Garmin SOCATA TBM850, Pilot'S Manual

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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850
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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
Displaying raw METAR text on the Active Flight Plan Page:
1) Select the Active Flight Plan Page on the MFD.
2)
Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor.
3) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight a waypoint with an associated METAR. The METAR text will appear in the
‘SELECTED WAYPOINT WEATHER’ window below.
4)
When finished, press the FMS Knob to remove the cursor or press the FPL Key to exit the Active Flight Plan
Page.
To display the METAR legend on the Weather Data Link (XM) Page, select the LEGEND Softkey when
METARs are selected for display.
The METAR flag color is determined by the information in the METAR text. The METAR flag is gray when
the METAR text does not contain adequate information.
Figure 6-26 METAR Legend