User Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA40/40F
190-00592-02 Rev. A6-30
HAZARD AVOIDANCE
DISPLAYING TERRAIN PROXIMITY DATA
Terrain and obstacle information can be displayed on the following pages:
• Terrain Proximity Page • AUX - Trip Planning Page
• Navigation Map • Flight Plan Pages (except VNAV)
• PFD Inset Map
To display terrain and obstacle data on any page other than the Terrain Proximity Page, press the
MAP
Softkey, then press the TERRAIN Softkey. Obstacles with heights greater than 200 feet above ground level
(AGL) are displayed in three color levels (Table 6-5). The G1000 adjusts colors automatically as the aircraft
altitude changes.
Terrain Proximity may also be deselected from the Inset Map without affecting the terrain display on the MFD
maps.
Unlighted Obstacle Lighted Obstacle
Terrain
Color
Terrain/Obstacle Location
< 1000’ AGL > 1000’ AGL < 1000’ AGL > 1000’ AGL
Obstacle Symbol
Red
Terrain/Obstacle above or
within 100 ft below the
aircraft altitude
Yellow
Terrain/Obstacle between
100 ft and 1000 ft below the
aircraft altitude
Black
Terrain/Obstacle more than
1000 ft below the aircraft
altitude
Table 6-5 Terrain Proximity and Colors
Obstacles are displayed only at certain map zoom ranges, on certain maps, and will only be displayed if an
obstacle database is loaded on the SD card. In addition, all map zoom ranges are dependent on the zoom range
setting in the Navigation Map. If the zoom range on the Navigation Map is adjusted to below 20 nm, the highest
zoom range on all other maps is also adjusted proportionally.
Table 6-6 shows the map pages and the highest zoom range at which obstacles are displayed.
Map Range (nm)
Navigation Map Page
50
Inset Map 10
Terrain Proximity Page
10
AUX - Trip Planning Page
10
Active Flight Plan Pages
15
Table 6-6 Zoom Ranges for Displaying Obstacle Data