User Guide
Garmin G1000 MFD Pilot’s Guide for the Mooney M20M & M20R190-00448-00 Rev. A
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NEAREST PAGE GROUP
The Nearest Airports Page can be used to quickly tune
the COM transceiver to a nearby airport. The selected fre-
quency is placed in the standby field of the COM window
and activated using the COM Frequency Toggle Key.
To quickly tune the COM transceiver to a
nearby airport frequency:
1. Press the
FREQ
softkey located at the bottom
of the display.
2. Turn either the
small or large FMS
knob to select
the desired frequency.
3. Press the
ENT
key. The selected frequency is
placed in the standby frequency tuning box.
4. Press the
Com Frequency Toggle
key to place
the frequency in the active field.
To select and load an approach from the
Nearest Airports Page:
1. Select the desired nearest airport.
2. Press the
APR
softkey located at the bottom
of the display. The ‘LD APR’ (load approach)
softkey becomes available.
3. Turn either the
small or large FMS
knob to
select the desired approach. Press the
LD APR
softkey.
4. The Approach Loading Page is displayed with
the transitions field highlighted. Turn either the
small or large FMS
knob to select the desired
transition.
5. Press the
ENT
key. The ‘LOAD?’ field is
highlighted. Press the
ENT
key to load the
approach.
6. Turn the
large FMS
knob to highlight the
‘ACTIVATE’ field. Press the
ENT
key to activate
the approach. ‘Load’ adds the approach to
the flight plan without immediately using the
approach for navigation guidance. This allows
for the original flight plan to continue navigat-
ing until cleared for the approach, but keeps
the approach available for quick activation
when needed. ‘Activate’ adds the approach
to the flight plan and begins navigating the
approach course.
NOTE: If the approach is not approved for
GPS, a ‘NOT APPROVED FOR GPS’ messages is
displayed with ‘YES’ highlighted. Press the
ENT
key to acknowledge the message. Turn the
large
FMS
knob to select ‘NO’ and press the
ENT
key
to return to the Approach Loading Page
Figure 8.11.4 LD APR Softkey