Tecnam P-Mentor - Page 200

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Section 7 - AIRFRAME AND SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION
AVIONIC SYSTEM
P-Mentor – Aircraft Flight Manual Page 7 - 30
This feature provides the pilot with an automatic dimming of both display and keys
in accordance with the lighting conditions sensed by the two external light sensors
positioned in the upper right and lower left corners of each display. Furthermore,
the pilot can easily access a manual dimming mode for both displays and keys.
In the event of a single display failure, the system will automatically switch the
critical information including flight and engine parameters on the remaining display
presenting them in a compact view.
GDU 460 provides the interface for NAV and COM information, displaying the
functions listed further:
1. Flight instruments functions
(a) Display of attitude (pitch and roll) rate of turn, slip/skid, directional,
airspeed, altitude and vertical speed (PFD function); display of
Outside Air Temperature, navigation functions transponder
management;
(b) Display of engine and airframe instrumentation (MFD or PFD in
reversionary modes only).
2. Navigation instruments functions
(a) Display of position and ground speed;
(b) HSI, source selected on External Navigator;
(c) Selected Heading and Selected Course;
(d) Area Navigation functions;
(e) Baro-altitude Vertical Navigation;
(f) Display of the navigation from external GPS, VOR/ILS NAV
radio or internal GPS.
(g) Creation/selection/loading/editing and display of flight plan
information.
3. Interface functions
(a) CAN and RS-232 interfaces to communicate with Garmin LRUs
and other devices;
(b) BNC connector for antenna (GA56 antenna behing the MFD)
(c) Control and display of transponder and COM radios;