Foreword

 

Sec 1

System

 

Sec 2

PFD

 

Sec 3

MFD

Sec 4

Hazard

Avoidance

Sec 5

Additional

Features

Sec 6

Annun. & Alerts

 

Sec 7

Symbols

 

Sec 8

Glossary

 

 

Appendix A

 

Appendix B

Index

4.10.1.1

Principles of Pulsed Airborne Weather Radar

4-80

4.10.1.2

Antenna Beam Illumination

4-81

4.10.1.3

Radar Signal Attenuation

4-82

4.10.2

Radar Signal Reflectivity

4-83

4.10.2.1

Precipitation

4-83

4.10.2.2

Ground Returns

4-84

4.10.2.3

Angle of Incidence

4-84

4.10.3

Operating Distance

4-85

4.10.4

Basic Antenna Tilt Setup

4-86

4.10.5

Weather Mapping and Interpretation

4-87

4.10.5.1

Weather display Interpretation

4-87

4.10.5.2

Thunderstorms

4-88

4.10.5.3

Tornadoes

4-90

4.10.5.4

Hail

4-90

4.10.6

Radar Operation in Weather Mode

4-91

4.10.6.1

Displaying Weather on the Weather Radar Page

4-92

4.10.6.2

Vertically Scanning a Storm Cell

4-93

4.10.6.3

Adjusting the Antenna Tilt Angle

4-94

4.10.6.4

Adjusting Gain

4-95

4.10.6.5

Sector Scan (GWX Radars Only)

4-97

4.10.6.6

Antenna Stabilization

4-98

4.10.6.7

Weather Attenuated Color Highlight (WATCH™)

4-98

4.10.6.8

Weather Alert (GWX Radars Only)

4-99

4.10.7

Ground Mapping and Interpretation

4-100

4.11 GFDS Weather (Optional)

4-102

4.11.1

GFDS Registration

4-103

4.11.1.1

Register With GFDS

4-103

4.11.1.2

Deactivate Unit Registration With GFDS

4-104

4.11.2

Using GFDS Satellite Weather Products

4-105

4.11.3

Customizing the GFDS Weather Map

4-105

4.11.4

Weather Page Map Orientation

4-107

4.11.5

GFDS Data Request

4-108

4.11.5.1

GFDS Data Request Coverage

4-109

4.11.5.2

GFDS Data Request Auto Request

4-111

4.11.5.3

GFDS Data Request Manual Request

4-112

4.11.5.4

GFDS Data Request Status Window

4-112

4.11.6

Precipitation (PRECIP) Data Viewing Range

4-113

4.11.7

PRECIP Legend

4-114

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Garmin G600 10.1.1, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4, 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3