Garmin G1000 NXi Pilot’s Guide for the Beechcraft G58
190-02181-01 Rev. Ax
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 ............................................ 97
Cylinder Head Temperature .......................................... 97
Lean Engine .............................................................. 97
Fuel Calculations ........................................................ 99
3.2 EIS Display (Reversionary Mode) ........................... 100
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