Pilot's Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Tiger AG-5B 190-00617-00 Rev. A9-10
GDL 69/69A
To display METAR and TAF text on the Air-
port Information Page:
1. Turn the
large FMS knob to select the WPT Page
Group.
2. Turn the
small FMS knob to select the Airport
Information Page.
3. Press the WX softkey to display METAR and TAF
text (METAR and TAF information is updated
every 12 minutes).
Displaying Weather Data on the AUX - Trip
Planning Page Map
NEXRAD and XM Lightning Data can be displayed
on the AUX - Trip Planning Page Map by pressing the
NEXRAD and XM LTNG softkeys.
Displaying Weather Data on the Flight Plan Page
Maps
NEXRAD and XM Lightning Data can be displayed on
the Flight Plan Page Maps by pressing the
NEXRAD and
XM LTNG softkeys.
Displaying Weather on the Weather Data Link
Page (Figure 9-8)
The Weather Data Link Page displays all available
weather products. The display of the weather data can ei
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ther be selected by softkeys located at the bottom of the
display or through the Weather Data Link Setup menu.
To select the Weather Data Link Page:
1. Turn the
large FMS knob to select the Map Page
Group.
2. Turn the
small FMS knob to select the Weather
Data Link Page.
Weather Data Link Page Softkeys
The following softkeys perform the GDL 69 weather
functions on the Weather Data Link Page:
NEXRAD – press the NEXRAD softkey to show
NEXRAD weather and radar coverage information
(both are activated at the same time). Composite
data from all of the NEXRAD radar sites in the
United States is shown. This data is composed
of the maximum reflectivity from the individual
radar sweeps. The display of the information is
color-coded to indicate the weather level severity.
The update rate is every five minutes. Refer to the
legend for a description of the color code.
Figure 9-7 Map Setup Options
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