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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Cessna Nav III
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS EIS AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE AFCS ADDITIONAL
FEATURES APPENDICES INDEX
Pressure setting flashes during climb above
transition altitude if the STD BARO Softkey
has not been pressed.
Pressure setting flashes during descent below
transition altitude to indicate setting has not
been changed from STD BARO.
Figure 2-10 Baro Transition Alert
(AUX - System Setup Page)
VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR (VSI)
The VerticalSpeedIndicator(VSI)displaystheaircraftverticalspeedonaxedscalewithlabelsat1000and
2000fpmandminortickmarksevery500fpm(Figure2-11).Digitsappearinthepointerwhentheclimbor
descentrateisgreaterthan100fpm.Iftherateofascent/descentexceeds2000fpm,thepointerappearsatthe
edge of the tape and the rate appears inside the pointer.
AmagentachevronisdisplayedastheRequiredVerticalSpeedIndication(RVSI)forreaching aVNVTarget
Altitudeoncethe“TOD[TopofDescent]within1minute”alerthasbeengenerated.SeetheFlightManagement
andAFCSsectionsfor detailsonVNVfeatures, andrefertoSection 2.2,SupplementalFlightData, formore
informationaboutVNVindicationsonthePFD.