Garmin G1000 NXi Pilot’s Guide for the Cessna NAV III
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
8.4 SURFACEWATCH
NOTE:
The SafeTaxi database must be available to provide information regarding taxiways, aprons and
other objects in the airport environment.
The SurfaceWatch
™
feature provides visual annunciations to help the flight crew maintain situational awareness
and avoid potential runway incursions and excursions during ground and air operations in the airport environment.
The SurfaceWatch feature is comprised of the following key components:
• Alert Annunciations
-
Taxiway Takeoff.
-
Runway Too Short (during takeoff or landing).
-
Check Runway (during takeoff or landing).
-
Taxiway Landing.
• Provides information on the Primary Flight Display (PFD) that contains runway and taxiway information that
changes as the aircraft moves through the airport environment.
The full SurfaceWatch feature is not available in Reversionary Mode.
Inhibiting/uninhibiting SurfaceWatch:
1)
Select the ‘Aux - System Setup 1’ Page
.
2)
Push the
FMS
Knob momentarily to activate the flashing cursor.
3)
Turn the large
FMS
Knob to
highlight the SurfaceWatch field
.
4)
Turn the small
FMS
Knob to
toggle the SurfaceWatch alerts on or off
.
INFORMATION BOX
The SurfaceWatch
™
Information Box is displayed on the PFD. It contains runway and taxiway information
that dynamically changes as the aircraft moves through the airport environment. The information that is
displayed in the Information Box is the aircraft’s relative position to nearby aprons, taxiways, and runways.
There are three components to the SurfaceWatch
™
Information Box. These components are Currently
Occupied, Approaching, and Crossing Runways.
Figure 8-23 Information Types Displayed in the Information Box
Currently Occupied
Approaching
Crossing Runways