Garmin G1000 Pilot's Manual page 270

HAZARD AVOIDANCE
PREMATURE DESCENT ALERTING
A Premature Descent Alert (PDA) is issued when the system detects that the aircraft is significantly below
the normal approach path to a runway (Figure 6-44).
PDA alerting begins when the aircraft is within 15 nm of the destination airport. PDA alerting ends when
the aircraft is either:
•
0.5 nm from the runway threshold
OR
•
at or below an altitude of 125 feet AGL while within 1.0 nm of the threshold.
TAWS I
NHIBIT
TAWS also has an inhibit mode that deactivates the PDA/FLTA aural and visual alerts. Pilots should use
discretion when inhibiting TAWS and always remember to enable the system when appropriate. Only the
PDA and FLTA alerts are disabled in the inhibit mode. For more information, see the section on TAWS
alerts.
Inhibiting and enabling TAWS:
1) Select the TAWS Page.
2) Press the MENU Key. 'Inhibit TAWS' or 'Enable TAWS' is highlighted.
3) Press the ENT Key. The TAWS system is inhibited or enabled, depending on the previous status. The annunciation
is displayed in the terrain annunciator field whenever terrain is inhibited.
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Runway 1 2 3 4 5 6
Threshold
Distance From Destination Airport (nm)
Figure 6-44 PDA Alerting Threshold
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