Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian 190-00763-02 Rev. A 457
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
FLIGHT PATH MARKER
TheFlightPathMarker(FPM),alsoknownasaVelocityVector,isdisplayedonthePFDatgroundspeeds
above30knots.TheFPMdepictstheapproximateprojectedpathoftheaircraftaccountingforwindspeed
anddirectionrelativetothethree-dimensionalterraindisplay.
TheFPMisalwaysavailablewhentheSyntheticTerrainfeatureisinoperation.TheFPMrepresentsthe
directionoftheightpathasitrelatestotheterrainandobstaclesonthedisplay,whiletheairplanesymbol
representstheaircraftheading.
TheFPMworksinconjunctionwiththePathwaysfeaturetoassistthepilotinmaintainingdesiredaltitudes
anddirectionwhennavigatingaightplan.WhenoncourseandaltitudetheFPMisalignedinsidethe
pathwayboxesasshown(Figure8-7).
TheFPMmayalsobeusedtoidentifyapossibleconictwiththeaircraftightpathanddistantterrainor
obstacles.Displayedterrainorobstaclesintheaircraft’sightpathextendingabovetheFPMcouldindicate
apotentialconict,evenbeforeanalertisissuedbyTAWS.However,decisionsregardingterrainand/or
obstacleavoidanceshouldnotbemadeusingonlytheFPM.
Flight Path
Marker
(FPM)
Wind
Vector
Figure 8-7 Flight Path Marker and Pathways
ZERO PITCH LINE
TheZeroPitchLineisdrawncompletelyacrossthedisplayandrepresentstheaircraftattitudewithrespect
tothehorizon.Itmaynotalignwiththeterrainhorizon,particularlywhentheterrainismountainousor
whentheaircraftisownathighaltitudes.