FDR User Manual

User manual related to the FDR Internal display usage.

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In order for FDR to work properly make sure the GPS antenna has good sky visibility and that it is properly fixed

The Display is composed by several menus/screens, the navigation between the menus is done by rotary encoder. Access sub-menus is done by Long Press on the encoder, selection and/or exit from sub-menu is done by Short Press on the encoder.

The device Screens are in "carrousel" with the exception of the two first screens, one with the product logo and one with a navigation warning.

Navigation Control

• To navigate between main menus, just use the rotary encoder, right-left will navigate the menus in the sequence on diagram above
• To access configuration menus, move to the corresponding menu page and Long Press the encoder until the system change to the respective configuration page
• To exit the configuration menu (unless otherwise stated bellow), Short Press the encoder.

Screens

Partial Time

Presents the current block/partial time counter.

The device keeps time tracking for three separated counters:

• Engine Time
• Block Time (since the airplane start moving)
• Flight Time

The times values are color coded, Blue means the timers are enabled and counting, Orange means the timers are disabled, stopped counting.

The timers change to enable as long as an Engine On is detected and pass to disabled when an Engine Off is detected, this controls the global behavior, each timer counts it's time independently but the Engine timer is the master control.

Maintenance Timer

Present to total time elapsed since last maintenance.

If the timer values are Orange it means the airplane is close to it's maintenance time period, if Red it has overshoot the maintenance interval.

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It's possible to configure on FDR which timer is used as the base time for the maintenance interval, and also the maintenance interval duration (in hours)

Configuration done via FlyData platform.

CO Sensor

Indication of current CO sensor value and the max value recorded since last device boot.

Clock

Indication of current UTC Time (GPS Synchronized)

GPS Information

Information related to GPS Status

This page shows:

• GPS Altitude in feets
• GPS Status
• GPS Satellites Number of satellites used by GPS module, should be higher than 10 in standard conditions.
• GPS Speed in knots

In case no GPS Fix has been made, the values will be shown as ---

GPS Track

Indication of current GPS Track.

In case no GPS Fix has been made, the values will be shown as ---.

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This value may not be correct if airplane is stopped or at very low speed.

Altitude QNH

Indication of current QNG altitude and reference pressure used to calculate it.

Calibrate Altitude QNH

It is possible to calibrate the reference pressure used to calculate QNH Altitude.

• Long Press on the encoder while in Altitude QNH page until a new screen shows up

• Use the rotary encoder to control the reference pressure
  • The QNH value will change accordingly (and change to Orange to indicate that has changed)
• In order to save the new reference value, Long Press on the encoder until the system exists the menu and return to previous page

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To exit the menu without saving the new value, just Short Press the encoder

G-Force Value

Indication of current G-Force value measured by FDR

AHRS Pitch/Roll

Indication of current Pitch and Roll being measured by AHRS system.

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In case the system is still in the initialization phase, or the GPS data is not good enough will show:

Pitch and Roll Calibration

It is possible to calibrate the Pitch and Roll offset values.

Perform a Long Press on the encoder while in the AHRS Pitch/Roll page, until a new page is shown

When entering this new page, it is possible to set the new value for Pitch. To switch to the Roll perform a Short Press on the encoder.

After that, a new Short Press will exit the menu and apply the values.

AHRS Heading/Track

Indication of the current Heading/Track being measured by AHRS system

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In case the system is still in the initialization phase, or the GPS data is not good enough will show:

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These values are only valid if aircraft speed is higher than 5knt

Menu Information

Indicates the FDR current voltage supply value and internal temperature.

• There is an indication of the current voltage source:
  • BAT FDR is being supplied via the main power connector / Aircraft battery
  • USB FDR is being supplied via USB connector
  • CAP FDR is being supplied via internal Ultra Capacitor (it only has capacity to support FDR for around 30s, is mainly to finish communications with the server and report that it has lost power)

Extra Menu Information

When in the screen Menu Information it is possible to access more details about FDR status. Long Press the encoder until the system change page and there is a new sub-screens with several information

Screen	Description
	FDR LTE Modem IMEI
	FDR Serial Number
	Information about LTE Modem Status
	Information about TCP Server connection status
	Information about FDR WiFi connection status
	Information about FDR Firmware Version

Virtual ILS

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The correct operation of this functionality is dependent on GPS, user configuration and TCP server connection

Presents a virtual ILS screen.

It presents:

• Airport Code and runway code
• Orientation for Airport
• Distance to Airport
• Glide Slope Indication
  • Total scale -1.5º / +1.5º
• Localizer Indication
  • Total scale -1.5º / +1.5º

The device will jump automatically to this screen when entering an ILS Zone, if the user exit this menu voa rotary encoder the device will not return automatically until it Exist/Enter a new ILS Zone.

vILS configuration

The virtual ILS can operate in two modes, automatic or user select runway.

In automatic mode, FDR will select the runway automatically based on the internal airports/runways, if inside the ILS zone (lower than 4000ft above runway elevation, and in area preceding the touch down zone) it will select that runway.

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In automatic mode, the runways list will be automatically updated via communications server to match the nearby airports (less than 10km distance)

The user can force the runway selection, by Long Press the encoder to jump to configuration screen:

Here the user can select the runway required (or select Auto to stay in automatic mode)

Select the runway/mode desired and Long Press the encoder.

If not in Auto mode, the vILS screen will always show the airport code and runway (with red border`)

Traffic Advisory

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This feature should not be used an single source for indication of other aircraft and avoidance maneuvers, the operation of this feature is very dependent on good connection to FlyData servers.

The data shown is acquired in partnership with SafeSky, not all aircraft appear since it's dependent on the aircraft have some sort of active transmitter for it's own position.

Indication of up to the three nearest aircraft

It will show:

• Arrow pointing in the direction of traffic
• CallSign
• Distance in nautical milles
• Altitude relative altitude between traffic and FDR, altitude shown in hundreds of feet.

To cycle between the closest aircraft, perform a Short Click on the encoder to switch aircraft target.

In case of communication failure with server, an warning will be shown:

Radar Page

warning

This feature should not be used an single source for indication of other aircraft and avoidance maneuvers, the operation of this feature is very dependent on good connection to FlyData servers.

The data shown is acquired in partnership with SafeSky, not all aircraft appear since it's dependent on the aircraft have some sort of active transmitter for it's own position.

Similar to the Traffic Advisory page, but instead of showing aircraft individually it shows in radar view.

The aircraft symbol is color coded:

• Red relative altitude difference bellow 500ft
• Orange relative altitude difference between 500ft and 1000ft
• Green default color

It is possible to adjust the radar scale via Short Click on the encoder, the valid scales are 2nm, 4nm and 8nm.

In case of communication failure with server, an warning will be shown:

Alerts

CO Sensor Value

In case the CO sensor value is too high, an alert will show on the screen (And Buzzer will also beep)

The screen will blink the background color depending on the alarm level, Orange for high level, and Red for danger level.

In case of alert, the device will stay in this page while the alarm is active, the user can override this by Short Press on the encoder to exit this mode and return to normal menu.

Alert values configuration done via FlyData platform.

Messages

FDR supports receive short messages from the server (Not SMS, it requires a TCP Connection).

When a message arrives a new screen will show up:

The title, will have different background colors according to the message level set by who sent it:

• Black Info Message
• Yellow Warning Message
• Red Danger Message

The buzzer will also beep when a message arrive, the number of beeps and duration are related to the message level.

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In case the message sent is too large to fit on the screen, the user can use the Rotary Encoder to scroll the message on screen.

The message can be sent via FlyData platform.