Garmin G1000H
™
Pilot’s Guide for the Bell 407GX
190-01255-00 Rev. B 375
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
SECTION 8 ADDITIONAL FEATURES
NOTE: With the availability of SafeTaxi, ChartView, or FliteCharts in electronic form, it is still advisable to
carry another source of charts on board the aircraft.
Additional features of the system include the following:
•Synthetic Vision System (SVS)
•SafeTaxi
®
diagrams
•ChartViewandFliteCharts
®
electronic charts
•AOPA’sAirportDirectory
•DataLinkServices
•Iridiumsatellitetelephone
•XMRadioentertainmentforthepassengers
•Scheduler
•Auxiliary Video
TheSyntheticVisionSystem(SVS)providesathree-dimensionalforwardviewofterrainfeaturesonthePFD.
SVSimageryshowsthepilot’sviewofrelevantfeaturesinrelationtotheaircraftattitude,aswellastheightpath
pertainingtotheactiveightplan.
SafeTaxidiagramsprovidedetailedtaxiway,runway,andrampinformationatmorethan700airportsinthe
UnitedStates.BydecreasingrangeonanairportthathasaSafeTaxidiagramavailable,acloseupviewofthe
airportlayoutcanbeseen.
TheoptionalChartViewandFliteChartsprovideon-boardelectronicterminalprocedurescharts.Electronic
chartsoffertheconvenienceofrapidaccesstoessentialinformation.EitherChartVieworFliteChartsmaybe
conguredinthesystem,butnotboth.
AOPA’sAirportDirectoryoffersdetailedinformationforaselectedairport,suchasavailableservices,hoursof
operation,andlodgingoptions.
TelephoneServiceisanoptionalsubscriptionserviceofferedthroughIridiumSatelliteLLC.
TheoptionalXMRadioentertainmentaudiofeatureoftheGDL69ADataLinkReceiverhandlesmorethan170
channelsofmusic,news,andsports.XMRadiooffersmoreentertainmentchoicesandlongerrangecoverage
thancommercialbroadcaststations.
TheSchedulerfeaturecanbeusedtoenteranddisplayshorttermorlongtermremindermessagessuchas
‘Switchfueltanks’or‘Altimeter-TransponderCheck’intheMessagesWindowonthePFD.
The Auxiliary Videofeatureallowsviewingimagesfromvideoequipment,suchasaninfraredcamera.