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
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 aviation database service area.
METAR (METeorologicalAerodromeReport)isthestandardformatfor weatherbriengs.METARs are
updatedhourlyandareconsideredcurrent.METARstypicallycontaininformationaboutthetemperature,
dewpoint,wind,precipitation,cloudcover,cloudheights,visibility,andbarometricpressure.Theycanalso
contain information on precipitation amounts, lightning, and other critical data.  METARs are shown as
colored flags at airports that provide them.
Figure 6-24 METAR Flags on the Weather Data Link Page
Instructions
for Viewing
METAR and
TAF Text
Selected
Airport
TAF(TerminalAreaForecast)isthestandardformatfor24-hourweatherforecasts.TAFsmaycontainsome
METARdata,butgenerallycoverasmallerarea.Ittypicallyforecastssignicantweatherchanges,temporary
changes,probablechanges,andexpectedchangesinweatherconditions.
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.