Aeroguidance Mark 5 (single) manual
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1. KEY BOARD SUDDER PEDALS Figure CABLE SONNEC TIONS LEAI V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 55 4 2 CONTROL BOX Kinetic Technology Internationa Py Ld C N41 Mode j Figure CONTROL 1 IEL MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 4 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 2 55 4 2 Installing knob retainer caps Retainer caps are already installed on the Single Engine systems with the option to allow the user to up grade to Twin Engine system When operating the Aero Guidance in Single Engine mode ensure retainer caps are installed To install align both knobs position cap over knobs and gently press down snap fit To remove rotate cap forwards on knobs and carefully lift back edge of cap up LOADING THE PROGRAM Note The MARK 5 Single version 4 is designed to run under Windows XP or VISTA and will not run under DOS Insert the Aeroguidance CD into the CDROM and wait for the installation program to load If the auto run 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 on the Setup exe file to start the installation process Follow the on screen prompts to complete the installation Or Once the installat2. 15 Quit shut down program OS tse 11 1 NAVAID TUNING 11 1 1 ADF The ADF 1s tuned by entering the NDB s published frequency through the keyboard preceded by an a being the trainers method of indicating that the ADF 1s to be tuned For example 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 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 9 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSSV4 2 11 1 2 VOR or VOR DME The NAV receiver with its associated DME receiver is tuned by entering the published frequency through the keyboard preceded by an n being the trainers method of indicating 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 the localizer flag 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 and time to station Mins The station ident can be checked by pressing the NAV button on the audio panel 11 1 2 1 OBS SETTING The Omni Bearing Selector OBS can be set to a particular value in much
3. 11 11 REPOSITION FACILITY This is a facility to enable a procedure to be Relocate recommenced from a specified location altitude and heading A reposition 1s invoked Relocate by typing Relocate Using Parameters r ENTER aos Latitude 42 degrees 145 mins Two choices for repositioning are offered viz by entering latitude and longitude or by nominating one of the currently tuned navaids or WPT then specifying a bearing ds and distance from that aid WPT Following Radial Distance Altitude 2000 this position information altitude and trainer heading can then be entered 7 a Cancel 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 Accept MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 16 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSSV4 2 11 12 QNH 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 e g 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 fig
4. 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 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
5. both knobs is conventional in operation and provides a means of setting power level The idle position will always give zero power but the power available at the full throttle stop will vary from 100 downwards with altitude 3 2 PITCH LEVERS The pitch lever central black knobs ensure retainer cap is installed joining both allow the RPM of the engine to be set and in the full rearward position to be feathered 3 3 MIXTURE A mixture control is fitted two bridged together right red knobs ensure retainer cap is installed joining both knobs which functions 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 the engine will continue to windmill but below Vs it will stop The engine 1s started simply by moving the mixture control to the full rich position Assuming the throttle is retarded an idle speed of 600 RPM will result The trainer will not move on the ground in this condition Leaning the mixture should be done except in full power climbs below 5000 feet At all other times the mixture is carefully leaned until a slight power drop is noticeable then moved forward toward rich about 2 3 mm Mixture should be readjusted whenever changing altitude and reset from time to time in cruise Note The VDO time recorder will increment only when the engine is running 4 FUEL Two wing tanks are fitted to the trainer with gravity fee
6. in any way It is preferable that the location be physically screened but in any case it is important that no movement or bright lighting impinge on the pilot s peripheral vision in any normal likely head positions 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 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 ALL TABLE UTER CONTROL BOX EE m ri L m N33828 SUGGESTED LAYOUT FOR MARK 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 8 in preparation for starting the trainer MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 3 MONITOR
7. 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 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 10 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSSV4 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 and pre selection Window 3 Confirm pre selection or specify other Selection of windows is 1n the strict order 1 2 3 1 and 1s initiated 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 irrespectiv
8. practise an overshoot to 2000 then return to land Exercise ends at top of overshoot MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 20 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 55 4 2 SAMPLE NDB RECENCY EXERCISE CHARTS REQUIRED ROMA QLD 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 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 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 21 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 55 4 2 SAMPLE VOR RECENCY EXERCISE CHARTS REQUIRED CHARLEVILLE YBCV QLD 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 runw
9. 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 p ENTER When ready to resume the flight press any key on the keyboard 11 7 STOP WATCH A stop watch 1s provided to enable accurate timing for timed procedures This watch 1s coupled to the screen change and pause facilities so that timing is not lost To start the stopwatch press the space bar once To stop and reset the stop watch press the space bar once again 11 8 HEADING BUG The heading bug is controlled in 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 MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 15 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSSV4 2 Alterna
10. E START CHECK LIST FURD Saga EITHER MARKERS SELECTED CENTERED BOTH AXES Hands off RUDDER CENTERED Feet off 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 1s 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 1s given The full instrument panel will now appear The trainer 1s stationary 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 Proceed now with the planned exercise or select one of the sample exercises MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 19 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 55 4 2 SAMPLE ILS AND RECENCY EXERCISE CHARTS REQUIRED Melbourne Essendon RWY 26 ILS or LLZ Melbourne Moorabbin NDB Area Chart Melbourne section PLAN MB to
11. OPERATIONS MANUAL MARK 5 Single 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 kti com au ACN 058 419 695 ABN 50 058 419 695 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 MARK 5SINGLE ENGINE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION page 1 EQUIPMENT CHECK LIST 2 EQUIPMENT SET UP 3 5 LOADING THE PROGRAM 5 OPERATING PROCEDURES 1 Main Flying Controls 1 1 Yoke 1 2 Rudder Trim 2 Elevator Trim 3 Emgine Controls 3 1 Throttle 3 2 Pitch 3 3 Mixture 4 Fuel 5 Flaps 6 Undercarriage 7 Audio Panel 7 1 Selector Switches 7 2 ADF Test 7 3 Audio Volume 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 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 amp Heading Indicator 11 3 Auto Pilot 11 4 Wind Vector amp Turbulence Set up 11 5 View Plot 11 5 1 Re centering amp Scaling 11 6 Pause Facility 11 7 Stop Watch MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE I cO cO cO cO cO 00000000 1 1 1 1 12 102 O O O G OM5SV4 2 CONTENTS cont V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 11 8 Heading Bug page 15 11 9 HSI Function 11 10 Refuelling 11 11 Rep
12. ay 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 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 22 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 55 4 2 CRUISE PERFORMANCE SUMMARY STANDARD Altitude Power TAS throttle Bud d cuc e n d ied a Allowed 10 000 2400 ng E2300 71207 eet ae PEE ee Best Rate of Climb 85 KTS LA S Cruise Climb 90 100 KTS LA S Stall Clean 50 KTS LAS Never Exceed 178 KTS LAS HIGH SPEED Altitude Power TAS Full TAS 75 TAS 65 TAS 55 TAS 45 TAS throttle Lae Ca ca Misi Hen Best Rate of Climb 105 KTS LA S Cruise Climb 120 KTS LA S Stall Clean 77 KTS L A S Never Exceed 238 KTS LAS MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 23 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSSV4 2 APPENDIX 1 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REAL SMOKE OR FIRE FROM THE EQUIPMENT T If practical without any danger to the person immediately switch off the subject equipment This may be practical at eithe
13. but causes a decrease 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 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 changed Resets the MAX and MIN altitude recorder to the current altitude Use before commencing approach Viewed on either plot MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright O AERO GUIDANCE 26 APPENDIX 3 cont V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 55 4 2 NON IMMEDIATE DATA ENTRY of the items below require ENTER to accept FUNCTION ADF NAV VOR OBS BUG GPS ASSIGNED ALTITUDE QNH HSI RMI FUEL WIND TURBULENCE FAIL AI HI T C NAV G S DME RAIM VIEW PLOT REPOSITION PAUSE QUIT FIRST KEY nv none none none mh n 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 0 to 9 an gt ACTION Tunes the ADF to the frequency represented by the numerals after the a Tunes the NA V receiver to the specified frequency e g 117 6 MHz May be VOR VOR DME VORTAC or ILS Tunes ONLY the VOR indica
14. d Associated with each tank 1s a fuel selector switch with positions for normal feed and an off position Note In the cross feed positions tanks are OFF feed from both tanks with both switches 1s normal position Fuel capacity is sufficient for 180 minutes total time If necessary the trainer can be refuelled at any time by typing the command fuel enter on the keyboard Fuel consumption is zero at idle and idle cut off Otherwise it is constant 5 FLAPS The flaps can be set to any angle between zero and 30 degrees This is done with the flap control which is a centre off switch on the right front of the console Flaps down movement is by moving the switch downward and holding it until just before the desired setting is displayed on the instrument panel indicator some over travel is normal Flaps up control is by moving the flap switch up momentarily causing the flaps to fully retract Less than full retraction can be achieved during up travel by momentarily pressing flaps down MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 7 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSSV4 2 6 UNDERCARRIAGE An undercarriage control switch located on the right front of the console 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 wi
15. e of WPT selection G S or ETI display is toggled by pressing either the T or J 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 lt 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 key OR you can over type the pre selection with another choice then press 1 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 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 11 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 55 4 2 Note that the CDI scale represents at its extremes 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
16. h 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 require setting or re setting 11 8 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 stabilize 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 HEADG HOLD lamp will 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 1s ON they will both be disengaged The left hand red button on the back of the yoke grips also provides 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 required 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 fol
17. hat the trainer will freeze while the plot 1s displayed 11 5 1 RE CENTERING AND SCALING To initiate re centering and scaling press the F5 function key The current screen will be replaced with a menu screen as below Reconfigure Plots Reconfigure Plot Datum Point 5 N D or w B Horizontal Scale 10 Profile Alignment 0 360 180 Maximum Display Altitude 4000 Cancel DATUM POINT permits the re centering of the plot to one of the currently tuned navaids or waypoint WPT or back to the original start location Type 5 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 use the mouse to select the next edit position MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright O AERO GUIDANCE 14 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 55 4 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
18. ied out in the correct manner to ensure Jh 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 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 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 18 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSSV4 2 STARTING THE TRAINER 1 Ensure that all plugs and cables are correctly and fully inserted in their respective receptacles Power up in the following order Monitor If not connected permanently to the computer Computer with Control Console Load Aero Guidance by double clicking on the Aero Guidance icon or though the start menu Check that the Control Console controls are set as follows PR
19. ine and fuel management panels a 3 axis auto pilot a clock and a stop watch A navigation aid panel is provided which is equipped with a fixed card ADF a VHF Nav receiver having VOR ILS and Markers and a DME receiver At any time the HI can be changed to a Horizontal Situation Indicator HSI A GPS is provided with Go To capability and access to a full data base of waypoints in addition to the navaid and aerodrome data User waypoints can also be created 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 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 1s oriented True North and plots the trainer s track in relation to any navaids up to the last 50 that have been tuned These plots can be viewed at any time during which the trainer will freeze Plot information is progressively updated and plot data 15 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 sce
20. ion 16 complete Aeroguidance will install shortcut 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 suit the graphics card monitor of your system MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 5 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 55 4 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 aireraft 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 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 for both roll and pitch can be set by the user before a flight is commenced At the Aeroguidance start up screen main menu select Option
21. iver in the same way as a VOR eg type n109 9 ENTER If the ILS is within range 25NM and t 35 both localizer and glideslope flags will disappear and the needles will assume their correct position If an associated DME is present with Hold OFF it will indicate distance NM ground speed Kts to from the station and time to station Mins 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 marker audio on flying over the beacons MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 12 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSSV4 2 11 2 COMPASS AND HEADING INDICATOR HI DG Primary heading information is provided by the magnetic compass mounted top centre in 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 due 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 wit
22. ll display the status Gear down and locked is indicated by 3 green lamps gear in transit is indicated by a single red lamp located below the 3 green lamps and gear up and locked is indicated by all 4 lamps being extinguished Gear cycle time 1s approximately 4 seconds during which airframe drag is slightly higher than in the gear extended condition Drag is considerably lower once the retraction cycle is complete 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 Marker audio available but normally will simply result in silence No audio will be heard if no valid navaid 1s 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 All navaid sounds are pr
23. lowed 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 0 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 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 13 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSSV4 2 11 5 VIEW PLOT The trainer software retains in memory positional and altitude information for 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 the instrument panel display and the plot display 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 up to 20 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 equal to that of the TRACK on a vertical scale of initially 4000 feet and 1s 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 t
24. narios applicable to the type of exercise appropriate for the gaining of recency credits for ADF VOR ILS amp LLZ and DME as well as instrument ground time MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 1 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSSV4 2 MARK 5 SINGLE EQUIPMENT CHECK LIST SUPPLIED IN THIS PACKAGE AERO GUIDANCE MARK 5 Single Engine Synthetic Trainer Software CD Single 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 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 1x CD ROM and Hard drive with 1GB free space PRINTER Colour or mono printer Windows compatible For plot print out only Print out is required for CASA verification SOFTWARE MS Windows XP VISTA or Win Approach plates charts etc to suit intended exercise MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 2 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSSV4 2 EQUIPMENT 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
25. nthetic Trainer Copyright O AERO GUIDANCE 28 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 55 4 2 Civil Aviation Authority APPROVAL CERTIFICATE AERO GUIDANCE MK 5 SYNTHETIC TRAINER SYSTEM This is to certify that the Aero Guidance Mark 5 Synthetic Trainer System being a computer based software system produced by Kinetic Technologies International Pty Ltd 1 Kembla Street Cheltenham East VIC 3192 having been assessed as complying with the required specifications equipment handling and operating requirements has now been designated as an approved Category B synthetic trainer system for 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 J Diamond District ight Operations Manager District Office a December 1994 MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 29
26. oduced through the computer soundcard Volume levels may be altered through the computer speakers volume control 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 MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 8 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSSV4 2 8 AUTO PILOT DISENGAGE The Auto Pilot may be disengaged immediately with the left rear yoke mounted red push button To engage the Auto Pilot refer to section 11 KEYBOARD CONTROLS 9 POWER The power lamp PWR to indicate power is ON or OFF is located on the left front of the control console Power to control console unit 18 supplied via the USB cable from computer 10 PRESS TO TALK There is no press to talk facility on the MARK 5 trainer 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 and using the GPS 2 Setting the Heading Indicator 3 Auto Pilot selection and de activation de activation is also available from the yoke mounted push buttons Wind vector and turbulence set up Screen change to view plots Pause facility Stop watch Heading bug HSI on off 10 Refuel 11 Reposition facility 12 QNH setting 13 Assigned Altitude 14 Simulating Failures
27. osition Facility 11 12 QNH 11 13 Assigned Altitude Indicator 11 14 Simulating Failures 11 15 Quit Shut down STARTING THE TRAINER SAMPLE ILS AND NDB RECENCY EXERCISE SAMPLE NDB RECENCY EXERCISE SAMPLE VOR RECENCY EXERCISE CRUISE PERFORMANCE SUMMARY APPENDIX1 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REAL APPENDIX2 Permissable Unserviceabilities APPENDIXS3 Keyboard Control Summary APPENDIXA Flight Log pro forma APPENDIX5 Approval Document MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE II 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 55 4 2 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OM5SV4 2 INTRODUCTION Important Note The MARK 5 single engine synthetic trainer package includes software for both low and high speed single engine trainers The AERO GUIDANCE MARK 5 SYNTHETIC INSTRUMENT TRAINER is a software based system that couples the reliability and graphical presentation capability of modern desk top computer equipment with a simple man machine control panel that provides control devices very similar to those found on conventional light single engine aircraft The MARK 5 trainer simulates a light single engine aircraft having a variable pitch propeller and retractable undercarriage with a cruise speed in the range 120 130 knots indicated for the standard version and 150 180 knots for the high speed version It is equipped with a conventional attitude flight panel including a moving card Heading Indicator airframe eng
28. r the equipment or the main wall outlet itself T Vacate the area of immediate risk Raise the alarm Refer local procedures 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 SHOCK Follow local site requirements OTHER EMERGENCIES Follow local site requirements MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 24 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 55 4 2 APPENDIX 2 SCHEDULE PERMISSIBLE UNSERVICEABILITIES There are NO permissible unserviceabilities MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 25 APPENDIX 3 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSSV4 2 SUMMARY OF KEYBOARD CONTROLS IMMEDIATE No Enter required FUNCTION DG HDG IND set OBS set DME hold BUG set STOP WATCH AUTO PILOT Hdg Hold Altitude Hold RECONFIGURE PLOT RESET ALT LIMITS KEY _ h gt lt Space bar Fl F2 F5 F8 ACTION Alone causes the HI to read 10 higher With Shift causes the HI to read 1 higher As above but reads lower Note not in RMI mode Alone causes the OBS to increase by 10 With Shift causes a 1 increase As above but causes a decrease Toggles the DME between hold ON and OFF Alone causes the BUG to increase 10 With TIShift causes a 1 increase As above
29. s 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 and adjustment but does not become harder The rudder becomes effective as soon as the trainer exceeds about 2 knots Therefore it can be used to turn while on the ground to for example line up for take off on a chosen runway direction On the ground rudder 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 although the trainer can be made to fly well out of balance if desired 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 Also provided on the top left Yoke handle is a rocker switch ft which allows the user to fine tune ELEVATOR TRIIM MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 6 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 55 4 2 8 ENGINE 3 1 THROTTLE The throttle two bridged together left larger black knobs ensure retainer cap 1s installed joining
30. 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 required course line Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitor RAIM A red lamp labelled RAIM will illuminate when integrity 1s 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 An orange lamp labelled X TRACK Normally the lamp 1s 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 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 required 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 1s tuned using the NAV rece
31. 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 you want 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 to enable it to remain 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 1s 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
32. tively 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 wanted 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 provides in addition to heading information NAV and ADF displays The NAV display consists of an orange coloured Omni Bearing Pointer with Deviation Bar and a Glide slope 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 course 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 REFUEL 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
33. tor 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 Use 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 HSI 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 or HSI Clear with ch Fails the Turn Co ord Clear with ct Fails the NAV Rx Clear with cn 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 program Hit Enter to continue Terminates program Initially a printable version of the plot is displayed before returning to Windows MARK 5 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 27 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 55 4 2 FLIGHT LOG for SYNTHETIC TRAINER VH IFR S N Date Pilot Exercise Details No of Start VDO VDO TOTAL Appr s Time Start Finish TIME MARK 5 S E Sy
34. ure number is entered To enter an Assigned Altitude of 5000 type 5000 ENTER 11 14 SIMULATING FAILURES Provision exists to directly simulate the failure of various instruments These are the gyro instruments attitude indicator Heading Indicator and turn co ordinator and the glideslope To fail an instrument the prefix f 1s 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 ed will clear the fault fg will fail the Glideslope cg will clear the fault fh will fail the Heading Indicator HSI cd will clear the fault fn will fail the Nav receiver en will clear the fault ft will fail the Turn Co ordinator not the ball ct will clear 1t fr will fail the RAIM cr will clear the fault To fail the ADF the most convenient way is to tune 1t 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 S E Synthetic Trainer Copyright AERO GUIDANCE 17 V4 2 Issue 1 Aug 2008 OMSSV4 2 11 15 QUIT 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 subsequent use It is important that shut down is carr
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