Section 7: Hazard Avoidance
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1. e Full textual METAR report on the Waypoint Details page in either raw or translated form TAFs Terminal Aerodrome Forecast are displayed in textual form on the Waypoint Details page in either raw or translated form Textual Weather Report Preferences 74 METARs and TAFS can be displayed in either Raw or Translated format The difference is shown below Raw METAR text KGRR 0113537 21008KT 5SM BR BKNOO5 OVC031 18 16 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01830161 Translated METAR Text Weather Station KGRR Observed 1353 UTC 01 October 2013 Temperature 18 3 C 65 F Dewpoint 16 1 C 61 F RH 87 Altimeter 29 97 inches Hg 1015 0 mb Sea level pressure 1014 9 mb Winds from the SSW 210 degrees at 9 MPH 8 knots 4 2 m s Visibility 5 miles 8 km Ceiling 500 AGL Clouds broken 500 AGL overcast 3100 AGL Weather BR mist To select raw or translated textual Weather reports 1 Press MORE gt Setup Menu gt Moving Map 2 Scroll to the METAR Text and TAF Text settings Select Raw or Translated for each one Horizon HXr User Manual Draft Revision Al Waypoint Details Page Weather Reports ee KGRB Elev 695 AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTL 0 27 06 24 7699 x 150 Hard Lights 18 36 8200 x 150 Hard Lights 12 30 UNUSABLE Right hand traffic to 18 Fuel LOOLL Jet A Oxygen Lat N44 29 08 Lon W088 07 82. FISKE 8 2nm 047 ETE 3m56s 1200 122 82 4 1 32 14 2 ie 112 55 125 90 127 97 RNG 50 nmi JY 21 03 02 127 GS Radar min old 125 900 Pakewinns2semutte d sMonts NASA lake Peygan ay iy A SY 03 RUSI k a a we i ell s0x RIVET a 1560 109 Ay m N IOS 1g Ah sy Green v akel E i iver PUSH SYNC z SELECT SEL HDG INSET SCREEN i SNAP FLT PLAN CDI OBS 02 MORE aE INSET DETAILS Revision Al Horizon HXr User Manual Draft 7 1 Section 7 Hazard Avoidance GRI 7 2 Terrain on HXr Terrain that is within 1000 feet of the aircraft s altitude can be color coded on both the moving map and the PFD synthetic vision according to the chart at right All terrain within 500 feet of the aircraft s altitude and above the aircraft is colored red for extreme caution he a Z CNS 33 4 BASRE CITRK ae apt 1 bei fale 35 NOTE When turned on the Terrain warning will come on even when the aircraft is taking off and landing Some TReni a My Aes 3 Papen F ES i passengers may find the red screen to be alarming REA RADAR aN Ve S t MOSR SHADE gt To display Terrain color coding Mm TERRAIN ARC PUSH SYNC WIND CENTER l SEL HDG NONE NORTH 1 Press SCREEN gt Map Options 2 Press SHOW softkey until TERRAIN is highlighted haray Within 500 ft and i 3 Press HOME to return to the home softkeys With the terrain warning coloring on the PFD the
3. Mag Var 2 0W City GREEN BAY WISCONSIN Weather Station KGRE Observed 21 53 UTC on the 28th Temperature 16 C 60 8 F Dewpoint 14 C 57 2 F RH 88 Altimeter 29 89 1012 2 mb METAR text Winds 300 9 kts Visibility 5 miles Ceiling 3600 AGL Clouds broken 3600 AGL overcast 4 00 AGL Weather light rain mist Press TAF softkey to open TAF page PUSH SYNC SELHDG FREQ PLATE TAF eather Staton KEAU 142 7 nmi Issued 17 21 UTC on the 28th Overall Period 18 00 on the 28th to 18 00 on the 29th TAF page showing either Period Wind kts Vis mi Ceil AGL Clouds AGL 28 18 00 310 6 gt b overcast 2600 translated shown or raw gt FERNE S6 broken 6000 TAF report 29 04 00 O gt 6 scattered 6000 29 15 00 220 5 gt 6 broken 5000 Section 7 Hazard Avoidance GRI To display METAR airport color coding 7 6 1 2 Press MORE gt Setup Menu gt Moving Map Scroll to Color Airports Using METARS and select YES SAVE settings to avoid having to repeat this step in the future Press SCREEN gt Map Options gt SHOW and highlight NONE If other weather or terrain features are selected METAR colors will not show Alternative When the map screen is in North Up configuration press SCREEN gt Map Options gt SHOW and highlight METAR This displays the graphical METAR icon at each airport with a METAR report as shown belo
4. pilot can quickly determine where the hazardous peaks are on his or her flight path 7 3 XM and ADS B Weather The HXr is capable of displaying several different types of weather information TFRs and other FIS B ADS B features will be available in future software releases To learn more about ADS B and how it works with the HXr system see the Appendix of this manual or the GRT website s Compatible Equipment ADS B page Weather displayed on the HXr includes e NEXRAD radar e Colored METAR symbols full METARs visible on the Waypoint Details screen e TAFs visible on the Waypoint Details screen e Winds Aloft XM only e TFRs XM only ADS B TFRs will be available in a future HXr software release NOTE The permanent SFRA around Washington DC can be displayed on the map as airspace 7 2 Horizon HXr User Manual Draft Revision Al AVIONICS NEXRAD Radar Precipitation Regional NEXRAD radar is displayed on the GRT map screen when equipped with an operational ADS B weather receiver and within range of ADS B ground stations XM weather can also be displayed when equipped with an XM receiver with a paid subscription Radar imagery can be displayed for the entire contiguous U S CONUS when equipped with XM The HXr displays the regional 250 nm ADS B radar picture only Areas outside of ADS B radar coverage are marked on the map with fine blue hatch marks The GRT system receives new weather information every 2 5 minutes and the radar
5. 2 nm to select one as the map radius Automatic Traffic Alert Window The Traffic Alert Window is in the form of an Inset window It can be set up to appear automatically on all of the Home screens including Map and PFD whenever a traffic target is detected within 2 miles of your aircraft When the Traffic Alert window appears automatically it will replace the right hand inset It disappears when the traffic target is outside the 2 nm range To make the Traffic Alert Window turn on automatically 3 Press MORE gt Setup Menu gt Moving Map 4 Scroll to Traffic Alert Window and select ON Traffic Altitude Filter In high density traffic areas the traffic screen can get crowded Many aircraft are too far above or below you to be a threat so you can exclude them from the display To choose the altitude range for your traffic display 1 Press MORE gt Set Menu gt Moving Map 2 Scroll to Traffic Altitude Filter and select a traffic range For example selecting 2000 will display all traffic targets within 2 000 feet above and below your aircraft and within the visible map range Traffic on the PFD Synthetic Vision Traffic targets picked up by ADS B or TIS can be displayed in space on the PFD to mimic the view out the windshield Just like the map icon the traffic vector line points in the direction of motion but instead of a 2 dimensional presentation the PFD traffic icon has a simulated 3 dimensional look To displa
6. GRT Section 7 Hazard Avoidance 7 1 In Flight Hazard Awareness As technology improves pilots have more and more real time information within reach in all phases of flight Terrain proximity real time weather and traffic information are some of the most important additions to situational awareness HXr supports ADS B the newest and most economical way to gather in flight weather and traffic information as well as radar based Traffic Information Service TIS TCAS Xaon and StormScope are also supported but are not covered specifically in this manual because the symbology is the same as the more popular ADS B and TIS See the Appendix for information on how the ADS B system works and how you can take full advantage of it with your HXr Information on how to set up and use specific ADS B receivers and Mode S transponders can be found on the GRT website under Support Documentation Equipment Supplements NOTE Terrain and weather can not be shown on the map screen at the same time because of their color based nature Displaying red and yellow terrain at the same time as red and yellow NEXRAD radar for example would be confusing The screenshot below was recorded during a particularly intense situation the arrival into the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 fly in Numerous traffic targets surrounded the aircraft on the arrival path while showers and developing thunderstorms pushed into the Oshkosh area from the northeast an o ALT 3 4 74 183 329 i
7. refreshes every 5 minutes A note on the left side of the map screen shows the age of the radar image in minutes A looping feature is not yet available for ADS B radar imagery but is currently in development CONUS radar is not currently displayed due to limitations of the ADS B system refresh rate is slow and resolution is low Both of these features may become available in later software releases NEXRAD colors are universal The greens represent amp light to moderate precipitation Yellows are moderate to heavy precipitation Extremely heavy rain snow ice and hail are displayed red and pink Light aircraft should avoid all areas of red and pink of Radar age and ADS B traffic status notes on The radar imagery does not distinguish between Jop edge of map margin Right Light to moderate rain and snow rain signature with areas of embedded heavy To display radar on any map rainfall shown as red pixels 1 Press SCREEN gt Map Options gt SHOW 2 Highlight RADAR under SHOW heading NEXRAD Color Key for GRT EFIS Systems Revision Al Horizon HXr User Manual Draft ee Section 7 Hazard Avoidance Textual Weather Reports METARs and TAFs The HXr displays METARs Aviation Routine Weather Reports in 3 ways ESRI e Airport symbols that are color coded for general VFR IFR or marginal conditions e Graphical symbols on the map with colored airport symbol visibility ceiling in hundreds of feet and wind vector
8. rely solely on the EFIS traffic presentation for traffic avoidance Always look out the window to see and avoid Traffic Target Icon The GRT traffic icon is simple and made up of four parts Target Altitude Altitude in hundreds of feet relative to your aircraft 1 200 feet above you in the example below A means the target is above you a means it is below you Traffic Icon Body Diamond shaped icon representing the last known position of the target aircraft Vertical Speed Trend Indicator A simple arrow that points up if the target is ascending more than 500 fpm points down if the target is descending more than 500 fpm or disappears if the target altitude is steady or less than 500 fpm Ground Track Vector Line radiating from the body that represents the direction of motion of the target aircraft Target Altitude Ground Track Traffic Icon dedo Vertical Speed Trend Indicator Revision Al Horizon HXr User Manual Draft 17 AVIONICS Traffic Inset On most HOME screens traffic can be displayed in a Traffic Inset It gives a simple clutter free top down view with your aircraft in the center of the range rings and the relative location of traffic targets detected by the on board traffic receiver When a traffic target is detected within 2 nm of your location the inset header turns red and displays a Traffic Alert To display and or set the range of the Traffic Inset 1 Press INSET gt Traffic 2 Press 2 6 or 1
9. w right METAR Airport Color Coding Graphical METAR Icon North Up Only METAR Color Code GRIOB0 Marginal VFR Wind Vector with Velocity Flag WNW at 5 knots Lowest Ceiling hundreds of feet 3 600 Visibility acn Airport Identifier Green Bay WI Metar Color Coding Category Ceiling feet AGL Visibility sm Low IFR Less than 500 o r o Horizon HXr User Manual Draft Revision Al GRT Section 7 Hazard Avoidance 3 12 Traffic Display Traffic can be displayed on the map if the aircraft is equipped with one of the following e Mode S transponder in a TIS Traffic Information Service service area dependent upon ATC radar e 978 MHz or 1090 MHz ADS B receiver AND a certified ADS B transmitter e ADS B transceiver WARNING See the Appendix of this manual for information on the ADS B system and required equipment Some traffic may display on the screen even if you are not broadcasting ADS B Out however this is not a complete picture of all traffic around you See Equipment Supplements page of the GRT website for information about setup and installation of compatible ADS B receivers and Mode S transponders Setup options for these items may affect the way traffic displays on the screen WARNING The traffic icon is intended to alert the pilot of a potential conflict and give a general idea of where the conflicting traffic is in space Any artificial traffic presentation is subject to delays of data refresh rates Never
10. y traffic on the PFD 1 Press MORE gt Set Menu gt Primary Flight Display 2 Scroll to Traffic In View and select ON 7 8 Horizon HXr User Manual Draft Revision Al Traffic target on PFD corresponds with 12 or ce o clock target on Traffic Alert Inset crossing left to right As you overtake the target it grows larger in the PFD view Its vector appears shortened when it is going in the same or opposite direction as you are i Extreme conflict Target is 300 feet above and within 101 I yards of you flying in the A same direction Revision Al Horizon HXr User M anual Draft 7 9
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