Pilot's Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Cessna Corvalis/Corvalis TT
190-00552-05 Rev. A
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
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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
Selected with
Map Pointer
Information
Window for
all SIGMETs
and AIRMETS
within Map
Pointer Area
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