Requesting NEXRAD Data

NEXRAD data can be requested from the Data Link Page or the Map Page.

Requesting NEXRAD data from the Data Link Page:

1)Select the Data Link Page from the AUX Page Group.

2)Press the small right knob to activate the cursor. ‘NexRad Request’ is highlighted (Figure 14-19).

Figure 14-19 Data Link Page (GDL 49)

3)Press the ENT Key. The NEXRAD Request Page (see Figure 14-20) is displayed.

Figure 14-20 NEXRAD Request Page (GDL 49)

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ADDITIONAL FEATURES

The NEXRAD Request Page has the following user- selectable fields:

•Center - This field allows the pilot to specify reference points for the request. The following five options are available for the ‘Center’ field:

♦Current Position - Request NEXRAD data from the aircraft’s current position.

♦Look Ahead - Request NEXRAD data ahead of (along) the current route.

♦From ID - Request NEXRAD data from a specific waypoint identifier. If ‘From ID’ is selected as the reference point for the request, the ‘WPT’ field is displayed (in place of ‘Position’). The ‘WPT’ field is used to enter a waypoint identifier as the reference point for the request.

♦From Lat/Lon - Request NEXRAD data from a specific latitude and longitude. This is only selectable when requesting from the map. The ‘Position’ field displays the position of the map cursor and cannot be edited.

♦From Flight Plan - Request NEXRAD data from one of the waypoints in the active flight plan. This is only selectable when an active Flight Plan has been selected. The ‘Flight Plan’ field (displayed in place of ‘Position’) is used to select which waypoint in the active flight plan to use as the reference point for the request.

•Radius - This field selects a request radius from 50 to 250 nautical miles from the selected position.

•Position (also WPT or Flight Plan) - ‘Current Posn’-Position is current, ‘Look Ahead’-Position is look ahead position. ‘From ID’-Position is from the ID entered into the WPT field. ‘Flight Plan’ is the ID selected from the active flight plan.

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