SECTION 10 – HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
10.5TRAFFIC ADVISORY SYSTEM (TAS) (OPTIONAL)
Refer to the Honeywell KTA 870 Pilot’s Guide for a detailed discussion of the KTA 870 system.
System Self Test
1.Set the range to 2/6 nm.
2.Press the STANDBY softkey.
3.Press the TEST softkey.
4.Self test will take approximately eight seconds to complete. When completed sucessfully,traffic symbols will be displayed as shown in Figure 10-12 and a voice alert “TAS SystemTest OK” will be heard. If the self test fails, the system will revert to Standby mode and a voice alert “TAS System Test Fail” will be heard.
Figure 10-12 Self Test OK Display
Displaying Traffic on the Traffic Map Page
1.Turn the largeFMS knob to select the Map Page Group.
2.Turn the small FMS knob to select the second rectangular page icon.
3.Press the OPERATE softkey to begin displaying traffic. ‘TAS OPERATING’ is displayed in the Traffic mode field.
4.Press the ALT MODE softkey to change the altitude volume. Select the desired altitude volume by pressing the the BELOW, NORMAL, ABOVE, or UREST (unrestricted) softkey. The selection is displayed in the Altitude mode field.
5.Press the STANDBY softkey to place the system in the Standby mode. ‘TAS STANDBY’ will be displayed in the Traffic mode field.
6.Rotate the Joystick clockwise to display a larger area or rotate counter-clockwise to display a
smaller area.
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Traffic Advisory, |
Traffic, Out of |
Traffic Mode Altitude Mode |
aircraft is 400’ below |
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& climbing |
Range |
“Non-Bearing” Traffic (system |
Proximity Traffic, |
is unable to determine bearing), |
1000’ above & |
distance is 8.0 nm, 1190’ above |
descending |
and descending |
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Figure 10-13 Traffic Map Page
10-8 |
Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Cessna Nav III |