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CNX80 Pilot Guide 560-098 4-00C Draft1.book Pa ge 1 Tues day, September 2, 2003 10:36 AM.
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T able of Cont ents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 1 Introduction This guide describes the operatio n of the CNX80 Color GPS/W AAS NavCom. The CNX80 pr ovides a ne w, higher le vel of accuracy . integrity , integration, flight pla nning capability , an d conv enie nce for the pilo t .
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 2 Controls Power /Vol um e The knob at the top left corner of the CNX80 controls po wer on/off and the radio volume. Push the PWR/V OL knob in t o turn power on. Pull the knob out to turn po wer of f. When the power knob is pulled out, a time-out message and count er will appear f or five seconds.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 3 MENU/ENTER and Line Sele ction K eys When editing information, or a respon se is required, pressing this ke y accepts the value. In other cases, pressing this key will bring up a series of menu items on the right side of the displa y.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 4 Displa y The CNX80 uses a high-resolution color display t o prov ide information about the dif ferent functions. Inf ormat ion and “smar t ke ys” u nique f or each mode of operation are display ed. Sample displa ys with a descrip- tion of common elements are sho wn below .
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 5 Annunciations The f ollowing annunciations appear on the displa y to pro vide status or information. All annunciations are available on the displa y . Annuncia- tions may be output t o external annunciators, but are not required.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 6 Star ting Up The CNX80 per forms int ernal checks and shows the status of the t e sts during star t up. The star tup screen, owner name (if ent e red), testing, position, and database information sho ws on the screen for se veral seconds and then shows the first Ma p page.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 7 Map Mode (MAP) The Map mode pr ovides a mo ving map for a graphic displa y of your flight including the surrounding area as we ll as navigation inf ormation. Maps are generally draw n with Ground T rack T rue Nor th at the top of the display (Up).
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 8 Map Symbols Symbol T ype Symbol Graphic Airpor t VOR VOR T AC VOR-DME NDB User W aypoint Flight Plan W aypoint Intersect ion Ownship - Single Ownship - T win Ownship - Jet Ownship - Helicopter Map CNX80 Pilot Guide 560-098 4-00C Draft1.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 9 Pannin g (P AN) The Panning feature of the Map mode allows you t o check out the ar ea near your present position. Y ou can activate the Panning f eature by pressing the PA N key or by pressing the CRSR butt on on the Small knob when in Map mode.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 10 Direct- T o Press the Direct-T o ke y t o ge t t o t h e D i r e c t -T o f un c t i on w h i c h a ll ow s y o u to q uickly set up a flight fr om your present position directly to a selected w aypoint.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 11 1. Pre ss Direct-T o . 2. Select a wa ypoint for the holding pattern. a. Press WPTS (default) to select a w aypoi nt along your f light plan by tur ning the Large knob t o highlight the w aypoint. Press Hold . or b. Press DB to select a wa ypoint from the database with the Large and Small knobs.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 12 C o u r s e To ( C r s To ) Course T o operation allows you t o select an inbound to the intercept course f or the selected wa ypoint. The default course for the operation is the course from the present position to the select ed waypoint .
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 13 When the Course F rom operat ion is e xe c uted , the CDI will indicate FROM and the flightplan will go into suspend mode (SUSP); it will not automatically sequence the flightplan w aypoints. 1. Pre ss Direct-T o . Select a ne w waypoint, if desired, with the Large and Small knobs.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 14 ter m i na te OB S m od e by m a k in g an ot her flight leg active or going Direct- T o another wa ypoint. 1. Pre ss Direct-T o .
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 15 Nearest W aypoints (NRS T) The Nearest W aypoint Sear ch function allows you t o sear ch fo r the 20 wa ypoints nearest t o yo ur present position in each waypoint type.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 16 4. Press <-SBY to insert the highl ighted frequency into the Standby position or <- A-> to inser t the frequency into the Active position. Info on Nearest W aypoint 1. Pre ss NRST . 2. Press the ke y for the wa ypoint type you w ant to sear ch.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 17 Inf ormation on Wa ypoints (INFO) Info mode allows you t o view inf ormation about the selected w aypoint. Examples of selecting a w aypoint can be: activ e Wpt in flight plan, item selected fr om Nearest Wa ypoint list, item select ed in Pan mode, etc.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 18 Com Radio (COM) Press COM to ac ti vate c on tro l of th e in te rn al Co m Ra di o . A ll ot h er fu n c- tions will continue t o function normally , such as active flight plans. Tu r n t h e PWR/VOL knob t o control the Com v olume.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 19 4. Press the Menu/Enter k ey if no choice is desired. Emergency Press the Emrgncy k ey to inser t the Emergency frequency (12 1.500) as the Standby frequency . Flip/Flop Press the <-> (flip/flop) k ey t o swap the A ctive and Standby freq uen- cies.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 20 Sav e Chann el This function allows y ou to sa ve and name the current Active fre- quency in the User freq uency list. 1, Press Menu/Ent er and then the Sa ve Chnl k ey t o bring up the Sa ve Channel box. The Sa ve Chnl menu label will be highlighted.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 21 Na v Radio (VOR) Press VO R to a cti vate c on trol of the in tern al Nav R adi o. All oth er fu nc - tions will continue t o function normally , such as active flight plans. Not e that distances, such as t o a Localizer , are based on calculated distances from GPS inf ormation.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 22 ID/T o/F r When the Active frequency is a V OR, you can view the current course T o/F r the VOR as well as the Identi f ier and distance. This value appears between the Active and Standby VOR frequencies and t o the right.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 23 5. T urn the Large knob to mov e to the T ype selection. T urn the Small knob to choose between Dif ferential, Gr ound, or Air . Dif ferential means the value was ref erenced to another calibrat ed source or unit. Ground means the unit was calibrated while on the ground.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 24 T r ansponder Control (XPDR) If a remot e Apollo SL70 transponde r is connect ed and setup to oper- ate with the CNX80, the T ransponde r Control Mode will allo w you to control y our transponder from the CNX80 fr ont panel.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 25 VFR Press the VFR k ey t o select the V OR 1200 squa wk code. Tr g r S p d The Tr g r S p d k ey allo ws you t o edit the aircraft speed that will switch the transponder automatica lly between activ e and standby . See the Aut o mode description below .
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 26 Flight Planning (FPL) The Flight Planni ng function lets y ou set up and store flight plans where y ou can name the flight plan, inser t a series of wa ypoints, and then add comments. View Display the activ e flight plan.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 27 Sav e Press the Sa ve k ey to sa ve the active flight plan to memor y . If a flight plan exis ts with the same name, the CNX80 will add a suffix (such as a “2”) to the flight plan to show the difference. Press Menu/Ent er fo r Y e s or CLR f or No.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 28 resolving any conflicts by turning th e Large knob to hi ghlight it and then pressing the CLR ke y . Deleting a discontinuity results in a fix-to-fix direct nav path be tween those wa ypoints.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 29 6. Select by Location a. With the first character of the Identifier highlighted, press the CRSR knob in. The whole Identifier f ield will be highlighted. No w turn the Large knob CCW one turn to highlight the Location field.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 30 Steps f or Setting Up an IFR Flight Plan Procedures can be inser ted at the time you are creating the flight plan (as described here) or later with the Procedure (PROC) function. Not e If datum for an airport is unkn o wn, no term inal or instrument procedures w ill be display ed.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 31 B. Add Departure Procedure ( DP) Depar ture proc edures ma y be modified in either the Flight Plan (FPL) or Procedure (PROC) modes. The Pr ocedure mode method is shown. 1. In Flight Plan mode, highligh t th e flight plan name and press EXEC .
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 32 5. Press ->Wpt to insert a wa ypoint or ->Ar wy to in ser t an air wa y fol- lowing the highlight e d leg. If th e airway choice is no t available there are no airways a vailable f or that wa ypoint. Delete a wa y- point or airway b y pressing the CLR key.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 33 2. Select the desired le g of your flight plan with the Large knob ( WPTS smar t ke y is highlighted). 3. Press the FlyLeg ke y to activat e the selected leg. E. Add Ar rival Pr ocedures (ST ARS) 1. Pre ss t he Arrival ke y in the Destination section.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 34 Timer (TMR) Th e T i me r M o d e a l l ow s yo u to s et o r v ie w s ev er a l t im i n g fu n c t i on s . Y o u can set one or two timer s as count up or count do wn timers. Y ou can view the T rip Time, T rip Distance, Fl ight Time, and Flight Distance.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 35 T rigger Speed Set the T rigger Speed for the speed where y o u want the Flight Time and Distance counters t o star t and stop. 1. T u rn th e Large knob to highlight T rigger Speed. 2. Press the CRSR knob in. The T rigger Speed will now be highlight ed.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 36 Using Y our Checklist 1. Pre ss FN and then the CHK k ey to star t the Checklist func tion. 2. T urn the Large knob to highlight the desired list and then press Enter/Menu . The selected list will be display e d with the first line highlighted.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 37 User W aypoints (USER) The CNX80 can hold up to 5 00 user -defined waypoint s. These w ay- points can be base d on either lat/ lon position or range and bearing from a ref erence point. In the User W aypoint function, y ou can create new w aypoint, edit e xisting ones, or sear ch for a User wa ypoint.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 38 System Mode (S YS) The System mode pro vides informat ion about GPS status (GPS), Sys- tem Software V er sions (VERS), and allows f or configuring the system f o r individual installations (CNFG). GPS Status 1. Pre ss FN and then the SYS ke y to reach the Syst em functions.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 39 Configuration The Configuration page lets you customize man y of the settings and unit measurements f or your in stallation or local needs. 1. Pre ss FN and then the CNFG k ey to reach the Configuration func- tions. 2. T urn the Large knob to highlight the v alue you want t o change.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 40 Parall el T rack (P TK) The Parallel T rack function allows you to creat e a parallel cour se of fset of 1 to 99 nm t o the lef t or right of your current flight plan. Y ou must ha ve FROM and T O waypoints defined. Parallel T rack cannot be acti- vat ed if you set a course using Direct- T o.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 41 4. Press the Menu/Enter ke y or t h e CR SR knob when you are finished making selections. 5. Press the Activa te or Standb y key to a ct iva te o r de ac ti va te t he Pa ra l - lel T rack values selected. Simulator Mode The CNX80 has a built-in simulat or so you can practice with your unit without being in flight.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 42 Present Position (PPOS) Press the PPOS k ey to bring up a displa y for selecting a Lat/Lon posi- tion f or your o wnship star ting point. 1. T u rn th e Large knob t o select the it em to change. 2. T urn the Small knob to change the values.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 43 T ext Messages Message Description Inside of x , Withi n x nm of x , Within x min of x Special Use Area aler t. Pilot awareness of upcom- ing pilot action required. For Loaded Approach Do NOT use GPS F or Primar y Navigation Guidance Selected approach does no t me et requirements for prim ary guidance by GPS.
Apollo CNX80 Pilot’s Guide 44 Initiating Ma nual T rack Using Manual T rack, Speed, and Altitude Simulator mode only. Steep T urn A head (or others) Pilot awareness. Arrival (or) Arriv a l in x sec Pilot a wareness. Pilot Na v (or) Pilot Na v in x sec Pilot aw areness.
CNX80 Pilot Guide 560-098 4-00C Draft1.book Pa ge 1 Tues day, September 2, 2003 10:36 AM.
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