System status, Hazard avoidance, Manually testing the taws-b system – Garmin G1000 Quest Kodiak User Manual

Page 342: Select the taws-b page, Press the menu key (figure 6-66)

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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Quest KODIAK 100

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STEM

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VIEW

FLIGHT

INSTRUMENTS

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AUDIO P

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FLIGHT

MANA

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HAZARD

AV

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AFCS

ADDITIONAL FEA

TURES

APPENDICES

INDEX

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HAZARD AVOIDANCE

Figure 6-65 Negative Climb Rate (NCR) Sink Rate

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“TOO LOW, TERRAIN”

SYSTEM STATUS

During G1000 power-up, TAWS-B conducts a self-test of its aural and visual annunciations. The system test

can also be manually initiated. An aural alert is issued at test completion. TAWS-B System Testing is disabled
when ground speed exceeds 30 knots.

Alert Type

PFD/MFD Alert

Annunciation

TAWS-B Page

Annunciation

Aural Message

System Test in Progress

TAWS TEST

None

System Test Pass

None

None

“TAWS System Test OK”

TAWS System Test Fail

TAWS FAIL

“TAWS System Failure”

Table 6-6 TAWS-B System Test Status Annunciations

Manually testing the TAWS-B System:

1)

Select the TAWS-B Page.

2)

Press the MENU Key (Figure 6-66).

3)

Select ‘Test TAWS System’ and press the ENT Key to confirm the selection.

Figure 6-66 TAWS-B Page Menu

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