Airplane Flight Manual Supplement

AFMS, GARMIN G500/G600 SYSTEM 190-00601-01 Rev. K
FAA APPROVED Page 13 of 51
1.4 Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT)
SVT uses an internal terrain database and GPS location to present the pilot with
a synthetic view of the terrain in front of the aircraft. The purpose of the SVT
system is to assist the pilot in maintaining situational awareness with regard to
the terrain and traffic surrounding the aircraft. A typical SVT display is shown
below:
SVT provides additional features on the G500/G600 primary flight display
(PFD) which display the following information:
 Synthetic Terrain; an artificial, database derived, three dimensional
view of the terrain ahead of the aircraft within a field of view of
approximately 25 degrees left and 25 degrees right of the aircraft
heading.
 Obstacles; obstacles such as towers, including buildings over 200 AGL
that are within the depicted synthetic terrain field of view. Powerlines
are not depicted in synthetic vision.