Com Radio Operation
9-12 SkyView HDX Pilot’s User Guide – Revision B
ATC: When on the ground: Tunes pre-taxi, clearance, and departure frequencies associated
with an airport. When in the air: Tunes departure, center, and approach frequencies when
associated with an airport. As of SkyView software version 15.1, there is no longer filtering of
ATC frequencies when on the ground and in the air. All ATC frequencies can be tuned at any
time.
Other Status Information
Operating Without SkyView
The SV-COM-C25 can be used when SkyView is powered off or has failed. However, only
manual tuning will be available and the control panel will display NoSV. The control panel
annunciates this condition in the following way:
Figure 236 – No SkyView mode
You may see this annunciation as your SkyView displays first power up, as they take longer to
initialize than the Com radio.
No Aviation Database
If SkyView does not have an aviation database loaded the airport loading and
TWR/ATIS/GND/ATC buttons will not be available. The control panel annunciates this condition
by displaying NoDB:
Waiting for Data
The loaded airport area of the control panel will show an animating scrolling black cursor
momentarily when it is waiting for airport data from SkyView: