Garmin SOCATA TBM850, Pilot'S Manual

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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850
190-00709-04 Rev. A 354
HAZARD AVOIDANCE
It is not necessary for a destination (based on an active flight plan), a flight plan, or waypoint to be specified
prior to enabling these coverage areas; however no weather data will be retrieved for these option(s) until a flight
plan or waypoint is provided, respectively.
Requesting GFDS weather data manually:
1) Select the Weather Data Link (GFDS) Page.
2)
Press the MENU Key.
3) With ‘GFDS Data Request’ highlighted, press the ENT Key (Figure 6-64).
4) Turn the large
FMS
Knob to highlight the desired coverage option(s) and press the
ENT
Key to check or uncheck
one of more of the following coverage selections (Figures 6-65, 6-66):
• PRESENT POSITION – Requests data based on current location.
• DESTINATION – Requests data based on the active flight plan destination (Direct-To destinations excluded).
See the Flight Management section for more information about entering and activating flight plans.
• FPL – Requests data along an active flight plan, if one exists. Turn the small FMS Knob to select the desired
flight plan look-ahead distance option (or choose ‘REMAINING FPL’ to request the remainder of the flight
plan), then press the
ENT Key.
• WAYPOINT – Requests data based on a waypoint (which may be off-route). Turn the large and small
FMS
Knobs to enter a waypoint, then press the
ENT
Key.
5) Turn the large FMS Knob highlight to the ‘DIAMETER / RTE WIDTH’ (diameter/route width) distance field and
turn the small
FMS
Knob to select the desired diameter and route width of the request, then press the
ENT
Key.
6) Turn the large
FMS
Knob until the ‘SEND REQ’ button is highlighted. Press the
ENT
Key to initiate the request
immediately or press the FMS Knob to return to the Weather Data Link (GFDS) Page without requesting weather
data.