Cockpit Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Section 1: System Overview
- Section 2: Flight Instruments
- Section 3: Engine Indication System (EIS)
- Section 4: NAV/COM and Transponder
- Section 5: Audio Panel
- Section 6: Automatic Flight Control
- Section 7: Navigation
- 7.1 Navigation Map Page
- 7.2 Direct-to Navigation
- 7.3 Navigating an Example Flight Plan
- 7.4 Airport Information
- 7.5 Intersection Information
- 7.6 NDB Information
- 7.7 VOR Information
- 7.8 User Waypoint Information Page
- 7.9 Nearest Airports
- 7.10 Nearest Intersections
- 7.11 Nearest NDB
- 7.12 Nearest VOR
- 7.13 Nearest User Waypoint
- 7.14 Nearest Frequencies
- 7.15 Nearest Airspaces
- Section 8: Flight Planning
- 8.1 User Defined Waypoints
- 8.2 Viewing the Active Flight Plan
- 8.3 Activate a Stored Flight Plan
- 8.4 Activate a Flight Plan Leg
- 8.5 Stop Navigating a Flight Plan
- 8.6 Invert Active Flight Plan
- 8.7 Create a New Flight Plan
- 8.8 Enter an Airway in a Flight Plan
- 8.9 Load a Departure
- 8.10 Load an Arrival
- 8.11 Load an Approach
- 8.12 Remove a Departure, Arrival, Approach, or Airway from a Flight Plan
- 8.13 Store a Flight Plan
- 8.14 Edit a Stored Flight Plan
- 8.15 Delete a Waypoint from the Flight Plan
- 8.16 Invert and Activate a Stored Flight Plan
- 8.17 Copy a Flight Plan
- 8.18 Delete a Flight Plan
- 8.19 Graphical Flight Plan Creation
- 8.20 Trip Planning
- Section 9: Procedures
- Section 10: Hazard Avoidance
- 10.1 Customizing the Hazard Displays on the Navigation Map
- 10.2 STORMSCOPE® (Optional)
- 10.3 XM Weather (Service Optional)
- 10.4 Traffic Systems
- 10.5 Terrain and Obstacle Proximity
- 10.6 Terrain Awareness & Warning System (TAWS) Display (Optional)
- Displaying Terrain on the TAWS Page
- Enable/Disable Aviation Data
- TAWS Inhibit
- Manual System Test
- Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance (FLTA)
- Premature Descent Alert (PDA)
- Excessive Descent Rate Alert (EDR)
- Negative Climb Rate After TakeoffAlert (NCR)
- “Five-Hundred” Aural Alert
- Displaying Terrain and Obstacles on the Navigation Map
- Pop-up Alerts
- TAWS Alerts Summary
- Alert Annunciations
- Section 11: Abnormal Operation
- Section 12: Annunciations & Alerts
- 12.1 Alert Level Definitions
- 12.2 NAV III Aircraft Alerts
- 12.3 CO Guardian Messages
- 12.4 AFCS Alerts
- 12.5 TAWS Alerts
- 12.6 Other G1000 Aural Alerts
- 12.7 G1000 System Annunciations
- 12.8 G1000 System Message Advisories
- MFD & PFD Message Advisories
- Database Message Advisories
- GMA 1347 Message Advisories
- GIA 63 Message Advisories
- GIA 63W Message Advisories
- GEA 71 Message Advisories
- GTX 33 Message Advisories
- GRS 77 Message Advisories
- GMU 44 Message Advisories
- GDL 69A Message Advisories
- GDC 74A Message Advisories
- Miscellaneous Message Advisories
- Index

Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Cessna Nav III
190-00384-08 Rev. A
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SECTION 2
FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
2.3 ALTIMETER
Altitude
Reference
Box
Altitude
Trend
Vector
Current
Altitude
Barometric
Setting
Box
Altitude
Reference
Bug
Figure 2-7 Altimeter
Barometric
Altitude
Minimums Bug
Selected Altitude Bug
The Selected Altitude Bug is displayed at the Selected
Altitude or the edge of the tape (whichever is closer to the
current altitude) to provide increased altitude awareness
and to set the desired hold altitude for the autopilot.
Set the Selected Altitude Bug:
Turn the
ALT
Knobs to set the Selected Altitude Bug.
The
small ALT
Knob sets the hundreds and the
large
ALT
Knob sets the thousands. This altitude also
appears in the Selected Altitude Box above the
Altimeter.
Altitude Trend Vector
The end of the trend vector displays approximately
what the altitude will be in six seconds if the current rate
of vertical speed is maintained.
Barometric Setting Box
Select barometric pressure:
Turn the BARO Knob to select the desired
setting.
Quickly enter standard pressure:
1)
Press the PFD Softkey.
2)
Press the STD BARO Softkey.
Altitude Alerting
Figure 2-8 Altitude Alerting Visual Annunciations
Within 1000 ft
Within 200 ft
Deviation of ±200 ft
Visual annunciations appear in the Altitude Reference
Box. Whenever the setting is changed, the Altitude
Alerter is reset. The Altitude Alerter is independent of the
Automatic Flight Control System.










