Operating instructions

Map Page with Datalink Weather
600-00108-000 Rev 07 -90- Entegra EX5000
● METAR symbols—Each METAR reporting station shown on the
Map Page will have a METAR condition flag displayed. The color
of the METAR flag indicates the current conditions at that airport:
● AIRMETs/SIGMETs—AIRMETs and SIGMETs are shown as
ribbed lines enclosing the area of the advisory and are color
coded and labeled as to their type. For more details, see Section
Table 13.7, "Airspace and Airways Lines" on page 116.
● NEXRAD Radar Images—Broadcast satellite weather NEXRAD
images are delivered with a resolution of approximately 1 NM.
The EX5000 smoothes the edges of the NEXRAD images, so
that the images are not distracting at smaller zoom ranges. The
NEXRAD colors conform to aviation standards: green, yellow,
red, and magenta depict varying intensities of rainfall, and
shades of blue for snow and pink for mixed precipitation. A handy
legend for the NEXRAD colors is found on the Trip Page:
● Storm Cells—If storm cells are present, the EX5000 displays the
cells along with the cell’s groundspeed, in knots, the direction of
travel and the echo tops. If there is a greater than 50% chance of
hail, the cell displays with a white background.