Garmin G1000 Piper PA32 - Manual (Page 212)

GPS NAVIGATION
190-00692-00 Rev. B 5-78 Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32
AIRWAYS/JETWAYS
NOTE: Refer to the Navigation Map Page setup section for details on how to customize the display of
airways on the MFD.
Airways (called Low Altitude Airways in the G1000 and in this pilot’s guide) serve primarily smaller piston-
engine, propeller-driven airplanes on shorter routes and at lower altitudes. Airways start at 1,200 feet above
ground level (AGL) and extend upward to an altitude of 18,000 feet mean sea level (MSL). Airways are 8
nautical miles wide. Airways are called “Victor” airways, because they run primarily between VORs, and the
phonetic alphabet’s term for “V” is Victor. Airways have names like V222 or V37.
HIGH ALTITUDE AIRWAYS (JETWAYS)
Jetways (called High Altitude Airways in the G1000 and in this pilot’s guide) are actually called jet routes,
and serve primarily airliners, jets, turboprops, and turbocharged piston aircraft operating over longer distances
above altitudes of 18,000 feet. Jet routes start at 18,000 feet mean sea level (MSL) and extend upward to an
altitude of 45,000 feet MSL (altitudes above 18,000 feet are called “flight levels” and are described as FL450
for 45,000 feet MSL). Jet routes have names like J42 or J121.
NOTE: Airways are not selectable for display on the PFD Inset Map. The window is too small to be useful for
this purpose.
DISPLAYING AIRWAYS ON THE MFD/MAP
The AIRWAYS Softkey allows the display of airways to be turned on or off. The softkey takes on one of
four conditions to allow high and low altitude airways to be displayed in any combination.
BACK TERRAIN TOPO
MAP
TRAFFIC AIRWAYS
AIRWY ON
AIRWY LO
AIRWY HI
ALL AIRWAYS ARE SELECTED
ONLY LOW ALTITUDE AIRWAYS ARE SELECTED
ONLY HIGH ALTITUDE AIRWAYS ARE SELECTED
In addition, an Airways group is a part of the MAP SETUP which allows an alternate method of selecting
airways for the display as well as adjustment of maximum ranges for which high altitude and low altitude
airways will be shown. See the Map Setup section for more details.