriate channel this capability may not be available in all Processor variants This can either be set to NONE EXT GPS ARNAV ARINC FMS or LIMITED ARINC FMS When set to NONE any flight plan data that is being sent by an external device is ignored even if that device has been selected as the current POSITION SOURCE see above If the position source equipment is capable of sending flight plan data then you will also be able to select it as the flight plan source so that received flight plans will be displayed on the map see section 5 1 When set to LIMITED ARINC FMS a limited version of the active flight plan that is being sent from FMS will be displayed on the map screen see section 5 1 and APPENDIX D This option is only available when POSITION SOURCE is set to an ARINC 429 FMS device only select LIMITED ARINC FMS as a flight plan source if the connected FMS is known to be unable to supply full and consistent flight plan data and you fully understand the cautions specified in section 5 1 and APPENDIX D of this guide CAUTION You must not select ARINC FMS as a flight plan source if you have reason to believe that the flight plan data sent from the FMS is partial or inconsistent Doing so may result in the display of information that might appear to be normal but is in fact incor
65. RESCUE PATTERNS AREA OF PROBABILITY 6 1 Introduction Observer has the ability to create Search and Rescue SAR AL HAP HODES AP eS patterns from which a user can navigate with These patterns Hav menu page From this page you can l _ l Edit fly flight plans include Rising Ladder Race Track Expanding Square and View goto nearby features Save present position as a user waypoint Use joystick to adjust map mode is Area of Probability AOP AOP is a circle centred on a POS 2 2UNH HRYPOLE sopor 2 predefined point that expands relative to a defined incident time H5120 74 E00105 76 l TRK 273 3000F rs 1 and likely speed of a target so that it defines an approximate Sector Searches Another feature that is associated with SAR search area for the user once arrived on scene ALT 2000Ft HSA 2400 4 Both the SAR and AOP functions are assessed via the Nav Menu The Nav Menu is either accessed via the NAV MENU key in Map Mode or if this is not available via the NAV MENU key in the Database Selection screen which is itself accessed via the SEARCH key in Map Mode Once in Nav Menu the S amp R key allows access to the SAR Select screen 62 SARPatterns The four types of available SAR patterns are presented in the SAR Select screen Each type can be highlighted with the joystick and selected for creation by pressing the SELECT key SR ETT RESCUE PATTERN O
66. SET POSN option displayed next to the fourth key If the internal GPS has already achieved a fix then you will not be able to select SET POSN or UTC amp DATE since this information will have been set accurately from the GPS signal To set your approximate position press SET POSN and then either use the joystick to enter your lat long position directly on the position setup page or press VIEW MAP Move the joystick on the map to your approximate position using the ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT keys where applicable and select SET POSN 3 9 Safe Shut Down of System POSITION SOURCE 18 FLT PLAN SOURCE URAYALLABLE DATA OUTPUT 1 HHER 0183 4800 BAUD DATA OUTPUT 2 UHRVRILRBLE CAMERA POINTING LEO MKII TARGET FINDING OFF AIS TRANSPONDER SAAB RAA AHRS ARINC 429 CHRHHEL 1 PC INTERFACE OW RADIO ALTIMETER ANALOGUE FADAR ARINC 423 CHANNEL 2 SEND HPT TU FAS OFF SkY CONNECT UNAVAILABLE Data input and output Position setup page Use joystick to increment setting and move the cursor Press the set key when adjustment is complete The Observer II Mk III must be shut down in an orderly and controlled manner before power is removed from the system Failure to do so could result in long term damage to the Processor and or loss of user data Safe shut down can be initiated in one of three ways 1 At any time you can move the ON OFF switch on the Control Panel to the OFF position This will interrupt
67. T TO FMS This can either be OFF or UNS 1LW CHANNEL 1 or 2 When set to the appropriate ARINC channel the feature will forward on waypoints from the FMS The waypoints can either be waypoint markers or waypoints created from the map screen using the keyboard SKY CONNECT This can either be OFF or DIRECT ONLY or DIRECT SMS or DIRECT EMAIL or DIRECT SMS EMAIL The option selected is to match the capability of your base station software Use the following table to determine which option to select You have ground station software that is configured to send and receive messages directly to and from the aircraft but has not been configured to forward SMS messages on to the GSM cell d phone network or e mail messages via the internet You have ground station software that is configured to send and receive messages directly to and from the aircraft and has been DIRECT SMS configured to forward SMS messages on the GSM cell phone network but not emails messages via the internet You have ground station software that is configured to send and receive messages directly to and from the aircraft and has been DIRECT EMAIL configured to forward e mail messages via the internet but not SMS messages on the GSM cell phone network You have ground station software that is configured to send and receive messages directly to and from the aircraft and has been DIRECT SMS configured to forward e mail messages via the internet and has EMAIL been con
68. The tracker arrow will not be displayed on the map if the DF and CAMERA information has been de cluttered When the information has been de cluttered then this mode icon will be displayed on the map screen see section 14 2 10 2 Chelton DF Operation AE If the Chelton DF function has been enabled then you will see the DF icon displayed on the map screen Once the interface has been configured in the Installation and Da ON Diagnostics area See section 16 3 the operator can enable and disable the feature from the Mission Control Page Button 3 CTRL from the Main Menu NOTE Observer requires a magnetic heading reference from either an FMS or an AHRS in order to resolve the relative bearing information from a Chelton DF installation Once enabled Observer will start to process any DF returns from the Chelton DF in order to build up probable regions for the source of the RF signal transmission Section 10 Page 52 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Initially detection of a RF transmission will result in a fan being displayed on the map this fan will be 10 wide and will be centred on a radial which runs from the current aircraft position in the direction of the detected transmission The fan is intended to give an indication of the direction of the signal reported by the antenna the antenna may take a couple of seconds to rotate to the correct d
69. V MENU which is accessible by pressing SEARCH from the map screen Section 9 Page 50 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 10 DIRECTION FINDING The Observer system is capable of interfacing with direction finding equipment Currently Observer interfaces with Lo Jack Tracker system and the Chelton 931 16 direction finding antenna To utilise this function the DIRECTION FINDING field in the Data In Out screen needs to be set to TRACKER or to the ARINC 429 port that is assigned to the Chelton antenna see section 16 3 Furthermore the Port Setup screen needs to be set up For Tracker a DF DEVICE needs to be assigned to the appropriate Port and for the Chelton 931 the appropriate ARINC channel needs to be defined as ARINC 429 see section 16 3 2 10 1 Tracker Operation If you have enabled the Tracker function then you should see the DF icon displayed on the map as soon as the Tracker unit is switched on or sends its first alert This will remain visible thereafter even if there are currently no Tracker alerts active until you disable the tracker function in Observer Whenever a new tracker alert is detected the message TRACKER ALERT will appear across the screen for a couple of seconds and a new icon will appear to the left of the position source orientation icon This icon will reappear whenever a new alert is detected even if EPLY CODES KL 0U 09 51 53 DETECTED E yo
70. Without the prior written authorisation of Skyforce Avionics Ltd the Purchaser will not knowingly re export or ship or cause to be re exported exported or shipped directly any technical data or hardware obtained from Skyforce Section 1 Page vi 11001 11847 5 Observer MK II and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Avionics Ltd to any destination defined as prohibited or controlled under the Export of Goods Control Order 1994 as amended from time to time by Her Majesty s Government by way of the Dual Use and Related Goods Export Control Regulations Section 1 Page vii 11001 11847 5 Observer MK Il and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 1 2 Glossary of Terms ALT Altitude This is presented in Nav Menu and shows the GPS altitude above the GPS datum which is nominally the global mean sea level However you must never use the ALT value for vertical navigation or terrain clearance because local mean sea level may differ from the GPS datum and the geometry of the GPS system makes GPS altitude considerably less accurate than horizontal accuracy AOP Area of Probability This is a time based Search and Rescue function that allows an area of probability for a moving target to defined AIS Automatic Identification System This refers to the type of transponder used by maritime vessels and search and rescue aircraft to identify each other BRG Bearing This is presented in Map
71. X A b 3 2 Startup Before attempting to switch your Observer system ON first ensure that electrical power is available In some installations supply voltage falls to a very low level for a few seconds during engine start and Observer is not designed to be operational under such conditions Installers are recommended to install Observer systems in such a way as to allow power to be applied cleanly once the supply voltage has fully stabilised often on the aircraft avionics bus You should confirm with your installer how your installation has been connected and adapt your start up procedures and checklists accordingly Note that if the ON OFF toggle switch on the Control Panel is left in the ON position then the system will attempt to start up as soon as power is applied and if this occurs before power has stabilised then Observer may shut down or reset For this reason we recommend that the ON OFF toggle switch on the Control Panel is left in the OFF position when the system is not in use If your installation includes an Observer control panel then move the ON OFF toggle switch on the control panel to the ON position If you do not have a control panel then your installer will be able to advise you how to turn the system on usually using the power switch on the LCD display You may also need to switch on the colour display and other equipment in order to allow proper use of Observer Observer can be switched off shut down either by m
72. X X specifies the alarm trigger distance between 0 1nm and 9 9nm the default is 1 0nm A circle of the specified radius will appear around the marker point on the map Should you wish a Marker waypoint to have a name displayed next to it for reference you should program a Basic User Waypoint with the same co ordinates as the Marker and give this one a conventional name The User and Marker waypoint icons would then be superimposed on each other giving a labelled waypoint surrounded by a marker alert circle 101 05 AIRPORTS User Airports Please note that user waypoints 101 to HAHE gt FRRHSTRIP ELEY 00191Ft 125 are classed as user defined airports You can use these LAT N5000 53 HAIN 03 21 LONG 00120 76 LENGTH 01820Ft to define airports that do not appear within the internal APPR 119 90 SURFRCE SOFT 128 00 LIGHTING NO database You can add runway length direction and POS 4 7SH xHERS LE T frequency information to these special user waypoints They will appear as standard airport icons in Map Mode and will User waypoint selection page Use joystick to select user waypoint also be included in the ten nearest airports listings provided then press edit or view map Section 5 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 like all other displayed airports they satisfy the runway surface and runway length criteria as defined in Syst
73. a camera point of impact on the ground if terrain elevation data is available when used with Page 74 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 either a MX15 or MX20 camera Please refer to the Camera Pointing section of this manual section 9 for more information DIR FINDING This can either be set to OFF TRACKER or ARINC 429 CHANNEL 1 to 4 Please refer to the Direction Finding section of this manual section 10 for more information AIS TRANSPONDER This can either be set to OFF SAAB GENERIC AIS 38400 or GENERIC AIS 57600 Please refer to the AIS Transponder section of this manual section 11 for more information AHRS This can either be set to OFF or ARINC 429 CHANNEL 1 to 4 and defines whether an ARINC 429 Heading Pitch and Roll data stream is available to enhance camera borescope type pointing accuracy PC INTERFACE This can either be set ON or OFF and defines whether the system is utilising an RS232 PC interface for a product like Flight Manager or Jeppesen Flite Star Please see appendix on Flight Manager for more details RADIO ALTIMETER This can either be set to OFF ARINC 429 CHANNEL 1 to 4 or ANALOGUE and defines the Radar Altimeter input whether it available from an ARINC 429 channel or an ANALOGUE input RADAR This can either be OFF or ARINC 429 CHANNEL 1 to 4 Please refer to the RADAR section of this manual section 12 for more information SEND WP
74. a screen similar to that shown here will be visible The ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT keys allow the user to select the appropriate zoom level defined by the scale bar on z ng e dat F S 8 A ENST T the bottom left of the screen either after single or multiple key icd cH x s se presses The NAV MENU key provides access to the Nav Menu d wn ay LU T Ann ee see Nav Menu section 4 6 of this manual for more i 14 La Ups mum information SEARCH key provides access to the o I mem TS Database Selection screen see section 4 7 allowing a user to obtain information or navigate via a Direct To any waypoint 1 5ns i TRKzO02 GS 0 N POS AT sHANSTON within the database Apart from the scale bar other boxes shown at the bottom of the screen are Track The aircraft track over the ground Ics Ground Speed The aircraft speed over the ground Note This can also be configured to show the speed that the cameras point of impact is travelling over the ground See section 9 5 POS Position The aircraft s position relative to a defined set of ground features see page 68 or current road over flown if this data is available and System Setup is configured to use it at the displayed zoom level see section 7 2 Section 4 Page 12 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Please note that the units and position reference for these i
75. ae 1 which will be labelled CLEAR ERROR The Indication of a T fault clearing does not need to be acknowledged and if no button is pressed the message will disappear after a few seconds If a message arrives from another AIS transponder it will be automatically put in to the mail queue for reading Whenever a new message arrives or there are unread messages the MAIL icon is displayed on the MAP AIS messages will remain on the system until they are cleared or the messaging store becomes full see section 13 No AIS data will be displayed on the map if the AIS and RADAR information has been de cluttered J When the information has been de cluttered this mode icon will be displayed on the map screen see section 14 2 Section 11 Page 56 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 12 SEARCH RADAR LI If the Radar function has been enabled then you will see the RDR icon displayed on the map screen Once the interface has been configured in the Installation and Diagnostics area See section 16 3 the operator can enable and disable the feature from the Mission Control Page Button 3 CTRL from the Main Menu The radar is capable of sending Observer up to 20 returns Each return is sent as a range and bearing from the current DRTRBRSE RADAR R RETUR TURNS The waypoint will be labeled as RDR to indicate that it RANGE 1601 00nn BEARING 001 D
76. an be used for transferring the user defined database data Also confirm that the User Database Editor PC software has created a folder called transfer which contains user defined database data that has been placed in this shared directory in the path obsdata transfer Next ensure that the Observer Ethernet is configured to recognise the PC or network to which it is connected see section 16 3 3 Ensure that the appropriate please refer to the easytask PC Software Appendix of this manual for more information Ethernet cable is connected to the Ethernet port on the Control Panel whilst the other end is connected to a PC or network which has the user defined database data From MAIN MENU press SETUP then DATA UPLOAD If you press the NETWORK key in the Upload Cover Page then the adjacent screen should be displayed Press OK to link to the network The network contains easytask Observer lite transfer files 20 OCT2004 14 52 Do you wish to upload this data If Observer finds the files in the correct format then it will display a screen similar to that shown here Press YES to upload these files to Observer Section 8 Page 46 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 9 CAMERA POINTING The Observer system is capable of interfacing with a number of on board camera systems to provide a camera pointing function The accuracy and operation of the camera function depend
77. ancel The format for each vector list item is Latitude Longitude Digit 0 or 1 E g N5140 55 E00145 00 1 HDDMM MM HDDDMM MM X Where H is either N or S E or W depending on whether it is a Latitude or Longitude DD is Latitude in degrees 0 to 59 DDD is Longitude degrees 0 to 179 MM is Latitude or Longitude minutes 0 to 59 MM is 100ths of Latitude or Longitude minutes 0 00 to 0 99 X is either O or 1 O means that this co ordinate is not the end of the line whilst 1 means that it is the end of a line Section APPENDIX A Page vii 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 In this way an endless string of points can be created in one list and the last digit in the sentence defines whether these points are joined For example two separate lines in a vector list would be defined like this Lat 1 Long 1 0 Lat 2 Long 2 0 Lat 3 Long 3 1 Lat 10 Long 10 0 Lat 11 Long 11 1 An example of a closed area in a vector list would look like this TEWO gt Nii ye 27 f eia 9 AN Lat 2 Long 2 0 7 P Twylord i cL Ge ay Lat 3 Long 3 0 Se J Lat 4 Long 4 0 i IN Poundon f 4 1 1 1 lt Lat 1 Long 1 0 4 SEARCH d AS aN 00165 120 05 4 95 BUCKS MAP LEVEL You can define the map levels on which item name label and icon appear once in Observer system
78. anel using either a Linear PCMCIA card or Ethernet link i Minimum PC and Cable Requirements In order to run easytask Observer lite software a PC is required which is capable of running Windows 98 or higher with a CD ROM In order to utilise the PCMCIA file transfer capability suitable for file transfers of less than 12Mb a Series Il PCMCIA port capable of reading and writing Linear flash memory is required In order to utilise the Ethernet file transfer capability suitable for any file transfers including files of greater than 12Mb a T Base 10 Network Card is required The Ethernet file transfer can either be achieved pier to pier i e directly between the PC and the Observer Control Panel or network to pier i e directly between a network and the Observer Control Panel In either case there is a special cable that considers the necessary cross over requirements and they are as follows a OB2310 Ethernet Connector to Ethernet Connector for Control Panel to PC Connection Control Panel to PC System Cable Stock Code 2050111648 PC System not provided Section APPENDIX A Page ii 11001 11847 5 Observer MK II and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 b OB2311 Ethernet Connector to Ethernet Connector for Control Panel to Network Connection Control Panel to Network Cable Stock Code 2050111649 Processor Installation Network not provided E 20 ve dal ML mes PC Sy
79. ap Mode will disappear 30 seconds after the last key press As soon as a key or joystick is pressed the key labels will reappear If set to OFF the key labels will always be displayed in Map Mode DEFAULT MAP LEVEL Sets which of the twelve possible map zoom levels will be shown when first viewing a CHECK AIS DTE map Either YES or NO If set to YES Observer will only allow messages to be sent to AIS transponders that have their DTE flag enabled this means that only transponders that claim to be able to receive messages will be available If set to OFF Observer will allow messages to be sent to any AIS transponder regardless of the status of its DTE flag This may result in a message being sent to a transponder that is incapable of receiving it Turning DTE checking off may be useful when communicating with a transponder that does not correctly encode DTE There are two additional options that can only be changed once a PIN number has been entered this is because they affect the style of the flight plan To change the Locked items press KEY4 UNLOCK and enter the pin number The factory default pin number is 1234 see Section 16 5 Once unlocked the following options can be changed FLIGHT PLAN LINES These are the colours that will be used to display the active and non active legs of a flight plan There USER VECTOR ALERTING OFF EXIT are two colour options for the act
80. appear in Map Mode Pressing this key will automatically centre the next waypoint in NT 20H TAY IN j u Flight Plan or destination waypoint in a Direct To in the middle of the screen in a North Up orientation If the zoom setting is such that the aircraft is also visible then you will be able to see the aircraft move around the screen Please pay careful attention to the Target Mode icon displayed on the screen since this serves to remind you that the map does not necessarily represent the area around your aircraft To return to the original aircraft position press ACRFT POSN When the target position is being controlled by the surveillance camera the button reads CAMERA POSN and the camera mode icon is displayed on the map 5 6 Centre CDI The Centre CDI function is available when a Direct To provided DIRECT TO XTE in System Setup is ON or a Flight Plan is activated This function is used when you fly off track SELECT DATABASE and wish to quickly the track line from present position to the navigated waypoint thereby centring any course deviation or removing the cross track error For a Direct To this is achieved by pressing SEARCH followed by CENTRE CDI For a Flight Plan this is achieved by pressing SEARCH followed by ETAS followed by DIRECT TO Section 5 Page 35 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 6 SEARCH AND
81. at describes an instrument flight procedure e g an instrument approach or departure then Observer may be able to display the current sector of that procedure However Observer is NOT intended for use during such procedures and it is not designed to display complex procedures such as curves discontinuities or conditional branches f Observer receives information describing these kinds of complex flight plans then it may truncate what is shown so that it will only display information that is within its capabilities Hence Observer might not show the full information that is visible on your primary navigation equipment You are strongly advised to adapt your aircraft operating procedures to ensure that there is no possibility of doubt over the primary navigation source Observer can display raster mapping in a range of scales You should be aware that discrepancies in the placement of airport and navigational aid symbols are known to exist in raster mapping sources Features on raster maps may be drawn some distance from their true position and for this reason you should not use the depicted position for navigation guidance Skyforce Avionics Ltd supplies Observer equipment to you under its various EASA regulatory approvals No person who is not properly trained and approved by Skyforce Avionics Ltd may disassemble tamper with or attempt to repair any equipment supplied under such approvals Any such interference with approved equipment will aut
82. base As more letters are Ii TALL apg ABBEY COURT typed the list will be seen to reduce in size Once the list ABBEY EARN COTTAGES has reduced to an acceptable level the user can press the TOGGLE soft key or the return key on the keyboard This db Sana 89 TO 91 l RBBEYGRTE APARTMENTS will move the cursor onto the first item in the list By ABBEYLANDS COTTAGES understanding what type of data is being presented by iecur Lir looking at the letter identifier in the left hand column whether it is Town Province T or a Street S etc the 5000 Items user can now use the list searching technique to find the item of interest e f after typing the known information next to the FIRST field does not reveal the expected results press the SEARCH TYPE soft key This will change the word FIRST to ALL at the top of the screen The ALL search is far more extensive since it will look for the typed information string appearing anywhere in an individual database item name It will return with a list of data that will not be sorted by identifier nor will it provide additional Town Street information This however will not stop the user from searching through the list if Section 7 Page 42 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 he she requires If the identifier and additional Town Street information is a requirement to help in the searching process the IDENT S
83. be reached would normally allow the Select which street you require within this locality user to select the individual addresses However if the database contains Companies identified by the letter C they may be listed at this point If a Company address is not what the user requires the OTHER ADDRESSES d item which will be the first highlighted item in the list 1 ABBEY LANE HALIFAX should be selected by pressing the SELECT soft key or the return key on the keyboard It is then that the user will be presented with a list of addresses in that street e By highlighting the desired address and pressing the SELECT soft key or the return key on the keyboard the user will be presented with a summary of the entire address including the post zip code So the listing technique takes the user down through a series of layers starting from the Town Province then the Locality then the Street then the Address and finally offers a summary of the complete address as confirmation As the user utilises this searching technique he she will be aware of two soft keys which are the SELECT mimicked by the F2 or return key and DIRECT TO mimicked by the F5 key As we have seen above the SELECT key or the return key allows the user to drill down through the various layers from Town Province to Locality to Street etc If the user had limited information about a target either to just a Locality or a Street he she could navigate
84. ce boundaries or any of the other features for which suitable data is available the selected feature will highlight and its full name will be displayed next to gt MENS 7 T the pointer For most types of data there will be more gt c BM nh ul B information available and the fourth key will change to MORE ee p ESQ 1 2 27 00117 75 INFO while item is highlighted Pressing the MORE INFO PDIS 2 6 PBRG 314 PETE key will display the additional information either in a separate 5 002 GS 0 MPOS RT HRNSTON screen or in an information box overlaid on the map ROCHESTER EGTO gt CITT ROCHESTER ELEY 4356Ft O2L 20R 2713Ft 5 L O2R 20L 2264Ft 5 U 16 34 3159Ft 5 U TEFA i IUR EIE r S iim den qi AS bor ell INF 122 25 s OV L i T RIS t DIRECT T 5118 58 120 74 ANE T0 FTH POIS 2 0 PBRG 1S2 PETE 7 7 Snn 002 0 POS 8T xMRNSTON 1 n The airports MORE INFO screens include information on runways radio frequencies and height if Known If your system includes a roads database then you will be able to identify the name of any road in the database by highlighting it with the pointer this is extremely useful when co ordinating the movement of ground units section 7 of this manual provides a full explanation of this function and the associated address search function Section 4
85. ce there are many duplicates present in the database Checking the area code will eliminate any ambiguity Once you have selected an item you can use Key 4 to get More Info including any information on position frequencies etc that may be in the Jeppesen database From here pressing key 4 View Area will allow you to confirm visually the location of the item if you wish If your search started from the Map page then you can fly direct NAHE ROCHESTER to the selected item by pressing key 5 Direct To which will If CITY ROCHESTER n T ELEV 436Ft take you back to the map page with a Direct To active If your lasL 2oR2713Ft SL search started from the Flight Planning pages then Key 5 will be etre ree B T labelled ENTER instead of Direct To Pressing ENTER will take you back to the flight plan that you were building INF 122 25 Whereas basic selection technique is common to database selections please refer to the Address Searching section 7 3 and User Defined Database section 8 sections of this manual for the differences in selecting items in these databases If an AIS transponder is connected to the system an additional option will be included on the database selection screen labelled AIS RETURNS Selection of this database type will present a list of all of the AIS returns have been received see section 11 4 8 Position Logging Aircraft p
86. craft is in transit between two locations It usually consists of a series of linked waypoints that may be airports navaids VRPs or user waypoints If Observer is receiving a flight plan from an external source then this is assumed to be a transit flight plan and it will be displayed instead of any internal transit flight plan that may be active at the time TRK Track The current aircraft track line is constantly presented in Map Mode It represents the aircrafts track over the ground as derived from pairs of aircraft positions a short time apart Note that if the aircraft is stationary eg hovering then track is undefined and the track line is removed from the display even if the aircraft heading is known from an AHRS source Turning Point 15 a waypoint in a flight plan Waypoint Is the generic term used for any point with a given position whether it is an airport VOR user waypoint etc User Defined Database A database created by the user containing multiple items User Defined Items The data points or Items created by the user that form part of a User Defined Database User Waypoint A waypoint that is created defined by the user Section 1 Page ix 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 UTC Universal Time Coordinated This is Greenwich Mean Time GMT or Zulu UTM Universal Transverse Macerator System A world wide set of grid coordinates that can be used to define
87. ct to continuous change You can obtain updates for the Jeppesen aeronautical nav data from Skyforce Avionics Ltd Your Observer system may also contain other data with time limited validity for example raster aeronautical charts Since individual sheets may have different expiry dates it is not practical to give a single warning on the start up screen and instead a warning icon is displayed whenever out of date data is visible see 4 4 2 Aeronautical Data Validity Alert The Card Upload button will be displayed on this screen if the system detects that there is a PCMCIA card in the control panel so that you can immediately upload your user defined data at the start of your mission see section 8 3 1 If you press the Card Upload key you will be given a chance to confirm your choice or return to this page If you choose to proceed Observer will display what data it has found on the card and ask you to confirm that you wish to upload it Pressing Yes here will lead to a progress bar while Observer uploads your data from the PCMCIA card If it succeeds in uploading your data then you will be able to go back to the start up screens If it is unable to upload your data from the card then you will be able to try again or to return to the start up screen 3 6 Title Screen Once you have acknowledged the Jeppesen database date you will see this screen It again shows the system software version for example 3 14
88. d you as there aren t any other computers on will need to restart the system a connected network or PC that have the same name WORKGROUP This is the name of the workgroup that the Observer is to become a member of The default workgroup name is MSHOME The name must reflect the workgroup name of the host machine or network USER Enter the authorised user login name for the network connection or the PC to which the system is connected PASSWORD Enter the authorised password for the network connection or the PC to which the system is connected USE DHCP When connecting to a PC this will be set to NO In this case the IP ADDR field will need to be set to 192 168 000 XXX where XXX is a number between 001 and 255 and the SUB MASK field will be set to 255 255 255 000 In the same way the connecting PC must also have its IP ADDR and SUB MASK fields set The SUB MASK will be the same as above whilst the IP ADDR will need to have the same format but must be unique i e if the Observer IP ADDR is 001 the PC IP ADDR could be 002 However when connecting to a network where the server is capable of dynamically allocating an IP ADDR the USE DHCP field should be set to YES and the user will not need to enter an IP ADDR or a SUB MASK I P ADDR If DHCP is not available this is the address that Observer will use to gain access to the network The I P Address must be unique to the network Local networks normally use I P addresses the rang
89. d and there is no NAV DATA mex AIS RDR DF or CAMERA data displayed Once you have the map screen as you require it pressing DONE will remove the DECLUTTER BOX and return to the map screen with the appropriate soft keys for the current mode of operation The de clutter icons will remain until the category has been set back to SHOW NOTE When NAV DATA is de cluttered the system MUST NOT be used for navigational purposes The yellow icon colour is an indication that information normally used for navigation for example airspace boundaries or obstacles is no longer being displayed Section 14 Page 61 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 15 E6 B CALCULATOR IDTRECTION FIND I5 SEARCH RADAR EG B Calculator cover page From this page you can Calc TAS amp winds aloft Setup vertical navigation Calc fuel for trip Check sunset rise times Mission Control page From this page you can Declutter the map Control search radar functions Control DF functions Control AIS Send and view messages View notepad and E6 B calculations E6 B functions are accessed by pressing the NOTE PAD key Mission Control Page Button 3 CTRL from the Main Menu followed by E6 B CALC This gives access to the E6 B Calculator Screen This function is not available in Demo Mode 15 1 Density Altitude TAS Winds Aloft Calculator The
90. databases LANDING SITES each with many entries Each item within a database is 6 POLE HILL HELIPRD PAG PROXIMITY ZONE 0 0nn created on a PC base station using the User Database Editor J PC software EasyTask see APPENDIX A and is transferred to the Observer via the Control Panel either utilising a Linear LAT N53d4 60 LONG H00205 00 PCMCIA card or an Ethernet connection see 8 3 The data LAST CHANGED 07 SEP 2006 13 40 fields for each item are common and include the item name position a proximity warning alarm time relevancy information text and up to two pictures 8 2 User Defined Line Feature Database Vector Lists It is sometimes convenient to be able to define line features such as pipelines buried or above ground cables or boundary areas that need to be defined on the map using information from a NOTAM Observer is also able to process user defined line features in the form of a vector list database It works in much the same way as user defined database items but rather than defining a single point it allows a series of points to be described either as a line or an area as a vector list Like user defined databases items user defined database vector lists can have an associated proximity warning alarm time relevancy information text and up to two pictures In the same way user defined database vector lists are created using the User Database Editor PC software Please refer to APPENDIX A U
91. de with your current aircraft position saved in the next available user waypoint memory location The SAVE WPT key is found in Nav Menu The NAV MENU key is available either in Map Mode or via the Database Selection screen which is reached by pressing the SEARCH key in Map Mode A quicker way of saving a user waypoint can be achieved with the keyboard option Pressing F6 stores current aircraft position pressing F7 stores current pointer position and pressing F8 stores current camera position if shown as a point of impact please refer to section 9 3 of this manual for more details Some installations include a joystick with a centre push feature that is compatible with Observer If you press the joystick without making the pointer active then Observer creates a waypoint at the current aircraft position If you move the pointer before pressing the joystick then Observer either creates a waypoint at the pointer position quick press and release or if a compatible camera is available it slews the camera to the designated location press and hold for more than 2 sec If your installation is configured to send user waypoints to the FMS see 16 3 then each time a user waypoint is created by pressing F6 F7 or F8 or by pressing a compatible centre push joystick it will be sent to the FMS scratchpad Section 5 Page 32 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 5 4 Internal Flight Plan
92. does not allow them to be identified as curves You must disregard any external flight plan displayed on Observer if it includes curves since the line drawn may misrepresent the desired flight path e Observer will show flight plan discontinuities when the information is sent from the FMS There may be situations where discontinuities are shown incorrectly and so either a leg could be shown instead of a gap or one or more legs could be missing from the display The legs that are affected by these errors may change over a timescale of a few seconds with the result that legs may periodically disappear and reappear We therefore advise you not to use Observer to display any external flight plan that includes discontinuities e the external flight plan includes a waypoint at Lat Long position 0 0 exactly on the intersection of the equator and Greenwich meridian then this will be ignored by Observer If you prefer not to have flight plan information with these limitations displayed on Observer we recommend that you go to the Observer Data In Out Setup menu see 16 3 and set Flight Plan Source to NONE If you do this then Observer will use the position data from the FMS but will not display the flight plan data Warning You must not select ARINC FMS as a flight plan source if you have reason to believe that the flight plan data sent from the FMS is partial or inconsistent Doing so may result in the display of information that might appear to
93. e 192 168 000 001 to 192 168 000 254 SUB MASK This provides a sub mask for the I P address specified above The default value is 255 255 255 000 This is unlikely to ever need changing HOST NAME This is the name of the connected PC or network server spaces are not usually permitted SHARE NAME This is the name of the connected PC or network server share drive usually C The share name should point to the root folder for the SHARE PATH This does not need to be the root directory of the partition SHARE PATH This is the name of the path beyond the share name and should usually terminate in transfer Note Section 16 Page 80 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 You may need to reboot the Observer or a connected PC to ensure any changes you make to the Ethernet setup is utilised Observer does not support long file names e The total share path including slashes cannot exceed 50 characters e Spaces are not permitted anywhere also the SHARE PATH cannot be BLANK e When linking peer to peer a crossover lead must be used e Observer drive s are NOT visible on the network 16 4 Clear Memories You can use the EDIT functions to remove individual waypoints and flight plans but it is sometimes necessary to remove all flightplans waypoints user setup options or logged positions You can delete each of these classes of data through the Memory Clear Page En
94. e F9 Camera slew so that it will slew to the current target if pressed on the map screen with a non active pointer Correct a problem that occurred when selecting towns using the joystick when there is a Z in the name Correct a conflict between the softkeys and the tracker status icon in some screen modes Correct a problem with the decoding of VICTOR airways in the AMR region that prevented the airspace interogation from working as expected Improve the display of the map scales in the system settings screens to allow display of ranges of less the 1 Nm Fix a problem with item selection on the map screen when two items were in close proximity Change the acceleration of the pointer to make panning and selection easier Fix accuracy issues with the Leo MKII when using user defined offsets and AHRS data Improve the usage of OS Profile or DTED terrain data to enhance camera position reporting accuracy Reduce the likelihood that some Mk 111 processors are unable to power up successfully if receiving serial data from a Wescam MX 15 20 camera 09 June 2008 Fixed a problem that prevented data from the SeaFLIR III from being correctly displayed Added support for TRACKER PTS 3 units that have either old or new Tracker firmware Fixed a problem the caused transfers of post flight logs from the MKIII processor to the easytask application to fail Added the ability to configure the position reference window to show the current aircraft position
95. e activated from the power up screen shown above see section 4 1 this key becomes DEMO OFF and cancels Demo Mode e SET UP Allows setup of map navigation display preferences PIN Input Output setup see section 3 8 and data transfers see section 8 3 MAP Allows access to Map Mode the primary mode of the system As a rule when trying to get to a specific function in another branch of software you should work your way back down the present branch to Main Menu by pressing either the OK PREV PAGE SAVE amp EXIT or MAIN MENU key Then select the branch of software that contains the desired function you wish to access There are short cuts that allow you to get to the primary mode Map Mode more easily by pressing an available MAP key 3 8 Initial Setup of Your System Observer reports times for ETAs in UTC but you may wish to add a local time offset so that you can report local times more easily UTC is set automatically if the system has a fix from its internal GPS or if it is using an external position source that provides time some external GPS or FMS Otherwise you will need to set UTC manually Observer will then use its internal clock to generate time reports Local time offset is added to UTC and so it is important to set the local offset correctly to ensure that any ETAs given in local time are correct When running from its internal GPS i e POSTION SOURCE set to INTERNAL with a suitable antenna fitted that has a
96. e processing of altitude data used for FLIR camera calculations Rad Alt input correctly processed and displayed Flight timing markers use power on status rather than speed Logging rate does not default to OFF Improved display of Transverse Mercator maps WGS84A or ED50 Invalid User Database Timeout no longer happens Section APPENDIX E Page xix 11001 11847 5 Observer MK Il and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Software Version Release Date Fixed transient display of old data when switching from Landscape to Portrait mode or when using SM68 video mode on start up General improvements to robustness resilience and logic 3 11 23 May 2006 Adds ability to process malformed flight plan information sent from some versions of Primus EPIC Extend allowable temperature range to allow Mk IIl processors to start up at measured internal temperature of 30 C Upload of flight plans from EasyTask now operates reliably No need to restast after user database transfers Address database no longer returns empty lists in some localities 3 12 3 Aug 2006 Adds support for Military Grid Reference System with 10m resolution between 84N 805 on commonly used datums Enhanced handling of modified UTM zones OSI and OSBG grid references increased resolution to 10m Adds support for FLIR Star SaFIRE cameras 3 13 1 June 2007 Adds support for o SAAB R4A AIS Transponder o Chelton 931 16 DF Antenna o FLIR SeaFLIR Il Camera o Wescam M
97. e switching position sources External navigation source unavailable Use Observer intemal GPS Once the pilot has accepted the new internal GPS position source Observer will continue to use it until such time as the external source regains a fix Once the new fix has been established as stable Observer will inform the pilot that the Extemal navigation source now position source is about to change back to external source available Please acknowledge again The acceptance of an internal position source is only temporary and does not affect the Observers default position source setting The only way of changing the default position source Section 4 Page 15 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 setting is through the installation and diagnostic pages If the pilot chooses not to accept the alternative internal position source the system will display a position source warning message on the map screen 4 3 Overview of Observer Mapping The core capability of Observer is its intuitive mapping and navigation function which is a capable of displaying highly detailed vectored point and line and raster scanned area maps Because of the amount of data required raster mapping is usually only provided for the known area of operations of an aircraft Depending on your system configuration you may also have very detailed vector data underlying some or all of your area of raster
98. e your situational awareness One icon has additional choices available in addition to those listed in the table above the ownship icon ie the symbol for your own aircraft on the map These are high visibility symbols and experience has shown that it is usually possible to find at least one of these that is easily identifiable against a background raster map of any normal colour combination The default icon for the ownship is A3 which does not include any yellow colour for the benefit of those operators who do not allow yellow on the display With this icon the helicopter symbol is always yellow and the background show as blue here is set to the TOPO colour The area shown a chequer board is transparent With this icon the triangle symbol is always yellow and the background show as blue here is set to the TOPO colour The area shown a chequer board is transparent With this icon the helicopter symbol is set to the TOPO colour The area shown a chequer board is transparent With this icon the triangle symbol is set to the TOPO colour The area shown a chequer board is transparent 16 2 2 Nav Setup The Nav Setup screens allow the navigation functions to be configured and follow on from the Map Setup screens As with the previous screens each of the displayed features can be configured by using the joystick and pressing NEXT to move between pages CDI SCALE Sets the full scale deflection of any displayed Course
99. ection Defines the location reference given in the position box POS in Map Mode This is either to ALL DATA VORs only VORs AND AIRPORTS only ROAD OVERFLOWN or COORDINATES The box marked POS will display your present position as a distance and cardinal bearing from the nearest item of a suitable kind in the database The item used to describe your position to you is chosen on the basis of this setting If you choose VORs as the position reference then your position will be reported as a distance range and bearing from the nearest VOR If you choose VORs amp AIRPORTS the position reference and your position is within 5nm of an airport your position will be reported as a distance and bearing from that airport even if there is a VOR nearer i e airports have priority If there is no airport within 5nm then your position will be reported with respect to the nearest VOR or airport If you choose ALL DATA as the position reference and your position is within 5nm of an airport your position will be reported as a distance and bearing from that airport even if there are nearer VORs NDBs towns VRPs or user waypoints If there is no airport within 5nm then your position will be reported with respect to the nearest airport VOR NDB VRP town or user waypoint All airport names are shown preceded by an asterisk character in order to distinguish them from towns or cities with similar names which may have significantly different locations
100. egardless of an ability to receive or display the message Some message types such as SMS have a limit to the amount of characters that can be sent When this is the case Observer will show the number of characters entered and the total number permitted Messages are stored on the systems disk drive so they are not lost when the unit is powered down Of course if power is removed without following the recommended shut down sequence then the messages will be lost The amount of storage available for messages is large enough to hold around 1500 typical text messages Once this storage limit is reached the oldest messages will be automatically deleted in order to create space Note The exact number of messages depends on the size of each message Messages can also be sent from the AIS database selection screen and the AIS more information screen In both cases a button labelled SEND 5 is available 13 4 Sky Connect Satellite phone Note Most messages sent to and from the aircraft over the satellite phone link will need to be processed and forwarded on to intended recipients through a compatible ground station This feature is intended to help users with compatible ground station equipment it does not provide direct access to email or other general messaging systems from the aircraft The type of messages that can be sent via a satellite phone will depend on the options configured at the base station Three types of messages are sup
101. em Setup 5 3 2 Editing Creating a User Waypoint Visually From Main Menu select the FLIGHT PLAN key followed by USER WPTS Use the joystick to select a specific user waypoint either by number or name Press the VIEW MAP key and the adjacent screen will be shown with the previously selected user waypoint in the centre of the screen If the previously selected user waypoint was empty your last position will be displayed A user waypoint can then be created as a distance and bearing from the displayed position or as a latitude longitude by simply moving the pointer to the desired location Press ENTER WPT tre a LT Pa NE DeL c 5115 38 00213 Rs to save the user waypoint to first available memory location An unwanted user waypoint can be removed by moving the pointer over it and pressing the DELETE WPT key If the user waypoint that you wish to delete is in a stored flight plan the message PRESENT IN FLIGHT PLAN will be displayed A second press on the DELETE WPT key will however remove it AN lute TE E M ea T or you can move the joystick to cancel the deleting action Use BO ECL ae E av the PREV PAGE key to return to the screen entered from FE Wing s R saving any changes made A A 2 Re LT 86 um 4 5 3 3 Saving a User Waypoint In Flight user waypoint can be saved quickly in flight by pressing the SAVE WPT key Pressing this key will immediately return the user to Map Mo
102. er DOP is calculated from the angular separation between the various visible satellites Greater separation results in better fix geometry and a lower DOP This DOP figure is not measured in any specific units UTC DATE Universal Coordinated Time UTC and Date reported by the GPS satellite network LOCAL OFFSET The difference between UTC and local time LOCAL TIME Calculated by adding Local Offset to UTC LAST FIX If the unit does not have a current valid fix this is the position at which it last had a fix If the unit has a fix this is the present position At the bottom of the screen is a box containing detailed information on each of the satellites in use The box contains information on either eight 001 and 002 processors or twelve 003 processors satellites Each satellite has a PRN Pseudo Random Noise or identification number The satellite PRN numbers are displayed in a line beside the word SATS The two digit SIG number under each satellite identification number is an indication of the signal strength being received from that satellite best is 99 worst is 00 These numbers can be used for finding and eliminating electrical interference On a good installation most of the available slots will register a satellite with readings of over 50 and the best few will have readings of more than 90 The third row gives the status STAT that the GPS receiver has assigned to the information from each satellite There are
103. erating procedures before using this capability so that there is no possibility of confusion between members of the crew over the correct information to use for the task at hand 6 3 Area of Probability Areas of probability can be useful during rescue or law enforcement missions when searching for a ground target They allow you to place a circle at the last known position of the target the radius of the circle will grow at the estimated target ground speed This provides you with an expanding boundary within which to concentrate your search Section 6 Page 37 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 MODE Hav menu page From this page you can Edit fly flight plans View goto nearby features Save present position as a user waypoint Use joystick to adjust map mode POS 2 2HNH HRYPOLE DATABASE SELECT N5120 74 E00105 76 ELLE NEAR GROUND SPEED 10 Kts TRK22 73 3000F START TIME 10 59 29 ALT 2000Ft Area of probability Use joystick to select HSA 2400 position qroundspeed and start time To set up an AOP go to the NAV MENU and select S amp R From the Search and Rescue Select Page shown above press the AOP key You will need to enter three pieces of information in order to create an AOP The first piece of information is the INITIAL POSITION and like the SARs this can be set to CURRENT POSITION
104. ere follows a brief description of the possible system modules in order to aid in understanding Processor ATA PCMCIA Data Card Section 3 The Observer processor unit is usually mounted in the aircraft avionics bay contains the processing unit that runs the main Observer operating software as well as the interface and power supply electronics hardware for the system Inserted into the front of the Processor unit is the ATA PCMCIA card containing the Observer operating software and the regional vector data Jeppesen identification and Page 3 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Data Cartridge Keyboard Display Control Panel Linear Flash PCMCIA CAUTION The linear PCMCIA card and the receptacle in the Control Panel are keyed to prevent improper insertion However determined abuse can break or bend the anti insertion features If the card is forced into the Control Panel upside down and power applied then there may be a buildup of heat in the card leading to permanent damage Always aeronautical data and low resolution ground features The card has a label with the text Processor Box This Side Right You should ensure that the label is on the right hand side of the unit when inserting the card Inserted into the Processor is a cartridge containing ruggedised hard disk drives The data cartridge holds all of t
105. ess FLY FPLN To cancel an activated flight plan press FPLN OFF key in Nav Menu 5 44 Viewing ETAs Skip Waypoints When a Flight Plan is running the ETA to each point in that flight plan can be viewed by pressing the SEARCH key in Map Mode STRRT HRHSTOH 00201208 followed by ETAS On entry to the adjacent screen the cursor O02 LYD YOR 3 5FD YOR highlights the waypoint that is currently being navigated to in EHD CHICHESTE EGHR 00247 31 green If ATC clear you to a point further down the flight plan such as END CHICHESTE for example you can use the DIRECT TO key to amend the Flight Plan quickly without having Direct page E Use joystick to scroll through flight plan Section 5 Page 34 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 to perform an edit This is achieved by using the joystick to move a black highlight over END CHICHESTE then pressing DIRECT TO You will then be provided with navigation information to CHICHESTE Once this point has been reached the original Flight Plan will resume Please note that this function is not available if the flight plan is loaded onto an external GPS or FMS and the system is being slaved from it 5 5 Aircraft Target Mode Switching X Provided the TARGET MODE BUTTON is configured ON in 45 19 13 System Setup whenever a Flight Plan or a Direct To is activated a TARGET POSN key will
106. eys and in some installations by an alphanumeric QWERTY keyboard The joystick and softkeys may be integrated into the display or installed in the form of a separate dedicated group of keys with joystick or they may be provided by a hand held remote control The joystick allows movement of the pointer in Map Mode and is used for data entry or selection The function of each of the 5 soft keys is determined by the on screen key labels which are typically drawn along the right hand side of the display The alphanumeric keyboard mimics the joystick with the 1 lt keys and mimics the 5 soft keys with the F1 top to F5 bottom keys Note that only permanently assigned 1 keys are supported but some keyboards simulate these functions temporarily with combinations of the Fn key and other keys Except in the case of certain advanced features such as rapid address searches operations can be done just as easily with the five key remote controls as with the full keyboard and this document does not usually distinguish between the various kinds of controlling device 3 5 System Startup Screens While the Observer system is undergoing its power up checks it first displays a blue screen followed after a few seconds by an initialisation screen similar to that shown here Within a few BENDIX KING seconds this should be followed by a screen giving the following OBSERVER important information IL Skyfo
107. f however the joystick is moved to the right or the key is pressed and held the user will be able to page down the list at a considerably faster rate Conversely if the joystick is moved to the left or the key is pressed and held the user will be able to page up the list By using the scroll bar on the right hand side of the list and appreciating that all the data is in a cyclic alphabetical order the user by using a combination of these controlling methods can find the item of interest very quickly Another hint for getting to the right place in the list Ifannress DATABASE quickly is by typing the first letter of the item using the FIRST TIGRAHGE OVER SANDS keyboard For example assume the item of interest begins with an H The first time the H key is pressed the user will be taken to the first item in the list that starts with an H Pressing the H key again will take the user to the second item that begins with an H and so on Once the last item in the list that begins with H is reached and the user presses the H key again he she will be returned to the first item in the list that starts with H i e even this method is cyclic When list searching the database on first entry to the address database screen the cursor will appear next to the FIRST field and the user will be presented with a list of Towns Provinces with the identifier T The function of this FIRST field does not concern us here since it
108. f you wish to obtain more information on a specific yy P 1 5nnd TRK 278 GS 0 data point whether it is an airport a section of controlled airspace or a user defined database item move the pointer to it allowing it to be highlighted and press the MORE INFO key Once the pointer has been activated by pushing the joystick it will remain active for 30 seconds after which time it will automatically reset if not moved Alternatively you can force a reset by pressing RESET STICK 5 2 2 Direct To Specific Co ordinates To perform a Direct To a specified set of co ordinates press the SEARCH key from the Map Mode display when the joystick is inactive Then press the TEMP WPT key and use the joystick or LONG 00120 76 keyboard if fitted to enter in the required position Upon pressing the DIRECT TO key the system will then provide you with full navigation information to reach the specified point Temporary waypoint entry page Use joystick to enter position Press COORD SYSTEM to select altemative coordinate system and or datum COORD SYSTEH LAT LONG The location of your destination may be specified using the currently selected coordinate system e g latitude and longitude or may be specified using an alternative coordinate system To enter the destination position in an alternative coordinate system the COORD SYSTEM key should first be pressed until the required system is displayed Please note that if Observe
109. figured to send SMS messages on the GSM cell phone network Section 16 Page 75 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 The status of each device can be viewed by highlighting the appropriate interface type 1 POSITION SOURCE DATA OUTPUT 1 etc and pressing the DEVICE STATUS key In most cases you will be offered the opportunity to view the raw data as it is being received by pressing RAW SERIAL or VIEW LABELS on the appropriate DEVICE STATUS screen though this should not be necessary in the normal use of the system NOTE The SEND WAYPOINT TO FMS and the ability to select ARINC Channels 3 and 4 are only available on the OB2101 003 variant Mk of the Observer processor Devices are only available if they have been assigned to a PORT See Section 16 3 2 If no assignment has been made then the device will be UNAVIALIABLE 16 3 1 GPS Status If you select Internal position source on the Data In Out Setup GPS status page From this page you can 71 page and then press Device Status with the position source Set UTC amp local time wd 5 5 highlighted you will find the following screen displayed 30 FIX CURRENT SOK DOP 202 3 UTC 11 56 535 DATE 11 SEP 2006 LOCAL OFFSET 00700 LOCAL TIHE 11 55 LAST FIX H5122 18 00125 01 SRTS 0926172822 051811140000 00 The GPS Status Screen will display the internal G
110. for the Map Screen Section 14 2 14 4 Enabling and disabling mission related devices From the control mission page you can enable and disable the following devices providing they have been configured for use on the system Use the joystick up and down keys to highlight the device to be altered and then move the cursor right to highlight the current state Moving the cursor up and From this page you can Declutter the map down will then allow the selection of ON and OFF as required Control search radar functions Control DF functions Control AlS Send and view messages View notepad and E6 B calculations Observer will process and subject to de cluttering display all received AIS returns on the map screen AIS messaging will AIS become available THIS REFERS TO THE SAAB R6A AIS Observer will continue to process AIS returns but they will no TRANSPONDER longer be displayed on the screen AIS messages will no longer be available THIS REFERES TO THE CHELTON 931 ANTENNA Observer will reset any exiting DF calculations and no longer perform or display any DF related functions Observer will process and subject to de cluttering display all SEARCH RADAR received RADAR returns on the map screen THIS REFERS TO THE ARINC 429 Observer will continue to process Radar returns but they will no SEARCH RADAR longer be displayed on the screen S Observer will calculate and subject to de cluttering d
111. g file and clear the icon from the screen Note that Observer always starts up in the Off Scene state So if you ever shut down the system and start up again while on scene you will need to press F10 again after powering back up in order to put it back into the On Scene state 4 8 4 Flight Log Download Downloading flight log information can be done by either 1 Using PC Interface software Flight Manager This program uses the PC Interface Protocol COM PORT to download the log file into Flight Manager 2 Using Easytask This download process can be achieved by either inserting the written Linear PCMCIA card from the Control Panel into the Observer ground station PCMCIA card reader writer or via a local area network Section 4 Page 26 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 5 FLIGHT PLANS 5 1 Internal and External Flight Plans Observer can be used to define and display several types of flight plan We recommend that you familiarise yourself with the various types and their uses and that you pay special attention to the types that might be shown on your particular installation Observer can be installed in a way that allows it to display flight plans sent by other equipment such as FMS and if your installation includes this facility then this will influence how Observer behaves The most basic distinction is between internal i e created by Observer and external
112. get is travelling over the ground This feature can be useful for estimating the Mission Control page speed of a moving vehicle by simply keeping it centred in the From this page you can Declutter the map field of view The units of the camera ground speed can be View notepad and E6 B calculations changed from the standard system settings allowing speed to be read in MPH or KPH rather than KNOTS When selected the camera ground speed replaces to aircraft ground speed whenever the camera is providing point of impact information This is indicated by a camera symbol in the ground speed box Note The value displayed is a rolling average of several readings and does not necessarily reflect instantaneous speed If any of the readings fail to generate a credible speed for example the camera is above the horizon of speed is changing very quickly then 11 the display will show The accuracy of the ground speed can be affected by a number of issues such as slant angle range and target movement for these reasons the camera ground speed can only ever be considered as an approximation and must not be regarded as being an accurate indication of the target speed Hol ErR 093 03 ETE 00 29 Stahsf ield Moor z 8rd Camera Ground Speed Display Large Text Mode Fm BNE 37 Camera Ground Speed Display If the aircraft ground speed is required it can be obtained from the NA
113. ght Plan END ROCHESTER lt EGTO 3 l l l BRG 274H and view the following details about each leg REO 1 5 DIS 31 5 1 BRG Initial Track Magnetic ETE 0 15 REQ 1 5 2 DIS Leg Distance 3 ETE Leg Time 4 REQ Fuel Required for Leg And for the total Flight Plan 1 DIS Total Distance 2 ETE Total Flight Plan Time 3 REQ Total Fuel Required All you need to input is your cruising speed and your fuel burn Fuel burn is entered in units hour Then move the cursor down and select the Flight Plan you want to perform the calculations for Move the cursor down again and scroll through the legs of your chosen flight plan Note that this feature does not attempt to allow for real world variation in fuel requirements e g headwinds or ATC delays and does not include any safety reserve You should never use this function without cross referencing the result against other methods and adding appropriate margins Section 15 Page 64 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 15 4 Sunset Sunrise Calculator The Sunset Sunrise Calculator is accessed by pressing the SUNSET RISE key on the E6 B Calculator screen and allows you to calculate sunrise and sunset times for any point in the world Either enter the co ordinates of the point of interest with the joystick or choose a waypoint from the database by using the S erp DATABASE key for more inf
114. ght plans are displayed as BLUE The colour selected for the active leg in system setup is also used as the background colour of the position source icon So if the position source icon has the words EXT Section 5 Page 27 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 NAV on a magenta background then you know that a magenta active leg on the displayed flight plan comes from the ON i Ina USER VECTOR ALERTING OFF external source and a blue flight plan line is an Observer een Gai CRDI he T ENABLE PROXIHITY HARNINGS internal flight plan Similarly the other colours that can be HAP KEYS AUTO HIDE ON DEFAULT HAP LEVYEL LEVEL 4 selected for the identification of internal and external flight plan CHECK RIS DTE YES RESET TE FLIGHT PLAH LIMES EXT us TNT VALUES lines are reflected in the background colour of the position EXT FLT PLAN Tope source icon This link between the colours allows you to determine whether any flight plan that is being displayed originates internally or externally In summary e Internal transit flight plans are generated on the Observer system These take the form of a route made up of two or more waypoints Internal flight plans are always displayed in the colour of the internal position source icon and can be created editied and deleted by the Observer system They can only be displayed
115. gs that allow this function to operate Therefore you should not rely on this function to notify you of the expiry of your mapping 4 5 Map Mode Displays 4 5 1 Joystick Active If the joystick is activated by moving it in any direction while in Map Mode Basic Configuration as indicated right a pointer will appear from the aircraft and the following screen will be displayed The pointer can be moved by the joystick in any direction to interrogate waypoints or specific line features such as airports airspace user defined databases etc the Wei es 4 IMAN i um Ap jenes pointer detects that there is more information available for an EST v Sx Es an REET m pom cuc gem interrogated waypoint line feature it is highlighted and the NAV 89122 45 00118 53 7 B PHI cw MENU key is relabelled as MORE INFO Pressing the MORE 1 5 002 GS 0 INFO key displays the additional information If the user wishes to EET to the one uem the DIRECT TO PTR key can be pressed which takes the user to the Map Mode Navigation Active screen see section 4 5 2 Apart from the scale bar TRK GS and POS boxes the other boxes that are displayed in this mode are o The actual position of the Pointer in whatever coordinate system has been chosen see section 16 2 1 5 Pointer Distance The distance of the pointer from the aircraft PBRG Pointer Bearing The bearing of the pointer fr
116. h the joystick active It represents the distance of the pointer from the aircraft PBRG Pointer Bearing This is presented in Map Mode with the joystick active It represents the bearing of the pointer from the aircraft PETE Pointer ETE Estimated Time Enroute This is presented in Map Mode with the joystick active It represents the time required at the current ground speed to travel from the aircraft to the pointer POS Position This is constantly presented in Map Mode when the joystick is inactive It presents the aircraft s position relative to a defined set of ground features The defining set of ground features is configured in Map Setup SAR Search and Rescue These are available as patterns which can be used for navigation like a Flight Plan ON TOPO OFF The Observer display can be configured in either a Topo On or Topo Off mode In this context refers to topographic information which includes all ground features such as raster mapping roads towns terrain coastlines and so on When such topographic information is turned off only the Jeppesen aeronautical data is presented on a black background The Topo Off mode can be convenient in circumstances where ground features are not relevant to the phase of flight eg night or IFR flying though users are reminded that Observer is only intended as an aid to VFR flight Transit Flight Plan A flight plan of the type commonly used when an air
117. he DD MM YY format and the time in HH MM that the message was sent or received by Observer FROM or TO this is the name or phone number of the message sender or the name or number to whom the message was sent When sending a message the message type can be selected my pressing the MSG TYPE key this will offer the available message types which will depend on the system configuration Section 13 Page 58 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 The message recipient can be selected by either just typing in the number or in the case of AIS the MMSI An alternative method ars with AIS is to press ENTER TO This will provide a list of all of I5 1 MESSAGE ABOUT TO BE SENT the AIS returns that the transponder has detected and where available the associated vessel names The operator can then select the vessel as the indented recipient for the message Not all AIS transponders are capable of receiving or sending AIS SEND HSG the message will truncated to the maximum characters allowed as shown at the top of the page messages If Observer knows that a particular AIS transponder is unable to process text messages then it will not allow you to send messages to that destination This option can be overridden by setting CHECK AIS DTE NO in system setup This will allow Observer to send messages to all AIS destinations r
118. he i operator has selected to de clutter the data 2 being displayed because the operator has selected to de clutter the data is Any data from an attached Direction finder or an attached camera is not being E Bp LN An Aircraft On Scene marker has been added to the Observer flight log file by pressing F10 Pressing F10 again will put an Aircraft Off Scene marker in the log file and clear the icon The map is being displayed in North Up orientation either through operator selection of this mode or because insufficient information is available to support reliable depiction of Track Up or Heading Up orientations The current position source is displayed as EXT NAV for an external source and INT NAV for the internal GPS Engine The map orientation is being continuously aligned with the last available pair of aircraft positions the derived aircraft track The current position source is displayed as EXT NAV for an external source and INT NAV for the internal GPS Engine The map orientation is being aligned with the aircraft heading reported by an AHRS or other suitable attached source of aircraft heading data Hence it will tend to point the way that the aircraft is pointing even if the aircraft is moving in a different direction The current position source is displayed as EXT NAV for an external source and INT NAV for the internal GPS Engine Section 4 Page 18 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK a
119. he detailed raster mapping and supporting vector data that has been customised for your needs A full QWERTY keyboard providing full control of the system as well as an easy human interface for text based features such as address searches Installers can choose between a standard keyboard or a backlit keyboard Keyboards can either be permanently wired in to the back of the control panel or they can be connected by a removable MIL connector at the front of the Control Panel Observer can drive several different displays simultaneously and so you may have more than one screen on your aircraft that can show Observer information All such displays will show the same information Observer is usually installed using third party LCD displays which may sometimes be shared with other equipment such as cameras or radar Some third party displays incorporate the five keys and joystick needed to control Observer alongside the display itself for your convenience This should be somewhere within reach of the main Observer user on the aircraft It provides not only a convenient ON OF control for the system but also a means to connect multiple keyboards or other controlling devices and a means to upload data onto the system either by PCMCIA card or Ethernet connection and status indicator LEDs see 3 3 Some installations include Control Panels that have been adapted to be compatible with night vision goggles You may use this PCMCIA card to transfer waypoints a
120. he unit is unable to calculate position owing to the poor geometry of the visible satellites DOP stands for Dilution of Precision This can happen for example if two or more satellites are so close as to be superimposed thereby reducing the number of satellites usefully available Section 16 Page 76 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 POS PROP Navigation has been temporarily lost and Observer is dead reckoning or propagating its position based on the last known position track and ground speed It will not dead reckon for more than a few seconds at a time Other information that is displayed on this Screen includes ANTENNA CURRENT Usually displays OK if a good connection is available to a GPS antenna If the value shows 5mA then it is likely that there is a break in the connection to the antenna If the value shows gt 45 then it is likely that there is a short circuit in the connection to the antenna In either of these latter conditions it is unlikely that the antenna can be used you should contact your maintenance organisation DOP Dilution of Precision This is a number between 00 0 and 99 0 that represents the dilution of quality of the calculated fix due to satellite geometry 00 0 is best 99 9 is worst If this figure is greater than 5 0 performance of the system is likely to be degraded because some of the visible satellites appear too close to each oth
121. i el interrogation function is scaled in its operation such that at K amp EY E eH m al larger scales it will only display primary roads rather than every niie E m 4 JIDIRECT individual street Although the scaling may vary from system to N5352 28 ias 85 uu US JPBRG 273 system the typical default settings for road overflown are as FO 30nn1 TRK 056 GS 0 JPOS AT LEEDS BRA follows 1 500 000 Aviation Raster and above no road overflown 1 250 000 Aviation Topographical Raster road overflown on major roads only 1 100 000 Topographical Raster and below road overflown on all roads and streets 73 Address Searching The extent of the address searching function will naturally depend on what is available in the database t is accessed from Map Mode by pressing the SEARCH key and highlighting ADDRESS DATABASE in the Database Selection screen with the joystick and then pressing SELECT In essence where available the database is broken down into the following sections Towns Provinces Identified by the letter T Section 7 Page 39 11001 11847 5 Observer MK II and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 e Localities Within the Towns Provinces Identified by the letter L Streets Identified by the letter S e gt Addresses Identified by the letter A
122. ical charts for appropriate minimum clearance altitudes Also shown on this screen is the colour legend for all vectored as opposed to raster or scanned terrain data shown on Observer The lightest shade of green represents terrain from 0 to 499ft amsl whilst the next shade of green represents terrain from 500 to 999ft AMSL and so on WARNING The terrain elevation information is only intended to be used as an aid for visual identification of gross terrain features The information is not sufficiently detailed for it to be used for terrain avoidance and the values and depicted contours must never be used for terrain avoidance Section 4 Page 22 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 4 6 1 Selecting a Map Mode Navigation Presentation You can change the way the graphical and text information is presented on the display to suit your preferences At the top of the Nav Menu page you will see a box labelled MAP MODE Moving the joystick up and down or using the and Y arrows on the keyboard if one is available you can cycle through the available presentation modes Press MAP on the Nav Menu to return to the map display with the selected settings Most of the options available offer a combination of TOPO ON TOPO OFF and text size Observer is most useful for mission purposes when displaying maps showing ground features such as roads rivers and towns These features are toge
123. ich you want to the rate of descent climb in FPM feet per minute and the distance before the upcoming waypoint that you want to achieve the new level BY Note that it is your responsibility to check that you are at a safe and legal altitude at all times this function does not check any of the other databases in the unit and provides no guidance whatsoever on whether the values that you enter intersect terrain or controlled airspace The DESCEND IN box will show an active countdown of the time left before you should start your descent and will be recalculated if you change any of the four variables FROM TO BY or AT Cruise or FROM altitude CS i M Descent point Descent or TO altitude BeforePoint Nextifinal Waypoint Before Distance B Y If the VNAV screen is entered then exited by pressing PREV PAGE VNAV mode is not activated the values are simply retained for use later in the flight If the VNAV screen is entered then exited by pressing MAP the Map Mode Navigation Active screen will be displayed with the following changes 1 The fifth key will now read VNAV OFF and there is a new VNAV message box Section 15 Page 63 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 2 If the DESCEND IN counter is greater than 00 00 the new message box will show DESCEND IN with the counter value 3 When the DESCEND IN counter reaches 00 0
124. ics Ltd may have advised on or supplied other suitable mapping and you should take this opportunity to check that you are fully aware of the terms under which you received the data You should be aware that certain mapping data licenses may have fixed duration and you may need to renew your license with the copyright owner not usually Skyforce Avionics Ltd periodically Unless you have notified Skyforce Avionics Ltd otherwise we assume that you have established the right to use any data that you supply to us and we accept no responsibility for the copyright terms of such data No representations as to the accuracy or currency of the data provided is expressed or implied in the purchase of the equipment Your attention is drawn to the fact that some of the data displayed on your Observer system which is most useful for your mission for example the high resolution street mapping can only be sourced from non aviation commercial suppliers So you should take care not to place any reliance on such data for aeronautical navigation The Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless Skyforce Avionics Ltd against any third party or consequential claims arising either directly or indirectly through the use of the data and or the equipment No part of the program in the memory of the equipment may be reproduced transmitted transcribed translated or altered in any way form or by any means without prior written permission of Skyforce Avionics Ltd
125. ignal if it is set to use the internal GPS or another source that pig UTC 09 27 supplies this information and is left to initialise without user DATE 05 5 2006 MENU involvement However local time offset requires manual setting Section 3 Page 8 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 and initialisation of the internal GPS can be speeded up by entering approximate UTC date and position From the Installation and Diagnostics screen select UTC amp DATE followed by ADJUST UTC Use the joystick to adjust the time and then press SET Now select ADJUST DATE and use the joystick to adjust the date and then press SET Select LOCAL OFFSET to allow for the local time offset from UTC to be set When this screen initially appears a cursor will Local time offset adjustment page l Use joystick to increment setting be active in the data entry field The hours value can be and move the cursor Press the set key when adjustment is complete adjusted between the limits 12 to 12 using the joystick The cursor can then be moved to the right to adjust the minutes to one of two values 00 or 30 Save this information by LOCAL OFFSET l l l l FROM UTC 01 00 HATH pressing SET or leave this screen without saving the information by pressing PREV PAGE 3 8 2 Altering Present Position You can speed up initialisation if your system is using its internal GPS by giving i
126. iliar with handling your Observer system on the ground by turning it into a simulator Demo Mode can only be activated in the first title screen available at power on Press DEMO MODE at the Title screen However if Observer receives a position fix either from an external source or from its internal GPS if this is enabled before this screen is reached then Demo Mode will be unavailable Once in Demo Mode you will need to tell the system where you wish the simulation to go and how fast to move Use the joystick to select the start LAT and LONG and the desired ground SPEED which will be used to simulate aircraft movement on the map Alternatively you can press the DATABASE key and Before starting demo mode or select a waypoint from the database as a start point for more replaying the flight lag set the running speed For demo mode information on achieving this please refer to the Database you can also set the start point Selection section 4 7 of this manual Once the desired LAT LONG and SPEED is entered press START DEMO The operator will be returned to Map Mode where a DEMO MODE box will appear to warn of the system configuration Please note that if Observer is configured for either internal GPS and the antenna sees any satellites or for external GPS and the system sees any external data as a safety feature the user will automatically be thrown out of Demo Mode 4 2 Mode Basic Configuration When in Map Mode
127. ing RIGHT here will allow both to be seen Any changes made to these screens will be saved once the SAVE amp EXIT key has been pressed At any time the RESET VALUES key can be pressed to return the system to the default settings If the user wishes to reset all setup options including Map Setup options to the default setting press the CLEAR SETUP key in the Clear Memory screen for more information please refer to the Clear Memory section of this manual 16 3 Data In Out Setup Your Observer system should already have been configured by your installer to communicate with the other systems on the aircraft and so there should be no need for you to learn the details of the hardware interface setup and diagnostic screens that are explained in the installation manual However you may need to use the Data In Out screens to help diagnose problems Data Input And Output Page Enter your Personal Identification Humber in order to should they occur or to configure the Ethernet interface so that gain access to the functions on this page you can upload data direct from a PC or network Configuring the interfaces with the Observer system is a two stage process requiring setup of the device protocol and the communication ports The device protocols are configured in the Data In Out screen which is accessed by pressing SET UP in MAIN MENU followed by INST amp DIAGS and DATA IN OUT This will produce the screen shown here requiring your
128. int has been passed When switched OFF the user will be expected to press the NEXT LEG key in Map Mode in order to sequence onto the next leg in the flight plan or SAR pattern TURN ANTICIPATION Turns ON or OFF Turn Anticipation provides navigation for a fixed wing aircraft along a curved path segment to ensure a smooth transition between two adjacent legs in the flight plan at a rate one turn If turned ON Auto Next Leg will also automatically turn on because Auto Next Leg is an essential part of turn anticipation FLIGHT PLAN DISPLAY Allows a choice of displaying ALL LEGS in the flight plan or just the ACTIVE LEG INTERNAL ALARM whilst in Map Mode Turns ON or OFF the Arrival Marker Waypoint or CDI alarms TARGET MODE BUTTON Turns ON or OFF the ability to utilise the Aircraft to Target switching capability If set DIRECT TO XTE CAMERA ALTITUDE Section 16 to ON the NAV MENU key in Map Mode will be replaced by TARGET POSN when a flight plan or SAR pattern or DIRECT TO is activated Please refer to the Aircraft Target Mode Switching section of this manual section 5 5 for more information Turns ON or OFF the ability to have a cross track error XTE when a DIRECT TO is activated When set to ON the DIRECT TO capability is like a one leg flight plan In other words the system draws a fixed line from where the aircraft was when DIRECT TO was activated to the destination waypoint Since the line is fixed the system
129. inutes of latitude max 59 deg eg 05 ae Section APPENDIX A Page vi 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 VECTOR LIST Vector lists can either be typed in the box provided as defined below or can be imported from a prepared list by clicking on the IMPORT VECTOR LIST button Either way the software will check the data entered before saving and will highlight any errors E easytask Observer Enter Position 05GB GPS Lat Long Classic Lat Long UTM ICAL Code Vector List Position Yector List eg N514 55 45 010 1 Import Vector List Latitude longitude end of line 0 1 yes Line Colour Cancel The vector line style and colour can be defined by clicking on the appropriate boxes to display the options illustrated below easytask Observer Show Mapping Enter Position OSGB GPS Lat Long Classic Lat Long UTM ICAO Code Vector List No Position easytask Observer Vector List Import Vector List Click on line style and colour Thin Dotted Line Sci eae ene ec 55555 Dotted Line Selected Cte eT Thick Dotted Line 55 Thin Solid Line L1 Medium Solid Line O Solid Line Cancel Dee Ree Thin Ticked Line Lie dium Ticked Line Thick Ticked Line oO Double Line QE Double Ticked Line C
130. ion does allow the map to be shown in the correct orientation If you have selected a Heading Up display but the AHRS heading data is not available the system will revert to Track Up mode In track up mode the map is oriented to the aircraft track as derived from the most recent two aircraft position records This allows the map to be oriented for easy interpretation even in installations where no AHRS heading input is available The aircraft track line is also shown on the display However if the aircraft speed is so low that track cannot be calculated then the track line is not shown and the map reverts to a North Up display As soon as forward speed is enough for track to be derived the Track Up display is restored In North Up mode the map is drawn oriented to true north at all times The aircraft symbol is oriented either to AHRS heading if available or to calculated track If speed over ground is sufficient for track to be derived the aircraft track line is drawn in the appropriate direction North Up mode is often favoured by those users who use the Observer system purely as a mission system without needing to concern themselves with aircraft navigation Section 4 Page 14 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 The map is usually also drawn in North Up orientation in all situations where the current position of the aircraft on the map is not of interest For example maps a
131. irection and so the first reported direction should be treated with caution The fan will remain on the map at the original location while additional returns are received until the system is able to calculate intersection points Intersection points can only be calculated once the aircraft has moved a sufficient angular distance from the previously received bearing to be able to workout a point where two or more of the received radials cross This can be facilitated by deliberately flying the aircraft on a heading perpendicular to the direction of the fan The fan will always be centred on the most recently received radial Once intersection points can be calculated Observer will stop showing the fans and start showing a cluster along with an gt arrow pointing in direction of the last received radial The 5 e PE S a AR Men is nee rope a group of points and is intended to give a guide as to the most likely source of the ranemissions M re th than one mE can be shown if the intersection points are too dispersed for example if there are signal reflections or multiple transmission sources In order to keep the quality of the intersections high it is advisable not to fly directly towards a cluster as new intersections can only be formed by taking cross cuts Selecting a heading that is around 30 to the left or right of the arrow will help refine the clusters size and position As the aircraft fly past a cluster
132. is not to be relied upon when positioning the aircraft Some or all of the raster aeronautical chart being displayed is known to have passed its expiry date Note that many aeronautical chart publishers do not publish schedules for chart updates and so we cannot assign expiry dates to such material Furthermore older Observer mapping data files may not have the date validity information needed to support this function encoded Hence the absence of a MAP DATE caution icon does not mean that the displayed chart is valid Section 4 Page 17 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Brief Description Radio Direction Finding display function is enabled and the unit may display the direction of DF returns for example Tracker whenever they are detected and without additional operator involvement Search And Rescue mode is active a flight plan consisting of a preset search 6 2 pattern has been engaged ES Area of Probability mode is active circles centred on a point of interest and expanding with estimated ground speed of a target Target Mode display is showing the area surrounding the destination waypoint 5 T The target position displayed on the Observer screen is being controlled by the LI EMEN displayed on selected map levels displayed on selected map levels Xm Navigation data including flight plans is not being displayed because t
133. is used in the Jet Engine Searching that will be covered later To begin searching on the displayed list either press the TOGGLE soft key or the return key on the keyboard This will move the cursor onto the first item in the list Section 7 Page 40 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 e Using the techniques described above the user can select HRLIFRX the desired Town Province that the point of interest exists lt ALL gt Tl prey HALIFAX in and either press the SELECT soft key or the return key BARKTSLAND BOOTHTOUN SELECT BRADSHAH BRUHSHILK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE CRUSEHRY FOOT CHEVINEDGE COPLET on the keyboard L L L L L L L L e next screen will allow the user to narrow the search to a Locality within the selected Town Province If this is not Select which locality you known or required the ALL item which will be the first require within this town highlighted item in the list should be selected by pressing the SELECT soft key or the return key on the keyboard HRLIFRX next screen to be reached will allow the user to narrow 5 SAACHEN HAY the search to a street Once the desired street is selected rar q either press the SELECT soft key or the return key on the HALK SOUTH SIRBB TTS TERRACE keyboard SIRCRCIR DRIVE SIADA STREET SIRDELRIDE STREET SIRDGIL CRESCENT e The next screen to
134. isplay fans and clusters as described in section 10 2 Section 14 Page 60 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 14 2 Using The De Cluttering Controls The control mission page provides access to de cluttering This feature allows three categories of item to be hidden on the map screen in order to remove information that is not required for the current operation Observer continues to process information from de cluttered sources even though the information is not displayed The following table details the three de clutter categories Category Hidden features Flight Plans BRG ETE ETA CDI BAR Airspace Navaids Airports Obstacles Waypoints User database items VRPs amp INT s Search and rescue patterns amp Snail Trail Chelton DF fans and clusters Tracker Arrow and reply codes Camera cone and Camera point of impact AIS icons Radar returns Note Radar marker waypoints will remain as they are NAV DATA Once the CLUT key has been pressed the Mission NRV KEY TO ETT PREY control page the map screen is displayed as shown here i cd Ha 10 m Categories can be toggled between SHOW and HIDE pressing the associated soft key The map screen is updated after each key press to show the effect of pressing the key Here it can be seen that all categories have been set to HIDE so all three de clutter icons are displaye
135. ist user in mind and is fully customisable to each Unit Use of easytask Observer Pro makes the management and tracking of all tasking crew amp aircraft of a busy Emergency Services flying unit easy and efficient More than just a database it is a one stop solution for all a units management recording and reporting requirements Users of easytask Observer lite can upgrade their software to include the following additional functionality Completed declined pending amp Photo video task records e X Aircraft availability monitoring e Fuel usage e Specialist Police amp Medical data fields e Crew training and currency monitoring Task Position locator e Completed tasks analysis amp search facility e Comprehensive Statistics amp Management Reports e Email amp export facilities for task records and reports amp graphs e Network capable e Built in password protection amp encryption e Comprehensive support service to ensure that the programme evolves with the unit and always remains completely up to date with the unit s requirements e Access to Observer mapping on the desktop for mission planning and review e Download task data from Observer directly into easytask Observer Pro task records Section APPENDIX A Page xiii 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Easytask Observer Pro is supported entirely by aerotech uk limited and annual support is available to cover
136. item depending on how much data the system is given The key points to note are that the jet search compares the C ABACUS BOOKS ALTRINCHAH letters entered by the user with the entire database This can either be on a FIRST letter basis i e the letters must match with the first letters of an item within the database or on an ALL letter basis i e the string of letters entered by the user can appear anywhere in a database item for example when string MARK is entered this allows MARKET mm ROAD OLD MARKET ROAD and even DENMARK HOUSE to f FIRSTI1 RBBEYN be displayed in the same list Where there are duplicates in AND CO ASSOCIATES BOLTON ARCHITECTURAL IROHHOHGERY CO the list these will be preceded with three red crosses ATTACHMENTS BURY BED CENTRE ACCRINGTON BEER AND WINEMAKING SUPPLIES BISCUITS WHALLEY When jet searching the database on first entry to the address E mr STOCKPORT database screen the cursor will appear next to the FIRST field IBBEY BOOKSHOP OSHRLDTHISTLE and the user will be presented with a list of Towns Provinces with the identifier T e this point that the user can type the name of the item next to the FIRST field As soon as the second letter is typed provided there is a match up to the first 5000 items will be displayed The match must be between the first two typed letters and the first two letters RDDRESS DRTRBRSE EN of every item name in the data
137. ive leg and three for the non USER HOTSPOTS ON Section 16 EHRBLE PROXIHITY HRRHIHGS KEYS AUTO HIDE DEFAULT HAP LEVEL LEVEL 4 lt CHECK RIS DTE YES FLIGHT PLAN LINES ET IND Des VALUES EXT PLAN LABELS RIGHT Hav setup page NEXT 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 active leg The choices do not allow the same colour to be selected for both internal and external flight plans So the operator can select whether Magenta or Blue should be used for the external flight plan and the opposite will automatically be used for the internal flight plan When an active leg colour is selected the same colour is used for the position source icons This means that if Magenta is picked for the external flight plan colour then magenta will also be used for the External position source icon colour Likewise the colour used for the internal flight plan is applied to the INTERNAL source icon This feature is a useful way of checking which type of flight plan is being displayed EXT FLT PLAN LABELS This option allows the operator to select which side of the waypoint a Flight Plan Label is to be displayed The options are LEFT and RIGHT The purpose of this option is to allow the Observer to show both the internal label and the external label for a given waypoint Because Observer always puts the internal label name to the left of a flight plan select
138. l Panel using either a Linear PCMCIA card or an Ethernet link a Generic PC Flight Planning Software Flight Manager or Flite Star The two options are Skyforce Flight Manager or Jeppesen Flite Star In order to use either these packages you will need a current software release of the PC software on CD Flight Manager must be Ver 3 07 whilst Flite Star must be Ver8 04 a suitable laptop computer data loader cable and an installation that has been wired to accept the data loader cable 2 Flight Manager 15 x File Edi Options Tools Stage SkymaplllC Database Window Help Dig alle s eo Bi Plan Untitled Route 1 B x Aircraft G DEMO Pilot Unknown Date 30 October 2001 Time 12 00 UTC Set flight details Eumene rese prar ence 7 ree pen memes ree Tu eee Waypoints Notes Frequencies Nav Aids RAS Tik Wind Var Hdg TAS G S Dist Time ETA EE Route 1 Previous Next For more information on Flight Manager or Flite Star please refer to the Help file that comes with the CD Section APPENDIX A Pagei 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 b User Database Editor PC Software easytask Observer lite easytask Observer lite is a Windows application which allows you to create user databases for upload onto the Observer Mk II Mk III moving map system via the Dzus Control P
139. l be to the Direct To waypoint You will always know when an internal Direct To is running because Sas 1 rab x E x b S MS SEARCH i If your system is using an external position source KULHESTER A S 2 9S HRNSTON then the colour of the EXT NAV icon will be different from the colour of the displayed intended track line destination box in the bottom left hand corner of the screen as illustrated If your system is using its internal GPS then the colour of the INT GPS icon will be the same as colour of the displayed intended track line destination box in the bottom left hand corner of the screen ii the destination box in the bottom left hand corner of the screen shows the Direct To symbol apes followed by the name of the navigation waypoint iii the key behind the SEARCH button will be labelled DIRECT TO OFF Pressing this key will cancel the Direct To If an internal flight plan was running previously it will automatically resume If an external flight plan is being received then it will be displayed Observer allows for two types of Direct To functions either with or without a cross track error The option is configured in System Setup where the DIRECT TO XTE field can either be ON or OFF see section 16 2 2 When set to ON the system draws a fixed line from where the aircraft was when Direct To was activated to the destination waypoint Since the line is fixed the system wil
140. l provide cross track error in the form of a CDI if the aircraft moves off the line track This is an ideal solution particularly when planning a specific route to which you must adhere in order to avoid controlled airspace and the like When set to OFF the Direct To capability no Section 5 Page 29 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 longer draws a fixed line The line is now constantly updating and it is always drawn from the current aircraft position to the destination waypoint This is an ideal solution when flying VFR at low level when you may need to divert around terrain or obstacles but you need a constant indication of the general direction of the destination waypoint from wherever you are See also CENTRE CDI function section 5 6 5 2 1 Visual Direct To and Data Interrogation In Map Mode use the joystick to move the pointer to the desired location either as a specific latitude longitude shown in box or distance bearing from present position Observer will calculate the time to reach the joystick pointer based on the current inca speed This nee is in ii or 2 A P i Pointer ETE box To invoke the Direct To function simply TAN L F X les press the DIRECT TO PTR key The system will then provide A iro ou with full navigation information to reach this point ZH e D eee y 9 p m5122 14 lence on Sra Fre EE nf acuit 31 Alternatively i
141. laced with ENTER To Iss ITEM remove an item from the flight plan move the cursor over the LEG 36nn FPLN 80nn item using the joystick and press DELETE ITEM A flight plan LEG nsa 2400 FPLN HSA 2400rt can be systematically built using the INSERT ITEM key The Hight plan edit page Use joystick to select a leg then FPLN flight plan can be inverted by pressing the INVERT FPLN key press one of the function keys If you wish to fly the flight plan ensure that the flight plan leg arrow shown on the right hand side of the flight plan list is highlighting the leg you wish to fly then press FLY FPLN Alternatively use the PREV PAGE key to return to the screen entered from saving any changes made This page also displays the MSA for the selected leg and for the complete flight plan These values are calculated from the highest grid MORA altitude found in the Jeppesen aeronautical data database within 5nm east west or north south of the intended track WARNING The MSA altitudes displayed are advisory in nature only They should not be relied upon as a source of obstacle and terrain avoidance information Always refer to current aeronautical charts for appropriate minimum clearance altitudes 5 4 2 Editing Creating a Flight Plan Visually From Main Menu select the FLIGHT PLAN key followed by EDIT FPLN Use the joystick to select the desired flight plan number and then press VIEW MAP If the selected flight plan was empty
142. lbar You will then be presented with the following screen oasytask Observer Hie Observer User Database Alters Irsdinencdusd Iberis Esci sd di e Times Map Levels Label Sese Labels Level 0 Level 1 Ie Ie he Lez e he he i Prosimity Zont Rasus Shade alam fe bew Im Level T h 5 Level 3 Im Level 4 he Level 5 fw Level 9 o Level 10 Level 11 Select Al Remove All Picture 1 Picture 2 Eringa pelur vile hod managemege sel sien copenghk zUUT ZUU aneeobech uk Feb reseed 1 44 TALES reve com ICON To choose an icon select the ICON button and a drop down menu of icons will be displayed To assign an icon to your new database item double click on the selected icon and it will appear in the icon box ITEM NAME This is a free text field and is case sensitive Type in a name for your database item for instance in the case of a HIGH RISK PROPERTY you may want to use the property name DATABASE This is also a free text field but it will also create a drop down menu for databases for instance HIGH RISK PROPERTY database REFUEL database etc This menu is added to each time you enter a new database name into the box and the record saved The soft
143. munication Ports The communication ports can be configured by pressing the PORTS key in the Data In Out screen The following Port Setup BI EHE screen will be seen OUTPUT DEVICE 2 ANALOGUE RAD ALT 2 85232 85232 Five Ports numbered 1 2 3 5 and 6 and four ARINC 429 HODE 2 RS232 Channels see notes can be configured for a specific type of CH 1 RX 8 TX Ad29 FAST CH 2 RX TX A429 FAST interface It should be noted that Port 4 is permanently wired to CH 3 RX ONLY A429 FAST CH 4 RX ONLY A429 FAST the integral GPS Communication port setup page The Ports can be configured to any of the following interfaces EXTERNAL GPS OUTPUT DEVICE 1 First Position Output OUTPUT DEVICE 2 Second Position Output CAMERA PC INTERFACE DF DEVICE Direction Finding AIS TRANSPONDER or SATCOM a Satellite phone EXT IN is the analogue input and this can either be configured as ANALOGUE RAD ALT or SMD68 VIDEO INTERFACE The PORT 2 422 232 and PORT 6 422 232 selection is not available on the OB2101 001 and OB2101 002 processors The OB2101 001 processor has no support for ARINC 429 The OB2101 002 processor only supports ARINC429 channel 1 and 2 RX ONLY The software will only offer the options available for the processor type in use The ARINC Channels can be configured to NONE or 429 at either FAST or SLOW speed and either ODD or EVEN parity Since these Ports a
144. nce in a particular SAR creation page the user will be RACE TRACK EXPANDING SQUARE presented with a basic diagram requiring five pieces of SECTOR SEARCH information to be entered in order to create the pattern The first piece of information is the INITIAL POSITION or the starting point of the pattern This can be adjusted with the Search and rescue select page Use joystick to select search pattern joystick to either be CURRENT POSITION DATABASE SELECT or TARGET POSITION this option will only be available if the user is navigating to a target as a DIRECT TO If DATABASE SELECT is set then when the user has defined the SAR pattern dimensions and pressed START SAR in the SAR Creation screen he will be returned to the Database Selection screen so that he can select an INITIAL POSITION from any of the available databases DIS 20 8 BRG 093 P An example of a Rising Ladder overlay in Map Mode is shown p here Since the SAR pattern is treated like a special Flight Plan all the features such as ETAs and Skip Waypoints will apply In the same way if a DIRECT TO is performed on top of a SAR it will be put to sleep until the DIRECT TO is cancelled If the user tries to call a Flight Plan he she will be forced to cancel the SAR In normal operation the user cancels a SAR by returning to the SAR Select screen and pressing SAR OFF k e Linn 1 TRK 273 Section 6 Page 36 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK
145. nce number 100012229 High scale vector roads rail water and towns database AND Products B V 2008 Skyforce Avionics Ltd 5 The Old Granary Boxgrove Chichester West Sussex PO18 OES UK Information in this document is subject to change without notice Skyforce reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without notification Section 1 Page ii 11001 11847 5 Observer MK Il and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Table of Contents 1 PREFACE oov rens MI I I MI M NM IM IP IM LE MICI AD IPIE LL RED eR T EUN VI 1 1 USE AND CONTROL OF DATA AND HARDWARE x ed eere osa cedo emu suce VI 1 2 GLOSSARY OFADERMS Maestre VIII WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS uiridi ritur ae cn Vae ues Veo ave ovo Me ud cen ela ea v eon veu eon vua seu uv en ea abu cu pr vog cov evo ve e ede eU 1 STARTUP INITIAL SETUP AND 3 3 1 BASIC SYSTEM MODULES zi a Seer ott nai tetuer MEL ML S cues T IDEE CEST 3 3 2 STARTUP C E 5 3 3 CONTROL PANEL STATUS e e absence ob Van E acetic aE 5 3 4 CONTRO SN SC CIIM MM LE EM UM 6 3 5 SYSTEM STARTUP SCREENS E tte atten teat AC ES LU AE I
146. nd ARINC Channels are physically wired they should not be adjusted However it would be prudent to make a copy of the aircraft configuration in case the existing system were reset or replaced Use the table below to log the configuration of your aircraft Section 16 Page 78 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 POSITION SOURCE FLIGHT PLAN SOURCE DATA OUTPUT 1 DATA OUTPUT 2 CAMERA POINTING DIRECTION FINDING AHRS RADAR WAYPOINT TO FMS Section 16 DEVICE PROTOCOL COMM PORT CHANNEL NEM come S282 oF READ ARINC CHANEL TT ARINC CHANNEL 70000 PORT 1 PORT 2 PORT 5 PORT 6 EXT IN COM2 RS232 RS422 Page 79 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 16 3 3 LAN Setup The Observer Ethernet is configured LAN S which is accessed from Main Menu by pressing SETUP followed by INST amp DIAGS DATA IN OUT PIN Number and then LAN LOCAL AREA NETWORK SETUP Wings ESERVER_HKIT HORKGROUP gt HORKGROUP 5 USER RR X X GREG SETUP YES RESET Use the keyboard to configure this page E 1 VALUES COMPUTER This is the name of the Observer and fae TID can be whatever the user likes so long settings If network access has already been attempte
147. nd MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 4 4 1 Mission Data Only Alert Pilots flying under VFR can supplement their aeronautical chart with any information that they deem fit for purpose but Observer mapping identified with the mission only icon should be interpreted with additional caution if it is used at all for aeronautical navigation When this icon is displayed on the screen it indicates that some or all of the visible data is not known to be suitable for use for aeronautical navigation The most common reason for this is that the data itself was produced for another purpose for example detailed street mapping Such data may be essential to allow you to complete your mission and you should not hesitate to use it for mission purposes but it should not be used as you might use an approved aeronautical chart for positioning the aircraft Road maps for example can still be helpful for the mission if they contain information that is several years out of date or if they omit or distort some features for clarity but this may make them too inaccurate to be safe for flying So it could be quite safe to use some mapping while looking down on a scene from a safe stand off altitude mission use but unsafe to use the same mapping for positioning the aircraft aeronautical navigation The highly detailed maps that can be displayed on Observer sometimes contain information that could be of direct interest to pilots This could include
148. nd other data created using suitable software on a ground based PC onto your Observer system see APPENDIX A b v The Linear Flash PCMCIA card can be inserted into the front of the Control Panel It is not interchangeable with the ATA PCMCIA card containing the operating software that is fitted in the processor The PCMCIA card has a label with the text Control Panel This Side Up and it is especially important that you insert the card with the label facing the top of the Control Panel otherwise damage may occur to the unit check that the card is inserted the right way up as shown DZUS Controller Hand Remote Section 3 Five keys and a joystick providing the basic means of controlling Observer to any crewmember within reach 0405 controllers are available in NVG and non NVG versions A handheld control consisting of five keys and a joystick giving freedom of movement for the operator Hand Remote controllers can either be permanently wired in to the 4 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 back of the control panel or they can be connected by a removable MIL connector at the front of the Control Panel Ground Station Some users find it convenient to have a ground based PC with mission planning software that can generate mission specific waypoints for upload to the aircraft before the mission and also review the mission metrics afterwards See APPENDI
149. nfirm your choices and go back to previous menu The features are as follows ORIENTATION Sets the Map Mode presentation in either a HEADING UP TRACK UP or NORTH UP orientation AIRPORT NAMES Labels airports in Map Mode either with their ICAO CODE their FULL NAME given airport name or CITY NAME local city name Section 16 Page 66 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 MAP UNITS COORD SYSTEM DISPLAY MIN R W LENGTH R W SURFACE REQ EXTENDED TRACK AUTO ZOOM AUTO DECLUTTER KEY BEEP Section 16 Sets all map units to either NAUT MILES nautical miles STAT MILES statute miles or KILOMETRES If miles are selected all lengths and altitudes will be reported in feet If kilometres are selected all lengths and altitudes will be reported in metres Sets the coordinate system and datum to be used for the display and entry of position information The available options are as follows LAT LONG Latitude and longitude using the WGS84 datum OSGB Ordnance Survey Great Britain OSI Ordnance Survey lreland UTM ED50 Universal Transverse Mercator using the ED50 datum UTM NAD27 Universal Transverse Mercator using the NAD27 CONUS datum UTM WGS84 Universal Transverse Mercator using the WGS84 datum MGRS ED50 Military Grid Reference System using the ED50 datum MGRS NAD27 Military Grid Reference System using the NAD27 CONUS datum WGS84
150. nformation boxes are configured in System Setup see section 16 2 If you leave the display in map mode without touching any control for more than thirty seconds you may find that the on screen key labels disappear as shown here The labels will re appear if you move the joystick or press any of the keys This is a feature to maximise the visible area for mapping If you prefer e Si you can disable this feature by setting Map Keys Auto Hide to Us X A 4 Y OFF in the Nav setup pages see section 16 2 2 LE1 5nn TRK 002 65 0 HRNSTON Once the pointer has been activated by pushing the joystick it will remain active for 30 seconds after which time it will automatically reset if not moved Alternatively you can force a reset by pressing RESET STICK If the system is running from internal GPS and it cannot fix position a red bordered NO FIX POSSIBLE message will be displayed across the screen Similarly if the system is running from external GPS data and is not receiving valid data a NO EXTERNAL POSITION DATA message will be displayed across the screen The system must not be used for navigation while either of these messages is displayed 4 2 1 More Info One of the simplest and most useful ways that you can use Observer to improve your situational awareness is by using the pointer to interrogate features on the map If you move the pointer to airfields airspa
151. nstallation An Aid to Navigation Typically a lighthouse or buoy If more information is required about an AIS icon move the pointer to the icon to highlight it This will cause a box to appear around the icon and its name to be highlighted in reverse video Key 4 MORE INFO will become available and can be selected The More Information screen is opened with all of the available data for the type of transponder displayed This can contain detailed information about the ships cargo and current status if available Please refer to the transponder users guide for more information about the AIS classifications The y more information screen also provides the ability to request P Na x ve update from the transponder or to send a message to the ier red TRK 003 65 1208 transponder See section 13 When REQ UPDATE is pressed Ld Au Section 11 Page 55 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Observer will request that the remote transponder sends is information This can be useful if some information such as the TYPE TRNKER SHIP ges on CAT R vessels name has yet to be received some transponders may THE RED STAR CALLSIGN HOT KHOHH NAY STAT NOT KNOWN only send out such information every 10 minutes or so The LENGTH 90 Hetres screen indicates the time since the last update has been SPEED 2100 Knots T P COURSE
152. o LF only items in French airspace will be displayed In the USA the airspace is sub divided into seven Item selection page areas known as K1 K7 The area filter can again be set to Use joystick to select item any of these areas If the area filter is set to ALL DATA all the data from the selected database contained on the memory card for the entire area covered will appear in the list Selecting a limited subset of the aeronautical data in this way can significantly speed searching but please remember that Observer will continue to use your selection until you cancel it and if you forget that you have narrowed the search limits you may later be unable to find database entries in other areas Like all other fields in Observer it is configured using the joystick Section 4 Page 24 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 If you have chosen to search for an airport then you can search quickly if you know the ICAO code by entering it using the joystick arrow keys or using a keyboard in the ICAO field Alternatively you can choose to enter the name in the NAME field and this will quickly narrow the search to those with spellings that fit the text that you have so far entered so that you will not usually need to enter the full name Once an airport has been selected a particular runway threshold at that airport can be selected If you wish to select a specific runway threshold mo
153. om the aircraft PETE Pointer Estimated Time En route The time required in minutes and seconds at the current ground speed to travel from the aircraft to the pointer Please note that all the information shown is dynamic and will therefore constantly update Furthermore if the joystick or keys are not touched for more than 30 seconds the original Map Mode Basic Configuration will return Alternatively the user can force the Basic Configuration screen to return earlier if the RESET STICK key is pressed 4 5 2 Map Display While Navigating If the Observer system knows the intended route of the aircraft then it can provide additional information about the timing and distance to turning points and or to the final destination The Observer system can be told of the intended route of the aircraft in various ways for example by engaging a Direct To or by supplying it with either an internal or external flight plan see section 5 1 Far 5nn4 T RK 002 POSAT HRNSTON In the example shown here an internal Direct To is active Apart from the scale bar TRK GS and POS boxes that are shown in the Map Mode Basic Configuration the other boxes that are displayed in this mode are for Direct To or Section 4 Page 20 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 for current leg of a flight plan DIS Distance The distance from the aircraft to the next navigated waypoint
154. omatically void any warranty and approval that applies to the equipment and this will usually render the equipment non airworthy Section 2 Page 2 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 3 STARTUP INIT IAL SETUP and SHUTDOWN Your Observer system should have been installed by an approved installer using the installation guides provided by Skyforce for each of the system elements that you have chosen for your aircraft This document assumes that the installer has fitted and checked all of the equipment and has delivered it to you ready for use 3 1 Basic System Modules OPERATING SYSTEM SOLD STATE MEMORY HK3H CAPACITY HDD MEMORY GARTRIDGE o o o go DZUS CONTROLLER 00000 e HAND REMOTE PROCESSOR a e 919 CONTROL PANEL GROUND STATION PROCESSOR INSTALLATION RACK 28V DC POWER SUPPLY COMPASS INPUT DISPLAY HEAD FLIR INPUT PLOT MFD GPE ANTENNA An Observer system can be installed in a wide variety of ways and offers a large variety of interfaces that can be configured to allow the system to display data from a many sources You will probably only have a few of the available options fitted in your installation You should ask your installer to point out where the various pieces of equipment are installed on your aircraft how they are connected to other equipment and how to apply power Th
155. oom setting Observer will display raster mapping over the regional vector mapping effectively hiding it So the regional vector type ground feature mapping is visible at the top zoom levels where the screen covers too large an area for the available raster mapping and also at lower zoom levels in areas outside the area covered by raster charts The vector aeronautical data can be displayed as a overlay over either the raster or vector type ground maps thereby adding information on airspace navaids etc to other sorts of charts This allows the aircraft crew to make mission decisions in the context of aeronautical data However it is important to remember that overlaying aeronautical data onto a non aeronautical chart does not mean that you can rely on it in the same way as you would with an authorised aeronautical chart see section 4 4 1 Raster charts are produced and distributed as series of sheets that adjoin or overlap This was a natural consequence of the use of paper charts and most map publishers still distribute digitally mastered electronic raster charts as electronic files that correspond to the paper sheets Cartographers usually place the text labels for features that are close to the edges of a sheet within the sheet area It is common for adjoining sheets to overlap slightly and in these cases a feature might appear on both sheets but with a text label in a different position Observer usually overlaps adjoining sheets so as to
156. ormation also includes summary information decribing the whole flight plan We are aware that the additional flight plan information sent by some equipment is intermittent or inconsistent If the LIMITED ARINC FMS option is selected as a flight plan source then the information that we know to be unreliable is discarded and Observer will display the information that remains CAUTION This option only discards data that was known to be unreliable at the time of writing the Observer operating software If the FMS on your installation sends other data that is false but is formatted as valid data then it will nonetheless be displayed You must not assume that all of the remaining flight plan information shown on Observer is correct If your Observer has been configured to take flight plan data from a Limited flight plan source then you will notice the following differences from the normal depiction of external flight plans e Observer displays the whole flight plan without any indication of the active leg The From To box is replaced by similarly colored box saying EXT VFR FLT PLN Observer will not display ETA ETE and DIST information boxes e Observer will join most of the received wayoints with straight lines If the flight plan that you entered into the FMS includes curves for example DME arcs then even though the FMS displays these correctly they may be replaced by straight lines if the information sent to Observer
157. ormation on achieving this please DATE 11 5 2006 iil 05 135 1 5 DEAL refer to the Database Selection section of this manual The SUNSET 18 17 Sunset and Sunrise times will then be displayed in your local time Sunrise sunset calculator page Enter position or choose a point from the database Use joystick to EU The POS SUNRISE and SUNSET fields are all re calculated move cursor and adjust settings each time you alter the position or date Please note that the Sunrise and Sunset times displayed on this screen are displayed in your Local Time i e UTC your Local Offset not the local time of the position selected Allowance must be made if the position you have selected is in a different time zone from that for which the unit is set up Section 15 Page 65 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 16 SYSTEM SETUP 16 1 Time and Local Offset Adjustment Observer has an on board clock that ensures the ETA information presented is accurate The time is stored in two summed parts as UTC or Greenwich Mean Time and as Date and Time adjustment page m select item to adjust then use Local Offset If the system is running from its internal GPS joystick to increment settings and then it will continue to maintain UTC accurately If on the move the cursor Press the set key when adjustment is complete other hand it is being driven from an external GPS
158. osition can be automatically logged at preset intervals in a log file that can be used for post flight analysis and for displaying the aircraft track Section 4 Page 25 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 4 8 1 Logging Rate Logging rate is the interval in seconds at which the system logs position data and loads it into a 2000 point cyclic memory To log a specific flight use the CLEAR LOG function on the Clear Memory screen for more information please refer to the Clear Memory section The flight log can be can be downloaded to a PC or replayed in Demo Mode for more information please refer to the Selecting Demo Mode section Flight log information is also automatically written to the Linear PCMCIA card if present when the unit is shut down using the standard shut down procedure see section 3 9 4 8 2 Snail Trail With snail trail turned on a green line is drawn on the map plotting the logged positions of the aircraft to give an indication of the flight path that the Aircraft has covered This provides a record of the track that the aircraft has followed This function can be useful for Search and Rescue applications 4 8 8 On Off Scene By pressing F10 in map mode an Aircraft On Scene marker will be added to the Observer flight log file and an icon will be displayed on the map screen as an indication Pressing F10 again will put an Aircraft Off Scene marker in the lo
159. oving the ON OFF switch on the control panel to the OFF position at any time or by selecting Shut Down on the on screen menus as described below and then setting the ON OFF switch on the control panel to OFF once the display has gone blank see 3 9 Safe Shut Down of System for more details Uncontrolled shut down for example by removing power at the aircraft master switch can sometimes interrupt important processes and can lead to reduced reliability 3 3 Control Panel Status LEDs The LEDs on the Control Panel serve to inform you of the system status Their meaning is as follows HDD Green Indicates Hard Disk Drive is being Accessed Indicates that the Control Panel is switched on TEMP Illuminates when the processor temperature is outside its operating range PCMCIA Indicates that a Linear PCMCIA card is inserted into the Control Panel and flashes to indicate that the card is being accessed e Note that the operation of the TEMP LED has been rationalised with the introduction of the OB2101 003 processor and associated control panel older models may not follow the same colour scheme Section 3 Page 5 11001 11847 5 Observer MK II and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 3 4 Controls Keys Remote Alphanumeric Alongside Control or Keyboard Display Hand Remote p e n P x F1 F2 F3 F4 5 iddle Middle Your Observer system is controlled by an intuitive joystick by 5 soft k
160. p if the DF and CAMERA information has been de cluttered When the information has been de cluttered then this mode icon will be displayed on the map screen see section 14 2 Section 10 Page 54 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 11 AIS TRANSPONDER LI Observer supports the connection of a SAAB R4A AIS transponder If the AIS transponder has been enabled then you will see the AIS icon displayed on the map screen Once the interface has been configured in the Installation and Diagnostics area See section 16 3 the operator can enable and disable the feature from the Mission Control Page Button 3 CTRL from the Main Menu Once enabled Observer will start to process AIS returns from the Saab transponder As data is received from other vehicles which are transponding icons will be displayed on the map showing the position of each vehicle The icon style will reflect the vehicle type and the icon heading if applicable will show the current direction of travel for the vehicle Observer supports four types of transponder A Class A Vessel Yes heading is shown to a resolution of 3 degrees A Class B Vessel Yes heading is shown to a Typically a small ship or boat A Search and Rescue Vessel Yes heading is shown to a helicopter resolution of 3 degrees A Base station Typically on on shore i
161. ported i Direct This is where messages are sent to and from the aircraft and the base station There is no need to address the message unless it is desirable to mark it for someone s attention ii SMS This allows a message to be forwarded on the GSM network in the form of an SMS MESSAGE or TEXT MESSAGE When this service is available the phone number of the destination GSM phone is required iii EMAIL This allows a message to be forwarded on to the Internet Email system When this service is available an email address is required Note The on screen acknowledgement of a message sent via a satellite phone is only an indication that the message was received by the base station It does not mean that the massage has been read or successfully forwarded to and SMS or email destination Section 13 Page 59 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 14 The Control Mission page The control mission page is accessible from the middle key KEY 3 on the Main Menu This key is labelled CTRL From the control menu you can perform the following operations e Enable and disable various mission related devices Section 14 1 Enable and configure the camera groundspeed Section 9 5 e Enable and disable the SNAIL TRAIL function Section 4 8 2 e Send and receive messages Section 13 Access the Notepad and E6B features Section 15 e Access the De Cluttering controls
162. r is configured with DIRECT TO XTE field ON in System Setup the TEMP WPT key will be replaced by CENTRE CDI when a Direct To is running in Map Mode 5 2 8 Manual Direct To and Data Interrogation Provided the pointer is inactive in Map Mode press the SEARCH key You will now be able to select the desired waypoint from the database as explained in section 4 7 of this manual If there is additional information associated with this waypoint a MORE INFO key will be displayed which will reveal the additional data when pressed To navigate straight to the waypoint press the DIRECT TO key To discontinue Direct To navigation press the SEARCH key followed by the DIRECT TO OFF key Section 5 Page 30 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 5 3 User Waypoints 5 3 1 Editing Creating A User Waypoint Manually From Main Menu select the FLIGHT PLAN key followed by MAR 001 USER WPTS Use the joystick to select the desired user ABC NAHE ABC waypoint number name Then press the EDIT key to allow LAT 5120 53 you to change the stored information Use the joystick to select the NAME LAT LONG and ICON fields If you have a keyboard then you can type name and LAT LONG directly into Use joystick to select user waypoint Biais prais Oak ar VIN M joystick by selecting each character in turn and changing its value The MARKER key configures the user waypoint as a
163. raft road overflown As POIs 0 lt lPunG 254 1 FO 30nn TRK 005 65 1200 a reminder that the map movement is not coupled directly to aircraft movement the Camera Mode icon will be visible When in camera position the user can zoom in and out as if it were a target position The only difference now is that the target is the camera and it is fixed in the middle of the screen so as it moves the map will be seen to move underneath it If the accuracy of the pointing is not sufficient to pin point the road the user can always activate the joystick to interrogate the road he she believes the camera is looking x wA t cm at NC Blount Wy 7 O68 GS 2120 KEBS ROAD Section 9 Page 49 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 When the camera is shown as a point of impact cross hairs on the map you can instantly save its position by pressing F8 Doing so creates a user waypoint with the name CAMERAXXX where XXX is the next available user waypoint memory location and with the camera position 9 5 Camera Ground speed From the Mission Control Page Button 3 CTRL from the Main Menu the operator can select to display camera ground PREY ae FT UN kd speed on the Map Screen When selected this will display the CAHERA GS UNITS KNOTS aic DE CLUT speed that the cameras point of impact the tar
164. rce If an FMS or other navigation source sends flight plan data that describes an instrument flight procedure e g an instrument approach or departure then Observer may be capable of displaying the current sector of that procedure However Observer is NOT intended for use during such procedures and it is not designed to display complex procedures such as curves discontinuities or conditional branches If Observer receives information describing these kinds of complex flight plans then it may truncate what is shown so that it will only display information that is within its capabilities Hence Observer might not show the full information that is visible on your primary navigation equipment You are strongly advised to adapt your aircraft operating procedures to ensure that there is no possibility of doubt over the primary navigation source Section 5 Page 28 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 CAUTION The various manufacturers and models of FMS equipment can and do send flight plan data in different ways and with varying amounts of detail In some cases the data transmitted by the FMS may be sufficient for Observer to display a flight plan but lack the supplementary information to allow special flight plan features to be identified Observer can only respond to what is sent and so in these cases a flight plan may be displayed in a way that disagrees with the primary FMS source it
165. rce Avionics Limited YYYY The version of the Observer operating software that is STARTING OPERATING SYSTEM PLEASE WAIT running eg Ver 3 14 e identification code for the regional database coverage This produetinciudes mapping date 5 Ordnance licensed from Ordnance Survey SS Survey Crown capyri area There will usually be either ATI Atlantic TB aae hec RA International AMR Americas or PAI Pacific International e The identification code for the 28 day ICAO aeronautical data cycle from which the system s Jeppesen aeronautical nav data is derived This code is made up of the cycle number and year so for example 06 08 data is current in the 6 cycle of 2008 Section 3 Page 6 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 At the bottom of the screen is a warning regarding the expiry date of the Jeppesen aeronautical nav data This warning must be acknowledged before you may continue You may BENDIXIKING choose to continue to use Observer after the expiry of this data BSERVER Ver XYY for example if you intend to use the system only for mission TT purposes because other equipment will be used for UPLOAD JEPPESEN DATABASE EXPIRES aeronautical navigation but you should treat any displayed OS JUN Z005 PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE aeronautical information with extra caution the 28 day data cycle exists because aeronautical data is subje
166. re displayed in North Up orientation e during flight planning see 5 4 2 Editing Creating a Flight Plan Visually e when the display is centred on the planned destination Target Mode see 5 5 Aircraft Target Mode Switching e when the display is centred on the viewpoint of a surveillance camera that is providing suitable data Camera Mode see 9 3 Camera Slewing Observer can either obtain a position from its own internal GPS or from an external GPS or FMS The current position source is displayed in the same icon as the map orientation The background colour of the icon is governed by the flight plan colour settings for the active leg See section 16 2 2 By default the internal GPS is displayed on a blue background and the external GPS is displayed on a magenta background When using Observer for navigation you must check the position source icon to ensure that the map is showing data from the expected source 4 2 8 Position Source Reversion If the Observer is receiving position information from an external position source and also has an antenna connected to the internal GPS with a valid position fix a feature called position source reversion is available This feature will automatically offer the pilot the option to switch from the external position source to the internal position source whenever the external source loses its fix The Observer will display the following screens which require affirmative conformation befor
167. rect DATA OUTPUT 1 DATA OUTPUT 2 CAMERA POINTING Section 16 Note If your installation includes a Honeywell Primus Epic FMS that is running phase 3 software then we recommend that it should be used as a position source only ie not for flight plan data Flight plan data should only be taken from this source if it is selected as a LIMITED ARINC FMS and the cautions regarding these types of sources have been fully understood This can either be set to OFF NMEA 0183 4800 9600 BAUD or ARNAV 4800 9600 BAUD and defines the first position output format to drive external devices This can either be set to OFF NMEA 0183 4800 9600 BAUD or ARNAV 4800 9600 BAUD and defines the second position output format to drive external devices This can either be set to OFF LEO CONE LEO TARGET WESCAM MX15 20 SeaFLIR CONE SeaFLIR TARGET SF SLASS CONE SF SLASS TARGET MD12DS CONE M12DS TARGET SAFIRE CONE and SAFIRE TARGET If set to OFF the camera pointing function will be disabled The camera types ending with CONE selection provide a rough indication of where the camera is looking in the form of a variable sized cone that emanates from the aircraft icon Cameras identified by TARGET create a camera point of impact on the ground if terrain elevation data is available the accuracy of which can be enhanced by feeding the Processor with ARINC 429 AHRS and Radar Altimeter data The WESCAM MX15 20 selection creates
168. s You will always know when an internal Flight Plan is running because i If your system is using an external position source then the colour of the EXT NAV icon will be different from the colour of the displayed intended track line destination box in the bottom left hand corner of the screen as illustrated If your system is using its internal GPS then the colour of the INT GPS icon will be the same as stima unge HANS TON 24 EL I 1 5nn4 SETHA 5 99 3 PO 05 1 4 xHRNSTUM colour of the displayed intended track line destination box in the bottom left hand corner of the screen ii The coloured box in the bottom left hand corner of the screen shows the FROM WAYPOINT TO WAYPOINT iii The key behind the SEARCH button will be labelled ETAS Pressing this key will access the ETAs screen iv The second key in Nav Menu will be FPLN OFF Pressing this key will cancel the active flight plan 5 4 1 Editing Creating a Flight Plan Manually From Main Menu select the FLIGHT PLAN key followed by EDIT FPLN Use the joystick to select the desired flight plan number and then press SELECT To insert an item press INSERT ITEM and follow the Database Selection TA a O1 ROCHESTER lt EGTO gt IA PREY process explained earlier in this manual Please note since ENDiSH REHRH lt EGKA this process is being accessed as part of a flight plan building INSERT exercise the DIRECT TO key will be rep
169. s ated recle dob 64 d4 SUNSEUVSUNEBEISECAECUENTOR siete to Liu tet eta 65 16 SYSIEM SETUP iris 66 16 1 TIME AND LOCAL OFFSET ADJUSTMENT beso uad aac enge tede Dee ke Rub Cub vc Da eve do dudo 66 10 2 SYSTEM OE UR o ied s E eM M LU RE pb Ac P eh 66 16 2 1 Ps S 66 16 2 2 INAV SCID RC E 70 163 DATA INIOUTSSETUDL a aris stein s rA ce ota oat ek ale ce ected EAT Lei E cst ua ine T3 16 3 1 SUS EN e EA E ae 76 16 3 2 COMO O FONG bte i recs e 78 16 3 3 LAN SEUD Ait asl E AE dl 80 o EN IE Amelie uu m 81 16 5 PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PIN SETUP pote toe to ddee edi Dos e 81 APPENDIX A DATA INTER FA O ES OE SUED are ces l A GENERIC PC FLIGHT PLANNING SOFTWARE FLIGHT MANAGER OR FLITE STAR sees B USER DATABASE EDITOR PC SOFTWARE EASYTASK OBSERVER LITE II i Minimum PC and Cable Requirements li ii Installing SOMWAIC conce aal Ca ces bu iol Laid Gael tesa AERA MU ed iii iv Ij Creating and Edling Databases sedi ns sonn dup cont ead EM SUMI SER beue brevem eios iv v
170. s carefully compare indications from your Observer with that available from other navigation sources including current charts NDBs VORs DMEs etc For safety you should always know which other equipment or data sources on your aircraft can be relied upon for primary navigation and you should resolve any discrepancies accordingly Irrespective of the type of data loaded or displayed the equipment must not be used for o Positioning the aircraft with respect to features displayed on the map at any time when the on screen icon denoting mission only mapping data is displayed or o avoidance of terrain or man made structures or o final selection of unsurveyed landing sites or o approach or departure procedures or o operations where equipment failure would have anything more than a minor effect on the safe continuation and landing of the flight On some map scales Observer can display coloured terrain elevation levels as well as roads railways rivers towns and coastlines These features are provided only as an aid to the visual identification of terrain features during VFR navigation The terrain depiction is only intended to allow hills and valleys to be visually identified from a safe distance in the same way as the other ground features such as railways We use our best efforts to ensure that the accuracy and resolution of this data is sufficient for normal VFR navigation but it is not suitable for any other use either in flight or d
171. s on the type of camera that is connected and the way i esi the system is wired during installation There are two distinct types of camera interfaces e those that provide camera angle data and XKr003 GS 120 POS HT xHRNSTON e those that provide target position information 9 1 Borescope Camera Angle Systems The borescope data interface provides information about where the camera is looking relative to the platform Using the borescope data zoom tilt angle and angle relative to the nose of the aircraft the Observer can paint a cone of where the camera is looking provided the CAMERA field in the Data In Out screen is set up for the appropriate camera in cone mode CONE As borescope information does not include any data about the height of the aircraft above the ground Observer needs to obtain that information from an alternate source If a Radio Altimeter is installed and configured correctly Observer will use this as the preferred source for height information In the absence of a Radio Altimeter Observer will use the GPS or FMS altitude and combine it with elevation data to obtain an approximate height AGL Note Elevation data of the required accuracy is only provided if your Observer system has been specially loaded with high resolution terrain data to support camera pointing Finally in the absence of any other data source Observer will use the height specified in the system setup pages TARGET BUTTON
172. s option allows you to display Flight Plans that you have created edited in your Observer Simulator UPLOAD SIMULATOR DATA TO AIRCRAFT This option allows you to upload your Observer Simulator System Setup User Waypoints and Flight Plans to the aircraft system if required This creates a set of transfer files which can be uploaded to Observer in the aircraft in the same was as the User Database Section APPENDIX A Page xii 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Full Specification Observer Base Station easytask Observer Pro Easytask Observer Pro is the full specification Observer base station which is integrated with the easytask task recording and management software A copy of the main Task screen is illustrated below Pie TukManagement Obsereer Ground Aeon Help Observer Mhe Obs lite Pro task Tue 18 Sep 2003 MEPER Search Location Opershonal Aves Eug sheer Westem 999 to unit zz Freg Tine s Tene Ariaan Te Scene Lal Seans Back s Dass ima Dahe Might 040 12 awe m 179 1028 10 00 040 nn EA Call Diary Actvation Dey Peponi Time Time on Tak eng 000 069 038 miton bnk management and reco dng gren T comm 2OUI 2003 senech uk bd alinghes reaereed HEIDI 1400 707902 creen aerpiechuk com Easytask Observer Pro has been designed with the special
173. see section 16 2 2 then the NAV MENU em key is replaced with TARGET POSN Furthermore if the feios Se zoo11 59 A a E 3 l l POIs 2 7 6 314 EIE ma oystick pointer is moved near to a waypoint line feature such IO a p 1 5nn i TRK 002 POSTAT xHRNSTUN as an airport piece of controlled airspace user defined database etc then as well as highlighting it with an appropriate label the TARGET POSN or CAMERA POSN key is replaced by MORE INFO as shown here Pressing the MORE INFO key gives access to all stored additional data 4 6 Nav Menu The Nav Menu gives you access to features concerned with none navigation including flight plans waypoints and the way the Hav menu page From this page you can map is shown Nav Menu is either accessed via the NAV flight plans TP View goto nearby features MENU key in Map Mode or if this is not available via the NAV aris Wier MED MENU key in the Database Selection screen which is itself Use joystick to adjust map mode accessed via the SEARCH key in Map Mode Nav Menu Seaert allows access to the SAR Select screen Nearest Waypoints 2000F t and Save Waypoint functions It also allows the various Map ALT 2000Ft Modes Navigation Presentations to be configured Please HSA 2400Ft refer to Selecting a Map Mode Navigation Presentation section 4 6 1 Saving a User Waypoint in Fligh
174. self Your installer should have connected and configured the FMS and Observer for the best possible interface but you MUST ensure that you are fully aware of any limitations on the reliability of the depiction of external flight plan information on Observer Observer may be configured to take only position information from an FMS while ignoring flight plan data and we recommend that you use this option if there is any doubt over the FMS Observer interface Observer also has a LIMITED ARINC FMS mode that discards some of the flight plan information received from an FMS so that the remaining information can be displayed more reliably This option should only be selected see 16 3 if the FMS data contains information that needs to be disrcarded and if this is the case for your installation then you should exercise additional caution when interpreting any external flight plan information displayed on Observer because it imples that the transmitted data is compromised See APPENDIX D in this manual for a description of the data displayed from a LIMITED ARINC FMS flight plan source 5 2 Internal Direct To s and a Direct To is a single leg flight plan or route An internal s amp EN I A Flight Plan is a series of legs interspersed with waypoints Direct To can be activated at any time If this is whilst an internal flight plan is active the flight plan will be put to sleep and the displayed navigation data in Map Mode wil
175. ser Database Editor PC Software in this manual for more information Once a database is created whether it comprises items or vector lists its name will appear in the Database Select screen Where a data item has associated position information it will appear named with a predefined set in the User Database Editor PC software colour icon on the map Similarly the vectored list will appear with its predefined set in the User Database Editor PC software line style and colour on the map If either the data item or vectored list has a proximity warning it will warn the operator of its presence once the helicopter flies within the predefined set in the User Database Editor PC software radius Any stored text picture or time relevancy information can be recalled either by pressing the SEARCH key and selecting the item from the Section 8 Page 44 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 appropriate database or by highlighting the item icon or vector line style on screen with the joystick and pressing the MORE INFO key As well as being able to interrogate an item or vector line with ruis is the pole hill helipad the joystick the Observer system has two automatic ways of ou v alerting a user to their presence The first is a proximity warning lThis is an example of sone text that can be set in the User Database Editor PC software The Focus ri second is a highlighting func
176. ship for a period of two years from date of purchase Warranty will not cover failures due to abuse misuse accident or unauthorised alteration or repair In the unlikely event of repairs being necessary please contact your installing agent and ask for the defective parts to be carriage paid to the addresses below Skyforce Avionics Ltd 5 The Old Granary Boxgrove Chichester West Sussex PO18 OES United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1243 783763 Fax 44 0 1243 783992 Email sales skyforce co uk This guarantee does not cover call out or on site maintenance of the equipment If you require a map or navigation update please contact sales skyforce co uk where upon you will be provided with update instructions and costs Section APPENDIX C Page xvi 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 APPENDIX D Flight Plans Received from Limited Data Sources Most Flight Management Systems FMS can transmit aircraft position and flight plan information to Observer The position information aircraft and waypoint locations is usually accurate but additional information is needed in order to allow Observer to join these points together in a way that correctly depicts the flight plan For example the flight path between each pair of waypoints may be straight or curved eg procedural turns or it may be undefined until confirmed by crew action eg missed approach procedures This additional inf
177. show a seamless image over the whole region and this means that labels for some features on the displayed raster maps are partially or completely obscured by an overlapping sheet of mapping If the feature is within the area of the overlap then the label is usually fully visible on the overlapping sheet but where a feature is adjacent to the line of the overlap its label could be obscured by the overlapping sheet without being repeated In any map set derived from source data that includes overlapping sheets it is inevitable that there will be situations where Observer displays overlapped sheets Users must be aware that this can lead to important information being obscured Section 4 Page 16 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Partially obscured label may be repeated Sheet overlap line Spot height 1419 feet partially obscured by overlapping sheet Depending on the type of map the hidden text might provide important safety related information such as airspace type or obstacle heights In the example above the line of overlap between sheets is visible but this is not always the case You must always ensure that you have an alternative means of finding information related to map features if you intend to use that information for navigation purposes WARNING You must not rely on the text labels on displayed raster mapping for safety related purposes since it may be comple
178. sing the User Database Editor PC software EasyTask see APPENDIX A CAUTION The linear PCMCIA card and the receptacle in the Control Panel are keyed to prevent improper insertion However determined abuse can break or bend the anti insertion features f the card is forced into the Control Panel upside down and power applied then there may be a buildup of heat in the card leading to permanent damage Always check that the card is inserted the right way up as shown Press the CARD UPLOAD key in the Upload Cover Page and then OK to produce a list of the information that has been found on the card If the card contains the information that you were expecting you can choose to Section 8 Page 45 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 upload the data by pressing YES If there is a lot of data on the card then the upload process may take several minutes The memory card contains Press OK to access information easytask Observer lite transfer files about the control panel memory card 2UrOCTZ2004 14 52 Do you wish to upload this data 8 3 2 By Ethernet If you have a convenient means to connect a PC or network direct to Observer e g laptop then you can upload data directly to Observer by an Ethernet connection rather than by using the PCMCIA card Confirm that the PC or network that the Observer is to be connected to has a shared directory that c
179. specified latitude and longitude 9 3 Camera Slewing Cameras that support slewing are able to be instructed which way to point Observer is able to instruct a camera to slew to such a position that it ends up pointing at a specific location on the Earths surface For the Wescam MX15 20 and the FLIR Star SAFIRE camera this will cause the camera to slew in both azimuth and elevation so the field of view is centred on the location in question The FLIR SeaFLIR II amp 111 cameras are only able to slew in azimuth so in this case the camera will be pointed to the correct heading only and the operator will then need to manually adjust the elevation to centre the field of view on the target Slewing is performed by pressing the F9 key When in the map screen F9 will perform in the following way e Ifa target is available either as a direct to a flight plan waypoint or an SAR turning point and the pointer is not active pressing F9 will cause the camera to slew to the target position For cameras that support 2 axis slewing this will be in both azimuth and elevation e lf there is no target available but the pointer is active then the camera will slew to the current pointer position e gt there is no target position and the pointer is not active pressing F9 will have no effect F9 can also be used on the waypoint selection screen and the temporary waypoint screen When used here pressing F9 performs three distinct operations e Initiate a
180. stems not provided Note Both the OB2310 and OB2311 cables come in a 2 metre length If further length is required it is not possible to connect multiple OB2310 or OB2311 together Extending the overall cable length must be achieved in one of the following Ways 1 OB2310 2m Standard Ethernet point point cable user length or li OB2311 2m Standard Ethernet point point cable user length li Installing Software Load the CD into the computer find the appropriate CD drive find the folder named easytask Observer lite and double click on the Setup exe icon Follow the instructions displayed by the installation wizard to complete installation An easytask Observer lite icon will automatically be created on the Desktop CE a ay Once you have accepted the license agreement you will be presented with the following Welcome screen Section APPENDIX A Page iii 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Welcome to easytask registration Enter Registration Number ou may use this program for 30 days or Program installed 22 Dec 03 60 more time s before registration is required Ifyou do not know your registration number contact aerotech uk for help contact aerotech uk Register Later ement system aero u 44 0 1403 750732 44 0 1403 750732 support aerotechuk com we ww aerotechuk com
181. such as OS Address Point Oscar or Navtech Street Data three additional functions are available They are Road Pointing Road Overflown and Address Searching 71 Road Pointing Every time the on screen pointer is moved to a road it will throw up a highlighted name tag with the name of the interrogated road see below The road pointing function is scaled in its operation such that at larger scales it will only highlight primary roads rather than every individual street Although the scaling may vary from system to system the typical default settings for road pointing are as follows 1 500 000 Aviation Raster and above no road pointing 1 250 000 Aviation Topographical Raster road pointing on major roads only 1 100 000 Topographical Raster and below road pointing on all roads and streets 7 2 Road Overflown Camera Road Interrogation In order for this function to operate the POSITION REF field in Map Setup must be set to ROAD OVERFLOWN see section 16 2 1 Every time the aircraft flies over a road the POS box in the bottom right hand corner of the map will be replaced with the road that is currently being es overflown This applies equally to camera road interrogation when the camera is selected as the target Please refer to the Camera Point of Impact section of this manual section 9 3 for 7 ES Intake Side Fg more information Either way the road overflown camera road ES rat i i A r
182. t One of the important characteristics of aeronautical mapping data is that it is periodically updated to reflect changes in real world circumstances Some map publishers work to a published timetable so that each chart has a predefined validity period beyond which it should be replaced with current charts It is common for the charts covering most countries to be replaced on a rolling schedule rather than all being updated simultaneously and if your Observer system contains data from several different charts it is likely that different parts of your mapping will have different expiry dates Observer copes with this by displaying an icon to denote when some or all of the raster aeronautical charts currently visible are known to be out of date If your flight takes you across several sheets of mapping then you may see the icon appear and disappear at various points along the route Please remember that charts with no published replacement timetable cannot be tagged with the necessary date validity information and so you will not receive such caution alerts from Observer If you do see a Date caution icon you may choose to continue using Observer after the expiry of the raster aeronautical chart data by continuing to refer to your paper chart that should be current at all times Section 4 Page 19 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 Note that not all aeronautical chart data has the associated date ta
183. t section 5 3 3 Ten Nearest Search section 4 6 2 and SAR section 6 sections of this manual for more details Section 4 Page 21 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 As can be seen from the above screen as well as providing these options the Nav Menu screen itself provides a constant read out of plain language position POS present co ordinates track and ground speed GS information Nav Menu also shows two other boxes which are as follows ALT Altitude This is the GPS Altitude and should never be used for vertical navigation since it could be in error by more than 25m MSA Minimum Safe Altitude Every one degree square tile of the earths surface is characterised with the highest natural peak knoll hill etc or man made tower stack tank building etc object Where the highest object is 5000 ft amsl or less a 1000 ft clearance is added to the data Where the highest object is over 5000 ft amsl a 2000ft clearance is added to the data This data therefore characterises the highest point with appropriate clearances in a given tile of the grid The MSA is the highest grid data found in the database within ten miles east west or north south of your present position WARNING The MSA altitudes displayed are advisory in nature only They should not be relied upon as a source of obstacle and terrain avoidance information Always refer to current aeronaut
184. t an estimated current position If you press DATA IN OUT from the Installation and Diagnostics cover page you will need to enter a 4 digit PIN number in order to proceed further This is to prevent accidental modification of the Observer interface settings that could lead to a loss of communications with connected equipment The default PIN code is 1234 but you will need to Data Input And Output Page Enter your Personal Identification Humber in order to use your own code if you have changed the default setting gain access to the functions on this page see section 16 5 use the numbered keys to enter your code Having entered your PIN code you will enter the data input POSITION SOURCE 18 and output device protocol setup screen Use the joystick to FLT PLAN SOURCE UNAVAILABLE N select the POSITION SOURCE field when this field is set to ns c c M UI INTERNAL the system uses its internal GPS and press ME FE DEF DEVICE STATUS UMS AHRS ARINC 429 CHRHHEL 1 STRTUS INTERFACE OW RADIO ANALOGUE RADAR ARINC 423 CHANNEL 2 SEND TU 5 OFF SKY CONNECT UNAVAILABLE Data input and output setup page m m an Section 3 Page 9 11001 11847 5 Observer MK II and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 If the unit has not already achieved a position fix on its internal GPS then you will see the GPS Status screen shown here with the
185. t the caller is the officially recognised owner an Unlock Code Number will be given This Unlock Number is a 10 digit number In order to unlock your unit you must now enter this number correctly into your unit on the Lock Out screen The digits will replace the question marks as each one is keyed in The Unlock Number is regarded by the unit as having been entered as soon as the last digit has been keyed in Every time an incorrect Unlock Number is entered the unit will generate a new LOCK OUT number effectively making it impossible to guess the Unlock Number by trial and error As soon as a system is unlocked the PIN will revert to the default of 1234 and the auto lock function will be disabled Section 16 Page 82 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 APPENDIX A DATA INTERFACES There are two types of data interfaces for Observer generic PC Flight Planning Software and User Database Editor Software The generic PC Flight Planning Software is a PC Flight Planning tool that allows flight plans user waypoints and notepad to be uploaded downloaded between the system and a laptop computer via an RS232 port The User Database Editor Software is a PC software that allows user defined databases which contain items that can have position proximities time text and picture information associated with them to be created This data can then be transferred to the Observer system via the Dzus Contro
186. t within the display area Auto zoom can be disabled by pressing either the ZOOM IN or ZOOM OUT key Auto zoom can be re activated by zooming in pressing ZOOM IN to the lowest level At this point the ZOOM IN key will change to AUTO ZOOM Pressing AUTO ZOOM re activates the function causing the system to automatically zoom out such that the destination waypoint is within display area Turns ON or OFF This feature makes the map more readable in areas of high data density by removing unimportant icon labels Each time the map is redrawn the data displayed is built up in layers starting with the least important data classes towns etc through to the most important data class airports With Auto Declutter switched on if a higher priority icon label is found to clash with a lower priority icon label already on the screen the lower priority icon label will be removed This prevents icon label overlaps and clashes resulting in a clearer map Turns the key beep ON or OFF Page 67 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 LOGGING RATE POSITION REF Sets the interval in seconds at which the system logs position and loads it into a 2000 point cyclic memory To log a specific flight use the CLEAR LOG key in the Clear Memory screen for more information please refer to the Clear Memory section The flight can be replayed in Demo Mode for more information please refer to the Selecting Demo Mode s
187. tely or partially obscured by an overlapping sheet Most vector type data can be displayed in the form of icons or lines on the map For some types of data the user can select the colour of the line or the shape of the icon see section 16 2 1 The data to support road overflown functions street address functions and camera pointing elevation functions is not usually visible on the map It is used to support the relevant function at certain zoom settings and when suitable data is available 4 4 Map Data Alert and Status Icons You may notice some icons that appear in the corner of the screen at certain times They provide important information to help you to interpret what is being displayed appropriately and you should always be aware of their meanings Some of the icons serve to help you to identify which of Observer s modes of operation is currently active this is useful for example in situations where several crewmembers have access to Observer and can change mode Two of the icons serve to identify situations where the data being displayed should not be relied upon for aeronautical navigation even though it may be entirely adequate for other purposes The icons are as follows Either some or all or the visible mapping is not known to meet aviation standards or the displayed scale is so small that aircraft position on the map cannot be 4 4 1 depicted with certainty Mapping should only be used for mission purposes and
188. ter your Personal Identification Humber in order to qain CLEAR MEMORY screen access to the functions on this page To clear down specific parts of the systems memory press SET UP in MAIN MENU followed by INST amp DIAGS and CLEAR MEMORY PREV PALE The user will then be asked to enter a PIN the system default is PREV 1234 which will give access to the Clear Memory screen Each EY clear cover page From here CLEAR block of memory in the system can be cleared down individually Clear flight plans FPLNs CLEAR FPLNs will remove all flight plans CLEAR WPTS will cael Lad ee remove all user waypoints CLEAR SETUP will restore all the Clear logs Please use the clear functions with care default settings in Map Setup and Nav Setup CLEAR LOG will clear the last flight information the 2000 flight logged data points and all running timers 16 5 Personal Identification Number PIN Setup Observer has a PIN Personal Identification Number security feature with the main aim of preventing unauthorised persons CURRENT PIN from using the system The PIN Setup screen shown here is reached by pressing SETUP in Main Menu followed by PIN SETUP and then entering the system PIN code The default PIN is 1234 The user may use this screen to set up a four digit personal number This can be any permutation of the figures 1 2 3 and 4 e g 4412 2433 3124 etc To achieve this select the NEW PIN key and
189. the arrow should swing round so that it is continually pointing at the cluster This is indicating that the source is indeed coming from within the cluster which is likely to be contacting in size as the intersections are becoming closer to each other In the event of a loss of signal for a period exceeding one minute Observer will stop displaying the data in colour and display it in monochrome instead This monochrome display will remain for Y E 5 a ae a further 20 minutes after which it will be removed This feature is indented to inform the uem mm TA DF TEN is no TUE If the loss of signal was caused by an interface problem with either the D F antenna or the Heading Reference source a message will be displayed on the screen describing the nature of the fault The message can be cleared by pressing KEY 1 which will be labelled CLEAR ERROR The message DF ACTIVE is displayed on the map screen when the DF first detected or re detects a signal This is to inform the operator of the change in status This message will clear after a few seconds Clusters and fans can be cleared at any time by switching the Direction Finder feature OFF and the ON again on the Mission Control Page Once the system is shut down or rebooted it will lose all previously held DF data Section 10 Page 53 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 No DF data will be displayed on the ma
190. the tip 2 ERE et Aae 9 RS 9 The bearing of the activation is shown by the direction the bars Eid v d 3 eis are i are pointing The closer you to the Tracker activation the more coloured in the bars become Where the bars are not ae coloured in they will remain transparent to enable the map to be seen beneath it The strength of the signal which is a function of the distance to go to the activation will be accompanied by a series of beeps coinciding with the pulses received from the 2 y N ACL ot i i 005 65 35 YPARK HOUSE CRESCENT Ezra activation The audio frequency of the changes with the signal strength trend rising as the signal gets stronger and falling as it gets weaker Whenever data from a tracked activation is lost for more than 10 seconds the colour bars will turn monochrome but will continue to point in the same relative bearing If the tracked activation remains lost for a full minute and you have not selected another activation the pointing function in Map Mode will automatically disappear The coloured bars will reappear as soon as new data for the selected activation is received If the activation data is lost again it will follow the same sequence i e after 10 seconds goes to monochrome and after 1 minute it will disappear Once the system is shut down or rebooted it will lose all previously held activation data Lt
191. ther known as topographic features Sometimes however users may find it easier to work with all of the topographic features turned off leaving only airspace boundaries airports navaids and other information from the Jeppesen aeronautical vectored database So Observer allows maps to be shown either with ground topography or without Those choices on the Nav Menu page labelled as TOPO ON include topography and those labelled TOPO OFF show only aeronautical data against a black background The details of which features are visible at what zoom settings are controlled by the configuration in the TOPO column of the Map Setup pages see section 16 2 1 Text size can be small medium or large If you select small text or medium text alone it will be used for all of the information boxes visible on the display including ground speed position track and so on f you select small large text or medium large text then the larger type text will be used for information that is only displayed when a flight plan or a Direct To is active for example ETE DIS etc The boxes of LARGE text are easy to read but occupy a significant area of the screen and so they are immediately changed to medium or small text depending on setting as soon as the joystick is touched in order to allow full use of the map The display is returned to LARGE text format after 30 seconds or when the Reset Stick key is pressed DIS 12 9 8 0 547 151
192. tion that will pick up on item icon or vectored list once the aircraft gets within a defined set number of pixels In both cases the item icon or vectored list is highlighted and the MORE INFO key will appear The pressing of which will provide all the information that has been loaded into the User Database Editor PC software The operation of the highlighting and proximity warning function is defined in Nav Setup see section 16 2 2 8 3 Transferring Data to the Observer System If you have created data using the User Database Editor PC software then it can be uploaded to the Observer Control Panel either by Linear PCMCIA card or Ethernet All User Database information is stored on the OB2111 Data Cartridge which must Upload cover page From this page you can therefore be present and have available memory for a data Upload from a datacard Upload from a network connection upload to work Enter inst and diag mode All data is uploaded through the Upload Cover page which is accessed by pressing SETUP in Main Menu followed by DATA UPLOAD 8 3 1 By Linear PCMCIA Card Confirm that the Control Panel and Processor are using PIC Version 1 31 software or higher This can be achieved by inspecting the Engineering Log Page SETUP INST amp DIAGS VIEW LOGS in the field titled PIC VERSIONS Ensure that the Linear PCMCIA card is correctly inserted in the Control Panel PCMCIA slot and that it has been loaded with data u
193. type in the desired PIN The PIN Setup screen will be returned with the new number shown in the CURRENT PIN field Each time the user tries to enter the PIN Setup or Clear Memory screen this PIN will be required If the wrong number is entered a message PIN INCORRECT will be displayed At this stage there are no limits to the number of attempts that can be made to input a correct PIN Observer however has an additional PIN based feature that can automatically lock the system during the power up sequence and if this is enabled the system will limit the number of incorrect entries it will accept By pressing the AUTO LOCK key in the PIN Setup screen above this feature can be ENABLED or DISABLED as indicated Section 16 Page 81 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 by the AUTO POWER ON LOCK IS field in the middle of the screen When this field is ENABLED the system will require a PIN to be entered every time anyone switches the system on In this situation if an incorrect PIN is entered three consecutive times the system will lock out To re activate the system Skyforce Avionics will have to be telephoned and supplied with the Serial Number of the Processor and the Lock Out Number shown The operator at Skyforce Avionics will verify these details and check them against the database and register of stolen systems Once the operator is satisfied that the system has not been stolen and tha
194. u have designated each previous alert to be ignored see T E lane below Once you have started to receive alerts you can manage them by pressing the SEARCH key in Map Mode A new field REPLY CODES will be available on the Databases IGNORE Selection screen Selecting this field by highlighting it with the Item selecti i joystick and pressing the SELECT key gives access to the Reply papoan si item TRACK Codes screen This is shown here and primarily displays a list of known activations under the following headings CODE The unique code that is provided by the Tracker system for a particular activation TIME The time that the Observer system first received the activation STATUS The current status of each activation as set by the system user There are three possible STATUS modes and they are as follows DETECTED activation has been detected but the system user has not yet decided or had an opportunity to decide what to do with it Whenever there are ANY activations with a DETECTED status a Target icon will appear above Key 1 in Map Mode TRACKING This means that the activation is currently being monitored in Map Mode Please note that only ONE activation can be tracked at any one time If you choose to track another activation then this will automatically cause the tracking function on the previous activation to cease IGNORED This means that the system user has marked this activation as
195. urally the label will continue to appear as you zoom through the various levels provided the icon is still shown which is defined by the MIN column In this example the name label will appear from the 2nm zoom level right the way down to the Onm level o o e E3 S oou A da Airports VORs VOR DME NDBs Towns Ints Helireps 2 T Yamn drm 4 La VRPs Helipads Gliders Micros Parachute Obstacles lit CHE 007 QOEM I we Pamit b AAR An Ooo User Waypoints and Radar Returns ee He oe EEA Hes Roads Railroads Rivers Heliroutes Road labels You will notice that there is a limited choice of icon styles for some data classes This is intentional in order to Section 16 Page 69 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 keep the important data such as airports displayed in a recognisable form You will also notice that some settings have N A in their columns and are not adjustable These are items that have fixed values and are not configurable by the user A good example of this is that you cannot set up a colour for the urban areas in TOPO OFF Mode because no cartography is displayed in TOPO OFF Mode The set of possible icons is shown below Please think carefully before altering any of the settings on these screens You may inadvertently switch off an important data class such as obstacles which could compromis
196. uring flight planning where inaccuracies could lead to a hazard The information is not sufficiently detailed for it to be used for terrain avoidance and the values and depicted contours must never be used for terrain avoidance You must not rely on the text labels on displayed raster mapping for safety related purposes since it may be completely or partially obscured by an overlapping sheet The obstacle data displayed has been complied from the en route navigation obstacles section of the AIP published by various countries Skyforce Avionics Ltd cannot guarantee that all obstacles are shown correctly Some countries do not publish regular updates and corrections and those that do always make clear that they do not guarantee that the AIP details are correct or that the list is complete Section 2 Page 1 11001 11847 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 The MSA altitudes displayed are advisory in nature only They should not be relied upon as a source of obstacle and terrain avoidance information Always refer to current aeronautical charts for appropriate minimum clearance altitudes If Observer is receiving flight plan data from an external navigation device that is qualified for use as a primary navigation instrument then you must always discount the information displayed on Observer in favour of the more highly qualified source If an FMS or other navigation source sends flight plan data th
197. ve the cursor down to R W then right to the word NONE Moving the joystick up or down will now allow you to select a specific runway threshold if threshold information is available for that airport in the Jeppesen database When an airport is selected but no runway your navigation destination eg the Direct To or entry into your flight plan will be the name displayed followed by the airport s ICAO code When a runway is selected the navigation destination will be the airport s ICAO code followed by the runway ident For example if you select runway 32L at Goodwood the entry to your flight plan would be EGHR 32L If you are searching for VORs NDBs or intersections approach waypoints then you will see a two letter ICAO area code displayed to the right of the identifier If you have the area filter set to ALL you can move the cursor over to the two letter ICAO code and select items with the same identifier code in other areas For example there are four NDBs in the Europe area with the indent AB To select any one of these first select AB then move the cursor to the right so that it is positioned over the two letter ICAO code By moving the joystick up and down is it now possible to select EK ES LF or LO as a country code By doing this you can select the AB NDB in Finland EK Sweden ES France LF and Austria LO We recommend that you always check the ICAO area code carefully when selecting a beacon intersection or approach waypoint sin
198. visual reference but also to provide an alert the audio alarm box will need to be ticked too ACTIVITY TIMES f the item is only active at certain times click on the ACTIVITY TIMES box and select the required option Activity Times Active all of the time Active all of the time Active between two dates Active between two times every da Depending on the option selected further details will be requested to define when the item is to be active and whether it is to apply only to the proximity zone if there is one Activity Times Onl apply ta prosimity zone Active between two times selected days Active from Active to 07 00 20 00 Sunday v Thursday Monday Friday W Tuesday Saturday Wednesday MEMO The Memo window allows free text to be entered as required Alternatively you can insert text by either Clicking the right mouse in this window to use the standard windows cut copy paste and delete commands pre defined text by clicking on the MEMO button and selecting the relevant file Section APPENDIX A Page ix 11001 11847 5 Observer MK II and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 PICTURES Click on the Picture 1 and Picture 2 buttons to load a desired picture There is also an ENLARGE button for each picture which will display the picture in a larger window Enlarge Ma picture selected v Transferring Databases to Observer
199. ware is supplied with the following three default database names HOSPITALS LANDING SITES amp TARGETS POSITION To enter the Position of the database item see also Vector List below select the POSITION button and the following box will appear easytask Observer Enter Position OSGB GFS Lat Long Classic Lat Long LIT ICAO Code Vector List Position Ordnance Survery Great Britain Grid Square 6 Fig Ref eg SU 253487 Cancel You can enter the position in one of six formats or can select the NO POSITION box if applicable eg if the information being loaded is purely for reference such as an operational procedure it will not have a position reference Section APPENDIX A Page v 11001 11847 5 Observer MK II and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 If the information is to be linked to a specific ICAO airfield the ICAO data link item format should be selected Each of the options is programmed to only accept the correct format and will tab from box to box automatically If an incorrect number is entered the software will display an error message and inform you of the correct format easytask Observer Enter Position OSGB GF5Lat Long Classic Lat Long LIT ICAO Code Vector List Position GPS Lat Long Noas Degrees Minutes oW Degrees Minutes S 33 91 88 e oot 40 45 53 001 eg M 15 45 eg Ww 30 15 eas ytask Enter m
200. will provide cross track error in the form of a CDI when the aircraft tracks off the line This is an ideal solution particularly when planning a specific route to which you must adhere in order to avoid controlled airspace and the like When set to OFF the DIRECT TO capability no longer draws a fixed line The line is now constantly updating since it is drawn from the aircraft position at that precise moment in time to the destination waypoint This is an ideal solution when flying VFR at low level and taking avoiding action for terrain or obstacles but needing a constant indication and general direction of the destination waypoint Either set to specific height between 100 and 1500 FEET AGL in 100 foot If no external Radar Altimeter is available this field should be set to the most appropriate altitude above ground that the camera is used Observer uses this information to define the size of the camera footprint when connected to a camera system Note this setting has no effect if the camera is configured as a Wescam MX15 20 Page 71 11001 11847 Rev 5 Observer MK and MK III Pilot Guide and Operating Manual OB2210 001 AIRSPACE ALERTING Either ON or OFF When set to ON the USER VECTOR ALERTING Either ON or OFF If set to ON the USER HOTSPOTS Observer system will highlight any airspace i i i iti i GMA that it sees 1nm in front of its position in USER VECTOR ALERTING OFF USER HOTSPOTS ON ENABLE PROXIHITY HRRHIHGS
201. y ED EN DEM data is required to improve accuracy The point of impact position is shown as a cross on the map screen The position is updated as the camera is moved providing the operator with an up to date readout of the current point of impact To draw a line between the camera and the aircraft which updates whenever either moves the DIRECT TO XTE field in System Setup must be set to OFF The user can then DIS O 4 BRG 302 select the camera as if it were a Direct To by pressing the SEARCH key and selecting the USER WPTS CAMERA field in the Database Selection screen highlighting CAMERA and pressing the SELECT key The aircraft will now effectively be navigating to the camera Furthermore Key 4 will now be labelled CAMERA POSN rather than TARGET POSN Pressing CAMERA POSN will automatically centre the camera cross hairs in the middle of the screen in a North Up DIS O 4 BRG 302 ETR 08 41 ETE 00 12 12 RuiperdenjBac Ho I orientation leaving the aircraft to fly around the screen 134 Ni 4 Stans ia Moor Provided the POSITION REF field in System Setup is set to AVENEES EE CUR ER ROAD OVERFLOWN when showing camera position the position box in the bottom right of the screen will display the road the camera is looking at i e KEBS ROAD To return to E the original aircraft position press ACRFT POSN In this st fore fe Meza N mode the position box shows the airc

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