Qualification; Glove Qualification - Garmin GPS 175 Pilot's Manual

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Qualification

NOTE
The procedures described in this section are not authorized for completion
during flight. All tasks must be performed while the aircraft is on the
ground.
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Glove Qualification

The touchscreen uses capacitive touch technology to sense the proximity of skin to
the display. A glove creates a barrier between the skin and the display glass,
potentially reducing the ability of the display to detect touches.
This procedure qualifies a specific glove for use with the touchscreen. Due to
differences in finger size and glove size, the qualification procedure is specific to the
pilot/glove combination. Multiple units must be evaluated individually.
GLOVE SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS
Thinner gloves perform better than thicker gloves.
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Leather gloves, and gloves designed specifically for use with capacitive
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touchscreen devices, are often found to be acceptable.
To improve touchscreen sensitivity while wearing gloves, use the pad of your
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finger instead of the tip during touch interactions.
GLOVE QUALIFICATION GUIDANCE
Table 1 contains the tasks required to qualify a glove.
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• Table 2 contains tasks that are not required to qualify a glove, but may limit
how some functions are accessed while wearing a glove.
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Qualification
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