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
ATTITUDE INDICATOR
Attitudeinformationisdisplayedoveravirtualblueskyandbrowngroundwithawhitehorizonline.The
AttitudeIndicatordisplaysthepitch(indicatedbyayellowsymbolicairplaneonthepitchscale),roll,andslip/
skidinformation.
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Roll Pointer
2
Roll Scale
3
Horizon Line
4
Aircraft Symbol
5
Land Representation
6
Pitch Scale
7
Slip/Skid Indicator
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Sky Representation
9
Roll Scale Zero
Figure 2-7 Attitude Indicator
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Thehorizonlineispartofthepitchscale.Aboveandbelowthehorizonline,majorpitchmarksandnumeric
labelsareshownforevery10˚,upto80˚.Minorpitchmarksareshownforintervening5˚increments,upto
25˚belowand45˚abovethehorizonline.Between20˚belowto20˚abovethehorizonline,minorpitchmarks
occurevery2.5˚.WhentheoptionalSyntheticVisionSystem(SVS)isactivated,thepitchscaleisreducedto
10˚upand7.5˚down;refertotheAdditionalFeaturessection.
Theinvertedwhitetriangleindicateszeroontherollscale.Majortickmarksat30˚and60˚andminortick
marksat10˚,20˚,and45˚areshowntotheleftandrightofthezero.Angleofbankisindicatedbytheposition
of the pointer on the roll scale.
The Slip/SkidIndicatoristhebarbeneaththerollpointer.Theindicatormoveswiththerollpointerand
moveslaterallyawayfromthepointertoindicatelateralacceleration.Slip/skidisindicatedbythelocationof
thebarrelativetothepointer.OnebardisplacementisequaltooneballdisplacementonatraditionalSlip/Skid
Indicator.
Figure 2-8 Slip/Skid Indication