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
HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR (HSI)
The HorizontalSituationIndicator(HSI)displaysarotatingcompassinaheading-uporientation.Letters
indicatethecardinalpointsandnumericlabelsoccurevery30˚.Majortickmarksareat10˚intervalsandminor
tickmarksat5˚intervals.AdigitalreadingofthecurrentheadingappearsontopoftheHSI,andthecurrent
trackisrepresentedontheHSIbyamagentadiamondbugandadashedgrayline.TheHSIalsopresentsturn
rate, course deviation, bearing, and navigation source information.
The360˚HSIcontainsaCourseDeviationIndicator(CDI),withaCoursePointer,To/FromIndicator,anda
slidingdeviationbarandscale.Thecoursepointerisasinglelinearrow(GPS,VOR1,andLOC1)oradouble
linearrow(VOR2andLOC2)whichpointsinthedirectionofthesetcourse.TheTo/Fromarrowrotateswith
thecoursepointerandisdisplayedwhentheactiveNAVAIDisreceived.
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Figure 2-16 Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI)
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Current Track Indicator
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Course Pointer
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Current Track Extended
Line
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To/From Indicator
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Navigation Source
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Aircraft Symbol
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Course Deviation Indicator
(CDI)
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Rotating Compass Rose
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OBS Mode Active
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Lateral Deviation Scale
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Heading Bug
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Flight Phase
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Lubber Line
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Turn Rate/Heading
Trend Vector
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Turn Rate Indicator
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Current Heading
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