Pilot's Guide

190-01255-01 Rev. A
Garmin G1000H
™
Pilot’s Guide for the Bell 407GX
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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
TAS ALERTS
WhenthetrafcsystemdetectsanewTA,thefollowingoccur:
•A single “Traffic!” voice alert is generated, followed by additional voice information about the bearing,
relativealtitude,andapproximatedistancefromtheintruderthattriggeredtheTA(Table6-22).Thevoice
alert,“Traffic! 12 o’clock, high, four miles,”wouldindicatethetrafcisinfrontofownaircraft,aboveown
altitude,andapproximatelyfournauticalmilesaway.
•ATRAFFICAnnunciationappearsatthetoprightoftheairspeedonthePFD,ashesforvesecondsand
remainsdisplayeduntilnoTAsaredetectedinthearea(Figure6-117).
•ThePFDInsetMapisautomaticallydisplayedwithTAtrafc.
 IfthebearingofTAtrafccannotbedetermined(Figures6-119and6-122),ayellowtextbannerwillbe
displayedinthecenteroftheTrafcMapPageandinthelower-leftofthePFDinsetmapinsteadofaTA
symbol.Thetextwillindicate“TA”followedbythedistance,relativealtitude,andverticaltrendarrowforthe
TAtrafc,ifknown.
ATAwillbedisplayedforatleasteightseconds,evenifthecondition(s)thatinitiallytriggeredtheTAareno
longer present.
Figure 6-117 Traffic Annunciation (PFD)
Inset Map
Displays When
TA is Detected
Bearing Relative Altitude Distance (nm)
“One o’clock” through
“Twelve o’clock”
or “No Bearing”
“High”, “Low”, “Same Altitude” (if
within 200 feet of own altitude), or
“Altitude not available”
“Less than one mile”,
“One Mile” through “Ten Miles”, or
“More than ten miles”
Table 6-22 TA Descriptive Voice Announcements
ATAvoicealertmaybemutedwhileitisoccurringbypressingtheTA MUTEbuttononthecollective.Ifa
newTAoccurs,thevoicealertwillbeheard.
Ifanoptionalradaraltimeterindicatesownaircraftisbelow400’AGL,theGTS800automaticallymutes
trafcvoicealerts.Thismutingbehaviordoesnotoccuriftheradaraltimeterhasfailed.