L3 Communications GH-3100 Manuale
Pilot’s Guide
for the
Electronic Standby
Instrument System
Model GH-3100
Software Version 1.x and 3.x
Pilot’s Guide
Document Precedence
This Pilot’s Guide provides general information about the operation
of the GH-3100. Refer to your FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual
(AFM) and its ight manual supplements for information specic to
your aircraft. If there is conicting information between the AFM and
this guide, the AFM takes precedence over this guide.
Disclaimer
This Pilot’s Guide is subject to change without notice. The illustrations
in this guide are typical to the GH-3100, but may not exactly match
your conguration options.
Export Notice
This data is provided at no charge, or at cost, to the public and is
considered publicly available, No License Required (NLR) as dened
in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) Part 734.7-11.
Revision Note
Revision F improves the layout to accommodate binder holes, x minor
font errors, update MAG-3000 illustrations.
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YOU HAVE AN IMAGE TO MAINTAIN!
WELCOME
Congratulations on your new purchase of the Avionics Systems GH-3100
(Software version 1.x or 3.x) Electronic Standby Instrument System (ESIS).
We are pleased to welcome you to the Avionics Systems family of high
quality avionics products that allow pilots to y more safely and with greater
condence. Compact and lightweight, the GH-3100 enables you to add the
latest safety innovations from Avionics Systems to today’s already overcrowded
cockpit panels.
BRIGHTER, TOUGHER, SMARTER, BETTER
Standby instrumentation is taking on a whole new attitude – with advanced
technologies; solid-state designs; reduced operating costs; and integrated
instrumentation. The Avionics Systems GH-3100 ESIS combines all the
important cues – attitude, altitude, airspeed, heading and navigation – in one
easy-to-read AMLCD. It’s like having a complete standby EFIS suite in a single
3-inch display. Designed by the world’s leader in standby instrumentation,
the FAA TSO certied GH-3100 offers the ability to visually match the look
and format of your aircraft’s primary EFIS.
ONE OF THE BEST PARTS – NO MOVING PARTS
A HISTORY OF LEADING EDGE INNOVATION
In addition to the GH-3100 ESIS, Avionics Systems also develops and
manufactures the RGC-350 Radar Graphics Computer, Stormscope® weather
mapping systems, Skywatch™Trafc Advisory System, TCAS I collision
avoidance systems, electromechanical standby attitude indicators and power
conversion products. Avionics Systems also maintains a global support network
at a number of factory-authorized service centers worldwide. Avionics Systems
is a division of L-3 Communications.
Introduction
The GH-3100 has easy-to-read symbology with digital simplicity assuring
precise readings and high reliability. The self-contained inertial measurement
cluster eliminates the need for a mechanical gyro. And best of all, it has
absolutely no moving parts. The high-performance GH-3100 provides
outstanding features such as precision attitude, altitude, airspeed, and heading;
reduced pilot workload; and improved ight safety. It combines the strengths of
at panel technology with solid-state sensors to become one of the world’s most
sophisticated standby instrument systems. The GH-3100 also features a full-
color, active matrix LCD; dimmable uorescent backlighting and a full range
of navigation interface capabilities, and the MAG-3000 Magnetometer.
Introduction
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Introduction............................................................................. i
Table of Contents .................................................................. ii
Purpose .................................................................................. 1
Equipment Description ......................................................... 2
Screen Features
Menu Access.......................................................................... 5
Barometric Setting ................................................................ 8
Attitude Information .............................................................. 9
Air Data Information.............................................................11
Navigational Information .................................................... 13
Heading Information............................................................ 16
Start-Up and Self Test
Power ON Self Test Mode ................................................... 17
Identication Mode.............................................................. 17
Sensor Alignment Mode ..................................................... 20
Normal Operating Mode (Invalidity Indications)............... 21
Troubleshooting .................................................................. 26
Specications ...................................................................... 28
Notes..................................................................................... 30
Pilot’s Guide for the GH-3100
Electronic Standby Instrument System
(Software Version 1.x & 3.x)
Part No. 501-1860-xxx1 & 501-1860-xxx3
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L-3 Avionics Systems, Inc.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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GH-3100 Purpose
This Pilot’s Guide provides the ight crew with operation instructions,
quick reference troubleshooting assistance and typical display examples
so the cockpit crew can quickly and easily operate the GH-3100.
Actual appearance of display arrangements and colors are dependent
on the unit’s specic conguration as it is applied in specic aircraft
installations.
The Model GH-3100 ESIS (Electronic Standby Instrument System)
provides backup pitch, roll, and slip/skid information, and backup Air
Data information (airspeed, altitude and vertical speed) using internal
sensor systems. Also, the system contains interface capabilities that
provides Heading and Navigation information.
Purpose
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GH-3100Purpose
Avionics Systems GH-3100 series ESIS’s are the only electronic
standby systems that include a Detachable Conguration Module
(DCM), which stores the display’s format conguration. The DCM
contains sufcient memory to retain information specic to the hardware
and software conguration for each installation, such as panel angle,
navigation interface, aircraft heading calibration, and display format.
When the GH-3100 is removed from the aircraft, the DCM remains in
the aircraft, attached to the aircraft wiring harness that mates with the
GH-3100, eliminating the need to re-congure a replaced GH-3100
Line Replaceable Unit (LRU).
GH-3100 Electronic Standby Instrument System
Equipment Description
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GH-3100 Purpose
The GH-3100 is packaged in a 3 ATI housing, which needs only 11
inches of length behind the instrument panel. At a maximum weight of
4 pounds, the GH-3100 offers exceptional weight savings by combining
the functions of three existing instruments into one. The weight decrease
is up to half the weight of today’s typical electromechanical systems.
Equipment Description (cont.)
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GH-3100Purpose
Equipment Description (cont.)
For standby magnetic heading capabilities, the optional MAG-3000
magnetometer can be added. The MAG-3000 is comprised of a 3-axis
magnetic sensor that converts magnetic eld data into a digital format
for the GH-3100 indicator. Heading information is displayed on a
horizontal tape at the bottom of the GH-3100 display.
The DCM-3100 is the memory device that stores the indicator’s display
conguration. The device remains in the aircraft to allow the removal
and replacement of the GH-3100 indicator unit, thus allowing automatic
conguration to the replacement unit.
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GH-3100 Screen Features
Screen Features
Menu Access
The Model GH-3100 ESIS, regardless of conguration, offers crew
members the ability to toggle, adjust and initiate various display
elements via a Menu.
To access the Menu, press the Menu Access Button located below the
Display Screen.
A menu listing will appear along the bottom portion of the Display
Screen with four line items visible at a time. Rotate the Adjustment
Knob, located below and to the right of the Display Screen, to scroll
through the Menu and highlight a Menu item.
Menu items that Toggle ON/OFF will indicate opposite the current
condition.
Menu Items that are followed by indicate that an associated
Sub-Menu will appear when selected.
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GH-3100Screen Features
Menu Access (cont.)
To select a highlighted Menu item, press the Adjustment Knob located
below and to the right of the Display Screen.
A Sub-Menu provides additional adjustments and selections. To select
or adjust a value in the Sub-Menu, rotate the Adjustment Knob.
To Toggle ON/OFF, initiate a highlighted Menu item, or to nalize an
adjusted value, press the Adjustment Knob.
Menu access will terminate when a setting is initiated or by pressing
the Menu Access Button. Menu access termination will occur
automatically after 15-20 seconds of inactivity.
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