Pilot's Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850/900
190-00709-05 Rev. Bx
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Control Wheel Steering ............................................. 530
Disengagement ........................................................ 531
7.6 Example Flight Plan ............................................ 532
Departure ................................................................ 532
Intercepting a VOR Radial .......................................... 534
Flying a Flight Plan/GPS Course ................................. 535
Descent ................................................................... 536
Approach ................................................................. 539
Go Around/Missed Approach ..................................... 542
7.7 AFCS Annunciations and Alerts ......................... 544
AFCS Status Alerts .................................................... 544
Overspeed Protection ................................................ 545
7.8 Abnormal Operation ........................................... 546
Suspected Autopilot malfunction ................................ 546
Overpowering Autopilot Servos .................................. 546
SECTION 8 ADDITIONAL FEATURES
8.1 Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) ..................... 548
SVT Operation .......................................................... 549
SVT Features ............................................................ 551
Field of View ............................................................ 560
8.2 SafeTaxi
®
............................................................. 562
SafeTaxi Cycle Number and Revision .......................... 565
8.3 ChartView ............................................................. 568
ChartView Softkeys ................................................... 569
Terminal Procedures Charts ....................................... 570
Chart Options ........................................................... 578
Day/Night View ........................................................ 584
ChartView Cycle Number and Expiration Date ............. 586
8.4 FliteCharts
®
......................................................... 589
FliteCharts Softkeys .................................................. 590
Terminal Procedures Charts ....................................... 591
Chart Options ........................................................... 598
Day/Night View ........................................................ 601
FliteCharts Cycle Number and Expiration Date ............. 603
8.5 Airport Directory ................................................. 606
Airport Directory Database Cycle Number and Revision 607
8.6 SiriusXM Radio Entertainment .......................... 609
Activating SiriusXM Satellite Radio Services ................ 609
Using SiriusXM Radio ................................................ 610
8.7 Scheduler .............................................................. 614
8.8 Electronic Checklists ........................................... 616
8.9 Flight Data Logging ............................................ 620
8.10 Satellite Telephone and SMS Messaging .......... 622
Registering the Iridium Satellite System ...................... 622
Telephone Communication ........................................ 622
Text Messaging (SMS) ............................................... 628
8.11 Maintenance Logs ............................................... 640
8.12 Auxiliary Video (Optional) .................................. 641
Video Setup .............................................................642
Display Selection ...................................................... 643
Input Selection ......................................................... 644
Zoom/Range ............................................................ 644
8.13 Abnormal Operation ........................................... 645
SVT Troubleshooting ................................................. 645
Reversionary Mode ................................................... 645
Unusual Attitudes ..................................................... 646
APPENDICES
Annunciations and Alerts ............................................. 649
CAS Messages .......................................................... 649
Comparator Annunciations ........................................ 652
Reversionary Sensor Annunciations ............................ 653
System Annunciations ............................................... 654
Message Advisories .................................................. 657
AFCS Alerts .............................................................. 671
Terrain-SVT Alerts ..................................................... 672
TAWS-B ALERTS ........................................................ 674
Other G1000 Aural Alerts .......................................... 675
Flight Plan Import/Export Messages ........................... 676
Database Management ................................................ 677
Navigation Databases ............................................... 677
Garmin Databases .................................................... 681
Glossary .......................................................................... 687
Frequently Asked Questions ........................................ 693
Map Symbols ................................................................. 697
INDEX
Index ................................................................................ I-1