Astronautics RoadRunner AFI4700 Manual

PILOT’S GUIDE
FOR THE
AFI4700
ELECTRONIC FLIGHT INSTRUMENT
(EFI)
ASTRONAUTICS PN 276800-()
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Astronautics Corporation of America

PLG12863E AFI4700 Pilot’s Guide 2
Revision History
Rev
Description
Date
Author
A
Initial Release
2018-10-02
G. Gruebling
B
1.Removed extraneous
HTAWS.
2.Updated power up page.
3.Corrected image
annotations.
4.Removed RID/encoder
text.
5.Clarified approach
annunciation and figures.
2019-02-19
H. Faye
C
1.Added marker beacon
test section.
2.Updated RA Test Section.
3.Updated GPS CDI
Section.
2019-04-11
G. Younger
D
1.Added HTAWS alerts.
2.Added error messages
along with their
description.
3.Added description for DH
adjust on the right rotary
knob when in DH menu.
4.Added images and
description of vertical
profile WXR overlays.
5.Added HSI overlay
ranges.
6.Updated map mode
selection based on DME
configuration.
2019-06-28
G. Younger
E
1.Added Turn Rate
Indication to figure 3-1.
2. Added Turn Rate
Indication description to
section 3.1.
2020-03-02
S. Burns

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Rev
Description
Date
Author
3. Updated figure 3-12 to
show rotary craft
depiction.
4. Added GPS mode
descriptions to section
3.3.6.
5. Updated figures 3-14, 3-
19, 3-20 and 3-22 for
Time to Waypoint
indication.
6. Changed EFI FAIL to
CHECK EFI in table 4-1.
7. Replaced Storm Scope
with Lightening
Detection throughout.

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Table of Contents
1System Overview..........................................................................9
1.1 System Description.......................................................................9
1.2 System Power Up .......................................................................11
1.3 System Operation .......................................................................12
1.3.1 Using the System Menu ..................................................14
1.3.2 Navigating the System Menu ..........................................16
1.3.3 Navigating the Maintenance Menu .......................................17
1.3.4 Display Dimming Control.................................................17
1.3.5 Bezel Dimming Control ...................................................17
1.3.5.1 Night Vision Mode ...........................................................17
1.3.6 Crosslink .........................................................................18
2Attitude Display Indicator Portion of Display ..............................19
2.1 Indicator Description ...................................................................19
2.2 Attitude Indicator.........................................................................21
2.2.1 Extreme Attitude..............................................................22
2.3 Radar Altimeter & Decision Height .............................................22
2.4 Autopilot Annunciation ................................................................24
2.4.1 Flight Director / Autopilot Modes .....................................24
2.4.2 Flight Director Display .....................................................26
2.5 Approach Annunciation...............................................................27
2.5.1 Glideslope Indicator ........................................................27
2.5.2 Lateral Deviation Indicator ..............................................28
2.5.3 Expanded Localizer Mode ..............................................29
2.5.4 WAAS Annunciations ......................................................29
2.5.5 Rising Runway ................................................................30
2.5.6 Marker Beacon................................................................30
2.6 Horizon Sync ..............................................................................31
2.7 Offside Indications ......................................................................32
2.8 Attitude Comparison Monitoring .................................................37
3Horizontal Situation Indicator Portion of Display ........................38
3.1 Indicator Description ...................................................................38
3.2 HSI Controls ...............................................................................41
3.2.1 Selecting an Active Navigation Source ...........................41
3.2.2 Setting the Heading Bug .................................................42
3.2.3 Changing Course ............................................................42
3.2.3.1 Course Deviation Indicator..............................................43
3.2.3.2 CDI Sources....................................................................44
3.2.3.3 Bearing Preview ..............................................................44
3.2.4 Full Compass or Arc Mode Selection..............................45
3.2.5 Off Scale Indications .......................................................46

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3.3 HSI Overlays...............................................................................47
3.3.1 Bezel button Operation ...................................................47
3.3.1.1 Left Bezel button .............................................................48
3.3.1.2 Center Bezel button ........................................................48
3.3.1.3 Right Bezel button...........................................................49
3.3.1.4 Bottom Center buttons ....................................................50
3.3.2 Weather Radar ................................................................50
3.3.2.1 Weather Radar Patterns .................................................52
3.3.2.2 Weather Radar Mode Annunciation ................................52
3.3.2.3 Weather Radar Vertical Mode .........................................52
3.3.3 Lightening Detection .......................................................54
3.3.3.1 Lightening Detection Symbology ....................................55
3.3.4 External Terrain Awareness and Warning System ..........56
3.3.4.1 External HTAWS Terrain Color........................................57
3.3.4.2 External HTAWS Alerts ...................................................58
3.3.5 VOR Display....................................................................60
3.3.5.1 Using the VOR Map ........................................................61
3.3.6 GPS Overlays .................................................................63
3.3.6.1 GPS Symbol Description.................................................67
3.3.7 TCAS Display..................................................................68
3.3.7.1 TCAS Symbol Description...............................................68
3.3.7.2 TCAS Mode Annunciation ...............................................70
3.3.7.3 Offscale Intruders ............................................................71
3.3.7.4 No Bearing Intruders .......................................................72
3.4 Heading Source Selection ..........................................................73
3.5 Heading Miscompare Annunciations ..........................................77
4Messages ...................................................................................78
4.1 Visual Alerts ................................................................................78
5Maintenance and Data loading Page .........................................85
6Symbol Quick Reference ............................................................86
6.1 Map Symbols ..............................................................................86
6.2 Lightening Detection Symbols ....................................................87
6.3 External TAWS Terrain Colors ....................................................87
6.4 Weather Patterns ........................................................................88
6.5 TCAS Symbols ...........................................................................88

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Table of Figures
Figure 1-1: System Description ............................................................9
Figure 1-2: System Power Up ............................................................11
Figure 1-3: System Layout .................................................................12
Figure 1-4: System Menu ...................................................................14
Figure 1-5: System Menu Navigation .................................................16
Figure 1-6: Maintenance Menu Navigation ........................................17
Figure 1-7: Crosslink...........................................................................18
Figure 2-1: ADI Description ................................................................19
Figure 2-2: Attitude Indicator ..............................................................21
Figure 2-3 Extreme Attitude ................................................................22
Figure 2-4: RA & DH ...........................................................................23
Figure 2-5: RA TST Annunciation .......................................................23
Figure 2-6: Autopilot Modes................................................................24
Figure 2-7: FD Display........................................................................26
Figure 2-8: GS Indicator .....................................................................27
Figure 2-9: Lat Dev Indicator ..............................................................28
Figure 2-10: Expanded Localizer........................................................29
Figure 2-11: WAAS Indicator ..............................................................29
Figure 2-12: Rising Runway ...............................................................30
Figure 2-13: Horizon Sync..................................................................31
Figure 2-14: Offside Indications..........................................................32
Figure 2-15: Onside Attitude...............................................................33
Figure 2-16: Pilot Offside Attitude.......................................................34
Figure 2-17: Copilot Offside Attitude...................................................35
Figure 2-18: Offside Attitude...............................................................36
Figure 3-1: HSI Description ................................................................38
Figure 3-2 Turn Rate Indication ..........................................................41
Figure 3-3: NAV Bezel button Selections ...........................................42
Figure 3-4: CDI ...................................................................................43
Figure 3-5: Bearing Selections ...........................................................45
Figure 3-6: Bearing Preview ...............................................................46
Figure 3-7: Off-Scale Indications ........................................................46
Figure 3-8: Bezel button Selections....................................................47
Figure 3-9: Map Range Ring Distance ...............................................50
Figure 3-10: Weather Radar Full Mode ..............................................51
Figure 3-11: Weather Radar Arc Mode ...............................................51
Figure 3-12: Weather Radar Vertical Profile.......................................53
Figure 3-13: WX VP Menu..................................................................53
Figure 3-14: Lightening Detection ......................................................54
Figure 3-15: Lightening Detection Menu ............................................54

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Figure 3-16: External HTAWS ............................................................56
Figure 3-17: FLTA Popup Alert............................................................59
Figure 3-18: VOR Map........................................................................60
Figure 3-19: GPS Map........................................................................63
Figure 3-20: GPS CDI.........................................................................64
Figure 3-21: GPS Map Bezel button Selections.................................66
Figure 3-22: TCAS..............................................................................68
Figure 3-23: TCAS Symbol.................................................................69
Figure 3-24: TCAS Modes..................................................................70
Figure 3-25: TCAS No Bearing...........................................................72
Figure 3-26: Onside Heading .............................................................73
Figure 3-27: Pilot Offside Heading .....................................................74
Figure 3-28: Copilot Offside Heading .................................................75
Figure 3-29: Offside Heading..............................................................76
Table of Tables
Table 2-1: Flight Director Lateral Modes.............................................24
Table 2-2: Flight Director Vertical Modes............................................25
Table 2-3: Marker Beacon ..................................................................30
Table 2-4: Offside Indications .............................................................32
Table 2-5: Attitude Miscompare Symbols ...........................................37
Table 3-1: Left Bezel button Actions ...................................................48
Table 3-2: Center Bezel button Actions ..............................................48
Table 3-3: Right Bezel button Actions.................................................49
Table 3-4: Weather Radar Patterns ....................................................52
Table 3-5: Weather Radar Mode Annunciations .................................52
Table 3-6: Lightening Detection Symbols ...........................................55
Table 3-7: External HTAWS Terrain Color ..........................................57
Table 3-8: HTAWS Alerts ....................................................................58
Table 3-9: Intercepting a Radial..........................................................62
Table 3-10: GPS Modes .....................................................................65
Table 3-10: GPS Map Symbols ..........................................................67
Table 3-11: TCAS Symbols.................................................................70
Table 3-12: TCAS Modes....................................................................71
Table 3-13: TCAS Submodes .............................................................71
Table 3-14: Heading Miscompare Annunciations ...............................77
Table 4-1: Visual Alerts .......................................................................78
Table 6-1: GPS Map Symbols ............................................................86
Table 6-2: Lightening Detection symbols............................................87
Table 6-3: External TAWS Terrain Colors ...........................................87

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Table 6-4: Weather Radar Colors .......................................................88
Table 6-5: TCAS Symbols...................................................................88

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1 System Overview
1.1 System Description
The Astronautics Flight Instrument (AFI) 4700 is a 5” by 7” Electronic
Flight Instrument (EFI) designed to replace and improve upon the
legacy electromechanical Attitude Director Indicator (ADI) and
Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI).
Figure 1-1: System Description
The AFI4700 is designed to interface with existing and/or retrofit
attitude and heading units, navigation radios, GPS systems, etc. A list
of compatible equipment is found in the installation manual.
The EFI is capable of displaying several HSI overlays to consolidate
situational awareness information normally available in different
locations in the instrument panel to the AFI4700.

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