Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian
190-00763-02 Rev. A358
HAZARD AVOIDANCE
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
TerrainandobstacledatabasesarereferencedtoMSL.UsingtheGPSpositionandaltitude,theTerrain-SVS
featureportraysa3-Dpictureofthesurroundingterrainandobstaclesrelativetothepositionandaltitudeofthe
aircraft.GPSpositionandGPS-MSLaltitudeareusedtocalculateandpredicttheaircraft’sightpathinrelation
tothesurroundingterrainandobstacles.Inthisway,thepilotcanviewpredicteddangerousterrainandobstacle
conditions.
DISPLAYING TERRAIN-SVS DATA
Terrain-SVSusesyellow(caution)andred(warning)todepictterrainandobstacleswithheightsgreaterthan
200feetabovegroundlevel,AGL.Alertsaregivenrelativetoaircraftaltitude.Colorsareadjustedautomatically
asthe aircraftaltitude changes. Thecolors andsymbols shownin thegureandtablesbelowareused to
representterrain,obstacles,andpotentialimpactpoints.
Potential Impact Point
Unlighted Obstacle
Projected Flight Path
1000 ft
100 ft Threshold
Terrain more than 1000 ft below the aircraft altitude
Terrain between 100 ft and 1000 ft below the
aircraft altitude
Terrain above or
within 100 ft
below the aircraft
altitude
Figure 6-71 Terrain Altitude/Color Correlation for Terrain-SVS
Unlighted Obstacle Lighted Obstacle
Obstacle Location
< 1000’ AGL > 1000’ AGL < 1000’ AGL > 1000’ AGL
Red obstacle is at or above current aircraft
altitude
Yellow obstacle is between 0’ and 250’
below current aircraft altitude
Gray obstacle is 250’ or more below
current aircraft altitude
Table 6-6 Terrain-SVS Obstacle Colors and Symbology
Potential Impact
Point Symbol
Alert Type Example Annunciation
Warning
Caution
Table 6-7 Terrain-SVS Potential Impact Point Symbols with Alert Types