User Guide

190-00592-02 Rev. A
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA40/40F
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
SECTION 2 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
2.1 INTRODUCTION
WARNING: In the event that the airspeed, attitude, altitude, or heading indications become unusable, refer
to the backup instruments.
NOTE: The Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) provides additional readouts and bugs on selected flight
instruments. Refer to the AFCS Section for details on these bugs and readouts, as they appear on the display
during certain AFCS modes.
The G1000 System controls were designed so that regardless of which seat the pilot is flying from, the aircraft
can be flown with one hand and the controls manipulated with the other hand. Increased situational awareness
is provided by replacing the traditional instrument “six-pack” on the instrument panel with an easy-to-scan
display that provides a large horizon, airspeed, attitude, altitude, vertical speed, and course deviation information.
In addition to the flight instruments, navigation, communication, annunciations, terrain, traffic, and weather
information are also presented on the PFD and explained in other sections of this Pilot’s Guide
The following flight instruments and supplemental flight data are displayed on the PFD:
• Airspeed Indicator, showing
– True airspeed
– Airspeed awareness ranges
– Trend vector
– Reference flags
• Attitude Indicator with slip/skid
indication
• Altimeter, showing
– Trend vector
– Barometric setting
– Selected Altitude
• Vertical Deviation/Glideslope
Indicator
• Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI)
• Horizontal Situation Indicator,
showing
– Heading and course indications
– Turn Rate Indicator
– Navigation source
– Course Deviation Indicator
(CDI)
– Bearing pointers and
information windows
– DME Information Window
• Outside air temperature (OAT)
• System time
• Timer/References Window,
showing
– Generic timer
– Vspeed values and flags
– Barometric minimum descent
altitude (MDA, DH)
The PFD also displays various alerts and annunciations.