Learning

How do I get Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in the IFD?

Purchase an Avidyne FlySend 520 and wire it to the IFD

Pay for enablement through the dealer

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are free and included with the IFD

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are not IFD features

Please select an option. Incorrect There are many features that come standard with the IFD that are paid options in other devices.

Can I replace a Non-WAAS GNS430 with an Avidyne IFD440?

Yes, but for WAAS, you will need to replace the antenna and cable

Yes, but you have to turn off WAAS in the IFD at installation

No. The GNS must be a WAAS unit to qualify

Both A and B are correct

Please select an option. Incorrect WAAS functionality relies heavily on the antenna and cable that supports it, but WAAS can also be turned off if the antenna is not replaced and if GPS approaches are not desired.

What is the Page and Tab User Interface?

Flat menu system that allows the user to get to any page in 1 or 2 clicks

Combines touchscreen and/or knobs/buttons to aid in turbulence and help flatten the learning curve

Combination of buttons and tabs in plain English that doesn’t rely on unfamiliar icons

Both A and C

Please select an option. Incorrect The IFD Page and Tab User Interface revolutionizes the user experience using a variety of simple solutions.

A Transition Source state that reads, “GPS>VLOC” means:

Currently in GPS, VLOC is armed for VOR, LOC, or ILS approach

Currently in GPS, armed for VOR, ILS, or GPS approach

Actively transitioning to VLOC

Currently navigating using manually selected course

Please select an option. Incorrect VLOC is a source state in approach mode and is used for VOR, Localizer, or ILS approaches

What is the CDI scaling for full deflection in Enroute and Terminal modes?

3 miles and 1.5 miles, respectively

2 miles and 1 mile, respectively

1.5 miles and 0.5 miles, respectively

1 mile and 0.3 miles, respectively

Please select an option. Incorrect Approach Mode produces CDI scaling of 0.3 miles.

What is the IFD100 app?

Free app that acts as a ‘remote control’ of the IFD in your aircraft

Standalone EFB and flight planning app

Foreflight add-on

Mandatory accessory app

Please select an option. Incorrect IFD100 is an optional tool that allows for another instance of the IFD in the cockpit at no additional cost

What is FLTA?

Flight Level Training Academy is an embedded training resource in the IFD software

Forward-Looking Terrain Alerting is an IFD feature that brings some TAWS functionality to aircraft that want TAWS but do not require certified TAWS

Forward-Looking Terrain Alerting is certified TAWS

Both A and C

Please select an option. Incorrect FLTA provides a cost-effective way of getting TAWS features without the expensive TAWS-B enablement. This is beneficial to Part 91 aircraft that do not require certified TAWS for operational purposes.

GeoFill is an algorithm that predicts the intended identifier based on:

Proximity to reference point, and Facility Type

Alphanumeric keystrokes

Proximity to aircraft position and the previous fix

Both A and C

Please select an option. Incorrect GeoFill uses your current location and the existing route to prevent suggestions that are not relevant, such as NDBs in another hemisphere.

The Next Leg depiction on the IFD shows the leg immediately after the active leg as a:

Solid white line

Solid magenta line

Alternating magenta and white ‘candy cane’ line

Solid blue line

Please select an option. Incorrect All GPS systems have ‘current leg’ depicted as a solid magenta line. All future legs beyond the next leg are depicted in white.

When swapping a GNS for an IFD, if I want the optional features for terrain alerting and standby Com monitoring, the installer needs to add:

Audio wires from the IFD to the audio panel

An additional circuit breaker

The 16-watt VHF Com enablement

An Avidyne AMX240 Audio panel

Please select an option. Incorrect While the AMX240 has dedicated inputs for these optional features, they can be utilized with any audio panel with available inputs and requires no additional options enablements.

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