Garmin G1000H Marine Radio User Manual


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190-01255-00 Rev. B
Garmin G1000H
™
Pilot’s Guide for the Bell 407GX
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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
WORLDWIDE WEATHER PRODUCTS
PRECIPITATION
Precipitation (PRECIP) data is not real-time. The lapsed time between collection, processing, and
disseminationofradarimagescanbesignicantandmaynotreectthecurrentradarsynopsis.Duetothe
inherentdelaysandtherelativeageofthedata,itshouldbeusedforlong-rangeplanningpurposesonly.
Figure 6-56 Precipitation Data on the Weather Data Link (GFDS) Page
No Radar Coverage
Boundary of
Precipitation data
request
Precipitationdatacanbedisplayedonthefollowingmaps:
•PFDInsetMap
•NavigationMapPage
•WeatherDataLink(GFDS)Page
•AirportInformationPage
•TripPlanningPage
•NearestPages
•FlightPlanPages
Displaying Precipitation weather information:
1) Select the MAP Softkey (for the PFD Inset Map, select the INSET Softkey). This step is not necessary on the
Weather Data Link (GFDS) Page.
2) Press the PRECIP Softkey.
Radardatashownrepresentslowestlevel,basereectivity,ofradarreturns.Thedisplayoftheinformation
is color-codedto indicatethe weatherseverity level. All weatherproduct legendscan beviewed onthe
WeatherDataLink(GFDS)Page.ForthePrecipitationlegend(Figure6-57),selectthe
LEGEND
Softkeywhen
Precipitationisselectedfordisplay.
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