SECTION 10 – HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
2.Press the VIEW softkey. The 360 andARC soft- Displaying METAR and TAF information on the
keys are displayed. Press the 360 softkey to display a 360˚ viewing are or press the ARC softkey to display a 120˚ viewing area.
Press the CLEAR softkey to remove all Stormscope lightning data from the display.
10.3 XM WEATHER (SERVICE OPTIONAL)
WARNING: Use of XM weather for hazardous weather penetration is prohibited. Weather information provided by XM Radio Service is approved only for weather avoidance, not penetration.
1.Press the MAP softkey.
2.Press the NEXRAD or XM LTNG softkey to display the desired weather. Press the applicable softkey again to remove weather data from the Navigation Map Page.
Airport Information Page
To display METAR and TAF text on the Airport Information Page:
1.Turn the largeFMS knob to select theWPT Page Group.
2.Turn the small FMS knob to select the Airport Information Page.
3.Pressthe WX softkeytodisplay METARandTAF text (METAR and TAF information is updated every 12 minutes).
METAR
Text
TAF
Text
WX
Softkey
Figure 10-8 METAR and TAF Text Displayed on the Airport (Weather) Information Page
Figure 10-7 Navigation Map Page Displaying NEXRAD Weather
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