Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850/900
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
The Airport Directory Region, Version, Cycle, Effective date and Expires date of the database cycle can also be
found on the AUX - System Status page, as seen in Figure 8-74.
Select the
MFD1 DB
Softkey to place the cursor in the DATABASE window. Scroll through the listed information
by turning the
FMS
Knob or pressing the
ENT
Key until the Airport Directory database information is shown.
The Airport Directory database cycle number shown in the figure, 13D2, is deciphered as follows:
13 – Indicates the year 2013
D – Indicates the data is for Airport Directory
2 – Indicates the second issue of the Airport Directory database for the year
The Airport Directory EFFECTIVE date 15–APR–13 is the beginning date for the current database cycle. The
Airport Directory EXPIRES date 14–JUL–13 is the revision date for the next database cycle.
Figure 8-74 AUX – System Status Page, Airport Directory Current Information
Airport Directory
Data
Airport Directory information appears in blue and yellow text. The EFFECTIVE date appears in blue when
data is current and in yellow when the current date is before the effective date. The EXPIRES date appears in
blue when data is current and in yellow when expired (Table 8-4). NOT AVAILABLE appears in blue in the
REGION field if Airport Directory data is not available on the database card. An expired Airport Directory
database is not disabled and will continue to function indefinitely.
