Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Beechcraft 200/B200 Series
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6.3 Airborne Color Weather Radar ............................ 381
System Description ................................................... 381
Principles of Pulsed Airborne Weather Radar ............... 381
Safe Operating Distance ............................................ 385
Basic Antenna Tilt Setup ............................................ 386
Practical Application Using the Basic Tilt Setup ............ 386
Weather Mapping and Interpretation ......................... 387
Ground Mapping and Interpretation ........................... 398
6.4 Stormscope ............................................................ 399
Setting Up Stormscope on the Navigation Map ........... 400
Selecting the Stormscope Page .................................. 403
6.5 TAWS-B ................................................................... 405
Displaying TAWS-B Data ............................................ 406
TAWS-B Alerts .......................................................... 410
System Status ........................................................... 416
6.6 Profile View Terrain ............................................... 418
Profile View Display .................................................. 419
6.7 TAWS-A ................................................................... 422
TAWS-A Page ........................................................... 424
TAWS-A Alerts .......................................................... 426
System Status ........................................................... 438
TAWS-A Abnormal operations .................................... 439
6.8 Traffic Information Service (TIS) .......................... 441
Traffic Map Page ....................................................... 444
TIS Alerts ................................................................. 445
System Status ........................................................... 446
6.9 Garmin GTS 800 Series Traffic ............................. 449
Theory of Operation .................................................. 449
Traffic Alerts ............................................................. 452
System Test .............................................................. 453
Operation ................................................................ 454
6.10 L-3 Skywatch Traffic .............................................. 462
TAS Symbology ......................................................... 462
Operation ................................................................ 463
Altitude Display ........................................................ 466
Traffic Map Page Display Range ................................. 466
TAS Alerts ................................................................ 468
System Status ........................................................... 468
6.11 Honeywell KTA 870 Traffic ................................... 470
TAS Symbology ......................................................... 470
Operation ................................................................ 471
Altitude Display ........................................................ 474
Traffic Map Page Display Range ................................. 474
TAS Alerts ................................................................ 476
System Status ........................................................... 477
6.12 TCAS II Traffic ......................................................... 478
Theory of Operation .................................................. 478
TCAS II Alerts ........................................................... 479
System Test .............................................................. 484
Operation ................................................................ 485
System Status ........................................................... 491
SECTION 7 AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
7.1 AFCS Overview ...................................................... 493
Additional AFCS Controls .......................................... 495
Basic Autopilot Operation .......................................... 496
7.2 Flight Director Operation ..................................... 497
Activating the Flight Director ..................................... 497
AFCS Status Box ....................................................... 498
Flight Director Modes ................................................ 499
Switching Flight Directors .......................................... 499
Command Bars ......................................................... 500
Underspeed Protection .............................................. 501
7.3 Vertical Modes ....................................................... 503
Pitch Hold Mode (PIT) ............................................... 504
Selected Altitude Capture Mode (ALTS) ....................... 505
Altitude Hold Mode (ALT) .......................................... 506
Vertical Speed Mode (VS) .......................................... 507
Flight Level Change Mode (FLC) ................................. 508
Vertical Navigation Modes (VPTH, ALTV) ..................... 510
Glidepath Mode (GP) ................................................ 515
Glideslope Mode (GS) ............................................... 516
Takeoff (TO) and Go Around (GA) Modes .................... 517
Level Mode (LVL) ...................................................... 518
7.4 Lateral Modes ........................................................ 519
Roll Hold Mode (ROL) ............................................... 520
Low Bank Mode ....................................................... 520
Heading Select Mode (HDG) ...................................... 521
Navigation Modes (GPS, VOR, LOC) ............................ 522
Approach Modes (GPS, VAPP, LOC) ............................. 524
Backcourse Mode (BC) .............................................. 526
intercepting and flying a dme arc ............................... 526
Level Mode (LVL) ...................................................... 527