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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Cessna Nav III
190-00498-07 Rev A480
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
8.1 SYNTHETIC VISION SYSTEM (SVS) (OPTIONAL)
WARNING:
Use appropriate primary systems for navigation, and for terrain, obstacle, and traffic avoidance.
SVS is intended as an aid to situational awareness only and may not provide either the accuracy or reliability
upon which to solely base decisions and/or plan maneuvers to avoid terrain, obstacles, or traffic.
The optional SyntheticVisionSystem(SVS)isavisualenhancementtotheG1000IntegratedFlightDeck.SVS
depictsaforward-lookingattitudedisplayofthetopographyimmediatelyinfrontoftheaircraft.Theeldof
view is 30 degrees to the left and 35 degrees to the right. SVS information is shown on the Primary Flight Display
(PFD),orontheMultifunctionDisplay(MFD)inReversionaryMode(Figure8-91).Thedepictedimageryis
derivedfromtheaircraftattitude,heading,GPSthree-dimensionalposition,andaninearc-seconddatabaseof
terrain, obstacles, and other relevant features. The terrain data resolution of nine arc-seconds, meaning that
theterrainelevationcontoursarestoredinsquaresmeasuringninearc-secondsoneachside,isrequiredforthe
operationofSVS.Lossofanyoftherequireddata,includingtemporarylossoftheGPSsignal,willcauseSVSto
bedisableduntiltherequireddataisrestored.
The SVS terrain display shows land contours (colors are consistent with those of the topographical map display),
largewaterfeatures,towers,andotherobstaclesover200’AGLthatareincludedintheobstacledatabase.Cultural
featuresonthegroundsuchasroads,highways,railroadtracks,cities,andstateboundariesarenotdisplayed
evenifthosefeaturesarefoundontheMFDmap.Theterraindisplayalsoincludesanorth–southeast–westgrid
with lines oriented with true north and spaced at one arc-minute intervals to assist in orientation relative to the
terrain.
The optional Terrain Awareness andWarning System (TAWS) or standardTerrain-SVS is integrated within
SVS to provide visual and auditory alerts to indicate the presence of terrain and obstacle threats relevant to the
projected flight path. Terrain alerts are displayed in red and yellow shading on the PFD.
Theterraindisplayisintendedforsituationalawarenessonly.Itmaynotprovidetheaccuracyordelityon
which to base decisions and plan maneuvers to avoid terrain or obstacles. Navigation must not be predicated
solelyupontheuseoftheTerrain–SVSorTAWSterrainorobstacledatadisplayedbytheSVS.
The following SVS enhancements appear on the PFD:
•Pathways
•FlightPathMarker
•HorizonHeadingMarks
•TrafcDisplay
•AirportSigns
•RunwayDisplay
•TerrainAlerting
•ObstacleAlerting
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