Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA42NG
190-00962-02 Rev. A
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
ATTITUDE INDICATOR
Attitudeinformationisdisplayedoveravirtualblueskyandbrowngroundwithawhitehorizonline.The
AttitudeIndicatordisplaysthepitch,roll,andslip/skidinformation.
1
Roll Pointer
2
Roll Scale
3
Horizon Line
4
Aircraft Symbol
5
Land Representation
6
Pitch Scale
7
Slip/Skid Indicator
8
Sky Representation
9
Roll Scale Zero
Figure 2-5 Attitude Indicator
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8
7
2
4
3
1
9
Thehorizonlineispartofthepitchscale.Aboveandbelowthehorizonline,majorpitchmarksandnumeric
labelsareshownforevery10˚,upto80˚.Minorpitchmarksareshownforintervening5˚increments,upto
25˚belowand45˚abovethehorizonline.Between20˚belowto20˚abovethehorizonline,minorpitchmarks
occurevery2.5˚. RefertotheAdditional Featuressectionfordetailsregardingattitude indicatoroperation
when the Synthetic Vision System (optional) is active.
Theinvertedwhitetriangleindicateszeroontherollscale.Majortickmarksat30˚and60˚andminortick
marksat10˚,20˚,and45˚areshowntotheleftandrightofthezero.Angleofbankisindicatedbytheposition
of the pointer on the roll scale.
The Slip/SkidIndicatoristhebarbeneaththerollpointer.Theindicatorbarmoveswiththerollpointerand
moveslaterallyawayfromthepointertoindicateuncoordinatedight.Slip(insidetheturn)orskid(outside
the turn) is indicated by the location of the bar relative to the pointer.
Figure 2-6 Slip/Skid Indication