BendixKing KGP 860 - Manual (Page 24)

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Rev 5 Jul/2004 KGP 560/860 Pilot's Guide
GA-EGPWS ALTITUDE MONITORING
The KGP 560/860 GA-EGPWS monitors the various altitude and temper-
ature (if used) inputs that it receives during flight for the computation of
Geometric Altitude. If there is an abnormal difference detected among
these altitude values, the system can provide visual and voice alerts to
the pilot.
Normal differences that are the result of non-ISA temperature conditions
or are due to high or low-pressure systems will not normally activate the
altitude monitor. Large errors due to faulty equipment or malfunctioning
pitot-static systems will normally be detected by the monitor.
When an abnormal altitude discrepancy is detected by the system, there
will be a single voice call-out of “Check Altitude”. There will also be the
text message Chk Alt shown on the Terrain Display as long as the condi-
tion that triggered the alert persists.
The pilot should check all aircraft altimeters to ensure that the correct
altimeter setting is set, that altimeter systems cross-check and that the
pilot’s altimeter is not stuck and indicating an erroneous altitude.
ALTITUDE CALL-OUT
The KGP 560/860 GA-EGPWS provides an altitude call-out for the pilot,
to indicate a position approximately 500 feet above the elevation of the
runway being approached. When the aircraft is within 5 nm of a known
runway, the altitude call-out function is active, and is then triggered when
Geometric Altitude shows the aircraft 500 feet above the known runway
elevation (from the system database). Example: “Five-Hundred Above”
for installations using the optional alerting and warning parameters out-
side the TSO and “Five-Hundred” for TSO installations.
This call-out is not accompanied by any annunciator lamp indications
and will occur only once per approach. The Altitude Call-out is reset
when the aircraft climbs more than 700 feet above the runway elevation.
AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION ALERTS (GEAR & FLAP
ALERTS - KGP 860 ONLY)
The KGP 860 will provide aircraft configuration alerts to notify the pilot of
Gear Up and Flaps Up conditions when close to the ground. These
alerts are functions that may be selected during installation of the KGP
860. These functions add protection for the aircraft when either gear or
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