Pilot's Guide

190-00552-05 Rev. A
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Corvalis/Corvalis TT
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
METARS AND TAFS
NOTE: Atmospheric pressure reported for METARs is given in hectopascals (hPa), except in the United
States, where it is reported in inches of mercury (in Hg). Temperatures are reported in Celsius.
NOTE: METAR information is only displayed within the installed navigation database service area.
METARs (METeorological Aerodrome Reports) typically contain information about the temperature,
dewpoint, wind, precipitation, cloud cover, cloud heights, visibility, and barometric pressure at an airport or
observationstation.Theycanalsocontaininformationonprecipitationamounts,lightning,andothercritical
data.  METARs reect hourly observations; non-routine updates include the code “SPECI” in the report.
METARsareshownascoloredagsatairportsthatprovidethem.
Figure 6-24 METAR Flags on Weather Data Link (XM) Page
with Aiport Selected
Airport
Selected with
Map Pointer
Instructions
for Viewing
METAR and
TAF Text
TAFs(TerminalAerodromeForecasts)areweatherpredictionsforspecicairportswithina24-hourperiod,
andmayspanalongerforecastperiod.TAFstypicallyincludeforecastwind,visibility,weatherphenomena,
andskyconditionsusingMETARcodes.
METARandTAFtextaredisplayedontheWeatherInformationPage.METARdataisdisplayedrstin
adecodedfashion,thenasrawtext.TAFinformationisdisplayedonlyinitsrawformwhenitisavailable
Displaying METAR and TAF text:
1) On the Weather Data Link (XM) Page, select the METAR Softkey
2) Select the RANGE Knob and pan to the desired airport.
3) Press the ENT Key. The Weather Information Page is shown with METAR and TAF text.