Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Cessna Nav III
190-00498-07 Rev A484
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
Figure 8-4 Programmed and Selected Altitude
Selected
Altitude
Programmed
Altitudes
PathwaysprovidesupplementalglidepathinformationonanactiveILS,LPV,LNAV/VNAV,andsomeLNAV
approaches. Pathways are intended as an aid to situational awareness and should not be used independent
oftheCDI,VDI, glidepathindicator,andglide slopeindicator.Theyare removedfromthedisplaywhen
the selected navigation information is not available. Pathways are not displayed beyond the active leg when
legsequencingissuspended andarenotdisplayedon anyportionoftheight planlegthatwould leadto
intercepting a leg in the wrong direction.
DePaRtURe anD enROUte
Prior to intercepting an active flight plan leg, pathways are displayed as a series of boxes with pointers at
each corner that point in the direction of the active waypoint. Pathways are not displayed for the first leg
oftheightplanifthatsegmentisaHeading-to-Altitudeleg.Therstsegmentdisplayingpathwaysisthe
rstactiveGPSlegor activelegwithaGPS overlay.Ifthislegoftheight planrouteisoutsidetheSVS
eldofview,pathwayswillnotbevisibleuntiltheaircrafthasturnedtowardthisleg.Whileapproaching
the center of the active leg and prescribed altitude, the number of pathway boxes decreases to a minimum
of four.
Pathways are displayed along the flight plan route at the highest of either the selected altitude or the
programmedaltitudefortheleg.Climb prolescannotbedisplayedduetothevariables associatedwith
aircraftperformance.Flightplanlegsrequiringaclimbareindicatedbypathwaysdisplayedatalevelabove
the aircraft at the altitude selected or programmed.