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1. sd qa pr q o dao R 20 230 21 o X 22 Ec O AA 10 000ft 2700 Jrr 60 jio 17 aa do AAA ft 2400 lo is isooo0ft 2700 J ma MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright O AERO GUIDANCE 18 OMSTV4 2 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY 1 ENGINES Take off and Max Continuous Power Full throttle 2700 rpm Recommended Maximum Cruise Power 26 in Hg 2600 rpm 2 SPEEDS 238 KTS IAS Maximum Structural Vno 202 KTS IAS Cruising 180 KTS IAS Max Landing Gear Extension 160 KTS IAS Extension 160KTS IAS Retraction 140KTS TAS OMSTV4 2 Single Engine Best Rate of Vyse 105 KTS IAS Climb 3 ASI MARKINGS range Rate Of Climb Red Radial 238 KTS IAS Green Arc 70 202 KTS IAS Normal Operating Range Yellow Arc 202 238 KTS Cautionary Range IAS Smooth Air Only 4 PERFORMANCE Rate of Climb S L Max Cont 110 KTS 1700 ft min Rate of Climb SECUTI PME 75 Power 110 KTS 1100 ft min Service Service Ceiling 18500 ft S E Rate of Climb Max Continuous 350 ft min S L Either Engine Vyse Service Ceiling S E Max Continuous 8000 ft Either Engine po 656 170KTS IAS pH CdS KTS TAS pod KTS AS MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 19 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 STARTING THE TRAINER 1 Ensure that all p2. AERO GUIDANCE 3 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 AUDD OUT MONITOR COMPUTER USB LEAD us B _ SS USB LEAD KEY BOARD CONTROL BUX No No Pi RUDDER PEDALS Figure 2 CABLE CONNECTIONS Kinetic Technology International Pty Ltd N41 Model TVA1 Figure 3 CONTROL BOX REAR PANEL MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 4 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 Installing knob retainer clips Retainer clips are supplied with the Twin Engine systems to allow the user to also operate system as a Single Engine system When operating the Aero Guidance in Twin Engine mode ensure retainer caps are removed To install align both knobs position cap over knobs and gently press down snap fit To remove rotate clip forwards on knobs and carefully lift back edge up LOADING THE PROGRAM Note The MARK 5 Twin version 4 is designed to run under Windows XP or VISTA and will not run under DOS Insert the Aero Guidance CD into the CDROM and wait for the installation program to load If the autorun is disabled for the current CDROM then use the following steps to begin installation Insert the CD into the CDROM Double click on My Computer Double click on the appropriate CDROM drive letter Double click
3. MKRS selected 3 Computer shut down sequence to power off if required LOGFILE Software copy of the screen plot enables user to view and or re print a required flight session MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 21 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 SAMPLE ILS AND NDB RECENCY EXERCISE CHARTS REQUIRED Melbourne Essendon RW Y 26 ILS or LLZ Melbourne Moorabbin NDB Area Chart Melbourne section PLAN MB to PLE at 3000 for a practise ILS to EN Overshoot at the minima and return to MB for an NDB at 4000 Overshoot MB END exercise MB ATIS MB terminal information ROMEO Runways 17 Arrivals and departures West RWY 17 Right frequency 123 0 Arrivals and Departures East RWY 17 Left frequency 118 1 Wind 150 to 190 20 gusting to 25 knots Crosswind 9 knots Cloud 3 scattered at 1500 QNH 1003 Temperature 15 EN ATIS EN terminal information QUEBEC Runway 17 Wind 150 at 25 knots Crosswind 9 knots QNH 1004 Temperature 15 Cloud overcast at 900 feet Expect instrument approach EXERCISE COMMENCES Set wind to ATIS and turbulence to 3 W150 25 and T3 resp Your clearance is India Foxtrot Romeo clearance track Plenty Essendon planned route Maintain 3000 Sqwark 4013 On leaving 2500 call Melbourne Approach on 132 0 On calling Melbourne Approach passing 2000 you are told India Foxtrot Romeo climb to 3000 report maintaining After this call Approach tells
4. The method of bringing up the display is as follows To move into the plot view screen change simply type s ENTER The screen will now switch from the instrument panel to the plot The track made good will be displayed in red in relation to any navaids tuned during the flight that are within the area viewed and centred initially on the start location This TRACK plot will be scaled according to the figure nominated at start up The PROFILE plot showing the trainer s flight profile appears in red on a horizontal scale egual to that of the TRACK on a vertical scale of initially 4000 feet and is oriented 90 to the horizontal to fit it on a single page To move back to the instrument panel press the ENTER key again Note that the trainer will freeze while the plot is displayed 11 5 1 RE CENTREING AND SCALING To initiate re centreing and scaling press the F5 function key The current screen will display a menu screen as below Reconfigure Plots Reconfigure Plot Datum Point 5 4 N I D or WI Horizontal Scale N Mis 10 Profile Alignment 0 360 180 Maximum Display Altitude 4000 Cancel DATUM POINT permits the re centreing of the plot to one of the currently tuned navaids or waypoint WPT or back to the original start location Type S A N I D or W representing Start ADF VOR ILS DME or WPT or leave present setting Start depicted above then press TAB to move down to the next item or
5. p ENTER When ready to resume the flight press any key on the keyboard 11 7 STOP WATCH A stop watch is provided to enable accurate timing for timed procedures This watch is coupled to the screen change and pause facilities so that timing is not lost To start the stop watch press the space bar once To stop and reset the stop watch press the space bar once again MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright O AERO GUIDANCE 15 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 11 8 HEADING BUG The heading bugis controlled in either of 2 ways First the bug can be set by typing the desired value as a 3 figure group preceded by the identifier b For example to set the bug to say 097 type b097 ENTER Alternatively the bug can be moved around the HI or HSI using single presses of the gt key to move clockwise and the lt key to move anti clockwise Used alone these keys produce 10 degree increments or if used with the SHIFT key produce 1 degree increments This is very convenient for setting up intercept angles and returning to the desired heading 11 9 HSI FUNCTION Instead of the Heading Indicator HI which provides heading information and a bug only and is subject to precession a Horizontal Situation Indicator HSI can be activated This function can be turned ON or OFF by typing rmi ENTER The HSI RMI provides in addition to heading information NAV and ADF displays The NAV display consists o
6. Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 2 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 EOUIPMENT SET UP It is ESSENTIAL that a suitable location be made available for the trainer Most important in selecting a location is that the person using the trainer not be distracted in any way Next most important is to ensure that the monitor is free of reflections This is best achieved by arranging it to face an internal wall preferably dark coloured without strong light impinging on it It may be necessary to draw blinds or curtains to achieve this Movable screens may also be of assistance The rest of the equipment should be arranged to provide comfort and a logical placement of the controls Since it is necessary to use the keyboard for some functions during flight although not simultaneously with other controls except the yoke and rudder care needs to taken in the placement of each component A suggested layout is given in Figure 1 WALL TABLE MONITOR KEYBUARD CONTROL BOX 7 RUDDER PEDALS UNDER o_o SCREEN N3349S FIGURE 1 SUGGESTED LAYDUT FOR MARK 5 Once all the equipment has been arranged to provide a location free of distraction free of monitor reflection and comfortably laid out it can all be connected up as shown in Figures 2 amp 3 in preparation for starting the trainer MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright
7. illuminate To engage ALTITUDE HOLD press the F2 key after HEADING HOLD is ON the ALTITUDE HOLD lamp will illuminate Either can be disengaged by pressing the respective keys a second time but if the HEADING HOLD is disengaged while ALTITUDE HOLD is ON they will both be disengaged The left hand red button on the back of the yoke grips also provide a complete disengage 11 4 WIND VECTOR AND TURBULENCE SET UP 11 4 1 WIND Setting the Wind vector is easily done from the keyboard by typing the reguired vector preceded by the identifier w For example to set a wind from 270 deg magnetic at 30 knots type w270 30 ENTER It is important to use the format exactly as shown that is w followed by 3 figures for direction followed by a followed by 2 figures for speed Wind can be zero d by the short cut method of typing WO zero O ENTER 11 4 2 TURBULENCE Turbulence may be simulated with increasing levels of severity ranging from zero 0 to high 9 Moderate turbulence can be set for example by typing t4 ENTER MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 13 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 11 5 VIEW PLOT The trainer software retains in memory positional and altitude information of the flight At any time during or after an exercise the track made good and the altitude profile can be viewed on the computer screen by swapping between the instrument panel display and the plot display
8. on the Setup exe file to start the installation process Follow the on screen prompts to complete the installation la D Once the installation is complete Aeroguidance will install a shortcut on the desktop and a shortcut in the Start Bar On first use Aeroguidance will prompt the user for registration information Note Be sure to enter details exactly as shown on the registration sheet provided Once registration details are entered in Aeroguidance will open the Options window The user will need to specify the resolution Aeroguidance will use to display graphics Select an appropriate resolution to suite the graphics card monitor of your system MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright O AERO GUIDANCE 5 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 OPERATING PROCEDURES 1 MAIN FLYING CONTROLS 1 1 YOKE The trainer uses a conventional yoke assembly as the primary control of roll and pitch It closely resembles the yoke of a conventional light aircraft and has the same sense that is clockwise turn produces right roll and yoke back produces nose up The sensitivity of the control is a function of airspeed where although the controls do not become harder and they have positive return to neutral at all speeds as speed increases they do become more sensitive The yoke incorporates a red thumb operated push button on the back of each hand grip The right hand button allows quick autopilot disconnection As an option the sensitivity fo
9. that the NAV is to be tuned For example to tune the Wonthaggi VOR type n115 9 ENTER If the selected VOR is within range a function of altitude and distance the localiser flag NAV flag on the HSI will disappear and the bearing indicator needle will assume a position relative to the OBS setting If a DME is present within range and with DME Hold OFF it will present slant distance NM ground speed Kts and Time To Station Mins The station ident can be checked by pressing the NAV and or DME button on the audio panel refer para 7 1 11 1 2 1 OBS SETTING The Omni Bearing Selector OBS can be set to a particular value in much the same way as the station is tuned In this case the required course value is typed in preceded by the OBS identifier o For example to set OBS to 159 type 0159 ENTER If on the other hand it is desired to ascertain your present position line the OBS can be incremented through 360 degrees by repetitive pressing of the and keys for scan up and scan down respectively Used alone these keys produce 10 degree increments or if used with the SHIFT key produce 1 degree increments Note that the OBS setting is indicated at the top of the dial face and the reciprocal is displayed at the bottom If HSI is also active the orange Omni Bearing Pointer will point to the selected value on the rotating card 11 1 2 2 DME HOLD A HOLD facility is provided with the DME which enables it to r
10. use the mouse to select the next edit position MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 14 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 HORIZONTAL SCALE sets a radius from the datum point which is displayed on the screenplot and represents nearly a full screen The value set can be any whole distance between 1 and 999 NM Leave or change the value then press TAB to move down to the next item PROFILE ALIGNMENT sets an azimuth in degrees magnetic for the profile plot Normally the final approach track bearing would be most useful and would allow reasonable comparison with the DAPs approach plate Again change or accept and press TAB to move down MAX DISPLAY ALTITUDE sets the vertical scale of the profile plot up to a maximum of 9000 feet Normally this would be set to the nearest 1000 feet above LSALT for the approach to be examined It can only be set in whole 1000 s of feet When this item has been set press ENTER or click OK to activate the settings and return to the instrument panel NOTE The plot displays the maximum and minimum altitude for the flight At any time they can be reset to current altitude by pressing the F8 function key It is important to do this at some point prior to commencing a procedure so that your altitude keeping can be accurately verified particularly minimas 11 6 PAUSE FACILITY At times it is desirable to pause and examine just what is happening To do this simply type
11. you India Foxtrot Romeo Turn right heading 040 for vectoring for the ILS At 10 DME MB Approach advises India Foxtrot Romeo turn left heading 360 Position 6 miles South of the LLZ Continue heading 360 Make pilot intercept report established Subsequently you are handed over to EN tower who advise India Foxtrot Romeo make ILS approach For your overshoot at the minima turn left track to Moorabbin climb 4000 MB ATIS unchanged but you intend to practise an overshoot to 2000 then return to land Exercise ends at top of overshoot MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright O AERO GUIDANCE 22 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 SAMPLE NDB RECENCY EXERCISE CHARTS REOUIRED ROMA OLD NDB PLAN Take off ROMA Enter holding pattern on climb via appropriate sector entry On reaching 3300 complete that holding pattern and enter the approach At the MAPt follow the published overshoot WEATHER ROM TAF 0214 18020KT 6000 80RASH 8ST1500 26 28 26 24 1013 1013 1013 1013 EXERCISE COMMENCES Set wind to forecast and turbulence to 3 When ready take off RWY 18 Make left turn Enter holding pattern via sector entry on climb to 3300 From 3300 when ready make NDB approach At the MAPt overshoot as per procedure Exercise ends at top of overshoot MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 23 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 SAMPLE VOR RECENCY EXERCISE CHARTS REOUIRED CHARLEVILLE Y
12. 15 11 8 Heading Bug 16 11 9 HSI Function 16 11 10 Refueling 16 11 11 Reposition Facility 16 11 12 ONH 17 11 13 Assigned Altitude Indicator 17 11 14 Simulating Failures LT 11 15 Quit Shutting down 21 POWER TABLE 18 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY 19 1 Engines 19 2 Speeds 19 3 ASI Markings 19 4 Performance 19 STARTING THE TRAINER 20 SAMPLE ILS PLUS NDB RECENCY EXERCISE 22 SAMPLE NDB RECENCY EXERCISE 23 SAMPLE VOR RECENCY EXERCISE 24 APPENDIX 1 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REAL 25 APPENDIX 2 Permissable Unserviceabilities 26 APPENDIX 3 Summary of keyboard controls 27 28 Flight Log pro forma 29 APPENDIX 4 Type Approval Document 30 MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE ii V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 INTRODUCTION Important Note The Aero Guidance MARK 5 twin engine synthetic trainer package includes additional software for both low and high speed single engine trainers However although the single engine software is compatible with the twin control console and may be used with it it does not have CASA approval when used in this way The single engine software approval is only valid when used in conjunction with a single engine control console The AERO GUIDANCE MARK 5 TWIN SYNTHETIC TRAINER is a CASA approved software based system that couples the reliability and graphical presentation capability of modern desk top computer eguipment with a simple man machine control panel that provides control devices
13. BCV OLD VOR Rwy 12 PLAN Take off CV intercept an outbound radial then intercept an inbound track to overhead then complete the CV RWY 12 VOR including the overshoot from the MAPt WEATHER CHARLEVILLE YBCV YBCV METAR YBCV 0530 10020KT CAVOK 21 MS05 1024 TAF YBCV 0214 12015KT CAVOK 20 22 17 10 1027 1025 1026 1027 EXERCISE COMMENCES Time 0535 Set wind to best information Set turbulence to 3 When ready take off CV runway 12 Intercept the CV VOR 085 radial before 5 miles and climb to 2900 At approximately 8 miles turn to intercept the VOR 120 radial inbound Manoeuvre as necessary for a direct entry to the Cat A initial leg of the CV RWY 12 VOR approach Carry out the Cat A approach At the MAPt carry out the missed approach procedure Exercise ends at top of the missed approach MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 24 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 APPENDIX 1 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REAL SMOKE OR FIRE FROM THE EOUIPMENT i If practical without any danger to the person immediately switch off the subject eguipment This may be practical at either the eguipment or the main wall outlet itself 8 Vacate the area of immediate risk gi Raise the alarm Refer local procedures F Take other action as dictated by local circumstances e g fire extinguishers evacuation procedure etc FIRE OTHER THAN THE EQUIPMENT Follow local site requirements ELECTRICAL SHOC
14. K Follow local site requirements OTHER EMERGENCIES Follow local site requirements MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 25 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 APPENDIX 2 SCHEDULE OF PERMISSIBLE UNSERVICEABILITY There are NO permissible unserviceabilities MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright O AERO GUIDANCE 26 APPENDIX 3 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 SUMMARY OF KEYBOARD CONTROLS IMMEDIATE No Enter required FUNCTION HDG IND set OBS set BUG set DME hold STOP WATCH AUTO PILOT Hdg Hold Altitude Hold RECONFIGURE PLOT RESET ALT LIMITS ENGINE SOUND KEY Je M UI gt lt h Space bar F1 F2 F5 F8 F10 ACTION Alone causes the HI to read 10 higher With Shift causes the HI to read 1 higher As above but reads lower Alone causes the OBS to increase by 10 With Shift causes a 1 increase As above but causes a decrease Alone causes the BUG to increase 10 With Shift causes a 1 increase As above but causes a decrease Toggles the DME between hold ON and OFF Toggles the stop watch between counting up from Zero and reset to zero The auto pilot will couple to the Hdg bug and turn the aircraft to this heading Use again for OFF Providing Hdg Hold is ON F2 will toggle altitude hold Brings up a menu which allows recentering rescaling azimuth and max displayed altitude to be ch
15. Marker audio available but normally will simply result in silence No audio will be heard if no valid navaid is tuned 7 2 ADF TEST An ADF test button forms part of the audio panel Pressing this button at any time will cause the ADF needle to rotate for as long as the button is held down On release the needle will return either to the 090 parked position or if a valid NDB is tuned and within range to the correct relative bearing 7 3 AUDIO VOLUME and ENGINE SOUND All engine and navaid sounds are produced through the computer soundcard Volume levels may be altered through the computer speakers volume control The engine sounds which is normally on can be toggled on off by pressing the F10 key To completely silence the ADF NAV or DME audio it is necessary to select MKRS or all switches OFF by partly pushing on a non operating audio select button which will release any selected button 8 AUTO PILOT DISENGAGE The Auto Pilot may be disengaged immediately with the push button mounted on either yoke hand grip To engage the Auto Pilot refer to section 11 KEYBOARD CONTROLS MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 8 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 9 POWER SUPPLY The power lamp PWR to indicate power is ON or OFF is located on the front of the control console Power to control console unit is supplied via the USB cable from computer 10 PRESS TO TALK There is no Press to talk facility on
16. OPERATIONS MANUAL MARK 5 Twin Engine SYNTHETIC TRAINER V4 2 x LICENSED TO AERO GUIDANCE SYNTHETIC TRAINER SYSTEMS Kinetic Technology International Pty Ltd 1 Kembla street Cheltenham East Victoria 3192 Australia Telephone 61 3 9583 9566 Facsimile 61 3 9583 9805 internet http www kti com au e mail info Okti com au ACN 058 419 695 ABN 50 058 419 695 MARK 5 TWIN CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Page EQUIPMENT CHECK LIST EQUIPMENT SET UP LOADING THE PROGRAM OPERATING PROCEDURES 1 Main Flying Controls 1 1 Yoke 1 2 Rudder Trim 2 Elevator Trim 3 Engine Controls 3 Throttles 3 2 Pitch Levers 3 3 Mixtures 4 Fuel 5 Flaps 6 Undercarriage 7 Audio Panel 7 Selector Switches 7 2 ADF Test 7 3 Audio Volume and Engine Sound 8 Auto Pilot Disengage 9 Power Supply 10 Press to talk 11 Keyboard Controls 11 1 Navaid Tuning 11 1 1 ADF 11 1 2 VOR or VOR DME I or VORTAC 11 1 2 1 OBS Setting 11 1 2 2 DME Hold 11 1 3 Using the GPS 11 1 4 ILS or ILS DME 11 2 Compass and Heading Indicator 11 3 Auto Pilot 11 4 Wind Vector amp Turbulence Set up 11 4 1 Wind 11 4 2 Turbulence 11 5 View Plot 11 5 1 Re centering amp Scaling V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 n NO NO CO O O oo o 0 0 o0 NN s aasa aa no 0000 MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE i V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 CONTENTS Cont Keyboard Controls Cont Page 11 6 Pause Facility 15 11 7 Stop Watch
17. andle is a rocker switch gt which allows the user to fine tune RUDDER TRIM 2 ELEVATOR TRIM Conventional trim wheels are provided for pitch Rolling the pitch trim wheel forward will produce nose down trim and vice versa Trim position indicators appears on the instrument panel with a take off index mark Also provided on the top left Yoke handle is a rocker switch fl which allows the user to fine tune ELEVATOR TRIIM MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 6 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 3 ENGINES 3 1 THROTTLES The throttles Left large black knobs are conventional in operation and provide a means of setting Manifold Pressure The trainer has normally aspirated fuel injected engines which will necessitate periodic throttle adjustment with changing altitude 3 2 PITCH LEVERS The pitch levers centrally black knobs allow the RPM of the corresponding engine to be set and in the full rearward position to be feathered 3 3 MIXTURES Mixture controls are fitted right red knobs which function generally in the normal way When in the cut off position no fuel will reach the engine which will therefore deliver zero power If the airspeed is above Vs and the propeller is not feathered the engine will continue to windmill but below Vs it will stop The engine is started simply by moving the mixture control to the full rich position with the pitch lever at full fine IE fully forward Assumi
18. anged Resets the MAX and MIN altitude recorder to the current altitude Use before commencing approach Viewed on either plot Toggles engine sound between ON and OFF MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 27 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 NON IMMEDIATE DATA ENTRY All of the items below reguire ENTER to accept FUNCTION ADF NAV VOR OBS BUG GPS ASSIGNED ALTITUDE ONH HIS RMI FUEL WIND TURBULENCE FAIL AI HI T C NAV Engine Left eng Right eng Left vac Right vac G S DME RAIM VIEW PLOT REPOSITION PAUSE OUIT FIRST KEY nv none none none mh mh hh ns n hm mm Morn NEXT KEY S 3 or 4 digits e g 117 6 must be in form 123 4 e g 117 6 must be in form 123 4 3 digits 3 digits none 4 digits 4 digits rmi fuel 5 digit vector O to 9 opt py none none none none ACTION Tunes the ADF to the frequency represented by the numerals after the a e g a398 Tunes the NAV receiver both HSI and VOR to the specified frequency e g 117 6 MHz May be VOR VOR DME or ILS Tunes ONLY the VOR indicator to the specified frequency e g 117 6 MHz May be VOR VOR DME or ILS e g 0330 Optional method of setting the OBS See also immediate method Optional method of setting the Heading BUG See also immediate method Enter to cycle through each window U
19. d pre selection Window 3 Confirm pre selection or specify other Selection of windows is in the strict order 1 2 3 1 and isinitiated by typing g ENTER for GPS from the keyboard and then just Enter to cycle through to Window 1 again If no action is taken ie no keystrokes for a period greater than 10 seconds when within Window 2 or 3 the display will automatically revert to Window 1 and no change to WPT selection will occur Window 1 If no WPT has been selected the Brg ETI and Dis indications will be blank and the CDI scale will not display a pointer If G S is displayed in lieu of ETI it will indicate current ground speed irrespective of WPT selection G S or ETI display is toggled by pressing either the T or keys Window 2 This window is used to find the nearest seven WPTs for each of the WPT classes Pre selection is achieved by first selecting the WPT class using the and keys VOR shown here then using the T and J keys to select the actual WPT from the list displayed in this example CS and then within 10 seconds press the key If the WPT you want is not displayed probably because it is further away than those displayed simply press no matter which WPT is pre selected then type your selection in Window 3 Window 3 In this window you can confirm the pre selection from Window 2 it will be displayed by simply pressing the J key OR you can over type the pre selection with another choice th
20. e with flap setting A moderate ballooning will occur when the flaps are lowered particularly for the first 10 and some sink will occur when they are raised MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 7 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 6 UNDERCARRIAGE An undercarriage control switch is provided which allows the landing gear to be raised and lowered Moving the switch to the UP position will initiate a gear retraction cycle and moving it to the DOWN position will initiate an extension cycle In each case indicators on the instrument panel will display the status Gear down and locked is indicated by 3 green lamps gear in transit is indicated by the GEAR label glowing red and gear up and locked is indicated by all lamps being extinguished Gear cycle time is approximately 3 seconds during which airframe drag is slightly higher than in the gear extended condition 7 AUDIO PANEL 7 1 SELECTOR SWITCHES A panel of 4 lock on push buttons enable the selection one at a time of the audio output from the various navaids They are labelled ADF NAV DME and MKRS respectively When it is desired to monitor the ident of a particular aid the corresponding button is pressed and the Morse ident will be heard if the aid is within range for as long as that button remains down To discontinue monitoring press the MKRS button or partially press another button to turn the audio select button to the UP position This will make
21. emain tuned to a station while the NAV receiver is retuned to a different station To toggle the HOLD either ON or OFF press the h key This is an immediate control 11 1 3 USING THE GPS INTRODUCTION The Global Positioning System GPS gives the user a continuous readout of the aircraft position at all times and in addition provides a navigation facility which allows the user to specify a waypoint destination or en route point to which it is desired to track The GPS will indicate the bearing and distance to that point the time interval required to reach it at the current ground speed and will indicate the aircraft position relative to the direct track on a Course Deviation Scale similar to a VOR CDI Five classes of waypoint WPT are available to the GPS namely Airports APT Non Directional Beacons NDB VHF Omni range VOR Intersections INT User defined USR The last of these classes the USR WPTs are defined by the user and can be any point or place desired Use the User Waypoint editor program included with your simulator to enable the off line creation or modification of user WPTs Except for these USR WPTs all others use the Australian standard idents MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright O AERO GUIDANCE 10 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 THE GPS SCREENS or WINDOWS Three windows can be displayed one at a time They are Window 1 NAV display The normal window Window 2 Nearest WPTs an
22. en press J As soon as the key is pressed the display will revert to Window 1 and providing time out did not occur your new selection will be displayed along with the bearing distance and Estimated Time Interval ETI and the CDI will be centred MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright O AERO GUIDANCE 11 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 Note that the CDI scale represents at its extremes an off course deviation of 5 NM Each division therefore represents 1 NM off course and off course deviations greater than 5 NM are indicated by an arrow at the scale extreme indicating the direction in which the pointer has moved off scale The CDI sense is the same as that used in a VOR That is the aircraft must be turned toward the pointer to close the off course error Think of the scale centre as the aircraft and the pointer as the reguired course line Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitor RAIM A red lamp labelled RAIM will illuminate when integrity is lost When the RAIM fail option is selected the RAIM indicator will randomly fail at intervals of between 15 and 180 minutes and say on for a random time of between 1 and 15 minutes Cross track error Alert X TRACK A orange lamp labelled X TRACK Normally the lamp is off greyed out when the cross track error reaches 7degrees the lamp turns ON and says on until the error drops to below 7 degrees ENTERING OR MODIFYING USER WAYPOINTS User Waypoints may be entered
23. f an orange coloured Omni Bearing Pointer with Deviation Bar and a Glide slope GS pointer each with a corresponding 5 dot scale NAV and GS flags appear when the corresponding signals are invalid The ADF display consists of a green coloured pointer head and tail with no central section which will indicate the direction to and from the NDB when in range Out of range indication is given by a constant 90 abeam indication A COMPASS flag will appear when the HSI RMI reading is inoperative as a result of vacuum or instrument failure 11 10 REFUELING The trainer has an endurance of approximately 180 minutes total shared between the two tanks It can be refuelled at any time even in the air by typing the command fuel ENTER 11 11 REPOSITION FACILITY Relocate This is a facility to enable a procedure to be Relocate recommenced from a specified location altitude p is E Relacate Using Parameters and heading A reposition is invoked by typing l mo me NM r ENTER P tetto Two choices for repositioning are offered viz by longkudelT42 Hegees 122 hwa entering latitude and longitude or by nominating C Airport one of the currently tuned navaids or WPT then Deere i specifying a bearing and distance from that C Radial Distance D M aid WPT Following this position information altitude and trainer heading can then be P C1 Cancel entered MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 16 V4 2 Issue 1 A
24. iner will freeze Plot information is progressively updated and plot data is retained At the flight exercise completion the plot can be printed out for verification purposes This manual contains in addition to detailed descriptions of the equipment operation typical flight scenarios applicable to the type of exercise appropriate for gaining recency credits for ADF VOR ILS amp LLZ and DME as well as instrument ground time MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 1 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 MARK 5 TWIN EOUIPMENT CHECK LIST SUPPLIED IN THIS PACKAGE AERO GUIDANCE MARK 5 Twin Engine Synthetic Trainer Software CD Twin Engine Control Console Unit including Yoke assembly Rudder Pedal assembly USB A to USB B cable Operations Manual SUPPLIED BY THE CUSTOMER A computer having the following minimum specifications TYPE IBM PC TM or similar PROCESSOR Intel AMD 1GHz or greater RAM 512Meg minimum AUDIO Sound card and speakers VIDEO CARD AGP or PCI Express 64MB minimum OpenGL Compliant DISPLAY Minimum 800x600 MONITOR VGA colour 15 inch minimum PORTS 2x USB DISK DRIVES 1 x CD ROM and Hard drive with 1GB free space PRINTER Colour or mono printer Windows compatible For plot print out only Print out is reguired for CASA verification SOFTWARE MS Windows XP or VISTA Approach plates charts etc to suit intended exercise MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer
25. ll randomly fail an Engine Refer note No separate clearance fvi will fail the Vacuum Left cvl will clear the fault fvr will fail the Vacuum Right cvr will clear the fault fg will fail the Glideslope cg will clear the fault fh will fail the Heading Indicator ch will clear the fault fn will fail the NAV receiver cn will clear the fault ft will fail the Turn Co ordinator not the ball ct will clear the fault fr will fail RAIM on the GPS cr will clear the fault Note Failure of an engine by any method will be automatically cleared once the corresponding propeller is feathered If the random failure method is used one of two possibilities may occur depending on when the failure is requested If requested on the ground a failure may occur on takeoff or on approach If requested while airborne the failure will occur on approach No failure will occur in cruise To fail the ADF the most convenient way is to tune it just off frequency Random failures can be selected in the Aero Guidance main screen by clicking on Modify in the random failures section MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright O AERO GUIDANCE 17 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 POWER TABLE Altitude RPM 75 65 55 45 Sealevel 2600 26 23 20 AA L 500 1 L 24 ap 49 3 jo aa 20 2300 dzo Eoo o op 5000 ft 2600 FT 70 23 amp 20 18
26. lugs and cables are correctly and fully inserted in their respective receptacles 2 Power up in the following order Monitor If not connected permanently to the computer Computer with Control Console 3 Load Aero Guidance by double clicking on the Aero Guidance icon or though the start menu 4 Check that the Control Console controls are set as follows PRE START CHECK LIST GEAR ww DOWN THROTTLES CLOSED PROPELLER PITCH FULL FINE MIKTURES CUT OFF FUEL eene TO CORRESPONDING TANKS AUDIO MKRS SELECTED YOKE CENTERED BOTH AXES Hands off RUDDER CENTERED Feet off 6 Select the starting details by clicking on the modify button in the Starting Details section Respond to the prompts that subsequently appear in the appropriate manner Enter in your departure airport and other prompts as they appear One prompt requests a radius of operation Type in a figure say 35 that will cover the area of the exercise Whatever radius is chosen can however be changed later as outlined in para 11 5 3 RE CENTERING amp SCALING Enter your name or licence number when requested for CASA log verification Another prompt the last will ask if you want a random failure If you nominate yes a random failure of the items selected will occur No warning or advice is given 7 The full instrument panel will now appear The trainer is statio
27. nary on the ground and heading 360 deg Mag It is located at either the Aerodrome Reference Point of the nominated aerodrome or at the nominated latitude and longitude 8 Proceed now with the planned exercise or select one of the sample exercises MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 20 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 11 15 OUIT SHUTTING DOWN When the Aeroguidance trainer is to be shut down for example at the end of the session or day the Aeroguidance program should be terminated before powering down the computer This will ensure that things like VDO time restart values and so on are correctly stored for subseguent use It is important that shut down is carried out in the correct manner to ensure 1 The current VDO reading is recorded properly 2 Current trainer calibration settings are preserved 3 Reinforces good shut down practise PROCEDURE Terminate the program by typing q ENTER The instrument panel will disappear and the screen plot will appear showing the current settings for VDO start Lat and Long relocate Lat and Long and control calibration constants to be recorded 1 Three options are listed on the bottom of the screen plot Option 1 Typing q ENTER to quit Option to save Logfile Option 2 Typing p ENTER to print Option 3 F5 to adjust display format 2 GEAR down POWER to idle MIXTURE to idle cut off FUEL to OFF after engine stops
28. nformation is provided by the magnetic compass mounted on the panel Ensure wings are level and the compass is stable before setting the HI DG to ensure that turning and turbulence errors are minimised The HI DG will start up on the heading last indicated when the trainer was shut down however the trainer itself will be aligned to North magnetic To set the HI DG against the compass press the key to increase its reading or rotate the compass card anti clockwise and the key to reduce the reading Used alone these keys produce 10 degree increments or when used with the SHIFT key produce 1 degree increments The HI DG will precess during operation The and keys with the SHIFT key can be used to periodically realign it Note In HSI mode if vacuum is available the instrument is slaved to the compass and does not reguire setting or re setting 11 3 AUTO PILOT The Auto Pilot fitted to VH IFR provides HEADING HOLD and ALTITUDE HOLD In the HEADING HOLD mode the trainer will couple to the heading bug on the HI Refer to section 11 8 for instructions on setting the Heading Bug ALTITUDE HOLD which can only be engaged if HEADING HOLD is already engaged will stabilise the trainer at the altitude at which it is engaged Note however that if the trainer is not trimmed properly before engaging ALTITUDE HOLD then a slow altitude creep will occur To engage HEADING HOLD press the F1 key The HEADING HOLD lamp will
29. ng the throttle is retarded an idle speed at rest of 600 RPM will result The trainer will not move on the ground in this condition Leaning the mixture is normal except in full power 10096 power climbs below 5000 feet At all other times the mixture is carefully leaned to a point 2 divisions on the rich side of peak EGT Mixture should be readjusted whenever changing altitude and reset from time to time in cruise Note The VDO will increment only when either engine is rotating 4 FUEL Two wing tanks are fitted to the trainer with gravity feed Associated with each engine is a fuel selector switch with positions for normal feed an off position and a cross feed position Cross feed should normally only be used in cruise Fuel capacity is sufficient for about 180 minutes total time at normal cruise If necessary the trainer can be refuelled at any time by typing the command fuel on the keyboard Fuel consumption is zero at idle and idle cut off Otherwise it corresponds to the power level set 5 FLAPS The flaps can be set anywhere between zero and 30 degrees Flaps down is by pressing the center off switch downward and holding it until the desired setting is displayed on the instrument panel indicator Flaps up control is by moving the flap switch up momentarily causing the flaps to full retract Less than full retraction can be achieved during up travel by momentarily pressing flaps down Nose attitude airspeed and drag will chang
30. r Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 29 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY AUSTRALIA APPROVAL CERTIFICATE AERO GUIDANCE MK 5T TWIN SYNTHETIC TRAINER SYSTEM This is to certify that the Aero Guidance Mark 5T Twin Synthetic Trainer System being a computer based system produced by Kinetic Technologies International Pty Ltd 1 Kembla Street Cheltenham East VIC 3192 having been assessed as complying with the reguired specifications eguipment handling and operating reguirements has now been designated as an approved Category B synthetic trainer System for un supervised non instructional use for the purpose of a accruing instrument ground time and b for satisfying instrument approach recency requirements This certificate remains valid for the Mark 5 software program currently approved by the Authority and for any changes subsequently approved by the Authority The conditions governing sub paragraphs a and b are as set out in the relevant Civil Aviation Regulations or Civil Aviation Orders Acting District Flight Operations Manager Moorabbin District Office LG November 1995 MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright O AERO GUIDANCE 30
31. r both roll and pitch can be set by the user before a flight is commenced At the Aeroguidance start up screen main menu select Options then Preference and Devices tab an option for pitch and roll sensitivity can now be set for the desired performance 1 2 RUDDER TRIM The rudder control is of the pedal type and is conventional in operation with positive return to neutral pressure The sensitivity of the rudder increases with airspeed but does not become harder The rudder becomes slowly effective once the trainer exceeds about 2 knots but is not really useful below about 20 knots It works as if a castering nose wheel was fitted so that at low speeds turns are best achieved with asymmetric power Therefore a combination of rudder and some asymmetric power can be used to turn while on the ground to say line up for take off on a chosen runway heading On the ground such turns will give appropriate indications on the turn co ordinator and the balance ball as well as the Heading Indicator Compass and if tuned the ADF In the air the rudder is used in the conventional way primarily to make balanced turns and to offset asymmetric yaw effect A conventional trim wheel is also provided for rudder trim Right rudder pressure can be trimmed out by rolling the rudder trim wheel to the right and vice versa Trim position indicators appears on the instrument panel with a rudder neutral mark Also provided on the top right Yoke h
32. se the number pad arrow keys to select in Window 2 e g 4000 or 0500 Sets the Assigned Altitude Indicator Has no other effect e g q1020 Sets QNH Type rmi to toggle the HIS RMI function ON OFF Refuels the aircraft at any time e g w090 05 Following the w must have 3 digit direction a then 2 digits e g t4 gives moderate turbulence Fails the AI Clear again with ca Fails the Headg Ind Clear with ch Fails the Turn Co ord Clear with ct Fails the NAV Rx Clear with cn Randomly fails one or other engine on climb or descent Clear by feathering prop Fails left engine immediately Clear with cel or by feathering prop As above but for right engine Fails the left vacuum pump Clear with cvl As above but right vacuum pump Fails the Glideslope Clear with cg Fails the DME Clear with cd Fails RAIM on the GPS Clear with cr View the Track and Profile plots Enter to return to the panel Menu appears to permit reposition of A C Freezes the student s end Hit Enter to continue Terminates program Initially a printable version of the plot is displayed before returning to Windows MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright O AERO GUIDANCE 28 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 FLIGHT LOG for SYNTHETIC TRAINER VH IFR S N V Date Pilot Exercise Details No of Start VDO VDO TOTAL Appr s Time Start Finish TIME MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Traine
33. the MARK 5 11 KEYBOARD CONTROLS A number of functions none of which are of an urgent or immediate nature are actioned through the computer keyboard In summary these are 1 Navaid tuning 2 Setting the Heading Indicator 3 Auto Pilot selection and de activation de activation is also available from a yoke mounted push button 4 Wind vector and turbulence set up 5 Screen change to view plot 6 Pause facility 7 Stop watch 8 Heading bug 9 HSI on off 10 Refuel 11 Reposition facility 12 QNH setting 13 Assigned Altitude setting 14 Simulating failures 15 Quit shut down the program 11 1 NAVAID TUNING 11 1 1 ADF The ADF is tuned by entering the NDB s published frequency through the keyboard preceded by an a being the trainers method of indicating that the ADF is to be tuned For iate to tune the ADF to the Wonthaggi NDB type a383 ENTER If the NDB is within range the needle will assume its correct relative bearing and the morse ident WON will be heard if the ADF button on the audio panel is selected The ADF can be tested by pressing the ADF TEST button on the audio panel MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 9 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 11 1 2 VOR or VOR DME The NAV receiver with it s associated DME receiver is tuned by entering the published freguency through the keyboard preceded by an n being the trainers method of indicating
34. to the database before a flight is commenced either add change or deleted using the GPS Waypoint Editor Once entered waypoints can be selected on the GPS instrument during the flight To access the editor at the Aeroguidance start up screen main menu select Database then GPS Waypoint Editor Also see Help at Aeroguidance start up screen main menu will step you through the procedure if reguired User Waypoint is selected in flight by pressing G and navigating across to the user waypoint tab See the user manual for more details on the GPS operations 11 1 4 ILS or ILS DME An ILS or ILS DME is tuned using the NAV receiver in the same way as a VOR eg type n109 9 ENTER If the ILS is within range 25NM and 35 both localiser and glideslope flags will disappear and the needles will assume their correct position If an associated DME is present and Hold is initially OFF it will indicate distance NM ground speed Kts to the station and if applicable Time To Station Mins Hold can be turned ON if desired after tuning Check the ILS ident by pressing the audio panel NAV button The Markers MKRS are automatically tuned with the ILS but the MKRS button on the audio panel should be selected to hear the MKRS audio on flying over the beacons MARK 5 TWIN Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 12 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSTV4 2 11 2 COMPASS AND HEADING INDICATOR HI DG Primary heading i
35. ug 2008 OMSTV4 2 Note that the trainer remembers the reposition data as latitude longitude altitude and heading If you simply want to return to the previous re positioning point say to retry an aborted approach then nominate to enter latitude and longitude then click on OK 11 12 ONH At start up the trainer sets a QNH of 1013 hP This may be altered to some other value for procedural purposes although because the trainer is not subject to changes in atmospheric pressure it will not change the altimeter reading To set QNH type q followed by 3 or 4 numerals eg to set a QNH of 1023 type 41023 ENTER 11 13 ASSIGNED ALTITUDE INDICATOR An Assigned Altitude window on the instrument panel displays whatever 4 figure number is entered To set an Assigned Altitude of 5000 type 5000 ENTER 11 14 SIMULATING FAILURES Provision exists to directly simulate the failure of various systems These are the engines their vacuum pumps the gyro instruments Attitude Indicator Heading Indicator alternatively HSI and Turn Co ordinator the NAV receiver the DME and the Glideslope To fail a system the prefix f is used and to clear the fault the prefix c is used fa will fail the Attitude indicator ca will clear the fault fd will fail the DME cd will clear the fault fel will fail the Engine Left Refer note cel will clear the fault fer will fail the Engine Right Refer note cer will clear the fault fe wi
36. very similar to those found on conventional light twin engine aircraft This MARK 5 trainer simulates a light normally aspirated twin engine aircraft having constant speed propellers and retractable undercarriage with a cruise speed in the range 150 200 knots TAS It is eguipped with a conventional attitude flight panel including a Moving Card Heading Indicator airframe engine and fuel management panel a 3 axis auto pilot a clock and a stop watch A navigation panel is provided which is equipped with an ADF a VHF Nav receiver having VOR ILS Markers and DME and a non approach GPS with full waypoint capability At any time the Heading Indicator can be changed to a Horizontal Situation Indicator HSI The data file contains information on all Australian navaids aerodromes and waypoints as listed in ERSA It is possible therefore to fly any published procedure except GPS Approaches User waypoints can also be created Wind and turbulence conditions can be set or changed at any time and the trainer will respond accordingly Flight progress can be examined at any time This is accomplished by a simple reversible keyboard command that replaces the normal instrument panel display with a combined track made good and altitude profile display The track display is oriented True North and plots the trainer s track in relation to any navaids up to the last 20 that have been tuned These plots can be viewed at any time during which the tra
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