BendixKing KMD 540 - Pilots Guide System KMD 850 - Manual (Page 55)

KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide
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OPERATION IN STORMSCOPE
®
MODE WITH FLIGHT PLAN
OVERLAY
If the KMD 550/850 is receiving Flight Plan information
from the GPS and a valid heading input is available,
the Flight Plan lines and waypoints may be displayed
on the Stormscope
®
displays in the form of an overlay.
Press the OVLY key and select FLIGHT PLAN by
pressing the appropriate Softkey as in Figure 38.
NOTE: In order to align the
lightning strikes correctly to
the flight plan lines, heading
information is necessary.
OPERATION IN MAP
DISPLAY
The majority of the text in this
section refers to the dedi-
cated Stormscope
®
displays
on the KMD 550/850. It is
also possible however to see
thunderstorm cell or strike
data while in the Map display.
Press the OVLY key and
select STORM SCOPE by
pressing the appropriate
Softkey as in Figure 39.
NOTE: Lightning data will
only be displayed on the map
if a heading reference is
available in the form of an
external heading reference
input (described previously).
Any settings made while in
the dedicated Stormscope
®
displays (i.e. cell/strike mode,
clear etc) will be carried over into the Map display. Lightning strikes
must be cleared from the Stormscope
®
display using the joystick.
The following shows the lightning icons as they appear on the Map dis-
play. The range at which lightning icons are displayed is selectable on
Map Setup Page 2.
WX-500 Stormscope
®
Operation
Rev 9 Feb/2009
Figure 38
Figure 39