Garmin Flight Deck 100 Manual

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Embraer Prodigy

Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide

190-00728-04 Rev. A

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HAZARD AVOIDANCE

Unlighted Obstacle Lighted Obstacle

Obstacle Location

< 1000’ AGL > 1000’ AGL < 1000’ AGL > 1000’ AGL

Red obstacle is above or within 100 ft

below the aircraft altitude

Yellow obstacle is between 100 ft and

1000 ft below the aircraft altitude

Table 6-13 TAWS-B Obstacle Colors and Symbology

Potential Impact

Point Symbol

Alert Type Example Annunciation

Warning

Caution

Table 6-14 TAWS-B Potential Impact Point Symbols with Alert Types

TAWS-A PAGE

TheMap-TAWS-APageshowsterrain,obstacle,andpotentialimpactpointdatainrelationtotheaircraft’s

currentaltitude,withoutclutterfromthebasemap.ItistheprincipalmappageforviewingTAWS-Ainformation.

Aviation data (airports,VORs, andother NAVAIDs) can bedisplayed forreference. If anobstacle andthe

projected ﬂight path of the aircraft intersect, the display automatically zooms in to the closest potential point of

impactontheTAWS-APage.

Aircraftorientationonthismapisalwaysheadingupunlessthereisnovalidheading.Twoviewsareavailable

relativetothepositionoftheaircraft:the360°defaultdisplayandtheradar-likeARC(120°)display.Maprange

is adjustable with the RANGE Knobfrom1to200nm,asindicatedbythemaprangerings(orarcs).

Displaying the TAWS-A Page:

1) Turn the large

FMS

Knob to select the Map Page Group.

2) Turn the small

FMS

Knob

to select the TAWS-A Page.

Changing the TAWS-A Page view:

1) Select the

VIEW

Softkey.

2) Select the 360 or ARC Softkey to select the desired view.

Or:

1) Press the MENU Key.

Select ‘View Arc’ or ‘View 360º’ (choice dependent on current state) and press the ENT Key to change the view