Garmin G900X Pilot's Manual - page 357
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Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide
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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
DISPLAYING TAWS DATA
TAWS uses yellow (caution) and red (warning) to depict terrain and obstacles (with heights greater than 200
feet above ground level, AGL) alerts relative to aircraft altitude. Colors are adjusted automatically as the aircraft
altitude changes. The colors and symbols in Figure 6-44 and Table 6-4 are used to represent terrain, obstacles,
and potential impact points.
Potential
Impact
Point
Unlighted Obstacle
1000 ft
100 ft Threshold
Projected Flight Path
WARNING:
Red terrain is above
or within 100 ft below
the aircraft altitude
CAUTION:
Yellow terrain is between 100 ft and 1000 ft below the aircraft altitude
Black terrain is more than 1000 ft below the aircraft altitude
Figure 6-44 Terrain Altitude/Color Correlation for TAWS
Unlighted Obstacle
Lighted Obstacle
Potential
Impact Points
Obstacle Location
1000’ AGL 1000’ AGL
WARNING: Red obstacle is above or within
100’ below current aircraft altitude
CAUTION: Yellow obstacle is between 100’
and 1000’ below current aircraft altitude
Table 6-4 TAWS Obstacle Colors and Symbology
TAWS information can be displayed on the following maps:
• PFD Inset Map
• Navigation Map Page
• TAWS Page
• Trip Planning Page
• Flight Plan Pages
Displaying terrain and obstacle information (maps other than the TAWS Page):
1)
Select the
MAP
Softkey (for the PFD Inset Map, select the
INSET
Softkey).
2)
Select the
TERRAIN
Softkey to display terrain and obstacle data.
When TAWS is selected on maps other than the TAWS Page, an icon to indicate the feature is enabled for
display and a legend for TAWS terrain colors are shown (Figure 6-51).
The Navigation Map Page Setup Menu provides a means in addition to the softkey for enabling/disabling
display of terrain and obstacles. The setup menu also controls the map range settings above which terrain and