Garmin G500, Pilot'S Manual

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1-58 Pilot’s Guide 190-01717-10 Rev. H
System Description
Logs
1.29 Flight Data Logging
FEATURE REQUIREMENTS
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SD card for external data logging
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Flight Stream 510 wireless datacard for data streaming
FEATURE LIMITATIONS
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Engine exceedance logs are available only for turbine aircraft
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External data logging stops when the SD card is full.
FILE NAMING CONVENTIONS
Log file names provide a useful reference to aid data analysis. They include:
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Log start date and time
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Identifier of the nearest waypoint at the indicated start time
Data Logging Function
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Generates log files automatically upon unit power-up
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Records various parameters related to aircraft flight instruments, engine
indications, and configuration
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Streams logged flight and engine data to Garmin Pilot when Flight Stream 510
is present
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Writes logged data to an SD card if one is present in the top/left slot
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Overwrites oldest files when the internal log reaches capacity
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Saves files in the .csv format and stores them in the “data_log” folder
Files with the name “log_000101_0000XX_____.csv” do not contain a valid date
and time stamp. These logs may include data recorded during installation.
The data logging function is capable of storing approximately
100 hours of flight data in the unit’s internal memory. This
information is available for export to an SD card for later analysis.
log_YYMMDD_HHMMSS_WPT.csv
Year
Month
Day
Hour
Minute
Second
Nearest Waypoint
Identifier
(at start of log)