User Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Columbia 350/400
190-00552-00 Rev. A6-50
HAZARD AVOIDANCE
TAWS LIMITATIONS
TAWS displays altitudes of terrain and obstructions relative to the aircraft position and altitude with
reference to a database, which may contain inaccuracies. Terrain and obstructions are shown only if available
in the database. Terrain and obstacle information should be used as an aid to visual acquisition, and not to
navigate or maneuver around terrain.
• Not all obstructions may be available in the Terrain and Obstacle database
• The Terrain and Obstacle database may contain inaccuracies
• No terrain and obstacle information is shown without a 3D GPS position.
TAWS ALERTS SUMMARY
TAWS alerts appear on the PFD and MFD (Figures 6-58 and 6-59).
Figure 6-58 TAWS Annunciation on the PFD
TAWS Annunciation
TAWS
Annunciations
TAWS Annunciation
Figure 6-59 TAWS Annunciation on the MFD
Table 6-7 shows the possible TAWS alert types, PFD/MFD annunciations, Pop-Up alerts, and aural
messages.