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EchoMap v3.0 2 This Manual is for users of EchoMap, on an Echo Flight Flight Cheetah Multi - Function - Display or a Windows® laptop. An electronic version of this manual will be installed to /Echomap/Docs/EchoMapGuide.pdf 1/22/2002 Version 3.0[...]

EchoMap v3.0 3 Please read the following information • Echo Flight provides weather and messaging only in the Continental U.S. and surrounding offshore areas • Echo Flight continues to develop new technologies to provid e pilots with new and exciting way s to gather information in the cockpit. For a full understanding of how the system should b[...]

EchoMap v3.0 4 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................... 7 1.1 System Requirements .......................................................... 7 1.2 Data - Link and GPS ............................................................... 7 2. Flight Display Indicators ...............[...]

EchoMap v3.0 5 4.1.1 Airport Facility Page ........................................................ 24 4.1.2 Airport Frequency Page .................................................. 25 4.1 .3 Airport Map Page ............................................................ 25 4.1.4 Airport Metar Weather Page ...........................................[...]

EchoMap v3.0 6 7.4.6 How to read Graphical W ind Speed and Direction ......... 48 7.4.7 How to read Graphical Temperature Dew - point Spreads 49 7.4.8 How to View Weather Overlays ...................................... 49 7.5 Text Metar Repo rts ............................................................. 50 8. In Flight Email ....................[...]

EchoMap v3.0 7 1 1 . . I I N N T T R R O O D D U U C C T T I I O O N N This Manual is for users of the EchoMap softwa re running on a either a n Echo Flight Flight Cheetah M ulti - F unction - D isplay or a Windows laptop /tablet computer . Read in g this manual will introduce you to the powerful features and functions of EchoMap. You should instal[...]

EchoMap v3.0 8 2 2 . . F F L L I I G G H H T T D D I I S S P P L L A A Y Y I I N N D D I I C C A A T T O O R R S S EchoMap has been optimized for maximum flexibilit y, capability and ease of use in flight. Please take a few moments to review its functions to get the most of its capabilities . The flight display screen consists of six separate secti[...]

EchoMap v3.0 9 2.1 Heading Indicator The first section of the flight display is the heading indicator in th e upper left corner of the screen. The top yellow number is the magnetic heading to your w aypoint. The lower white number is your actual current track. The visual aircraft indicator shows the number of degrees off course, in this case 6 degr[...]

EchoMap v3.0 10 2.4 Position Indicators Directly below the direct to indicator is the navigation box. Thi s box displays current navigational information during flight. The first two lines are D istance t o the W aypoint and G round S peed . The third line displays the E stimated T ime E nroute ( E TE ) to the target waypoint. E TE is computed on y[...]

EchoMap v3.0 11 2.5.1 Satellite Indicator Colors The ORBCOMM status indicator shows whether you have established a link with the satellites and whether you are transmitting or receiving. Color ORBCOMM Satellite Indications (upper left) Red No signal is being received on the serial port or the satellite transceiver has failed its initial check and v[...]

EchoMap v3.0 12 Green Send queue empty and waiting. 2.5.2 Satellite Indicator Examples You have no connection with the Satellite transceiver . All i ndicators are red. You have a connection with the satellite transceiver , but no lock with either GPS or ORBCOMM satellites. You have made one WX request, which is waiting for a connection to send. If [...]

EchoMap v3.0 13 2.6 M oving Map Panel The sixth and largest section of the EchoMap display is the moving map that shows your aircraft’s current position in relation to airports, airspaces, Navaids, weather and a wide range of other data. To maximize situational awareness of presented data, colors are chosen for optimum legibility and menus are lo[...]

EchoMap v3.0 14 3 3 . . G G P P S S M M O O V V I I N N G G M M A A P P Echo map has an extremely flexible GPS moving map . I t has been optimized for maximum capability in flight with minimum heads down time. Please take a few moments to review its functions to get the most of its capabilities . Most features in EchoMap are access ed through five [...]

EchoMap v3.0 15 Map - The map menu lets you customize the display options for the moving map, including which layers of navaid data are displayed on the map as well as filtering options . Routes - The routes menu lets you create user defined routes and waypoi nts. GPS Settings - The mode menu lets you select whether the display is in demo mode, GPS[...]

EchoMap v3.0 16 3.4 Navaid Overlays The Up arrow and Down arrow allows you to scroll through different customized layers of navigational data such as airspace, highways and airways. To read more on how to customize your own layers please re fer to 3.10 3.5 Terrain Contour The terrain contour background map displays terrain in solid shades of color.[...]

EchoMap v3.0 17 positioned below the heading indicator. If there is no GPS altitude available, this area will display as a red and white slashed bar that says NO ALT or NO GPS . Terrain and tower alert conditions are always calculated, even when terrain and towers are not being displayed on the map. 3.6.1 Terrain Alert Indicator Echomap will displa[...]

EchoMap v3.0 18 The terrain alert overlay shows only terrain that is within 1500 fee t of your current GPS altitude. The terrain alert overlay is color - coded so that areas within 500 f ee t of your altitude display red , 500 - 1000 f ee t are in yellow and 1 000 f ee t - 1500 f ee t green . Anything in excess of 1500 feet clearance is not display[...]

EchoMap v3.0 19 Press the Nav button, select Terrain . In the Terrain menu select Map : ON and Mode : Both . Next press Enter to re move the menu. You can toggle this function on and off your moving map display by pressing Nav Enter Enter . The image below shows both the terrain contour map and alert overlay at the same time. If NexRAD rada r and t[...]

EchoMap v3.0 20 compass and aircr aft position on the screen. In addition you have the option to display your course line for your route of flight as well as runway extensions and 45 degree lines of entry. To open the Map Display Settings menu, p ress the Nav button, select Map , then sele ct Display Settings and press Enter. 3.9.1 Change Your Map [...]

EchoMap v3.0 21 situations. Color disp lays the roads using coloring similar to a standard road map. The Range Ring setting lets you display a thin white ring a particular range around your aircraft. This can be using in addition to the standard green compass ring to help you determine your di stance to objects on the map, including weather. You ca[...]

EchoMap v3.0 22 Delete a Layer While viewing an unwanted preset map page, select Delete in the Layers menu to delete that preset page (or press Delete on keyboard). 3.10.2 Keyboard Shortcuts for Laye rs You can insert or delete layers directly from a keyboard … Layer Names Keyboard shortcut Layer Data Description APT A Airports CLA C Class Airspa[...]

EchoMap v3.0 23 important information with minimum heads down time. The Filter s menu allow s you to change the cut off range distance, and the Layers menu allow s you to set up multiple pages of navigational information to overlay on the movi ng map. 3.11.1 Change Filter Settings Press the Nav button, select Map . In the Map menu select Filter . I[...]

EchoMap v3.0 24 4 4 . . D D A A T T A A B B A A S S E E I I N N F F O O R R M M A A T T I I O O N N The Information menu (F2) allows you to access informati on about various map features. Select the type of object you want information for: Airports, VORs or NDBs. Then either enter an identifier or select one from the list to see information about a[...]

EchoMap v3.0 25 4.1.2 Airport Frequency Page The frequency page lists the communications frequencies used at the airport, includin g Tower, Approach, Departure, ATIS, GND, Unicom and others. 4.1.3 Airport Map Page The map page displays a map of the airport and landmarks around the facility. The map shows terrain, runways, markers, airspaces, navaid[...]

EchoMap v3.0 26 4.1.4 Airport Metar Weather Page The Metar page will show whether the selected airport is a Metar site. If a textual Metar is available for this airport, it will display both in raw and decoded format. If a gra phical Metar is available for this airport, a textual interpretation will be displayed. See the Metar Weather section for m[...]

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EchoMap v3.0 28 4.2 VOR Info Page VOR information pages display the Name, Frequency, and Elevation of each VOR. Arrow down to highlight the VOR. 4.3 NDB Info Page NDB information pages display the Name, Frequency, and Elevation of each NDB. Arrow down to highlight th e NDB or enter an identifier.[...]

EchoMap v3.0 29 5 5 . . R R O O U U T T E E S S & & A A P P P P R R O O A A C C H H O O V V E E R R L L A A Y Y 5.1 Create a New Route From the Nav menu , select Route and then use the Down arrow to s elect Create and press Enter . In the Create box, enter a name for you r route and the n press Enter . After a rout e name is created, you wi[...]

EchoMap v3.0 30 the route will automatically be stored for later use from the Direct T o menu. 5.2 Select an Existing Route Existing routes can be accessed through the Routes menu under S elect Existing . Select the route and press Enter . Or, to delete a stored Route, select the route and press the Direct To button or D elete key on keyboard. 5.3 [...]

EchoMap v3.0 31 5.5 Direct To Menu To go directly to any waypoint, airport or user route, press the Direct To button (F5) , and then select the desired type of destination with the Enter button. Once the waypoint type is selected, a box will appear on the left hand side of the screen displaying waypoints closest to furthest. Simply scroll with the [...]

EchoMap v3.0 32 5.5.3 Approach Overlay EchoMap has a growing database of airport approach routes, based on our NOS Approa ch Plate scans. The approach route data includes the path(s) of the approach, the missed approach and any holding patterns associated with the approach. The approach routes can overlay as vector data on the GPS moving map, allow[...]

EchoMap v3.0 33 target indicator and the point is highlighted in yellow on the map. You can manually select the next waypoint in the approach, or change the selected runway or approach from the Direct To menu. 5.5.5 Viewing the Approach (requires Plates sub scription) When in approach mode, pressing the Info (F2) button will directly display the as[...]

EchoMap v3.0 34 6 6 . . S S Y Y S S T T E E M M M M E E N N U U The System menu is used for shutting down the computer, accessing system settings and diagnostics, updating database or software, minimi zing the window display and providing some diagnostic information. To access the system menu, press Nav (F1), scroll down to System and then press En[...]

EchoMap v3.0 35 Note - You can also download the latest database update on the internet using your custom er support login to the www.echoflight.com website. The database update file is called updatedb.exe and is 15 - 20 megabytes . 6.1.4 System Settings Menu Synchroniz e the Computer’s Clock EchoMap records, logs and time st amps many events dur[...]

EchoMap v3.0 36 You can also toggle between windowed and full screen modes by pressing F10 on a keyboard .[...]

EchoMap v3.0 37 7 7 . . D D A A T T A A - - L L I I N N K K W W E E A A T T H H E E R R One of the most powerful features o f EchoMap is Data Link W eather using the ORBCOMM satellite constellation. The network operates similar to a paging system in that it transmits and receives relatively small compressed data packets in quick bursts. How to use [...]

EchoMap v3.0 38 Correct way to Use Data Link Weather Incorrect way to use Data Link Weather! Note: The Airman’s Information Manual recommends that pilots should circumnavigate inclement weather by at least 25 nautical miles![...]

EchoMap v3.0 39 7.1 Data Link Weather vs. Onboard Radar Data Link W eather is different from onboard weather radar in several impo rtant ways. Onboard Radar Has the advantage of providing instantaneous information on echo returns in front of the aircraft, making it ideal for tactical decision making while in close vicinity of thunderstorms. Has the[...]

EchoMap v3.0 40 NexRAD radar composites incorporate extensive processing on th e ground . U pdates arrive at the Echo Flight Network Center every five minutes. The age of the weather update returned to you greatly depends on when your request arrives at the Echo Flight Network Center. For instance, your request might arrive 4 minute s after the upd[...]

EchoMap v3.0 41 7.2.1 Requesting a NexRad Image To reques t a NexRAD weather picture, press the WX key and select NexRad in the menu. If the current request settings are correct, simply press the Enter key. If you are connected to the satellite transceiver, the request will be sent to an ORBCOMM satellite and r elayed to Echo Flight where a compres[...]

EchoMap v3.0 42 7.2.4 Automatic NexRad Requests The interval menu lets you program the system to automatically send weather requests on a regular time interval. The interval can be set from 0 to 60 minutes in 15 - minute increments. Interval preset is 0 (off). To activate this function select Interval in the menu and use the Left and Right arrow ke[...]

EchoMap v3.0 43 7.3 Interpreting NexRAD Radar Pictures T he figure above shows a NexRAD image with green, yellow and red cells bei ng displayed, the Wx07 indicator shows that the image is 7 minutes old . This will automatically count upwards as time increases so you always know the age of the data. You can spot significant storm activity between a [...]

EchoMap v3.0 44 7.3.1 Storm Cells Storm activity is displayed on the moving map with cells measuring from 2km to 12km in size. The detail levels vary depending on many factors, including size of requested area, amount of weather, and distance from center of picture. Although a higher level of detail can be displayed, due to the 5 to 10 minute age o[...]

EchoMap v3.0 45 7.4 Metar Reports Metar weather data is collected by the Echo Flight Weather Server from individual airports as they report. While NexRAD shows precipitation over a large area, Metar displays many types of data supplied from the requested airports in a given range. Metar reports can be reques ted and displayed textually for individu[...]

EchoMap v3.0 46 7.4.2 Interpreting Graphical Ceiling / Visibility Reports A graphical Metar report has three pages of information. T he first page of information shows Ceiling, Visibility and Precipitation for each reporting airport. A vertical bar displays ceiling status and a horizontal bar visibility status, forming an L - shape. The color of th[...]

EchoMap v3.0 47 7.4.5 Metar Ceiling/Visibility Example MCN has a low IFR ceiling and VF R visibility, with the age of the report less than 30 minutes. ABY has an IFR ceiling and VFR visibility with moderate rain reported, with the age of the report 30 - 60 minutes. AMG has a low IFR ceiling and low IFR visibility and heavy snow reported, wi th the [...]

EchoMap v3.0 48 7.4.6 How to read Graphical Wind Speed and Direction When you request an area Metar the second page of data you receive is the Wind Speeds and Directions. Use the Enter key to change which Metar page is displayed. The Wind layer shows the wind speed and direc tion on the ground at the airport. The speed is shown as a range, with a p[...]

EchoMap v3.0 49 7.4.7 How to read Graphical Temperature Dew - point Spreads When you request an area Metar the t hird page layer you receive is the temperature/ dew point spread. This is particularly useful to find areas where fog is likely to exist. The bars are color coded to show the likelihood of fog. Green = 11 or more degree spread Yellow = b[...]

EchoMap v3.0 50 7.5 Te xt Metar Reports The Text Request option in the Metar menu lets you request a complete text ual Metar report for a specific airport. To select the desired airport, enter the identifier or select from the list. Once you select an airport, press Enter to s end the request. When the report is received a bar will appear above the[...]

EchoMap v3.0 51 8 8 . . I I N N F F L L I I G G H H T T E E M M A A I I L L Press the MSG button (F3) to activate the message menu where you can send and receive E mail, or send position reports. Any messages you send through the Echo Flight Network will automatically log you in, allowing you to receive any Email sent to you. 8.1 How to Send Email [...]

EchoMap v3.0 52 8.2 Receiving Email When Email is received, a bar at the top of the map will tell you that Email has been received. T o view newly received message s , press the M SG button (F3) . You can view old messages with the Re ceived Mail option in the message menu. All E mail that has been received is listed. You can delete messages from t[...]

EchoMap v3.0 53 8.2.1 Email Login You m ust be logged on to the Echo Flight Network to receive Email. Any message sent through the system (mail, position report s , or weather request s ) will automatically log you on. To manually login, select Email Login and press Enter . You will be logged off t wo hours after the last message or login. Any Emai[...]

EchoMap v3.0 54 9 9 . . T T H H E E O O R R B B C C O O M M M M D D A A T T A A L L I I N N K K N N E E T T W W O O R R K K The ORBCOM M system operates using a new generation of satellite technology called Low - Earth O rbit satellite s ( "LEO s " ) . The ORBCOMM constellation is the world's first commercial LEO data and messaging s[...]

EchoMap v3.0 55 9.2 Network Operation The three main components of the network are: The Space Segment - the constellation of ORBCOMM satellites. The Ground Segment - network gateways located around the world. This includes the Gateway Control Centers ( GCC s), Gateway Ea rth Stations ( GES s), the Network Control Center ( NCC ) and the Echo Flight [...]

EchoMap v3.0 56 Washington State. The fi fth GES is located in Curacao, French Antilles in Central America. Gateway Earth Station (GES) ORBCOMM's GESs link the ground segment with the space segment from multiple locations worldwide. The GESs provide the following functions: • Acquire and track sat ellites based on orbital ephemeris data • [...]

EchoMap v3.0 57 Gateway Control Center (GCC) The Gateway Control Centers are located in South America, Europe, Asia and provides switching capabilities to link mobile transceivers with terrestrial - based customer systems via standard communication modes including X.400, X.25, leased line, dial - up mod em, public or private data networks, and E ma[...]

EchoMap v3.0 58 placed upon the glareshield of the aircraft, and a special VHF antenna mounted on the top of the fuselage for two - way communications with the ORBCOMM satellites. The VHF antenna is the only permanent installation required . Refer to the Antenna Installation Manual.[...]

EchoMap v3.0 59 1 1 0 0 . . T T E E C C H H N N I I C C A A L L S S U U P P P P O O R R T T If you have questions call 1 - 888 - 739 - 7161 from 10am to 7pm EST Mon. through Fri. or E mail Support@EchoFlight.com . 10.1 Log Files There are several log files generated to help us track down any unforeseen issues you may have with EchoMap. echomap [...]

EchoMap v3.0 60 A A P P P P E E N N D D I I X X A A : : K K E E Y Y B B O O A A R R D D S S H H O O R R T T C C U U T T S S There are many keyboard shortcuts that can be used to access EchoMap functionality without using the menus. Key Action What it does F1 Nav Menu Navigation Menu. F2 Info Menu Information Menu. F3 Msg Menu Messaging Menu. F4 WX [...]

EchoMap v3.0 61 Key Action What it does J Jet Airways Toggle jet airway display. N NDBs Toggle NDB display. O Obstacles Toggle obstacle / tower display. P PJAs Toggle parachute jump area display. R Arrivals Toggle arrival path display. S Special Use Toggle special use airspace display. T Trip Path Toggle user flight path line display. V VORs Toggl [...]

EchoMap v3.0 62 A A P P P P E E N N D D I I X X B B : : G G L L O O S S S S A A R R Y Y ALT (GPS Altitude): Altitude, calculated by the GPS receiver. A substantial difference bet ween this altitude value and altitude referenced above sea level may exist due to accuracy degradation by the military; altitude information should not be used for vertica[...]

EchoMap v3.0 63 Magnetic North : The region, some distance from the geographic North Pole where the earth’s magnetic lines concentrate. The angle between where the magnetic compass points to, magnetic north, and true north is the magnetic variation. Magnetic variation is measured in east or west. To get true course from magnetic course eastern va[...]