Pilot's Guide

190-00663-03 Rev. A
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Beechcraft C90A/GT/GTi
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW
1.1 System Description ................................................. 1
1.2 Line Replaceable Units (LRU) ................................. 2
1.3 G1000 Controls ........................................................ 7
PFD Controls ................................................................ 7
Controls Associated With the MFD ................................. 9
AFCS Controls ............................................................ 10
Audio Panel Controls .................................................. 12
1.4 Secure Digital Cards.............................................. 14
1.5 System Power-up ................................................... 15
1.6 System Operation .................................................. 16
Normal Operation ....................................................... 16
Reversionary Mode ..................................................... 17
AHRS Operation ......................................................... 18
G1000 System Annunciations ...................................... 21
Softkey Function ......................................................... 21
GPS Receiver Operation .............................................. 28
1.7 Accessing G1000 Functionality............................ 33
Menus ....................................................................... 33
MFD Page Groups ....................................................... 33
MFD System Pages...................................................... 37
1.8 Display Backlighting ............................................. 52
SECTION 2 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
2.1 Flight Instruments ................................................. 56
Airspeed Indicator ...................................................... 56
Attitude Indicator ....................................................... 59
Altimeter ................................................................... 61
Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) ....................................... 63
Vertical Deviation ....................................................... 64
Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) .............................. 65
Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) .................................. 71
2.2 Supplemental Flight Data .................................... 79
Temperature Displays .................................................. 79
Wind Data ................................................................. 80
Vertical Navigation (VNV) Indications ........................... 81
2.3 PFD Annunciations and Alerting Functions ........ 82
G1000 Alerting system ................................................ 82
Marker Beacon Annunciations...................................... 83
Traffic Annunciation .................................................... 84
TAWS Annunciations ................................................... 84
Altitude Alerting ......................................................... 85
Low Altitude Annunciation .......................................... 85
Minimum Descent Altitude/Decision Height Alerting ...... 86
2.4 Abnormal Operations ........................................... 88
Abnormal GPS Conditions ........................................... 88
GRS 7800 Directional Gyro (DG) Modes ........................ 89
Unusual Attitudes ....................................................... 90
SECTION 3 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM
3.1 EIS Display .............................................................. 94
Interstage Turbine Temperature .................................... 96
Torque ....................................................................... 96
Tachometer (rpm) ....................................................... 97
Turbine Speed ............................................................ 98
Fuel Flow ................................................................... 98
Oil Pressure ................................................................ 99
Oil Temperature .......................................................... 99
3.2 EIS Display in Reversionary Mode ..................... 100
Reversionary Display ................................................. 101
SECTION 4 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS
4.1 Overview .............................................................. 103
Audio Panel Volume Control ...................................... 103
PFD Controls and Frequency Display ........................... 104
Audio Panel Controls ................................................ 106
4.2 COM Operation .................................................... 108
COM Transceiver Selection and Activation ................... 108
COM Transceiver Manual Tuning ................................ 109
Quick-Tuning and Activating 121.500 MHz .................. 110
Auto-Tuning the COM Frequency ................................ 111
Frequency Spacing .................................................... 115
Automatic Squelch .................................................... 116
Volume .................................................................... 116
4.3 NAV Operation ..................................................... 117
NAV Radio Selection and Activation ........................... 117
NAV Receiver Manual Tuning ..................................... 118
Auto-Tuning a NAV Frequency from the MFD............... 120
Marker Beacon Receiver ............................................ 125
DME Tuning ............................................................. 126
4.4 GTX 33 Mode S Transponders ............................ 127
Transponder Controls ................................................ 127
Transponder Mode Selection ...................................... 128
Entering a Transponder Code ..................................... 130
IDENT Function ........................................................ 132