Pilot's Guide

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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Cessna Citation Mustang
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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
SIGMETS AND AIRMETS
SIGMETs(SIGnicantMETeorologicalInformation)and AIRMETs(AIRmen’sMETeorologicalInformation)
arebroadcastforpotentiallyhazardousweather.AConvectiveSIGMETisissuedforhazardousconvective
weather.AlocalizedSIGMETisasignicantweatherconditionoccurringatalocalizedgeographicalposition.
Figure 6-22 SIGMET/AIRMET Data
Convective
SIGMET
AIRMET
Displaying SIGMETs and AIRMETs:
1) Select the Weather Data Link (XM) Page with the FMS Knob.
2) Select the SIG/AIR Softkey.
3) To view the text of the SIGMET or AIRMET, press the RANGE Knob and move the Map Pointer over the icon.
4) Press the ENT key. The figure below shows a sample of SIGMET text.
TodisplaytheSIGMETandAIRMETlegend,selecttheLEGEND SoftkeywhenSIGMETsandAIRMETsare
selected for display.
Sample SIGMET Text
SIGMET/AIRMET Legend
Figure 6-23 SIGMET/AIRMET Text and Legend