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Dynon Avionics SkyView Pilots Users Guide User Manual

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SV-MAP-270 Navigation Mapping Software

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SkyView Pilot’s User Guide - Revision S

Figure 152 - Nearest WX

The flight category below the airport identifier indicates the weather conditions at the airport.
Possible flight categories are:

VFR

MVFR

IFR

LIFR

UNKNOWN

Visibility

> 5 NM

3-5 NM

1-3 NM

< 1 NM

Unknown

Ceiling

> 3000’

1,000’ - 3,000’

500’ – 1000’

< 500’

Unknown

The flight category is determined based on the lowest of either Visibility or Ceiling. For
example, if the airport has 5NM visibility but only 800FT ceilings, it is categorized as IFR.

Individual Airport METARs / TAFs / Winds Aloft Forecast

When METAR and/or TAF and/or Winds Aloft Forecast weather reports are available for an
airport, they are accessed by selecting the WX tab the INFO window for that airport. Those
reports can also be displayed as colored icons for the airport icons on the moving map and in
the nearest window (MAP > MAP MENU > WEATHER OPTIONS > METAR ICONS).