Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian
190-00763-02 Rev A.
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
2.1 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
AIRSPEED INDICATOR
NOTE: Refer to the Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) for speed criteria and Vspeed values.
The AirspeedIndicatordisplaysairspeedonarollingnumbergaugeusingamovingtape.Thetrue airspeed is
displayedinknotsbelowtheAirspeedIndicator.Thenumericlabelsandmajortickmarksonthemovingtape
aremarkedatintervalsof10knots,whileminortickmarksonthemovingtapeareindicatedatintervalsof5
knots.Speedindicationstartsat20knots,with60knotsofairspeedviewableatanytime.Theactualairspeed
isdisplayedinsidetheblackpointer.Thepointerremainsblackuntilreachingoverspeed(V
MO
), at which point
it turns red.
Figure 2-4 Red Pointer
Showing Overspeed
Actual
Airspeed
True
Airspeed
Speed
Ranges
Airspeed
Trend
Vector
Vspeed
References
Figure 2-3 Airspeed Indicator
Acolor-coded(white,green,andred/white“barberpole”)speedrangestripislocatedonthemovingtape.
The colors denote flaps operating range, normal operating range, and overspeed(V
MO
).Aredrangeisalso
present for low speed awareness.
TheAirspeedTrendVectorisavertical,magentaline,extendingupordownontheairspeedscale,shown
to the right of the color-coded speed range strip. The end of the trend vector corresponds to the predicted
airspeedin6secondsifthecurrentrateofaccelerationismaintained.IfthetrendvectorcrossesV
MO
, the text
of the actual airspeed readout changes to yellow. The trend vector is absent if the speed remains constant or
if any data needed to calculate airspeed is not available due to a system failure.