Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 500 Garmin
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Page 1 190-00643-00 REV . A 400/500 SERIES FDE PREDICTION INSTRUCTIONS NO TE: T hese instructions assume the user has experience operating the applicable 400/500 Series Unit and is familiar with the operation of RAIM. T he fi gures in this addendum are derived from the 400/500 Series units .
Page 2 FDE PREDICTION PROGRAM Y our 400/500 Series T rainer software includes an FDE Prediction Program to meet the r equirements for GPS as a primary means of navigation for oceanic/remote operations (refer ence F AA Notice 8110.
Page 3 T o run the FDE Prediction Progr am: 1. With the 400/500 Series T rainer running, the simulated 400/500 unit on, and the desired fl ight plan active , select the ‘Options’ menu in the upper left corner (Figure 2). 2. Select ‘Fde Prediction Program’.
Page 4 6. T o deselect satellites from the setup window , click on ‘De-select Satellites’, then click on the bo x adjacent to any satellite you do not wish to use . A satellite is deselected when a check mark does not appear in the box adjacent to that satellite (Figure 5).
Page 5 7. T o calculate FDE availability , select the ‘Calculate’ button from the main FDE Prediction Program window (Figure 3). A ‘Calc ulation is complete’ message will appear when the FDE prediction is complete (Figure 7). Figure 7. Calculation Complete Screen 8.
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