[PFD] Setting the Transponder ‘A transponder (sometimes abbreviated to XPDR) i an electronic device that assists Ai Trafic Canali locating acral that are vithin a aven area of adr coverage. Trensponders procuce a response when swept by gfound-based radar. and tis Fghighled on ATC radar screans, eriar to or during the fight, the pl npus a transponder equawk’) code that identies his ‘itorat. When fying according to FR (Instrument Fight Rules), a unique (four dig) code wil be assigned by ATC. When fing ‘according 1 Visual Flight Rules (VFR), a genene code is used, and ths depends an the arspace in question, In US awspace, the VER transponder code is 1200, Ch Una + Glick the BBB Sot Koy + Glick the BBM Sot Key to place the transponder in 'Stand-By’ made, It will not respond to radar interrogation + Glick he GN Soft Key to place the transponder in ‘On’ mode. + Glick the A Sot Key to report alttude to ATC, also known as “Squawking Mode Char" *+ Glick the (FR Soft Key to set he transponder code to 1200 (for Vsual Flight Rules in US airspace), + Click the BRIBE Son Key to manualy input a transponder code assigned by ATC, Use the Sot Keys (0 through 7) to put the desired code + Click he (BEIT Soft Key to place the transponder in ‘Ident’ mode. This wil tamperarly highlight your location on the ATC radar sereen, before retuming te transponder to the previous mode ‘+ Glick the BING Soft Key to return tothe dtault Soft Key ptions, 21[PFD] Operating the Timer ‘The X1000 PFD features a builtin timer thats usoful or procedures and hold that involve a tme-component or for keeping track of elapsed fight time. ia + Click the IRIRUREEE Sof Key o invoke the Timer pop-up. + Click tne ENF Sof Koy to star tho tmer + Click the ERI Soft Key (a second instance) to stop the timer. + Clck the IF Soft Key (a thir instance) to reset the timer + You can also click the MSIE) a: the 3 O'clock oF 9 O'clock poston to place the cursor over the time and then select"DN"te ave the timer count downto zero from a given time you entered ‘+ Click tne IRIRUREEE Soft Key again to hide the Timer pop-up. 22[PFD] Navigating to the Nearest Airport + Glick the HIS Soft Koy to invoke the Nearost Airports’ pop-up. This displays alist ofthe nearest airports, sort by stance (least to most. Th frst airport inte lt the nearest) is selectec by default + Click the EERSIRBBIY at he 3 O'clock oF 9 O'lock position to select the nex or previous airport in thelist. Inthe example ‘above, the selected airport is P18 / 050 degrees / 3.8 Nautical Miles, + By highlghting a tower or CTAF frequency associated with the alror, you can press EI to sett equency in the standby of your boxed COM radio, ‘+ Glick the BIBER Son Key, fotowed by the ERIE Sot Key to accept the change in fight plan. ‘The magenta ine on the Map page indicates the new aetiveleg, connecting your curent location to the desired nearest airpor wayport. 23[PFD] Invoking the Inset Map ‘The X1000 PFD features an ingot navigation map thal, when Invoked, appears in the lower of the main esplay. This e centred around the arerafts current location. The orientation ofthe Inset Map is always North Up aoe + Click the INSEE Soft Key to invoke the Inset Map. + lek the GU Sof Key once, twice o three times, fr the desired De-Citer’seting. ‘+ Click th ROBE Sof Key to toggle the display of topographic information + Click the IERRAIN Son Key to toga the cisplay of terain warning, ‘+ Click the BH Sot Key to cteart nsert Map, *+ Glick the BAG Soft Key ta return tothe default Sot Key options. 24[PFD] Navigating with VORs AOR (VHF omn! directional radio range) is a ground-based shor-sange radio navigation slaton used for acral navigation. A ‘network of VOR stations exist across the globe, and these provide plots withthe abiy tof towards, or away fom, the desired Staton along a spoctfic radial The X1000 PFD provides the capabilty to navigate using two VOR stations simulkangously, These are selected by tuning the NAV land NAV2 frequencies respect ‘The locaton ofthe aircraft relative tothe chosen VOR, is superimposed on the PED Horizontal Stuation Indicator (HSI), The arraft ‘appears in the center, withthe selected radial (course) shown atthe Upper-ight. The location ofthe desired radials aiplayed by ‘the green bar, informing the plot whicndivection to ster to intercept that racial = w ‘+ Tune the NAV! feequency to the desired VOR station. + tfrequired, tune the NAV2 frequency tothe desired VOR station. ‘+ Click the BIBI Sof Key to select VOR or VOR. + Glck the CRS Rotary atthe 3 O'clock oF 9 O'clock poston to sot the desrod course tothe VOR, ‘+ The HSI will now display your aircraft's postion relative to the desired radial Inthe above example, the chosen racial is 292 degrees, the desired course tothe VOR is 112 degrees. Ths is confirmed onthe HSI atthe upper~igh, also by the (outer ponte highlighted in ed), The inner pointer (ihighied in yellow) indicates this aircraft ina postion where the selected course leads TO the VOR ithe inner green triangle points towards the VOR). ‘+ To enable DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) information (for VOR stations that support his), press the PFD button, folowed by the DME button 25[PFD] The OBS Function ‘The Omni Bearing Selector (08S) function provides the pilot withthe capabity toto, or rom, any waypoint or fx va a chosen bearing (instead af directly Lets assume we are stating from KLAX (Los Angeles International, with a simple fight plan that includes only one destination waypoint -KTOA (Zampern Fie), A rect fight from KLAS to KTOA would be a course of 142 degroes, However, les assume ‘hat fr some reason) we wish fo approach KTOA ftom the Nort - on a southoound course of 180 degrees. The OBS Function allows us to do ths + Click the BS Soft Key (wth the device in GPS mode and approaching the desired waypoint + Glick the CRS Rotary atthe 3 O'clock ar 9 O'clock postions te sel the desired course to your upcoming waypoin (180 degrees in this exam), ‘+ Note that tie wil als alow us to fy away from a waypoint ona selected course, since the GPS will not advance ‘through the fight plan while OS modes actve 2627 ‘The magenta Ine (ef) represents your new In this example, the plot would steer an Intercept course rom hs current locaton (KL to the magenta line, and then make ‘a igttur to folow this on a bearing of 120, degrees 19 KTOA,[PFD] Direct-To (a waypoint) ‘At any time during a fight, the plot may elect to proceed rectly toa given waypolnt. The chosen waypoint need nat be in an ‘existing Flight Plan (ahough ican be), and hence Direc-To’ afers from ‘Acta Leg’ (see: [PFD] Activating a Leg) ‘+ Click tne BB Soft Key i required) to place tho device in GPS mode, + Click the INSEE Sort Key (required) ta invoke the inset map, + Click the BERENS Son Key, ‘+ Ensure the cursor is highlighted (as shown above). To highlight the cursor, click the FMS Rotary atte conto. For each character in your waypoint enter + Click the FMS Inner Rotary atthe 3 O'clock position oF @ O'elock postion to set the desived charactor (Ato Zand 1 to 3) + Click the FMS Outer Rotary athe 3 O'clock positon ar 9 O'elack pasion to move te the next or provous character in the waypornt idontfor. + Click the EI (Enter) Key to accept the new waypoint. ‘+ You might gta “duplicate waypoints” sereen tha asks you fo confirm your Selection, I more than one waypoint with ‘he same denier exists inthe database, Praes ENT fo confi the selection of he current waypoint among the duplicates “+ Click the II (Enter key to assume drect-to navigation tothe waypoint 28[PFD] Flight Plans A lght plan comprises a series of waypoints or pracedures that collectively frm the route that an areraft may take from origin ta Gestinaion.Inthis chapter, simple fight plans wil be used that may not be representative of the complexity of real-ife routes. These are for usta purposes ony [PFD] Initializing / Deleting a Flight Plan Before inuting @ new fight plan, its important oinialize the X°000 Fight Plan Page - by lating any existing fight plan that be present Click the FBI Key to invoke the Fight Pan Page The previous fight plan (ip splayed. Click the IER Key to invoke the Page Menu. the FMS Outer Rotary atthe 3 O'clock or 9 O'elock the ‘Delete Flight Plan’ option nthe Page ce ‘the ERIE (Enter) Key 29[PFD] Inserting a Waypoint Aight tough the method de nto your ght plan. T bed hare ao allows fr the nsertion of a waypoint anyw/ere in the pla in ths example, te fight plan starts at KLAX (Los Angeles) ‘and terminates at KSFO (San Francisco). The intial waypoin Is already present in the fight plan, Click the ERI Key ta invoke the Fight Plan Page 2s shown tothe lot iS Rotary tthe centr highlight the curso Ck the FMS Outer Rotary atthe 3 O'clock or 9 O'clock position to place the cursor atthe desired line in the ight plan If tho curently ine is uno appear here ed, the new waypoint wil I this tne is occupied, the new waypoint wil be inserted prior tothe cu Cek the FMS Inner Rotary atthe 3 O'elock postion to Initiate the input of your waypoint dente 30