Garmin G500, Pilot'S Manual

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7-8 Pilot’s Guide 190-01717-10 Rev. H
Terrain Awareness
[1] Rotorcraft only.
7.5 Terrain Proximity
FEATURE LIMITATIONS
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Terrain and obstacle depictions are relative to aircraft altitude
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Obstacle depictions are dependent upon database
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Setup does not provide visual or aural alerts
TAWS-A
Flap Override
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Overrides flap-based FIT alerting while
other FIT alert functions remain in effect
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Inhibits nuisance FIT alerts where flap
extension is not desired
G/S Inhibit
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Inhibits glideslope or glidepath alerts
depending on current state
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Use to prevent glideslope/glidepath
deviation alerts (e.g., when flying a localizer
backcourse approach)
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Active only for a single approach
GPWS Inhibit
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Inhibits GPWS audible and visual alerts
(i.e., EDR, ECR, FIT, and NCR)
TAWS-A & B
TAWS Test
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Performs TAWS alerting system test
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Verifies the validity of required databases
TAWS Inhibit
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Inhibits the PDA/FLTA audible and visual
alerts
Terrain Proximity Features
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Non-TSO C151c certified terrain display system
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2-D graphical representation of surrounding terrain, obstacles, and power lines
relative to aircraft position and altitude
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Declutter automatically removes obstacle and power line data at large ranges
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Continuous monitoring of database validity, GPS and hardware status
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Displays when higher level terrain functions are active
SELECTION FUNCTION