Pilot's Operating Handbook
Section 7
Description
Edition 0 - March 05, 2019
Rev. 2
Page 7.15.14
Each visual approach has two transitions, the straight in transition and the
Vectors-to-Final transition. The transitions will be labeled STRAIGHT and VECTORS,
respectively. The FMS creates the VISUAL approach waypoints (fixes) based on the
runway position and course specified in the navigation database. These are defined in
the following table:
Fix Identifier
Description
Distance
to runway
RWxxx
Runway fix defined in the navigation database. “xxx” is the
runway number and suffix (e.g. RW19L).
N/A
FINAL
The roll-out from the turn to the final approach course is
accomplished as this fix is sequenced.
3.5 Nm
STRGHT
Initial fix for the straight-in transition.
6 Nm
The waypoints created by the FMS to define a VISUAL approach are fixes stored in
the flight plan. When the approach is no longer a part of a flight plan, these waypoints
are deleted. A VISUAL approach can be inserted onto the Active Flight Plan or the
Standby Flight Plan. A VISUAL approach can also be inserted into a stored flight plan
or copied to a stored flight plan in the course of saving the active or standby flight plan.
CDI and VDI indications are equivalent to those of other GPS-based approaches
(e.g.-
LPV
or
L/VNAV
). The GIFD annunciates VISUAL in the HSI to indicate a
visual approach is active.
When conducting a visual approach, it is the pilot’s responsibility to ensure terrain and
obstacle avoidance. The visual approach does not consider terrain or obstacles. It is
important for the pilot to understand that the Garmin visual approach does not
guarantee terrain or obstacle clearance. Therefore, when a visual approach is
selected, the message OBSTACLE CLEARANCE IS NOT PROVIDED FOR VISUAL
APPROACHES is displayed on the approach selection page and must be
acknowledged before the visual approach is loaded into the flight plan.
The TAWS function normally provides some suppression of terrain alerts when flying
an approach with vertical guidance. The TAWS logic is adjusted to ensure that there is
no suppression of terrain alerts while flying a VISUAL approach.
Visual approaches are intended to be used as an aid to situational awareness. Visual
approaches are advisory in nature and do not guarantee terrain and obstacle
clearance for the approach runway.
PIM - DO NOT USE FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS
