BendixKing SKYMAP IIIC - Manual (Page 12)

BASIC OPERATION
DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
BASIC OPE
RATION
Definitions
alphabetic: any of the following characters (b/ is a space):
b/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
alphanumeric: any of the following characters (b/ is a space):
b/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789
baud: bits per sec
barometric altitude: pressure altitude corrected for barometric altimeter setting
bearing to waypoint: bearing from the present position to the active waypoint measured
clockwise relative to true or magnetic north (true is implied unless magnetic is specified)
cross track error: distance from the present position to the nearest point on the desired
course, and the direction (right or left) from the desired course to the present position
cursor field: a character position or group of adjacent character positions on which a
cursor can appear
data entry field: A data entry field is a data field where the ENTER, SET or SELECT
button must be pressed before data entered in the field becomes effective. A data entry
field can be a single or multiple character cursor field. During data entry, the active cursor
field remains reverse video.
data field: a character position or group of adjacent character positions which display a
single data item; a data field may be a single character cursor field, or may contain
multiple characters.
data list: an ordered list of data elements which a given cursor field can accept
desired track: The angle, which the desired flight path makes with respect to true north at
the point nearest the present position. Magnetic desired track uses the local magnetic
variation.
destination: If the active waypoint is not in the active flight plan, the active waypoint is the
destination. If the active waypoint is in the active flight plan, the final waypoint in the flight
plan is the destination.
distance to waypoint: distance from the present position to the active waypoint
en route safe altitude: the highest minimum safe altitude which will be encountered for a
given flight path (present position to destination, via flight plan if appropriate; or a flight
path being analysed by trip planning)
ground speed: absolute value of the rate of change of position
headwind: difference between true airspeed and ground speed when true airspeed is
Rev 9 Jul 2006 1-3 Skymap/Tracker IIIC Pilot's Guide