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Revision 6 Feb/2009
KMD 550/850 FIS Addendum
Normal Operation
GRAPHICAL METARS PAGE
The following illustration describes the Graphical METARs display. The
only difference between VDL and XM is the Datalink Wx Status icon.
1 Range Scale - Indicates selected range.
2 Available Functions - Displays icons representing data available (black)
and displayed (color).
3 Graphical METAR Icon - Ceiling indicated in top box, visibility in the
bottom box and ICAO identifier of issuing airport. Note that ICAO identifiers
are not displayed on all range settings.
4 North Pointer - Indicates north.
5 MODE - Indicates the weather product
being displayed.
6 Control Knob Icon - Displayed when the Control Knobs are available for
cycling through the graphical weather products.
7Joystick Label - Indicates joystick is active and can be used to pan map.
8 Range Rings - Outer ring radius is selected range and inner ring radius
is one half the selected range.
9 Aircraft Symbol - Indicates
present aircraft position and heading (if
available) or track.
10 METAR Color Key - Colors indicating flight rules pertaining to ceiling
and visibility.
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