190-02177-02 Rev. A
Garmin G1000 NXi Pilot’s Guide for the Cessna NAV III
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FLIGHT MANAGEMENT
VSD MESSAGES
Under certain conditions, some messages may appear in conjunction with others.
Message
Description
‘Loading…’
VSD is loading data due to a range change, full/half switch, or first being
selected for display.
‘Flight Plan Not Available’
Flight Plan mode is selected and there is not a flight plan loaded with at
least one leg.
‘Flight Plan mode unavailable because aircraft off
course and active leg over 200 NM’
All of the following are true:
– Flight Plan mode is selected
– The active leg is greater than 200 nm
– The aircraft is outside the swath
‘VSD Not Available’
At least one of the following is true:
– Valid terrain database not available
– GPS MSL altitude not available
– Current barometric altitude not available
– Neither current track nor current heading available
– GPS position not available
– Map range setting is less than 1 nm
‘VSD Data is old, disable and enable VSD’
The system has encountered a delay and VSD data has failed to update
for 2 seconds or more. This message may be momentarily displayed and
then removed as the delay is overcome.
Table 5-13 VSD System Messages
Flight Phase
Width of Swath
Approach, Departure
0.6 nm
Terminal
2.0 nm
En Route, Oceanic
4.0 nm
Enabling the Vertical Situation Display:
1)
Select the ‘Map – Navigation Map’ Page.
2)
Press the
Map Opt
Softkey.
3)
Press the
Inset
Softkey.
4)
Press the
VSD
Softkey to enable the Vertical Situation Display.
5)
Press the VSD Mode softkey to choose between
Auto
,
FPL
, or
TRK
.
Or:
