Honeywell GNS-XL - Manual (Page 278)

7-12 GNS-X L Flight Management System AFIS Operation
Rev. 1
Jul/98
TRANSMIT REQUEST?: When cursor is on this field and ENT is
pressed, a SIGMET update request is sent to the Global Data Center
via data link. DATA LINK DISABLED will appear if the data link is
disabled and the request will not be transmitted.
NOTE: This field only appears
when the FR or TO fields are in
parentheses.
If no SIGMETS are on disk, the
message NO SIGMETS ON
DISK appears. If there are no
SIGMETS via a Flight Plan
update the message reads NO
SIGMETS.
(Figure 7-17)
TERMINAL WEATHER PAGES
The TERMINAL WEATHER Menu Page is accessed by selecting
Option 3 on the AFIS MENU Page.
Terminal identifiers for which associated weather data is available to
review are listed. The identifiers in parentheses represent pilot
entered requests for additional weather not stored in the DMU. The
parentheses disappear when weather updates have been received
via the data link.
TRANSMIT REQUEST?:
When cursor is on this field and
ENT is pressed, a weather
update request is sent to the
Global Data Center via data
link. (Figure 7-18)
DATA LINK DISABLED:
Aircraft equipped with the
Antenna Switching Unit must
DEPRESS momentary AFIS
annunciator to enable the air to
ground data link. VHF or satel-
lite network must also be enabled.
(KSNA) (KENO)
(KSTL) (KDQO)
(KMKC)
TRANSMIT REQUEST?
AFIS TERMINAL WX
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Figure 7-18
FR KSNA TO KMIA
NO SIGMETS
AFIS SIGMETS 1/1
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Figure 7-17