Garmin G1000 PDAs & Smartphones User Manual


 
190-00498-07 Rev. A
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Cessna Nav III
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
ThedisplayofradarcoverageisalwaysactivewheneitherNEXRADorEchoTopsisselected.Areaswhere
NEXRADradarcoverageandEchoTopsinformationisnotcurrentlyavailableorisnotbeingcollectedare
indicatedingrayshadeofpurple(Figure6-15).
CLOUD TOPS
NOTE: Cloud Tops and Echo Tops cannot be displayed at the same time.
CloudTopsdata(Figure6-16)depictscloudtopaltitudesasdeterminedfromsatelliteimagery.
Figure 6-16 Cloud Tops Data
Displaying Cloud Tops information:
1) Select the Weather Data Link (XM) Page.
2) Press the CLD TOP Softkey.
TodisplaytheCloudTopslegend(Figure6-17),presstheLEGENDSoftkeywhenCloudTopsisselected
fordisplay.SinceCloudTopsandEchoTopsusethesamecolorscalingtorepresentaltitude,displayofthese
weatherproductsismutuallyexclusive.WhenCloudTopsisactivated,EchoTopsdataisremoved.
Figure 6-17 Cloud Tops Legend