Pilot's Guide

190-00663-02 Rev. B
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Hawker Beechcraft C90A/GT/GTi
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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
ECHO TOPS
NOTE: Echo Tops cannot be displayed at the same time as Cloud Tops or NEXRAD data is displayed.
EchoTopsdata(Figure6-14)showsthelocation,elevation,anddirectionofthehighestradarecho.The
highest radar echo does not indicate the top of a storm or clouds; rather it indicates the highest altitude at
whichprecipitationisdetected.InformationisderivedfromNEXRADdata.
Figure 6-14 Echo Tops Data
Displaying Echo Tops information:
1) Select the Weather Data Link (XM) Page.
2) Select the ECHO TOPS Softkey.
TodisplaytheEchoTopslegend(Figure6-15),selectthe LEGEND SoftkeywhenEchoTopsisselectedfor
display.SinceEchoTopsandCloudTopsusethesamecolorscalingtorepresentaltitude,displayofthese
weatherproductsismutuallyexclusive.WhenEchoTopsisactivated,NEXRADandCloudTopsdataare
removed.
Figure 6-15 Echo Tops Legend
No Radar Coverage