SPZ--8000 Digital Integrated Flight Control System
A28--1146--055
REV 2
C--3
PRIMUS
R
870 Weather Radar
WEATHER RADAR CONTROLLER OPERATION
Controls and display features described below are numbered to match
the numbered callouts in Figure C--1. Lighting for all annunciators and
controls is controlled by the dimming bus for the aircraft panel.
Weather Radar Controller
Figure C--1
1 Range Buttons
The RANGE buttons select the operating range of the radar. The range
selections are from 5 to 300 NM (full scale). The up arrow selects
increasing ranges, and the down arrow selects decreasing ranges.
Each of the five range rings on the display has an associated marker
that indicates its range.
2 TRB (Turbulence) Button
The TRB button selects the turbulence detection mode. The turbulence
mode is available only when the system is in the weather mode (WX)
and the range is 50 NM or less. Areas of moderate, severe, or extreme
turbulence are displayed in soft white. When the turbulence detection
mode is selected WX/T is displayed in the mode field.
CAUTION
TURBULENCE CAN ONLY BE DETECTED WITHIN AREAS OF
RAINFALL. THE PRIMUS
R
RR
R
870 RADAR CANNOT DETECT CLEAR
AIR TURBULENCE.
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