BendixKing KLN 900 - Pilots Guide - Manual (Page 23)

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2.5 USER DEFINED DATABASE
In addition to the published database of airports, VORs,
NDBs, and intersections stored in the card, you may cre-
ate up to 1000 other waypoints (250 waypoints for ORS
01 units). These waypoints may be designated by you to
be one of the four waypoint types above or as a waypoint
not falling into one of these types. In the latter case the
waypoint is called a Supplemental waypoint. Section 5.4
describes how you create a user-defined waypoint.
2.6 UPDATING USER DEFINED WAYPOINTS
AND FLIGHT PLANS
In addition to being able to create and modify user-
defined waypoints and flight plans using the KLN 900, the
unit also supports the ability to upload and download this
information to a PC via the same serial data link and
cable used for updating the database. The PreFlight soft-
ware program (described in appendix F) allows you to
transfer data between your computer and your KLN 900.
Thus, flight plans and waypoints can be downloaded to a
PC where PreFlight’s Flight Plan Editor can be used to
modify the data. Better yet, some of the leading manu-
facturers of PC-based flight planning programs, such as
Jeppesen’s MentorPlus FliteMap and Delta Technology
International’s Destination Direct, have developed ver-
sions of their programs that can be used to create flight
plans and user-defined waypoints for the KLN 900. Now,
you’ll be able to create your flight plans wherever and
whenever you want to.
NOTE: The ability to update user-defined waypoints and
flight plans applies only to ORS 02 or later units.
User-defined waypoints and flight plans can also be
copied to and from the database card which plugs into the
front of the KLN 900. This capability, along with the ability
to download this information from a PC, allows an opera-
tor to readily load a set of standard flight plans and user
waypoints into a fleet of aircraft.
2.6.1 Computer Updating of User Data
Copying user data via a PC requires the Honeywell
PreFlight software in addition to the hardware used for
computer updating of the database listed in section 2.4.1.
The PreFlight software is a Windows application.
CAUTION: The user data must be updated only while
the aircraft is on the ground. The KLN 900 does not
perform any navigation functions while the user data
is being updated.
Follow these steps to copy the KLN 900 user data:
1. Connect the hardware following the steps in para-
graphs 1 and 2 of section 2.4.1.