Search Patterns
Create Search Pattern
Navigate to the NAV Menu, and select SRCH PTTR option. This will open up the SEARCH PATTERN Pop-up menu on the Mission Display.
Use the PG UP or PG DN keys, either on the Keyset or MD Bezel, to move the cursor. Press ACK to select a Search Pattern. The FTP Flightplan will now be overwritten with the selected Search Pattern.

You may now close the Pop-up by pressing SRCH *PTTR*. Adjust Map Range as desired and fly the Search Pattern manually.
All Search Patterns are predefined and non-editable. They all originate from the aircraft location at the time of activation.
Available Search Patterns
SIERRA SIERRA: Expanding Square
Sierra Sierra 10L (10 Legs)
Sierra Sierra 15L (15 Legs)
The search area is small,
The location of the search object is known within relatively close limits, but some doubt exists about the distress position, and
A concentrated search is desired
VICTOR SIERRA: Sector Search
Victor Sierra 5NM (5 Nautical Miles per Leg)
Victor Sierra 10NM (10 Nautical Miles per Leg)
The search area is small,
The location of the search object is well known, and
A concentrated search is desired.
CHARLIE SIERRA: Creeping Line Search
Charlie Sierra 1NM (1 Nautical Mile spacing between Legs)
The search area is large,
The location of the search object is approximate, but there is a greater chance that the search object is at one end of the search area versus the other (i.e. debris was found on one end during a previous search), and
Uniform coverage is desired.
PAPA SIERRA: Parallel Search
Papa Sierra 1NM (1 Nautical Mile spacing between Legs)
The search area is large,
The location of the search object is approximate, and
Uniform coverage is desired.
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