DA 42 AFM Operating Limitations
Doc. No. 7.01.05-E Rev. 8 15-Dec-2017
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(b) Accomplishment of ILS, LOC, LOC-BC, LDA, SDF, MLS or any other type of
approach not approved for GPS overlay with the G1000 GPS receiver is not
authorized.
(c) Use of the G1000 VOR/ILS receiver to fly approaches not approved for GPS
require VOR/ILS navigation data to be present on the display.
(d) When an alternate airport is required by the applicable operating rules, it must
be served by an approach based on other than GPS or Loran-C navigation,
the airplane must have the operational equipment capable of using that
navigation aid, and the required navigation aid must be operational.
(e) VNAV information may be utilized for advisory information only. Use of VNAV
information for Instrument Approach Procedures does not guarantee step-down
fix altitude protection, or arrival at approach minimums in normal position to land.
(f) RNAV (GPS) approaches must be conducted utilizing the GPS sensor.
(g) RNP RNAV operations are not authorized, except as noted in Chapter 1 of this
AFM.
6. If not previously defined, the following default settings must be made in the SYSTEM
SETUP menu of the G1000 prior to operation (refer to Pilot*s Guide for procedure if
necessary):
(a) DIS, SPD : nm, kt (sets navigation units to "nautical miles" and "knots")
(b) ALT, VS : ft, fpm (sets altitude units to "feet" and "feet per minute")
(c) POSITION : deg-min (sets navigation grid units to decimal minutes)
NOTE
Navigation Information is referenced to WGS-84 reference
system, and should only be used where the Aeronautical
Information Publication (including electronic data and
aeronautical charts) conforms to WGS-84 or equivalent.