Garmin G1000 Manual

190-00709-04  Rev. AGarmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850517
AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
7.7 AFCS ANNUNCIATIONS AND ALERTS
AFCS STATUS ALERTS
The	annunciations	 in	Table	 7-5	(listed	 in	order	 of	increasing	 priority)	can	appear	 on	the	 PFDs	 above	 the	
Airspeed and Attitude indicators.  Only one annunciation may occur at a time, and messages are prioritized by 
criticality.
Figure 7-45  AFCS Status Annunciation AFCS Status 
Annunciation
Alert ConditionAnnunciation Description
Rudder...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A518
AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
OVERSPEED PROTECTION
 NOTE: Overspeed protection is not active in Altitude Hold, Glideslope or Glidepath modes.
While	Pitch	Hold,	 Vertical	 Speed,	Flight	Level	Change,	 Vertical	Path	Tracking,	 or	an	 altitude	 capture	mode	is	
active,	 airspeed	 is	monitored	 by	the	 flight	 director.		 Pitch	commands	 are	not	 changed	 until	overspeed	 protection	
becomes active.  Overspeed protection is provided...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A519
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
SECTION 8  ADDITIONAL FEATURES
 NOTE:  With the availability of SafeTaxi®, ChartView, or FliteCharts®, it may be necessary to carry another 
source of charts on-board the aircraft.
Additional features of the system include the following:
•	Synthetic Vision System (SVS) 
•	SafeTaxi® diagrams
•	 ChartView	and	FliteCharts® electronic charts
•	 AOPA’s	Airport Directory
•	 SiriusXM	Radio	entertainment
•	Scheduler
•...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A520
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
8.1 SYNTHETIC VISION SYSTEM (SVS)
 WARNING: Use appropriate primary systems for navigation, and for terrain, obstacle, and traffic avoidance.  
SVS 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 terra\
in, obstacles, or traffic.
The optional Synthetic	 Vision	System	 (SVS)	is	a	visual...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A521
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Figure 8-1  Synthetic Vision Imagery
SVS OPERATION
SVS	is	activated	 from	the	PFD	 using	 the	softkeys	 located	along	the	bottom	 edge	of	the	 display.		 Pressing	 the	
softkeys	turns	the	related	 function	 on	or	off.		 When	 SVS	is	enabled,	 the	pitch	 scale	increments	 are	reduced	 to	
10	degrees	up	and	7.5	degrees	down.
SVS	functions	 are	displayed	 on	three	 levels	 of	softkeys.		 The	PFD Softkey	leads	into...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A522
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Figure 8-2  SVS Softkeys
Pressing the BACK Softkey
returns to the top-level softkeys.
BACK
BACK
PFD
Pressing the BACK
 Softkey returns to the previous level of softkeys.
SYN VIS
PA THWA YSYN TERR HRZN HDG APTSIGNS
Activating and deactivating SVS:
1) Press the PFD Softkey.
2) Press the SYN VIS Softkey.
3) Press the SYN TERR Softkey.  The SVS display will cycle on or off with the SYN TERR Softkey.
Activating and...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A523
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
SVS FEATURES
Figure 8-3  SVS on the Primary Flight Display
SVS SoftkeysSynthetic 
Terrain Pathways
Flight 
Path 
Marker
Airport 
Runway 
Zero 
Pitch Line 
(ZPL) with 
Compass 
Heading 
MarksTraffic
Airplane  Symbol
Selected 
Altitude
  NOTE:  Pathways and terrain features are not a substitute for standard course and al\
titude deviation 
information provided by the altimeter, CDI, and VDI.
PATHWAYS
Pathways...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A524
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Figure 8-4  Programmed and Selected Altitude
Selected Altitude
Programmed 
Altitudes
Pathways	 provide	supplemental	 glidepath	information	 on	an	active	 ILS,	LPV,	 LNAV/VNAV,	 and	some	 LNAV	
approaches.		 Pathways	are	intended	 as	an	 aid	 to	situational	 awareness	and	should	 not	be	used	 independent	
of	the	 CDI,	 VDI,	glide	 path	indicator,	 and	glide	 slope	 indicator.	 	 They	are	removed	 from	the	display...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A525
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Descent anD aPPRO ach
Pathways	 are	shown	 descending	 only	for	a	programmed	 descent	(Figures	 8-5,	8-6).		 When	 the	flight	 plan	
includes	 programmed	 descent	segments,	 pathways	are	displayed	 along	the	descent	 path	provided	 that	the	
selected	altitude	is	lower	than	the	programmed	altitude.
When	 an	approach	 providing	 vertical	guidance	 is	activated,	 Pathways	are	shown	 level	at	the	 selected	
altitude...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A526
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
misseD aPPRO ach
Upon	 activating	 the	missed	 approach,	 pathways	lead	to	the	 Missed	 Approach	 Holding	Point	(MAHP)	 and	
are	displayed	 as	a	level	 path	at	the	 published	 altitude	for	the	 MAHP,	 or	the	 selected	 altitude,	 whichever	 is	
the	highest.	 	 If	the	 initial	 missed	 approach	 leg	is	a	Course-to-Altitude	 (CA)	leg,	the	pathways	 boxes	will	
be	displayed	 level	at	the	 altitude	 published	 for...