User Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA40/40F
190-00592-01 Rev. A5-64
GPS NAVIGATION
AIRSPACE TYPE AND CONTROLLING AGENCY
NOTE: All airspace alerts, except for prohibited areas, may be turned on or off from the System Setup Page.
An altitude buffer is also provided on the System Setup Page to provide an extra margin of safety above/
below the published limits. See the System Overview Section for additional details.
The Airspace Agency Box displays the following information for the selected airspace alert:
• ICAO control area
• Class B (FAA TCA)
• Mode C tower area
• Class B airspaces
• Class C airspaces
• Class D airspaces
• MOA airspaces
• Alert area
• Caution area
• Danger area
• Prohibited area
• Restricted area
• Training area
• Unknown area
• Warning area
• Class C, ICAO terminal control area, Terminal
radar service area (TRSA), Mode C area, and
Military operations area (MOA)
• Class C, ICAO control area, ICAO terminal
control area, Class B (FAA TCA), Terminal radar
service area, and Mode C area
• Mode C tower area
• Military operations area (MOA), Warning area,
Alert area, Caution area, Danger area, Prohibited
area, Restricted area, Training area, and Unknown
area
The Vertical Limits Box displays the floor and ceiling limits of the airspace alert. The following are examples
of what may appear as vertical limits for an airspace:
• 5,000 ft MSL (5,000 feet mean sea level)
• 5,000 ft AGL (5,000 feet above ground level)
• MSL (at mean sea level)
• Notam (see Notice to Airmen)
• Unknown
• Unlimited
• See Chart
• Surface