Cockpit Reference Guide

190-00763-02 Rev. A
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
ALTIMETER
The Altimeterdisplays600feetofbarometricaltitudevaluesatatimeonarollingnumbergaugeusinga
movingtape.Numericlabelsandmajortickmarksareshownatintervalsof100feet.Minortickmarksareat
intervalsof20feet.Thecurrentaltitudeisdisplayedintheblackpointer.
The SelectedAltitudeisdisplayedabovetheAltimeterintheboxindicatedbyaselectionbugsymbol.Abug
correspondingtothisaltitudeisshownonthetape;iftheSelectedAltitudeexceedstherangeshownonthe
tape,thebugappearsatthecorrespondingedgeofthetape.SeetheAFCSSectionformoreinformationabout
SelectedAltitude.
Setting the Selected Altitude:
Turn the ALT SEL Knob to set the Selected Altitude in 100-ft increments (if baro-min reference is set, the selected
altitude can be set in 10 feet increments to match the baro-min value) up to the aircraft’s service ceiling.
If set, the Minimum Descent Altitude/Decision Height (MDA/DH) value is also available for the Selected
Altitude.
When the altimeter is configured for metric units, the selected altitude is adjusted in 50 meter increments.
Figure 2-10 Altimeter (Metric Units)
Barometric
Setting
Selected
Altitude Bug
Minimum
Descent
Altitude Bug
Current
Altitude
Selected
Altitude
Figure 2-9 Altimeter
Altitude
Trend
Vector