190-00709-05 Rev. D
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850/900
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FLIGHT MANAGEMENT
Predicting RAIM availability at a selected waypoint:
1)
Select the AUX-GPS Status Page.
2)
Press the
FMS
Knob. The RAIM Prediction ‘WAYPOINT’ field is highlighted.
3)
Turn the small
FMS
Knob to display the Waypoint Information Window. (Turning it clockwise displays a blank
Waypoint Information Window, turning it counter-clockwise displays the Waypoint Information Window
with a waypoint selection submenu allowing selection of active flight plan, nearest, recent, user, or airway
waypoints).
4)
Enter the identifier, facility, or city name of the departure waypoint; or select a waypoint from the submenu of
waypoints and press the
ENT
Key to accept the waypoint entry.
5)
Turn the FMS Knobs to enter an arrival time and press the
ENT
Key.
6)
Turn the FMS Knobs to enter an arrival date and press the
ENT
Key.
7)
Press the
ENT
Key with ‘COMPUTE RAIM?’ highlighted to begin the computation.
Predicting RAIM availability at the aircraft present position:
1)
Select the AUX-GPS Status Page.
2)
Press the
FMS
Knob. The RAIM Prediction ‘WAYPOINT’ field is highlighted.
3)
Press the
MENU
Key, highlight ‘Set WPT to Present Position’, and press the
ENT
Key.
4)
Press the
ENT
Key to accept the waypoint entry.
5)
Turn the FMS Knobs to enter an arrival time and press the
ENT
Key.
6)
Turn the FMS Knobs to enter an arrival date and press the
ENT
Key.
7)
Press the
ENT
Key with ‘COMPUTE RAIM?’ highlighted to begin the computation.
Status of the RAIM computation for the selected waypoint, time, and date is displayed at the bottom of the
RAIM PREDICTION Box as follows:
• ‘COMPUTE RAIM?’ - RAIM has not been computed.
• ‘COMPUTING AVAILABILITY’ - RAIM calculation is in progress.
• ‘RAIM AVAILABLE’ - RAIM is predicted to be available.
• ‘RAIM NOT AVAILABLE’ - RAIM is predicted to be unavailable.
