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PRIMUSr 880 Digital Weather Radar System

If you cannot avoid penetrating a thunderstorm, the following are some do’s BEFORE entering the storm.

DTighten your safety belt, put on your shoulder harness if you have one, and secure all loose objects.

DPlan and hold your course to take you through the storm in a minimum time.

DTo avoid the most critical icing, establish a penetration altitude below the freezing level or above the level of - 15 _C.

DVerify that pitot heat is on and turn on carburetor heat or jet engine anti- ice. Icing can be rapid at any altitude and cause almost instantaneous power failure and/or loss of airspeed indication.

DEstablish power settings for turbulence penetration airspeed recommended in your aircraft manual.

DTurn up cockpit lights to highest intensity to lessen temporary blindness from lightning.

DIf using automatic pilot, disengage altitude hold mode and speed hold mode. The automatic altitude and airspeed controls will increase maneuvers of the aircraft thus increasing structural stress.

DIf using airborne radar, tilt the antenna up and down occasionally. This will permit you to detect other thunderstorm activity at altitudes other than the one being flown.

Following are some do’s and don’ts during thunderstorm penetration.

DDo keep your eyes on your instruments. Looking outside the cockpit can increase danger of temporary blindness from lightning.

D Don’t change power settings; maintain settings for the recommended turbulence penetration airspeed.

DDo maintain constant attitude; let the aircraft ride the waves. Maneuvers in trying to maintain constant altitude increase stress on the aircraft.

DDon’t turn back once you are in a thunderstorm. A straight course through the storm most likely will get you out of the hazards most quickly. In addition, turning maneuvers increase stress on the aircraft.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Advisory Circulars	A28- 1146- 102- 00
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Contents

Page PRIMUSr 880 Digital Weather Radar System Pilot’s Guide Table of Contents Section Radar Facts Appendices Federal Aviation Administration FAAMaximum Permissible Exposure Level Honeywell Product Support List of Illustrations Federal Aviation Administration FAA Advisory CircularsEnhanced GROUND--PROXIMITY Warning Radar Beam Illumination High Altitude Rain Coming From Unseen Dry Hail List of Tables Introduction A28- 1146- 102 System Configurations Efis only Configuration PRIMUSâ 880 Configurations Left Right Controller Left Side Right Side Dual Control Mode Truth TableRTA Mode Remote Mounted Equipment Model Unit Cockpit Mounted OptionsPrimusr 880 Weather Radar Equipment List Typical PRIMUSâ 880 Weather Radar Components Operating Controls WI- 880 Weather Radar Indicator OperationTypical PRIMUSâ 880 Digital Weather Radar Display Range 3 Gmap Calibrated Gain Rainfall Rate Color Coding Rainfall Rate Color In/hr Mm/hr Fsby Forced Standby TGT Target STB Stabilization Selected Range Minimum Target Target Range Depth NM Range TRB TurbulenceAZ Azimuth SCT Scan Sector Tilt BRT Brightness or BRT/LSS Lightning Sensor System Gain WC- 880 Weather Radar Controller Operation WC- 880 Weather Radar Controller Configurations Tilt Radar SLV LSS Gain EFIS/MFD Radar PRIMUSr 880 Digital Weather Radar System Maximum Permissible Exposure Level Mpel Sect Scan Sector TRB Turbulence Detection Range LSS Lightning Sensor System Option SLV Slave WC- 884 Weather Radar Controller BRT Brightness WC- 884 Weather Radar Controller OperationTGT Target Alert RCT Rain Echo Attenuation Compensation Technique Tilt Mode Rainfall Rate Color In/hr Mm/hr PRIMUSr 880 Digital Weather Radar System Forced Standby Override Hidden Modes Roll Gain Roll OffsetPitch Offset Pitch Gain PRIMUSr 880 Digital Weather Radar System Step Procedure Preliminary Control SettingsPrimusr 880 Power--Up Procedure Cont Normal Operation PRIMUSâ 880 Power- Up Procedure Output Power is Radiated in Test ModeIndicator Test Pattern 120 Scan WX With Text Fault Enabled 319 Efis Test Pattern Typical 120 Scan Shown WX WI--880 Indicator Test Pattern With Text Fault Enabled Radar Mode WeatherStandby REV Test Mode Radar Mode Ground Mapping 4-8 blank Radar Operation Radar Facts Aircraft Heading PRIMUSr 880 Digital Weather Radar System Sea Returns Radar Beam Illumination High Altitude Inch Radiator Tilt Management Radar Beam Illumination Low Altitude Inch Radiator PRIMUSr 880 Digital Weather Radar System Range Scale Line Tilt Limited Earth’s Curvature Ideal Tilt Angle Unaltered Tilt Convective Thunderstorms Tilt Management With Heading Changes Proper Tilt Technique Low Altitude Tilt Management Fast Developing Thunderstorm Rules of Thumb Antenna Size and Impact on Tilt Management Altitude Compensated Tilt ACT Manual Tilt at Low Altitudes Accelerative Error Dynamic ErrorStabilization Pitch and Roll Trim Adjustments Pitch and Roll Trim Adjustments Criteria Stabilization Precheck Stabilization In Straight and Level Flight Check ProcedureLevel Flight Stabilization Check Ground Return Indicating Misalignment Upper Right Symmetrical Ground Returns Ground Return Indicating Misalignment Upper Left Stabilization in Turns Check ProcedureRoll Stabilization Check Roll Stabilization Inoperative 23. The radar unit is in the roll offset In- flight Roll Offset Adjustment Procedure Push the Stab STB button to go to the next menu pitch offset Roll Offset Adjustment Display Final Pitch Offset Adjustment Procedure Pitch Offset Adjustment Roll Gain Adjustment Roll Gain Adjustment Pitch Gain Adjustment Pitch Gain Adjustment Weather Radar Images Interpreting Weather Radar Images PRIMUSr 880 Digital Weather Radar System Radar and Visual Cloud Mass Squall Line Weather Display Calibration Display Levels Related to VIP Levels Typical Variable Gain Control LOW Variable Gain Settings can Eliminate Hazardous TargetsRain Echo Attenuation Compensation Technique React PRIMUSr 880 Digital Weather Radar System React With React SelectedReact on and OFF Indications Turbulence Probability ShadowingDo not FLY Into the Shadow Behind the Cell Probability of Turbulence Presence A Weather Target Turbulence Detection Theory Areas of Turbulence can not Always be Detected by the Radar No Turbulence Total Return Vector Turbulent Turbulence Detection OperationWeather Display With Turbulence PRIMUSâ 880 Digital Weather Radar can only Detect Turbulence Levels From Airman’s Information Manual Hail Size Probability Hail Size Probability Spotting Hail Rain Coming From Unseen Dry Hail Familiar Hailstorm Patterns Overshooting a Storm Short- and Long- Blind Alley Azimuth Resolution in Weather Modes Azimuth Resolution Radome Weather Display Weather Avoidance Nificant Weather MAY not be Displayed Do not Leave the Radar in Variable GAIN. SIGDRY Hail can be Prevalent AT Higher Alti Tudes WITHIN, NEAR, or Above Storm Cells Severe Weather Avoidance Procedures 10 3. Interaction With Other Storms. a thunderstorm that is Step Procedure Storms Situated Behind Intervening Rain Configurations of Individual Echoes Northern HemisphereFall MAY be More Severe than Depicted on Display Typical Hook Pattern Notch Echo, Pendant Shape Avoid V- Notch by 20 Miles Classic Pendant Shape Avoid Pendant by 20 Miles Rain Gradients Avoid Steep Rain Gradients by 20 MilesAvoid ALL Crescent Shaped Echoes by 20 Miles Crescent Shape Line Configurations Line Echo Wave Pattern Lewp Avoid Line Echo Wave Patterns Lewp by 20 Miles Bow- Shaped Line of Thunderstorms Avoid BOW- Shaped Line of Echoes by 20 Miles Turbulence Versus Distance from Storm Core Additional HazardsTurbulence Versus Distance from Storm Edge Ground Mapping Display Ground Mapping Tilt Setting for Maximal Ground Target Display Inch Radiator Range Scale Mpel Boundary Maximum Permissible Exposure Level Mpel In- Flight Troubleshooting Test Mode With Text Faults Enabled Field No Description Fault Data Fields 315 Text Faults Cont Fault Code and Text Fault Relationships IO Fpga REG Text Faults Pilot Messages Describes the pilot messages Honeywell Product Support Honeywell Aerospace Online Technical Publications Web Site Customer SupportCustomer Response Center CRC Abbreviation Equivalent Abbreviations FLTPLN, FP RCT, React Cancellation Federal Aviation Administration FAA Advisory CircularsAppendix a Purpose General Background PrecautionsBody Damage Combustible Materials General Subject ThunderstormsHazards Squall Lines Turbulence Tornadoes Icing Schematic Cross Section of a Thunderstorm LOW Ceiling and Visibility HailEffect on Altimeters Weather Radar Lightning DO’S and DON’TS of Thunderstorm Flying PRIMUSr 880 Digital Weather Radar System Relationship Between Turbulence and Altitude Relationship Between Turbulence and ReflectivityTurbulence and Echo Intensity on NWS Radar WSR Turbulence in Relation to Distance from Storm Core Turbulence Above Storm Tops Turbulence in Relation to Distance from the Storm EdgeTurbulence below Cloud Base Hail in Thunderstorms Maximum Storm Tops USE of Airborne Radar Extrapolation to Different Climbs Appendix B Enhanced Ground-Proximity Warning System EgpwsSystem Operation Egpws Controls Annunciators Push Button Controls Egpws Operation Related Egpws System Operation Egpws Display Figure B--1 Egpws Test Index Index TGT target, 3-6 tilt TRB turbulence Radar facts cont rain echo attenuation Index--5 BRT brightness or BRT/LSS lightning sensor system