User Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA40 190-00592-00 Rev. A
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MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY
Not all approaches in the database are approved for
GPS use. As you select an approach, a ‘GPS’ designation
to the right of the procedure name indicates the procedure
can be flown using the GPS receiver. Some procedures
will not have this designation, meaning the GPS receiver
can be used for supplemental navigation guidance only.
If the GPS receiver cannot be used for primary guidance,
you must use the appropriate receiver for the selected
approach (e.g., VOR or ILS). The final course segment of
ILS approaches, for example, must be flown by tuning the
Nav receiver to the proper frequency and selecting that
Nav receiver on the CDI.
A selected approach can be activated or loaded.
Activating the approach also initiates automatic
CDI
scaling transition as the approach progresses. In many
cases, it can be easiest to “Load” the full approach while
still some distance away, enroute to the destination airport.
Later, if vectored to final, use the following steps to select
‘Activate Vector-To-Final’, which makes the inbound
course to the FAF waypoint active. Otherwise, activate
the full approach using the ‘Activate Approach?’ option.
To activate an approach procedure:
1. With an approach loaded in the active flight
plan, press the
PROC key to display the Proce-
dures Page.
2. Turn the
large FMS knob to highlight ‘Activate
Approach’.
3. Press the
ENT key.
CAUTION: The G1000 is designed to only
complement printed approach plates and vastly
improve situational awareness throughout the
approach. The approach must be flown as it
appears on the approach chart.
Figure 7-47 Activating an Approach Procedure
NOTE: Specific GPS approach examples are given
in the G1000 Diamond Pilot‘sTraining Guide.
They cane be used in conjunction with the G1000
PC training simulator software for practice in
learning what types of approaches the G1000
supports.