Garmin G1000 Socata TBM 850 User Manual

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190-00709-00 Rev. A

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850

6-13

HAZARD AVOIDANCE

The following may cause abnormalities in displayed NEXRAD radar images:

• Ground clutter

• Strobes and spurious radar data

• Sun strobes (when the radar antenna points directly at the sun)

• Interference from buildings or mountains, which may cause shadows

• Metallic dust from military aircraft, which can cause alterations in radar scans

NEXRAD L

IMITATIONS

(C

ANADA

)

• Radar coverage extends to 55ºN.

• Any precipitation displayed between 52ºN and 55ºN is displayed as mixed because it is unknown.

Figure 6-12 NEXRAD Data - Canada

Precipitation

above 52

º

N

No coverage above 55

º

N

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