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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 700
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 6 HAZARD AVOIDANCE
6.1 SiriusXM Weather ................................................ 328
Activating Services .................................................... 328
Using SiriusXM Weather Products .............................. 330
Weather Softkeys on the Weather Data Link (XM) Page 334
SiriusXM Weather Abnormal Operations ..................... 364
6.2 Garmin Connext Weather ................................... 366
Registering the Iridium Satellite System ...................... 366
Registering Garmin Connext Weather ......................... 367
Accessing Garmin Connext Weather Products .............. 369
Connext Data Requests ............................................. 377
Garmin Connext Weather Products ............................. 381
Abnormal Operations ................................................ 397
6.3 Airborne Color Weather Radar .......................... 399
System Description ................................................... 399
Principles of Pulsed Airborne Weather Radar ............... 399
Safe Operating Distance ............................................ 403
Basic Antenna Tilt Setup ............................................ 404
Weather Mapping and Interpretation ......................... 406
Weather Radar Overlay on the Navigation Map Page ... 418
6.4 Stormscope .......................................................... 421
Setting Up Stormscope on the Navigation Map ........... 421
Selecting the Stormscope Page .................................. 425
6.5 Terrain Proximity ................................................. 427
Displaying Terrain Proximity Data ............................... 428
Terrain Proximity Page ............................................... 430
6.6 Terrain-SVS ........................................................... 432
Displaying Terrain-SVS Data ....................................... 433
Terrain-SVS Page ...................................................... 435
Terrain-SVS Alerts ..................................................... 437
System Status ........................................................... 440
6.7 TAWS-B ................................................................. 442
Displaying TAWS-B Data ............................................ 443
TAWS-B Alerts .......................................................... 447
System Status ........................................................... 454
6.8 Profile View Terrain ............................................. 456
Profile View Display .................................................. 457
6.9 Traffic Information Service (TIS) ........................ 460
Displaying Traffic Data .............................................. 461
Traffic Map Page ....................................................... 463
TIS Alerts ................................................................. 464
System Status ........................................................... 466
6.10 Garmin TAS Traffic ............................................... 468
Theory of operation .................................................. 468
TAS Alerts ................................................................ 472
System Test .............................................................. 473
Operation ................................................................ 474
6.11 KTA 870 TAS Traffic .............................................. 482
TAS Symbology ......................................................... 482
Operation ................................................................ 482
Altitude Display ........................................................ 485
Traffic Map Page Display Range ................................. 486
TAS Alerts ................................................................ 487
System Status ........................................................... 488
SECTION 7 AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
7.1 AFCS Controls ...................................................... 493
7.2 Flight Director Operation ................................... 495
Activating the Flight Director ..................................... 495
AFCS Status Box ....................................................... 496
Flight Director Modes ................................................ 497
Switching Flight Directors .......................................... 497
Command Bars ......................................................... 498
7.3 Vertical Modes ..................................................... 499
Pitch Hold Mode (PIT) ............................................... 500
Selected Altitude Capture Mode (ALTS) ....................... 501
Altitude Hold Mode (ALT) .......................................... 502
Vertical Speed Mode (VS) .......................................... 503
Flight Level Change Mode (FLC) ................................. 504
Vertical Navigation Modes (VPTH, ALTV) ..................... 506
Glidepath Mode (GP) ................................................ 510
Glideslope Mode (GS) ............................................... 512
Takeoff (TO) and Go Around (GA) Modes .................... 513
7.4 Lateral Modes ...................................................... 514
Roll Hold Mode (ROL) ............................................... 515
Low Bank Mode ....................................................... 515
Heading Select Mode (HDG) ...................................... 516
Navigation Modes (GPS, VOR, LOC) ............................ 516
Approach Modes (GPS, VAPP, LOC) ............................. 518
Backcourse Mode (BC) .............................................. 520
Intercepting and Flying a DME Arc ............................. 520
7.5 Autopilot and Yaw Damper Operation ............. 521
Flight Control ........................................................... 521
Engagement ............................................................. 522
Control Wheel Steering ............................................. 522
Disengagement ........................................................ 523