Lynx
®
NGT-9000
Pilot’s Guide2-60
Operation - Panel Mount
Airport Symbols
The symbol for the different types of airports are described in Table
2-5. Airport symbols are shown on the screen when the display range
is 12 nmi or less.
Airport Symbol Operation
Tap the symbol to display the Airport Identier and the Information
button on the right side of the screen.
Tap the Information Button to open the TAWS Airport Text screen.
It’s operation is identical to the “Weather Map Text Screen”. Refer to
Figure 2-20 on page 2-49.
Tap an area of the screen without an airport symbol to deselect. The
airport symbol is also deselected when the distance between the
airport symbol and ownship is > 35 nmi.
Table 2-5: Airport Symbols
DESCRIPTION SYMBOL
Towered Soft Surfaced Airport
Non-towered Soft Surfaced Airports
Towered Hard Surfaced Small Airports
(<8,069 ft runway)
Non-towered Hard Surfaced Small Airports
(<8,069 ft runway)
Towered Hard Surfaced Large Airports
(> 8,069 ft runway)
Non-towered Hard Surfaced Large Airports
(> 8,069 ft runway
Estimated Quiet Zone Around Airport Symbols
on the TAWS display the 1.2 nmi radius gray-shaded area depicted
around each airport symbol is the estimated quiet zone. It is used as a
visual reminder that TAWS does not igenerate predictive alerts in the
area near airport runways.