Garmin G1000 PDAs & Smartphones User Manual


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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
METARS AND TAFS
NOTE: Atmospheric pressure as reported for METARs is given in hectopascals (hPa), except for in the United
States, where it is reported in inches of mercury (in Hg). Temperatures are reported in Celsius.
NOTE: METAR information is only displayed within the installed navigation database service area.
METARs (METeorological Aerodrome Reports) typically contain information about the temperature,
dewpoint, wind, precipitation, cloud cover, cloud heights, visibility, and barometric pressure at an airport or
observationstation.Theycanalsocontaininformationonprecipitationamounts,lightning,andothercritical
data. METARs reect hourly observations; non-routine updates include the code“SPECI”inthe report.
METARsareshownascoloredagsatairportsthatprovidethem.
Figure 6-25 METAR Flags on the Weather Data Link Page
Instructions for
Viewing METAR
and TAF Text
Selected Airport
TAFs(TerminalAerodromeForecasts)areweatherpredictionsforspecicairportswithina24-hourperiod,
andmayspanupto36hours.TAFstypicallyincludeforecastwind,visibility,weatherphenomena,andsky
conditionsusingMETARcodes.
METARandTAFtextaredisplayedontheWeatherInformationPage.METARdataisdisplayedrstin
adecodedfashion,thenasrawtext.TAFinformationisdisplayedonlyinitsrawformwhenitisavailable
Displaying METAR and TAF text:
1) On the Weather Data Link (XM) Page, press the METAR Softkey.
2) Press the RANGE Knob and pan to the desired airport.
3) Press the ENT Key. The Weather Information Page is shown with METAR and TAF text.
4) Use the FMS Knob or the ENT Key to scroll through the METAR and TAF text. METAR text must be completely
scrolled through before scrolling through the TAF text.
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