Basic G500H Operation

Primary Flight Display

The Difference in the Dials Airspeed Altitude Attitude DG/HSI Vertical Speed

Airspeed Indicator Actual Airspeed Speed Indications Speed Ranges Airspeed References Trend Vector GS & TAS Boxes

Attitude Indicator Sky Representation RollScale AircraftWingtips RollPointer Horizon AircraftSymbol LandRepresentation PitchScale

Altimeter Current Altitude Altitude Values Trend Vector Altitude Reference Bug Altitude Reference Box Barometric Setting Box

Vertical Speed Indicator Vertical Speed Bug is set Climb or descend To guide the Needle Into the bug

Horizontal Situation Indicator Digital Heading Heading Box Airplane Symbol Heading Bug Compass Rose Heading Trend Vector Course Box Nav Source Flight Phase Lateral Deviation Scale OBS Mode TO/FROMIndicator Course Pointer

Where are the needle and ball? Slip & Skid Turn Rate Indicator “Step on the Bar” Half Standard Rate Standard Rate If rate of turn >25 degrees….

Additional information on PFD Navigation status window Traffic Traffic Data Terrain/Obstacle

Primary Flight Display (PFD) Bezel Controls Heading Bug Course Selection Altitude Selection Vertical Speed Bug Barometric Adjustment

Vertical Deviation Indicator

PFD Soft Keys

Unusual Attitude Recovery

MFD Overview  Classic Garmin “Chapter/Page” layout  Page Groups or “Chapters”  Map page group  Weather page group  Auxiliary page group  Flight Plan page group  Tips  Soft keys offer short cuts to many actions  Holding “CLR” for two seconds takes you back to the default Navigation Map 1 page

MFD Groups and Page Groups

Page Group Icon Page group indicator Selected page indicator Selected page group is highlighted Map page group Weather page group Auxiliary page group Flight Plan page group The Page Group Icon shows which page group and page you are viewing.

Navigation Map Page

Map Page Group Nav Map 1 Nav Map 2 Traffic (opt) Terrain

Weather (WX) Page Group (opt) 1. Wx Data Link Map 1 2. Wx Data Link Map 2 3. Wx Data Link Map 3

AUX Page Group 3. XM Radio (opt) 1. System Setup4. System Status2. XM Information (opt)

Flight Plan Page Group 1. Active Flight Plan 2. Waypoint Information 3. Chart Page (Opt)

Active Flight Plan

Waypoint Information

SafeTaxi Features: Display of full airport terminal diagrams seamlessly integrated on main navigation map Geo-referenced data with selectable attributes including: All current runways and taxiways FBO names and locations Public services (terminal locations, fire dept., post office, etc.) Display of diagram data on PFD inset map Database: U.S. coverage only - limited to 653 airport diagrams defined by NACO 56 day database update cycle to be combined with current obstacle DB cycle Activation: Functionality display enabled if appropriate database is present - no unlock card required $35 per cycle or $195 per year subscription Available on Garmin website

Safe Taxi

Terrain Awareness  Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance (FLTA) function  Premature Descent Alert (PDA) function  Excessive Decent Rates (EDR) function  Negative Climb Rate (NCR) (or Altitude Loss After Take-off) function  Visual caution and warning alerts  Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance (FLTA) function  Premature Descent Alert (PDA) function  Excessive Decent Rates (EDR) function  Negative Climb Rate (NCR) (or Altitude Loss After Take-off) function  Visual caution and warning alerts

Terrain Awareness

Terrain Alerts

Terrain Awareness Yellow = aircraft within 1000’ AGL of terrain Yellow = aircraft within 1000’ AGL of terrain Red = aircraft within 100’ or below elevation of terrain Red = aircraft within 100’ or below elevation of terrain Does not account for trees, power-lines, etc. Does not account for trees, power-lines, etc.

Obstacle Awareness

The following symbols are used to represent different forms of obstacles: Obstacle Symbols

Victor Airways and Jetways Victor ( V ) Low altitude airways (below 18,000 feet [5,500m] MSL) Jetways ( J ) High Altitude Airways (above 18,000 feet [5,500] MSL)

ARINC 424 Leg Types displayed

(Opt) GDL 69(A) Capabilities for the G500H High-resolution NEXRAD weather data High-resolution NEXRAD weather data METARs (graphical and textual format) METARs (graphical and textual format) TAFs, TFRs, Winds aloft (at altitude) TAFs, TFRs, Winds aloft (at altitude) Echo tops, Cloud tops Echo tops, Cloud tops Freezing Levels, Lightning Freezing Levels, Lightning Storm-cell data (size, speed and direction) Storm-cell data (size, speed and direction) AIRMETs SIGMETs AIRMETs SIGMETs County Warnings County Warnings Surface Analysis, City Forecast Surface Analysis, City Forecast XM Radio with purchase of the GDL69A XM Radio with purchase of the GDL69A

Weather Legends

GDL-69 Weather Nexrad Broadcast rate: 5 minutes

GDL-69 Weather Echo Tops Broadcast rate: 7.5 minutes

GDL-69 Weather Cloud Tops Broadcast rate: 15 minutes

GDL-69 Weather Lightning Broadcast rate: 5 minutes

GDL-69 Weather Cell Movement Broadcast rate: 1.25 minutes

GDL-69 Weather AIRMETs / SIGMETs Broadcast rate: 12 minutes

METARs Graphical METAR Broadcast rate: 12 minutes

GDL-69 Weather Surface Observation Broadcast rate: 12 minutes

GDL-69 Weather Freezing Level Broadcast rate: 12 minutes

GDL-69 Weather Winds Aloft Broadcast rate: 12 minutes

GDL-69 Weather County Warnings Broadcast rate: 5 minutes

GDL-69 Weather TFR Broadcast rate: 5 minutes

AUX - XM Activation

Question and Answers

Basic G500H Operation