FAA APPROVED

AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL SUPPLEMENT

FOR THE HONEYWELL MK V / MK VII
ENHANCED GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM (EGPWS)

[Aircraft Type]
Serial No.

This Supplement must be attached to the FAA Approved Airplane Flight Manual when the airplane is
modified by the installation of Honeywell Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) in
accordance with technical data approved by STC
.
The information contained herein supplements or supersedes the basic manual only in those areas
listed herein. For Limitations, Procedures, and Performance information not contained in this
Supplement, consult the basic Airplane Flight Manual.

FAA APPROVED

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Manager, Flight Test Branch,

Federal Aviation Administration
Aircraft Certification Office

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LOG OF REVISIONS

Rev.

Pages

Description

FAA Approval

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Complete

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Revised Section II QFE limitation

Sample Only
Manager, Flight Test Branch
Federal Aviation Administration
Aircraft Certification Office

Revised Section III-5 Alerts

Revised Section III-10 Warning
procedure
Revised Section III-12 annunciator color
Revised Section III-18 Obstacle Note
B

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Revised entire document for 210-210

software and Peaks mode
Revised entire document for 212-212
software

EDITORS NOTES:
This document was created by Jim Mulkins, and approved by Mark Shannon of Honeywell. This text
is not part of a normal AFMS, and exists only to satisfy Honeywell document release procedures.
Several sections of this sample AFMS contain information also found in the EGPWS Pilots Guide. It
may be acceptable to reference the EGPWS Pilots Guide in lieu of the text found in the following
sections:
Section I (all)
Section III 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 13-17
Section IV (all)
Section V (all)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION

DESCRIPTION

PAGE

Revision..............................................................................................................................................................2
Pages ..................................................................................................................................................................2
Description .........................................................................................................................................................2
FAA Approval ....................................................................................................................................................2
I. DESCRIPTION...............................................................................................................................................4
1. Overview.....................................................................................................................................................4
2. Ground Proximity Warning.........................................................................................................................4
3. Windshear Detection ...................................................................................................................................5
4. Terrain (or Obstacle) Awareness Display and Terrain Clearance Floor........................................................5
II. LIMITATIONS...............................................................................................................................................6
1. FMS Only (no Nav Mode) Operation...........................................................................................................6
2. GPS or FMS with Nav Mode Operation.......................................................................................................7
3. QFE Operation (prior to 206-206, or 206-206 and later without GPS connected).....................................7
III.
NORMAL PROCEDURES..........................................................................................................................7
1. System Activation ......................................................................................................................................7
2. EGPWS Circuit Protection ..........................................................................................................................8
3. Level 1 Self Test Go/No Go......................................................................................................................8
4. Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning/Cautions (select annunciation inplemented).....................................9
5. Response to EGPWS Warnings/Cautions ....................................................................................................9
6. Response to Glideslope Deviation Alerts (Mode-5)....................................................................................10
7. Advisory Altitude Callouts (Mode-6) (delete those not selected for your installation).................................10
8. Minimums-Minimums or Minimums Callout (if selected in installation)...................................................10
9. Smart 500 Foot Callout (if selected in installation) ....................................................................................11
10. Response to Windshear Warnings (Mode-7)..............................................................................................11
11. Response to Windshear Alerts (Mode-7) ...................................................................................................11
12. EGPWS Indicators and Controls (select indicator option installed) ...........................................................12
13. Display Pop-Up and Auto-Ranging (if selected for installation) .............................................................13
14. Use of the Terrain (or Obstacle) Awareness Display (if display is installed) ..............................................13
15. Alert Priorities ..........................................................................................................................................14
16. Aural Declutter (if active for installation)..................................................................................................14
17. System Constraints ...................................................................................................................................15
IV.
ABNORMAL PROCEDURES ..................................................................................................................16
V.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ................................................................................................................16
VI.
RECOVERY PROCEDURES....................................................................................................................16
VII. PERFORMANCE .....................................................................................................................................16

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DESCRIPTION
1. Overview
The Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) integrates four alerting functional areas into a
single Line Replaceable Unit (LRU), the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Computer (EGPWC).
These functional areas are:
N

Ground Proximity Warning (including altitude awareness call outs and bank angle alerting)

Windshear Detection

Terrain (or Obstacle) Awareness and Display (TAD)

Terrain Clearance Floor (TCF)

The system operates by accepting a variety of aircraft parameters as inputs and applying alerting
algorithms. In the event that the boundaries of any alerting envelope are exceeded, the EGPWS provides the
flight crew with aural alert annunciations and visual displays.
The EGPWS comprises the following groups of components:
N

Aircraft sensors and other systems input signals

The Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Computer (EGPWC)

Cockpit Audio Systems (Speakers and Headphones)

Alert Lamps, Mode and Selector Switches and Terrain Display

The EGPWS is designed to be fully compatible with normal aircraft operations. Unwanted alerts will be
very rare if the pilot maintains situational awareness with respect to the terrain. The only required pilot
input is to initiate a preflight self-test.
The EGPWS extends the Ground Proximity Warning and Windshear Detection functionality of the MK V
and MK VII GPWS by adding Terrain (or Obstacle) Awareness and Display (TAD) & Terrain Clearance
Floor (TCF) functions.

2. Ground Proximity Warning

GPWS Modes 1 through 6 employ the algorithms used in the MK V / VII GPWS systems.
Mode

Function

Caution

Warning

Mode 1

Excessive Descent Rate

SinkrateSinkrate

Pull Up

Mode 2

Excessive Closure to Terrain

Terrain, Terrain

Pull Up

Mode 3

Altitude Loss after Takeoff

Dont Sink!

Mode 4

Unsafe Terrain Clearance

Too Low Gear

Too Low Flaps
Too Low Terrain

Mode 5

Excessive Glideslope Deviation

Glideslope

Mode 6

Advisory callouts

One Hundred, etc.

Mode 6

Bank Angle call outs

Bank Angle

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3. Windshear Detection
The Mode 7 Windshear Detection function produces alerts for flight into an excessive windshear condition
during takeoff or final approach. The Windshear warning produces aural and visual output indications.
Windshear warnings are given for decreasing headwind (or increasing tailwind) and severe vertical
downdrafts. Windshear pre-alerts are given for increasing headwind (or decreasing tailwind) and severe
vertical updrafts. The Mode 7 function employs the algorithms used in the MK V/ VII GPWS systems.
Mode

Function

Caution

Warning

Mode 7

Detection of
Severe Windshear

Caution
Windshear

Windshear,
Windshear,
Windshear

4. Terrain (or Obstacle) Awareness Display and Terrain Clearance Floor

The enhanced functions of the EGPWS are the Terrain (or Obstacles) Awareness and Display (TAD) and
the Terrain Clearance Floor (TCF). Obstacles of 100 feet or more have been included from a database
provided by NOAA that covers the United States and parts of Canada and the Caribbean. These functions
use geographic aircraft position, aircraft altitude and a terrain database to predict potential conflicts between
the aircraft flight path and the terrain or cataloged human made obstacles, and to provide graphic displays
of the conflicting terrain.
Mode
TA

TCF

Function
Terrain Awareness

Caution
Caution Terrain,
Caution Terrain

Warning
Terrain, Terrain, Pull Up

Obstacle Awareness

Caution Obstacle,
Caution Obstacle

Obstacle, Obstacle, Pull Up

Terrain Clearance
Floor

Too Low Terrain

A. Terrain (or Obstacle) Awareness and Display (TAD)

The Terrain (or Obstacle) Awareness and Display (TAD) algorithms continuously compute terrain
clearance envelopes ahead of the aircraft. If the boundaries of these envelopes conflict with terrain
elevation data in the terrain database, then alerts are issued. Two envelopes are computed, one
corresponding to a Terrain Caution Alert level and the other to a Terrain Warning Alert level.
The Caution and Warning envelopes use the Terrain Clearance Floor as a baseline, and look ahead
of the aircraft in a volume determined as a function of ground speed, flight path angle and track.
If the aircraft penetrates the Caution envelope boundary, the aural message Caution Terrain, Caution
Terrain or Caution Obstacle, Caution Obstacle is generated, and alert discretes are provided for
activation of a visual red or amber (depending on lamp format type) annunciator. Simultaneously,
terrain areas or obstacles that conflict with the caution criteria are shown in solid yellow color on the
display.
If the aircraft penetrates the Warning envelope boundary, the aural message Terrain, Terrain, Pull
Up! or Obstacle, Obstacle, Pull Up! is generated, and alert signals are provided for activation of
the visual red annunciator. Simultaneously, terrain areas that conflict with the warning criteria are
shown in solid red color on the display.

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Terrain picture data may be selected in place of the weather radar display at any time. The terrain
display will appear on the Navigation Display/Radar Display. When the conditions for either a Terrain
Caution or a Terrain Warning are dictated, the system automatically changes the Navigation
Display/Radar Display from the weather radar picture to the terrain picture on the 10 NM range (if
auto pop-up and auto ranging are activated).
Terrain that is sufficiently close to the aircraft, but does not satisfy the Caution nor Warning criteria, is
shown in varying density levels of red, yellow or green dot patterns with a black background. The
density of the dot pattern is coarsely varied to depict terrain altitude with respect to the aircraft. All
displayed terrain areas or obstacles are shown as rectilinear shapes which are designed to be easily
distinguishable from the display of weather radar images. Magenta (purple) dot patterns are used to
indicate areas where terrain information is unavailable.
Peaks display mode (when program pin enabled) provides additional terrain display features for
enhanced situational awareness, independent of the aircrafts altitude. This function is evidenced by
the presence of three-digit elevation numbers indicating the highest and lowest terrain/obstacle
elevation within the selected map range. These elevations are expressed in hundreds of feet above sea
level (e.g., 125 is 12,500 feet MSL). In the event that there is no appreciable difference between the
highest and lowest terrain/obstacle elevations (flat terrain), only the highest value is displayed. The
colors of the elevation numbers match the color of the terrain that is represented. When well above
terrain, the EGPWS displays additional green terrain contours. A distinct graphic representation of
shore lines and sea level water (0 feet MSL) is supported by some displays.

B. Terrain Clearance Floor (TCF)

The Terrain Clearance Floor (TCF) alert adds an additional element of protection to the standard
Ground Proximity Warning modes. It creates an increasing terrain clearance envelope around the
nearest airport runway. TCF alerts are based on current aircraft location, nearest runway center point
position and radio altitude. TCF protection is active regardless of aircraft flight configuration.

II

LIMITATIONS
The EGPWS (Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System) Pilots Guide, 060-4241-000, Revision D, dated
March 2000 or later, must be immediately available to the flight crew when operating the Enhanced Ground
Proximity Warning System.
Pilots are authorized to deviate from their current air traffic control (ATC) clearance to the extent necessary to
comply with an EGPWS warning.
Navigation must not be predicated upon the use of the Terrain (or Obstacle) Awareness Display. The Terrain
(or Obstacle) Awareness Display is intended to serve as a situational awareness tool only, and may not provide
the accuracy and/or fidelity on which to solely base terrain avoidance maneuvering.
The AFMS is intended for use with EGPWC part number 965-XX76-0XX containing software version -XXXXXX.

1. FMS Only (no Nav Mode) Operation

In order to avoid giving unwanted alerts, the Terrain Awareness and Display (TAD) function must be
inhibited by selecting the TERRAIN INHIBIT switch when the Flight Management System (FMS) is in dead
reckoning (DR) or IRS ONLY mode. TAD must also be inhibited within 15nm of takeoff, approach, or
landing at an airport not contained in the EGPWS Airport Database. Refer to Honeywell document 060-4267000 for airports contained in the installed EGPWS Terrain Database.

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2. GPS or FMS with Nav Mode Operation

In order to avoid giving unwanted alerts, the Terrain Awareness and Display (TAD) function must be
inhibited by selecting the TERRAIN INHIBIT switch when within 15nm of takeoff, approach, or landing at
an airport not contained in the EGPWS Airport Data Base. Refer to Honeywell document 060-4267-000 for
airports contained in the installed EGPWS Terrain Database.

3. QFE Operation (prior to 206-206, or 206-206 and later without GPS connected)
TAD must be inhibited by selecting the TERRAIN INHIBIT switch during QFE operations.
(Not applicable for operators who have QFE configuration strapping activated)

III

NORMAL PROCEDURES
The operating procedures contained in this supplement have been developed and recommended by the
manufacturer and approved by the FAA for use in the operation of this system. These procedures are for
guidance in identifying acceptable operating procedures.

1. System Activation
The Enhanced GPWS is active if the GPWS FAIL, W/S FAIL, and TERRAIN FAIL annunciations are not
activated, electrical power is on, and the following systems are operational (if installed):
A. Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Computer (EGPWC)
B. Radio Altimeter
C. Air Data Computer
D. VHF NAV Receiver
E. Flight Management Systems
F. Inertial Reference System (IRS) or AHRS
G. Global Positioning System
H. Gear and Flaps indicating systems
I.

Stall Warning/AOA Computers

J.

Display System (EFIS NDs/Radar Indicator)

A GPWS FAIL annunciation signifies a failure of the basic GPWS (Modes 1-6).
A W/S FAIL annunciation signifies a failure of the Windshear Detection function.
A TERRAIN FAIL annunciation signifies the TAD & TCF are not available.
In the event that Radio Altimeter is not functioning, the basic GPWS modes, Windshear Detection, and
Terrain Clearance Floor will not be available. However, TAD will be available.
If the EGPWS TAD or TCF features become inoperative because of a system fault or inaccurate position
information, the basic GPWS functions Modes 1-6 and Windshear Detection will still be available.
Perform a system self test on the ground prior to every flight to verify proper operation of the EGPWS.

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2. EGPWS Circuit Protection

The following circuit breakers are associated with the EGPWS:
CB NAME
GPWS AC
GPWS DC

3.

AMPS
2
5

LOCATION
Cockpit CB Panel
Cockpit CB Panel

BUS
115 VAC
28 VDC

Level 1 Self Test Go/No Go

Ensure that the TERRAIN INHIBIT switch is NOT ENGAGED, and momentarily push the GPWS TEST
switch.
A. GPWS FAIL, W/S FAIL and TERRAIN FAIL are annunciated
B. Amber BELOW G/S (or GPWS) lamps turn ON
C. "GLIDESLOPE" message is announced
D. BELOW G/S (or GPWS) lamps turn OFF
E. Amber G/S CANCELED lamp turns ON
F. G/S CANCELED lamp turns OFF
G. Red PULL UP (or GPWS) lamps turn ON
H. "PULL UP" message is announced
I.

PULL UP (or GPWS) lamps turn OFF

J.

Red WINDSHEAR WARNING lamps turn ON

K. Siren WINDSHEAR, WINDSHEAR, WINDSHEAR message is announced

L. WINDSHEAR WARNING lamps turn off
M. Amber WINDSHEAR CAUTION lamps turn on
N. WINDSHEAR CAUTION lamps turn off
O. Red PULL UP (or GPWS) lamps turn on
P. TERRAIN, TERRAIN, PULL UP message is announced
Q. The Terrain Awareness Display test pattern is displayed for 12 seconds
R. PULL UP (or GPWS) lamps turn off
S. GPWS FAIL, WINDSHEAR FAIL and TERRAIN FAIL annunciations turn OFF

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4. Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning/Cautions (select annunciation implemented)

A. EGPWS WARNING: Any of the following conditions are regarded as an EGPWS warning:
1) Activation of the voice warning: PULL UP, TERRAIN, TERRAIN, PULL UP or OBSTACLE,
OBSTACLE, PULL UP
2) Activation of the red GPWS or PULL UP light.

GPWS
(format 1)
OR
PULL UP
(format 2)

B. EGPWS CAUTION: Any of the following conditions is regarded as an EGPWS cautionary alert:
1) Activation of the EGPWS CAUTION TERRAIN, CAUTION OBSTACLE, TOO LOW
TERRAIN, SINKRATE, DONT SINK, GLIDESLOPE, TOO LOW FLAPS or TOO LOW
GEAR voice alert.
2) Activation of the red (or amber) GPWS or amber BELOW G/S light.
BELOW
G/S
(format 1)
OR
GPWS
(format 2)

5. Response to EGPWS Warnings/Cautions

A. When an aural TERRAIN, TERRAIN, PULL UP or OBSTACLE, OBSTACLE, PULL UP or PULL
UP warning occurs, execute a positive pull up, apply maximum rated thrust, and ascend at the best climb
angle until the warning ceases.
B. When an aural alert CAUTION TERRAIN, CAUTION OBSTACLE, TOO LOW TERRAIN,
SINKRATE, DONT SINK, TOO LOW FLAPS or TOO LOW GEAR occurs, initiate corrective
action to remove the cause of the warning.

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6. Response to Glideslope Deviation Alerts (Mode-5)

A. When an aural GLIDESLOPE alert occurs, initiate corrective action to fly the airplane back to the
glideslope centerline.
B. To inhibit nuisance messages (e.g., on backcourse approaches), the GLIDESLOPE CANCEL switch can
be pressed when the aircraft is below 2000 feet AGL.

7. Advisory Altitude Callouts (Mode-6) (delete those not selected for your installation)
The following advisory callouts are provided in this installation:
"BANK ANGLE BANK ANGLE"

Occurs when roll attitude is excessive.

RADIO ALTIMETER

Occurs at 2500 feet AGL

TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED

Occurs at 2500 feet AGL.

FIFTEEN HUNDRED

Occurs at 1500 feet AGL.

ONE THOUSAND

Occurs at 1000 feet AGL.

FIVE HUNDRED

Occurs at 500 feet AGL.

FOUR HUNDRED

Occurs at 400 feet AGL.

THREE HUNDRED

Occurs at 300 feet AGL.

TWO HUNDRED

Occurs at 200 feet AGL.

ONE HUNDRED

Occurs at 100 feet AGL.

EIGHTY

Occurs at 80 feet AGL.

SIXTY

Occurs at 60 feet AGL.

FIFTY

Occurs at 50 feet AGL.

FORTY

Occurs at 40 feet AGL.

THIRTY-FIVE

Occurs at 35 feet AGL.

THIRTY

Occurs at 30 feet AGL.

TWENTY

Occurs at 20 feet AGL.

TEN

Occurs at 10 feet AGL.

FIVE

Occurs at 5 feet AGL.

The following tones are also provided with this function:

N

2 second 960 Hz tone at 500 feet

2 second 700 Hz tone at 100 feet

1 second 1400 Hz tone at 35 feet

0.5 second 2800 Hz tone at 20 feet

8. Minimums-Minimums or Minimums Callout (if selected in installation)

This callout is available for Decision Height settings between 1000 feet AGL and 10 feet AGL. This callout
will override an altitude callout set for the same height AGL.

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9. Smart 500 Foot Callout (if selected in installation)

Provides a FIVE HUNDRED foot callout during non-precision approaches, or when one or more of the
following conditions exist:
N

Flight path exceeds Glideslope beam by 2 dots.

Flight path exceeds Localizer beam by 2 dots.

Backcourse approach is detected.

10. Response to Windshear Warnings (Mode-7)

WINDSHEAR WARNING: When a siren sound followed by the aural message WINDSHEAR WINDSHEAR
WINDSHEAR and the red W/S WARN light illuminates, the following procedure should be followed:
A. Warning During Takeoff (After Rotation) or Final Approach
1) Aggressively apply maximum rated thrust, disengaging autopilot or autothrottle if necessary. Rotate
smoothly to takeoff/go-around pitch attitude, allowing airspeed to decrease if necessary. Maintain
wings level. Do not retract flaps or landing gear.
2) If the aircraft continues to descend, increase pitch target attitude smoothly in small increments,
bleeding airspeed as necessary to stop the descent. Use stall warning onset (stick shaker) as the upper
limit of pitch attitude.
3) Maintain escape attitude and thrust and delay retracting flaps or landing gear until safe climbout is
assured.
4) Engine overboost should be avoided unless the airplane continues to descend and airplane safety is in
doubt. When airplane safety has been assured, adjust thrust to maintain engine parameters within the
approved limits.
Note: Overboosting engines while at an angle near airplane stall warning may cause engine stall, surge or flameout.

11. Response to Windshear Alerts (Mode-7)

WINDSHEAR CAUTION: When the amber W/S CAUTION light illuminates, the following procedure
should be followed:
A. Caution During Takeoff (After Rotation)
1) The alert occurs during increasing performance conditions (i.e., increasing headwind or decreasing
tailwind and/or updraft). The crew should be alerted to the possibility of subsequent significant
airspeed loss and down draft conditions.
2) Throttles should be advance to achieve maximum rated thrust and takeoff/go-around target pitch
attitude should be maintained until safe climbout is assured, disengaging autopilot/autothrottle if
necessary.
B. Caution During Final Approach
1) The alert occurs during increasing performance conditions (i.e., increasing headwind or decreasing
tailwind and/or updraft). The crew should be alerted to the possibility of subsequent significant
airspeed loss and down draft conditions.
2) Wind and gust allowances should be added to the approach speed, increasing thrust if necessary. It
may be necessary to disengage autopilot/autothrottle.

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3) Avoid getting low on the approach glidepath or letting the throttles remain at flight-idle for extend
periods of time.
4) Coupled with other weather factors, the Caution should be considered in determining the advisability
a go-around.

12. EGPWS Indicators and Controls (select indicator option installed)

The following indicators and controls are associated with the Enhanced GPWS:
Indicator/Control
GPWS or PULL UP

Color

Location

Function

RED

In front of each pilot

GPWS or PULL UP warnings

AMBER

In front of each pilot

GPWS or BELOW G/S alerts

W/S WARNING

RED

In front of each pilot

WINDSHEAR warning

W/S CAUTION

AMBER

In front of each pilot

WINDSHEAR caution

W/S FAIL

AMBER

On center panel or EFIS

annunciation

Indicates that Windshear

detection is inoperative

GPWS FAIL

AMBER

On center panel or EFIS

annunciation

Indicates basic GPWS

functions are inoperative

TERR FAIL

AMBER

On center panel or EFIS

annunciation

Indicates that TAD and TCF

are inoperative

GPWS or BELOW G/S

GPWS P/TEST (Note-1)

N/A

In front of each pilot

EGPWS Press to Self-Test

G/S P/CANCEL (Note-2)

N/A

In front of each pilot

Press to cancel G/S function

G/S CANCELED

WHITE, BLUE In front of each pilot

or AMBER

On when G/S alerts are

manually canceled

GPWS FLAP ORIDE

WHITE, BLUE On center panel, near

or AMBER
flap handle

Inhibits GPWS Mode 4B

Too Low Flaps alert.
(pilot may manually reset)

TERR INHIBIT switch

WHITE, BLUE On center panel

or AMBER

Provides manual inhibiting of

EGPWS TAD & TCF
features, illuminated when
features inhibited

GPWS VOICE OVRD

WHITE, BLUE On center panel

or AMBER

Silences GPWS & TERR

voice announcements

R ALT VOICE OVRD

WHITE, BLUE On center panel

or AMBER

Silences radio altitude voice

callouts on approach

WX RADAR RANGE
Selector Knob

---

On WX radar controller

TERR Display select switch WHITE, BLUE Near each Terrain

or GREEN
Display or on each
Display Control Panel

Controls range of display

Used to select terrain display

Note-1 Typically, GPWS Press to Test is located on the red PULL UP or GPWS annunciator.
Note-2 Typically, G/S Press to Cancel is located on the amber GPWS or Below G/S annunciator.

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13. Display Pop-Up and Auto-Ranging (if selected for installation)

Two additional features are provided for the EGPWS terrain display: the display pop-up feature and the
display auto-ranging feature.
A. Pop-Up: In the event of a terrain alert, the display will automatically switch to display terrain. The
display may be manually selected to display weather radar if desired, when the terrain alert has ceased.
B. Auto-Ranging: In the event of a terrain alert, when the display automatically switches to display terrain,
the display range automatically switches to a default (usually 10 NM) range to provide the highest
resolution image of the terrain. A magenta range ring or range indication will display if the selected
range on the display does not match the Pop-Up range.

14. Use of the Terrain (or Obstacle) Awareness Display (if installed)
The Terrain (or Obstacle) alerting may be shown on the display. A scanning blue marker may appear on the
display and an area wide terrain picture will be seen. A text field on the display will show the status of the
Terrain (or Obstacle) Awareness Display (i.e. TERR, TERR-ST, OBST, etc.)
The display may be used as one component of maintaining awareness of separation from terrain. The display
is not intended for navigation purposes.
CAUTION
The Terrain (or Obstacle) Awareness Display is intended to serve as a situational awareness tool
only, and may not provide the accuracy and/or fidelity on which to solely base terrain avoidance
maneuvering.
Weather radar and terrain information cannot be displayed simultaneously on a single display. For operation
near convective activity, pilots may select weather display on one display, and terrain on the other. If only one
display is operational, the crew should use the weather radar display as usual.

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15. Alert Priorities

When any of the EGPWS alert lamps are illuminated, the TCAS is placed in TA ONLY mode inhibiting all
TCAS aural messages.
The following lists the priority of the warning and alerts:
EGPWC (Rank)

Alert

Mode 7 Windshear Warning

Mode 1 Pull Up

Mode 2 Pull Up

Terrain Awareness Warning

Obstacle Awareness Warning

Mode 2 Terrain

Mode 6 Minimums

Terrain Awareness Caution

Obstacle Awareness Caution

10

Mode 4 Too Low Terrain

11

TCF Too Low Terrain

12

Mode 6 Altitude Callouts

13

Mode 4 Too Low Gear

14

Mode 4 Too Low Flaps

15

Mode 1 Sinkrate

16

Mode 3 Dont Sink

17

Mode 5 Glideslope

18

Mode 6 Bank Angle

19

Mode 7 Windshear Caution

16. Aural Declutter (if active for installation)

The Aural Declutter feature provides for a reduction in repetition of warning messages. This feature affects
Modes 1, 3, 4 and 5.
Mode 1 Excessive Descent Rate
The aural alert message will repeat twice and remain silent until altitude degrades an additional 20%. If an
additional 20% degradation is realized than two additional messages are given and the cycle repeats. The
alert/warning lamp remains active until the Excessive Descent Rate condition has been corrected.
Mode 3 Descent after Takeoff
The aural alert message will repeat twice and remain silent until altitude degrades an additional 20%. If an
additional 20% degradation is realized than two additional messages are given and the cycle repeats. This
function will desensitize over time and by an increase in altitude. The alert/warning lamp remains active
until the Descent after Takeoff condition has been corrected.

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Mode 4 Unsafe Terrain Clearance

The aural alert message will repeat twice and remain silent until altitude degrades an additional 20%. If an
additional 20% degradation is realized than two additional messages are given and the cycle repeats. This
function will desensitize over time and by an increase in altitude. The alert/warning lamp remains active
until the Descent after Takeoff condition has been corrected
Mode 5 Descent below Glideslope
The aural alert message will be given once. Followon alerts will be provided for each additional 20% that
the aircraft descends below glideslope. A loud double Glideslope will occur at 300 ft AGL followed by a 3
second pause if further degradation occurs. This will be repeated every 5 seconds. The alert lamp remains
active until the condition has been corrected.

17. System Constraints

If there is no terrain data in the database for a particular area, the affected display area is colored magenta.
Note:

This constraint does not apply to Terrain Database Version 421 and later, as these versions
have full worldwide terrain coverage.

The terrain database, displays and alerting algorithms currently account for limited cataloged human-made
obstructions within the United States and parts of Canada and the Caribbean. Obstacle alerting must be
configuration strapped to be activated. If obstacle data is not in the database for a particular obstacle the
Obstacle Awareness alerting is not available for that obstacle.
If the TAD and TCF features of the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System have been inhibited, the
EGPWS will revert to basic Ground Proximity Warning System protection (Mode 1-6). In this standard
GPWS condition, the system may give no advance warning time for flight into precipitous terrain where
there are few or no preceding obstructions.
If the aircraft is flown toward obstructing terrain, the GPWS will give no warnings if all the following
conditions apply:
N

The aircraft is in landing configuration.

The aircraft is in a stabilized descent at a normal approach descent rate.

There is no ILS Glideslope signal being received by the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System
(i.e., there is no ILS available or the Glideslope receiver connected to the Enhanced Ground Proximity
Warning Computer is not tuned to the appropriate ILS frequency).

Terrain clearances or descent rates during radar vectoring that are not compatible with those required by the
minimum regulatory standards for Ground Proximity Warning equipment may cause unwanted warnings or
alerts.
The EGPWS Windshear Warning uses onboard measurements of air mass parameters and aircraft
acceleration for the detection of windshear. This is a reactive system and cannot predict windshear, which
may be ahead of the aircraft.
If using FMS for position information any map shift due to inadequate radio updating will cause TAD to be
in error by the same amount.

FAA Approved Date:

Doc. No.: 060-4199-038

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ABNORMAL PROCEDURES
When a procedure in the basic Airplane Flight Manual specifies landing with flap settings not normally
used for landing, the GPWS FLAP OVRD switch can be used to simulate landing flaps. This will prevent
a Too Low Flaps alert.

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
A. The GPWS VOICE OVRD switch is used in emergency situations to inhibit the Ground Proximity
Aural messages (Modes 1 through 6). The switch will not affect Ground Proximity annunciator Lamps,
Windshear Lamps or Windshear Aural messages.
B. For ditching, or other off-airport landings, the TAD and TCF functions should be inhibited by selecting
the TERR INHIBIT switch.
C. The GPWS circuit breaker may be used to deactivate the EGPWS when an emergency procedure in the
basic Airplane Flight Manual specifies landing with the gear up.

VI

RECOVERY PROCEDURES
See basic Airplane Flight Manual.

VII

PERFORMANCE
No change to basic Airplane Flight Manual.

FAA Approved Date:

Doc. No.: 060-4199-038

Rev C

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