Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian
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Annunciations & Alerts
Flight
Instruments EICAS
Nav/Com/
XPDR/Audio AFCS GPS Nav
Flight
Planning Procedures
Hazard
Avoidance
Additional
Features
Abnormal
Operation
Annun/
Alerts Appendix Index
“Minimums, Minimums” The aircraft has descended below the preset minimum descent
altitude or decision altitude.
“Vertical track” The aircraft is one minute from Top of Descent. Issued only when
vertical navigation is enabled.
“Timer Expired” Countdown timer on the PFD has reached zero.
“Traffic” The Traffic Information Service (TIS) has issued a Traffic Advisory alert.
“TIS not available” The aircraft is outside the TIS coverage area (not available with TAS
installed).
“Traffic, Traffic” Played when first Traffic Advisory (TA) is issued with an optional TAS
System. “Traffic” for each subsequent TA.
“TAS System Test Passed” Played when the optional TAS system passes a pilot-initiated self test.
“TAS System Test Fail” Played when the optional TAS system fails a pilot-initiated self test.
“TCAS One System Test
Passed”
Played when the optional TCAS system passes a pilot-initiated self
test.
“TCAS One System Test
Fail”
Played when the optional TCAS system fails a pilot-initiated self test.
FLIGHT PLAN IMPORT/EXPORT MESSAGES
In some circumstances, some messages may appear in conjunction with others.
Flight Plan Import/Export
Results
Description
‘Flight plan successfully imported.’ A flight plan file stored on the SD card was successfully
imported as a stored flight plan.
‘File contained user waypoints only.
User waypoints imported success-
fully. No stored flight plan data was
modified.’
The file stored on the SD card did not contain a flight plan,
only user waypoints. These waypoints have been saved to the
system user waypoints. No flight plans stored in the system
have been modified.
‘No flight plan files found to import.’ The SD card contains no flight plan data.
‘Flight plan import failed.’ Flight plan data was not successfully imported from the SD card.