Pda (Premature Descent Alert) [Too Low, Terrain] - Beechcraft Baron G58 Pilot Operating Handbook

Serials th-2125 and after
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Section 7
Systems Description
REASON
ANNUNCIATOR
Imminent Terrain
Impact (ITI)
Imminent Obstacle
Impact (IOI)
* In addition, potential impact point(s) are depicted by red Xs on the TAWS page.
PDA (PREMATURE DESCENT ALERT) [TOO LOW, TER-
RAIN]
A voice caution alert and annunciators are provided if the air-
plane is too low for the type of approach being flown. Annunci-
ators are provided on the PFD and the MFD TAWS page, and
on the MFD Map page as a pop-up alert if the TAWS page is
not selected. The alert boundaries and the cause for the alert
are shown in the following table.
TYPE OF
APPROACH
Visual Approach
(No approach
Loaded)
Non-Precision
Approach
ILS Approach
7-92
PFD & MFD
MFD POP-UP
TAWS
ANNUNCIATOR
PAGE*
(RED)
PULL UP
TERRAIN - PULL
UP
PULL UP
OBSTACLE -
PULL UP
ALERT BOUNDARY
BEGINNING
Airplane is 15 nm
from the destination
airport.
FAF is active and
Airplane is 15 nm
from the destination
airport.
FAF is active and
Airplane is 15 nm
from the destination
airport.
VOICE CAUTION
(RED)
"Terrain Ahead, Pull Up;
Terrain Ahead, Pull Up"
"Obstacle Ahead, Pull
Up; Obstacle Ahead,
Pull Up"
CAUSE FOR THE
END
0.5 nm from the
Airplane descends
runway threshold
below established
OR when within 1
threshold.
nm and at 125'
AGL or below
0.5 nm from the
Airplane descends
runway threshold
below established
OR when within 1
threshold.
nm and at 125'
AGL or below
0.5 nm from the
Airplane descends
runway threshold
0.7° or more below
OR when within 1
the glideslope.
nm and at 125'
AGL or below
Model G58
ALERT
ALERT
May, 2015

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