User Manual

GPS 500 Pilot’s Guide and Reference
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SECTION 12
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Table 12-11 lists the messages that may be shown in
the Sat Connectivity field.
CONNECTIVITY FIELD
MESSAGE DESCRIPTION
‘Satellite in
view’
Indicates a signal quality between 1
and 3.
‘Searching...’ No satellite is currently in view, signal
quality is ‘0’.
Table 12-11 Connectivity Field
• SATCOM Operation - This eld always indicates
‘Idle’ for the GDL 69/69A.
• SATCOM SER NUM - The rst eight characters of
this eld indicate the satellite radio ID number.
A dash separates the satellite radio ID from the
currently installed METAR database version in the
GDL 69/69A.
• GDL SW - This eld shows the currently installed
software version for the GDL 69/69A.
Standard Aviation Forecast Abbreviations
The standard aviation forecast abbreviations are listed
in Table 12-12.
STANDARD AVIATION FORECAST ABBREVIATIONS
‘+’ – (Heavy) ‘-’ – (Light)
‘/’ – (Missing or separator) Axxxx – Altimeter setting
(xxxx are numbers)
AFT – After BKN – Broken clouds
BLO – Below BR – Light fog
CIG – Ceiling CLR – Sky clear
DZ – Drizzle FEW – Few clouds
FG – Thick fog FM – From
FZ – Freezing G – Gusts
KT – Knots OBSCD – Obscured
OVC – Overcast clouds Pxxxx – Hourly Precipitation
(xxxx are numbers)
PRESFR – Pressure falling
rapidly
PRESRR – Pressure rising
rapidly
RA – Rain RMK – Remarks
SCT – Scattered clouds SLP – Sea Level Pressure
SM – Statue Miles SN – Snow
TEMPO – Occasionally Trrn – Terrain
TS – Thunderstorm VV – Vertical Visibility
Table 12-12 Forecast Abbreviations
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