3D Connexion GNS 530(A) manual Standard Aviation Forecast Abbreviations, ‘Satellite, View’

SECTION 14

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

Table 14-8 lists the messages that may be shown in the Sat Connectivity field.

		CONNECTIVITY FIELD
MESSAGE		DESCRIPTION
‘Satellite in		Indicates a signal quality between 1
view’		and 3.
‘Searching...’		No satellite is currently in view, signal
		quality is ‘0’.
	Table 14-8 Connectivity Field

•SATCOM Operation - This field always indicates ‘Idle’ for the GDL 69/69A.

•SATCOM SER NUM - The first eight characters of this field indicate the satellite radio ID number. A dash separates the satellite radio ID from the currently installed METAR database version in the GDL 69/69A.

•GDL SW - This field shows the currently installed software version for the GDL 69/69A.

Standard Aviation Forecast Abbreviations

The standard aviation forecast abbreviations are listed in Table 14-9.

STANDARD AVIATION FORECAST ABBREVIATIONS

‘+’ – (Heavy)	‘-’ – (Light)
‘/’ – (Missing or separator)	Axxxx – Altimeter setting
	(xxxx are numbers)
AFT – After	BKN – Broken clouds
BLO – Below	BR – Light fog
CIG – Ceiling	CLR – Sky clear
DZ – Drizzle	FEW – Few clouds
FG – Thick fog	FM – From
FZ – Freezing	G – Gusts
KT – Knots	OBSCD – Obscured
OVC – Overcast clouds	Pxxxx – Hourly Precipitation
	(xxxx are numbers)
PRESFR – Pressure falling	PRESRR – Pressure rising
rapidly	rapidly
RA – Rain	RMK – Remarks
SCT – Scattered clouds	SLP – Sea Level Pressure
SM – Statue Miles	SN – Snow
TEMPO – Occasionally	Trrn – Terrain
TS – Thunderstorm	VV – Vertical Visibility

Table 14-9 Forecast Abbreviations

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