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Garmin G300 Pilot’s Guide

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Table of Contents

Appendix E: Abnormal operation...................................................................253

Loss of GPS Position ............................................................................................253
G300 System Failure Annunciations .....................................................................254
Reversionary Mode ..............................................................................................255
Synthetic Vision Troubleshooting ..........................................................................255
Unusual Attitudes ................................................................................................256

Appendix F: Display Symbols .........................................................................257

VFR Symbols .......................................................................................................257
IFR Symbols ........................................................................................................258
Airspace Symbols ................................................................................................260

Appendix G: Glossary ......................................................................................263
Appendix H: License Agreement and Warranty ............................................269

Contact Garmin...................................................................................................269
Software License Agreement ................................................................................269
Limited Warranty .................................................................................................269
AOPA Airport Directory Notice .............................................................................270
SiriusXM Satellite Radio Service Agreement ..........................................................271
Weather Data Warranty .......................................................................................271

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Summary of Contents for G300 for Cessna SkyCatcher

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Page 3: ...SYSTEM OVERVIEW FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS EIS COM INTERFACE GPS NAVIGATION FLIGHT PLANNING HAZARD AVOIDANCE ADDITIONAL FEATURES INTEGRATED AUTOPILOT ANNUNCIATIONS ALERTS APPENDIX INDEX ...

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Page 5: ... be reproduced copied transmitted disseminated downloaded or stored in any storage medium for any purpose without the express written permission of Garmin Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual and of any revision to this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed for personal use provided that such electronic or printed copy of this ...

Page 6: ...d terrain avoidance information Always refer to current aeronautical charts for appropriate minimum clearance altitudes WARNING The altitude calculated by G300 GPS receivers is geometric height above Mean Sea Level and could vary significantly from the altitude displayed by pressure altimeters Always use pressure altitude displayed by the G300 PFD when determining or selecting aircraft altitude WA...

Page 7: ...h s magnetic field operating the G300 within the following areas could result in loss of reliable attitude and heading indications North of 72 North latitude at all longitudes South of 70 South latitude at all longitudes North of 65 North latitude between longitude 75 W and 120 W Northern Canada North of 70 North latitude between longitude 70 W and 128 W Northern Canada North of 70 North latitude ...

Page 8: ...only to supplement other approved navigation data sources and should be considered as an aid to enhance situational awareness CAUTION The display uses a lens coated with a special anti reflective coating that is very sensitive to skin oils waxes and abrasive cleaners CLEANERS CONTAINING AMMONIA WILL HARM THE ANTI REFLECTIVE COATING It is very important to clean the lens using a clean lint free clo...

Page 9: ...n com prop65 NOTE Interference from GPS repeaters operating inside nearby hangars can cause an intermittent loss of attitude and heading displays while the aircraft is on the ground Moving the aircraft more than 100 yards away from the source of the interference should alleviate the condition NOTE Use of polarized eyewear may cause the flight displays to appear dim or blank NOTE Temporary Flight R...

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Page 11: ...te if config module is missing Added warning text to Weight Balance Page System Software Version 2 60 2 70 Added support for Integrated Autopilot control and display via the PFD Page Added PFD Setup Menu Added second Bearing Pointer to PFD HSI Added menu option to XM Page to allow selection of a specific chan nel number System Software Version 2 70 3 00 Added Synthetic Vision Added mach number to ...

Page 12: ... displaced runway threshold distance to Airport Review Page Added menu option and softkey to the FPL VNAV Page to force a capture of a VNAV profile Added Sirius XM warning text System Software Version 5 10 6 00 Added pathways System Software Version 6 00 6 10 Added baro minimums altitude reference bug and audio alert to PFD Changed CRS Softkey on PFD Page to indicate which course it controls Syste...

Page 13: ...es 19 Main Page Softkeys 24 Flight Planning Softkeys 31 Nearest Page Softkeys 32 1 8 Accessing the Information INFO Page 33 Viewing GPS Receiver Status 33 Position 36 Data Fields and Layout Dual Display MFD 38 1 9 System Settings 39 Data Bar Fields 40 Display 41 Sound 43 Units 45 Date Time 46 Position 47 Alarms 47 Setting Airport Criteria 49 Section 2 Flight Instruments 51 2 1 Flight Instruments 5...

Page 14: ...c 81 5 2 Using Map Displays 82 Map Page Setup 83 Map Range 87 Map Panning 88 Measuring Bearing and Distance 90 Topography 91 Satellite View 92 Map Symbols 92 5 3 Airways 93 5 4 Waypoints 96 Nearest Information 101 Weather Information 103 Intersections 104 NDBs 105 VORs 106 User Waypoints 107 5 5 Airspace 111 Airspace Alert Messages 112 Smart Airspace 113 5 6 Direct to Navigation 113 Section 6 Flig...

Page 15: ...ducts 150 7 2 Terrain 154 Synthetic Vision 155 Terrain Information 155 Terrain Views 156 Terrain Settings 158 Terrain Alerts 159 Section 8 Additional Features 163 8 1 Synthetic Vision SVX 164 Synthetic Vision Operation 166 8 2 SafeTaxi 175 SafeTaxi Cycle Number and Revision 176 8 3 FliteCharts 177 Aircraft Symbol 179 Chart Range 179 FliteCharts Cycle Number and Expiration Date 180 8 4 AOPA Data 18...

Page 16: ... Status Messages INFO Page 217 10 3 Aural Alerts 221 Terrain 221 10 4 PFD Annunciations and Alerting Functions 222 CAS Messages 222 Terrain Annunciations 223 Integrated Autopilot Alerts Optional 224 Section 11 Appendices 227 Appendix A Data Field Options 227 Appendix B Utilities 231 Flight Log 231 Track Log 233 Heading Line 237 Weight Balance 238 EPE Circle 240 Proximity Waypoints 241 Appendix C S...

Page 17: ...nthetic Vision Troubleshooting 255 Unusual Attitudes 256 Appendix F Display Symbols 257 VFR Symbols 257 IFR Symbols 258 Airspace Symbols 260 Appendix G Glossary 263 Appendix H License Agreement and Warranty 269 Contact Garmin 269 Software License Agreement 269 Limited Warranty 269 AOPA Airport Directory Notice 270 SiriusXM Satellite Radio Service Agreement 271 Weather Data Warranty 271 ...

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Page 19: ...nication and identification information to the pilot using one single display or two dual display 7 Wide VGA 800x480 flat panel color display s 1 1 LINE REPLACEABLE UNITS The system is distributed across the following Line Replaceable Units LRUs Garmin Display Unit GDU 375 with XM Single Display Split Primary Flight Display PFD Multi Function Display MFD Multiple Displays MFD recommended GDU 370 w...

Page 20: ...ing Reference System AHRS ADC Processes data from the pitot static system and outside air temperature OAT sensor Engine Airframe Unit Receives and processes signals from the engine and airframe sensors AHRS Provides aircraft attitude and heading information to the PFD The AHRS contains advanced sensors including accelerom eters and rate sensors and interfaces with the Magnetometer to obtain magnet...

Page 21: ...al Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index GMU 44 Magnetometer Measures the local magnetic field and sends data to the AHRS for processing to determine aircraft magnetic heading This unit receives power directly from the AHRS and communicates with it via an RS 485 digital interface GMU 44 GTP 59 Temperature Probe Provides raw air temperature data GTP 59 ...

Page 22: ...TANDARD PANEL In the standard split screen configuration the Primary Flight Display PFD and the Multi Function Display MFD are displayed in split screen mode on a single GDU G300 Standard Panel Single Display GMU 44 Magnetometer Heading GSU 73 Garmin Sensor Unit GDU 370 or 375 XM AHRS Attitude Heading Rate of Turn Slip Skid GTP 59 Temperature Probe Air Data Computer OAT Airspeed Altitude Vertical ...

Page 23: ...ts Appendix Index G300 UPGRADED PANEL With the upgraded dual display configuration the left GDU is configured as a PFD and the right GDU is configured as a MFD G300 Upgraded Panel Dual Display GMU 44 Magnetometer Heading GSU 73 Garmin Sensor Unit GDU 370 PFD AHRS Heading Attitude Rate of Turn Slip Skid GTP 59 Temperature Probe Air Data Computer OAT Airspeed Altitude Vertical Speed Engine Airframe ...

Page 24: ...ts EIS COM Interface GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index 1 2 DISPLAY OVERVIEW Unit Overview Single Display Map Page Softkeys Hardkeys FMS Joystick Range RNG Key SD Card Slot Display Bezel 7 WVGA 800x480 Color Display ...

Page 25: ...e G300 data card slot uses Secure Digital SD cards and is located on the upper right side of the display bezel s The SD card can be used for software updates checklist files flight data logging exporting Track Logs User Waypoints and Importing Exporting Flight Plans Installing an SD Card 1 Insert the SD card in the SD card slot with the card contacts facing the display the card should be flush wit...

Page 26: ...current page and the page navigation bar Turn the FMS Joystick clockwise to access a drop down menu within the highlighted field Turn the FMS Joystick to change the selected value within the highlighted field Move the FMS Joystick up down left or right to highlight a field Move the FMS Joystick up down left right or diagonally to move the map pointer With the HDG or HDG ROLL Softkey selected press...

Page 27: ... a data entry field or remove menus Press and hold to return to the default page 5 MENU Key Press once to view the Page Menu Press twice to view the Main Menu Press a third time to clear the Main Menu 6 FPL Key Press to display the Flight Plan Page 7 Direct To Key Press to activate the Direct To function enter a destination waypoint and establish a direct course to the selected destination 8 NRST ...

Page 28: ...ver the attitude indicator The AHRS should display valid attitude and heading fields typically within the first minute of power up The AHRS can align itself both while taxiing and during level flight System Initialization Current database information is displayed during power up including valid operating dates cycle number and database type When this information has been reviewed for currency to e...

Page 29: ...face GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index After acknowledgement of the database information the pilot is prompted to acknowledge a datalink weather advisory Datalink Weather Advisory Pressing the ENT Key acknowledges this information ...

Page 30: ...tem Annunciations and AHRS Operation DISPLAY OPERATION In normal operating mode the PFD presents graphical flight instrumentation attitude heading airspeed altitude vertical speed replacing the traditional flight instrument cluster Single Display The single display PFD occupies the top portion of the display at all times and a full display PFD can be accessed by navigating to the PFD Page see Sect...

Page 31: ... has a dedicated PFD and MFD G300 Dual Display Normal Mode Dual Display Reversionary Mode In the event of a display failure the G300 System automatically switches to reversionary backup mode In reversionary mode all information is presented on the remaining display in the same format as the Single Display system If a display failure occurs with the GDU 375 the WX and XM Pages will no longer be ava...

Page 32: ...Heading Reference System AHRS performs attitude heading and vertical acceleration calculations for the G300 System utilizing GPS magnetometer and air data in addition to information from its internal sensors Attitude and heading information are updated on the PFD while theAHRS receives appropriate combinations of information from the external sensor inputs TheAHRS GSU 73 corrects for shifts and va...

Page 33: ...ed to the pilot by message advisory alerts Any failure of the internal AHRS inertial sensors results in loss of attitude and heading information indicated by red X flags over the corresponding flight instruments If GPS input fails the AHRS can continue to provide attitude and heading information to the PFD as long as magnetometer and airspeed data are available and valid If the magnetometer input ...

Page 34: ...ently displayed page The menu will display No Options when there are no options for the page selected Navigating the page menu 1 Press the MENU Key once to display the Page Menu 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to scroll through a list of available options a scroll bar always appears to the right of the window box when the option list is longer than the window box 3 Press the ENT Key to select the ...

Page 35: ...t the desired identifier based on the characters being entered In this case if the desired identifier appears use the ENT Key to confirm the entry without entering the rest of the identifier manually This can save the pilot from having to enter all the characters of the identifier Besides character by character data entry the system also provides a shortcut for entering waypoint identifiers When t...

Page 36: ... or flight plan waypoints FPL WPTS b Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired waypoint from the list and press the ENT Key Waypoint Entry Waypoint Page Or a Turn the FMS Joystick clockwise to select a character for the first placeholder Data Entry Turning the FMS Joystick clockwise scrolls through the alphabet where appropriate toward the letter Z starting in the middle at K US only and the ...

Page 37: ...ght side of the page navigation bar shows a list of abbreviated names for each of the pages and the left side shows the name of the current page Press the FMS Joystick to toggle input focus between the Page Navigation Bar and interaction with the current page i e turning the page cursor on off When the Page Navigation Bar is highlighted blue the user can cycle through the pages using the FMS Joyst...

Page 38: ...IN PAGES NOTE In the Dual Display configuration the Main Pages are only available from the MFD There are up to eight Main Pages seven for the dual display that can be navigated using the FMS Joystick Selecting a main page using the FMS Joystick 1 If necessary press the FMS Joystick to begin interaction with the Page Navigation Bar 2 Turn the FMS Joystick until the desired page is selected PFD sing...

Page 39: ...face GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index Main Pages Split Screen Main Pages PFD Page PFD single display Terrain Page TER Map Page MAP XM Audio Page XM optional Waypoint Page WPT Info Page INFO Weather Page WX optional Engine Page ENG ...

Page 40: ...earing distance length of the longest runway and common traffic advisory CTAF or tower frequency WX Airport Weather GDU 375 Only identifier bearing distance METAR text and ATIS AWOS or ASOS frequency VOR VHF Omnidirectional Radio Beacon identifier facility type symbol bearing distance and frequency NDB Non Directional Beacons identifier facility type symbol bearing distance and frequency INT Inter...

Page 41: ...Additional Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index Nearest Pages NRST Nearest Airports APT Nearest User Waypoints USR NearestAirportWeather WX GDU 375 Nearest Cities CTY Nearest VORs VOR Nearest ARTCC ATC Nearest NDBs NDB Nearest FSS FSS Nearest Intersections INT Nearest Airspace ASPC Visual Reporting Point VRP Atlantic Nearest Pages Split Screen ...

Page 42: ...ated along the bottom of the display s The softkeys shown depend on the softkey level or page being displayed The bezel keys below the softkeys can be used to select the appropriate softkey When a softkey is selected its color undergoes a momentary change to black text on blue background then automatically switches to black text on gray background and remains this way until it is turned off at whi...

Page 43: ... or HDG Allows the pilot to adjust the heading bug with the FMS Joystick CRS OBS CRS Allows the pilot to adjust the course in OBS mode CDI Not available BARO Allows the pilot to adjust the barometric pressure setting and enables the second level BARO Softkeys ALT Allows the pilot to adjust the selected altitude MINIMUMS XX GAL BARO BACK BARO MINIMUMS Allows the pilot to set or clear the barometric...

Page 44: ...LOT CONFIGURED HDG ROLL CRS CDI SRC BARO ALT PTCH HDG ROLL Allows the pilot to adjust the heading bug and displays lateral mode softkeys CRS OBS Allows the pilot to adjust the course in OBS mode CDI SRC Toggles between available NAV sources when configured BARO Allows the pilot to adjust the barometric pressure setting ALT PTCH Allows the pilot to adjust the selected altitude and displays vertical...

Page 45: ...ive and LOC Mode is armed ALT PTCH Initial press allows the pilot to adjust the selected altitude and displays the vertical mode softkeys subsequent press returns to top level softkeys ALT PTCH Softkey selected HDG ROLL Initial press allows the pilot to adjust the heading bug and displays lateral mode softkeys subsequent press returns to top level softkeys AP VNAV Selects deselects altitude hold m...

Page 46: ...rn to the top level softkeys SAT VIEW HIGH AWY LOW AWY IFR MAP VFR MAP VFR MAP Softkey selected IFR MAP Displays IFR map information and softkeys TOPO Displays removes topographical terrain shading SAT VIEW Displays removes satellite imagery above 20nm scale BACK Returns to top level softkeys IFR MAP Softkey selected VFR MAP Displays VFR map information and softkeys LOW AWY Low Altitude Victor Air...

Page 47: ... INFO CHART AOPA WEATHER Waypoint WPT Page Softkeys Full Screen INFO Displays waypoint information RUNWAY Displays runway information split screen only CHART Displays optional FliteCharts AOPA or DIRECTORY Displays airport directory information WEATHER Displays METAR and TAF text optional WEATHER PAGE SOFTKEYS OPTIONAL PAN MAP ANIMATE LEGEND INFO PAN MAP Activates the map pointer for panning the m...

Page 48: ...ISABLE SETTINGS Terrain TER Page Softkeys Dual Screen MAP Displays the Terrain Page Map View PROFILE Displays the Terrain Page Profile View SETTINGS Displays the Terrain Setup Page DISABLE Toggles terrain alerts on off XM AUDIO PAGE SOFTKEYS OPTIONAL INFO CHANNEL VOLUME CATEGORY FAVORITE INFO Displays SiriusXM Information CATEGORY Highlights the Category field CHANNEL Highlights the Channels field...

Page 49: ...Press the BACK Softkey to return to the top level softkeys VOL Decreases SiriusXM audio volume VOL Increases SiriusXM audio volume MUTE Toggles SiriusXM audio on off BACK Returns to top level softkeys INFO PAGE SOFTKEY MESSAGES MESSAGES Displays system status messages FLIGHT PLANNING SOFTKEYS ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN PAGE SOFTKEYS USE MAP SEL APPR EXIT USE MAP Activates the Map Pointer SEL APPR Displays...

Page 50: ...le flight plans to import from the SD Card EXPORT Exports the selected flight plan EXIT Exits the Flight Plan Pages VERTICAL NAVIGATION VNAV PAGE SOFTKEYS EXIT CAPTURE CAPTURE Captures cancels VNAV profile EXIT Exits the Flight Plan Pages NEAREST PAGE SOFTKEYS NEAREST AIRPORT PAGE SOFTKEYS PRIVATE EXIT HELIPORT PRIVATE Displays removes the nearest private airports HELIPORT Displays removes the nea...

Page 51: ... Status will display one of the following conditions Autolocate Receiver is looking for any satellite whose almanac has been collected which can take up to 5 minutes Searching the Sky Receiver is looking for satellites AcquiringSatellites Receiverislookingforandcollectingdatafromsatellites visible at its last known or initialized location but has not acquired a fix 2D GPS Location At least three s...

Page 52: ...ed Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index INFO Page Split Screen INFO Page Full Screen MFD Data Fields Horizon 45 Above Horizon PRN Number Constellation Diagram Receiver Status Signal Strength Bars Reference Waypoint Viewing GPS receiver status information 1 If necessary press the FMS Joystick to begin interaction with the Navigation Bar 2 Turn the FMS Joystick until the Info Page is selected ...

Page 53: ...r Use Identifier and press the ENT Key 4 After selecting your approximate position using the map pointer or entering an identifier press the ENT Key 5 The GPS Receiver will begin a new search based on the location entered ACQUIRING SATELLITES When the receiver is in the process of acquiring enough satellite signals for navigation the receiver uses satellite orbital data collected continuously from...

Page 54: ...tallation problems As the GPS receiver locks onto satellites a signal strength bar is displayed for each satellite in view with the appropriate satellite PRN number 01 32 or 33 64 forWAAS below each bar The progress of satellite acquisition is shown in three stages as indicated by signal bar appearance No bar Receiver is looking for the indicated satellite Gray bar Receiver has collected the neces...

Page 55: ...Change Nearest Type and press the ENT Key 3 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired nearest type option Automatic Airport VOR NDB Intersection City Waypoint and press the ENT Key INFO Page Menu Nearest Type Menu DISPLAYING REMOVING LAT LON ON THE INFO PAGE If the Location Format selected on the Position Setup Page refer to Appendix D Map Datum and Location Formats is not set to a Lat Lon fo...

Page 56: ...l Screen 1 From the Info Page press the MENU Key 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Change Data Fields and press the ENT Key The cursor is displayed on the first Data Field 3 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired Data Field 4 Turn the FMS Joystick to access a list of available Data Field options 5 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired Data Field and press the EN...

Page 57: ...t of the following system parameters Data Bar Fields Display Sound Units Date Time Position Alarms System Setup Menu Split Screen Restoring system setting defaults 1 Press the MENU Key twice to display the Main Menu 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight System Setup and press the ENT Key 3 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired menu option Data Bar Fields Display Date Time P...

Page 58: ...e Split Screen By default the split screen and the full screen PFD data bar fields are set to display Next Waypoint WPT Bearing to Waypoint BRG Distance to Waypoint DST and Estimated Time Enroute ETE The full screen MFD data bar fields default to Ground Speed GS GroundTrack TRK Minimum SafeAltitude MSA and Vertical Speed Required VSR These four data fields can be changed to display any of the Data...

Page 59: ...ault highlighted press the ENT Key DISPLAY The Backlight Intensity display brightness can be set to Auto or Manual Auto sets the Backlight Intensity based on the aircraft s instrument lighting bus voltage With Manual selected the pilot can manually adjust the desired backlight intensity 1 10 After each power cycle the Backlight Intensity is set to the default which is configurable Refer to the G30...

Page 60: ... display the Main Menu 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight System Setup and press the ENT Key 3 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Display and press the ENT Key 4 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the Color Mode field 5 Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight Day Night or Auto 6 Press the FMS Joystick the CLR Key the EXIT Softkey or the MENU Key to return to the previous page Changing...

Page 61: ...led or Disabled Saving a screenshot 1 With screenshots enabled see above navigate to the desired screen 2 Press and hold the FMS Joystick until the screen flashes indicating the screenshot was saved to the SD Card SOUND The pilot can manually adjust the desired XM Volume 0 10 Message Volume Off or 1 10 Altitude Alert On Off and Minimums Alert On Off Message Volume controls the banner message tones...

Page 62: ...section for more information regarding the Altitude Alert Tone 1 Press the MENU Key twice to display the Main Menu 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight System Setup and press the ENT Key 3 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Sound and press the ENT Key 4 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the Altitude Alert field and select On Off by turning the FMS Joystick Turning the minimums ale...

Page 63: ...settings 1 Press the MENU Key twice to display the Main Menu 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight System Setup and press the ENT Key 3 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Units and press the ENT Key 4 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired field and select the desired unit by turning the FMS Joystick 5 Press the FMS Joystick the CLR Key the EXIT Softkey or the MENU Key to re...

Page 64: ...settings 1 Press the MENU Key twice to display the Main Menu 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight System Setup and press the ENT Key 3 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Date Time and press the ENT Key 4 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired field and select the desired option by turning the FMS Joystick 5 Press the FMS Joystick the CLR Key the EXIT Softkey or the MENU Key...

Page 65: ...on settings 1 Press the MENU Key twice to display the Main Menu 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight System Setup and press the ENT Key 3 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Position and press the ENT Key 4 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired field and select the desired option by turning the FMS Joystick 5 Press the FMS Joystick the CLR Key the EXIT Softkey or the MENU K...

Page 66: ... and press the ENT Key 3 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Alarms and press the ENT Key Pressing the AIRSPACE Softkey displays the Airspace Alarms Page Pressing the NAV Softkey displays the Arrival Alarm Next Waypoint Alarm Proximity Alarm and Fuel Tank Reminder split screen only 4 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired field and select the desired option by turning the FMS Joysti...

Page 67: ...ny Shows any runway regardless of surface type including water landing facilities Hard Only Shows only runways with a concrete asphalt or similar sealed surface Hard or Soft Shows all runways except water landing facilities Water Only Shows only water landing facilities Minimum Runway Length Allows the pilot to enter a specific length for the shortest runway allowed Include Private Airports Allows...

Page 68: ...the desired option from the menu Press the ENT Key if necessary to highlight the next field Airport Criteria Window 6 With Done highlighted press the ENT Key Restoring airport criteria defaults 1 Press the NRST Key 2 Turn the FMS Joystick to select the Nearest Airports Page 3 Press the MENU Key to display the Page Menu 4 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select Set Airport Criteria and then press t...

Page 69: ...itude altitude vertical speed heading and course deviation information The single display system has a dedicated PFD that occupies the top portion of the display at all times Select the PFD Page in order to view the Horizontal Situation Indicator HSI Outside Air Temperature OAT System Time selected course and selected heading PFD Page Single Display PFD Dual Display Selecting the PFD Page singly d...

Page 70: ...or CDI 9 Outside Air Temperature OAT 10 System Time 11 Horizontal Situation Indicator HSI 12 Course Deviation Indicator CDI Scale 13 Selected Course 14 Slip Skid Indicator 15 Altimeter Barometric Setting 16 Vertical Speed Indicator VSI 17 Altimeter 18 Current Vertical Speed 19 Required Vertical Speed Indicator RVSI 20 Vertical Deviation Scale 21 Selected Altitude Bug 22 Selected Altitude 23 VNAV I...

Page 71: ...d A color coded red white green yellow and red white barber pole speed range strip is located on the moving tape The colors denote flaps operating range normal operating range caution range and never exceed speed VNE A red range is also present for low speed awareness The Airspeed Trend Vector is a vertical magenta line extending up or down on the airspeed scale shown to the right of the color cod...

Page 72: ...Vspeed References Vspeed References without airspeed ATTITUDE INDICATOR Attitude information is displayed over a virtual blue sky and brown ground with a white horizon line The Attitude Indicator displays the pitch indicated by the yellow symbolic aircraft on the pitch scale roll and slip skid information The horizon line is part of the pitch scale Pitch markings occur at 2 5 intervals through all...

Page 73: ... Scale Zero 5 6 8 7 2 4 3 9 1 ALTIMETER The Altimeter displays 400 feet of barometric altitude values at a time on a rolling number gauge using a moving tape Numeric labels and major tick marks are shown at intervals of 100 feet Minor tick marks are at intervals of 20 feet The current altitude is displayed in the black pointer The Selected Altitude is displayed above the Altimeter in the box indic...

Page 74: ...Selected Altitude in 100 ft increments Syncing to the current altitude 1 From the PFD Page one display or PFD two display press the ALT Softkey 2 Press and hold the FMS Joystick The current altitude is now displayed as the Selected Altitude BAROMETRIC PRESSURE The barometric pressure setting is displayed below the Altimeter in inches of mercury in Hg or hectopascals hPa when metric units are selec...

Page 75: ... indicated altitude matches local field elevation BAROMETRIC MINIMUM ALERT For altitude awareness a barometric Minimum Descent Altitude MDA can be set by the user and is reset when the power is cycled Once the user defined altitude is within the range of the tape a cyan bug appears at the reference altitude on theAltimeter Once the aircraft reaches the user defined MDA DH the bug and text turn yel...

Page 76: ...e FMS Joystick to display the desired alert altitude and press the ENT Key Canceling the barometric minimum alert bug 1 From the PFD Page one display or PFD two display press the BARO Softkey 2 Press the MINIMUMS Softkey 3 Press the CLR Key Turning the minimums alert tone on off 1 Press the MENU Key twice to display the Main Menu 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight System Setup and press ...

Page 77: ... tone is generated When the aircraft passes within 200 ft of the Selected Altitude the Selected Altitude flashes for 5 seconds to indicate that the aircraft is approaching the selected altitude After reaching the Selected Altitude if the pilot flies outside the deviation band 200 Feet of the Selected Altitude the Selected Altitude changes to yellow text on a black background flashes for 5 seconds ...

Page 78: ...y 100 feet up to 1000 fpm The current vertical speed is displayed using a white arrow along the tape Vertical Speed Indicator Selected Altitude Current Vertical Speed Altimeter Indicated Altitude VNAV INDICATOR When the VNAV profile is defined the pilot is informed of the progress by message alerts A magenta chevron VNAV Indicator to the left of the altimeter on the Vertical Deviation Scale shows ...

Page 79: ...numeric labels occur every 30 Major tick marks are at 10 intervals and minor tick marks at 5 intervals The current track is represented on the HSI by a magenta triangle and dashed line The HSI also presents course deviation bearing and navigation source information The Selected Heading is shown to the left of the HSI The light blue bug on the compass rose corresponds to the Selected Heading Adjust...

Page 80: ...Page one display or PFD two display press the HDG Softkey if necessary 2 Press and hold the FMS Joystick The current heading is now displayed as the Selected Heading 1 Lubber Line 2 Current Track Indicator 3 Course Pointer 4 Navigation Source 5 Course Deviation Indicator CDI 6 Rotating Compass Rose 7 To From Indicator 8 Aircraft Symbol 9 Lateral Deviation Scales 10 Selected Heading Bug 11 Course D...

Page 81: ...on data is not valid the CDI is not displayed The full scale limits for the CDI are defined by a GPS derived distance If the CDI exceeds the maximum deviation on the scale two dots the crosstrack error XTK is displayed below the white aircraft symbol Another Lateral Deviation Scale and combination Course Deviation andTo From Indicator is located below the slip skid indicator Lateral Deviation Scal...

Page 82: ... be displayed on the HSI for GPS sources The bearing pointers are light blue and are single line Bearing Pointer 1 or double line Bearing Pointer 2 A pointer symbol is shown in the information windows to indicate the navigation source The bearing pointers never override the CDI and are visually separated from the CDI by a white ring shown when the bearing pointers are selected but not necessarily ...

Page 83: ...ource and an active waypoint is not selected HSI with Bearing Pointers Bearing Pointer 1 Bearing Pointer 2 Bearing 1 Information Window Identifier Bearing Source Bearing 2 Information Window Identifier Distance Enabling disabling the bearing pointer and changing sources 1 From the full screen PFD and or split screen PFD Page press the MENU Key 2 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired Beari...

Page 84: ...ndicator by the trend vector stopping at the standard turn rate tick mark corresponding to a predicted heading of 18 from the current heading At rates greater than 4 deg sec an arrowhead appears at the end of the magenta trend vector and the prediction is no longer valid Heading Strip Turn Rate Indicator Turn Rate Indicator Standard Rate Tick Marks Turn Rate Trend Vector Current Track Indicator Cu...

Page 85: ...t plan 1 From the PFD Page one display or PFD two display press the FPL Key 2 On the Active Flight Plan Page while navigating a flight plan or Direct to press the MENU Key 3 With Set OBS and Hold highlighted press the ENT Key The Course To XXXX box is displayed 4 Turn the FMS Joystick to select the desired course to from the waypoint and press the ENT Key 5 To cancel OBS Mode and return to automat...

Page 86: ...ir Temperature OAT wind data and Vertical Navigation VNAV indications OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE The OutsideAirTemperature OAT is displayed in degrees Fahrenheit F in the lower left of the PFD or PFD Page Outside Air Temperature Split Screen PFD Outside Air Temperature WIND DATA Wind direction speed or headwind Crosswind information can be displayed in a window to the upper left of the HSI When the w...

Page 87: ...tor to the left of the altimeter on the Vertical Deviation Scale shows the VNAV profile and a magenta chevron RequiredVertical Speed Indicator RVSI on theVertical Speed Indicator indicates the required vertical speed to reach the target altitude The Vertical Navigation feature is only available when navigating a Direct to or flight plan and the ground speed is greater than 35 knots One minute prio...

Page 88: ...to Profile Target Altitude Airport Visual Representation of VNAV USING THE VNAV FEATURE Use theVNAV Vertical Navigation feature to ensure the aircraft is at the proper altitude The magenta VNAV Indicator appears on the PFD A message appears when approaching the VNAV Profile When the VNAV Indicator is in the vertical center of the Vertical Deviation Scale the aircraft is at the proper altitude for ...

Page 89: ...ess the EXIT Softkey Vertical Navigation Page Split Screen Waypoint Enter any waypoint along the currently active route as the reference waypoint The reference waypoint defines the target location Profile Enter the descent rate Altitude Enter the desired reference waypoint altitude Select Above Waypoint to use field elevation for airports in the Jeppesen database or MSL to specify an exact MSL alt...

Page 90: ...ion 2 Press the FPL Key 3 Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight the Vertical Navigation Page 4 Press the MENU Key 5 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Capture VNAV Profile and press the ENT Key Selecting Capture VNAV Profile centers the VNAV indicator must be navigating a Flight Plan or Direct to Or 1 Enter a valid VNAV profile and begin navigation 2 From the VNAV Page press select the CAPTUR...

Page 91: ... SECTION 3 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM 3 1 EIS DISPLAY ENG PAGE The G300 Engine Indication System EIS displays critical engine electrical and other system parameters on the top portion of the display split screen and full screen MFD Additional EIS information can be viewed by selecting the ENG Page 6 Engine Instrument Display Single Display Dual Display MFD Except ENG Page 2 3 4 5 1 9 Engine ENG Page...

Page 92: ...re carburetor icing is most likely to occur 4 17 Oil Temperature Indicator OIL F Displays oil temperature in degrees Fahrenheit F 5 18 Ammeter Displays the battery load in amperes 6 19 Trim Indicator Displays trim along a slide bar 7 11 Engine Hours Tach ENG HRS Counted whenever RPM is 100 The count is proportional to the current RPM setting For example two hours at 1250 RPM will be recorded as on...

Page 93: ... ENG Page Dual Display MFD 15 16 17 14 13 12 18 11 20 19 Green bands on the instruments indicate normal ranges of operation yellow and red bands indicate caution and warning respectively When unsafe operating conditions occur the corresponding caution readout will display solid amber and the warning readout will flash red If sensory data to an instrument becomes invalid or unavailable a red X is d...

Page 94: ...ot s Guide 190 00921 00 Rev E 76 EIS System Overview Flight Instruments EIS COM Interface GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index Blank Page ...

Page 95: ...e Weather Page Waypoint Page Nearest Airports Page Nearest Airport Weather Page Nearest ARTCC Page Nearest FSS Page Nearest Airspace Page Auto tuning a frequency from the Nearest Pages 1 Press the NRST Key to display the Nearest Pages 2 Turn the FMS Joystick to select the Nearest Airports Airport Weather ARTCC FSS or Airspace Page 3 From the Nearest ARTCC or Nearest FSS press the FMS Joystick and ...

Page 96: ...b Press the FREQS Softkey c Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired frequency Or a From the Nearest Airport Page highlight the desired airport and press the ENT Key The Airport Information Page is displayed b Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired frequency Airport Information Page Single Display 4 Press the ENT Key to load the frequency into the standby field of the SL40 If the fre...

Page 97: ...ugh the list 3 Press the ENT Key to display the review page for the highlighted feature 4 If necessary press the INFO Softkey to access the Airport Information Page 5 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired frequency 6 Press the ENT Key to load the frequency into the standby field of the SL40 If the frequency has an additional information available next to it press the ENT Key a second time...

Page 98: ...Guide 190 00921 00 Rev E 80 COM Interface System Overview Flight Instruments EIS COM Interface GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index Blank Page ...

Page 99: ...e location corresponding to the calculated present position The aircraft position and the flight plan legs are accurately based on GPS calculations The basemap upon which these are placed are from a source with less resolution therefore the relative position of the aircraft to map features is not exact The leg of the active flight plan currently being flown is shown as a magenta line on the naviga...

Page 100: ...ystick to highlight Off and press the ENT Key 5 2 USING MAP DISPLAYS Map displays are used extensively in the G300 to provide situational awareness in flight Most G300 maps can display the following information Airports NAVAIDs airspaces airways land data highways cities lakes rivers borders etc with names Map Pointer information distance and bearing to pointer location of pointer name and other p...

Page 101: ...d track up DTK UP North Up aligns the top of the map display to north default setting Track Up aligns the top of the map display to the current ground track Desired Track DTK Up aligns the top of the map display to the desired course NOTE Map orientation can only be changed on the Map Page Any other pages that show navigation data reflect the orientation selected for the Map Page Changing the Navi...

Page 102: ...T Key When North Up On GRND is ON default the map orientation will change to North Up when the aircraft is on the ground Map Page Menu General Menu Map Setup Page AIRPORTS NAVAIDS Setting up and customizing airports and NAVAIDs for the map page 1 From the Map Page press the MENU Key 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Set Up Map and press the ENT Key 3 Turn the FMS Joystick to select the ...

Page 103: ...e press the MENU Key 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Set Up Map and press the ENT Key 3 Turn the FMS Joystick to select the City or Road Category from the horizontal list 4 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired feature 5 Turn the FMS Joystick to access a list of options for each feature On Off Auto range settings or text size 6 Using the FMS Joystick select the desired option...

Page 104: ...press the ENT Key 3 Turn the FMS Joystick to select the Airspace or SUA Special Use Airspace Category from the horizontal list 4 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired feature 5 Turn the FMS Joystick to access a list of options for each feature On Off Auto range settings All Atlantic or Below Atlantic 6 Using the FMS Joystick select the desired option and press the ENT Key 7 Press the FMS ...

Page 105: ...e map range on any map use the down arrow on the RNG Key to zoom in decreasing or the up arrow to zoom out increasing When the selected range exceeds the resolution of the map data overzoom appears below the map range scale Map Range Overzoom Split Screen Scale Bar Rep resenting a Map Scale of 3 0 nm Per Scale Width Enabling disabling autozoom 1 With the Map Page displayed press the MENU Key 2 Tur...

Page 106: ...N MAP Softkey on the Weather Page the Map Pointer flashes on the map display A window also appears at the top of the map display showing the latitude longitude position of the pointer the bearing and distance to the pointer from the aircraft s present position the elevation of the land at the position of the pointer or the object s airports obstacles etc elevation if known When the Map Pointer is ...

Page 107: ...tion Name Panning the map 1 Press the FMS Joystick or PAN MAP Softkey on the Weather WX Page to display the Map Pointer 2 Move the FMS Joystick to move the Map Pointer around the map 3 Press the FMS Joystick to remove the Map Pointer and re center the map on the aircraft s current position Reviewing information for a map feature 1 Place the Map Pointer on a map feature If multiple map features are...

Page 108: ...a for the Map Pointer is provided in a window at the top of the Map Page Measuring bearing and distance between any two points 1 From the Map Page press the MENU Key 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Measure Distance and press the ENT Key A Measure Pointer is displayed on the map at the aircraft s present position 3 Move the FMS Joystick to place the reference pointer at the desired loc...

Page 109: ...key on the Map Page Press the VFR MAP Softkey if necessary 2 Press the TOPO Softkey Topographic data is displayed 3 Press the TOPO Softkey again to remove topographic data from the Navigation Map Or 1 From the Map Page press the MENU Key 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Set Up Map and press the ENT Key 3 Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight the Map Category from the horizontal list 4 Mov...

Page 110: ... if necessary 2 Press the SAT VIEW Softkey Satellite imagery is displayed on the map 3 Press the SAT VIEW Softkey again to remove satellite imagery from the Navigation Map Or 1 From the Map Page press the MENU Key 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Set Up Map and press the ENT Key 3 Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight the Map Category from the horizontal list 4 Move the FMS Joystick to hi...

Page 111: ...of the current flight plan appear on the map 4 Press the CLR Key again to return ALL detail to the map Map Declutter Split Screen 5 3 AIRWAYS Low Altitude Airways or Victor Airways primarily serve smaller piston engine propeller driven airplanes on shorter routes and at lower altitudes Airways are eight nautical miles wide and start 1 200 feet above ground level AGL and extend up to but not includ...

Page 112: ...et Routes Single Display Airways may be displayed on the map at the pilot s discretion using the MAP Softkey on the Map Page Displaying removing airways 1 Press the MAP Softkey on the Map Page 2 Press the IFR MAP Softkey to display the IFR Map and related softkeys 3 Press the LOW AWY Softkey to display remove the Low Altitude Airways 4 Press the HIGH AWY Softkey to display remove the High Altitude...

Page 113: ...ures Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index Reviewing Airway Information Map Page Split Screen Calculated Radial MEA Airway Endpoints Distance Calculated Radial 5 Press the ENT Key to display the review page for the airway Low Altitude Airway Review Page Split Screen 6 Press the FMS Joystick the CLR Key or the ENT Key to exit the review page and return to the Map Page ...

Page 114: ...gh the database displaying those waypoints matching the characters which have been entered up to that point A direct to navigation leg to the selected way point can be initiated by pressing the Direct to Key from the Waypoint Page The Waypoint Page allows the pilot to review airport information runway information frequencies instrument procedures AOPA information and weather information The pilot ...

Page 115: ...me until such time that the manually entered waypoint and the automatically selected waypoint coincide does not apply if the CHART Softkey is selected To manually return to Automatic Waypoint Selection highlight the identifier and press the CLR Key INFO Softkey Selected Runway Information Designation Length Width Surface Lighting Displaced Threshold Traffic Pattern Wind Full Screen Waypoint Page I...

Page 116: ...d Dual Display Selecting an airport for review by identifier facility name or location 1 From the Waypoint WPT Page press the INFO Softkey 2 Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor 3 Turn the FMS Joystick clockwise to begin entering a waypoint identifier turning it counter clockwise brings up the waypoint selection submenu press the CLR Key or the FMS Joystick to remove it or move the FMS Jo...

Page 117: ...ints Window Waypoint Information Window Duplicate Identifier Duplicate Waypoints Window Selecting a runway 1 With the Waypoint WPT Page displayed press the INFO Softkey 2 Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor 3 Turn the FMS Joystick clockwise to begin entering a waypoint identifier for the desired runway turning it counter clockwise brings up the waypoint selection submenu press the CLR Ke...

Page 118: ...quency The Frequencies Box uses the descriptions and abbreviations listed in the following table Communication Frequencies Navigation Frequencies Approach Arrival ASOS ATIS AWOS Center Class B Class C Clearance Control CTA Departure Gate Ground Helicopter Multicom Other Pre Taxi Radar Ramp Terminal TMA Tower TRSA Unicom ILS LOC May include Additional Information Frequency Abbreviations 1 With the ...

Page 119: ...ghlighted selection except for the Nearest ARTCC and Nearest FSS pages similar to the Waypoint Page Pressing the ENT Key again returns to the Nearest Page Viewing nearest information 1 Press the NRST Key 2 Turn the FMS Joystick to select the desired Nearest Page APT WX VOR NDB INT USR CTY ATC FSS or ASPC If none are available None Within 200 NM is displayed 3 Press the FMS Joystick to highlight th...

Page 120: ...r runways that are not appropriately surfaced from being displayed Default settings are 0 feet or meters for runway length and Any for runway surface type Private airports and Heliports can also be included The Page Menu also allows the pilot to choose between displaying the facility names city names bearing or direction arrows To quickly show hide private airport and heliports from the Nearest Ai...

Page 121: ...teria to be restored 5 Press the MENU Key 6 With Restore Default highlighted press the ENT Key WEATHER INFORMATION Textual weather information can be viewed from the Waypoint Page or the Nearest WX Page Refer to the Hazard Avoidance section for information on XM Weather Selecting airport weather information 1 From the Waypoint Page press the WEATHER Softkey 2 Press the FMS Joystick to activate the...

Page 122: ... Key or the CLR Key Nearest Airport Weather Page Split Screen Weather Information Page Split Screen INTERSECTIONS Intersections can be viewed from theWaypoint Page or the Nearest Intersections Page In addition to displaying a map of the currently selected intersection and surrounding area the Intersection Information Page displays the region bearing distance latitude and longitude Selecting a inte...

Page 123: ...earest NDB Page can be used to quickly find a NDB close to the flight path The list only includes NDBs that are within 200nm If there are no NDBs in the list text indicating that there are no nearest NDBs is displayed If there are no nearest NDBs in the list the information and frequency fields are dashed Selecting a NDB 1 From the Waypoint Page press the INFO Softkey if necessary 2 Press the FMS ...

Page 124: ...f there are no nearest VORs in the list the information and frequency fields are dashed Localizer information cannot be viewed on the VOR Information Page If a VOR station is combined with a TACAN station it is listed as a VORTAC on the VOR Information Page and if it includes only DME it s displayed as VOR DME Selecting a VOR 1 From the Waypoint Page press the INFO Softkey 2 Press the FMS Joystick...

Page 125: ...point at the current location press and hold the ENT Key from any page b The Mark a New User Waypoint window appears Or a Press the MENU Key twice to access the Main Menu b Move the FMS Joystick to highlight User Waypoints and press the ENT Key Main Menu User Waypoints Selected Single Display c Press the NEW Softkey The message Create a New User Waypoint is displayed d Enter a user waypoint name u...

Page 126: ...ed press the ENT Key The New Waypoint Window is displayed 3 Move the FMS Joystick to the User Waypoint Name Field and enter the waypoint name if desired 4 If desired select the waypoint symbol a Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the Symbol b Turn the FMS Joystick to access the Select Symbol Menu c Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired symbol from the menu and press the ENT Key Ne...

Page 127: ...oystick to select the Nearest USR Page 3 Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor 4 Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired user waypoint 5 Press the ENT Key to display the User Waypoint Information Window Editing or renaming a user waypoint 1 Press the MENU Key twice to access the Main Menu 2 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight User Waypoints and press the ENT Key 3 Move the FMS Joysti...

Page 128: ...int in the User Waypoint field 4 Press the MENU Key User Waypoints Page Menu 5 Select Delete Waypoint or Delete All 6 Press the ENT Key No is highlighted in the confirmation window 7 With Yes highlighted in the confirmation window press the ENT Key Or 1 Press the MENU Key twice to access the Main Menu 2 Turn or Move the FMS Joystick to highlight User Waypoints and press the ENT Key 3 Highlight a U...

Page 129: ...ted MOA Military OtherAirspace Air Defense Identification Zone ADIZ and Temporary Flight Restriction TFR The Nearest Airspace Page and Airspace Alerts provide information about airspaces and the location of the aircraft in relationship to them The Nearest Airspace Page can be used to quickly find airspaces close to the flight path The Nearest Airspace Page displays the class of airspace controllin...

Page 130: ...ghlighted Full Screen Nearest Airspace Page Map AIRSPACE ALERT MESSAGES When an airspace alert appears press the NRST Key to automatically show nearby airspace information on the Nearest Airspace Page This information includes name time to entry if applicable and status There are four types of status information Ahead Projected to enter the airspace within the next 10 minutes or less Near Within t...

Page 131: ...is activated the G300 establishes a point to point course line from the present position to the selected direct to destination Course guidance is provided until the direct to is replaced with a new direct to or flight plan or cancelled Entering a waypoint identifier facility name or city as a direct to destination 1 Press the Direct to Key The Direct to Window is displayed with the active flight p...

Page 132: ...on 1 Press the Direct to Key The Direct to Window is displayed with the active flight plan destination as the default selection or a blank destination if no flight plan is active 2 Press the RECENT Softkey to display a list of recent waypoints RECENT WPTS only or turn the FMS Joystick counter clockwise to display a list of recent waypoints RECENT WPTS nearest airports NRST APTS and flight plan way...

Page 133: ...rect to Key 4 Press the ENT Key 5 With Activate highlighted press the ENT Key Direct todestinationsmayalsobeselectedbyusingthepointeronthenavigation map pages If no airport NAVAID or user waypoint exists at the desired location a temporary waypoint named MAP POINTER is automatically created at the location of the map arrow Selecting a waypoint as a direct to destination using the pointer 1 From a ...

Page 134: ...ctivate highlighted press the ENT Key Cancelling or resuming a direct to 1 Press the Direct to Key to display the Direct to Window 2 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight Stop Navigation or Resume Flight Plan if a flight plan was active 3 Press the ENT Key If a flight plan is still active the G300 resumes navigating the flight plan Or 1 Press the FPL Key 2 Press the Menu Key 3 Turn or move the FMS Jo...

Page 135: ...ight plan currently being flown Up to 50 flight plans with up to 300 waypoints each can be created and stored in memory One flight plan can be activated at a time and becomes the active flight plan The active flight plan is erased when the destination is reached and the system is turned off When storing flight plans with an approach the G300 uses the waypoint information from the current database ...

Page 136: ...e or the Saved Flight Plan Page move the FMS Joystick right or left to quickly change the third data field Or 1 From the Active Flight Plan Page or the Saved Flight Plan Page press the MENU Key 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Change Data Fields and press the ENT Key The cursor is displayed on the first Data Field 3 If desired move the FMS Joystick to highlight the second Data Field 4 ...

Page 137: ...Stored flight plans are listed on the Flight Plan List Page and are available for activation becomes the active flight plan Active Flight Plan Page Single Display Active Leg Active Leg Data Fields Map Page Single Display Non Active Leg Creating an active flight plan 1 Press the FPL Key 2 Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor 3 Turn the FMS Joystick to display the Insert Waypoint Window Tur...

Page 138: ...L Key 2 Turn the FMS Joystick to display the Flight Plan List Page 3 Press the NEW Softkey or press the MENU Key highlight New Flight Plan and press the ENT Key to display a blank flight plan for the first empty storage location 4 Turn the FMS Joystick to display the Insert Waypoint Window Turning it clockwise displays a blank Insert Waypoint Window turning it counter clockwise displays the a list...

Page 139: ...n or move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired flight plan 4 Press the ENT Key The Saved Flight Plan Page is displayed showing departure destination total distance and enroute safe altitude information for the selected Flight Plan 5 Press the FMS Joystick or DONE Softkey to exit the Saved Flight Plan Page Flight Plan List Page Split Screen Saved Flight Plan Page Split Screen Storing an active...

Page 140: ...te the cursor and turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired flight plan 3 Press the ACTIVATE Softkey or press the MENU Key highlight Activate Flight Plan and press the ENT Key The Activate XXXXX XXXXX confirmation window appears only if already navigating a flight plan 4 With Yes highlighted press the ENT Key To cancel the request press the CLR Key the FMS Joystick or highlight No and...

Page 141: ...red flight plan 3 Press the ENT Key 4 Move the FMS Joystick select the point in the flight plan to add the new waypoint The new waypoint is placed directly in front of the highlighted waypoint 5 Turn the FMS Joystick to display the Insert Waypoint Window Turning it clockwise displays a blank Insert Waypoint Window turning it counter clockwise displays the a list of recent waypoints RECENT WPTS nea...

Page 142: ...ntifier facility or city name of the departure waypoint or select a waypoint from the submenu of waypoints and press the ENT Key The active flight plan is modified as each waypoint is entered Adding a waypoint to the active or saved flight plan using the map 1 Press the FPL Key 2 From the Active Flight Plan Page or from the Saved Flight Plan Page press the USE MAP Softkey to activate the map point...

Page 143: ...lighted press the ENT Key The flight plan is now modified to include the added waypoint 7 Press the DONE Softkey from the Flight Plan List Page only EDITING FLIGHT PLAN SPEED FUEL AND OR NAME Adjusting the Active Flight Plan fuel 1 Press the FPL Key and turn the FMS Joystick to display the Active Flight Plan Page 2 Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor and move the FMS Joystick to highligh...

Page 144: ...Plan Page is displayed 3 Move the FMS Joystick to the Plan Speed field 4 Using the FMS Joystick enter the desired speed and press the ENT Key 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for Plan Fuel and press the DONE Softkey Flight Plan Speed and Fuel Saved Flight Plan Page Fuel Flow Field Plan Speed Field Editing the Saved Flight Plan name 1 Press the FPL Key and turn the FMS Joystick to display the Flight Plan Lis...

Page 145: ...ight plan Copying a stored flight plan 1 Press the FPL Key and turn the FMS Joystick to display the Flight Plan List Page 2 Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor and turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired flight plan 3 Press the MENU Key using the FMS Joystick highlight Copy Flight Plan and press the ENT Key DELETING FLIGHT PLANS Individual or all stored flight plans can be...

Page 146: ...o delete all saved flight plans To cancel the request press the CLR Key the FMS Joystick or highlight No and press the ENT Key NOTE The changes made to the active flight plan affect navigation as soon as they are entered Editing the active flight plan does not affect any saved flight plans Waypoints in the final approach segment such as the FAF or MAP can not be deleted individually Deleting the A...

Page 147: ... necessary 3 Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor and turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight the flight plan to be edited and press the ENT Key 4 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the waypoint to be deleted 5 Press the CLR Key or press the MENU Key and highlight Remove Waypoint The Remove XXXXX From Flight Plan window is displayed 6 With Yes highlighted press the ENT Key To cancel th...

Page 148: ...ed Flight Plan Page is displayed 4 Press the MENU Key highlight Invert Flight Plan and press the ENT Key 5 With Yes highlighted press the ENT Key To cancel the request press the CLR Key the FMS Joystick or highlight No and press the ENT Key IMPORTING EXPORTING FLIGHT PLANS Importing flight plans 1 With a flight plan saved to the SD Card press the FPL Key and turn the FMS Joystick to display the Fl...

Page 149: ...and provides situational awareness for non precision and precision approaches to airports with published instrument approach procedures Only one approach can be loaded at a time in a flight plan If an approach is loaded when another approach is already in the active flight plan the new approach replaces the previous approach Whenever an approach is selected the choice to either Load Approach or Ac...

Page 150: ... Page Loading an approach from the active or saved flight plan page 1 Press the FPL Key 2 Turn the FMS Joystick to display the Active Flight Plan Page or Saved Flight Plan Page 3 Press the SEL APPR Softkey or press the MENU Key highlight Select Approach by turning or moving the FMS Joystick and press the ENT Key The Select Approach Window is displayed 4 Turn the FMS Joystick to access a list of av...

Page 151: ... Window is displayed 4 Turn the FMS Joystick to access a list of available approaches Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired approach and press the ENT Key 5 With Activate Approach highlighted press the ENT Key To cancel the request press the CLR Key or the FMS Joystick Or 1 With an approach loaded on the Active Flight Plan Page press the MENU Key 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to...

Page 152: ...to highlight Select Approach and press the ENT Key If an approach is not already loaded or activated the cursor is displayed in the Approach Field If an approach is already loaded or activated Activate is highlighted 4 With Activate highlighted press the ENT Key or select an approach highlight Load Approach or Activate Approach and press the ENT Key Removing an approach 1 Press the FPL Key 2 Turn ...

Page 153: ...ssed the G300 creates an extension of the final course beyond the final approach waypoint in the database final approach fix FAF On the Active Flight Plan Page a Vector to Final symbol appears beside the first approach waypoint VECTORS Softkey Vectors to Final Active Flight Plan Page Split Screen Vectors to Final Symbol Vectors to Final Map Page Split Screen Final Course Extension The G300 does no...

Page 154: ...raight line course directly to the first waypoint in the approach Loading the approach cancels the Direct to and initiates a route to the FAF Cancelling Vectors to Final From the Active Flight Plan Page with an approach activated press the VECTORS Softkey Or 1 From the Active Flight Plan Page press the MENU Key 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Cancel Vectors to Final and press the ENT ...

Page 155: ... weather advisory Datalink Weather Advisory Press the ENT Key to acknowledge this information Before XM WX Satellite Weather can be used the service must be activated by calling SiriusXM at 1 800 985 9200 Service is activated by providing SiriusXM Satellite Radio with a Radio ID SiriusXM Satellite Radio uses the Radio ID to send an activation signal that allow the G300 to display weather data and ...

Page 156: ... display several different activation levels this is normal and should be ignored When the service class Aviator Lite Aviator or Aviator Pro and all the weather products for the class that you subscribed to are displayed the activation is complete Wait 30 seconds to allow the GDU 375 to store the activation before removing power NOTE During the SiriusXM activation process do not change channels or...

Page 157: ...elative age of the data it should be used for long range planning purposes only Never use NEXRAD data or any radar data to penetrate hazardous weather Rather use it in an early warning capacity of pre departure and enroute evaluation Composite data from all the NEXRAD radar sites in the United States is shown This data is composed of the maximum reflectivity from the individual radar sweeps The di...

Page 158: ...enna elevation angle An individual NEXRAD site cannot depict high altitude storms at close ranges and has no information about storms directly over the site Radar coverage only extends to 55 N Any precipitation displayed between 52 N and 55 N is unknown NEXRAD Intensity Colors are used to identify the different NEXRAD echo intensities reflectivity measured in dBZ decibels of Z Reflectivity designa...

Page 159: ...can be helpful in determining the severity of thunderstorms Echo Tops Data Single Display WINDS ALOFT Winds Aloft data shows the forecasted wind speed and direction at the surface and at selected altitudes Altitudes can be displayed in 3 000 foot increments up to 42 000 feet MSL Winds Aloft are displayed using wind barbs or a wind streamline depending on the selected range The wind barbs indicate ...

Page 160: ...SURE This feature displays pressure isobars and pressure centers The isobars connect points of equal pressure Pressure readings can help determine weather and wind conditions High pressure areas are generally associated with fair weather Low pressure areas are generally associated with clouds and the chance of precipitation Isobars that are packed closely together show a strong pressure gradient S...

Page 161: ... region and within the last seven minutes The exact location of the lightning strike is not displayed Lightning Data Single Display STORM CELLS The Storm Cells feature displays storms as well as the storm s projected path in the immediate future The direction of the storm is displays by an arrow at a range of 20 nm or less The tip of the arrow indicates where the storm should be in 15 minutes Crit...

Page 162: ...airport a color coded flag is shown next to the airport TAF Terminal Area Forecast is the standard format for 24 hour weather forecasts TAFs may contain some of the same code as METAR data It typically forecasts significant weather changes temporary changes probable changes and expected changes in weather conditions METAR and TAF text data is displayed on the Map Page and the Weather WX Page An ab...

Page 163: ... 1000 feet AGL and or visibility 1 mile to less than 3 miles Low IFR ceiling below 500 feet AGL or visibility less than 1 mile METAR text does not contain adequate information to determine flight conditions METAR Selected With Map Pointer METAR Legend AIRMETS An AIRMET AIRmen s METeorological Information can be especially helpful for pilots of light aircraft that have limited flight capability or ...

Page 164: ... miles A Convective SIGMET is issued for the following conditions thunderstorms isolated severe thunderstorms embedded thunderstorms hail at the surface and tornadoes A SIGMET is widespread and must affect or be forecast to affect an area of at least 3 000 square miles SIGMETs are displayed as a yellow dashed line AIRMET Selected With Map Pointer AIRMET SIGMET Legend TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ...

Page 165: ...of flight When significant weather conditions are reported or forecast Air Traffic Control ATC facilities are required to solicit PIREPs A PIREP may contain unforecast adverse weather conditions such as low in flight visibility icing conditions wind shear and turbulence PIREPs are issued as either Routine UA blue or Urgent UUA yellow Urgent UUA PIREP PIREP Data Routine UA PIREP Selected FREEZING L...

Page 166: ...ith Map Pointer Single Display Turbulence Forcast Legend ICING FORECAST CIP SLD Current Icing Product CIP data shows a graphical view of the current icing environment Icing severity is displayed in four categories light moderate severe and extreme not specific to aircraft type The CIP product is not a forecast but a representation of the current conditions at the time of the analysis Supercooled L...

Page 167: ...eatures Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index FORECAST Forecast information is available for current and forecast weather conditions Forecasts are available for intervals of 12 24 36 and 48 hours Forecast Data Single Display Forecast Legend Sunny Partly Cloudy Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Thunderstorms Rain Snow Freezing Rain Windy Haze Very Cold Foggy Very Hot Fronts Legend ...

Page 168: ...products are decluttered from the display If a map range larger than the weather product map range setting is selected the weather product data is removed from the map For weather products such as Lightning and Storm Cells the weather product is displayed when a map range smaller than the weather product map range setting is selected Satellite Mosaic works inversely The menu also provides a means ...

Page 169: ...e desired weather product highlighted press the ENT Key to get detailed information if available Viewing XM WX Satellite Weather products on the Weather WX Page 1 From the WX Page press the FMS Joystick to highlight the weather product field 2 Turn the FMS Joystick to select and automatically display the desired weather product 3 If necessary move the FMS Joystick to highlight the type field and t...

Page 170: ... weather data for the Map Page 1 From the Map Page press the MENU Key 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Set Up Map and press the ENT Key 3 Turn the FMS Joystick to select the Weather or WX Reports Category from the horizontal list 4 Move the FMS Joystick to select the desired weather product 5 Turn the FMS Joystick to access a list of options for each product On Off Auto range settings ...

Page 171: ... Joystick to view the desired weather legend Radar Fronts METAR AIRMET Turbulence Forecast Icing Forecast or Other 4 With DONE highlighted press the ENT Key to return to the Map Page Or 1 From the Weather WX Page press the LEGEND Softkey to display the Weather Legend Window 2 Turn the FMS Joystick to view the desired weather legend Radar Fronts METAR AIRMET Turbulence Forecast Icing Forecast or Ot...

Page 172: ... only to enhance situational awareness NOTE Terrain data is not displayed when the aircraft latitude is greater than 75 North or 60 South NOTE Terrain depicted in the Profile View is always ahead of the aircraft and will change as ground track changes The Terrain Page displays altitudes of terrain and obstructions relative to the aircraft position and altitude with reference to a database that may...

Page 173: ...path in relation to the surrounding terrain and obstacles In this way the pilot can view predicted dangerous terrain and obstacle conditions Alert windows appear on all pages except theTerrain TER Page to inform the pilot of proximity to the terrain and obstacles as well as an unsafe descent rate These alerts depend on user defined parameters in the Terrain Page setup SYNTHETIC VISION Terrain is i...

Page 174: ...Map and press the ENT Key 3 Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight the Map Category from the horizontal list 4 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the Terrain Shading field 5 Turn the FMS Joystick to select On or Off and press the ENT Key TERRAIN VIEWS Two views are displayed on the Terrain TER Page the Map View and the Profile View Press the MAP or PROFILE Softkeys to toggle between views split screen...

Page 175: ...cles are shown on the Terrain Page at or below the map range of 12 nm Obstacles are also shown on the Map Page when the map range is set to 3 nm or below Standard aeronautical chart symbols are used for lighted or unlighted obstacles taller than 200 feetAbove Ground Level AGL Refer to the Obstacle Icons legend below Each obstacle is labeled with the altitude of the top of the obstacle or Mean Sea ...

Page 176: ... for terrain alerts as well as obstacles in or near your flight path Caution Elevation The G300 will provide an alert if the terrain or obstacle is within the default Caution Elevation or user defined Caution Elevation LookAheadTime Determinesthemaximumtimewhenanalertannunciation occurs For example if 120 seconds is selected the G300 provides an alert up to 120 seconds before you reach the terrain...

Page 177: ...e Terrain Setup window Terrain Setup TERRAIN ALERTS Terrain Obstacle andDescentRateAlertsareissuedwhenflightconditionsmeet parameters that are set within the software algorithms Terrain alerts typically employ a CAUTION or a WARNING alert severity level or both When an alert is issued visual annunciations are displayed and aural alerts are simultaneously issued When the aircraft descends through 5...

Page 178: ...ons if terrain is outside the Synthetic Vision field of view Terrain Annunciation on PFD Arrows indicate the terrain is outside the Synthetic Vision field of view Enabling Disabling terrain alerts From the Terrain Page press the DISABLE Softkey Or 1 From the Terrain Page press the MENU Key to access the Page Menu 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Disable Alerts or Enable Alerts and pres...

Page 179: ...owing aural terrain alerts are issued when flight conditions meet parameters that are set within the software algorithms and are dependent on the sensitivity level set in the Terrain Setup Menu Alert Severity Terrain Obstacle Descent Rate Caution caution terrain caution terrain ahead caution obstacle caution obstacle ahead caution sink rate Warning terrain ahead pull up terrain terrain pull up pul...

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Page 181: ...sional forward view of terrain features on the PFD SyntheticVision imagery shows the pilot s view of relevant features in relation to the aircraft attitude as well as the flight path pertaining to the active flight plan SafeTaxi diagrams provide detaled taxiway runway and ramp information at more than 700 airports in the United States FlightCharts provide on board electronic terminal procedure cha...

Page 182: ...rcraft Synthetic Vision information is shown on the Primary Flight Display PFD The depicted imagery is derived from the aircraft attitude heading GPS three dimensional position and databases of terrain obstacles and other relevant features Loss of any of the required data including temporary loss of the GPS signal will cause Synthetic Vision to be disabled until the required data is restored The S...

Page 183: ...d for situational awareness only It may not provide the accuracy or fidelity on which to base decisions and plan maneuvers to avoid terrain or obstacles Navigation must not be predicated solely upon the use of the terrain or obstacle data displayed by Synthetic Vision The following Synthetic Vision enhancements appear on the PFD Flight Path Marker Airport Signs Runway Display Terrain Alerting Obst...

Page 184: ...ion 1 From the full screen PFD and or split screen PFD Page press the MENU Key 2 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the Synthetic Vision field 3 Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight On or Off 4 Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight On or Off Synthetic Vision on PFD Zero Pitch Line ZPL Synthetic Terrain Flight Path Marker Airport Runway PATHWAYS NOTE Pathways and terrain features are not a substitute fo...

Page 185: ...Selected Altitude The color of the rectangular boxes may be magenta green or white depending on the route of flight and navigation source selected The active GPS or GPS overlay flight plan leg is represented by magenta boxes that correspond to the Magenta CDI A localizer course is represented by green boxes that correspond to a green CDI An inactive leg of an active flight plan is represented by w...

Page 186: ...ching the center of the active leg and prescribed altitude the number of pathway boxes decreases to a minimum of four Pathways are displayed along the flight plan route at the selected altitude for the leg Climb profiles cannot be displayed due to the variables associated with aircraft performance Flight plan legs requiring a climb are indicated by pathways displayed at a level above the aircraft ...

Page 187: ...mbs NOT displayed by pathway Descending final approach segment displayed by pathway Selected Altitude set for Departure Selected Altitude set for Enroute Selected Altitude for Step Down Non approach descents NOT displayed by pathway Missed Approach Pathways are displayed at the selected altitude upon activating the missed approach on the external GPS navigator FLIGHT PATH MARKER The Flight Path Ma...

Page 188: ...errain or obstacles in the aircraft s flight path extending above the FPM could indicate a potential conflict even before a terrain alert is issued However decisions regarding terrain and or obstacle avoidance should not be made using only the FPM Activating and deactivating the flight path marker 1 From the full screen PFD and or split screen PFD Page press the MENU Key 2 Move the FMS Joystick to...

Page 189: ... the terrain is mountainous or when the aircraft is flown at high altitudes AIRPORT SIGNS AirportSignsprovideavisualrepresentationofairportlocationandidentification on the synthetic terrain display Airport Signs appear on the display when the aircraft is approximately 15 nm from and airport and disappear at approximately 4 5 nm Airport signs are shown without the identifier until the aircraft is a...

Page 190: ...ess of runway location with respect to the surrounding terrain All runway thresholds are depicted at their respective elevations as defined in the database In some situations where threshold elevations differ significantly crossing runways may appear to be layered As runways are displayed those within 45 degrees of the aircraft heading are outlined in white Other runways those NOT aligned with the...

Page 191: ...rain or obstacle alert may be issued with no conflict shading displayed on the synthetic terrain In these cases the conflict is outside the Synthetic Vision field of view Terrain Annunciation Potential Impact Points Terrain Caution Synthetic Vision Terrain Alerts Terrain Warning Obstacles are represented on the synthetic terrain display by standard two dimensional tower symbols found on the Inset ...

Page 192: ...pilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index terrain alert Obstacles greater than 1000 feet below the aircraft altitude are not shown Obstacles are shown behind the airspeed and altitude displays Obstacle Annunciation Potential Impact Point Obstacle Caution Synthetic Vision Obstacle Alerts Arrows indicate the obstacle is outside the Synthetic Vision field of view Obstacle Outside the Synthetic Vision Field o...

Page 193: ...en viewing at ranges close enough to show the airport detail the map reveals taxiways with identifying letters numbers runway incursion Hot Spots and airport landmarks including ramps buildings control towers and other prominent features Resolution is greater at lower map ranges The SafeTaxi feature can be seen on the Map Page and the Waypoint Page Designated Hot Spots are recognized at airports w...

Page 194: ...ighlight the Safe Taxi Field 5 Turn the FMS Joystick to access the menu options 6 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select On or Off and press the ENT Key SAFETAXI CYCLE NUMBER AND REVISION SafeTaxi database is revised every 56 days SafeTaxi is always available for use after the expiration date The Power up Page indicates whether the databases are current out of date or not available The Power up P...

Page 195: ...olor for applicable charts FliteCharts database subscription is available from Garmin Available data includes Arrivals STAR Departure Procedures DP Approaches Airport Diagrams Takeoff Minimums Alternate Minimums Displaying FliteCharts 1 With the Waypoint WPT Page displayed press the CHART Softkey 2 Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor 3 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the Airport Ident...

Page 196: ... highlighted turn the FMS Joystick to access a drop down menu of available charts 4 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select the desired chart and press the ENT Key FliteCharts Waypoint Page Single Display FliteChart Softkey Chart Field Available Approaches Airport Identifier Field When a terminal procedure chart is not available for the requested airport or there is an error rendering the data the...

Page 197: ...en the Aircraft Not Shown Icon appears The Aircraft Not Shown Icon may appear at certain times even if the chart is displayed to scale Aircraft Symbol Displayed on Chart Waypoint Page Single Display Aircraft Position on Chart Aircraft Not Shown Icon Waypoint Page Single Display Aircraft Not Shown Icon CHART RANGE Changing the chart range Use the down arrow on the RNG Key to zoom in decreasing or t...

Page 198: ...harts Zoomed Out Single Display Scroll Arrow FliteCharts Zoomed In Single Display Scroll Bar FLITECHARTS CYCLE NUMBER AND EXPIRATION DATE FliteCharts data is revised every 28 days FliteCharts do not expire and will remain viewable after the expiration date The Power up Page indicates any of four different possible criteria for chart availability These indications are whether the databases are not ...

Page 199: ... of operation local attractions ground transportation lodging and services Viewing AOPA Airport Directory information From the Waypoint WPT Page press the AOPA Softkey Or 1 From any map highlight an airport using the Map Pointer and press the ENT Key The Airport Information Window is displayed 2 Press the AOPA Softkey 3 To return to the map press the ENT Key the CLR Key or the FMS Joystick AOPA Wa...

Page 200: ... service must be activated by calling SiriusXM at 1 800 985 9200 Service is activated by providing SiriusXM Satellite Radio with a Radio ID SiriusXM Satellite Radio uses the Radio ID to send an activation signal that allows the G300 to display weather data and or entertainment programming SiriusXM service should activate in 45 to 60 minutes Activating SiriusXM Satellite Radio GDU 375 only 1 The Ra...

Page 201: ... is complete Wait 30 seconds to allow the GDU 375 to store the activation before removing power NOTE During the XM activation process do not change channels or pages If the XM receiver will not receive an Activation Refresh may resolve the issue An Activation Refresh may be performed by visiting the link http www xmradio com refresh rapidrefresh xmc and following the instructions Accessing the Rad...

Page 202: ...XM Audio Page 1 If necessary press the FMS Joystick to interact with the page navigation bar 2 Turn the FMS Joystick to select the XM Audio Page Categories Active Channel Box Artist Name Song Title Category Channel Selected Channel XM Audio Page Split Screen Volume Signal Strength CATEGORY The Category Field of the XM Audio Page cycles through a horizontal list of categories such as jazz rock or n...

Page 203: ...ory The currently selected channel will flash blue TheActive Channel is denoted by an arrow Active Channel Arrow The Active Channel Box split screen only or the Now Playing Box full screen shows the currently selected channel signal strength and volume Selecting a channel 1 From the XM Audio Page press the CHANNEL Softkey The Channel Field is highlighted 2 Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight the de...

Page 204: ...orites Selecting Favorites 1 Press the FAVORITE Softkey on the XM Audio Page The Favorites category is displayed 2 Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor 3 Move the FMS Joystick to select the desired channel and press the ENT Key Or 1 Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the Category Field if necessary 2 Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight the Favo...

Page 205: ...ner of the display Volume level is controlled by pressing the VOLUME Softkey which brings up the MUTE Softkey and the volume increase VOL and decrease VOL softkeys Adjusting the volume 1 With the XM Audio Page displayed press the VOLUME Softkey 2 Press the VOL Softkey to reduce volume or press the VOL Softkey to increase volume 3 Press the MUTE Softkey to mute the audio Press the MUTE Softkey agai...

Page 206: ...in is not responsible for the availability or content of checklists G300 checklists are created modified and updated by the aircraft manufacturer NOTE Checklists cannot be edited from within the system The G300 is capable of displaying checklists if available from the aircraft manufacturer which allow a pilot to quickly find the proper procedure on the ground and during each phase of flight The G3...

Page 207: ...ight and engine data to an SD card Data is recorded to the SD card every second A data file is created each time the system is powered on with an SD card inserted or each time an SD card is inserted after power on A 2 GB SD card can store over 1 000 hours of flight data or up to 1 000 files whichever comes first The data files stored on the SD card have an extension of csv This file format can be ...

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Page 209: ...to the external autopilot vendor documentation for additional information The G300 can communicate with an optional external autopilot unit The G300 issues pitch and roll steering commands to the external autopilot unit The external autopilot unit is then responsible for moving the flight controls This section contains the following terminology External Autopilot Unit Refers to the third party aut...

Page 210: ...ce Additional Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index 9 1 INTEGRATED AUTOPILOT OPERATION CONTROLS INTEGRATED AUTOPILOT PFD PAGE SINGLE DISPLAY PFD DUAL DISPLAY SOFTKEYS NOTE Unless otherwise specified all mode softkeys are alternate action i e press on press off HDG ROLL HDG ROLL ALT PTCH AP HDG AP NAV ALT PTCH AP ALT AP VS AP VNAV HDG ROLL ALT PTCH ...

Page 211: ...displays the vertical mode softkeys subsequent press returns to top level softkeys ALT PTCH Softkey selected HDG ROLL Initial press allows the pilot to adjust the heading bug and displays lateral mode softkeys subsequent press returns to top level softkeys AP VNAV Selects deselects altitude hold mode AP VS Selects deselects vertical speed mode AP ALT Selects deselects altitude hold mode ALT PTCH I...

Page 212: ... Selected Lateral Vertical Mode Annunciation Mode Annunciation CWS Button press and hold Roll Hold ROL Pitch Hold PIT AP HDG Softkey Heading HDG Pitch Hold PIT AP NAV Softkey Navigation GPS Pitch Hold PIT AP ALT Softkey Roll Hold ROL Altitude Hold ALT AP VS Softkey Roll Hold ROL Vertical Speed VS AP VNAV Softkey Roll Hold ROL Vertical Navigation VNAV Default Requires an active flight plan Requires...

Page 213: ... pressing the ENT Key Automatic disengagement occurs due to System failure Invalid sensor data Inability to compute default autopilot modes CONTROL WHEEL STEERING CWS ControlWheelSteeringallowstheaircrafttobehand flownwithoutdisengaging the IntegratedAutopilot Press and hold the external autopilot unit s CWS Button to temporarily disengage the pitch and roll servos from the flight control surfaces...

Page 214: ...0 is issuing commands to it lateral and or vertical modes are displayed When the external autopilot unit is engaged but it is operating in a standalone mode i e not responding to the G300 commands the Autopilot status AP is displayed however the lateral vertical modes are not displayed Autopilot AP status is displayed on the far left of the G300 Autopilot Status Box Lateral modes are displayed in ...

Page 215: ...n from armed to active mode is indicated by the white armed mode annunciation moving to the green active mode field and flashing for 10 seconds If the information required to compute a mode becomes invalid or unavailable the Integrated Autopilot automatically reverts to the default mode for that axis A flashing yellow mode annunciation and annunciator lightindicatelossofsensor AHRS airdata ornavig...

Page 216: ...descend to the Selected Altitude AP VS Softkey VS nnnn fpm Vertical Navigation Captures and tracks the Vertical Navigation VNAV profile AP VNAV Softkey VNAV VNAV Target Altitude Capture Captures the Vertical Navigation VNAV Target Altitude ALTV ALTS is armed automatically when PIT or VS is active and under VNAV when the Selected Altitude is to be captured instead of the VNAV Target Altitude ALTV i...

Page 217: ...the configured pitch command limitations a pitch angle equal to the nose up down limit is maintained Changing the pitch reference while in Pitch Hold PIT Mode Move and hold the FMS Joystick use the PFD FMS Joystick if using a full screen PFD up or down This causes the nose of the aircraft to slowly pitch in the direction that the FMS Joystick is held The current pitch attitude is held when the joy...

Page 218: ...ndicated Selected Altitude Capture Mode is armed As the aircraft nears the Selected Altitude Selected Altitude Capture Mode is automatically activated with Altitude Hold Mode armed The green ALTS annunciation flashes for up to 10 seconds and a white ALT annunciation appears At 50 feet from the Selected Altitude Altitude Hold Mode is automatically activated and the Selected Altitude is held shown a...

Page 219: ...ctive causes the Integrated Autopilot to revert to Pitch Hold Mode with Selected Altitude Capture Mode armed for the new Selected Altitude ALTITUDE HOLD MODE ALT Altitude Hold Mode can be activated by pressing the AP ALT Softkey the Integrated Autopilot maintains the current aircraft altitude to the nearest 10 feet as the Altitude Reference The Altitude Reference shown in the G300 Autopilot Status...

Page 220: ...200 feet of altitude change can be commanded To change the Altitude Reference by more the 200 feet use the CWS button as described below or climb descend using another vertical mode PIT VS to capture the desired Selected Altitude Pressing the CWS Button allows the aircraft to be hand flown to a new Altitude Reference When the CWS Button is released at the desired altitude the new altitude is estab...

Page 221: ...AP VS Softkey VS is annunciated in green in the G300Autopilot Status Box The current Vertical Speed Reference is displayed in the G300Autopilot Status Box for 10 seconds after a change is made The Vertical Speed Reference is also displayed on the vertical speed indicator with a light blue vertical speed bug whenever Vertical Speed mode is active CHANGING THE VERTICAL SPEED REFERENCE The Vertical S...

Page 222: ... Instruments EIS COM Interface GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index Vertical Speed Mode Selected Altitude Vertical Speed Mode Softkey Vertical Speed Mode Active Vertical Speed Reference Vertical Speed Reference Bug ...

Page 223: ...g the CWS Button while VNAV Mode is active does not cancel the mode The Integrated Autopilot guides the aircraft back to the descent path upon release of the CWS Button Vertical Navigation VNAV Mode is available anytime that the G300 s internal VFR GPS is being used for navigation and VNAV data for the active flight plan is available Refer to Section 2 3 Vertical Navigation for more information Ve...

Page 224: ...ow the current aircraft altitude by at least 75 feet For transition from Altitude Hold to VNAV Mode to take place acknowledgement is required within 5 minutes of descent path interception by pressing the AP VNAV Softkey or Adjusting the Selected Altitude If acknowledgement is not received within 1 minute of descent path interception the white VNAV annunciation starts to flash Flashing continues un...

Page 225: ...ons can occur whileVNAV Mode is active which cause the Integrated Autopilot to revert to Pitch Hold Mode Vertical deviation exceeds 200 feet during an overspeed condition Vertical deviation becomes invalid the Deviation Indicator is removed from the PFD Following a reversion to Pitch Hold Mode VNAV Mode and the appropriate altitude capture mode become armed to allow for possible profile recapture ...

Page 226: ...tions from VNAV Target Altitude Capture to Altitude Hold Mode and selects the VNAV target altitude as the new Integrated Autopilot Altitude Reference As Altitude Hold Mode becomes active the white ALT annunciation moves to the active vertical mode field and flashes green for 10 seconds to indicate the automatic transition Automatic Mode Transitions During Altitude Capture Automatic Transition from...

Page 227: ...he Selected Heading heading bug AP HDG Softkey HDG Navigation Captures and tracks the selected GPS navigation source AP NAV Softkey GPS Lateral Modes The CWS Button does not change lateral references for HDG or NAV modes The Integrated Autopilot guides the aircraft back to the Selected Heading Course upon release of the CWS Button ROLL HOLD MODE ROL NOTE If Roll Hold Mode is activated as a result ...

Page 228: ... Roll Hold Mode Responses CHANGING THE ROLL REFERENCE When operating in Roll Hold Mode the roll reference can be adjusted in the following ways To decrease the roll reference move FMS Joystick PFD to the left or right and hold The Integrated Autopilot slowly decreases the bank angle The current bank angle as the FMS Joystick is released is held if the bank angle exceeds 6 If the bank angle is less...

Page 229: ...ynchronize the Selected Heading to the current heading Changing the selected heading integrated autopilot config ured 1 From the PFD Page one display or PFD two display press the HDG ROLL Softkey if necessary The Heading Box is highlighted 2 Turn the FMS Joystick to select the desired heading and press the ENT Key The Selected Heading is shown to the left of the HSI Holding the CWS Button and hand...

Page 230: ...ngle to track between the waypoints defining the active leg The IntegratedAutopilot does not give commands to fly to the starting waypoint of the active leg unless a direct to course to the first flight plan waypoint is entered Pressing the AP NAV Softkey selects Navigation Mode Navigation Mode acquires and tracks the selected navigation source using GPS roll steering If the Course Deviation Indic...

Page 231: ...Index Aircraft Symbol Indicates Left Turn to Track GPS Course and Descent to Intercept Selected Altitude GPS Navigation Mode PFD GPS Navigation Mode Automatic Transition GPS Navigation Mode Softkey Selected Altitude Cap ture Mode Automatic Transition If Navigation Mode is active and either of the following occur the Integrated Autopilot reverts to Roll Hold Mode wings rolled level Active flight pl...

Page 232: ...e press the MENU Key while navigating a flight plan or Direct to 2 With Set OBS and Hold highlighted press the ENT Key The OBS Mode Box is highlighted 3 Turn the FMS Joystick to select the desired course to from the waypoint 4 To cancel OBS Mode and return to automatic waypoint sequencing press the MENU Key with Release Hold highlighted press the ENT Key Holding the CWS Button and hand flying the ...

Page 233: ...ccessible Database Error Internal problem with the system Contact your dealer or Garmin Product Support to have the unit repaired Fuel Tank A reminder for switching fuel tanks The reminder message repeats at the specified interval after the beginning of each trip Lost Satellite Reception The system is unable to receive satellite signals Memory Full System memory is full no further data can be save...

Page 234: ...s A saved track with the same name already exists Track Log Full The track log is full and track recording was turned off To record more track points you need to clear the track log and turn track recording on Track Memory Full No more track data can be stored Delete the old track data to store the new data Track Truncated A complete uploaded track will not fit in memory The oldest track log point...

Page 235: ...ter it 10 2 SYSTEM STATUS MESSAGES INFO PAGE The INFO Page on the Navigation Bar will flash yellow if there is a System Status Message A yellow MSG Message alert will flash in the bottom right corner of the split screen or full screen PFD to alert the pilot of System Status Messages on the INFO Page System Status Message Alert Split Screen or Full Screen MFD System Status Message Alert Split Scree...

Page 236: ...he AHRS The G300 system should be serviced AHRS magnetic field model out of date The AHRS Earth magnetic field model is out of date The G300 system should be serviced AHRS not calibrated The AHRS is either not calibrated or requires post installation calibration procedures to be conducted The G300 system should be serviced AHRS not receiving airspeed data The AHRS is not receiving true airspeed fr...

Page 237: ...oftware matches GPS antenna not connected The display that is configured for a GPS antenna connection does not detect any antenna current draw from the GPS antenna RF connector GPS antenna shorted to ground The display that is configured for a GPS antenna connection detects the GPS antenna RF connector is shorted to ground GSU 73 configuration error The GSU configuration settings do not match the ...

Page 238: ...ystem should be serviced Navigation database mismatch The PFD and MFD have different navigation database versions installed Install the correct navigation database on all displays Network fault Duplicate GDU detected A duplicate GDU has been detected on the CAN bus If the problem persists the G300 system should be serviced Not receiving autopilot RS 232 data Not receiving RS 232 data from integrat...

Page 239: ...e destination airport The following aural terrain alerts are issued when flight conditions meet parameters that are set within the software algorithms and are dependent on the sensitivity level set in the Terrain Setup Menu Severity Terrain Obstacle Descent Rate Caution caution terrain caution terrain ahead caution obstacle caution obstacle ahead caution sink rate Warning terrain ahead pull up ter...

Page 240: ...following annunciations and alerting functions are displayed on the PFD CAS MESSAGES The G300 Crew Alerting System CAS as installed in the Cessna SkyCatcher uses two alert levels WARNING This level of alert requires immediate attention Warning annunciation text is shown in red in the CAS Annunciation Window on the PFD Low Voltage Warning ADVISORY This Level of alert provides general information Ad...

Page 241: ...ional Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index TERRAIN ANNUNCIATIONS In addition to the Terrain Pop up Alert in the lower left corner of the page terrain and obstacle annunciations appear on the PFD in the upper left corner of the Attitude Indicator Refer to the Hazard Avoidance Section for more information Terrain Alerts PFD or PFD Page Terrain Pop up Alert ...

Page 242: ...doperationcannotbeachieved thefollowingmessages are displayed over the pitch ladder The annunciation is removed once the condition is resolved Alert Condition Annunciation Description Up elevator Trim Required TRIM UP The autopilot does not have the required elevator authority Down elevator Trim Required TRIM DOWN Status Alerts The following messages are displayed in the G300 Autopilot Status Box ...

Page 243: ...D ALERTS If the airspeed limitations have been reached the following messages are displayed over the pitch ladder The annunciation is removed once the condition is resolved Alert Annunciation Description Overspeed Protection MAX SPEED External autopilot unit will raise the nose to limit the aircraft s speed Underspeed Protection MIN SPEED External autopilot unit will lower the nose to prevent the ...

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Page 245: ...d minimum altitude within ten miles left or right of the desired course on an active flight plan or direct to ETA Estimated Time of Arrival The estimated time at which the aircraft should reach the next waypoint based upon current ground speed and track ETE Estimated Time En Route The estimated time it takes to reach the next waypoint from the present position based upon current ground speed FLT F...

Page 246: ...rosstrack Error The distance the aircraft is from a desired course in either direction left or right INFO PAGE DATA FIELD OPTIONS DUAL DISPLAY Info Page Data Field Option Definition Accuracy The current accuracy of the GPS determined location Altitude GPS ALT The current altitude in geometric height above Mean Sea Level MSL Bearing BRG The compass direction from the present position to a destinati...

Page 247: ...ime it takes to reach the next waypoint form the present position based upon current ground speed Estimated Time of Arrival Destination ETA DEST The estimated time at which the aircraft should reach the destination waypoint based upon current speed and track Estimated Time of Arrival Next ETA NEXT The estimated time at which the aircraft should reach the next waypoint based upon current speed and ...

Page 248: ...nt location Sunset The time at which the sun sets on this day current location Time UTC The current time and date in Universal UTC time Time of Day Local The current time and date in 12 hour or 24 hour format Vertical Speed VS The rate of climb or descent GPS derived Vertical Speed Required VSR The vertical speed necessary to descend climb from the current position and altitude to the previously s...

Page 249: ...he airport A touch and go or brief stop of less than 10 minutes appends to the current flight record rather than starting a new entry VIEWING THE FLIGHT LOG Select any listed entry in the log to view additional information including a map displaying the actual path flown Viewing details for a flight 1 From the split screen or full screen MFD press the MENU Key twice to display the Main Menu The Fl...

Page 250: ... COM Interface GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index 4 With Done selected press the ENT Key to return to the previous page Flight Log List Single Display Flight Log Information Single Display Flight Log Map Single Display ...

Page 251: ...move the FMS Joystick to select Flight Log and press the ENT Key 3 Select the desired flight if applicable and press the MENU Key 4 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select Delete Flight or Delete All and press the ENT Key TRACK LOG NOTE The Track Log option is not available from the full screen PFD Main Menu The G300 draws an electronic breadcrumb trail or track log on the Map Page The track log c...

Page 252: ...n the Map Page 1 From the Map Page press the MENU Key The Map Page Menu is displayed The Track Log option is not available from the full screen PFD Main Menu 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select Set Up Map from the Map Page Menu and press the ENT Key 3 Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight the Line options from the horizontal list 4 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the Track Log field 5 Turn t...

Page 253: ...tance has been traveled Time creates track points after a specified time has elapsed Show On Map Select Yes to display the track log on the map Map Color Select a color for the track when it appears on the map Clearing the track log 1 From the split screen or full screen MFD press the MENU Key twice The Track Log option is not available from the full screen PFD Main Menu 2 Turn or move the FMS Joy...

Page 254: ...5 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight Save and press the ENT Key Editing a track log 1 From the split screen or full screen MFD press the MENU Key twice The Track Log option is not available from the full screen PFD Main Menu 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select Track Log from the Main Menu and press the ENT Key 3 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired saved track and press the ENT Key...

Page 255: ...gs on the Map Page 1 From the Map Page press the MENU Key The Map Page Menu is displayed 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select Set Up Map from the Map Page Menu and press the ENT Key 3 Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight the Line options from the horizontal list 4 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the Heading Line field 5 Turn the FMS Joystick to select On Off Distance or Time and press the EN...

Page 256: ...ght preparations to verify the weight and balance conditions of the aircraft By entering the weight values on this page the G300 can calculate the total weight moment and center of gravity CG Weight Balance Page C G in Range Single Display C G Location in range Weight Balance Page C G Out of Range Single Display C G Location out of range NOTE This information is only for flight planning purposes C...

Page 257: ...o enter the desired weight and press the ENT Key 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 using the FMS Joystick to enter the desired weights Press the ENT Key after each entry The calculated moment weight and CG figures appear at the bottom of the page 6 To empty the aircraft press the MENU Key and select Empty Aircraft or press the EMPTY Softkey To reset weight balance page 1 From the Weight Balance page press th...

Page 258: ...y of the position fix EPE uses Dilution of Precision DOP and other factors to calculate a horizontal position error DOP measures satellite geometry quality i e number of satellites received and where they are relative to each other Setting up and customizing the EPE circle for the map page 1 From the Map Page press the MENU Key 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Set Up Map and press the ...

Page 259: ...Menu 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight User Waypoints and press the ENT Key 3 Press the PROXIMITY Softkey The Proximity Waypoints Page is displayed 4 Press the NEW Softkey The New Proximity Waypoint Window is displayed 5 Select Use Map or Use Identifier and press the ENT Key 6 Select the desired waypoint using the Map or Select Waypoint Window and press the ENT Key The Distance field is...

Page 260: ...Key Or 1 From the Map Page press the MENU Key 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight Set Up Map and press the ENT Key 3 Turn the FMS Joystick to select the Point from the horizontal list 4 Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the Proximity Circle Field 5 Turn the FMS Joystick to access a list of options for each feature On Off Auto or range settings 6 Highlight the desired setting and press th...

Page 261: ...tes MapSource data checklist files Flight Data Logging exporting Track Logs User Waypoints importing exporting Flight Plans and user downloaded vehicles Garmin recommends using a 2 GB SanDisk or Toshiba SD Card RefertotheGarminwebsite www garmin com forinstructionsondownloading and installing software updates INSTALLING AND REMOVING SD CARDS NOTE SD Cards are not waterproof They should not be expo...

Page 262: ...Key to acknowledge If you insert an SD Card and get a card format not recognized message try removing the card and reinserting it If the card is still not recognized contact Garmin Product Support or your Garmin dealer Removing an SD Card 1 Push the card into the unit until it stops 2 Release the card The card should eject for easy removal 3 With the card ejected pull the card out of the slot G300...

Page 263: ...sen database update verify all flight plans routes are current If there is an obsolete Jeppesen aviation point in a saved route the route is locked and unusable A new route with current Jeppesen database points will need to be created The Jeppesen Navigation Database NavData is updated on a 28 day cycle The following information is provided from the Jeppesen database Airport identifier facility na...

Page 264: ...llowing ground control instructions by accurately displaying the aircraft position on the map in relation to taxiways ramps runways terminals and services This database is updated on a 56 day cycle OBSTACLE The obstacle database contains data for obstacles such as towers that pose a potential hazard to aircraft Obstacles 200 feet and higher are included in the obstacle database It is very importan...

Page 265: ...reen during power up NOTE The databases are stored internally on each GDU When updating a two display system each GDU will need to be updated individually using the same SD card The G300 database updates can be obtained by visiting the flyGarmin website www fly garmin com The flyGarmin website requires the unit s System ID to update databases This allows the databases to be encrypted with the unit...

Page 266: ...e flyGarmin website SD Card 2 GB recommended Garmin recommends SanDisk or Toshiba 1 After the data has been copied to the SD Card insert the SD card in the SD card slot of the display 2 Power on the display The Update Databases Page is displayed A green checkbox indicates that the database already installed on the G300 is up to date An empty checkbox indicates that the database on the SD card is m...

Page 267: ...ase s have been successfully updated the SD Card can be removed from the unit Update Databases Page 5 Repeat steps 1 4 for the remaining GDU if applicable EXPORTING TRACK LOGS AND USER WAYPOINTS Exporting a track log 1 From the split screen or full screen MFD press the MENU Key twice The Track Log option is not available from the full screen PFD Main Menu 2 Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select ...

Page 268: ... press the ENT Key IMPORTING EXPORTING FLIGHT PLANS Importing flight plans 1 With a flight plan saved to the SD Card press the FPL Key and turn the FMS Joystick to display the Flight Plan List Page 2 Press the IMPORT Softkey 3 Using the FMS Joystick highlight the desired flight plan to import 4 Press the IMPORT Softkey again and press the ENT Key Exporting flight plans 1 Press the FPL Key and turn...

Page 269: ...be set to match most of those commonly used LOCATION FORMATS Your current location can be viewed on the GPS in the form of coordinates Since different charts use different location formats Garmin GPS units allow you to choose the correct coordinate system for the type of chart you are using The most common format is latitude and longitude which is used by all Garmin units You can change the locati...

Page 270: ... Guide 190 00921 00 Rev E Appendix D 252 System Overview Flight Instruments EIS COM Interface GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index Blank Page ...

Page 271: ...N When the G300 loses the GPS signal for any reason the following will occur A blinking red question mark will appear over the airplane icon on the map The Lost Satellite Reception message will display Any GPS dependent data fields will not be available GPS Signal Lost HAZARD DISPLAY WITH LOSS OF GPS POSITION If the Terrain Page doesn t have at least a 3D fix i e altitude unknown a Red X will be d...

Page 272: ...ge red X is typically displayed over the instrument s or data experiencing the failure Upon G300 power up certain instruments remain invalid as equipment begins to initialize All instruments should be operational within one minute of power up If any instrument remains flagged the G300 should be serviced by an authorized repair facility NOTE Refer to the Pilot s Operating Handbook for additional in...

Page 273: ...s with the GDU 375 the WX and XM Pages will no longer be available since the XM receiver resides in the GDU 375 G300 Reversionary Mode Failed PFD SYNTHETIC VISION TROUBLESHOOTING SyntheticVision is intended to be used with traditional attitude heading obstacle and terrain inputs in most areas Synthetic Vision is disabled when valid attitude or heading data is not available for the display In case ...

Page 274: ...ds to display The standard display will be shown in the interim UNUSUAL ATTITUDES When the aircraft enters an unusual pitch attitude red chevrons pointing toward the horizon warn of extreme pitch and data fields are decluttered removed from the display The chevrons are displayed on the Attitude Indicator starting at 50 above and 30 below the horizon line Also during unusual attitude conditions or ...

Page 275: ... VFR SYMBOLS Item Symbol Unknown Non towered Non serviced Towered Non serviced Non towered Serviced Towered Serviced Soft Surface Non serviced Soft Surface Serviced Soft Surface Private Paved Private Seaplane Base Heliport Americas Pacific Database Airports Item Symbol Civilian Non serviced Military Non serviced Civilian Serviced Military Serviced Civilian Soft Unknown Surface Non serviced Civilia...

Page 276: ...tersection Visual Reporting Point LOM compass locator at outer marker NDB non directional radio beacon VOR VOR DME ILS DME or DME only VORTAC TACAN Navaids Item Symbol Interstate Highway US Highway State Highway National Highway Small City Medium City Large City Miscellaneous IFR SYMBOLS Item Symbol VFR Soft unknown Surface Non serviced VFR Soft unknown Surface Serviced Atlantic Database Airports ...

Page 277: ...dex Item Symbol Unknown VFR Airport Non serviced IFR Airport Non serviced VFR Airport Serviced IFR Airport Serviced VFR Soft Surface Non serviced VFR Soft Surface Serviced VFR Soft Surface Private VFR Paved Private VFR Seaplane Base VFR Heliport Americas Pacific Database Airports Item Symbol Intersection LOM compass locator at outer marker NDB non directional radio beacon VOR VOR DME ILS DME or DM...

Page 278: ...RSPACE SYMBOLS Item Symbol Class B Class E CTA Class A Class C TMA Class D Mode C Veil TRSA MOA Danger Alert or Training Area Restricted Prohibited or Warning Area Radar Area ATZ TIZ MATZ ADIZ Misc Unknown VFR Americas Pacific Database Item Symbol Class B Class E CTA Class A Class C TMA TRSA Class D MOA Danger Alert or Training Area Restricted Prohibited or Warning Area Radar Area ATZ TIZ Misc Unk...

Page 279: ... Interface GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index Item Symbol Danger or Alert Area Restricted Prohibited or Warning Area Training Area VFR Atlantic Database Exceptions Item Symbol Training Area IFR Atlantic Database Exceptions ...

Page 280: ... Guide 190 00921 00 Rev E Appendix F 262 System Overview Flight Instruments EIS COM Interface GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index Blank Page ...

Page 281: ...ontrol ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service AWOS Automated Weather Observing System Bearing The compass direction from the present position to a destination waypoint ºC degrees Celsius Calibrated Airspeed Indicated airspeed corrected for installation and instrument errors cm centimeter COM communication radio Course The line between two points to be followed by the aircraft Course to Steer ...

Page 282: ...fe Altitude The recommended minimum altitude within ten miles left or right of the desired course on an active flight plan or direct to ENT enter ESA Enroute Safe Altitude Estimated Time of Arrival The estimated time at which the aircraft should reach the destination waypoint based upon current speed and track Estimated Time Enroute The estimated time it takes to reach the destination waypoint fro...

Page 283: ...e by one degree longitude in size and clears the highest elevation reference point in the grid by 1000 feet for all areas of the grid Groundspeed The velocity that the aircraft is travelling relative to a ground position Ground Track see Track GS Ground speed Heading The direction an aircraft is pointed based upon indications from a magnetic compass or a properly set directional gyro Hg mercury hP...

Page 284: ...ches of mercury kg kilogram kHz kilohertz km kilometer kt knot LAT latitude lb pound Leg The portion of a flight plan between two waypoints LON longitude m meter MAP Missed Approach Point METAR Meteorological Aviation Routine MHz megahertz Minimum Safe Altitude Uses Grid MORAs to determine a safe altitude within ten miles of the aircraft present position MOA Military Operations Area MSA Minimum Sa...

Page 285: ...rpm revolutions per minute SBAS Satellite Based Augmentation System SD Secure Digital sec second s SIGMET Significant Meteorological Information TACAN Tactical Air Navigation System TAF Terminal Aerodrome Forecast TAS True Airspeed TER terrain TFR Temporary Flight Restriction TOPO topographic Track Direction of aircraft movement relative to a ground position also Ground Track TRSA Terminal Radar S...

Page 286: ...ing Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Integrated Autopilot Annun Alerts Appendix Index VOR VHF Omni directional Range VORTAC very high frequency omnidirectional range station and tactical air navigation VSI Vertical Speed Indicator VSR Vertical Speed Required VTF vector to final WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System WPT waypoint WX weather ...

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Page 288: ...rvice Center visit the Garmin website at www garmin com or contact Garmin Customer Service at one of the numbers listed below Garmin International Inc 1200 East 151st Street Olathe Kansas 66062 U S A Toll free 800 800 1020 or 866 739 5687 Tel 913 397 8200 Fax 913 397 8282 Garmin AT Inc 2345 Turner Road SE Salem OR 97302 U S A Toll free 800 525 6726 Tel 503 391 3411 Fax 503 364 2138 Garmin Europe L...

Page 289: ...Services SiriusXM and Garmin assume no responsibility for accidents resulting from or associated with use of the Services Your Radio Service includes traffic and weather information and you acknowledge that such information is not for safety for life but is merely supplemental and advisory in nature and therefore cannot be relied upon as safety critical in connection with any aircraft sea craft or...

Page 290: ...onal Geospatial Intelligence Agency This product has not been endorsed or otherwise approved by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency or the United States Department of Defense 10 U S C 425 a Under 10 U S C 456 no civil action may be brought against the United States on the basis of the content of a navigational aid prepared or disseminated by either the former Defense Mapping Agency DMA Nat...

Page 291: ...ing Reference System AHRS 2 14 Attitude Indicator 54 54 55 Aural Alerts 221 Automatic Reversion 207 Automatic waypoint selection 97 Autopilot 191 Autopilot Status BOX 196 Auto tuning 77 B Barometric setting Altimeter 52 56 57 Basemap 245 Bearing 66 Bearing Pointers 64 Bearing source 64 C CDI scale 64 Chart Not Available 178 CIP 148 Color Mode 42 COM 77 Compass Arc 81 Control Wheel Steering CWS 195...

Page 292: ...179 FMS Joystick 8 Forecast 149 FPL Key 9 Freezing Levels 147 Frequencies 77 Fuel Flow 125 G Garmin Display Unit GDU 49 Garmin Sensor Unit GSU 2 GDU 370 1 GMU 44 3 GSU 73 2 GTP 59 3 H Hazard Display 192 196 197 198 200 201 203 253 Heading 52 Heading Line 237 Heading Mode HDG 211 Heading Strip 66 Horizontal Situation Indicator HSI 61 I Icing Forecast 148 INFO Page 33 Information Window 64 Informati...

Page 293: ...06 Nearest Airport Criteria 102 Nearest Information 101 Nearest NRST Pages 22 New Location 35 NEXRAD 139 140 Normal Mode 13 NRST Key 9 O OBS Mode 66 Obstacles 157 Outside Air Temperature OAT 52 68 P Pages 19 Flight Plan FPL 22 MAIN 20 Nearest NRST 22 Panning 88 89 PFD Annunciations 222 PFD Page 51 Pilot Weather Reports 147 PIREPs 147 Pitch Hold Mode PIT 198 Position 36 47 Power up 10 Proximity Way...

Page 294: ... Temperature Probe 3 Temporary Flight Restrictions 146 Terrain 154 Alerts 158 159 Annunciations 223 Views 156 Topography 91 Track Log 233 Traffic Information Service TIS Annunciations 224 Trip Planning 136 True Airspeed TAS 52 53 Turbulence Forecast 148 Turn Rate Indicator 66 U Unit Overview 6 Upgraded Panel 5 User Waypoints 107 Utilities 231 V Vectors to Final 135 Vertical Modes 198 209 Vertical ...

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