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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Cessna Nav III
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS EIS AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE AFCS ADDITIONAL
FEATURES APPENDICES INDEX
FLIGHT PATH MARKER
TheFlightPathMarker(FPM),alsoknown asaVelocityVector,isdisplayedonthePFDatgroundspeeds
above30knots.TheFPMdepictstheapproximateprojectedpathoftheaircraftaccounting forwindspeed
and direction relative to the three-dimensional terrain display.
TheFPMisalways availablewhentheSynthetic Terrainfeatureisinoperation. TheFPMrepresentsthe
direction of the flight path as it relates to the terrain and obstacles on the display, while the airplane symbol
represents the aircraft heading.
TheFPMworksinconjunctionwiththePathwaysfeaturetoassistthepilotinmaintainingdesiredaltitudes
anddirectionwhen navigatinga ightplan. When oncourse andaltitude theFPM isalignedinside the
pathwayboxesasshown(Figure8-7).
TheFPMmayalsobeusedtoidentifyapossibleconictwiththeaircraftightpathanddistantterrainor
obstacles.Displayedterrainorobstaclesintheaircraft’sightpathextendingabovetheFPMcouldindicate
apotentialconict, evenbefore analert isissued byTAWS.However, decisionsregardingterrain and/or
obstacleavoidanceshouldnotbemadeusingonlytheFPM.
Flight Path
Marker
(FPM)
Wind
Vector
Figure 8-7 Flight Path Marker and Pathways
ZERO PITCH LINE
The Zero Pitch Line is drawn completely across the display and represents the aircraft attitude with respect
tothehorizon. Itmaynot alignwiththeterrain horizon,particularlywhen theterrainis mountainousor
when the aircraft is flown at high altitudes.