Garmin G1000 Pilot's Manual page 189

AIRSPACE TYPE AND CONTROLLING AGENCY
All airspace alerts, except for prohibited areas, may be turned on or off from the System Setup Page.
NOTE:
An altitude buffer is also provided on the System Setup Page to provide an extra margin of safety above/
below the published limits. See the System Overview Section for additional details.
The Airspace Agency Box (Figure 5-) displays the following information for the selected airspace alert:
• ICAO control area
• Class B (FAA TCA)
• Mode C tower area
• Alert area
• Caution area
• Danger area
• Prohibited area
• Restricted area
• Training area
• Unknown area
• Warning area
The Vertical Limits Box displays the floor and ceiling limits of the airspace alert. The following are examples
of what may appear as vertical limits for an airspace:
• 5,000 ft MSL (5,000 feet mean sea level)
• 5,000 ft AGL (5,000 feet above ground level)
• MSL (at mean sea level)
• Notam (see Notice to Airmen)
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• Class B airspaces
• Class C airspaces
• Class D airspaces
• MOA airspaces
• Class C, ICAO terminal control area, Terminal radar
service area (TRSA), Mode C area, and Military
operations area (MOA)
• Class C, ICAO control area, ICAO terminal control
area, Class B (FAA TCA), Terminal radar service area,
and Mode C area
• Military operations area (MOA), Warning area, Alert
area, Caution area, Danger area, Prohibited area,
Restricted area, Training area, and Unknown area
• Unknown
• Unlimited
• See Chart
• Surface
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