Cockpit Reference Guide

190-00763-02 Rev. A
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian
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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
ThedisplayofradarcoverageisalwaysactivewheneitherNEXRADorECHOTOPSisselected.Areas
whereNEXRADradarcoverageandEchoTopsinformationisnotcurrentlyavailableorisnotbeingcollected
areindicatedbyashadeofpurple,asshowninFigure6-15.Radarcapabilityexistsintheseareas,butitis
notactiveorisoff-line.
CLOUD TOPS
NOTE: Cloud Tops and Echo Tops cannot be displayed at the same time.
CloudTopsdata(Figure6-16)depictscloudtopaltitudesasdeterminedfromsatelliteimagery.
Figure 6-16 Cloud Tops Data
Displaying Cloud Tops information:
1) Select the Weather Data Link Page with the FMS Knob.
2) Select the CLD TOP Softkey.
TodisplaytheCloudTopslegend,selecttheLEGENDSoftkeywhenCloudTopsisselectedfordisplay.
SinceCloudTopsandEchoTopsusethesamecolorscalingtorepresentaltitude,displayoftheseweather
productsismutuallyexclusive.WhenCloudTopsisactivated,EchoTopsdataisremoved.
Figure 6-17 Cloud Tops Legend