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
The SelectedHeadingisshowntotheupperleftoftheHSIfor3secondsafterbeingadjustedThelightblue
bugonthecompassrosecorrespondstotheSelectedHeading.
Adjusting the Selected Heading:
Turn the HDG Knob to set the Selected Heading.
Press the HDG Knob to synchronize the bug to the current heading.
The SelectedCourseisshowntotheupperrightoftheHSIfor3secondsafterbeingadjusted.
Adjusting the Selected Course:
Turn the CRS Knob to set the Selected Course.
Press the CRS Knob to re-center the CDI and return the course pointer to the bearing of the active waypoint or
navigation station (see OBS Mode for adjusting a GPS course).
Selected
Heading
Bug
Selected
Course
Selected
Heading
Figure 2-17 Heading and Course Indications
Current Heading
Current Track Indicator
Navigationangles(track,heading,course,bearing)arecorrectedtothecomputedmagneticvariation(‘Mag
Var’) or referenced to true north (denoted ‘T’), set on the AUX - System Setup Page.  When an approach
referenced to true north has been loaded into the flight plan, the system generates a message to change the
navigationanglesettingto‘True’attheappropriatetime.
Figure 2-18 Heading and Course Indications (True)
Changing the navigation angle setting:
1) Use the FMS Knob to select the AUX - System Setup Page on the MFD.
2) Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor.
3) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight ‘Nav Angle’ in the ‘Display Units’ box (Figure 2-19).
4) Turn the small FMS Knob to highlight the desired setting and press the ENT Key.
 •TRUE - References angles to true north (denoted with ‘T’)
 •MAGNETIC - Angles corrected to the computed magnetic variation (‘Mag Var’)