Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian
190-00763-02 Rev. A378
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
Required Terrain Clearance
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Required Terrain Clearance (FT)
RTC Level (FT) RTC Descending (FT)
Figure 6-94 FLTA Alert Minimum Terrain and Obstacle Clearance Values
Distance From Runway (NM)
Minimum Terrain/Obstacle Clearance (FT)
FLTAalertsareautomaticallyinhibitedwhentheaircraftislessthan200feetabovethedestinationrunway
elevationwhilewithin0.5nmoftheapproachrunwayortheaircraftisbetweenrunwayends.
PREMATURE DESCENT ALERTING
APremature Descent Alert (PDA) is issued when the system detects that the aircraft is significantly
belowthenormalapproachpathtoarunway(Figure6-65).
PDAalertingbeginswhentheaircraftisbelow700feetAGLwithin15nmofthedestinationairportand
endswhentheaircraftis0.5nmfromtherunwaythreshold.
Figure 6-95 PDA Alerting Threshold
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Height Above Destination (Feet)
Distance to Destination (NM)
PDA ALERTING AREA