User Manual

GPS 500 Pilot’s Guide and Reference
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SECTION 12
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Non-Bearing Traffic Advisory (TA) Banner
Traffic is only displayed graphically if aircraft heading
data is available. When heading is not available, Trafc
Advisories are displayed as non-bearing banners. The
banner shown in Figure 12-14 consists of (left to right):
Figure 12-14 Non-Bearing TA Banner
Non-
Bearing
Traffic
Advisory
Banner
• The ‘TA’ annunciation.
• The distance in miles ‘1.5’, from the client
aircraft’s present position to the intruder aircraft.
• A ‘+’ or ‘-’ symbol indicating whether the intruder
aircraft is above (+) or below (-) the client aircraft.
• The difference in altitude ‘04’ (shown in hundreds
of feet) between the intruder aircraft and the client
aircraft.
• An up or down arrow indicating that the intruder
aircraft is climbing or descending at a rate greater
than 500 fpm.
Traffic Page Display Range
Various display ranges can be selected for optimal
display of TIS traffic information.
Changing the display range on the Traffic
Page:
Press the RNG Key to zoom through the range
selections which are: 12/6 nm, 6/2 nm, and 2
nm.
Map Page
TIS trafc is displayed on the Map Page (Figure 12-15)
in addition to the Trafc Page. When a Trafc Advisory
is active, the Traffic Banner is displayed in the lower right
corner of the Map Page.
Figure 12-15 Map Page Displaying Traffic
Traffic
Advisory
Banner
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