The Glass Cockpit
The Cirrus Glass Cockpit has the Avidyne's FlightMax Entegra integrated flight deck as standard equipment on its SRV, SR20 and SR22 aircraft.
FlightMax Entegra uses two large 10.4-inch diagonal, high-resolution, sunlight-readable displays, and provides the benefits of integrated flight deck capability to general aviation aircraft including increased safety, ease of use, and improved reliability.
The Avidyne FlightMax EX5000C fully integrated multi-function display (MFD) is the centerpiece of the Cirrus advanced avionics suite. It incorporates a large-format 10.4-inch diagonal high-resolution active-matrix liquid crystal display.
AVIDYNE FLIGHTMAX ENTEGRA PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY (PFD)
The PFD replaces conventional analogue instruments with a 10.4 in computer screen displaying Attitude Indicator, Flight Director, Altitude, Airspeed and Vertical Speed information and more. The PFD has the ability of displaying autopilot bug information, autopilot enunciators, GPS route and VOR track information. The newer Cirrus aircraft also display engine information. This means that all the appropriate important information is only an eye movement away.
AVIDYNE FLIGHTMAX ENTEGRA MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD)
The MFD displays a host of information at the pilots fingertips. CMax, EMax, TAWS, SkyWatch, Stormscope and Moving Maps are all displayed on the screen. More detailed explanations about the different information is explained further on in this section. Nearest airport, VOR, NDB and intersection information are displayed at the turn of a knob. The MFD is linked into all the avionics therefore being able to display the desired engine and navigational information on one screen.
MFD MAP DISPLAY
The MFD displays a contoured moving map based on GPS position data with colour-coded terrain and geographical features. The map is used for strategic planning and en-route analysis. Features include:
- Ranges from 1 nm to 1500 nm
- Rivers, lakes and other water features
- Flight planned tracks, holding patterns and approach information
- Airspace and Airways
- SkyWatch® information
- StormScope® information
- EMax® information
- Forward, Centred and North up views
ENHANCED GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM [TAWS]
The Honeywell KGP-560 Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System was developed to help protect you from the hazard of controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
Benefits include a worldwide database and confidence when the terrain is obscured due to weather or darkness.
A visual and audible warning of terrain informs the pilot to ‘Pull Up' if in danger of CFIT. Standard equipment on all SR20GTS and SR22GTS.
 LIGHTNING INFORMATION [StormScope®]
The MFD will overlay the aircrafts position on the approach plate, so very quickly you can monitor your current track on the screen. Below 35 knots the airport diagram will be displayed and the ability to see yourself taxiing around a big airport gives you the peace of mind that you are going the right way. A fantastic tool if have to divert to an unplanned airport. Providing real-time lightning information such as cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud electrical discharge information.
The StormScope® will display yellow X's on the MFD and Garmin 430 if it detects electrical activity for a 200NM radius. This gives the pilot advanced information of possible hazardous weather enroute.
ENGINE MONITORING [EMax®]
The EMax® Engine Monitoring displays information including all 6 cylinder head temperatures, exhaust gas temperatures, percent of power, electrical system information, fuel flow and also computes nautical miles per gallon, remaining fuel at each way-point, plus the ability with the Lean Assist function to accurately manage the fuel flow for Best Power or Best Economy depending on the type of flight you are wishing to achieve, keeping you safe in the knowledge that you have the endurance and range to reach your destination with plenty of reserve fuel in the tanks.
ELETRONIC APPROACH PLATES [CMax®]
Improve the ease of single pilot IFR operations with electronic approach plates. Approach plate data is displayed where you need it most - on the full size 10.4" MFD and not on your kneeboard. The CMax® is required to be loaded with the appropriate database. TAA UK Ltd aircraft are loaded with the European database allowing any instrument approach to be displayed on the MFD.
TRAFFIC INFORMATION [SkyWatch®]
SkyWatch® is a transponder-based traffic warning system that works independently of ground-based radar sites. Nearby transponder-equipped aircraft can be displayed on either Garmin 430 and the EX5000C MFD. The SkyWatch® will display traffic with a transponder within an 11NM radius above or below to 9900ft relative to yourself.
Displaying the relative position and altitude of other aircraft it gives the pilot extra confidence while flying in congested areas. An audible and visual warning of a nearby contact alerts the pilot to a possible conflict. The SkyWatch® should be used as an additional aid to a continuous lookout as non transponder equipped aircraft will not be displayed.
GARMIN GNS 430 GPS
The GARMIN suite of avionics on all TAA UK Ltd Cirrus includes 2 GNS 430 GPS/Nav VOR/Comm, The twin GNS 430's give the pilot the ability to plan and fly accurate GPS routes to any destination. Approach procedures can be loaded and executed with the selection of a few buttons. With 2 GNS 430's the pilot has the confidence of built in redundancy in the unlikely event one unit fails.
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