Garmin G1000 Manual

190-00709-04  Rev. AGarmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850417
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FORWARD  LOOKING TERRAIN AVOIDANCE
Reduced Required Terrain Clearance (RTC) and Reduced Required Obstacle Clearance (ROC) 
alerts	are	issued	 when	the	aircraft	 flight	path	is	above	 terrain,	 yet	is	projected	 to	come	 within	 the	minimum	
clearance	 values	in	Figure	 6-137.		 When	an	RTC	 alert	 is	issued,	 a	potential	 impact	point	is	displayed	 on	the	
Terrain-SVS	Page.
Imminent Terrain Impact (ITI) and Imminent...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A418
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SYSTEM STATUS
During	power-up,	 Terrain-SVS	 conducts	a	self-test	 of	its	 aural	 and	visual	 annunciations.	 	 An	aural	 alert	is	
issued at test completion.
Alert TypePFD/MFD* Alert 
AnnunciationAural Message
System Test in ProgressNone
System Test  PassNone“Terrain System Test OK”
Terrain System Test Fail“Terrain System Failure”
* Annunciation is displayed on the MFD when terrain display is enabled.
Table 6-17...

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6.7 TAWS-B
 WARNING: Do not use TAWS information for primary terrain avoidance.  TAWS is intended only to enhance 
situational awareness.
 NOTE: Terrain data is not displayed when the aircraft is outside of the terrain\
 database coverage area.
 NOTE:  The data contained in the TAWS databases comes from government agencies.  Garmin accurately 
processes and cross-validates the data but cannot guarantee the accuracy...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A420
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seldom	match	the	standard	 conditions	 defined	by	the	 International	 Standard	Atmosphere	 (ISA)	model	 (where	
pressure,	 temperature,	 and	lapse	 rates	have	fixed	 values),	 it	is	 common	 for	the	 baro-corrected	 altitude	(as	read	
from	 the	altimeter)	 to	differ	 from	the	GSL	 altitude.	 	 This	variation	 results	in	the	 aircraft’s	 GSL	altitude	 differing	
from	the	baro-corrected	altitude.
DISPLAYING TAWS-B...

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The	Map	 -	TAWS-B	 Page	is	the	 principal	 page	for	viewing	 terrain	and	obstacle	 information.	 	 TAWS-B	
information	can	also	be	displayed	on	the	following	pages	and	maps	as	an	additional	reference:
•	 PFD
Displaying terrain and obstacle information (maps other than the TAWS-B Page):
1) Select the MAP Softkey (for the PFD Inset Map, select the INSET Softkey).
2) Select the TERRAIN Softkey to display terrain and...

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•		TERRAIN DATA – Turns the display of terrain data on or off and sets maximum range at which terrain is shown
•		OBSTACLE DATA – Turns the display of obstacle data on or off and sets maximum range at which obstacles are shown
6) Turn the small FMS Knob to scroll through options for each product (ON/OFF, range settings).
7) Press the ENT Key to select an option.
8) Press the FMS Knob or CLR Key to return to the...

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Changing the TAWS-B Page view:
1) Select the VIEW Softkey.
2) Select the 360 or ARC Softkey to select the desired view.
 Or: 
1) Press the MENU Key.
2) Select ‘View Arc’ or ‘View 360º’ (choice dependent on current state) and press the ENT Key to change the view
Showing/hiding aviation information on the TAWS-B Page:
1) Press the MENU Key.
2) Select ‘Show Aviation Data’ or ‘Hide Aviation Data’, dependent on current...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A424
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Figure 6-144  TAWS-B  Page, ARC View
Yellow Terrain   
(Between 100’ and 1000’ 
Below the Aircraft Altitude)
Red Terrain 
(Above or Within 100’  
Below the Aircraft Altitude)
Black Terrain 
(More than 1000’ Below  the Aircraft Altitude)
Map Range Arc
Terrain Legend
Annunciation Window
Map Orientation
Current Aircraft GPS-
derived GSL Altitude
TAWS-B ALERTS
Alerts	 are	issued	 when	flight	conditions	 meet	parameters...

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Figure 6-145  TAWS-B TERRAIN Alert Annunciation on the MFDAlert 
Annunciation
Potential 
Impact Points
Figure 6-146  
Alert Annunciation on the PFD
Alert Annunciation  

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Figure 6-147  Alert Pop-up on the MFD
Potential 
Impact Points