190-02041-00 Rev. B
Garmin G1000 NXi Pilot’s Guide for the Beechcraft 200/B200 Series
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Principles of Pulsed Airborne Weather Radar ............... 425
Safe Operating Distance ............................................ 429
Basic Antenna Tilt Setup ............................................ 430
Practical Application Using the Basic Tilt Setup ............ 430
Weather Mapping and Interpretation ......................... 431
Ground Mapping and Interpretation ........................... 443
Additional Weather Radar Displays ............................. 444
System Status ........................................................... 447
6.5 Stormscope ............................................................ 450
Setting Up Stormscope on the Navigation Map ........... 451
Using the Stormscope Page ....................................... 454
6.6 TAWS-B ................................................................... 456
Relative Terrain Symbology ........................................ 457
TAWS-B Alerts .......................................................... 461
System Status ........................................................... 467
6.7 Vertical Situation Display (VSD) Terrain ............. 469
VSD Display ............................................................. 469
6.8 TAWS-A ................................................................... 473
Relative Terrain Symbology ........................................ 474
TAWS-A Page ........................................................... 478
TAWS-A Alerts .......................................................... 479
System Status ........................................................... 492
TAWS-A Abnormal operations .................................... 493
6.9 Garmin TAS/TCAS I Traffic ..................................... 495
Theory of Operation .................................................. 495
Traffic Alerts ............................................................. 499
System Test .............................................................. 500
Operation ................................................................ 501
6.10 L-3 Skywatch Traffic .............................................. 508
TAS Symbology ......................................................... 508
Operation ................................................................ 509
Altitude Display ........................................................ 512
Traffic Map Page Display Range ................................. 512
TAS Alerts ................................................................ 514
System Status ........................................................... 514
6.11 Honeywell KTA 870 Traffic ................................... 516
TAS Symbology ......................................................... 516
Operation ................................................................ 517
Altitude Display ........................................................ 519
Traffic Map Page Display Range ................................. 520
TAS Alerts ................................................................ 522
System Status ........................................................... 523
6.12 ADS-B Traffic .......................................................... 524
ADS-B System Overview ............................................ 524
ADS-B with TAS/TCAS I .............................................. 526
Conflict Situational Awareness & Alerting ................... 526
Airborne and Surface Applications .............................. 529
Traffic Description ..................................................... 530
Operation ................................................................ 530
ADS-B System Status ................................................ 536
6.13 TCAS II Traffic ......................................................... 539
Theory of Operation .................................................. 539
TCAS II Alerts ........................................................... 540
System Test .............................................................. 545
Operation ................................................................ 546
System Status ........................................................... 552
SECTION 7 AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
7.1 AFCS Overview ...................................................... 555
Additional AFCS Controls .......................................... 557
Basic Autopilot Operation .......................................... 558
7.2 Flight Director Operation ..................................... 559
Activating the Flight Director ..................................... 559
AFCS Status Box ....................................................... 560
Flight Director Modes ................................................ 561
Switching Flight Directors .......................................... 561
Command Bars ......................................................... 562
Underspeed Protection .............................................. 563
7.3 Vertical Modes ....................................................... 565
Pitch Hold Mode (PIT) ............................................... 566
Selected Altitude Capture Mode (ALTS) ....................... 567
Altitude Hold Mode (ALT) .......................................... 568
Vertical Speed Mode (VS) .......................................... 569
Flight Level Change Mode (FLC) ................................. 570
Vertical Navigation Modes (VPTH, ALTV) ..................... 572
Glidepath Mode (GP) ................................................ 577
Glideslope Mode (GS) ............................................... 578
Takeoff (TO) and Go Around (GA) Modes .................... 579
Level Mode (LVL) ...................................................... 580
7.4 Lateral Modes ........................................................ 581
Roll Hold Mode (ROL) ............................................... 582
Low Bank Mode ....................................................... 582
Heading Select Mode (HDG) ...................................... 583
Navigation Modes (GPS, VOR, LOC) ............................ 584
Approach Modes (GPS, VAPP, LOC) ............................. 586
Backcourse Mode (BC) .............................................. 588
Intercepting and Flying a DME Arc ............................. 588
Level Mode (LVL) ...................................................... 589