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Embraer Prodigy® Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
SECTION 8 ADDITIONAL FEATURES
NOTE: With the availability of SafeTaxi
®
, ChartView, or FliteCharts
®
, it may be necessary to carry another
source of charts on-board the aircraft.
Additional features of the system include the following:
•Synthetic Vision System (SVS)
•SafeTaxi® diagrams
•ChartViewandFliteCharts® electronic charts
•AOPA or AC-U-KWIKAirport Directory
•DataLinkServices
•SatellitetelephoneandSMSmessagingservices
•SiriusXMSatelliteRadioentertainment
•Scheduler
TheoptionalSyntheticVisionSystem (SVS)providesathree-dimensionalforward viewofterrainfeatureson
thePFD.SVSimageryshowsthepilot’sviewofrelevantfeaturesinrelationtotheaircraftattitude,aswellasthe
ightpathpertainingtotheactiveightplan.
SafeTaxidiagramsprovidedetailed taxiway,runway,andramp informationatmore than700airports inthe
UnitedStates. Bydecreasingrangeon anairportthat hasaSafeTaxidiagram available,aclose upviewofthe
airportlayoutcanbeseen.
The FliteChartsand optionalChartViewprovide on-boardelectronicterminalprocedures charts.Electronic
chartsofferthe convenienceofrapid accesstoessential information. EitherChartViewor FliteChartsmaybe
conguredinthesystem,butnotboth.
The AOPA andAC-U-KWIKAirportDirectoriesofferdetailedinformationforaselectedairport,suchasavailable
services,hoursofoperation,andlodgingoptions.
TelephoneandDataLinkServicesareoptionalsubscriptionservicesofferedthroughGarminFlightDataServices
andIridiumSatelliteLLC.VoiceandSMSmessagingcommunicationsarethroughtheIridiumSatelliteNetwork.
DatacommunicationsarethroughIridium DataServices,or awirelessnetwork(Wi-Fi)when theaircraftison
theground. Incorporatedin thisfeatureset isa SystemData Loggingfunctionwhich recordsaircraftsystem
parametersspeciedby theaircraftmanufacturer. Thisdata isthenuploaded toGarmin FlightDataServices
through one of the data communications options.
TheoptionalSiriusXMSatelliteRadioentertainmentaudiofeatureoftheGDL69ADataLinkReceiverhandles
morethan170channelsofmusic,news,andsports.SiriusXMSatelliteRadiooffersmoreentertainmentchoices
andlongerrangecoveragethancommercialbroadcaststations.
TheSchedulerfeature canbeused toenterand displayshortterm orlongterm remindermessagessuch as
Switchfueltanks,Phase1inspection,orAltimeter/TransponderCheckintheMessagesWindowonthePFD.