Garmin G1000 PDAs & Smartphones User Manual


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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Cessna Nav III
190-00498-07 Rev. A
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
6.3 FIS-B WEATHER
NOTE: The Flight Information Service - Broadcast (FIS-B) weather data provides information for avoiding
hazardous weather. Do not use FIS-B information to penetrate hazardous weather.
TheoptionalGDL90receivesFlightInformationServices-Broadcast(FIS-B)weatherdatafromanetworkof
UAT(UniversalAccessTransceiver)ground-basedtransmitters.ThesystemdisplaysFIS-Bgraphicalweather
informationandassociatedtextontheMultiFunctionDisplay(MFD)andthePrimaryFlightDisplay(PFD)Inset
Map.
FIS-Bweatherdatareceptionrequirestheaircraftbeingwithinrangeandline-of-sightofanoperatingground-
basedtransceivers(GBT)broadcastingFIS-Bweatherdata.Receptionmaybeaffectedbyfactorsincludingaltitude
or terrain.
Reception of FIS-B weather data occurs automatically without any pilot action.  FIS-B broadcasts provide
weatherdatainarepeatingcyclewhichmaytakeapproximatelytenminutestotransmitallavailableweather
data.Therefore,notallavailableweatherdatamaybeavailableimmediatelyuponinitialFIS-Bsignalacquisition.
USING FIS-B WEATHER PRODUCTS
TheprimarymapforviewingFIS-BWeatherdataistheWeatherDataLink(FIS-B)PageintheMapPage
Group.
Viewing the Weather Data Link (FIS-B) Page:
1) Turn the large
FMS
Knob to select the Map Page Group.
2) Turn the small
FMS
Knob
to select the Weather Data Link (FIS-B, XM, or GFDS) Page.
3) If the page title displays a weather datalink source other than ‘FIS-B’, such as ‘XM’ or ‘GFDS’, proceed to the
following steps to change the weather datalink source.
4) Press the MENU Key.
5) Turn the small FMS Knob to select ‘Display FIS-B Weather’ and press the ENT Key. The page title will display
‘MAP - WEATHER DATA LINK (FIS-B)’ to indicate FIS-B is now the selected weather datalink source.
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