Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850/900
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW
1.1 System Description ................................................. 1
1.2 Line Replaceable Units (LRU) ................................. 2
1.3 G1000 Controls ........................................................ 8
PFD Controls ................................................................ 8
Controls Associated With the MFD ............................... 10
AFCS Controls ............................................................ 11
Audio Panel Controls .................................................. 13
1.4 Secure Digital Cards.............................................. 15
1.5 System Power-up ................................................... 16
1.6 System Operation .................................................. 17
Normal Operation ....................................................... 17
Reversionary Mode ..................................................... 18
G1000 System Annunciations ...................................... 21
Softkey Function ......................................................... 22
GPS Receiver Operation .............................................. 29
1.7 Accessing G1000 Functionality............................ 34
Menus ....................................................................... 34
MFD Page Groups ....................................................... 35
MFD System Pages...................................................... 40
1.8 Display Backlighting ............................................. 51
Automatic Adjustment ................................................ 51
Manual Adjustment .................................................... 51
SECTION 2 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
2.1 Flight Instruments ................................................. 56
Airspeed Indicator ...................................................... 56
Attitude Indicator ....................................................... 58
Altimeter ................................................................... 59
Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) ....................................... 63
Vertical Deviation ....................................................... 63
Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) .............................. 64
Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) .................................. 69
2.2 Supplemental Flight Data .................................... 77
Temperature Displays .................................................. 77
Wind Data ................................................................. 79
Vertical Navigation (VNV) Indications ........................... 80
2.3 PFD Annunciations and Alerting Functions ........ 81
System Alerting .......................................................... 81
Marker Beacon Annunciations...................................... 82
Traffic Annunciation .................................................... 82
Terrain Annunciations ................................................. 83
Altitude Alerting ......................................................... 84
Low Altitude Annunciation .......................................... 84
Minimum Descent Altitude/Decision Height Alerting ...... 85
Radar Altimeter .......................................................... 86
2.4 Abnormal Operations ........................................... 88
Abnormal GPS Conditions ........................................... 88
Heading Failure Modes................................................ 89
Unusual Attitudes ....................................................... 89
SECTION 3 ENGINE AND AIRFRAME SYSTEMS
3.1 Engine Indication System (EIS) ............................ 93
Engine Parameters ...................................................... 94
Cabin Pressurization ................................................... 96
Fuel Information ......................................................... 98
Electrical Information .................................................. 98
Trim and Flap Indicators .............................................. 99
3.2 Synoptics .............................................................. 100
Electrical System ....................................................... 102
Fuel System .............................................................. 105
General Systems ....................................................... 107
3.3 Crew Alerting System (CAS) ............................... 108
CAS Messages and Prioritization ................................ 109
SECTION 4 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS
4.1 Overview .............................................................. 113
Audio Panel Volume Control ...................................... 113
PFD Controls and Frequency Display ........................... 114
Audio Panel Controls ................................................ 116
4.2 COM Operation .................................................... 118
COM Transceiver Selection and Activation ................... 118
COM Transceiver Manual Tuning ................................ 119
Quick-Tuning and Activating 121.500 MHz .................. 120
Auto-Tuning the COM Frequency ................................ 121
Frequency Spacing .................................................... 126
Automatic Squelch .................................................... 127
Volume .................................................................... 127
4.3 Controller Pilot Data Link Communications
(CPDLC) ........................................................................... 128
CPDLC Session Overview ........................................... 128
CPDLC System Status ................................................ 128
CPDLC Message Status Icons ..................................... 129
Connecting to the CPDLC System ............................... 130
Creating a Message .................................................. 133
Responding to an ATC Message ................................. 135