Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian 190-00763-02 Rev. A 449
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
SECTION 8 ADDITIONAL FEATURES
NOTE: With the availability of SafeTaxi
®
, ChartView, or FliteCharts
®
, it may be necessary to carry another
source of charts on-board the aircraft.
Additional features of the system include the following:
•Synthetic Vision System (SVS)
•SafeTaxi
®
diagrams
•ChartViewandFliteCharts
®
electronic charts
•AOPA’sAirportDirectory
•XMRadioentertainment
•Scheduler
TheSyntheticVisionSystem(SVS)providesathree-dimensionalforwardviewofterrainfeaturesonthePFD.
SVSimageryshowsthepilot’sviewofrelevantfeaturesinrelationtotheaircraftattitude,aswellastheightpath
pertainingtotheactiveightplan.
SafeTaxidiagramsprovidedetailedtaxiway,runway,andrampinformationatmorethan700airportsinthe
UnitedStates.BydecreasingrangeonanairportthathasaSafeTaxidiagramavailable,acloseupviewofthe
airportlayoutcanbeseen.
TheoptionalChartViewandFliteChartsprovideon-boardelectronicterminalprocedurescharts.Electronic
chartsoffertheconvenienceofrapidaccesstoessentialinformation.EitherChartVieworFliteChartsmaybe
conguredinthesystem,butnotboth.
AOPA’sAirportDirectoryoffersdetailedinformationforaselectedairport,suchasavailableservices,hoursof
operation,andlodgingoptions.
TheoptionalXMRadioentertainmentaudiofeatureoftheGDL69ADataLinkReceiverhandlesmorethan170
channelsofmusic,news,andsports.XMRadiooffersmoreentertainmentchoicesandlongerrangecoverage
thancommercialbroadcaststations.
TheSchedulerfeaturecanbeusedtoenteranddisplayshorttermorlongtermremindermessagessuchas
Switchfueltanks,Changeoil,orAltimeter-TransponderCheckintheMessagesWindowonthePFD.