L-3 TECHNOLOGIES ESI-500 - Altitude Display Features

ESI-500
Pilot’s Guide3-6
Display Features
Figure 3-5: V
MO
Awareness Color Bar Cues
VMO
Normal Operating
Airspeed Range
High Speed
Awareness Bar
(Maximum Operating Limit Speed)
Safe Flap Operating
Range (white)
Low Speed
Awareness Bar
(red in air, white on ground)
VS0
(Stall Speed in Landing Configur
ation)
Vfe
V
S1
(Maximum Flap Extended Speed)
(Stall Speed in Specified Configur
ation)
Vyse
(Optimum rate of climb with
critical engine inoperative)
Vmc
(Minimum control speed with
critical engine inoperative)
Altitude
Altimeter Tape
The baro-corrected altitude tape is located on the right side of the display.
The tape scrolls up as aircraft altitude decreases and scrolls down as aircraft
altitude increases. Tick marks are shown every 100 feet and numbered
digits every 500 feet. The tape has a maximum viewable altitude of 1,000
feet and can go as low as -1,500 feet and as high as 35,000 feet.
Baro-corrected altitude is provided on the right side of the display
and consists of an altitude tape, altitude digital readout, barometric
pressure digital readout, and optional metric digital readout. See
Figure 3-6).
Conguration Options:
• Tape Background - clear or semi-transparent
• Barometric Correction Readout Color - White, Green, or Cyan
• Metric Altitude Readout - On or Off