Pilot's Guide

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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Cessna Nav III

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WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES

WARNING:

For safety reasons, G1000 operational procedures must be learned on the ground.

WARNING:

The Garmin G1000, as installed in Cessna Nav III aircraft, has a very high degree of functional

integrity. However, the pilot must recognize that providing monitoring and/or self-test capability for all

conceivable system failures is not practical. Although unlikely, it may be possible for erroneous operation

to occur without a fault indication shown by the G1000. It is thus the responsibility of the pilot to detect

such an occurrence by means of cross-checking with all redundant or correlated information available in the

cockpit.

WARNING:

The United States government operates the Global Positioning System and is solely responsible

for its accuracy and maintenance. The GPS system is subject to changes which could affect the accuracy

and performance of all GPS equipment. Portions of the Garmin G1000 utilize GPS as a precision electronic

NAVigation AID (NAVAID). Therefore, as with all NAVAIDs, information presented by the G1000 can be

misused or misinterpreted and, therefore, become unsafe.

WARNING:

To reduce the risk of unsafe operation, carefully review and understand all aspects of the

G1000 Pilot’s Guide documentation. Thoroughly practice basic operation prior to actual use. During ﬂight

operations, carefully compare indications from the G1000 to all available navigation sources, including

the information from other NAVAIDs, visual sightings, charts, etc. For safety purposes, always resolve any

discrepancies before continuing navigation.

WARNING

: The illustrations in this guide are only examples. Never use the G1000 to attempt to penetrate

a thunderstorm. Both the FAA Advisory Circular, Subject: Thunderstorms, and the Airman’s Information

Manual (AIM) recommend avoiding “by at least 20 miles any thunderstorm identiﬁed as severe or giving an

intense radar echo.”

CAUTION: The GDU 1040 and GDU 1044B PFD/MFD displays use a lens coated with a special anti-reﬂective

coating that is very sensitive to skin oils, waxes, and abrasive cleaners. CLEANERS CONTAINING AMMONIA

WILL HARM THE ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING. It is very important to clean the lens using a clean, lint-free

cloth and an eyeglass lens cleaner that is speciﬁed as safe for anti-reﬂective coatings.

CAUTION: The Garmin G1000 does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Repairs should only be made by

an authorized Garmin service center. Unauthorized repairs or modiﬁcations could void both the warranty

and the pilot’s authority to operate this device under FAA/FCC regulations.

NOTE: When using Stormscope, there are several atmospheric phenomena in addition to nearby thunderstorms

that can cause isolated discharge points in the strike display mode. However, clusters of two or more

discharge points in the strike display mode do indicate thunderstorm activity if these points reappear after

the screen has been cleared.