5-48 Pilot’s Guide 190-02327-03 Rev. C
Hazard Awareness
Connext Data Requests
FEATURE REQUIREMENTS
• Direct connection to GSR 56 (Auto Request function)
Download selected weather products for a specific waypoint, flight plan, destination,
or your current position. A request must be sent in order for downloading to occur.
DATA REQUEST CONTROLS
ConnextSettings
RequestData
ConnextWeatherMenu
Weather data request controls reside in the
Connext Settings menu.
Requests may be sent manually or set to
occur automatically within a specified time
interval.
WHERE TO FIND IT
Request Data
Request weather data at any
time regardless of predetermined
automatic update frequency.
Once the request is sent, you
may reset the Auto Request timer
(if active) for the next request
interval.
Auto Request
Select a weather request period
to enable automatic updates.
Options: • Off • 5 min • 10 min
A timer counts down to the next
update. The Cancel Request key
becomes available.
Multiple Weather Requests
To accommodate multiple
weather requests, Connext
merges the following products
with stale data, while discarding
the stale data of other products.
• AIRMETs
• METARs
• SIGMETs
• TAFs
• TFRs
Use these controls when you want to:
• Set automatic updates:
Tap Auto Request and select the
automatic weather request period.
• Request a manual update:
Tap Menu > Connext Settings >
Request Data.
• Cancel a request in progr
ess:
Tap Cancel Request.