Garmin G1000 Piper PA32- User Manual

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B iv WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES 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 wi...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 v REVISION INFORMATION Record of Revisions Part Number Revision Date Page Range Description 190-00692-00190-00692-00190-00692-00 1 A B 1/15/073/15/07 4/4/07 i – I-4 AllAll Initial releaseProduction releaseEditorial changes

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B vi TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1.1 System Description .............................................. 1-1 1.2 Line Replaceable Units (LRU) .............................. 1-2 1.3 G1000 Controls .................................

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 vii TABLE OF CONTENTS Speaker .................................................................. 4-32 Intercom ................................................................. 4-33 Passenger Address (PA) System .............................

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B viii TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 7 AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM SECTION 8 ADDITIONAL FEATURES 8.1 SafeTaxi ................................................................. 8-1 SafeTaxi Cycle Number and Revision ............................

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW SECTION 1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1.1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION This section is designed to provide an overview of the G1000 Integrated Flight Deck as installed in the Piper PA32 aircraft. This includes the PA32 R-301 (Saratoga II HP...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-3 SYSTEM OVERVIEW • GEA 71 (1) – Receives and processes signals from the engine and airframe sensors. This unit communicates with both GIA 63Ws using an RS-485 digital interface. • GRS 77 (1) – Provides aircraft attitude and heading inf...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-4 SYSTEM OVERVIEW • GTX 33 (1) – The GTX 33 is a solid-state, Mode-S transponder that provides Modes A, C, and S operation. The GTX 33 is controlled through the PFD and communicates with both GIA 63Ws through an RS-232 digital interface...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-7 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1.3 G1000 CONTROLS NOTE: The Audio Panel (GMA 1347) is described in the CNS & Audio Panel section. The autopilot controls are described in the S-TEC System Fifty Five X Autopilot manufacturer’s documentation. The G...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-8 SYSTEM OVERVIEW PFD and MFD controls function the same way, except where indicated. 1 NAV VOL/ID Knob – Controls the NAV audio level. Press to toggle the Morse code identifier ON and OFF. Volume level is shown in the field as a percenta...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-9 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 14 MENU Key – Displays a context-sensitive list of options. This list allows the user to access additional features or to make setting changes that relate to certain pages. 15 PROC Key – Selects approaches, departures,...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-10 SYSTEM OVERVIEW NOTE: When a key is selected, a triangular annunciator above the key is illuminated. 1 COM1 MIC – Selects the #1 transmitter for transmitting. COM1 receiver is simultaneously selected when this key is pressed, allowin...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-12 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1.4 SECURE DIGITAL (SD) CARDS NOTE: Ensure the G1000 System is powered off before inserting an SD card. NOTE: Refer to Appendix B for instructions on updating databases. The PFD and MFD data card slots use Secure Digi...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-13 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1.5 SYSTEM POWER-UP NOTE: See the Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) for specific procedures concerning avionics power application and emergency power supply operation. NOTE: Refer to Appendix A for system-specific annunc...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-14 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1.6 SYSTEM OPERATION NOTE: In normal operating mode, backlighting can only be adjusted from the PFD. In reversionary mode, it can be adjusted from the remaining display. The displays are connected together via a singl...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-15 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Figure 1-9 Reversionary Mode If the system fails to detect a display problem, reversionary mode may be manually activated by pressing the Audio Panel’s red DISPLAY BACKUP button (refer to the Audio Panel and CNS Secti...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-16 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Attitude/Heading Invalid AHRS no-GPS Mode AHRS Normal Operation AHRS no- Mag Mode AHRS no-Mag/ no-Air Mode Heading Invalid av ailab le av ailab le una va ilab le una vail able av ailab le una va ilab le una va ilab le...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-17 SYSTEM OVERVIEW G1000 SYSTEM ANNUNCIATIONS NOTE: For a detailed description of all annunciations and alerts, refer to Appendix A. Refer to the Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) for additional information regarding pilot responses to t...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-18 SYSTEM OVERVIEW PFD SOFTKEYS The CDI , IDENT , TMR/REF , NRST , and ALERTS softkeys undergo a momentary change to black text on gray background and automatically switch back to white text on black background when selected. The PFD so...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-19 SYSTEM OVERVIEW ALT UNIT Displays softkeys for setting the altimeter and BARO settings to metric units METERS Displays altimeter in meters IN Displays the BARO setting as inches of mercury HPA Displays the BARO setting as hectopascal...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-20 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Figure 1-15 INSET Softkeys Press the BACK or OFF Softkey to return to the top-level softkeys. ALERTS STRMSCP DME ALERTS Figure 16 PFD Configuration Softkeys Press the STD BARO or BACK Softkey to return to the top-level...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-21 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Press the BACK Softkey to return to the top-level softkeys. Press the IDENT or BACK Softkey to return to the top-level softkeys. ALERTS ALERTS DME ALERTS Figure 1-17 Transponder Softkeys PFD IN REVERSIONARY MODE In th...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-22 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Figure 1-18 Softkeys in Reversionary Mode ALERTS ENGINE BACK LEAN SYSTEM CYL SLCT ALERTS ENGINE BACK LEAN SYSTEM DEC FUEL INC FUEL RST FUEL Press the ENGINE Softkey on this level to return to the previous page level. ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-23 SYSTEM OVERVIEW MFD SOFTKEYS The MFD softkeys allow controlling and viewing of many functions, including engine instruments, fuel system data, GPS, comunication, navigation, flight planning, terrain, traffic, and weather. Each softkey ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-24 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Figure 1-19 MFD Softkeys Press the BACK Softkey on this level to return to the top softkey level. (optional) (optional) (optional) (optional) ENGINE MAP DCLTR SHW CHRT DCLTR-1 DCLTR-2 DCLTR-3 TRAFFIC TOPO TERRAIN AIRW...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-25 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1.7 ACCESSING G1000 FUNCTIONALITY MENUS The G1000 has a MENU Key that, when pressed, displays a context-sensitive list of options. This options list allows the user to access additional features or make settings chang...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-26 SYSTEM OVERVIEW In the bottom right corner of the screen, the current page group, number of pages available in the group, and placement of the current page within the group are indicated. Figure 1-22 Page Group Icons Page Groups Sele...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-27 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Figure 1-24 Waypoint Pages Airport Information Screens Waypoint Pages (WPT) Airport Information screens - Airport Information ( INFO softkey) - Departure Information ( DP softkey) - Arrival Information ( STAR softkey)...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-28 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Figure 1-26 Nearest Pages Nearest Pages (NRST) Nearest Airports Nearest Intersections Nearest NDB Nearest VOR Nearest User Waypoints Nearest Frequencies Nearest Airspaces In addition to the main page groups accessed e...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-29 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Figure 1-27 Flight Plan Pages Flight Plan Pages (FPL) Active Flight Plan - Wide View, Narrow View ( VIEW softkey) Flight Plan Catalog - Stored Flight Plan ( NEW softkey) Figure 1-28 Procedure Pages Procedure Pages (PR...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-30 SYSTEM OVERVIEW SYSTEM SETUP PAGE The System Setup Page allows management of the following system parameters: • Time display format (local or UTC ) • Displayed measurement units • Airspace alerts • Audio alert voice • MFD Data Bar fie...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-31 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Creating a profile: 1) Use the FMS Knob to select the AUX - System Setup Page. 2) Press the FMS Knob momentarily to activate the flashing cursor. 3) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight ‘CREATE’ in the Pilot Profile Box....

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-32 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Deleting a profile: 1) Use the FMS Knob to select the AUX - System Setup Page. 2) Press the FMS Knob momentarily to activate the flashing cursor. 3) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight ‘DELETE’ in the Pilot Profile Box....

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-35 SYSTEM OVERVIEW A UDIO A LERTS The Audio Alert Box on the System Setup Page allows the audio alert voice to be set to male or female. Changing the audio alert voice: 1) While on the System Setup Page, press the FMS Knob momentarily t...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-36 SYSTEM OVERVIEW If a lower CDI range setting is selected (i.e., 1.0 or 0.3 nm), the higher range settings are not selected during any phase of flight. For example, if 1.0 nm is selected, the G1000 uses this for en route and terminal p...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-37 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Selecting nearest airport minimum runway length matching criteria: 1) While on the System Setup Page, press the FMS Knob momentarily to activate the flashing cursor. 2) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the minimum ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-38 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1.8 DISPLAY BACKLIGHTING The G1000 display and control backlighting can be adjusted either automatically or manually. AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT The existing instrument panel dimmer bus normally controls the PFD and MFD bac...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 1-39 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Adjusting key backlighting manually: 1) Press the MENU Key on the PFD to display the PFD Setup Menu Window. ‘AUTO’ becomes highlighted to the right of ‘PFD DSPL’. Figure 1-32 Manual Key Lighting Adjustment 2) Turn the...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 2-1 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS SECTION 2 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS WARNING: In the event that the airspeed, attitude, altitude, or heading indications become unusable, refer to the backup instruments. Increased situational awareness is provided by repla...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 2-4 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS 2.1 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS AIRSPEED INDICATOR NOTE: Refer to the Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) for speed criteria and Vspeed values. The Airspeed Indicator displays airspeed on a rolling number gauge using a moving t...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 2-6 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS ATTITUDE INDICATOR Attitude information is displayed over a virtual blue sky and brown ground with a white horizon line. The Attitude Indicator displays the pitch, roll, and slip/skid information. 1 Roll Pointer 2 R...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 2-7 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS ALTIMETER The Altimeter displays 600 feet of barometric altitude values at a time on a rolling number gauge using a moving tape. Numeric labels and major tick marks are shown at intervals of 100 feet. Minor tick mar...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 2-9 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS VERTICAL DEVIATION, GLIDESLOPE, AND GLIDEPATH INDICATORS The Vertical Deviation Indicator (VDI; Figure 2-12) uses a magenta chevron to indicate the baro-VNV vertical deviation when Vertical Navigation (VNV) is being...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 2-10 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR (HSI) The Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) displays a rotating compass card in a heading-up orientation. Letters indicate the cardinal points and numeric labels occur every 30˚. M...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 2-11 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS Adjusting the Selected Course: Turn the CRS Knob to set the Selected Course (for each PFD). Press the CRS Knob to re-center the CDI and return the course pointer to the bearing of the active waypoint or navigation ...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 2-12 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS TURN RATE INDICATOR The Turn Rate Indicator is located directly above the rotating compass card. Tick marks to the left and right of the lubber line denote half-standard and standard turn rates. A magenta Turn Rate...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 2-13 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS Under the following conditions, the bearing pointer is removed from the HSI and “NO DATA” is displayed in the information window: • The NAV radio is not receiving the tuned VOR station • GPS is the bearing source a...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 2-14 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS COURSE DEVIATION INDICATOR NOTE: The GPS CDI is removed from the display when operating in Dead Reckoning Mode. The Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) moves left or right from the course pointer along a lateral devia...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 2-15 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS Changing navigation sources: 1) Press the CDI Softkey to change from GPS to VOR1 or LOC1. This places the light blue tuning box over the NAV1 standby frequency in the upper left corner of the PFD. 2) Press the CDI ...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 2-16 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS GPS CDI SCALING When GPS is the selected navigation source, the flight plan legs are sequenced automatically and annunciations appear on the HSI for the flight phase. Flight phase annunciations are normally shown in ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 2-17 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS 2.0 nm Enroute (Oceanic if >200 nm from nearest airport) 0.3 nm Missed Approach 1.0 nm Approach 1.0 nm Terminal 1.0 nm Terminal 0.3 nm Departure CDI Full-scale Deflection 31 nm from Destination Air por t 30 nm f...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 2-18 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS Figure 2-27 Typical LNAV/VNAV and LPV Approach CDI Scaling 1.0 nm 2 nm FAF 0.3 nm course width Landing Threshold CDI Full-scale Deflection angle basedon databaseinformation CDI scale varies if VTF is activated Figu...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 2-19 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS OBS MODE NOTE: VNV is inhibited while automatic waypoint sequencing has been suspended. Enabling Omni-bearing Selector (OBS) Mode suspends the automatic sequencing of waypoints in a GPS flight plan (GPS must be the ...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 2-20 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS As the aircraft crosses the missed approach point (MAP), automatic approach waypoint sequencing is suspended. ‘SUSP’ appears on the HSI (to the lower right of the aircraft symbol) in place of ‘OBS’ and the OBS Soft...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 2-21 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS 2.2 SUPPLEMENTAL FLIGHT DATA NOTE: Pressing the DFLTS Softkey (a second-level PFD softkey) turns off metric Altimeter display, the Inset Map, and wind data. Some displayed information disappears when pitch exceeds ...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 2-22 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS 4) With the UP/DN field highlighted, turn the small FMS Knob to select the timer counting direction. 5) Press the ENT Key. 6) With ‘START?’ highlighted, press the ENT Key to start the timer. The field changes to ‘STO...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 2-23 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE The Outside Air Temperature (OAT) is displayed in degrees Celsius (°C) by default in the lower left of the PFD under normal display conditions, or below the true airspeed in reversionary mod...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 2-24 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNV) INDICATIONS When a VNV flight plan has been activated, VNV indications (VNV Target Altitude, RSVI, VDI) appear on the PFD in conjunction with the “TOD within 1 minute” message (Figure 2-35)...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 2-25 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS 2.3 PFD ANNUNCIATIONS AND ALERTING FUNCTIONS The following annunciations and alerting functions are displayed on the PFD. Refer to Appendix A for more information on alerts and annunciations. G1000 ALERTING SYSTEM ...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 2-26 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS cautions. The flashing CAUTION annunciator continues to flash until acknowledged by the pilot (by pressing the CAUTION Softkey). An advisory provides general information to the pilot that may not need immediate atten...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 2-27 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS TAWS ANNUNCIATIONS Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) annunciations appear on the PFD to the upper left of the Altimeter (also where the marker beacon annunciations appear). Refer to the Hazard Avoidance s...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 2-28 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE/DECISION HEIGHT ALERTING For altitude awareness, a minimum descent altitude/decision height (MDA/DH) can be set in the Timer/ References Window. When active, the altitude setting is display...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 2-29 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS 2.4 ABNORMAL OPERATIONS The annunciations listed in Table 2-3 can appear on the HSI when abnormal GPS conditions occur; see Figure 2-43 for examples. Refer to the GPS Navigation Section for more information on Dead...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 3-1 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM SECTION 3 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM NOTE: Refer to the Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) for limitations. The G1000 Engine Indication System (EIS) for the Piper PA32 displays critical engine, electrical, fuel, and o...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 3-2 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM 3.1 EIS DISPLAY NOTE: The Fuel Quantity Indicator displays only to 50 gallons per side when full. The EIS Display shows all critical engine, fuel, and electrical indicators at the left of the MFD. In reversion...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 3-3 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM Turbocharged 8 Normally-aspirated 7 Figure 3-2 EIS (Engine) Display 11 9 5 4 3 2 1 6 12 10

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 3-4 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM 3.2 ENGINE PAGE NOTE: The Fuel Quantity Indicator will display only to 50 gallons per side when full. The EIS Engine Page displays engine, fuel, fuel calculation, electrical, and cabin temperature information ...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 3-6 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM ENGINE TEMPERATURE GROUP NOTE: Follow the engine manufacturer’s recommended leaning procedures in the AFM. NOTE: Turbocharged Piper models are not equipped with the Lean Assist function. The Temperature Group ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 3-7 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM ELECTRICAL GROUP The Electrical Group uses vertical bar indicators to display voltages for the essential bus and emergency battery and currents for the main and standby alternators and the battery. Standby alt...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 3-8 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM 3.3 EIS DISPLAY IN REVERSIONARY MODE When the G1000 displays enter reversionary mode, the EIS for the Piper PA32 is separated into three displays: Engine (identical to the normal EIS Display on the MFD), Lean,...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 3-9 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM LEAN DISPLAY NOTE: Follow the engine manufacturer’s recommended leaning procedures in the AFM. NOTE: Turbocharged Piper models are not equipped with the Lean Assist function. The EIS Lean Display provides info...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 3-12 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM SYSTEM DISPLAY NOTE: Fuel calculations do not use the aircraft fuel quantity indicators and are calculated from the last time the fuel was reset. The EIS System Display shows the engine manifold pressure, tac...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-1 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS SECTION 4 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS 4.1 OVERVIEW The Communication/Navigation/Surveillance (CNS) system includes the Audio Panel, communication radios, navigation radios, and Mode S transponder. The System Overview Secti...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-2 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS PFD/MFD CONTROLS AND FREQUENCY DISPLAY Figure 4-1 PFD/MFD Controls, COM/NAV Frequency Tuning Boxes, and DME Tuning Window (PFD Shown) 12 3 4 5 9 10 11 7 8 6 1 2

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-3 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS 1 NAV VOL/ID Knob – Controls NAV audio volume level. Press to turn the Morse code identifier audio on and off. Volume level is shown in the NAV frequency field as a percentage. 2 NAV Frequency Transfer Key – Transfer...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-4 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS AUDIO PANEL CONTROLS Figure 4-2 Audio Panel Controls (GMA 1347) 17 18 15 13 11 9 20 7 5 3 1 14 2 16 4 6 8 10 12 22 24 23 21 19 NOTE: When a key is selected, a triangular annunciator above the key is illuminated. 1 ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-6 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS 4.2 COM OPERATION COM TRANSCEIVER SELECTION AND ACTIVATION NOTE: During PA Mode, the COM MIC Annunciator is extinguished and the COM active frequency color changes to white, indicating that neither COM transmitter ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-7 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS TRANSMIT/RECEIVE INDICATIONS During COM transmission, a white ‘TX’ appears by the active COM frequency replacing the Frequency Transfer Arrow. On the Audio Panel, when the active COM is transmitting, the active tra...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-8 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS SELECTING THE RADIO TO BE TUNED Press the small COM Knob to transfer the frequency tuning box and Frequency Transfer Arrow between the upper and lower radio frequency fields. Figure 4-6 Switching COM Tuning Boxes Pr...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-9 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS AUTO-TUNING THE COM FREQUENCY COM frequencies can be automatically tuned from the following: • Nearest Airports Window (PFD) • WPT – Airport Information Page • NRST – Nearest Airports Page • NRST – Nearest (ARTCC, ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-10 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS AUTO-TUNING FROM THE MFD Frequencies can be automatically loaded into the COM Frequency Box from pages in the NRST or WPT page group by highlighting the frequency and pressing the ENT Key (Figures 4-9, 4-10, and 4...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-11 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS On the WPT - Airport Information page, the cursor can be placed on the frequency field by pressing the FMS Knob and scrolling through the list. The frequency is transferred to the COM Standby Field with the ENT Key...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-13 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS FREQUENCY SPACING The G1000 COM radios can tune either 25-kHz spacing (118.000 to 136.975 MHz) or 8.33-kHz spacing (118.000 to 136.990 MHz) for 760-channel or 3040-channel configuration. When 8.33-kHz channel spaci...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-14 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS AUTOMATIC SQUELCH Automatic Squelch quiets unwanted static noise when no audio signal is received, while still providing good sensitivity to weak COM signals. To disable Automatic Squelch, press the VOL/SQ Knob. W...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-15 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS 4.3 NAV OPERATION NAV RADIO SELECTION AND ACTIVATION The NAV Frequency Box is composed of four fields; two standby fields and two active fields. The active frequencies are on the right side and the standby frequencie...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-16 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS NAV radios are selected for listening by pressing the corresponding keys on the Audio Panel. Pressing the NAV1 , NAV2 , ADF , or DME Key selects and deselects the navigation radio source. Selected audio can be hea...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-17 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS SELECTING THE RADIO TO BE TUNED Press the small NAV Knob to transfer the frequency tuning box and Frequency Transfer Arrow between the upper and lower radio frequency fields. Figure 4-20 Switching NAV Tuning Boxes ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-18 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS AUTO-TUNING THE NAV FREQUENCY NAV frequencies can be selected and loaded from the following MFD pages: • WPT – Airport Information • WPT – VOR Information • NRST – Nearest Airports • NRST – Nearest VOR • NRST – Ne...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-19 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS OR : 6) Press the MENU Key to display the PAGE MENU (Figure 4-24). 7) Turn the large FMS Knob to scroll through the OPTIONS Menu. 8) Press the ENT Key to place the cursor in the desired window. 9) Scroll through t...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-20 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS In the example shown, the VOR list is selected with the VOR Softkey or from the PAGE MENU. The FMS Knob or ENT Key is used to scroll through the list. The cursor is placed on the frequency with the FREQ Softkey an...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-21 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS While enroute, NAV frequencies can also be auto-tuned from the NRST – Nearest Airports, WPT – Airport Information, WPT – VOR Information, and NRST – Nearest Frequencies Pages on the MFD in a similar manner using t...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-22 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS AUTO-TUNING NAV FREQUENCIES ON APPROACH ACTIVATION NOTE: The primary NAV frequency is auto-tuned upon loading a VOR or ILS/Localizer approach. NOTE: When an ILS/LOC approach has been activated in GPS Mode, the sys...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-23 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS MARKER BEACON RECEIVER NOTE: The marker beacon indicators operate independently of marker beacon audio and cannot be turned off. The marker beacon receiver is used as part of the ILS. The marker beacon receiver is...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-24 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS DME TUNING (OPTIONAL) NOTE: When another auxiliary window is turned on, the DME Tuning Window is replaced on the PFD. NOTE: When turning on the G1000 for use, the system remembers the last frequency used for DME t...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-25 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS 4.4 GTX 33 MODE S TRANSPONDER The GTX 33 Mode S Transponder provides Mode A, Mode C, and Mode S interrogation and reply capabilities. Selective addressing or Mode Select (Mode S) capability includes the following ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-26 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS Figure 4-30 Transponder Softkeys (PFD) Pressing the IDENT or BACK Softkey returns to the top-level softkeys. ALERTS ALERTS BACK BKSP IDENT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 STBY ON ALT VFR CODE IDENT BACK XPDR IDENT Pressing the ID...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-27 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS STANDBY MODE (MANUAL) NOTE: In Standby Mode, the IDENT function is inoperative. Standby Mode can be selected at any time by pressing the STBY Softkey. In Standby, the transponder does not reply to interrogations, ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-28 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS REPLY STATUS When the transponder sends replies to interrogations, a white ‘R’ indication appears momentarily in the reply status field of the Transponder Data Box. Reply to Interrogation Figure 4-35 Reply Indicati...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-29 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS Entering a transponder code with the PFD FMS Knob: 1) Press the XPDR and the CODE Softkeys as in the previous procedure to enable code entry. 2) Turn the small FMS Knob on the PFD to enter the first two code digits...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-30 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS IDENT FUNCTION NOTE: In Standby Mode, the IDENT Softkey is inoperative. Pressing the IDENT Softkey sends an ID indication to Air Traffic Control (ATC). The ID return distinguishes one transponder from all the other...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-31 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS FLIGHT ID REPORTING NOTE: If the Flight ID is required but the system is not configured for it, contact a Garmin-authorized service center for configuration. When the Flight ID must be entered before flight operation...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-32 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS 4.5 ADDITIONAL AUDIO PANEL FUNCTIONS POWER-UP The Audio Panel performs a self-test during power-up. During the self-test all Audio Panel annunciator lights illuminate for approximately two seconds. Once the self-t...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-33 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS INTERCOM The Audio Panel includes a six-position intercom system (ICS) and two stereo music inputs for the pilot, copilot and up to four passengers. The intercom provides Pilot and Copilot isolation from the passe...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-34 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS INTERCOM VOLUME AND SQUELCH The PILOT/PASS Knob controls volume or manual squelch adjustment for the pilot and copilot/passenger. The small knob controls the pilot volume and squelch. The large knob controls the c...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-35 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS PASSENGER ADDRESS (PA) SYSTEM A passenger address system is available for delivering voice messages over the cabin speaker. When the PA Key is selected on the Audio Panel, the COM MIC Annunciator is extinguished, ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-36 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS SPLIT COM NOTE: Split COM performance is affected by the distance between the COM antennas and the separation of the tuned frequencies. If the selected COM1 and COM2 frequencies are too close together, interferenc...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-37 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS ENTERTAINMENT INPUTS NOTE: MUSIC 1 and MUSIC 2 inputs cannot be completely turned off. Audio level for MUSIC 1 and MUSIC 2 can be adjusted by a Garmin-authorized service center. The Audio Panel provides two stereo...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-38 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS 4.6 AUDIO PANEL PREFLIGHT PROCEDURE NOTE: If the pilot and/or copilot are using headsets that have a high/low switch or volume control knob, verify that the switch is in the high position and the volume control on...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4-39 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS 4.7 ABNORMAL OPERATION Abnormal operation of the G1000 includes equipment failures of the G1000 components and failure of associated equipment, including switches and external devices. STUCK MICROPHONE If the push...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-1 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 SECTION 5 GPS NAVIGATION 5.1 INTRODUCTION This section of the Pilot’s Guide provides GPS navigation operating procedures for the G1000 installed in the Piper PA32. Some prior knowledge of the other sections of the G1000...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-2 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.2 NAVIGATION MAP (MFD) WARNING: The basemap (land and water data) must not be used for navigation, only for situational awareness. Any basemap indication should be compared with other navigation sources. DEAD RECKONIN...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-3 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 As a result of operating in DR Mode, all GPS-derived data will be computed based upon an estimated position and will be displayed as yellow text on the display to denote degraded navigation source information. This data...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-4 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 NAVIGATION MAP PAGE This section describes the MFD Navigation Map Page setup and operation which in most cases will be a “one- time” operation since the setup can be customized to accommodate the individual needs of the...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-5 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 NAVIGATION MAP SETUP NOTE: Refer to the appendices for a description of map symbols. NOTE: MFD Navigation Map operations involving the display of traffic, terrain, and weather data are described in the Hazard Awareness S...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-6 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 M AP G ROUP Figure 5-6 Map Group Orientation There are four map orientation selections: North up, Track up, DTK up, and HDG up. The orientation default setting is ‘North Up’. • North up fixes the top of the map to a nort...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-8 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 • The time out time (configurable on the Map Setup page for the “Map” group) determines the amount of time that auto zoom is allowed to be overridden by a manual adjustment of the range knob unless the time out value is ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-9 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Auto Zoom Out The map zooms out as long as the following conditions are true: • The active waypoint is not visible in the current zoom range or the current zoom range is below the minimum zoom range. • The current zoom ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-10 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Land Data The Navigation Map can display background land data (roads, lakes, borders, etc). The background land data can also be removed from the display (turned off). Enabling/disabling land data: 1) Press the MENU Ke...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-12 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Nav Range Ring Figure 5-8 Nav Range Ring Nav Range Ring The Nav Range Ring (Figure 5-8) shows the direction of travel (ground track) on a rotating compass card. The range of the Nav Ring is determined by the map range:...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-13 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6) Select ‘On’ or ‘Off’. 7) Highlight the range field. TOPO ranges are from Off to 2000 nm. 8) To change the TOPO range setting, turn the small FMS Knob to display the range list. 9) Select the desired range. 10) Press ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-14 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Obstacle Data Figure 5-9 Obstacles Data Obstacles Obstacle data can be enabled or disabled on the Navigation Map Page using the ‘OBSTACLE DATA’ setting. A data range can also be selected. The data range is the maximum ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-16 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 A VIATION G ROUP Figure 5-10 Aviation Group • Active Flight Plan (ACTIVE FPL)- The active flight plan zoom range sets the maximum range at which the active flight plan magenta line is shown on the display (off - 2000 nm)...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-18 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5) Select the desired aviation option. 6) Select the desired range (RNG). Press the ENT Key to accept the selected option. 7) Press the FMS Knob to return to the Navigation Map Page. A IRWAYS GROUP Figure 5-11 Airways ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-19 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Airway Line Style The route of low altitude airways are drawn in gray (the same shade used for roads). Note that VFR sectional charts use light blue for low altitude airways – but on the G1000, that color has the poten...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-21 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 L AND G ROUP Figure 5-14 Land Group • Latitude/Longitude (LAT/LON) - The LAT/LON label size sets the size at which latitude/longitude labels appear on the display (none, small, medium, and large). The zoom range sets t...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-23 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 NAVIGATION MAP OPERATIONS S ELECTING A M AP R ANGE Figure 5-15 Map Range Indicator Map Range Indicator The Navigation Map’s range has 28 different settings, from 500 feet to 2000 nm. The current range is indicated in t...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-24 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 D ECLUTTERING THE M AP The Navigation Map can be quickly “decluttered” by repeatedly pressing the DCLTR Softkey or by using the Menu Option (Figure 5-16) until the desired detail is displayed. Declutter Option Figure 5...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-25 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 M AP P ANNING Figure 5-17 Map Panning Data Fields Map Arrow Map panning (Figure 5-17) moves the map beyond its current limits without adjusting the map range. When the panning function is selected by pressing the Joyst...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-26 190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Creating user waypoints from the Navigation Map Page: 1) With the Navigation Map Page displayed, press the Joystick to activate the panning function. The Map Pointer is displayed at the present airc...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-27 190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 N AVIGATION S TATUS B OX Table 5-19 GPS Navigation Status Box The Navigation Status Box (Figure 5-19) is displayed in the top center of the MFD and PFD. The MFD contains four user-configurable fields ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-28 190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-21 Measure Bearing/Distance Option Measuring bearing and distance between any two points: 1) Press the MENU Key (with the Navigation Map Page displayed). 2) Highlight the ‘Measure Bearing/D...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-29 190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.3 PFD INSET MAP AND WINDOWS INSET MAP NOTE: The Inset Map is removed from the PFD any time aircraft pitch is greater than +30° or less than –20°, or when a 65° bank angle is reached. NOTE: Inset M...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-30 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 The following Inset Map operations can be performed (operations are performed independently of the MFD): • Changing the zoom range • Changing the declutter level • Map panning • Topo • Traffic • Terrain • Stormscope To ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-31 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 PFD WINDOWS PFD windows are displayed in the lower right corner of the PFD. PFD windows can display different types of information, the discussion in this section of the pilot’s guide is limited to the following window...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-32 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.4 DIRECT-TO-NAVIGATION (MFD) The “direct-to” navigation feature provides a quick method of setting a GPS course to a destination waypoint. Once a direct-to is activated, the G1000 establishes a point-to-point course ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-33 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 SELECTING A DIRECT-TO WAYPOINT Selecting and activating a direct-to destination by entering an identifier: 1) Press the Direct-to ( ) Key. 2) Enter the destination waypoint identifier (Figure 5-26). Figure 5-26 Entering ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-34 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-29 Entering an Along Track Offset Distance Offset Distance 8) Turn the small FMS Knob to select ‘MSL’ or ‘AGL’. 9) Press the ENT Key. The cursor is now flashing in the VNV offset distance field. 10) Enter the de...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-35 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 In addition to selecting a destination by an identifier, the Direct-to Window also allows the selection of airports, VORs and NDBs by facility or city name (Figure 5-31). Figure 5-31 Entering a Facility Name Selecting a...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-36 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 CANCELING DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION Once a direct-to is activated, the G1000 provides navigation guidance to the selected destination until the direct-to is either replaced with a new direct-to or flight plan, cancelled, or ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-37 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION SHORTCUTS A direct-to can be performed from any page displaying a single waypoint identifier (such as the waypoint pages for airports and NAVAIDS) by simply pressing the Direct-to Key and the ENT Ke...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-38 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION SHORTCUTS USING THE FMS KNOB Select a Direct-to Destination to a Flight Plan Waypoint 1) While navigating an active flight plan, press the Direct-to ( ) Key. 2) Turn the small FMS Knob to the left t...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-39 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6) Press ENT again to activate a Direct-to. Select a Direct-to Destination to a Recently Entered Identifier 1) Press the Direct-to ( ) Key. 2) Turn the small FMS Knob to the left. Initially, a flight plan waypoint list i...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-41 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 7) Turn the small FMS Knob to enter the desired VNV altitude. Figure 5-40 Selecting Altitude Mode Altitude Label 8) Press the ENT Key. The option to select MSL or AGL is now displayed. 9) Turn the small FMS Knob to sel...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-42 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Selecting a direct-to from a list of waypoints in an active flight plan: 1) Press the Direct-to Key. 2) Highlight the FPL field. 3) Turn the small FMS Knob to display a selection window showing all waypoints in the activ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-43 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Cancelling a direct-to: 1) Press the MENU Key to display the Direct-to Menu. 2) Press the ENT Key to cancel direct-to navigation. If a flight plan is still active, the G1000 resumes navigating the flight plan along the c...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-44 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 The operations listed below can be performed using the Airport Information Page Menu (Figure 5-xx): • Load Departure • Load Arrival • Load and Activate Approach • Load Approach • View Departure Airport • View Destinati...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-45 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 DUPLICATE WAYPOINTS As an identifier, facility name or location is entered, the G1000’s Spell’N’Find™ feature scrolls through the database, displaying those waypoints matching the characters which have been entered to t...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-46 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Displaying information for each additional runway: 1) Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor. 2) Place the cursor on the runway designation field. 3) Turn the small FMS Knob to display the next runway for the selecte...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-47 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.7 INTERSECTION INFORMATION (MFD) NOTE: The VOR displayed on the Intersection Information Page is the nearest VOR, not necessarily the VOR used to define the intersection. Nearest VOR INT Name and Symbol Intersection I...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-48 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.8 NDB INFORMATION (MFD) NDB Name Symbol, and Location NDB Frequency Nearest Airport; identifier, symbol, bearing, distance Figure 5-48 NDB Information Page General Location Selecting a specific NDB: 1) Select the WPT P...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-49 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.9 VOR INFORMATION (MFD) VOR Frequency VOR Name, Symbol, and Location Nearest Airport; identifier, symbol, bearing, distance Figure 5-49 VOR Information Page VOR Information Selecting a VOR: 1) Select the WPT Page Grou...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-50 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.10 USER WAYPOINT INFORMATION (MFD) User Waypoint Name and Symbol Figure 5-50 User WPT Information Page Number of Waypoint Slots Used/Avaialble Information Reference Waypoints User Waypoint List User waypoints may be ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-52 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 ‘Present Position’ when selected will move the currently selected user waypoint to the present position of the aircraft. The user waypoint is set to the airplane’s position at the time when the option was selected. Mov...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-54 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.11 NEAREST AIRPORTS (MFD) Figure 5-51 Nearest Airports Page Airport Name, Closest City, Elevation Length of Longest Hard Surface Runway (or soft surface, if no hard surface runway exists) Primary Communications Frequ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-55 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Accessing runway information for the selected airport: 1) With the Nearest Airports Page displayed, press the RNWY Softkey to place the cursor in the ‘RUNWAYS’ field. 2) Select the desired runway. 3) Press the FMS Knob ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-56 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.12 NEAREST INTERSECTIONS (MFD) Intersection Identifier, Symbol, Bearing, Distance (within 200 nm of current position) Latitude and Longitude Reference VOR Name, Symbol, Frequency, Bearing, Distance Figure 5-52 Nearest...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-57 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.13 NEAREST NDB (MFD) NDB Identifier, Symbol, Bearing, Distance (within 200 nm of current position) NDB Information Reference VOR Name, Symbol, Frequency, Bearing, Distance Figure 5-53 Nearest NDB Page Map of Surroundi...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-58 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.14 NEAREST VOR (MFD) Figure 5-54 Nearest VOR Page Selected VOR Frequency VOR Identifier, Symbol, Bearing, Distance (within 200 nm of current position) Reference VOR Name, Closest City, Type, Mag Variation, Position Ma...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-59 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.15 NEAREST USER WAYPOINT (MFD) Figure 5-55 Nearest User Waypoint Page Nearest User Waypoint Name, Symbol, Bearing, Distance Reference Waypoints User Waypoint Information The User Waypoints Page (Figure 5-38) displays...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-61 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.16 NEAREST AIRSPACES The G1000 alerts the pilot to as many as nine controlled or special use airspaces (up to three at one time) near or in the flight path. The airspace name, class, controlling agency, vertical limit...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-62 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 OR: 1) With the Nearest Airspace Page displayed, press the MENU Key. 2) Highlight ‘Select Alerts Window’. 3) Press the ENT Key. The cursor is placed in the ‘AIRSPACE ALERTS’ Box. 4) Select the desired airspace. 5) Pres...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-64 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.17 NEAREST AIRPORTS (PFD) The Nearest Airports window on the PFD displays the 25 nearest airports along with the information shown in Figure 5-57. From the Nearest Airports Window, information for a selected airport ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-65 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Viewing information about an airport: 1) Press the NRST Softkey on the PFD to display a list of the nearest airports. 2) Select the desired airport. 3) Press the ENT Key. 4) The airport information is displayed with ‘B...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-66 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.18 FLIGHT PLANNING (MFD) This section describes the extensive capability of the G1000 as it pertains to flight plans and flight planning, airways, and vertical navigation. Creating a new stored flight plan: 1) Press the...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-67 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-61 Stored Flight Plan Page 4) Enter the identifier, facility, or city name of the departure waypoint, or select a waypoint from the list of most recently entered waypoints. 5) Press the ENT Key. 6) Enter the id...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-68 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-62 Create Flight Plan Menu Option 5) Press the ENT Key. The Stored Flight Plan Page is displayed, with a blank flight plan for the first empty storage location. 6) Enter the identifier, facility, or city name of ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-69 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-63 Flight Plan Information 4) Press the ENT Key or the EDIT Softkey to open the Stored Flight Plan Page and view the waypoints in the flight plan (Figure 5-64). Figure 5-64 Viewing Flight Plan Waypoints 5) Pres...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-70 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Adding a waypoint to a stored flight plan: 1) On the Flight Plan Catalog Page, press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor. 2) Highlight the desired flight plan. 3) Press the EDIT Softkey. The Stored Flight Plan page opens...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-71 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 3) With ‘OK’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. To cancel the removal request, highlight ‘CANCEL’ and press the ENT Key. Switching waypoint data between leg-to-leg waypoint information and cumulative waypoint information:...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-72 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-67 Changing Flight Plan Title 4) Press the ENT Key. ‘Activate Leg’ selects the highlighted leg as the “active leg” (the flight plan leg which is currently used for navigation guidance). Activating a flight plan ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-73 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 3) With ‘Activate’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. To cancel the operation, select ‘CANCEL’ and press the ENT Key. OR : 1) From the Active Flight Plan Window, highlight the desired destination waypoint. 2) Press the ME...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-74 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Storing an active flight plan from the Active Flight Plan Page: 1) Press the MENU Key. 2) Highlight ‘Store Flight Plan’. 3) Press the ENT Key. 4) With ‘OK’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. The flight plan is stored in the...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-75 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-71 Invert and Activate a Flight Plan 5) With ‘OK’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. To cancel the operation, highlight ‘CANCEL’ and press the ENT Key. OR : 1) Press the FPL Key. 2) Turn the small FMS Knob to dis...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-78 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 AIRWAYS/JETWAYS NOTE: Refer to the Navigation Map Page setup section for details on how to customize the display of airways on the MFD. Airways (called Low Altitude Airways in the G1000 and in this pilot’s guide) serve...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-79 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 After selecting the desired airway for display, it can be loaded into a flight plan. Loading an airway into a flight plan is done in six steps as follows:. 1. Select the airway insertion point on the original flight plan ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-80 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-73 Load Airway Menu Option Note: the “Load Airway” menu item will be selectable only when an acceptable airway entry waypoint has been indicated (the waypoint ahead of the cursor position). Thus the “Load Airw...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-81 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-74 Selecting an Airway The Airway Loading Page provides the list of the airways that are selectable from the airway entry waypoint. The list of airways is sorted such that low altitude airways are presented at...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-82 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 If there is no connecting waypoint that can be nominated based on the existing flight plan, the system will try to present the list of airway waypoints in the order most consistent with the direction of the existing flig...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-83 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-76 Previewing the Waypoint Sequence The pilot uses the FMS Knob and the ENT Key to select an exit waypoint from the list (TOY in this example). After the exit waypoint is selected, the pilot gets one last chan...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-84 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Airway optional waypoints are not loaded Not all of the waypoints available in the database for an airway are actually needed to define the route. All of the airway waypoints are made available to choose as an exit wayp...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-86 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 DISPLAY OF AIRWAYS ON THE FLIGHT PLAN PAGE AIRWAY HEADING When an airway segment has been inserted into the flight plan a white heading is displayed after the entry waypoint as shown in Figure 5-80. Figure 5-79 Airway H...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-87 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 COLLAPSE AIRWAYS FEATURE ‘Collapse Airways’ is selectable from the Flight Plan Menu if the flight plan contains at least one airway and the current state is “expanded” (Figure 5-81). In similar fashion, “Expand Airways”...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-88 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-82 Inserting Optional Airspace Waypoints INSERTING OR DELETING OFF-AIRWAY WAYPOINTS WITHIN AIRWAYS The pilot is always allowed to insert or delete waypoints within an airway segment. Except for inserting or de...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-89 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Deleting the exit waypoint (TXK), causes the airway header to change: ABI Airway – V16.PRX UKW BYP PRX Since the exit waypoint of one airway is often the entry waypoint of the next airway, it is also possible that two ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-90 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 DIRECTIONAL AIRWAYS/INVERTING FLIGHT PLANS Some airways have directional restrictions on all or part of the route. Airway “A2” in Europe has a directional restriction over the whole route such that it can be flown only ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-91 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNV) NOTE: Refer to the Appendices for VNV Flight Planning definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms. The G1000 System can use altitude constraints associated with lateral waypoints to give guidance ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-92 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 White Text Light Blue Text Light Blue Halftone Text Large Text Altitude calculated by the system estimating the altitude of the aircraft as it passes over the navigation point. This altitude is provided as a reference ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-93 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 ALTITUDE CONSTRAINTS The G1000 provides a means to enter altitude constraints associated with waypoints in the active flight plan so long as the waypoint is not the final approach fix, a waypoint after the FAF, or part of...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-94 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Entering an altitude constraint:1) Select the Active Flight Plan Page. 2) Highlight the desired waypoint altitude field (Figure 5-85). 3) Enter an alt constraint value using the FMS Knob or the Control Unit number keys....

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-95 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 ALONG TRACK OFFSETS NOTE: An along track offset waypoint cannot be created if it is not adjacent to its parent waypoint The pilot can enter a waypoint having an “along track offset” distance from an existing waypoint. ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-96 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Flight Path Angle Figure 5-87 VNV Profile Time To Bottom of Descent Vertical Deviation Required Vertical Speed Target Vertical Speed Active VNV Waypoint Altitude VNV PROFILE The VNV profile can be changed by one of the f...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-97 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Upon completion of entering a new VS TGT the G1000: • Periodically computes a new FPA using the selected VS TGT and current ground speed until the TOD is reached • Uses the newly computed FPA for the active waypoint wi...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-98 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 NAVIGATING AN EXAMPLE FLIGHT PLAN The following discussion is an example of navigating a flight plan with the WAAS capable GPS system while the G1000 provides vertical guidance through descents. A lateral flight plan (LN...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-99 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 3) ATC now assigns routing to join V4. A heading of 290º is assigned to intercept V4. The aircraft turns to heading 290° as seen in Figure 5-89. Note the current CDI flight phase is now ENR (Enroute). When the aircraft ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-100 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-91 Entering V4 Entry Point d) Press the ENT Key. TOP is now inserted into the flight plan as in Figure 5-92. Figure 5-92 TOP Inserted into the Flight Plan e) With SLN still highlighted as in Figure 5-92, turn ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-101 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-93 List of Available Airways for TOP g) Turn either FMS Knob to highlight V4 in the list as seen in Figure 5-93. h) Press the ENT Key. The list of available exits is now displayed as in Figure 5-94. Figure 5-...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-102 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-95 Ready to Load V4 k) Press the ENT Key. l) V4 is now loaded into the flight plan as shown in Figure 5-96. Figure 5-96 V4 is Loaded in the Flight Plan 5) V4 will now be made the active leg of the flight plan. ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-103 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-97 Comfirm Active Leg d) Verify the displayed leg is the desired leg and press the ENT Key. Note in Figure 5-98, the magenta arrow in the flight plan window and magenta line on the map indicating V4 is now the ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-104 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5- Turn on to Active Leg 8) At SLN, Victor Airway 244 (V244) will be intercepted. Turn prompts will be displayed in the PFD Navigation Status Box as seen in Figure 5-100 Figure 5-100 Turn to Intercept V244 9) A...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-105 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 10) At Lamar VOR (LAA) V263 will be intercepted. See Figure 5-102. Figure 5-102 HYS to LAA Leg Active 11) ATC grants clearance to proceed direct to OPSHN intersection to begin the arrival procedure. ATC advises to exp...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-106 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-104 Enter VNV Altitude e) An altitude of 10,000 feet is entered as requested by ATC. f) Press the ENT Key. The cursor is now displayed in the VNV offset field as shown in Figure 5-105. Figure 5-105 Enter VNV O...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-107 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 NOTE: If the loaded arrival procedure has waypoints with altitude constraints retrieved from the database that will be used as is, the altitude must be manually accepted by placing the cursor over the desired altitude...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-108 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-108 List of Available Approaches d) Turn either FMS Knob to select the LPV approach for 35R as shown in Figure 5-108. e) Press the ENT Key. A list of available transitions for the selected approach is display...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-109 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-110 Loaded Approach 13) Note the altitude constraints associated with each of the approach waypoints as seen in Figure 5-110. These altitudes are loaded from the database and are initially displayed as white ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-110 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-112 Designate FALUR Altitude Constraint e) Press the ENT Key to designate this altitude constraint value for use in computing vertical guidance. This altitude value will now be displayed as light blue text. N...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-111 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Note the information now displayed in the ‘CURRENT VNV PROFILE’ box. Also, note the offset waypoint and gray circle are now displayed on the map. The gray circle marks the Top of Descent (TOD). In this example, vertic...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-112 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-116 VDI & RVSI Upon Reaching Top of Descent (TOD) Required Vertical Speed Indicator (RVSI) Vertical Deviation Indicator Target Altitude 16) Upon reaching TOD, a descent vertical speed is established which...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-113 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-118 Approaching Bottom of Descent (BOD) at OPSHN 18) The aircraft is approaching OPSHN. The upcoming turn and next heading will be annunciated at the top left of the PFD as seen in Figure 5-119. Initiate the ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-114 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 19) After passing OPSHN, the next leg of the arrival will turn magenta as shown in Figure 5-120. The magenta arrow in the flight plan list now indicates the OPSHN to FSHER leg of the arrival procedure is now active. Fi...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-115 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-121 Approaching PYNON

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-116 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 21) Upon passing PYNON the approach procedure will automatically become active. The approach may be activated at any point to proceed directly to the IAF. In this example, the aircraft has progressed through the final ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-117 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-124 Descending Turn to the Initial Approach Fix (IAF) 23) After crossing FALUR the next waypoint is the FAF. The flight phase changes to LPV on the HSI indicating the current phase of flight is in Approach Mode...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-118 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-126 Descending to the Missed Approach Point In this missed approach procedure, the fix immediately following the MAP (in this case ‘6368 FT ’) is not part of the published procedure. It is simply a fix that defi...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-119 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 25) Upon reaching the MAP, it is decided to execute a missed approach. Automatic waypoint sequencing is suspended past the MAP. Press the SUSP Softkey on the PFD to resume automatic waypoint sequencing through the mis...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-120 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-129 Hold Established

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-121 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 PARALLEL TRACK (PTK) NOTE: Enroute/Terminal VNV (baro-VNV) is disabled when parallel track is active. This will cause vertical deviation to flag and the autopilot to uncouple from VNV. Parallel track disregards all ver...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-122 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 When Parallel Track is activated, the course line drawn on the map pages shows the parallel course (Figure 5-132), and waypoint names will have a lower case “p” placed after the identifier (Figure 5-133). Figure 5-132 ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-123 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8) With ‘ACTIVATE PARALLEL TRACK’ highlighted, press the ENT Key (Figure 5-134). 9) Press the FMS Knob or the CLR Key to remove the Parallel Track Window. Figure 5-134 Activate PT Option

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-124 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.19 FLIGHT PLANNING (PFD) Flight planning on the PFD centers around the Flight Plan Window (Figure 5-135) where flight plans can be created, edited, and activated. The Flight Plan Window is enabled and disabled by pre...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-125 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Creating a new flight plan: 1) Press the FPL Key. 2) Press the F MS Knob to activate the cursor. The waypoint field is highlighted. 3) Enter the identifier, city/state, or facility name of the airport/waypoint. 4) Press ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-126 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 STORE FLIGHT PLAN The active flight plan is erased when the G1000 is powered off or when another flight plan is activated. When storing flight plans with an approach, departure or arrival, the G1000 uses the waypoint inf...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-127 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 DELETE FLIGHT PLAN The entire flight plan or selected waypoints within the flight plan may be deleted. Deleting the entire flight plan: 1) From the Flight Plan Window, press the MENU Key. 2) Highlight ‘Delete Flight Plan...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-128 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 PARALLEL TRACK (PFD) The Parallel Track (PTK) function allows the pilot to create a parallel course offset of 1 to 99 nm to the left or right of the current flight plan. Parallel Track cannot be activated if a course i...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-129 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-138 Parallel Track Distance Field Enter Distance Cancelling parallel track: 1) Press the MENU Key from the Active Flight Plan Page. 2) Select ‘Parallel Track’. 2) Select ‘CANCEL PARALLEL TRACK’ (Figure 5-139)...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-130 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.20 PROCEDURES (MFD) LEG TYPES SUPPORTED BY THE G1000 There are currently 23 different database leg types. All 23 published procedures and leg types are supported by the G1000 and available to the pilot for flight pla...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-131 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 DEPARTURES, ARRIVALS, AND APPROACHES Options Figure 5-140 Procedures Window Approach Procedure Loaded in Active Flight Plan Arrival Loaded in Active Flight Plan Departure Procedure Loaded in Active Flight Plan DEPARTU...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-132 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 4) Select a departure. 5) Press the ENT Key. The RUNWAY window may be displayed. 6) Select a runway. 7) Press the ENT Key. The TRANSITION window may be displayed. 8) Select a transition. 9) Press the ENT Key. The depa...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-134 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 ARRIVAL OPERATIONS Loading an arrival procedure: 1) Select the ‘WPT’ page group.2) Select the first rectangular page icon. 3) Press the STAR Softkey. Arrival Airport Information Available Departures Available Transitio...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-136 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 APPROACH OPERATIONS NOTE: If certain GPS parameters (WAAS, RAIM, etc.) are not available, some published approach procedures for the desired airport may not be displayed in the list of available approaches. The G1000 ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-137 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 List of Legs in Departure Sequence Available Approaches Map Showing Selected Approach Figure 5-144 Approach Loading Page WAAS Approach Channels Load and/or activate an approach procedure: 1) Press the PROC Key. 2) Hig...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-138 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Figure 5-145 Not Approved for GPS Message OR: 1) Select the Nearest Airports Page. 2) Select the desired nearest airport. 3) Press the APR Softkey located at the bottom of the display. The LD APR (load approach) Softk...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-139 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 for the approach, but keeps the approach available for quick activation when needed. ‘ACTIVATE’ adds the approach to the flight plan and begins navigating the approach course. 9) If the approach is not approved for GPS...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-141 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 C OURSE T O F IX In certain missed approach procedures, a fix will appear immediately following the MAP (Figure 5-108, ‘990 ft’). This is not necessarily part of the published procedure, it simply represents a course t...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-142 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 5.21 PROCEDURES (PFD) The Procedures Window (Figure 5-109) provides direct access to departures, arrivals and approaches — based upon the active flight plan or direct-to destination. In either case, the departure and d...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-143 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Selecting a departure for the departure airport: 1) Display the Procedures Window by pressing the PROC Key. 2) Highlight ‘SELECT DEPARTURE’. 3) Pr ess the ENT Key. 4) Enter an identifier, city, or facility name. 5) Pr ...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-144 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 Selecting an arrival for a direct-to or flight plan destination airport: 1) Display the Procedures Window by pressing the PROC Key. 2) Highlight ‘SELECT ARRIVAL’. 3) Se lect the ENT Key. 4) Enter an identifier, city, or...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-145 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 10) Wi th ‘LOAD?’ highlighted, press the ENT Key to load the approach OR: to activate the approach, highlight ‘ACTIVATE?’. NOTE: If the approach is not approved for GPS, a ‘NOT APPROVED FOR GPS’ message is displayed w...

GPS NAVIGATION 190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-146 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 ACTIVATE VECTOR-TO-FINAL ‘ACTIVATE VECTOR-TO-FINAL’ allows the pilot to select vectors to the final approach course. . Figure 5-153 Activate Vector-To-Final Selection Activating the approach with vectors to final: 1) Fr...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-1 HAZARD AVOIDANCE SECTION 6 HAZARD AVOIDANCE The hazard avoidance features available for the G1000 system are designed to aid situational awareness and provide advisory information with regard to potential hazards to flight safety assoc...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-2 HAZARD AVOIDANCE activation signal that, when received by the GDL 69/69A, allows it to display weather data and/or entertainment programming. These IDs are located: • On the label on the back of the Data Link Receiver • On the XM Info...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-3 HAZARD AVOIDANCE USING XM SATELLITE WEATHER PRODUCTS The Weather Data Link Page is in the Map group of pages. It is the primary starting point for viewing weather data because it can display all available XM weather products. No other...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-4 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Table 6-1 shows the weather product symbols, the expiration time and the refresh rate Weather Product Symbol Expiration Time (Minutes) Refresh Rate (Minutes) NEXRAD 30 5 Cloud Top (CLD TOP) 60 15 Echo Top 30 7.5 XM Li...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-5 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Table 6-2 shows which XM Satellite Weather products display on specific pages of the MFD and the PFD Inset Map. The positive symbols represent the presence of this data on the page. Weather Product PFD Inset Map Naviga...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-6 HAZARD AVOIDANCE LEGEND Each active weather product has its own legend which displays only on the Weather Data Link Page. Note that weather product legends are not interchangeable. Viewing a weather legend: 1) Select the Map Page Grou...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-7 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Figure 6-4 NEXRAD Data on the Weather Data Link Page Press the NEXRAD Softkey to show NEXRAD weather and radar coverage information (Figure 6-4). NEXRAD data displays on the following maps: • PFD Inset Map • Airport I...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-8 HAZARD AVOIDANCE All weather product legends can be viewed on the Weather Data Link Page. For the NEXRAD legend (Figure 6-5), press the LEGEND Softkey when NEXRAD is selected for display. Figure 6-5 NEXRAD Data with Legend The display...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-9 HAZARD AVOIDANCE NEXRAD L IMITATIONS NEXRAD radar images may have certain limitations: • NEXRAD base reflectivity does not provide sufficient information to determine cloud layers or precipitation characteristics (wet hail vs. rain). Fo...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-10 HAZARD AVOIDANCE ECHO TOPS NOTE: Echo Tops is mutually exclusive with Cloud Tops and NEXRAD. Echo Tops data (Figure 6-7) shows the location, elevation, and direction of the highest radar echo. The highest radar echo does not indicate...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-11 HAZARD AVOIDANCE To display the Echo Tops legend (Figure 6-8), press the LEGEND Softkey when Echo Tops is selected for display. Radar Coverage Figure 6-8 ECHO TOPS Legend The display of radar coverage is always active when NEXRAD or ...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-12 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Displaying Cloud Tops information: 1) Select the Weather Data Link Page. 2) Press the CLOUD TOPS Softkey. To display the Cloud Tops legend (Figure 6-10), press the LEGEND Softkey when Cloud Tops is selected for displ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-13 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Press the LTNG or XM LTNG Softkey to show the location of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes. Lightning data displays on the following maps: • PFD Inset Map • Nearest Pages • Weather Data Link Page • AUX - Trip Planni...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-14 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Press the CELL MOV Softkey to show the storm cells on the Weather Data Link Page. Using the Navigation Map Setup Window, Cell Movement data displays on the following maps: • PFD Inset Map • AUX - Trip Planning Page •...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-15 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Displaying SIGMETs and AIRMETs: 1) Select the Weather Data Link Page. 2) Press the SIG/AIR Softkey. 3) To view the text of the SIGMET or AIRMET, press the Joystick and move it over the icon. 4) Press the ENT key. To ...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-16 HAZARD AVOIDANCE METARS AND TAFS NOTE: The atmospheric pressure on the METAR is reported in hectopascals everywhere but in the US, where it is reported in inches of mercury. Temperatures are reported in Celsius. Standard temperature ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-17 HAZARD AVOIDANCE METAR data is displayed first in a decoded fashion, then as raw text. TAF information is displayed only in its raw form. Figure 6-18 METAR and TAF Text on the WPT - Weather Information Page METAR Text TAF Text METAR S...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-18 HAZARD AVOIDANCE SURFACE ANALYSIS AND CITY FORECAST NOTE: Surface Analysis and City Forecast information display together. They only display within the installed Aviation Database service area. Surface Analysis and City Forecast info...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-19 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Displaying Surface Analysis and City Forecast information: 1) Select the Weather Data Link Page. 2) Press the MORE WX Softkey. 3) Press the SFC Softkey. 4) Select the forecast time: CURRENT , 12 HR , 24 HR , 36 HR , ...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-20 HAZARD AVOIDANCE FREEZE LEVEL Freeze Level data shows the color-coded contour lines for the altitude and location at which the first isotherm is found (Figure 6-25). When no data is displayed for a given altitude, the data for that al...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-21 HAZARD AVOIDANCE WINDS ALOFT Winds Aloft data (Figure 6-27) shows the forecasted wind speed and direction at the surface and at selected altitudes. Altitude can be displayed in 3,000-foot increments up to 42,000 feet MSL. Displaying ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-23 HAZARD AVOIDANCE COUNTY County data (Figure 6-29) provides specific public awareness and protection weather warnings from the National Weather Service (NWS). This can include information on fires, tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, flood ...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-24 HAZARD AVOIDANCE CYCLONE Cyclone data shows the current location of cyclones (hurricanes) and their projected track. The forecasted track can be displayed at various time intervals. Displaying Cyclone (hurricane) track information: 1...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-25 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Figure 6-33 shows the Data Link Setup Window. The ‘ON’ and ‘OFF’ settings control the display of weather products the same way that softkeys do. Figure 6-33 Data Link Setup Window Winds Aloft Data Selected

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-26 HAZARD AVOIDANCE The selected range settings on the Data Link Setup Window control the largest map range at which each weather product displays on the Weather Data Link Page. Table 6-3 lists every map range option for all XM Satellit...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-27 HAZARD AVOIDANCE M AP P ANNING ON THE W EATHER D ATA L INK P AGE Map panning (Figure 6-34) moves the map beyond its current limits without adjusting the map range. Press the Joystick to select the map panning feature. Information Abo...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-28 HAZARD AVOIDANCE SETTING UP XM WEATHER ON THE NAVIGATION MAP When appropriately configured, the Navigation Map displays NEXRAD, Cell Movement, TFRs, and XM Lightning data as shown in Figure 6-35. This improves situational awareness an...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-29 HAZARD AVOIDANCE XM WEATHER ON THE NAVIGATION MAP PAGE Use the Map Setup Window (Figure 6-36) to customize the display of weather data on the Navigation Map Page. The Map Setup Window settings control the display of weather data on a...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-30 HAZARD AVOIDANCE 6.2 STORMSCOPE WX-500 SERIES II SENSOR NOTE: The Stormscope system is not intended for hazardous thunderstorm penetration. Weather information on the G1000 MFD is approved for weather avoidance only. Refer to the WX-...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-31 HAZARD AVOIDANCE The following options are available (Figure 6-38): • STRMSCP LTNG – Turns the display of Stormscope data on or off. • STRMSCP MODE – Selects the CELL or STRIKE mode of lightning activity. Cell mode identifies clusters...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-32 HAZARD AVOIDANCE CELL AND STRIKE MODE ON THE NAVIGATION MAP On the Navigation Map, cell mode identifies cells of lightning activity (Figure 6-39). Stormscope identifies clusters of electrical activity that indicate cells. Strike mode i...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-33 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Manually clearing Stormscope data on the Navigation Map: 1) Press the MENU Key. 2) Select ‘Clear Stormscope Lightning’. 3) Press the ENT Key. Figure 6-40 Navigation Map Page Options Menu ZOOM RANGE ON THE NAVIGATION ...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-34 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Selecting a Stormscope range on the Navigation Map: 1) Press the MENU Key. 2) Select ‘MAP SETUP’. 3) Select the ‘Weather’ group. 4) Press the ENT Key. 5) Turn the large FMS Knob to select ‘STRMSCP SMBL’. 6) Turn the ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-35 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Changing between ‘cell’ and ‘strike’ mode: 1) Select the Stormscope Page. 2) Press the MODE Softkey. The CELL and STRIKE softkeys are displayed. 3) Press the CELL Softkey to display ‘CELL’ data or press the STRIKE So...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-36 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Changing the viewing mode between 360˚ and 120˚: 1) Select the Stormscope Page. 2) Press the VIEW Softkey. The 360 and ARC softkeys are displayed. Press the 360 Softkey to display a 360˚ viewing area or press the ARC...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-37 HAZARD AVOIDANCE 6.3 TERRAIN PROXIMITY WARNING: Do not use Terrain Proximity information for primary terrain avoidance. Terrain Proximity is intended only to enhance situational awareness. NOTE: Terrain data is not displayed when the...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-38 HAZARD AVOIDANCE path in relation to the surrounding terrain and obstacles. In this way, the pilot can view predicted dangerous terrain and obstacle conditions. DISPLAYING TERRAIN PROXIMITY DATA TERRAIN PROXIMITY SYMBOLS The symbols ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-39 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Terrain and obstacle information can be displayed on the following pages: • Terrain Proximity Page • AUX - Trip Planning Page • Navigation Map • Flight Plan Pages • PFD Inset Map To display terrain and obstacle data ...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-40 HAZARD AVOIDANCE TERRAIN PROXIMITY PAGE The Terrain Proximity Page is in the MAP group of pages and displays the following: • Current aircraft location • GPS-derived MSL altitude in increments of 20 feet or 10 meters, depending on un...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-42 HAZARD AVOIDANCE NAVIGATION MAP PAGE Terrain and obstacle data can be displayed on the Navigation Map Page. Obstacles are shown on the Navigation Map Page at or below the map range that is configured. Displaying Terrain Proximity data...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-43 HAZARD AVOIDANCE SETTING UP TERRAIN PROXIMITY ON THE NAVIGATION MAP PAGE Use the Map Setup Window (Figure 6-48) to customize the display of obstacle and terrain data on the Navigation Map Page. Data displays only if it is enabled. Cu...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-44 HAZARD AVOIDANCE 6.4 TAWS TAWS (Terrain Awareness and Warning System) is an feature to increase situational awareness and aid in reducing controlled flight into terrain (CFIT). TAWS satisfies TSO-C151b Class B requirements for certifica...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-45 HAZARD AVOIDANCE TAWS utilizes terrain and obstacle databases that are referenced to mean sea level (MSL). Using the GPS position and GPS-MSL altitude, TAWS displays a 2-D picture of the surrounding terrain and obstacles relative to ...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-46 HAZARD AVOIDANCE TAWS PAGE The TAWS Page is in the MAP group of pages and displays the following: • GPS-derived MSL altitude in increments of 20 feet or 10 meters, depending on unit configuration • Aircraft ground track • Terrain Rang...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-48 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Other aviation information such as airports, VORs, and other NAVAIDS can be displayed or hidden on the TAWS Page (Figure 6-51). Showing or hiding aviation information: 1) Press the MENU Key. 2) Select ‘Show (or Hide)...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-49 HAZARD AVOIDANCE TAWS SYMBOLS The symbols and colors in Figure 6-52 and Table 6-7 are used to represent obstacles and potential impact points on the TAWS Page. TAWS uses yellow (caution) and red (warning) to depict terrain informatio...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-50 HAZARD AVOIDANCE TAWS ALERTS Alerts are issued when flight conditions meet parameters that are set within TAWS software algorithms. TAWS alerts typically employ either a CAUTION or a WARNING alert severity level, or both. When an aler...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-51 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Annunciations also appear on the PFD (Figure 6-54). Annunciation Figure 6-54 ‘Pull Up’ Annunciation on the PFD

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-52 HAZARD AVOIDANCE The aural alert voice gender is configurable on the AUX - System Setup Page to be either male or female. Annunciations appear on the PFD and MFD. Pop-up alerts appear only on the MFD. Pop-up terrain alerts (Figure 6-5...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-53 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Table 6-8 shows the possible TAWS alert types with corresponding annunciations and aural messages. NOTE: Alerts with multiple messages are configurable at installation and are installation-dependent. Alert Type PFD/MF...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-54 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Table 6-9 shows system status annunciations that may also be issued: Alert Type PFD/MFD TAWS Page Annunciation MFD Pop-Up Alert Aural Message TAWS System Test Fail None “TAWS System Failure” TAWS Alerting is disabled...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-55 HAZARD AVOIDANCE PREMATURE DESCENT ALERTING A Premature Descent Alert (PDA) is issued when the system detects that the aircraft is significantly below the normal approach path to a runway (Figure 6-57). PDA alerting begins when the ai...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-56 HAZARD AVOIDANCE EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE ALERT The purpose of the Excessive Descent Rate (EDR) alert is to provide suitable notification when the aircraft is determined to be closing (descending) upon terrain at an excessive speed. Fig...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-57 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Figure 6-59 shows two figures which illustrate the NCR alerting parameters as defined by TSO-C151b. The NCR alert is issued when the altitude loss and height are within the range in the first figure, or when the sink rat...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-58 HAZARD AVOIDANCE 6.5 TRAFFIC There are two possible types of traffic system that could be installed on the aircraft. They are: • Traffic Information Service (TIS) • Traffic Advisory System (TAS) Determine what type is installed by looki...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-59 HAZARD AVOIDANCE TIS Symbol Description Non-Threat Traffic Proximity Advisory (PA) Traffic Advisory (TA) Traffic Advisory Off Scale Table 6-11 TIS Symbol Descriptions Proximity Advisories (PAs) are defined as traffic within the 5.0-nm ran...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-60 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Figure 6-60 Traffic Map Page - Advisories Non-Threat Traffic Non-Threat Traffic Proximity Advisory, Aircraft is 1700’ Above and Descending - Moving in the Direction of the Vector Line Traffic Advisory, Aircraft is 400’ B...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-61 HAZARD AVOIDANCE TRAFFIC MAP PAGE The Traffic Map Page is in the Map Group and displays the following information: • Current aircraft location • Surrounding TIS traffic • Range marking rings - The range at which traffic is being display...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-62 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Switching between operating modes: 1) Select the Map Page Group. 2) Select the Traffic Map Page. 3) Press the STANDBY or OPERATE Softkey to switch between modes. ‘TIS STANDBY’ or ‘TIS OPERATING’ is displayed in the st...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-63 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Figure 6-62 Traffic Map Page Power-up Test No Data Being Received from Transponder TIS Has Failed A UDIO A LERTS An audio alert is generated whenever the number of TAs on the Traffic Map Page increases from one scan to...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-64 HAZARD AVOIDANCE • TRFC RMVD - Traffic has been removed because it is too old to coast It has been 12 to 60 seconds since the last message. There may be traffic, but it is not displayed. • TA OFF SCALE - A traffic advisory is outside th...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-65 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Figure 6-64 Map Setup Menu TIS LIMITATIONS While the G1000 does not display indications for TIS availability, the service may be unavailable in the radar coverage areas for any of the following reasons: • Radar Out –...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-66 HAZARD AVOIDANCE L-3 SKYWATCH TRAFFIC ADVISORY SYSTEM NOTE: SKYWATCH Traffic Advisory System (TAS) takes priority over TIS services. If SKYWATCH is installed, no TIS data is displayed. USER-INITIATED TEST SKYWATCH performs an initial ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-67 HAZARD AVOIDANCE SKYWATCH TAS SYMBOLOGY SKYWATCH uses the following Traffic Map symbols (Table 6-12): TIS Symbol Description Non-Threat Traffic Proximity Advisory (PA) Traffic Advisory (TA) Traffic Advisory Off Scale Table 6-12 TAS Symbo...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-68 HAZARD AVOIDANCE ALTITUDE DISPLAY MODE Changing the altitude display mode: 1) On the Traffic Page, press the ALT MODE Softkey. 2) Press one of the following softkeys: • BELOW • NORMAL • ABOVE • UNREST 3) Press the BACK Softkey to retu...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 6-69 HAZARD AVOIDANCE TRAFFIC MAP PAGE DISPLAY RANGE The display range on the Traffic Map Page can be changed at any time. Changing the display range on the Traffic Map Page: 1) Turn the RANGE Knob. 2) The following range options are availa...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 6-70 HAZARD AVOIDANCE Displaying traffic on the Navigation Map: 1) Ensure that SKYWATCH is operating. 2) With the Navigation Map displayed, press the MAP Softkey. 3) Press the TRAFFIC Softkey. Traffic displays on the Navigation Map (Figures...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 7-1 AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM SECTION 7 AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM Refer to the Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) for the installed autopilot.

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-1 ADDITIONAL FEATURES SECTION 8 ADDITIONAL FEATURES NOTE: The availability of SafeTaxi, ChartView, or FliteCharts in electronic form does not preclude the requirement to carry paper charts aboard the aircraft. See AC 120-76A for more in...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-2 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Any map page that displays the navigation view can also show the SafeTaxi airport layout within the maximum configured range. The following is a list of pages where the SafeTaxi feature can be seen:• Navigation Map ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-3 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Configuring SafeTaxi range: 1) While viewing the Navigation Map Page, press the MENU Key to display the PAGE MENU. 2) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the ‘Map Setup’ Menu Option and press the ENT Key. Figure 8-...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-4 ADDITIONAL FEATURES SAFETAXI CYCLE NUMBER AND REVISION SafeTaxi database is revised every 56 days. SafeTaxi is always available for use after the expiration date. When turning on the G1000, the Power-up Page indicates whether the data...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-5 ADDITIONAL FEATURES The SafeTaxi Region, Version, Cycle, Effective date, and Expires date of the database cycle can also be found on the AUX - System Status page. SafeTaxi information appears in blue and yellow text. The ‘EXPIRES’ dat...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-6 ADDITIONAL FEATURES The other two possible AUX - System Status page conditions are shown in Figure 8-6. The ‘EFFECTIVE’ date is the beginning date for this database cycle. ‘EXPIRES’ date is the revision date for the next database cycl...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-7 ADDITIONAL FEATURES 8.2 CHARTVIEW ChartView resembles the paper version of Jeppesen terminal procedures charts. The charts are displayed in full color with high-resolution. The MFD depiction shows the aircraft position on the moving m...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-8 ADDITIONAL FEATURES TERMINAL PROCEDURES CHARTS Selecting Terminal Procedures Charts: 1) While viewing the Navigation Map Page, Nearest Airport Page, or Flight Plan Page, press the SHW CHRT Softkey. OR : 2) Press the MENU Key to displa...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-9 ADDITIONAL FEATURES When a chart is not available from the Navigation Map Page by pressing the SHW CHRT Softkey or selecting a Page Menu Option, charts may be obtained from the WPT Pages or Flight Plan Pages. Figure 8-11 Waypoint Info...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-10 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Selecting a chart: 1) While viewing the Navigation Map Page, Flight Plan Page, or Nearest Airports Page, press the SHW CHRT Softkey. The airport diagram will be displayed on the Airport Information Page. 2) Press ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-11 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Pressing the CHRT Softkey switches between the ChartView diagram and the associated map in the WPT page group. In the example shown, the CHRT Softkey switches between the Colorado Springs, CO (KCOS) Airport Diagra...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-12 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Pressing the INFO Softkey returns to the airport diagram when the view is on a different chart. If the displayed chart is the airport diagram, the INFO Softkey will have no effect. The aircraft position is shown i...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-13 ADDITIONAL FEATURES In the example shown in Figure 8-14, the Class B Chart is selected. Pressing the ENT Key displays the Charlotte Class B Airspace Chart (Figure 8-15). Figure 8-15 Airport Information Page, Class B Chart Selected fr...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-14 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Pressing the STAR Softkey displays the Standard Terminal Arrival Chart if available. Zoom and Pan Through the Chart With the Joystick Figure 8-17 Arrival Information Page Chart Not To Scale Aircraft Not Shown Icon...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-15 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Pressing the WX Softkey shows the airport weather frequency information, and includes weather data such as METAR and TAF from the XM Data Link Receiver, when available. Weather information is available only when a...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-16 ADDITIONAL FEATURES NOTE : A subdued softkey label indicates the function is disabled. Recent NOTAMS applicable to the current ChartView cycle are included in the ChartView database. Pressing the NOTAM Softkey shows the local NOTAM i...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-17 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Figure 8-21 Airport Information Page, Local NOTAMs Local NOTAM on This Airport NOTAM Softkey Selected Pressing the NOTAM Softkey again removes the NOTAMS information. Pressing the GO BACK Softkey reverts to the pr...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-18 ADDITIONAL FEATURES CHART OPTIONS Pressing the CHRT OPT Softkey displays the next level of softkeys, the chart options level (Figure 8-7). Pressing the ALL Softkey shows the entire approach chart on the screen. By pressing the ALL So...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-19 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Pressing the HEADER Softkey shows the header view (approach chart briefing strip) on the screen. Approach Chart Briefing Strip Figure 8-23 Approach Information Page, Header View Pressing the PLAN Softkey shows the a...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-21 ADDITIONAL FEATURES If the chart scale has been adjusted to view a small area of the chart, pressing the FIT WDTH Softkey changes the chart size to fit the available screen width. Press FIT WDTH Softkey to Show Full Chart Width Figure...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-22 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Pressing the FULL SCN Softkey switches between showing only the chart and the chart plus the data window at the right with the chart in the center. Selecting Additional Information: 1) While viewing the Airport Ta...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-23 ADDITIONAL FEATURES DAY/NIGHT VIEW ChartView can be displayed on a white or black background for day or night viewing. The Day View offers a better presentation in a bright environment. The Night View gives a better presentation for ...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-24 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Figure 8-30 Arrival Information Page, Day View Figure 8-31 Arrival Information Page, Night View

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-25 ADDITIONAL FEATURES CHARTVIEW CYCLE NUMBER AND EXPIRATION DATE ChartView database is revised every 14 days. Charts are still viewable during a period that extends from the cycle expiration date to the disables date. ChartView is disa...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-27 ADDITIONAL FEATURES NOTE : A subdued softkey label indicates the function is disabled. The ChartView time critical information can also be found on the AUX - System Status page. The database ‘CYCLE’ number, ‘EXPIRES’, and ‘DISABLES’ ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-29 ADDITIONAL FEATURES 8.3 FLITECHARTS FliteCharts resemble the paper version of National Aeronautical Charting Office (NACO) terminal procedures charts. The charts are displayed with high-resolution and in color for applicable charts. F...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-30 ADDITIONAL FEATURES TERMINAL PROCEDURES CHARTS Selecting Terminal Procedures Charts: 1) While viewing the Navigation Map Page, Nearest Airport Page, or Flight Plan Page, press the SHW CHRT Softkey. OR : 2) Press the MENU Key to displ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-31 ADDITIONAL FEATURES When a chart is not available from the Navigation Map Page by pressing the SHW CHRT Softkey or selecting a Page Menu Option, charts may be obtained from the WPT Pages or Flight Plan Pages. Figure 8-39 Waypoint Inf...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-32 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Selecting a chart: 1) While viewing the Navigation Map Page, Flight Plan Page, or Nearest Airports Page, press the SHW CHRT Softkey. The airport diagram will be displayed on the Airport Information Page. 2) Press ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-33 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Pressing the CHRT Softkey switches between the FliteCharts diagram and the associated map in the WPT page group. In the example shown, the CHRT Softkey switches between the Charlotte, NC (KCLT) Airport Diagram and...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-34 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Pressing the INFO Softkey returns to the airport diagram when the view is on a different chart. If the displayed chart is the airport diagram, the INFO Softkey will have no effect. Another source for additional ai...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-35 ADDITIONAL FEATURES In the example shown in Figure 8-42, ‘TAKE OFF MINIMUMS’ is selected. Pressing the ENT Key displays the Take-off Minimums and Departure Procedures Chart (Figure 8-43). Figure 8-43 Airport Information Page, TAKE OF...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-36 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Pressing the STAR Softkey displays the Standard Terminal Arrival Chart if available. Figure 8-45 Arrival Information Page Pressing the APR Softkey displays the approach chart for the airport if available. Figure 8...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-37 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Pressing the WX Softkey shows the airport weather frequency information, when available, and includes weather data such as METAR and TAF from the XM Data Link Receiver. Weather information is available only when a...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-38 ADDITIONAL FEATURES CHART OPTIONS Pressing the CHRT OPT Softkey displays the next level of softkeys, the chart options level (Figure 8-35). Pressing the ALL Softkey shows the entire chart on the screen. By pressing the ALL Softkey fr...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-39 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Pressing the FIT WDTH Softkey fits the width of the chart in the display viewing area. In the example shown, the zoomed-in chart is replaced with the full width chart. Figure 8-49 Approach Information Page, FIT WDT...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-40 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Pressing the FULL SCN Softkey switches between showing the chart on the entire screen and including the data window on the right with the chart in the center. Press FULL SCN Softkey to Switch Between Chart on Full...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-41 ADDITIONAL FEATURES DAY/NIGHT VIEW FliteCharts can be displayed on a white or black background for day or night viewing. The Day View offers a better presentation in a bright environment. The Night View gives a better presentation fo...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-42 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Figure 8-52 Approach Information Page, Day View Figure 8-53 Approach Information Page, Night View

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-43 ADDITIONAL FEATURES FLITECHARTS CYCLE NUMBER AND EXPIRATION DATE FliteCharts data is revised every 28 days. Charts are still viewable during a period that extends from the cycle expiration date to the disables date. FliteCharts is di...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-44 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Examples of four possible Power-up Page messages are shown in Figure 8-54. ‘FliteCharts Expires’ plus a date in white, indicates the chart database is current. ‘Chart data is out of date!’ in yellow, indicates cha...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-45 ADDITIONAL FEATURES NOTE : A subdued softkey label indicates the function is disabled. FliteCharts time critical information can also be found on the AUX - System Status Page. The FliteCharts database ‘REGION’, ‘CYCLE’ number, ‘EFFEC...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-46 ADDITIONAL FEATURES The other three possible AUX - System Status page conditions are shown in Figure 8-56. The ‘EXPIRES’ date, in yellow, is the revision date for the next database cycle. The ‘DISABLES’ date, in yellow, is the date t...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-47 ADDITIONAL FEATURES 8.4 XM RADIO ENTERTAINMENT (OPTIONAL) NOTE: Refer to the Hazard Avoidance Section for information about XM Weather products. The optional XM Radio entertainment feature of the GDL 69A Data Link Receiver is availab...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-48 ADDITIONAL FEATURES XM SERVICE ACTIVATION NOTE : The LOCK Softkey on the XM Information Page (Auxiliary Page Group) is used to save GDL 69A activation data when the XM services are initially set up. It is not used during normal XM Ra...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-49 ADDITIONAL FEATURES USING XM RADIO The XM Radio Page provides information and control of the audio entertainment features of the XM Satellite Radio. Selecting the XM Radio Page: 1) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the Auxiliary Page...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-50 ADDITIONAL FEATURES ACTIVE CHANNEL AND CHANNEL LIST The Active Channel Box on the XM Radio Page displays the currently selected channel that the XM Radio is using. The Channels List Box of the XM Radio Page shows a list of the availa...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-51 ADDITIONAL FEATURES CATEGORY The Category Box of the XM Radio Page displays the currently selected category of audio. Categories of channels such as jazz, rock, or news can be selected to list the available channels for a type of mus...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-52 ADDITIONAL FEATURES PRESETS Up to 15 channels from any category can be assigned a preset number. The preset channels are selected by pressing the PRESETS and MORE Softkeys. Then the preset channel can be selected directly and added t...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 8-53 ADDITIONAL FEATURES 8.5 ABNORMAL OPERATION Although it is the responsibility of the facility that installed the Data Link Receiver to correct any hardware problems, some quick troubleshooting steps can be performed to find the possibl...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 190-00692-00 Rev. B 8-54 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Alerts Window Message Description CHECK ANTENNA Data Link Receiver antenna error, service is required UPDATING Data Link Receiver is updating Encryption Code NO SIGNAL Loss of Signal Message appears on XM Radio Pa...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 A-1 APPENDIX A ANNUNCIATIONS AND ALERTS NOTE: The Pilot’s Operating Handbook supersedes information found in this document. Figure A-1 G1000 Alerting System Annunciation Window Alerts Window ALERTS Softkey Annunciation System Annunciation...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 A-2 APPENDIX A • System Annunciations : Typically, a large red ‘X’ appears in a window when a related LRU fails or detects invalid data. • Audio Alerting System: The G1000 system issues audio alert tones when specific system conditions are...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 A-3 APPENDIX A AIRCRAFT ALERTS The following alerts are configured specifically for the Piper PA32 aircraft. See the Pilot’s Operating Handbook for information regarding pilot responses. WARNING ALERTS Annunciation Window Text Alerts Window...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 A-5 APPENDIX A TAWS SYSTEM STATUS ANNUNCIATIONS Alert Type PFD/MFD TAWS Page Annunciation MFD Pop-Up Alert Aural Message TAWS System Test Fail None “TAWS System Failure” TAWS Alerting is disabled None None No GPS position or excessively d...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 A-6 APPENDIX A Figure 12-5 G1000 System Failure Annunciations GDC 74A Air Data Computer GTX 33 Transponder OR GIA 63/63W Integrated Avionics Units GDC 74A Air Data Computer GEA 71 Engine Airframe Unit OR GIA 63/63W Integrated Avionics Uni...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 A-8 APPENDIX A MESSAGE ADVISORY ALERTS Alerts Window Message Audio Alert PFD FAN FAIL – The cooling fan for the PFD is inoperative. None MFD FAN FAIL – The cooling fan for the MFD is inoperative. GIA FAN FAIL – The cooling fan for the GIA...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 A-9 APPENDIX A DATABASE MESSAGE ADVISORIES Message Comments MFD1 DB ERR – MFD1 aviation database error exists. The MFD and/or PFD detected a failure in the aviation database. Attempt to reload the aviation database. If problem persists, t...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 A-10 APPENDIX A DATABASE MESSAGE ADVISORIES (CONT.) Message Comments DB MISMATCH – Obstacle database version mismatch. Xtalk is off The PFD and MFD have different obstacle database versions installed. Crossfill is off. Install correct obst...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 A-12 APPENDIX A GIA 63W MESSAGE ADVISORIES (CONT.) Message Comments GPS NAV LOST – Loss of GPS navigation. GPS fail. Loss of GPS navigation due to GPS failure. ABORT APR – Loss of GPS navigation. Abort approach. Abort approach due to loss...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 A-13 APPENDIX A GTX 33 MESSAGE ADVISORIES Message Comments XPDR1 CONFIG – XPDR1 config error. Config service req’d. The transponder configuration settings do not match those of backup configuration memory. The G1000 system should be serviced....

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 A-14 APPENDIX A GDL 69A MESSAGE ADVISORIES Message Comments GDL69 CONFIG – GDL 69 configuration error. Config service req’d. GDL 69 configuration settings do not match those of backup configuration memory. The G1000 system should be serviced....

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 A-16 APPENDIX A MISCELLANEOUS MESSAGE ADVISORIES (CONT.) Message Comments VNV – Unavailable. Unsupported leg type in flight plan. The lateral flight plan contains a procedure turn, vector, or other unsupported leg type prior to the active v...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 B-1 APPENDIX B SD CARD USE The G1000 System uses Secure Digital (SD) cards to load and store various types of data. For basic flight operations, SD cards are required for database storage as well as Jeppesen aviation and ChartView database...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 B-2 APPENDIX B 3) Press the ENT Key to start the database update. A prompt similar to the following is displayed: Figure B-2 Database Update Confirmation 4) After the update completes, the PFD starts in normal mode. 5) Turn the G1000 Syste...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 B-3 APPENDIX B The obstacle database contains data for obstacles, such as towers, that pose a potential hazard to aircraft. Obstacles 200 feet and higher are included in the obstacle database. It is very important to note that not all obs...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 B-4 APPENDIX B After the data has been copied to the appropriate data cards, perform the following steps: 1) Insert one SD card in the bottom card slot of the MFD and one in the bottom card slot of each PFD. The SD card containing the Cha...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 C-1 APPENDIX C ACC accuracy ACT, ACTV active, activate ADC air data computer ADF Automatic Direction Finder ADI Attitude Direction Indicator AF Arc to fix AFCS Automatic Flight Control System AFRM airframe AGL Above Ground Level AHRS Attit...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 D-1 APPENDIX D FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS If a particular aspect of G1000 operational capability is not addressed by these commonly asked questions or in the index, contact Garmin (see the copyright page or back cover for contact informat...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 D-2 APPENDIX D For RAIM to work correctly, the GPS receiver must track at least five satellites. A minimum of six satellites is required to allow RAIM to eliminate a single corrupt satellite from the navigation solution. RAIM ensures that ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 E-1 APPENDIX E GENERAL TIS INFORMATION INTRODUCTION NOTE : Aircraft without an operating transponder are invisible to TIS. The Traffic Information Service (TIS) provides traffic advisory information to non-TAS/TCAS-equipped aircraft. TIS is...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 E-2 APPENDIX E WARNING : Garmin is not responsible for Mode S geographical coverage. Operation of the ground stations is the responsibility of the FAA. Refer to the AIM for a Terminal Mode S radar site map. NOTE : TIS is unavailable at lo...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 F-1 APPENDIX F AIRPORT Item Symbol Unknown Airport Non-towered, Non-serviced Airport Towered, Non-serviced Airport Non-towered, Serviced Airport Towered, Serviced Airport Restricted (Private) Airport Heliport NAVAIDS Item Symbol Intersect...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 F-2 APPENDIX F LINE SYMBOLS Item Symbol ICAO Control AreaClass B Airspace Mode C Tower Area Warning AreaAlert AreaCaution AreaDanger AreaProhibited AreaRestricted AreaTraining AreaUnknown AreaClass CTerminal Radar Service AreaMode C Area ...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 F-3 APPENDIX F TERRAIN COLOR CHART Potential Impact Points Potential Impact Point Unlighted Obstacle Projected Flight Path 1000' 100' Threshold Terrain Color Terrain Location Red (WARNING) Terrain at or within 100 ft below aircraft altitu...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 I-1 INDEX A Abnormal Operation -------------------------------------- 8-53 Active Channel -------------------------------------------- 8-50 Active Frequency ------------------------------------ 4-6, 4-15 ADF Audio ------------------------...

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 I-5 INDEX T Tachometer ----------------------------- 3-2, 3-4, 3-10, 3-12 TAS -------------------------------------------------- 6-58, A-13 TAWS ------------------------------ 6-53, 6-54, A-3, A-4, A-5 Terminal Procedures Charts ---------...