Garmin G1000 Pilot's Manual page 353

Alert Type
Premature Descent Alert
Caution (PDA)
Altitude Callout "500"
Excessive Descent Rate
Caution (EDR)
Negative Climb Rate
Caution (NCR)
† Annunciation is shown on TAWS-B Page and the MAP - NAVIGATION MAP Page when Terrain is enabled.
* Alerts with multiple messages are configurable at installation and are installation-dependent. Alerts for the default
configuration are indicated with asterisks.
EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE ALERT
The purpose of the Excessive Descent Rate (EDR) alert is to provide suitable notification when the
aircraft is determined to be closing (descending) upon terrain at an excessive speed. The following figure
shows the parameters for the alert as defined by TSO-C151b.
6000
5500
5000
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
190-02692-00 Rev. A
PFD/MFD
†
MFD Pop-Up Alert
Alert
(Except TAWS-B Page)
Annunciation
TOO LOW - TERRAIN
TERRAIN
None None
SINK RATE
TERRAIN
DONT SINK
TERRAIN
TOO LOW - TERRAIN
Table 6-16 TAWS-B Alerts Summary
Descent Rate (FPM)
Figure 6-70 Excessive Descent Rate Alert Criteria
Garmin G1000 Pilot's Guide for the Piper PA-32 Saratoga
*
or
Warning: "PULL UP"
HAZARD AVOIDANCE
Voice Alert
"Too Low, Terrain"
"Five-Hundred"
"Sink Rate"
"Don't Sink"*
or
"Too Low, Terrain"
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