Symbol & Color Reference

Similar to the PFD, the Multi-Function Display, or MFD, is one of the central components in a cockpit. Its primary function is to display a navigation map and/or a visual representation of the flight plan.

On This Page

• Symbols
  • Aerodrome Icons
  • Navigation & Navaid Icons
  • Traffic Icons
• Colors
  • Commonly used Colors
  • Airspace Colors
  • Topographic Imagery Color Ramp

Symbols

Navigation & Navaid Icons

Icon	Description
	Visual Reporting Point (VRP)
	VOR
	VOR/DME
	TACAN
	VORTAC
	NDB
	NDB/DME

Traffic Icons

Traffic in MFD

Icon	Description
	Traffic in MFD.
	Traffic in MFD, within caution range.

Traffic in PFD

Icon	Description
	Traffic in PFD.
	Traffic in PFD, within caution range.

Aerodrome Icons

	No Tower, No Fuel	Tower, No Fuel	No Tower, Fuel	Tower, Fuel
Heliports
Airports
Military Airfields
Glider Airfields
UL Airfields

Colors

Commonly used Colors

Seafoam Green

Projections based on sensor data, for example the PFD flight path vector, the airspeed increase/decrease indication in the PFD airspeed indicator, or the MFD flight path projection.

Aquamarine Blue

Autopilot target values, such as heading, altitude or vertical speed.

Magenta

Course indications based on the FMS (satellite navigation or intertial navigation system). Also used for active flight plan legs.

Green

VOR & TACAN based navigation cues.

Gold

Usually used for cautions, such as airspeed above V_NO (maximum structural cruising speed). Also used for the aircraft reference symbol in the PFD's default style.

Red

Warnings, such as airspeed above V_NE (never exceed speed).

Airspace Colors

Airspace boundaries and indicators are color coded as follows:

Deep Red

Prohibited airspace.

International Orange

Restricted, Danger and Temporarily Restricted airspace.
Also, airspace for which the airspace type and airspace class are unknown.

Dark Magenta

Airspace classes A, B, C, D.

Royal Blue

Control Zones (CTR).

Dove Gray

Radio Mandatory Zones (RMZ) and Transponder Mandatory Zones (TMZ).

Forest Green

Flight Information Regions.

Dark Yellow

Glider & Aerobatic areas.

Topographic Imagery Color Ramp

EYEVIONICS Topographic Imagery uses a hypsometric color ramp. Note that when Terrain Alert is enabled, this might override some of the colors of the Topographic Imagery.