Transcript G1000 Observer Training

G1000 Observer Training
Day 3: Advanced Techniques
Electronic Search
Other Search Patterns
Revision History
Date
Who
ID
Notes
13 Jun 2011
1st Lt Todd Gamber
CAPID 443746
v1
-Created Day 3 presentation
-Added advanced Becker/DF features
-Added advanced search patterns
-Added appendix with PC Trainer setup, MFD
Setup, and Optional MFD Overlays
Table of Contents
• Flight Plans
• Creating them
• Saving them
• Modifying them
• Other search patterns
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Sector Search
Route Search
Creeping Line Search
Expanding Square Search
Creating a Flight Plan
1. FPL button
2. Push FMS knob (cursor)
3. Outer FMS knob to highlight
a blank space
4. Inner FMS knob to change
5. ENT button to add waypoint
Amending a Flight Plan
1. Push FMS knob (cursor)
2. Outer FMS knob to
highlight a waypoint
To insert a waypoint:
3. Inner FMS knob to enter
name of waypoint
4. ENT button to confirm
5. Inserts above highlighted
point
To remove a waypoint:
6. CLR to remove
7. ENT button to confirm
Storing a Flight Plan
1. Go to FPL page 1
2. Ensure cursor is
deactivated
3. Push MENU
4. Outer FMS knob to
highlight “Store…”
5. ENT button to confirm
Activating a Stored Flight Plan
• Go to second page of
FPL page group
• Push FMS knob
• Outer FMS knob to
highlight desired plan
• ACTIVE soft key
• ENT to confirm
Sector Search (cont’d)
8. FMS knob:
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Pattern: Sector
Initial DTK: Mag heading
on first leg (you correct
for variation)
Initial Turn: Left/Right
Leg Length: Your Choice
9. FMS knob: ACTIVATE
SAR
10. ENT button
*NOTE: Will go direct-to
entry point
Expanding Square Search
1. Activate a flight plan
consisting of at least the
start point
2. FPL button
3. FMS knob: Push to
activate cursor
4. FMS knob: Highlight entry
point (grid corner)
5. MENU button
6. FMS knob: Search and
Rescue
7. ENT button
(continued on next slide)
Expanding Square Search (cont’d)
8. FMS knob:
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Pattern: Exp Sqr
Initial DTK: Mag heading
on first leg (you correct
for variation)
Initial Turn: Left/Right
Number of legs: Your
choice
9. FMS knob: ACTIVATE
SAR
10. ENT button
*NOTE: Will go direct-to
entry point
Route Search*
1.
2.
3.
Ensure your data bar fields
contain XTK (Cross-track)
Activate a flight plan
consisting of at least the start
and end points of the route.
Fly down one side of the
route at 1.0NM XTK, then
down the other side at
1.0NM XTK
* Can also be performed using a
the “Parallel Track” feature
on a leg of the flight plan
Creeping Line Search
This is really just a parallel track
pattern with different
dimensions
1. Find DTK between start point
and end point by entering
that leg in the flight plan
2. FMS knob: Highlight
beginning waypoint
3. MENU button
4. FMS knob: Search and
Rescue
5. ENT button
(continued on next slide)
DTK = 245
Creeping Line Search
6. FMS knob:
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Pattern: Parllel
Initial DTK: 90 degrees from
the DTK between waypoints
Initial Turn: Left or Right
depending on whether you
added or subtracted 90
degrees
Leg Length: 5.0NM
Spacing: 2.0NM
Number of legs: A few
dozen
7. FMS knob: ACTIVATE SAR
8. ENT button
DTK = 245
Initial DTK = 254-90
Initial DTK = 155
Turns = Right turns,
because we
subtracted 90
degrees from the
DTK
Advanced SAR Patterns
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Expanding Square
Route
Creeping Line
Sector
Sector Search
1. Activate a flight plan
consisting of at least the
start point
2. FPL button
3. FMS knob: Push to
activate cursor
4. FMS knob: Highlight entry
point (grid corner)
5. MENU button
6. FMS knob: Search and
Rescue
7. ENT button
(continued on next slide)
Appendix
PC Trainer Setup
MFD Setup/Optional
Overlays
G1000 PC Trainer
Included in Training DVD
System Requirements
• PC (not Mac)
Installation
• Copy ZIP file to computer, then
unzip
• Installer takes up to 5 minutes
to look like it’s working
NOTE: Version 8 represents
N594CP and has SAR mode.
Version 9 has “synthetic
vision”, but no SAR.
G1000 PC Trainer Start-up
• First, select an airframe
• Some airframes are buggy
and won’t switch to MFD
mode; C-172R works well.
• In version 8.20, the C182T has SAR.
• The “POWER” button
starts the display.
• Joystick can be configured
under “Options”
G1000 PC Trainer Modes
Displays
• PFD
• MFD
• Dual-screen Trainer
(both PFD and MFD)
G1000 PC Trainer Movement
• Press “MENU” twice
• Press “ENT” to move to
next field
• Use small FMS knob to
edit settings
• Use a familiar waypoint
(like “KBJC”)
• Optional joystick can
affect pitch, bank, yaw,
and throttle
SAR Observer Setup
• Essential Setup
– North up
– Lat/Lon and Data Bar
Display
– Terrain height
– Lat/Lon Grid lines shown
• Optional
– Terrain overlay
– Traffic overlay
– Weather overlay
North-up
1. FMS knob: NAVIGATION
MAP page
2. MENU button
3. FMS knob: Map Setup
4. ENT button
5. FMS knob: Map GROUP
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North up
Track up
Desired Track (DTK) up
Heading (HDG) up
6. FMS knob: Push to
deactivate cursor and exit
Lat/Lon and Data Bar Display
1. FMS knob: SYSTEM
SETUP page (in the AUX
group)
2. FMS knob: Push to
activate cursor
3. FMS knob: Position:
HDDD MM SS.S (in the
DISPLAY UNITS area)
4. ENT button
5. FMS knob: Push to
deactivate cursor
Terrain Height (MSL)
• FMS knob: NAVIGATION
MAP page
• Joystick: Push to
activate pointer
• Do some math
• Joystick: Push to deactivate pointer
Waypoint “B”:
•2.0nm away from you
•Bearing 354 (to get there)
•1,473 ft. MSL
•Search altitude =
1,473 ft. MSL + 1000 ft. AGL =
2,473 ft. MSL
Lat/Lon Grid Lines
1.
2.
3.
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5.
FMS knob: NAVIGATION MAP
page
MENU button
FMS knob: Map Setup
ENT button
FMS knob: Land GROUP
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6.
LAT/LON TEXT – Med
LAT/LON RNG – 30NM
Press the FMS knob to
deactivate the cursor and
exit
NOTE:
DOES NOT DISPLAY CAP GRIDS!
Optional MFD Overlays
• Tools you will need
during a mission:
– Traffic overlay
– Terrain overlay
– Weather overlay
Traffic Overlay
1. FMS knob: NAVIGATION
MAP page
2. MENU button
3. FMS knob: Map Setup
4. ENT button
5. FMS knob: Traffic
GROUP
6. ENT button
7. FMS knob: Traffic on/off
8. FMS knob: Push to
deactivate cursor and
exit
1,200ft above,
climbing, heading
Southeast
Terrain Overlay
1.
2.
3.
4.
FMS knob: NAVIGATION MAP page
Soft key: MAP
Soft key: TERRAIN
Soft key: BACK
Red: Terrain is above or 0-100ft. below
Yellow: Terrain is 100 - 1000 ft. below
NOTE: Cannot be shown at the same
time as weather overlay (the colors
would conflict)
Weather (NEXRAD) Overlay
1. FMS knob:
NAVIGATION MAP
page
2. Soft key: MAP
3. Soft key: NEXRAD
4. Soft key: BACK
NOTE: Cannot be shown
at the same time as
Terrain Overlay (the
colors would conflict)