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Garmin G950 Pilot’s Guide for the Pilatus PC-6 345
HAZARD AVOIDANCE
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
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ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
Figure 6-64 TAWS-B Page Menu
TAWS-B continually monitors several system-critical items such as database validity, hardware status, and
GPS status. If the terrain/obstacle database is not available, the voice alert “TAWS System Failure” is generated
along with the ‘TAWS FAIL’ alert annunciation.
TAWS-B requires a 3-D GPS navigation solution along with specific vertical accuracy minimums. Should the
navigation solution become degraded or if the aircraft is out of the database coverage area, the annunciation
‘TAWS N/A’ is generated in the annunciation window and on the TAWS-B Page. The voice alert “TAWS Not
Available” is generated.
Alert Type
PFD/MFD* Alert
Annunciation
TAWS-B Page Center Banner
Annunciation
Voice Alert
System Test in progress TAWS TEST None
System Test pass None None “TAWS System Test Test OK”
TAWS-B Alerting Inhibited None None
No GPS position NO GPS POSITION “TAWS Not Available”
Excessively degraded GPS signal;
or Out of database coverage
area
None “TAWS Not Available”
TAWS-B System Test Fail; Terrain
or Obstacle database unavailable
or invalid; Invalid software
configuration; or System audio
fault
TAWS FAIL “TAWS System Failure”
MFD Terrain or Obstacle
database unavailable or invalid,
and TAWS operating with PFD
Terrain or Obstacle databases.
None TERRAIN DATABASE FAILURE None
† Annunciation is shown on TAWS-B Page and the Navigation Map Page when Terrain is enabled.
* “TAWS Available” will be heard when sufficient GPS signal is received, or Terrain database coverage area re-
entered.
Table 6-16 TAWS-B System Status Annunciations