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Embraer Prodigy
®
Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
497
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
SECTION 8 ADDITIONAL FEATURES
NOTE: With the availability of SafeTaxi
®
, ChartView, or FliteCharts
®
, it may be necessary to carry another
source of charts on-board the aircraft.
Additional features of the system include the following:
•Synthetic Vision System (SVS)
•SafeTaxi
®
diagrams
•ChartViewandFliteCharts
®
electronic charts
•AOPA or AC-U-KWIKAirport Directory
•DataLinkServices
•SatellitetelephoneandSMSmessagingservices
•SiriusXMSatelliteRadioentertainment
•Scheduler
TheoptionalSyntheticVisionSystem(SVS)providesathree-dimensionalforwardviewofterrainfeatureson
thePFD.SVSimageryshowsthepilot’sviewofrelevantfeaturesinrelationtotheaircraftattitude,aswellasthe
ightpathpertainingtotheactiveightplan.
SafeTaxidiagramsprovidedetailedtaxiway,runway,andrampinformationatmorethan700airportsinthe
UnitedStates.BydecreasingrangeonanairportthathasaSafeTaxidiagramavailable,acloseupviewofthe
airportlayoutcanbeseen.
The FliteChartsandoptionalChartViewprovideon-boardelectronicterminalprocedurescharts.Electronic
chartsoffertheconvenienceofrapidaccesstoessentialinformation.EitherChartVieworFliteChartsmaybe
conguredinthesystem,butnotboth.
The AOPA andAC-U-KWIKAirportDirectoriesofferdetailedinformationforaselectedairport,suchasavailable
services,hoursofoperation,andlodgingoptions.
TelephoneandDataLinkServicesareoptionalsubscriptionservicesofferedthroughGarminFlightDataServices
andIridiumSatelliteLLC.VoiceandSMSmessagingcommunicationsarethroughtheIridiumSatelliteNetwork.
DatacommunicationsarethroughIridiumDataServices,orawirelessnetwork(Wi-Fi)whentheaircraftison
theground.Incorporated inthisfeaturesetisaSystemData Loggingfunctionwhichrecordsaircraftsystem
parametersspeciedbytheaircraftmanufacturer.ThisdataisthenuploadedtoGarminFlightDataServices
through one of the data communications options.
TheoptionalSiriusXMSatelliteRadioentertainmentaudiofeatureoftheGDL69ADataLinkReceiverhandles
morethan170channelsofmusic,news,andsports.SiriusXMSatelliteRadiooffersmoreentertainmentchoices
andlongerrangecoveragethancommercialbroadcaststations.
TheSchedulerfeaturecanbeusedtoenteranddisplayshorttermorlongtermremindermessagessuchas
Switchfueltanks,Phase1inspection,orAltimeter/TransponderCheckintheMessagesWindowonthePFD.