Garmin G500, Manual, Page: 22 / 40

AFMS, GARMIN G500 PFD/MFD SYSTEM 190-01102-01 Rev. 9
FAA APPROVED Page 22 of 40
2.20 Kinds of Operations
Unless placarded as limited to VFR only operations, G500 equipment installed
in an appropriately certified aircraft is approved for Day and Night / VFR and
IFR operations in accordance with 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, Part
121, and Part 135 when appropriately maintained.
The table below lists the minimum fully functional G500 System Elements**
required for IFR flight operations:
Equipment Number
installed
VFR IFR
Primary/Multi Flight Display 1 or 2 1a* 1
Garmin GPS/SBAS Navigator 1 or 2 - 1
Attitude / Heading Unit (AHRS) 1 or 2 - 1
Air data computer (ADC) 1 or 2 1a* 1
Magnetometer (GMU) 1 or 2 - 1
Standby Attitude Indicator
1 - 1
Standby Airspeed Indicator 1 1b 1
Standby Altimeter 1 1b 1
Magnetic Compass 1 1 1
* For VFR operations under 14 CFR Part 91, the aircraft must have one source
of altitude and airspeed information. This may be from either the PFD or the
standby instruments. (i.e. all “1a” items or all “1b” items from the table above)
** For IFR flight a fully functional G500 system should not generate system
alerts, which indicate faults within the system or any interfaced equipment.
2.21 KFC 275/325 Altitude Preselect
When the altitude preselect option is installed with KFC 275/325 autopilots,
SOFT RIDE (SR) mode must be disengaged during altitude capture mode
(ALTC). The following placard must be installed near the autopilot mode
controller or above PFD 1:
DISENGAGE SOFT RIDE DURING ALTITUDE CAPTURE (ALTC)