Honeywell Weather Radio 880 Users Manual PRIMUS Digital Radar System

2015-01-23

• TITLE
  • Revision 2 Highlights
  • Proprietary Notice
• FRONT MATTER
  • Record of Revisions
  • Record of Temporary Revisions
  • List of Effective Pages
  • Table of Contents
    • List of Illustrations
      • Figure 2-1. PRIMUS 880 Configurations
      • Figure 2-2. Typical PRIMUS 880 Weather Radar Components
      • Figure 3-1. Typical PRIMUS 880 Digital Weather Radar Display
      • Figure 3-2. WI-880 Weather Radar Indicator Front Panel View
      • Figure 3-3. WI-880 Weather Radar Indicator Display Screen Features
      • Figure 3-4. WC-880 Weather Radar Controller Configurations
      • Figure 3-5. WC-884 Weather Radar Controller
      • Figure 4-1. Indicator Test Pattern 120°Scan (WX), With TEXT FAULT Enabled
      • Figure 4-2. EFIS Test Pattern (Typical) 120° Scan Shown (WX)
      • Figure 4-3. WI-880 Indicator Test Pattern With TEXT FAULT Enabled
      • Figure 5-1. Positional Relationship of an Airplane and Storm Cells Ahead as Displayed on Indicator
      • Figure 5-2. Antenna Beam Slicing Out Cross Section of Storm During Horizontal Scan
      • Figure 5-3. Sea Returns
      • Figure 5-4. Radar Beam Illumination High Altitude 12-Inch Radiator
      • Figure 5-5. Radar Beam Illumination High Altitude 18-Inch Radiator
      • Figure 5-6. Radar Beam Illumination Low Altitude 12-Inch Radiator
      • Figure 5-7. Radar Beam Illumination Low Altitude 18-Inch Radiator
      • Figure 5-8. Ideal Tilt Angle
      • Figure 5-9. Earth’ s Curvature
      • Figure 5-10. Convective Thunderstorms
      • Figure 5-11. Unaltered Tilt
      • Figure 5-12. Proper Tilt Technique
      • Figure 5-13. Tilt Management With Heading Changes
      • Figure 5-14. Fast Developing Thunderstorm
      • Figure 5-15. Low Altitude Tilt Management
      • Figure 5-16. Antenna Size and Impact on Tilt Management
      • Figure 5-17. Rules of Thumb
      • Figure 5-18. Manual Tilt at Low Altitudes
      • Figure 5-19. Symmetrical Ground Returns
      • Figure 5-20. Ground Return Indicating Misalignment (Upper Right)
      • Figure 5-21. Ground Return Indicating Misalignment (Upper Left)
      • Figure 5-22. Roll Stabilization Inoperative
      • Figure 5-23. Roll Offset Adjustment Display - Initial
      • Figure 5-24. Roll Offset Adjustment Display - Final
      • Figure 5-25. Weather Radar Images
      • Figure 5-26. Radar and Visual Cloud Mass
      • Figure 5-27. Squall Line
      • Figure 5-28. REACT ON and OFF Indications
      • Figure 5-29. Probability of Turbulence Presence in a Weather Target
      • Figure 5-30. Total Return Vector
      • Figure 5-31. No Turbulence
      • Figure 5-32. Turbulent
      • Figure 5-33. Weather Display With Turbulence
      • Figure 5-34. Turbulence Levels (From Airman’ s Information Manual)
      • Figure 5-35. Hail Size Probability
      • Figure 5-36. Rain Coming From Unseen Dry Hail
      • Figure 5-37. Familiar Hailstorm Patterns
      • Figure 5-38. Overshooting a Storm
      • Figure 5-39. Short- and Long-Blind Alley
      • Figure 5-40. Azimuth Resolution in Weather Modes
      • Figure 5-41. Weather Display
      • Figure 5-42. Typical Hook Pattern
      • Figure 5-43. V-Notch Echo, Pendant Shape
      • Figure 5-44. The Classic Pendant Shape
      • Figure 5-45. Rain Gradients
      • Figure 5-46. Crescent Shape
      • Figure 5-47. Line Echo Wave Pattern (LEWP)
      • Figure 5-48. Bow-Shaped Line of Thunderstorms
      • Figure 5-49. Ground Mapping Display
      • Figure 6-1. MPEL Boundary
      • Figure 7-1. Fault Annunciation on Weather Indicator With TEXT FAULT Fields
      • Figure 7-2. Fault Code on EFIS Weather Display With TEXT FAULTS Disabled
      • Figure 7-3. Radar Indication With Text Fault Enabled (On Ground)
      • Figure A-1. Schematic Cross Section of a Thunderstorm
      • Figure B-1. EHSI Display Over KPHX Airport With the EGPWS Display
      • Figure B-2. EGPWS Test Display
    • List of Tables
      • Table 2-1. Dual Control Mode Truth Table
      • Table 2-2. PRIMUS 880 Weather Radar Equipment List
      • Table 3-1. Rainfall Rate Color Coding
      • Table 3-2. Target Alert Characteristics
      • Table 3-3. Rainfall Rate Color Coding
      • Table 3-4. WC-880 Controller Target Alert Characteristics
      • Table 3-5. WC-884 Controller Target Alert Characteristics
      • Table 3-6. Rainfall Rate Color Coding
      • Table 4-1. PRIMUS 880 Power-Up Procedure
      • Table 5-1. Approximate Tilt Setting for Minimal Ground Target Display 12-Inch Radiator
      • Table 5-2. Approximate Tilt Setting for Minimal Ground Target Display 18-Inch Radiator
      • Table 5-3. Approximate Tilt Setting for Minimal Ground Target Display 24-Inch Radiator
      • Table 5-4. Pitch and Roll Trim Adjustments Criteria
      • Table 5-5. Stabilization In Straight and Level Flight Check Procedure
      • Table 5-6. Stabilization in Turns Check Procedure
      • Table 5-7. In-flight Roll Offset Adjustment Procedure
      • Table 5-8. Pitch Offset Adjustment Procedure
      • Table 5-9. Roll Gain Adjustment
      • Table 5-10. Pitch Gain Adjustment
      • Table 5-11. Display Levels Related to VIP Levels (Typical)
      • Table 5-12. Severe Weather Avoidance Procedures
      • Table 5-13. TILT Setting for Maximal Ground Target Display (12-Inch Radiator)
      • Table 5-14. TILT Setting for Maximal Ground Target Display (18-Inch Radiator)
      • Table 7-1. Fault Data Fields
      • Table 7-2. Text Faults
      • Table 7-3. Pilot Messages
      • Table B-1. EGPWS Obstacle Display Color Definitions
• SECTIONS
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS
    • List of Figures - Section II
      • Figure 2-1. PRIMUS 880 Configurations
      • Figure 2-2. Typical PRIMUS 880 Weather Radar Components
    • List of Tables - Section II
      • Table 2-1. Dual Control Mode Truth Table
      • Table 2-2. PRIMUS 880 Weather Radar Equipment List
  • 3. OPERATING CONTROLS
    • List of Figures - Section III
      • Figure 3-1. Typical PRIMUS 880 Digital Weather Radar Display
      • Figure 3-2. WI-880 Weather Radar Indicator Front Panel View
      • Figure 3-3. WI-880 Weather Radar Indicator Display Screen Features
      • Figure 3-4. WC-880 Weather Radar Controller Configurations
      • Figure 3-5. WC-884 Weather Radar Controller
    • List of Tables - Section III
      • Table 3-1. Rainfall Rate Color Coding
      • Table 3-2. Target Alert Characteristics
      • Table 3-3. Rainfall Rate Color Coding
      • Table 3-4. WC-880 Controller Target Alert Characteristics
      • Table 3-5. WC-884 Controller Target Alert Characteristics
      • Table 3-6. Rainfall Rate Color Coding
    • WI-880 Weather Radar Indicator Operation
    • WC-880 Weather Radar Controller Operation
    • WC-884 Weather Radar Controller Operation
    • Hidden Modes
      • Forced Standby Override
      • Roll Offset
      • Roll Gain
      • Pitch Offset
      • Pitch Gain
  • 4. NORMAL OPERATION
    • List of Figures - Section IV
      • Figure 4-1. Indicator Test Pattern 120°Scan (WX), With TEXT FAULT Enabled
      • Figure 4-2. EFIS Test Pattern (Typical) 120° Scan Shown (WX)
      • Figure 4-3. WI-880 Indicator Test Pattern With TEXT FAULT Enabled
    • List of Tables - Section IV
      • Table 4-1. PRIMUS 880 Power-Up Procedure
    • Preliminary Control Settings
      • Standby
      • Radar Mode - Weather
      • Radar Mode - Ground Mapping
      • Test Mode
  • 5. RADAR FACTS
    • List of Figures - Section V
      • Figure 5-1. Positional Relationship of an Airplane and Storm Cells Ahead as Displayed on Indicator
      • Figure 5-2. Antenna Beam Slicing Out Cross Section of Storm During Horizontal Scan
      • Figure 5-3. Sea Returns
      • Figure 5-4. Radar Beam Illumination High Altitude 12-Inch Radiator
      • Figure 5-5. Radar Beam Illumination High Altitude 18-Inch Radiator
      • Figure 5-6. Radar Beam Illumination Low Altitude 12-Inch Radiator
      • Figure 5-7. Radar Beam Illumination Low Altitude 18-Inch Radiator
      • Figure 5-8. Ideal Tilt Angle
      • Figure 5-9. Earth’ s Curvature
      • Figure 5-10. Convective Thunderstorms
      • Figure 5-11. Unaltered Tilt
      • Figure 5-12. Proper Tilt Technique
      • Figure 5-13. Tilt Management With Heading Changes
      • Figure 5-14. Fast Developing Thunderstorm
      • Figure 5-15. Low Altitude Tilt Management
      • Figure 5-16. Antenna Size and Impact on Tilt Management
      • Figure 5-17. Rules of Thumb
      • Figure 5-18. Manual Tilt at Low Altitudes
      • Figure 5-19. Symmetrical Ground Returns
      • Figure 5-20. Ground Return Indicating Misalignment (Upper Right)
      • Figure 5-21. Ground Return Indicating Misalignment (Upper Left)
      • Figure 5-22. Roll Stabilization Inoperative
      • Figure 5-23. Roll Offset Adjustment Display - Initial
      • Figure 5-24. Roll Offset Adjustment Display - Final
      • Figure 5-25. Weather Radar Images
      • Figure 5-26. Radar and Visual Cloud Mass
      • Figure 5-27. Squall Line
      • Figure 5-28. REACT ON and OFF Indications
      • Figure 5-29. Probability of Turbulence Presence in a Weather Target
      • Figure 5-30. Total Return Vector
      • Figure 5-31. No Turbulence
      • Figure 5-32. Turbulent
      • Figure 5-33. Weather Display With Turbulence
      • Figure 5-34. Turbulence Levels (From Airman’ s Information Manual)
      • Figure 5-35. Hail Size Probability
      • Figure 5-36. Rain Coming From Unseen Dry Hail
      • Figure 5-37. Familiar Hailstorm Patterns
      • Figure 5-38. Overshooting a Storm
      • Figure 5-39. Short- and Long-Blind Alley
      • Figure 5-40. Azimuth Resolution in Weather Modes
      • Figure 5-41. Weather Display
      • Figure 5-42. Typical Hook Pattern
      • Figure 5-43. V-Notch Echo, Pendant Shape
      • Figure 5-44. The Classic Pendant Shape
      • Figure 5-45. Rain Gradients
      • Figure 5-46. Crescent Shape
      • Figure 5-47. Line Echo Wave Pattern (LEWP)
      • Figure 5-48. Bow-Shaped Line of Thunderstorms
      • Figure 5-49. Ground Mapping Display
    • List of Tables - Section V
      • Table 5-1. Approximate Tilt Setting for Minimal Ground Target Display 12-Inch Radiator
      • Table 5-2. Approximate Tilt Setting for Minimal Ground Target Display 18-Inch Radiator
      • Table 5-3. Approximate Tilt Setting for Minimal Ground Target Display 24-Inch Radiator
      • Table 5-4. Pitch and Roll Trim Adjustments Criteria
      • Table 5-5. Stabilization In Straight and Level Flight Check Procedure
      • Table 5-6. Stabilization in Turns Check Procedure
      • Table 5-7. In-flight Roll Offset Adjustment Procedure
      • Table 5-8. Pitch Offset Adjustment Procedure
      • Table 5-9. Roll Gain Adjustment
      • Table 5-10. Pitch Gain Adjustment
      • Table 5-11. Display Levels Related to VIP Levels (Typical)
      • Table 5-12. Severe Weather Avoidance Procedures
      • Table 5-13. TILT Setting for Maximal Ground Target Display (12-Inch Radiator)
      • Table 5-14. TILT Setting for Maximal Ground Target Display (18-Inch Radiator)
    • Radar Operation
    • Tilt Management
    • Stabilization
      • Dynamic Error
      • Accelerative Error
      • Pitch and Roll Trim Adjustments
      • Stabilization Precheck
        • Stabilization In Straight and Level Flight Check Procedure
        • Stabilization in Turns Check Procedure
        • In-flight Roll Offset Adjustment Procedure
    • Pitch Offset Adjustment
    • Roll Gain Adjustment
    • Pitch Gain Adjustment
    • Interpreting Weather Radar Images
    • Weather Display Calibration
    • Variable Gain Control
    • Rain Echo Attenuation Compensation Technique (REACT)
      • Shadowing
      • Turbulence Probability
      • Turbulence Detection Theory
      • Turbulence Detection Operation
      • Hail Size Probability
      • Spotting Hail
      • Azimuth Resolution
    • Radome
    • Weather Avoidance
      • Configurations of Individual Echoes (Northern Hemisphere)
      • Line Configurations
      • Additional Hazards
    • Ground Mapping
  • 6. MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVEL (MPEL)
    • List of Figures - Section VI
      • Figure 6-1. MPEL Boundary
  • 7. IN-FLIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING
    • List of Figures - Section VII
      • Figure 7-1. Fault Annunciation on Weather Indicator With TEXT FAULT Fields
      • Figure 7-2. Fault Code on EFIS Weather Display With TEXT FAULTS Disabled
      • Figure 7-3. Radar Indication With Text Fault Enabled (On Ground)
    • List of Tables - Section VII
      • Table 7-1. Fault Data Fields
      • Table 7-2. Text Faults
      • Table 7-3. Pilot Messages
    • Test Mode With TEXT FAULTS Enabled
    • Fault Code and Text Fault Relationships
  • 8. HONEYWELL PRODUCT SUPPORT
    • 24-Hour Exchange/Rental Suppport Centers
    • Customer Support Centers - North America
    • Publication Ordering Information
  • 9. ABBREVIATIONS
• APPENDICES
  • APPENDIX A. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Advisory Circulars
    • List of Illustrations
      • Figure A-1. Schematic Cross Section of a Thunderstorm
    • SUBJECT: RECOMMENDED RADIATION SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR GROUND OPERATION OF AIRBORNE WEATHER RADAR
      • Purpose
      • Cancellation
      • Related Reading Material
      • Background
      • Precautions
        • General
        • Body Damage
        • Combustible Materials
    • SUBJECT: THUNDERSTORMS
      • Purpose
      • Cancellation
      • Related Reading Material
      • General
      • Hazards
        • Squall Lines
        • Tornadoes
        • Turbulence
        • Icing
        • Hail
        • Low Ceiling and Visibility
        • Effect On Altimeters
        • Lightning
        • Weather Radar
      • National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Thunderstorm Research
        • Relationship Between Turbulence and Reflectivity
        • Relationship Between Turbulence and Altitude
        • Turbulence and Echo Intensity on NWS Radar (WSR-57)
        • Turbulence in Relation to Distance from Storm Core
        • Turbulence in Relation to Distance from Storm Edge
        • Turbulence Above Storm Tops
        • Turbulence Below Cloud Base
        • Maximum Storm Tops
        • Hail in Thunderstorms
        • Visual Appearance of Storm and Associated Turbulence with Them
        • Modification of Criteria When Severe Storms and Rapid Development Are Evident
        • Extrapolation to Different Climbs
        • Use of Airborne Radar
  • APPENDIX B. Enhanced Ground--Proximity Warning System (EGPWS)
    • List of Illustrations
      • Figure B-1. EHSI Display Over KPHX Airport With the EGPWS Display
      • Figure B-2. EGPWS Test Display
    • List of Tables
      • Table B-1. EGPWS Obstacle Display Color Definitions
    • SYSTEM OPERATION
      • EGPWS Controls
      • Related EGPWS System Operation
      • EGPWS Operation
      • EGPWS Display
      • EGPWS Test
• INDEX