User Guide

190-00649-00 Rev. A
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA42
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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, please
refer to the backup instruments.
This section describes the flight instruments and supplemental flight data featured on the G1000 Primary
Flight Display (PFD) as installed on Diamond DA42 aircraft. 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 pilot’s
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 supporting sections
of this Pilot’s Guide.
The PFD displays the following:
• Airspeed Indicator, showing
– True airspeed
– Airspeed awareness ranges
– Trend vector
– Reference flags
• Attitude Indicator with slip/skid
indication
• Altimeter, showing
– Trend vector
– Barometric setting
– Altitude Reference
• 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
– Flight ID
The PFD also displays various alerts and annunciations.