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Section 7 - AIRFRAME AND SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION
AVIONIC SYSTEM
P-Mentor – Aircraft Flight Manual Page 7 - 29
9.1. GARMIN AVIONICS SUITE
Below in this paragraph, all of the Garmin avionics equipment installed on the
P-Mentor will be individually described.
9.1.1. GDU
460 (PFD/MFD)
The Garmin Display Unit (GDU) 460 is a 10.6-inch landscape-oriented, panel
mounted control and display unit with a GPS receiver. The unit displays flight
and engine parameters and moving map information and act as the user
interface for P-Mentor avionics suite. The GPS signal (GA56 Antenna or GA26C
Antenna*) is used for backup GPS Navigation and information. The GDU
features a high-resolution infrared touchscreen user interface augmented by two
dual-concentric knobs and dedicated buttons for commonly used functions. The
GDU 460 is mounted flush to the aircraft instrument panel on the left side within
the pilot’s primary field of view. Below is a list of some of the functions provided
by the GDU 460.
GDU 460 units placed on instrument panel LH side are identified as Primary
Flight Display (PFD), while GDU 460 placed on instrument panel RH side are
identified as Multifunction Display (MFD).
Figure 7-18 – GDU 460 (PFD/MFD)
*) Applicable for aircraft embodying MOD2002/259