User Guide

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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Columbia 350/400
GPS NAVIGATION
AUX - GPS STATUS
Satellite Signal
Strength Bars
Satellite Constellation
Diagram
Satellite Status
Figure 5-71 GPS Status Page
RAIM Prediction
GPS Receiver Status
The GPS Status Page (Figure 5-71) provides a visual reference of GPS receiver functions and displays the
following information:
• Satellite constellation displaying the following for
each satellite being tracked:
Azimuth
PRN number
Tracking status
• Satellite information status showing for the
aircraft:
Estimated Position Uncertainty (EPU)
Dilution of precision (DOP)
Horizontal figure of merit (HFOM), a measure of
horizontal position uncertainty
Vertical figure of merit (VFOM), a measure of
vertical position uncertainty
GPS-calculated position
GPS-calculated time of day
GPS-calculated altitude
Ground speed
Track
• A receiver tracking status display that shows the
active GPS receiver and the following GPS solution
situations:
‘2D NAV’, when only 2-dimensional position is
available
‘3D NAV’, when 3-dimensional position is
available
• RAIM prediction information
• GPS satellite signal strengths