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
VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR (VSI)
The VerticalSpeedIndicator(VSI;Figure2-13)displaystheaircraftverticalspeedwithnumericlabelsand
tickmarksat2000and4000fpmineachdirectiononthenon-movingtape.Minortickmarksareatintervals
of1000fpm.Thecurrentverticalspeedisdisplayedinthepointer,whichalsopointstothatspeedonthe
non-movingtape.Digitsappearinthepointerwhentheclimbordescentrateisgreaterthan100fpm.Ifthe
rateofascent/descentexceeds4000fpm,thepointerappearsatthecorrespondingedgeofthetapeandtherate
appears inside the pointer.
AmagentachevronbugisdisplayedastheRequiredVerticalSpeedIndication(RVSI;seeFigure2-13)for
reachingaVNVTargetAltitudeoncethe“TOD[TopofDescent]within1minute”alerthasbeengenerated.See
theFlightManagementandAFCSsectionsfordetailsonVNVfeatures,andrefertoSection2.4,Supplemental
FlightData,formoreinformationaboutVNVindicationsonthePFD.
VERTICAL DEVIATION
TheVerticalDeviationIndicator(VDI;Figure2-13)usesamagentachevrontoindicatethebaro-VNVvertical
deviationwhenVerticalNavigation(VNV)isbeingused;theVDIappearsinconjunctionwiththe“TODwithin
1minute”alert.Full-scaledeection(twodots)is1000feet.TheVDIisremovedfromthedisplayifvertical
deviationbecomesinvalid.SeetheFlightManagementandAFCSsectionsfordetailsonVNVfeatures,andrefer
toSection2.2,SupplementalFlightData,formoreinformationaboutVNVindicationsonthePFD.
The Glideslope Indicator(Figure2-14) appearstothe leftof theAltimeterwheneveranILS frequencyis
tunedintheactiveNAVeld.AgreendiamondactsastheGlideslopeIndicator,likeaglideslopeneedleona
conventionalindicator.Ifalocalizerfrequencyistunedandthereisnoglideslope,“NOGS”isannunciated.
TheglidepathisanalogoustotheglideslopeforGPSapproachessupportingSBASverticalguidance(LNAV+V,
LNAV/VNAV,LPV)andisgeneratedbythesystemtoreducepilotworkloadduringapproach.Whenanapproach
of this type is loaded into the flight plan and GPS is the selected navigation source, the Glidepath Indicator
(Figure2-15)appearsasamagentadiamond.Iftheapproachtypedowngradespastthenalapproachx
(FAF),“NOGP”isannunciated.
Glidepath
Indicator
Figure 2-15 Glidepath Indicator
Glideslope
Indicator
Marker
Beacon
Annunciation
Figure 2-14 Glideslope Indicator
Vertical
Speed
Indicator
Vertical
Speed
Pointer
Required
Vertical
Speed
VNV
Target
Altitude
Vertical
Deviation
Indicator
Figure 2-13 Vertical Speed and
Deviation Indicators (VSI and VDI)