BendixKing AV8OR User Manual
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Honeywell Bendix/King AV8OR Handheld User’s Guide
D200803000008 Weather
Function
Rev 5 Mar 2012
Page 2-87
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through the serial (RS 232) interface to receive weather data from
the XM Satellite Radio network.
The following XM weather products are supported by the AV8OR:
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NEXRAD (Next-Generation Radar) - USA and Canada
•
TAFs (Terminal Area Forecast) - USA and Canada
•
METARs (Meteorological Aviation Report) - USA and
Canada
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AIRMETs (Airmen's Meteorological Information) - USA
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SIGMETs (Significant Meteorological Information) - USA
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Convective SIGMETs - USA
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Winds Aloft – USA
•
Freezing
Level
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PIREPs (Pilot Report) – USA
The following XM weather overlays and other services are supported
by the AV8OR and are only available for the USA:
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Severe Wx Storm Tracking (Storm Cells)
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Lightning
Overlay
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TFR
Overlay
•
Satellite Mosaic (Cloud Tops) Overlay
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Precipitation
Type
Overlay
Until current XM data has been received from the XM receiver, a
caution message will be displayed on the weather page as shown in
the figure below. Assuming good signal strength a complete set of
XM weather data will be received every 12 minutes. The initial data
displayed is dependent upon where in that 12 minute cycle the data
was received.