Pilot's Guide

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Garmin G1000H
™
Pilot’s Guide for the Bell 407GX
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FLIGHT MANAGEMENT
Entering the fuel reserve weight:
1) Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor and highlight the ‘FUEL RESERVES’ field.
2) Turn the small FMS Knob to enter the fuel reserves weight.
3) Press the ENT Key to confirm the entry.
4) Press the FMS Knob to remove the flashing cursor
The AIRCRAFT LOAD can be customized for a desired configuration.
Setting up a litter configuration (starting from the standard configuration):
1) Select the W&B CFG Softkey; or press the MENU Key, highlight ‘Weight & Balance Configuration’, and press
the ENT Key to display the Weight & Balance Configuration Page.
2) Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor.
3) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the ‘CPLT’ PRESENT field. Turn the small FMS Knob to select ‘NO’. The new
weight will be reflected in the Basic Empty Weight shown at the top of the page.
4) Repeat step 3 for ‘LH FWD’ and ‘LH AFT’. There is now space for the litter.
5) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the ‘LITTER’ PRESENT field.
6) Turn the small FMS Knob to select ‘YES’. The new weight will be reflected in the Basic Empty Weight shown at
the top of the page.
7) Press the GO BACK Softkey to return to the AUX - WEIGHT & BALANCE Page. The litter configuration will be
shown in the AIRCRAFT LOAD window.
Figure 5-110 Weight & Balance Page - Litter and Executive Configurations
Executive
Configuration
Litter Position
Arm/Weight Entry
Setting up an executive configuration (starting from the standard configuration):
1) Select the W&B CFG Softkey; or press the MENU Key, highlight ‘Weight & Balance Configuration’, and press
the ENT Key to display the Weight & Balance Configuration Page.
2) Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor.