Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA42NG
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Figure 6-66 GFDS Weather Data Request Results with Precipitation and Infrared Satellite Displayed
Present Position Selected,
200 nm Diameter
Requested
Destination Selected,
200 nm Diameter
Requested
Next 80 nm of Flight Plan
Selected, 200 nm Route
Width Requested
Off-Route Waypoint
Selected, 200 nm Diameter
Requested
During a GFDS Data Request, the Request Status box initially displays “Contacting GFDS...”. Once a
connection is established, the Request Status Box displays “Receiving Wx Data... Time Remaining:” with an
estimated data transfer time (either in minutes or seconds). If desired, the GFDS Data Request window may be
closed while the data request is processing by pressing the
FMS
Knob; the data request will continue to process
in the background. GFDS Data Requests typically take between 1 to 4 minutes to complete depending on the
size of the selected weather coverage area and Iridium signal strength.
The system retrieves all available GFDS weather products within the selected coverage area during an initial
GFDS Data Request, regardless of which products (if any) are currently enabled for display. On subsequent
requests, previously retrieved textual data (such as METARs and TAFS) is retained if it has not expired, while
new textual weather data matching the current coverage area and all graphical weather data is downloaded
during every data request.
