Garmin aera 500 - Manual (Page 110)

Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide 190-01117-02 Rev. A
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hazard avoidance
Overview
GPS Navigation
Flight Planning
Hazar
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Avoidance
Additional F
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Appendices
Index
Terrain 'Profile Only' View
terraiN alertS & SetuP
Enabling/disabling terrain alerts:
1) From the ‘Home’ Screen touch the Terrain Icon.
2) Touch the menu Icon.
3) Touch the 'Enable Alerts' or 'disable Alerts' menu option.
Use the Terrain Setup Menu to set levels for terrain alerts as well as obstacles in
or near your flight path.
Caution Elevation • —The aera will provide an alert if the terrain or obstacle is
within the default Caution Elevation or user-defined Caution Elevation
Look Ahead Time
• —Determines the maximum time when an alert annunciation
occurs. For example, if 120 seconds is selected, the aera provides an alert up to
120 seconds before you reach the terrain or obstacle
Alert Sensitivity
• —The three Alert Sensitivity settings (Terrain, Obstacle, and
Descent Rate) determine what level of alerts are annunciated. The aera defaults
to ‘High’ sensitivity, which annunciates all red and yellow alerts at the time set in
Look Ahead Time. ‘Medium’ sensitivity annunciates all of the red and the highest
priority of yellow alerts. ‘Low’ only annunciates red alerts. ‘Off’ disables the
alert.