Garmin G1000 NXi - Beechcraft Bonanza A36/G36 Reference guide

190-02179-01

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Beechcraft G36

Beechcraft G36 Series

Pilot’s Guide

®

G1000

®

Pilot’s Guide

SYSTEM OVERVIEW

FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS

EIS

AUDIO PANEL & CNS

FLIGHT MANAGEMENT

HAZARD AVOIDANCE

AFCS

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

APPENDICES

INDEX

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Garmin G1000 NXi Pilot’s Guide for the Beechcraft G36

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WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES

WARNING: Do not use terrain avoidance displays as the sole source of information for maintaining separation

from terrain and obstacles. Garmin obtains terrain and obstacle data from third party sources and cannot

independently verify the accuracy of the information.

WARNING: Always refer to current aeronautical charts and NOTAMs for veriﬁcation of displayed aeronautical

information. Displayed aeronautical data may not incorporate the latest NOTAM information.

WARNING: Do not use geometric altitude for compliance with air trafﬁc control altitude requirements. The

primary barometric altimeter must be used for compliance with all air trafﬁc control altitude regulations,

requirements, instructions, and clearances.

WARNING: Do not use basemap information (land and water data) as the sole means of navigation. Basemap

data is intended only to supplement other approved navigation data sources and should be considered only

an aid to enhance situational awareness.

WARNING: Do not rely solely upon the display of trafﬁc information to accurately depict all of the trafﬁc

within range of the aircraft. Due to lack of equipment, poor signal reception, and/or inaccurate information

from aircraft or ground stations, trafﬁc may be present that is not represented on the display.

WARNING: Do not use data link weather information for maneuvering in, near, or around areas of hazardous

weather. Information contained within data link weather products may not accurately depict current

weather conditions.

WARNING: Do not use the indicated data link weather product age to determine the age of the weather

information shown by the data link weather product. Due to time delays inherent in gathering and processing

weather data for data link transmission, the weather information shown by the data link weather product

may be older than the indicated weather product age.

WARNING: Do not rely on the displayed minimum safe altitude (MSAs) as the sole source of obstacle

and terrain avoidance information. Always refer to current aeronautical charts for appropriate minimum

clearance altitudes.

WARNING: Do not operate this equipment without ﬁrst obtaining qualiﬁed instruction.

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WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES

WARNING

:

Do not use GPS to navigate to any active waypoint identiﬁed as a ‘NON WGS84 WPT’ by a

system message. ‘NON WGS84 WPT’ waypoints are derived from an unknown map reference datum that

may be incompatible with the map reference datum used by GPS (known as WGS84) and may be positioned

in error as displayed.

WARNING: Do not rely on the autopilot to level the aircraft at the MDA/DH when ﬂying an approach with

vertical guidance. The autopilot will not level the aircraft at the MDA/DH even if the MDA/DH is set in the

altitude preselect.

WARNING: Do not rely solely upon the display of trafﬁc information for collision avoidance maneuvering.

The trafﬁc display does not provide collision avoidance resolution advisories and does not under any

circumstances or conditions relieve the pilot’s responsibility to see and avoid other aircraft.

WARNING

:

Do not rely on the accuracy of attitude and heading indications in the following geographic

areas (due to variations in the earth’s magnetic ﬁeld): North of 72° North latitude at all longitudes; South

of 70° South latitude at all longitudes; North of 65° North latitude between longitude 75° W and 120° W.

(Northern Canada); North of 70° North latitude between longitude 70° W and 128° W. (Northern Canada);

North of 70° North latitude between longitude 85° E and 114° E. (Northern Russia); South of 55° South

latitude between longitude 120° E and 165° E. (Region south of Australia and New Zealand).

WARNING: Do not rely on information from a lightning detection system display as the sole basis for hazardous

weather avoidance. Range limitations and interference may cause the system to display inaccurate or

incomplete information. Refer to documentation from the lightning detection system manufacturer for

detailed information about the system.

WARNING:

Use appropriate primary systems for navigation, and for terrain, obstacle, and trafﬁc avoidance.

Garmin SVT is intended as an aid to situational awareness only and may not provide either the accuracy or

reliability upon which to solely base decisions and/or plan maneuvers to avoid terrain, obstacles, or trafﬁc.

WARNING:

Do not use the Garmin SVT runway depiction as the sole means for determining the proximity of

the aircraft to the runway or for maintaining the proper approach path angle during landing.

WARNING: Do not use TAWS information for primary terrain or obstacle avoidance. TAWS is intended only

to enhance situational awareness.

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WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES

WARNING: Do not use SurfaceWatch

™

information as the primary method of ﬂight guidance during airborne

or ground operations. SurfaceWatch does not have NOTAM or ATIS information regarding the current active

runway, condition, or information about the position of hold lines.

CAUTION: Do not clean display surfaces with abrasive cloths or cleaners containing ammonia. They will

harm the anti-reﬂective coating.

CAUTION:

Do not allow repairs to be made by anyone other than an authorized Garmin service center.

Unauthorized repairs or modiﬁcations could void both the warranty and affect the airworthiness of the

aircraft.

NOTE: Do not rely solely upon data link services to provide Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) information.

Always conﬁrm TFR information through ofﬁcial sources such as Flight Service Stations or Air Trafﬁc Control.

NOTE: All visual depictions contained within this document, including screen images of the system panel

and displays, are subject to change and may not reﬂect the most current system and aviation databases.

Depictions of equipment may differ slightly from the actual equipment.

NOTE: The United States government operates the Global Positioning System and is solely responsible for

its accuracy and maintenance. The GPS system is subject to changes which could affect the accuracy and

performance of all GPS equipment. Portions of the system utilize GPS as a precision electronic NAVigation

AID (NAVAID). Therefore, as with all NAVAIDs, information presented by the system can be misused or

misinterpreted and, therefore, become unsafe.

NOTE

: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two

conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any

interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

NOTE

: Interference from GPS repeaters operating inside nearby hangars can cause an intermittent loss of

attitude and heading displays while the aircraft is on the ground. Moving the aircraft more than 100 yards

away from the source of the interference should alleviate the condition.

NOTE

: Use of polarized eyewear may cause the ﬂight displays to appear dim or blank.

NOTE

: This product, its packaging, and its components contain chemicals known to the State of California

to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm. This notice is being provided in accordance with

California’s Proposition 65. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please refer to

our web site at www.garmin.com/prop65.

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WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES

NOTE: Operating the system in the vicinity of metal buildings, metal structures, or electromagnetic ﬁelds

can cause sensor differences that may result in nuisance miscompare annunciations during start up, shut

down, or while taxiing. If one or more of the sensed values are unavailable, the annunciation indicates no

comparison is possible.

NOTE: The system responds to a terminal procedure based on data coded within that procedure in the

Navigation Database. Differences in system operation may be observed among similar types of procedures

due to differences in the Navigation Database coding speciﬁc to each procedure.

NOTE

: The FAA has asked Garmin to remind pilots who ﬂy with Garmin database-dependent avionics of the

following:

• It is the pilot’s responsibility to remain familiar with all FAA regulatory and advisory guidance and information

related to the use of databases in the National Airspace System.

• Garmin equipment will only recognize and use databases that are obtained from Garmin or Jeppesen. Databases

obtained from Garmin or Jeppesen that have a Type 2 Letter of Authorization (LOA) from the FAA are assured

compliance with all data quality requirements (DQRs). A copy of the Type 2 LOA is available for each applicable

database and can be viewed at http://ﬂy.garmin.com by selecting ‘Aviation Database Declarations.’

• Use of a current Garmin or Jeppesen database in your Garmin equipment is required for compliance with

established FAA regulatory guidance, but does not constitute authorization to ﬂy any and all terminal procedures

that may be presented by the system. It is the pilot’s responsibility to operate in accordance with established

AFM(S) and regulatory guidance or limitations as applicable to the pilot, the aircraft, and installed equipment.

NOTE

: The pilot/operator must review and be familiar with Garmin’s database exclusion list as discussed in

SAIB CE-14-04 to determine what data may be incomplete. The database exclusion list can be viewed at

www.ﬂygarmin.com by selecting ‘Database Exclusions List.’

NOTE

: The pilot/operator must have access to Garmin and Jeppesen database alerts and consider their

impact on the intended aircraft operation. The database alerts can be viewed at www.ﬂygarmin.com by

selecting ‘Aviation Database Alerts.’

NOTE

: If the pilot/operator wants or needs to adjust the database, contact Garmin Product Support.

NOTE: Garmin requests the ﬂight crew report any observed discrepancies related to database information.

These discrepancies could come in the form of an incorrect procedure; incorrectly identiﬁed terrain, obstacles

and ﬁxes; or any other displayed item used for navigation or communication in the air or on the ground. Go

to FlyGarmin.com and select ‘Aviation Data Error Report’.

NOTE: Operate G1000NXi system power through at least one cycle in a period of four days of continuous

operation to avoid an autonomous system reboot.

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WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES

NOTE: Electronic aeronautical charts displayed on this system have been shown to meet the guidance in AC

120 76D as a Type B Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) for FlightCharts and ChartView. The accuracy of the charts

is subject to the chart data provider. Own-ship position on airport surface charts cannot be guaranteed to

meet the accuracy speciﬁed in AC 120-76D. Possible additional requirements may make a secondary source

of aeronautical charts, such as traditional paper charts or an additional electronic display, necessary on the

aircraft and available to the pilot. If the secondary source of aeronautical charts is a Portable Electronic

Device (PED), its use must be consistent with the guidance in AC 120-76D.

NOTE: When using Stormscope, there are several atmospheric phenomena in addition to nearby thunderstorms

that can cause isolated discharge points in the strike display mode. However, clusters of two or more

discharge points in the strike display mode do indicate thunderstorm activity if these points reappear after

the screen has been cleared.

NOTE: Intruder aircraft at or below 500 ft. AGL may not appear on the Garmin SVT display or may appear as

a partial symbol.

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SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

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SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

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(the “Software”) in binary executable form in the normal operation of the Garmin Product. Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property

rights in and to the Software remain with Garmin and/or its third-party providers. You acknowledge that the Software is the property of

Garmin and/or its third-party providers and is protected under the United States of America copyright laws and international copyright

treaties. You further acknowledge that the structure, organization, and code of the Software are valuable trade secrets of Garmin and/or its

third-party providers and that the Software in source code form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin and/or its third-party providers.

You agree not to reproduce, decompile, disassemble, modify, reverse assemble, reverse engineer, or reduce to human readable form the

Software or any part thereof or create any derivative works based on the Software. You agree not to export or re-export the Software to

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REVISION INFORMATION

Record of Revisions

Part Number Revision Date Page Range Description

190-02179-00 A

B

1/5/17

5/18/17

i – I-6

Initial Release for GDU 20.05

Updated SurfaceWatch Information

Clerical

190-02179-01 A 6/1/18 i – I-6 Production Release for GDU 20.83

Updated EIS information

Added WireAware

Added Visual Aproaches

Added Baro QFE Altimeter settings

Added Connext Weather

Added Electronic Stability and Protection

Updated Audio Panel Information

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW

1.1 System Description ................................................... 1

Line Replaceable Units (LRU) ......................................... 1

1.2 System Controls ........................................................ 4

PFD/MFD Controls ........................................................ 4

Secure Digital Cards ...................................................... 7

1.3 System Operation ..................................................... 8

System Power-up .......................................................... 8

Normal Operation ......................................................... 8

Reversionary Mode ....................................................... 9

System Annunciations ................................................. 10

System Status ............................................................. 11

AHRS Operation ......................................................... 12

GPS Receiver Operation .............................................. 14

1.4 Accessing System Functionality ............................ 19

Softkey Function ......................................................... 19

Menus ....................................................................... 24

MFD Page Groups ....................................................... 25

Split Screen Functionality ............................................ 28

System Settings .......................................................... 30

System Utilities ........................................................... 40

1.5 Display Backlighting ............................................... 44

SECTION 2 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS

2.1 Flight Instruments ................................................... 48

Attitude Indicator ....................................................... 48

Airspeed Indicator ...................................................... 49

Altimeter ................................................................... 51

Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) ....................................... 55

Vertical Deviation ....................................................... 55

Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) .............................. 57

Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) .................................. 60

2.2 Supplemental Flight Data ...................................... 69

Generic Timer ............................................................. 69

Temperature Displays .................................................. 70

Wind Data ................................................................. 70

2.3 PFD Annunciations and Alerting Functions .......... 72

Altitude Alerting ......................................................... 72

Low Altitude Annunciation .......................................... 72

Marker Beacon Annunciations...................................... 73

Minimum Descent Altitude/Decision Height Alerting ...... 73

2.4 Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) ........................ 75

SVT Operation ............................................................ 76

SVT Features .............................................................. 78

Field of View .............................................................. 87

2.5 Abnormal Operations ............................................. 89

Abnormal GPS Conditions ........................................... 89

Unusual Attitudes ....................................................... 90

SVT Unusual Attitudes ................................................. 91

SECTION 3 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM

3.1 Engine Display ......................................................... 94

Engine Softkeys .......................................................... 96

Exhaust Gas Temperature ............................................ 96

Cylinder Head Temperature .......................................... 96

Lean Engine Display .................................................... 97

Fuel Calculations ........................................................ 98

3.2 EIS Display (Reversionary Mode) ............................. 99

SECTION 4 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS

4.1 Overview ................................................................ 101

PFD Controls and Frequency Display ........................... 102

Audio Panel Controls ................................................ 104

4.2 COM Operation...................................................... 107

COM Tuning Boxes .................................................... 107

COM Transceiver Manual Tuning ................................ 108

Auto-Tuning the COM Frequency ................................ 108

Frequency Spacing ................................................... 111

4.3 NAV Operation....................................................... 112

NAV Tuning Boxes..................................................... 112

NAV Radio Selection and Activation ........................... 113

NAV Receiver Manual Tuning ..................................... 113

Auto-Tuning a NAV Frequency from the MFD............... 114

Marker Beacon Receiver ............................................ 116

DME Tuning ............................................................. 117

4.4 Mode S Transponder ............................................. 118

Transponder Controls ................................................ 118

Transponder Mode Selection ...................................... 119

Entering a Transponder Code ..................................... 121

IDENT Function ........................................................ 122

Flight ID Reporting.................................................... 122

4.5 Additional Audio Panel Functions ....................... 123

Power-Up ................................................................. 123

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Mono/Stereo Headsets .............................................. 123

Speaker (GMA 1347) ................................................. 123

Speaker (GMA 1360) ................................................. 123

Intercom (GMA 1347) ............................................... 124

Intercom (GMA 1360) ............................................... 125

Blue-Select Mode (Telephone/Entertainment Distribution)

(GMA 1360) ............................................................. 127

3D Audio (GMA 1360) ............................................... 128

Bluetooth

®

(GMA 1360 Only)..................................... 130

Clearance Recorder and Player ................................... 131

Entertainment Inputs ................................................ 132

4.6 Audio Panels Preﬂight Procedure ....................... 133

4.7 Abnormal Operation ............................................. 134

Stuck Microphone ..................................................... 134

COM Tuning Failure ................................................... 134

Audio Panel Fail-Safe Operation ................................. 134

Reversionary Mode ................................................... 134

SECTION 5 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT

5.1 Introduction ........................................................... 135

Navigation Status Box and Data Bar ........................... 137

5.2 Using Map Displays .............................................. 138

Map Orientation ....................................................... 138

Map Range .............................................................. 140

Map Panning ............................................................ 142

Measuring Bearing and Distance ................................ 144

Topography .............................................................. 144

Map Symbols ........................................................... 147

Airways ................................................................... 151

Additional Navigation Map Items ............................... 153

5.3 Waypoints .............................................................. 156

Airports ................................................................... 157

Non-Airport Waypoints .............................................. 163

5.4 Airspaces ................................................................ 171

Nearest Airspace ...................................................... 172

Smart Airspace ......................................................... 174

5.5 Direct-to-Navigation ........................................... 175

5.6 Flight Planning ...................................................... 180

Flight Plan Views ...................................................... 183

Creating a Flight Plan ............................................... 186

Flight Plan Waypoint and Airway Modiﬁcations ........... 187

Flight Plan Operations ............................................... 195

Closest Point of FPL .................................................. 198

User-Deﬁned Holding Patterns ................................... 199

Managing Flight Plans .............................................. 202

5.7 Vertical Navigation ............................................... 212

Altitude Constraints .................................................. 214

Vertical Situation Display (VSD) .................................. 216

5.8 Procedures ............................................................. 220

Departures ............................................................... 222

Arrivals ................................................................... 225

Approaches ............................................................. 228

5.9 Trip Planning .......................................................... 238

Trip Planning ............................................................ 238

5.10 Abnormal Operation ............................................. 242

SECTION 6 HAZARD AVOIDANCE

6.1 Data Link Weather ................................................ 246

Activating Data Link Weather Services ........................ 247

Weather Product Age ................................................ 250

Displaying Data Link Weather Products ....................... 254

Connext Data Requests ............................................. 263

Weather Product Overview ........................................ 266

FIS-B Weather Status................................................. 300

Abnormal Operations for Garmin Connext Weather ..... 301

6.2 Stormscope Lightning Detection System ........... 303

Using the Stormscope Page ....................................... 303

Setting Up Stormscope on the Navigation Map ........... 305

6.3 Terrain Displays ..................................................... 307

Relative Terrain Symbology ........................................ 308

Terrain Page ............................................................. 313

Wire Obstacle Information and Alerting ...................... 314

Vertical Situation Display (VSD) Terrain ....................... 314

Terrain-SVT and TAWS-B Alerting Displays ................... 317

Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance ............................ 320

Additional TAWS-B Alerting ....................................... 320

Inhibiting Alerting ..................................................... 323

System Status ........................................................... 324

6.4 Trafﬁc Information Service (TIS) .......................... 326

Displaying Trafﬁc Data .............................................. 327

Trafﬁc Map Page ....................................................... 328

TIS Alerts ................................................................. 329

System Status ........................................................... 331

6.5 TAS Trafﬁc ............................................................... 333

TAS Theory of Operation ............................................ 333

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TAS Alerts ................................................................ 337

System Test .............................................................. 338

Operation ................................................................ 339

6.6 ADS-B Trafﬁc .......................................................... 345

ADS-B System Overview ............................................ 345

Conﬂict Situational Awareness & Alerting (CSA) .......... 347

Airborne and Surface Applications .............................. 348

Trafﬁc Description ..................................................... 349

Operation ................................................................ 349

ADS-B System Status ................................................ 355

SECTION 7 AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM

7.1 AFCS Overview ...................................................... 359

AFCS Controls on the mfd ......................................... 360

Additional AFCS Controls .......................................... 361

Basic Autopilot Operation .......................................... 362

7.2 Flight Director Operation ..................................... 363

Activating the Flight Director ..................................... 363

AFCS Status Box ....................................................... 364

Flight Director Modes ................................................ 365

Command Bars ......................................................... 365

7.3 AFCS Modes ........................................................... 366

Vertical Modes ......................................................... 366

Lateral Modes .......................................................... 372

Combination Modes (VNV, APR, NAV, GA) ................... 376

7.4 Autopilot and Yaw Damper Operation ............... 388

Flight Control ........................................................... 388

Engagement ............................................................. 389

Control Wheel Steering ............................................. 389

Disengagement ........................................................ 390

7.5 AFCS Annunciations and Alerts ........................... 391

AFCS CAS Messages ................................................. 391

Overspeed Protection ................................................ 392

Underspeed Protection .............................................. 392

SECTION 8 ADDITIONAL FEATURES

8.1 SafeTaxi .................................................................. 396

8.2 Charts ..................................................................... 398

ChartView ................................................................ 399

FliteCharts ............................................................... 408

IFR/VFR Charts ......................................................... 413

8.3 Airport Directory ................................................... 416

8.4 SurfaceWatch ......................................................... 417

Information Box ....................................................... 417

Alerts ...................................................................... 418

Surfacewatch Setup .................................................. 421

8.5 Database Cycle Number And Revisions .............. 423

Cycle Number and Revision ....................................... 423

8.6 SiriusXM Radio Entertainment ............................ 425

Activating SiriusXM Satellite Radio Services ................ 425

Using SiriusXM Radio ................................................ 426

8.7 Satellite Telephone and SMS Messaging ........... 429

Registering with Garmin Connext .............................. 429

Disable/Enable Iridium Transceiver.............................. 429

Telephone Communication ........................................ 430

Text Messaging (SMS) ............................................... 438

8.8 Flight Data Logging .............................................. 449

8.9 Connext Setup ....................................................... 451

8.10 Electronic Checklists ............................................. 453

8.11 Electronic Stability & Protection (ESP

™

) ............ 455

Roll Engagement ...................................................... 456

Pitch Engagement..................................................... 457

High Airspeed Protection ........................................... 458

Low AirSpeed Protection .......................................... 458

Stall Protection ......................................................... 459

8.12 Abnormal Operation ............................................. 460

SiriusXM Data Link Receiver Troubleshooting .............. 460

APPENDICES

Annunciations and Alerts ............................................... 461

CAS Message Prioritization ........................................ 462

CAS Annunciations ................................................... 463

Audio Alerting System Test ........................................ 464

System Message Advisories ....................................... 464

Database Management .................................................. 475

Loading Updated Databases ...................................... 475

Database Deletion Feature ....................................... 486

Magnetic Field Variation Database Update .................. 487

Aviation Terms and Acronyms ........................................ 489

Frequently Asked Questions .......................................... 499

Map Symbols ................................................................... 503

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Garmin G1000 NXi Pilot’s Guide for the Beechcraft G36

SYSTEM

OVERVIEW

FLIGHT

INSTRUMENTS

EIS

AUDIO PANEL

& CNS

FLIGHT

MANAGEMENT

HAZARD

AVOIDANCE

AFCS

ADDITIONAL

FEATURES

APPENDICES INDEX

1

SYSTEM OVERVIEW

SECTION 1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW

1.1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

This section provides an overview of the G1000 NXi Integrated Avionics System as installed in the Beechcraft

G36 Bonanza. The system presents ﬂight instrumentation, position, navigation, communication, and identiﬁcation

information to the pilot through large-format displays.

LINE REPLACEABLE UNITS (LRU)

The system consists of the following Line Replaceable Units (LRUs):

•

GDU 1050

(1) – The GDU 1050 is conﬁgured as a Primary Flight Display (PFD). The display communicates

with the Multi Function Display (MFD) and with the #1 Integrated Avionics Unit (IAU) through a High-Speed

Data Bus (HSDB) Ethernet connection.

•

GDU 1055

(1) – The GDU 1055 is conﬁgured as a Multi Function Display (MFD. The display communicates

with the PFD and with the #2 Integrated Avionics Unit (IAU) through an HSDB Ethernet connection.

•

GIA 63W / GIA 64W

(2) – The GIA Integrated Avionics Units (IAU) function as the main communication

hub, linking all LRUs with the PFD and MFD. Each IAU contains a GPS SBAS receiver, VHF COM/NAV/GS

receivers, a ﬂight director (FD) and system integration microprocessors. Each IAU is paired with the PFD

and MFD via HSDB connection. The IAUs are not paired together and do not communicate with each other

directly.

•

GRS 77 / 79

(1) – The GRS Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) provides aircraft attitude and

heading information via ARINC 429 to both displays and both IAUs. The AHRS contains advanced sensors

(including accelerometers and rate sensors) and interfaces with the Magnetometer to obtain magnetic ﬁeld

information, and with the Air Data Computer to obtain air data. The AHRS communicates with both IAUs to

obtain GPS information.

•

GMU 44

(1) – The GMU Magnetometer measures local magnetic ﬁeld. Data is sent to the AHRS unit for

processing to determine aircraft magnetic heading. The Magnetometer receives communicates with and

receives power directly from the AHRS using an RS-485 digital interface.

•

GDC 72 / 74A

(1) – The GDC Air Data Computer (ADC) processes data from the pitot/static system as well

as the Outside Air Temperature (OAT) probe. This unit provides pressure altitude, airspeed, vertical speed

and OAT information to the system, and it communicates with the IAUs, PFD, MFD, and the AHRS, using an

ARINC 429 digital interface (it also interfaces directly with the Air Temperature Probe). The ADC is designed

to operate in Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) airspace.

•

GEA 71 / GEA 71B

(1) – The GEA Engine Airframe Unit receives and processes signals from the engine and

airframe sensors. This unit communicates with both IAUs using an RS-485 digital interface.

•

GMA 1347 / GMA 1360

(1) – The GMA Audio Panel integrates NAV/COM digital audio, intercom system

and marker beacon controls. This unit also enables the manual control of the display reversionary mode (red

DISPLAY BACKUP

button) and communicates with the #1 IAU, using an HSDB connection. The optional

GMA 1360 offers Bluetooth® capability.

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Garmin G1000 NXi Pilot’s Guide for the Beechcraft G36

SYSTEM

OVERVIEW

FLIGHT

INSTRUMENTS

EIS

AUDIO PANEL

& CNS

FLIGHT

MANAGEMENT

HAZARD

AVOIDANCE

AFCS

ADDITIONAL

FEATURES

APPENDICESINDEX

2

SYSTEM OVERVIEW

•

GTX 335R/345R/33ES

(1) – Solid-state transponder that provides Mode A, C, S capability. The optional

GTX 345R also provides ADS-B In/Out. The transponder can be controlled from the PFD. The transponder

communicates with the both IAUs through an RS-232 digital interface.

•

GSA 81

(4), and

GSM 86/85

(4) – The GSA Servos are used for the automatic control of roll, pitch, yaw, and

pitch trim. These units interface with each IAU.

The GSM 86/85 servo gearbox is responsible for transferring the output torque of the GSA 81 servo actuator

to the mechanical ﬂight-control surface linkage.

•

GDL 69A / GDL 69A SXM

(1) (Optional) – The GDL SiriusXM Datalink Receiver provides data link weather

information to the MFD (and, indirectly, to PFD map) as well as digital audio entertainment. The unit

communicates with the MFD via HSDB connection. Subscriptions to the SiriusXM Weather or SiriusXM

Satellite Radio are required to enable services.

•

GSR 56

(1) (Optional) – The GSR Iridium Transceiver operation for voice communication is by means of

pilot and copilot headsets in the cockpit. The transceiver can provide Garmin Connext Weather and SMS

functions.

•

Flight Stream 510

(1) (Optional) – The Flight Stream Bluetooth Transceiver provides wireless connectivity

between a compatible tablet/mobile device and the avionics system. GPS, AHRS, ADC, ADS-B, trafﬁc, SiriusXM

audio, and weather data can then be shared with the mobile device, and ﬂight plans can be transferred to or

from the mobile device. Also, database updates may be performed using the Flight Stream 510 WiFi link.

•

GTS 800/820

(Optional) – The GTS Trafﬁc Advisory System (TAS) uses active interrogations of Mode S and

Mode C transponders to provide trafﬁc information to the pilot independent of the air trafﬁc control system.

Figure 1-1 shows interactions between the LRUs. Additional/optional equipment are also shown in Figure

1-1. The system is capable of interfacing with the following optional equipment:

•

GDL 69A / GDL 69A SXM

Data Link Receiver

•

GTS 800/820

Trafﬁc Advisory System

•

WX 500

Stormscope Lightning Sensor

• KN 63 DME

• Skywatch Trafﬁc Advisory System

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