Apollo NMC Operation Manual

367 Pages·1999·4.5 MB·English

Apollo NMC
Navigation Management Computer
Operating Manual
July1999 P/N560-0164-01b
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Caution
The Apollo NMS (Navigation Management System) is a powerful
navigationtool,butyoushouldneverrelysolelyonanyonepieceof
navigationequipment.It’simportanttomaintainaconstantawareness
ofthenavigationpicturebyusingallappropriateresources.
YournewNMCandperipheralsensorsshouldbeinstalledonlybyan
FAA certified facility. Each installation is unique, and there are
severalvariablesandcautionsthataninstallermustdealwithforyou
togetthemaximumbenefitfromyourApolloNMS.
ImportantNotice
TheGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)isoperatedbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentofDefense
whichissolelyresponsiblefortheaccuracy,dailyoperation,andmaintenanceofthesatellite
constellation.SystemaccuracyisaffectedbytheDepartmentofDefense’sSelectiveAvailability
(SA)andtheDilutionofPrecision(DOP)attributedtopoorsatellitegeometry.
DuetoimplementationofSelectiveAvailabilitybytheUnitedStatesDepartmentofDefense(DoD),
allGPSreceiversmaysufferdegradationofpositionaccuracy.TheDoDhasstatedthat95%ofthe
timehorizontalaccuracywillnotbedegradedmorethan100mand99.9%ofthetimeaccuracywill
notbedegradedmorethan300m.
InstallationsofTSOC-129aauthorizedGPSNavigationManagementSystems(NMS)maybe
approvedforsupplementalnavigationonly.TheNMSmaybeusedastheprimarynavigationdata
display,however,othermeansofnavigationappropriatetotheintendedrouteofflightmustbe
installedandoperational.Itisnotrequiredthattheseothersystemsbemonitored.
FCCNotice
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection
against harmful interference during residential use. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany
interferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.Thisequipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthis
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrectthe
interferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
(cid:1)
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
(cid:1)
Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
(cid:1)
Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthe
receiverisconnected.
(cid:1)
Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
ChangesormodificationstothisequipmentnotexpresslyapprovedbyIIMorrowInc.couldvoidthe
user’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
DOCNotice
ThisdigitalapparatusdoesnotexceedtheClassBlimitsforradionoiseemissionsfromdigital
apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of
Communications.
Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites
applicablesautappareilsnumériquedeclasseBprescritesdansleréglementsurlebrouillage
radioélectriqueédictéparleministèredescommunicationsducanada.
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History of Revisions
RevisionDate SoftwareVer. ManualP/N
April1996 560-0164-00
December1996 560-0164-00A
June1997 560-0164-01
March1998 6.1 560-0164-01A
July1999 6.3 560-0164-01B
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Preface
ConventionsUsedinThisManual
TheAction(left)columndepictsthestepsinvolvedineachprocedure.
Thiscolumncanbeusedbyitselfasaquickreferenceforpilotsalready
familiarwiththesystem.TheExplanation(right)columncontainsan
explanationofeachstepalongwithasampleoftheNMSdisplayyou
willseewhileperformingtheprocedure.
Inthisexampletheactionis
“PresstheSELbuttonand
turntheSmallknob”
Action Explanation
2. PressingSELactivatesediting.The
SEL altimetervalueflashes.Turnthesmall
knobtoselectthedesiredvalue.
Depictsthemodethe
systemisin
ALTITUDE ASSIST
LOCAL ALTIMETER
SETTING 29.92"·
NAV
Underlinedcharacters
areflashing Turnthesmall,inner
knobformorepages
whenvaluesarenot
flashing
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ConventionsUsedinThisManual(continued)
SEL Textinallcapsandboldindicatesthebuttontopress.
NAV Normaltextinallcapsindicatesanoperationmode,
such
asNavigationmode.
“Airport” Textinquotesindicatesinformationyouwillseeonthe
NMSdisplay.
Largeknobreferstoturningthelarge,outerringofthe
twoconcentricknobs.
Smallknobreferstoturningthesmall,innerringofthe
twoconcentricknobs.
Thebuttongraphicsrefertothebuttonsyoushould
SEL pressforthegivenexamples.
Roundbuttongraphicsrefertothemodebuttonsto
NAV press
fortheexamples.
Audience
Thismanualhasbeenpreparedwiththefollowingassumptions:
(cid:1) Youarefamiliarwithnavigationinstrumentsanddisplays
(cid:1) The approach and instrument navigation descriptions assume
you are familiar with instrument navigation charts and
procedures
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ApolloNMC
Welcome...
Welcometoaneweraofnavigation.Onceagain,IIMorrowInc.has
setnewstandardsinfeaturesandeaseofusefortheaviationindustry.
The Apollo NMC is unequaled in providing the features, level of
performace, and reliability that aviation users require. The Apollo
NMCsetsaprecedentthatwillbethestandardthatallothernavigation
instrumentswillbecomparedto.Youcanbeconfidentinknowingthat
you are the owner of the state-of-the-art in navigation. Our products
arebuilttolastandtoallowforupgradingasyourneedschangeinthe
future.
It is important to note that only version 5.0, or later version, of the
ApolloNMCmaybeusedforIFRGPSapproachnavigation.Youcan
determineyourversionbyeitherthepartnumberontheunitorinthe
SystemModesoftwareversiondisplay.
ThankyouagainforchoosingIIMorrowtosupplysolutionstoyour
navigationneeds.
ApolloNMC
AboutThisManual
Please take a few moments to review the various sections of this
manual. Even if you are an experienced user of GPS navigation, be
sure to read the Basic Concepts and First Flight sections. These two
sectionsprovidetherulesforsuccessfuluseoftheApolloNMC.The
restofthemanualcontainsimportantinformationthatyoucanreferto
asyouneedmoredetailonspecificproceduresorfeatures.
ApolloNMC TableofContents
Table of Contents
Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
HistoryofRevisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
ConventionsUsedinThisManual. . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Welcome... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
AboutThisManual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
BasicConcepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ApolloNavigationManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . 1
Displays,Lights,andControls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
PowerSwitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
LEDDisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ActionButtons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ModeButtons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
EMG(Emergency)Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
MSG(Message)Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
NAV(Navigation)Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DB(Database)Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
FPL(FlightPlan)Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SYS(System)Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
OperatingLogic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FirstFlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Power-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
DirectNavigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
NavigationDisplays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power-UpSequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
EMG(Emergency)Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
EMG(Emergency)ModeOrganization . . . . . . . . . . 26
EmergencyModeDisplays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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ApolloNMC
EMGModeProcedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
EmergencySearch/Direct-ToNavigation . . . . . . . . . 30
SearchingAroundaWaypoint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SettingRunwayLimits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
MSG(Message)Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
MessageDisplays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
ViewingMessages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
DisplayingSUA(SpecialUseAirspace)Information. . . 58
NAV(Navigation)Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
NAVDisplays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Top-LevelNavDisplays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
NavigationSub-Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
EightCharacterNavItems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
SixteenCharacterNavItems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
RAIMPredictIgnoreListSub-Displays. . . . . . . . . . 77
ClearRAIMPredictIgnoreList. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
NAVModeProcedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
DisplayingNavInformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting/StoppingAutoNavScroll . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
DisplayingPresentPosition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
SelectingaPositionSensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
AutomaticandManualPositionSensorSelection. . . . . 82
ClearRAIMPredictIgnoreList. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
AltitudeSensorSelection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
SettingtheAltimeter(BarometricPressure). . . . . . . . 89
Setting/EditingHoldandBufferAltitudes. . . . . . . . . 90
Starting/StoppingAltitudeHold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Setting/EditingAutoDescentValues . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Starting/StoppingAutoDescent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
ParallelCourseOffset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Activating/Deactivating/EditingParallelCourseOffset. . 99
ManualAirSpeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
CountdownTimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Setting/StartingtheCountdownTimer. . . . . . . . . . 102
DMEArcAssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
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