Pilot's Guide

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Garmin G1000H
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Pilot’s Guide for the Bell 407GX
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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
Figure 6-61 Garmin Connext Weather Data Request Results with Precipitation and Infrared Satellite Displayed
Present Position Selected,
200 nm Diameter
Requested
Destination Selected,
200 nm Diameter
Requested
Next 80 nm of Flight Plan
Selected, 200 nm Route
Width Requested
Off-Route Waypoint
Selected, 200 nm Diameter
Requested
DuringaConnextDataRequest,theREQUESTSTATUSWindowinitiallydisplays“ContactingConnext...”.
Once a connection is established, the REQUEST STATUS Window displays “Receiving Wx Data...  Time
Remaining:”withanestimateddatatransfertime(eitherminutesorseconds).Ifdesired,theConnextData
RequestMenumayberemovedwhilethedatarequestisprocessingbypressingtheFMS Knob;thedatarequest
willcontinuetoprocessinthebackground.ConnextDataRequeststypicallytakebetween1to4minutesto
complete depending on the size of the selected weather coverage area, the amounts of weather activity present,
andtheIridiumsignalstrength.
ThesystemretrievesallavailableGarminConnextWeatherproductswithintheselectedcoverageareaduring
aninitialConnextDataRequest,regardlessofwhichproducts(ifany)arecurrentlyenabledfordisplay.On
subsequentrequests,thesystemretainspreviouslyretrievedtextualdata(suchasMETARsandTAFS)ifithas
notexpired,whilenewtextualweatherdatamatchingthecurrentcoverageareaandallgraphicalweatherdata
istransferredtotheaircraftduringeverydatarequest.
Atthecompletionofasuccessfulweatherdatarequest,theREQUESTSTATUSWindowindicates‘OK’ifthe
ConnextDataRequestmenuisstillwithinview.