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Page 1 G900X Integrated Flight Deck Pilot’s Guide...
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Page 3: Limited Warranty
Garmin retains the exclusive right to repair or replace the unit or software, or to offer a full refund of the purchase price, at its sole discretion.
Page 4 LIMITED WARRANTY List all Garmin products and serial numbers and retain this document for your records. Product Serial Number Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 5 Although unlikely, it may be possible for erroneous operation to occur without a fault indication shown by the G900X. It is thus the responsibility of the pilot to detect such an occurrence by means of cross-checking with all redundant or correlated information available in the cockpit.
Page 6 All visual depictions contained within this document, including screen images of the G900X panel NOTE: and displays, are for example only, are subject to change, and may not reﬂect the most current G900X System. Depictions of equipment may differ slightly from the actual equipment.
Page 7 This notice is being provided in accordance with California’s Proposition 65. For additional information, refer to the website at www.garmin.com/prop65. Interference from GPS repeaters operating inside nearby hangars can cause an intermittent loss of NOTE: attitude and heading displays while the aircraft is on the ground.
Page 8 REVISION INFORMATION Record of Revisions Part Number Revision Date Page Range Description 190-00726-00 04/04/07 i – I-6 Initial release Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 9: Table Of Contents
PFD/MFD Controls ............3-14 Temperatures ......1-20 MFD/PFD Control Unit (Optional) .........3-14 CO Alert Reset (Optional) ............1-22 Softkey Function .............3-15 Fuel Calculations 1.6 Accessing G900X Functionality ......1-28 3.3 Leaning Assist Mode..........3-17 ..............1-28 Menus ............3-17 Turbocharged ..............1-28 Data Entry ..........3-18 Normally-aspirated ............1-30 Page Groups 3.4 EIS Display in Reversionary Mode....3-19...
Page 10 5.2 Navigation Map (MFD) ........5-2 Operations 5.22 Procedures (MFD)..........5-148 ............5-4 No-eis Option ..........5-10 ......5-148 Navigation Map Setup Leg Types Supported by the G900X ............5-149 5.3 PFD Inset Map and Windows ......5-35 Departures 5.23 Procedures (PFD) ..........5-161 ...............5-35 Inset Map ............5-37 5.24 Abnormal Operation ........5-166...
Page 11 Activating XM Satellite Radio Services ............8-49 Using XM Radio 8.5 Abnormal Operation ..........8-53 APPENDICES Annunciations and Alerts..........A-1 SD Card Use and Databases..........B-1 Glossary................C-1 Frequently Asked Questions .........D-1 General TIS Information ..........F-1 Map Symbols ..............G-1 INDEX 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 12 TABLE OF CONTENTS LANK Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 13: Section 1 System Overview
SYSTEM OVERVIEW SECTION 1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW The G900X Integrated Flight Deck System presents ﬂight instrumentation, position, navigation, communication, and identiﬁcation information to the pilot using ﬂat-panel color displays. The system is distributed across the following Line Replaceable Units (LRUs): • GDU 1040 Primary Flight Display (PFD) •...
Page 14: Line Replaceable Units
LRUs with the on-side display. Each IAU contains a GPS WAAS receiver, VHF COM/NAV/GS receivers, and system integration microprocessors, and is paired with the on-side display via HSDB connection. The IAUs are not paired together and do not communicate with each other directly. Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 15: System Overview
• GDC 74A – The Air Data Computer (ADC) processes data from the pitot/static system and outside air temperature (OAT) sensor. The ADC provides pressure altitude, airspeed, vertical speed, and OAT information to the G900X System, and it communicates with the primary IAU, displays, and AHRS using an ARINC 429 digital interface.
Page 16 • GDL 69A – The optional Data Link Satellite Radio Receiver provides real-time weather information to the G900X MFD and PFD Inset Map, as well as digital audio entertainment. The Data Link Receiver communicates with the MFD via a HSDB connection. A subscription to XM Satellite Radio Service is required to enable the GDL 69A capability.
Page 17 VHF NAV/LOC VHF NAV/LOC AHRS Glideslope Glideslope Attitude Rate of Turn GPS Output GPS Output Slip/Skid GMU 44 Magnetometer Heading GTX 33 Transponder GEA 71 Engine/Airframe Unit Figure 1-1 Basic G900X System Block Diagram 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 18 (optional) (optional) Figure 1-2 G900X With Optional/Additional Equipment For information on non-Garmin optional/additional equipment shown in Figure 1-2, consult the NOTE: applicable optional interface user’s guide. This document assumes that the reader is already familiar with the operation of this additional equipment.
Page 19: Secure Digital (Sd) Cards
SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1.2 SECURE DIGITAL (SD) CARDS Ensure the G900X System is powered off before inserting an SD card. NOTE: Refer to Appendix B for instructions on updating the aviation database. NOTE: The PFD and MFD data card slots use Secure Digital (SD) cards and are located on the upper right side of the display bezels.
Page 20: Annunciations And Alerts
Refer to Appendix A for system-speciﬁc annunciations and alerts. NOTE: The G900X System is integrated with the aircraft electrical system and receives power directly from electrical busses. The PFD, MFD, and supporting sub-systems include both power-on and continuous built-in test features that exercise the processor, RAM, ROM, external inputs, and outputs to provide safe operation.
Page 21: System Operation
The displays are connected together via a single Ethernet bus for high-speed communication. As shown in Figure 1-1, each IAU is connected to the on-side display. This section discusses normal and reversionary G900X display operation, AHRS modes, GPS receiver operation, and G900X System Annunciations.
Page 22: G900X System Annunciations
(Figure 1-8 displays all possible ﬂags and responsible LRUs). Upon G900X power-up, certain instruments remain invalid as equipment begins to initialize. All instruments should be operational within one minute of power-up. If any instrument remains ﬂagged, the G900X should be serviced by a Garmin-authorized repair facility.
Page 23: System Status
The System Status Page displays the statuses, serial numbers, and software version numbers for all detected system LRUs. Active LRUs are indicated by green check marks; failed, by red ‘X’ s . Failed LRUs should be noted and a service center or Garmin-authorized dealer informed. Viewing LRU information: 1) Use the FMS Knob to select the AUX - System Status Page.
Page 24 3) Use the FMS Knob to scroll through the box to view database status information. The G900X uses aural tones to convey the priority of airframe-speciﬁc alerts. The alerting system’ s annunciation tone may be tested from the System Status Page. Refer to the Appendices for airframe-speciﬁc alerts.
Page 25: Ahrs Operation
The Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) performs attitude, heading, and vertical acceleration calculations for the G900X System, utilizing GPS, magnetometer, and air data in addition to information from its internal sensors. Attitude and heading information are updated on the PFD while the AHRS receives appropriate combinations of information from the external sensor inputs.
Page 26: Gps Receiver Operation
Use the FMS Knob to highlight the receiver which is not selected and press the ENT Key. Satellite Constellation Satellite Signal Diagram Information GPS Receiver Status RAIM Availability Prediction Satellite Signal Strength Bars Figure 1-11 GPS Status Page 1-14 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 27 2) Select the SBAS Softkey. The RAIM PREDICTION box is replaced by SBAS SELECTION. 3) Press the FMS Knob. ‘WAAS’ is highlighted. 4) Press the ENT Key to uncheck the box. 5) Press the FMS Knob to remove the cursor. Figure 1-12 Enable/Disable WAAS 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 1-15...
Page 28 Because of the tighter protection limit on approaches, there may be times when RAIM is not available. The G900X automatically monitors RAIM and warns with an alert message when it is not available. If RAIM is not predicted to be available for the ﬁnal approach course, the approach does not become active, as indicated by the messages “Approach is not active”.
Page 29 • Horizontal and Vertical Figures of Merit (HFOM and VFOM)—Measures of horizontal and vertical position uncertainty; the current 95% conﬁdence horizontal and vertical accuracy values reported by the GPS receiver 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 1-17...
Page 30: G900X Controls
SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1.5 G900X CONTROLS The G900X controls have been designed to simplify operation of the system and minimize workload and the time required to access sophisticated functionality. Controls are located on the PFD and MFD bezels, MFD/PFD Control Unit, and Audio Panel. PFD and MFD controls and softkeys are discussed in this section. Audio Panel controls are described in the Audio Panel and CNS section;...
Page 31 Press to select softkey shown above the bezel key on the PFD/MFD display Keys ALT Knob Sets the Selected Altitude, shown above the Altimeter (the large knob selects the thousands, the small knob selects the hundreds) 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 1-19...
Page 32: Mfd/Pfd Control Unit (Optional)
Control Unit activity (refer to the Audio Panel and CNS Section for more information about NAV/COM tuning). Selection of a different display control or radio tuning mode results in cancelation of the previous radio tuning mode. Figure 1-15 GCU 476 MFD/PFD Control Unit (Optional) 1-20 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 33 When selected, the MFD/PFD Control Unit can be used to access MFD functions (default display control mode) FMS/NAV-COM NAV/COM Tuning Modes: Acts as the NAV or COM Knob Knob PFD/MFD Control Modes: Acts as the FMS Knob 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 1-21...
Page 34: Softkey Function
Figure 1-17 Top Level PFD Softkeys (optional) (optional) DCLTR TRAFFIC TOPO TERRAIN NEXRAD XM LTNG BACK ALERTS Press the OFF or BACK Softkey DCLTR-1 to return to the top-level softkeys. 1-22 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A DCLTR-2 DCLTR-3...
Page 35 GPS: Waypoint identiﬁer and GPS distance information OFF: Removes window HSI FMT Displays softkeys to select the HSI format METERS BACK ALERTS 360 HSI Displays HSI as a 360° compass rose OPTN1 OPTN2 OPTN3 BACK ALERTS 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide XPDR 1-23...
Page 36 STBY CODE IDENT BACK ALERTS Select the BACK Softkey to return to the top-level softkeys. IDENT BKSP BACK ALERTS Select the IDENT or BACK Softkey to return to the top- level softkeys. 1-24 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 37 ALERTS Select the BACK Softkey to return to the top-level softkeys. IDENT BKSP BACK ALERTS Select the IDENT or BACK Softkey to return to the top- level softkeys. Figure 1-20 XPDR Softkeys 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 1-25...
Page 38: Mfd Softkeys
AIRWY LO AIRWY HI ENGINE DONE EXIT EMERGCY The DONE Softkey label changes to UNDO when the checklist item is already checked. Figure 1-21 MFD Softkeys (EIS, Navigation Map Page, and Checklist) 1-26 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 39 DCLTR-3: Removes everything except the active ﬂight plan Displays the Checklist Page • CHKLIST DONE Selects the highlighted checklist item EXIT Returns to the top-level softkeys EMERGCY Immediately accesses the emergency procedures 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 1-27...
Page 40: Accessing G900X Functionality
Control Unit) or the FMS Knob corresponding to the display (PFD, MFD, or MFD/PFD Control Unit). In some instances, such as when entering an identiﬁer, the G900X tries to predict the desired identiﬁer based on the characters being entered. In this case, if the desired identiﬁer appears, use the ENT Key to conﬁrm the entry without entering the rest of the identiﬁer manually.
Page 41 When the cursor is on a ﬁeld awaiting entry of a waypoint identiﬁer, turning the small FMS Knob counter- clockwise accesses three different lists of waypoint identiﬁers for quick selection: ﬂight plan (FPL), nearest (NRST), and recently-entered (RECENT). The G900X automatically ﬁlls in the identiﬁer, facility, and city ﬁelds with the information for the selected waypoint.
Page 42: Page Groups
FMS Knob, then with the appropriate softkey at the bottom of the page. In this case, the page remains set to the selected page until a different page softkey is selected, even if a different page group is selected. 1-30 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 43 - Arrival Information (STAR Softkey) - Approach Information (APR Softkey) - Weather Information (optional) (WX Softkey) Intersection Information NDB Information Airport/Procedures/ Weather Information VOR Information Pages User Waypoint Information Figure 1-25 Waypoint Pages 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 1-31...
Page 44 (RADIO Softkey) Pages System Status Figure 1-26 Auxiliary Pages • Nearest Page Group (NRST) Nearest Airports Nearest Intersections Nearest NDB Nearest VOR Nearest User Waypoints Nearest Frequencies Nearest Airspaces Figure 1-27 Nearest Pages 1-32 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 45 Figure 1-29 Procedure Loading Pages Information on optional electronic checklist pages is offered later in this section. Checklist pages may be accessed from any page on the MFD using the CHKLIST Softkey. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 1-33...
Page 46: System Settings
2) Select the DFLTS Softkey. OR : 1) Use the FMS Knob to select the AUX - System Setup Page. 2) Press the MENU Key. 3) Highlight ‘Restore Defaults’ and press the ENT Key. 1-34 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 47 System settings may be saved under a pilot proﬁle. When the system is powered on, the last selected pilot proﬁle is shown on the MFD Power-up Splash Screen (Figure 1-5). The G900X can store up to 25 proﬁles; the currently active proﬁle, the amount of memory used, and the amount of memory available are shown at the top of the System Setup Page in the box labeled ‘Pilot Proﬁle’.
Page 48 4) Turn the small FMS Knob to select the desired format and press the ENT Key to conﬁrm selection. The ‘Time Offset’ ﬁeld is highlighted (for local time formats). 5) Use the FMS Knob to enter the desired time offset (±HH:MM) and press the ENT Key to conﬁrm selection. 1-36 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 49 SYSTEM OVERVIEW DISPLAY UNITS Units in which various quantities are displayed on the G900X screens can be changed on the System Setup Page. Changing a display units setting: 1) Use the FMS Knob to select the AUX - System Setup Page on the MFD.
Page 50 4) Turn the small FMS Knob clockwise to turn the airspace alert ON or counterclockwise to turn the alert OFF. 5) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the distance ﬁeld in the ‘Arrival Alert’ Box. 6) Enter a trigger distance and press the ENT Key. 1-38 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 51 3) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the desired ﬁeld number in the MFD Data Bar Fields Box. 4) Turn the small FMS Knob to highlight the desired selection from the data options list and press the ENT Key. Figure 1-31 Navigation Status Box (MFD) 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 1-39...
Page 52 3) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the channel spacing ﬁeld in the COM Conﬁguration Box. 4) Turn the small FMS Knob to select the desired spacing and press the ENT Key. 1-40 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 53 3) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the minimum length ﬁeld in the Nearest Airport Box. 4) Enter the minimum runway length (zero to 99,999 feet) and press the ENT Key. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 1-41...
Page 54: System Utilities
1) Use the FMS Knob to select the AUX - Utility Page. 2) Press the FMS Knob momentarily to activate the ﬂashing cursor. 3) Turn the small FMS Knob to select the timer counting direction (UP/DN) and press the ENT Key. 1-42 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 55 3) With ‘Reset Flight Timer’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. The G900X records the time at which departure occurs, measured from system power-up or aircraft lift off. The displayed departure time can also be reset to display the current time at the point of reset. The format in which the time is displayed is controlled from the System Setup Page.
Page 56 4) Use the FMS Knob to enter the message text to be displayed in the Alerts Window and press the ENT Key. 5) Press the ENT Key again or use the large FMS Knob to move the cursor to the ﬁeld next to ‘Type’. 1-44 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 57 The softkey revers to the ‘ALERTS’ label and when pressed, the Alerts Window is removed from the display and the scheduler message is deleted from the message list. Figure 1-33 PFD Alerts Window 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 1-45...
Page 58: Electronic Checklists (Optional)
The MFD is able to display optional electronic checklists which allow a pilot to quickly ﬁnd the proper procedure on the ground and during each phase of ﬂight. The G900X accesses the checklists from an SD card inserted into the bezel slot (see Figure 1-3). If the SD card contains an invalid checklist ﬁle or no checklist, the Power-up Splash Screen displays ‘Invalid Checklist File’...
Page 59 9) Select the EXIT Softkey or hold down the CLR Key momentarily to exit the Checklist Page and return to the page last viewed. Immediately accessing emergency procedures: 1) From any page, select the CHKLIST Softkey. 2) Select the EMERGCY Softkey. Figure 1-35 Sample Checklist 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 1-47...
Page 60: Display Backlighting
8) Turn the small FMS Knob in the direction of the green arrowhead to display ‘MFD KEY’ and repeat steps 4-7. 9) To remove the menu, press the CLR or MENU Key. Figure 1-36 PFD Setup Menu 1-48 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 61: Section 2 Flight Instruments
(CDI) – Barometric setting • Wind data – Bearing pointers and – Selected Altitude information windows • Vertical Navigation indications • Outside Air Temperature (OAT) The PFD also displays various alerts and annunciations. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 62 Outside Air Temperature (OAT) Selected Altitude Softkeys COM Frequency Box System Time Navigation Status Box Transponder Data Box Slip/Skid Indicator Horizontal Situation Indicator ( HSI) Attitude Indicator Figure 2-1 Primary Flight Display (Default) Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 63 Selected Heading Selected Course Wind Data Vertical Speed Required Inset Map Vertical Deviation Indicator (VDI) Bearing Information Windows Current VNV Target Altitute Minimum Descent Altitude/Decision Height Figure 2-2 Primary Flight Display (Additional Information) 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 64: Airspeed Indicator
FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS 2.1 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS AIRSPEED INDICATOR G900X Airspeed Indicator markings correspond to Vspeed values provided by the kitplane NOTE: manufacturer. The Airspeed Indicator displays airspeed on a rolling number gauge using a moving tape. The true airspeed (TAS) is displayed in knots below the Airspeed Indicator. The numeric labels and major tick marks on the moving tape are marked at intervals of 10 knots, while minor tick marks on the moving tape are indicated at intervals of 5 knots.
Page 65 4) To remove all Vspeed ﬂags, turn the FMS Knob to highlight ‘All References Off’ and press the ENT Key. Restoring all Vspeed defaults: 1) Select the TMR/REF Softkey. 2) Press the MENU Key. 3) Turn the FMS Knob to highlight ‘Restore Defaults’. 4) Press the ENT Key. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 66: Attitude Indicator
(slip/skid). One bar displacement from the roll pointer is equivalent to one ball displacement on a traditional Slip/Skid Indicator (Figure 2-8). Figure 2-8 Slip/Skid Indication Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 67: Altimeter
6 seconds at the current vertical speed. The trend vector is not shown if altitude remains constant or if data needed for calculation is not available due to a system failure. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 68: Vertical Speed Indicator (Vsi)
Target Altitude once the “TOD [Top of Descent] within 1 minute” alert has been generated. See the GPS Navigation Section for details on VNV features, and refer to Section 2.2, Supplemental Flight Data, for more information about VNV indications on the PFD. Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 69: Vertical Deviation, Glideslope, And Glidepath Indicators
Speed Vertical Indicator Deviation Indicator Glidepath Indicator Glideslope Indicator Vertical Speed Pointer Required Vertical Speed Figure 2-13 Glidepath Indicator Figure 2-11 Vertical Speed and Figure 2-12 Glideslope Indicator Deviation Indicators (VSI and VDI) 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 70: Horizontal Situation Indicator (Hsi)
Heading Bug Navigation Source Flight Phase Aircraft Symbol Turn Rate/Heading Trend Vector Course Deviation Indicator Current Heading (CDI) Lubber Line Rotating Compass Rose OBS Mode Active Figure 2-14 Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) 2-10 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 71 Press the CRS Knob to re-center the CDI and return the course pointer to the bearing of the active waypoint or navigation station (see OBS Mode for adjusting a GPS course). Current Track Bug Current Heading Selected Heading Selected Course Selected Heading Bug Figure 2-16 Heading and Course Indications 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 2-11...
Page 72 3) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight ‘Nav Angle’ in the ‘Display Units’ box (Figure 2-18). 4) Turn the small FMS Knob to highlight the desired setting and press the ENT Key. Figure 2-18 System Setup Page, Navigation Angle Settings 2-12 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 73 Distance to Station Waypoint Bearing Source Identiﬁer Selected Bearing Pointer Pointer Bearing Source Icon Icon Source Bearing 1 Information Window Bearing 2 Information Window Figure 2-20 HSI with Bearing and DME Information 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 2-13...
Page 74 2) Select a BRG Softkey to display the desired bearing pointer and information window with a NAV source. 3) Select the BRG Softkey again to change the bearing source to GPS. 4) To remove the bearing pointer and information window, select the BRG Softkey again. 2-14 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 75: Course Deviation Indicator (Cdi)
CDI. If the CDI exceeds the maximum deviation on the scale (two dots) while coupled to GPS, the crosstrack error (XTK) is displayed below the white aircraft symbol. Figure 2-22 Navigation Sources 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 2-15...
Page 76 Final Approach Fix (FAF) for an ILS approach, or until GPS information becomes invalid. Activating a Vector-to-Final (VTF; see the GPS Navigation Section) also causes the CDI to switch to LOC navigation source; GPS steering guidance is not provided after this switch. 2-16 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 77 4) Turn the small FMS Knob to highlight the desired setting and press the ENT Key. 5) To cancel the selection, press the FMS Knob or the CLR Key. Figure 2-24 System Setup Page, GPS CDI Settings 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 2-17...
Page 78 - If the active waypoint is part of the missed approach procedure, the active leg and preceding missed approach legs must be aligned with the ﬁnal approach segment course and the aircraft must not have passed the turn initiation point. 2-18 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 79 L/VNAV (LNAV/VNAV) 1.0 nm decreasing to a speciﬁed course width, then 0.3 nm, depending on variables (see Figure 2-27) Approach (LPV) Missed Approach MAPR 0.3 nm Table 2-1 Automatic GPS CDI Scaling 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 2-19...
Page 80 3) Select the OBS Softkey again to return to automatic waypoint sequencing. GPS Selected Extended OBS Mode Course Line Enabled Pressing the OBS Softkey Pressing the OBS Softkey Again Suspends Waypoint Sequencing Returns to Normal Operation Figure 2-28 Omni-bearing Selector (OBS) Mode 2-20 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 81 ‘SUSP’ appears on the HSI (to the lower right of the aircraft symbol) in place of ‘OBS’ and the OBS Softkey label changes to SUSP. SUSP Annunciation SUSP Softkey Suspends Waypoint Sequencing Figure 2-29 Suspending Automatic Waypoint Sequencing 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 2-21...
Page 82: Supplemental Flight Data
8) To reset the timer, press the ENT Key with ‘RESET?’ highlighted. The ﬁeld changes back to ‘START?’ and the digits are reset. 9) To remove the window, press the CLR Key or the TMR/REF Softkey. 2-22 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 83: Outside Air Temperature
• Total wind direction and speed (Option 2) • Total wind direction with head and crosswind speed components (Option 3) Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 No Data Figure 2-32 Wind Data 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 2-23...
Page 84: System Time
4) Turn the small FMS Knob to select the desired format and press the ENT Key to conﬁrm selection. The ‘Time Offset’ ﬁeld is highlighted. 5) Use the FMS Knob to enter the desired time offset (±HH:MM) and press the ENT Key to conﬁrm selection. Figure 2-34 System Setup Page, Date/Time Settings 2-24 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 85: Vertical Navigation (Vnv) Indications
Active altitude-constrained waypoint can not be reached within maximum allowed ﬂight path angle and vertical speed Last altitude-constrained waypoint in active ﬂight plan reached (30 sec before) Table 2-2 VNV Indication Removal Criteria 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 2-25...
Page 86: Pfd Annunciations And Alerting Functions
G900X message advisory occurs. System alert messages are provided for aware of G900X system problems or status and may not require pilot action. The Alerts Window allows system alerts to be displayed simultaneously. The FMS Knob can be used to scroll through the alert messages. The Alerts Window is enabled/disabled by selecting the ALERTS Softkey.
Page 87: Trafﬁc Annunciation
Figure 2-37 Softkey Annunciation (ALERTS Softkey Labels) TRAFFIC ANNUNCIATION The G900X System displays trafﬁc symbolically on the PFD Inset Map, the Navigation Map Page (MFD), and various other MFD page maps. Refer to the Hazard Avoidance Section and Appendix E for more details about the Trafﬁc Information Service (TIS) and optional Trafﬁc Advisory Systems (TAS).
Page 88: Marker Beacon Annunciations
Altitude), the Selected Altitude changes to yellow text on a black background, ﬂashes for 5 seconds, and an aural tone is generated. Within 1000 feet Within 200 feet Deviation of ±200 feet Figure 2-40 Altitude Alerting Visual Annunciations 2-28 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 89: Low Altitude Annunciation
If the aircraft proceeds to climb after having reached the MDA/DH, once it reaches 50 feet above the MDA/DH, alerting is disabled. Within 2500 feet Within 100 feet Altitude Reached MDA/DH Bug MDA/DH Setting Figure 2-42 Minimum Descent Altitude/Decision Height Alerting Visual Annunciations 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 2-29...
Page 90 4) Use the small FMS Knob to enter the desired altitude (from zero to 16,000 feet). 5) To remove the window, press the CLR Key or the TMR/REF Softkey. Figure 2-43 Minimum Descent Altitude/Decision Height Setting (Timer/References Window) 2-30 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 91: Abnormal Operations
• Current Track Bug • Wind Data (calculated based on GPS information) • Distances in the Bearing Information windows • GPS bearing pointers These items should be veriﬁed when operating in Dead Reckoning Mode. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 2-31...
Page 92: Unusual Attitudes
• Wind data • Altimeter Barometric Setting – Flight Plan • Transponder Status Box • Selected Altitude – Alerts • System Time • VNV Target Altitude – Procedures • PFD Setup Menu 2-32 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 93: Section 3 Engine Indication System
The G900X Engine Indication System (EIS) displays critical engine, electrical, fuel, and other system parameters on the left side of the MFD during normal operations (Figure 3-1). EIS information can be fully expanded to an entire page (EIS - Engine Page) using the ENGINE Softkey (see Section 3.1).
Page 94 Engine -T4C5D, -V4A5D -E*, -F* (180 hp) Models IO-550-N O-540-A*, -B*, -D* O-360-A* (not A1C or A4FN), -C* (not -C2B (not D2J), -E* or -C2D) O-320-B*, -D* Table 3-1 G900X EIS Supported Combinations Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 95: Eis Display
Displays carburetor temperature in °F; the blue range indicates where Indicator carburetor icing is most likely to occur O-540-series, O-360-series, O-320-series Cylinder Head Temperature Displays the head temperature of the hottest cylinder (number is shown in Indicator (CHT °F) pointer) in °F 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 96 Displays ﬂap position and elevator, rudder, and aileron trim along slide bars Indicators (FLAPS, ELEV TRIM, Up to three trim indicators may be installed; aileron and rudder trim are RUDDER TRIM, mutually exclusive. AILERON TRIM) TSIO-550-E IO-550-N Figure 3-2 EIS Displays (IV/IV-P Shown) Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 97 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM IO-540-series O-540-series Figure 3-3 EIS Displays (RV-10 Shown) 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 98 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM IO-360-series IO-360-series (180 hp) (200 hp) Figure 3-4 EIS Displays (RV-9/9A Shown) Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 99 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM O-360-series O-320-series Figure 3-5 EIS Displays (RV-9/9A Shown) 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 100: Engine Page
Displays calculated fuel used (GAL USED), endurance (ENDUR), and range (FUEL CALC) (in nautical miles, RANGE NM), and fuel efﬁciency (in statute miles per gallon, MPG) based on the displayed fuel remaining (GAL REM) and the fuel ﬂow totalizer Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 101 Displays oil temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F) and pressure in pounds Pressure Gauge per square inch (psi) (OIL °F PSI) Fuel Flow Gauge Displays fuel ﬂow in gallons per hour (gph) (FFLOW GPH) Figure 3-7 Engine Page (IV/IV-P with TSIO-550-E) 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 102 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM Figure 3-8 Engine Page (IV/IV-P with IO-550-N) Figure 3-9 Engine Page (RV-10 with IO-540-series) 3-10 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 103 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM Figure 3-10 Engine Page (RV-10 with O-540-series) Figure 3-11 Engine Page (RV-9/9A with IO-360-series, 180 hp) 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 3-11...
Page 104 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM Figure 3-12 Engine Page (RV-9/9A with IO-360-series, 200 hp) Figure 3-13 Engine Page (RV-9/9A with O-360-series) 3-12 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 105: Electrical
The Auxiliary Ammeter scale is dependent upon the type of optional standby power installed: 0 to 70 A (alternator) or -30 to 70 A (battery). Auxiliary Ammeter (Optional Standby Battery Current Battery Shown) Main Bus Voltage Alternator Current Essential Bus Voltage Figure 3-15 Electrical Group 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 3-13...
Page 106: Temperatures
CO RST Softkey is enabled on the Engine Page to reset the CO Guardian. Refer to the CO Guardian documentation for further information. CO Warning Issued Select to Reset CO Guardian Figure 3-17 Carbon Monoxide Alert Reset 3-14 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 107: Fuel Calculations
The amount of reserve fuel (only for purposes of the Fuel Range Ring) is set on the Navigation Map Page Setup Menu in terms of remaining ﬂight time. When enabled the Fuel Range Ring appears on the Navigation Map Page, the Weather Data Link Page, and PFD Inset Map. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 3-15...
Page 108 7) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the reserve fuel time, how long the aircraft can ﬂy after reaching the reserve fuel. 8) Enter the desired reserve fuel time (00:00 to 23:59; hours:minutes) and press the ENT Key. 9) Press the FMS Knob to return to the Navigation Map Page. 3-16 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 109: Leaning Assist Mode
Turbo Inlet Temperature. Fuel Flow Gauge EIS Display Fuel Calculations TIT Deviation from Peak Peak TIT (Blue Bar) Peak TIT (Blue Marker) Lean/Rich From Peak Figure 3-20 Leaning Assist Mode (IV/IV-P with TSIO-550-E) 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 3-17...
Page 110: Normally-Aspirated
EGT is indicated by a light blue marker. The last cylinder to peak is denoted by the “Last” annunciation below its bar on the graph and the EGT readout is outlined in light blue. 3-18 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 111: Eis Display In Reversionary Mode
EIS Display (refer to the System Overview for information about display Reversionary Mode). When the G900X displays enter reversionary mode, the EIS is separated into three displays: Engine (identical to the normal EIS Display on the MFD), Lean, and System. For a description of the Engine Display, refer to Section 3.1.
Page 112 Increases displayed fuel remaining in 1-gal increments RST FUEL Resets displayed fuel remaining to maximum fuel capacity for aircraft and fuel used to zero CO RST Resets CO Guardian; softkey enabled when carbon monoxide alert generated (optional) 3-20 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 113: Lean Display
Accessing Leaning Assist Mode: 1) Select the ENGINE Softkey. 2) Select the LEAN Softkey. 3) Select the ASSIST Softkey to identify the peak. 4) Select the ASSIST Softkey again to exit Leaning Assist Mode. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 3-21...
Page 114 Displays ﬂap position and elevator, rudder, and aileron trim along slide bars Indicators (FLAPS, ELEV TRIM, Up to three trim indicators may be installed; aileron and rudder trim are RUDDER TRIM, mutually exclusive. AILERON TRIM) 3-22 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 115 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM TSIO-550-E IO-550-N Figure 3-24 Lean Displays - Reversionary Mode 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 3-23...
Page 116 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM IO-540-series O-540-series Figure 3-25 Lean Displays - Reversionary Mode 3-24 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 117 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM IO-360-series O-360-series O-320-series Figure 3-26 Lean Displays - Reversionary Mode 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 3-25...
Page 118: System Display
Displays the amount of fuel remaining set by the pilot and adjusted for fuel Remaining burn (GAL REM) Calculated Fuel Used Displays the calculated amount of fuel used based on the totalizer fuel (GAL USED) ﬂow 3-26 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 119 (if sensors are installed; see Table 3-3 for supported indicators by aircraft model) (FLAPS, ELEV TRIM, RUDDER TRIM, Green ranges of the trim bars represent correct takeoff trim positions. AILERON TRIM) TSIO-550-E IO-550-N Figure 3-27 System Displays - Reversionary Mode 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 3-27...
Page 120 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM IO-540-series O-540-series Figure 3-28 EIS Displays 3-28 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 121 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM IO-360-series O-360-series O-320-series Figure 3-29 EIS Displays 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 3-29...
Page 122 ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM LANK 3-30 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 123: Section 4 Audio Panel And Cns
Mode S transponder. The System Overview Section provides a block diagram description of the Audio Panel and CNS system interconnection. CNS operation in the G900X is performed by the following Line Replaceable Units (LRUs): • GDU 1040 Primary Flight Display (PFD) •...
Page 124: Pfd/Mfd Controls And Frequency Display
AUDIO PANEL AND CNS PFD/MFD CONTROLS AND FREQUENCY DISPLAY Figure 4-1 PFD/MFD Controls, COM/NAV Frequency Tuning Boxes, and NRST Window (PFD Shown) Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 125 The small knob selects individual characters for the highlighted cursor location. Transponder Data Box – Indicates the selected transponder code, operating mode, reply, and ident status for the transponder. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 126: Audio Panel Controls
#2 COM receiver to be heard. COM1 receive can be added by pressing the COM1 Key. COM2 – When selected, audio from the #2 COM receiver can be heard. COM3 MIC – Not used in the G900X. Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 127 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS COM3 – Not used in the G900X. COM 1/2 – Not used in the G900X. TEL – Not used in the G900X. PA – Selects the passenger address system. The selected COM transmitter is deselected when the PA Key is pressed.
Page 128: Com Operation
During PA Mode, the COM MIC Annunciator is extinguished and the COM active frequency color NOTE: changes to white, indicating that neither COM transmitter is active. When turning on the G900X for use, the system remembers the last frequencies used and the active NOTE: COM transceiver state prior to shutdown.
Page 129: Com Transceiver Manual Tuning
Automatic Squelch On or Off Key to Transfer COM Frequencies Between Active and Standby Frequency Boxes Turn the COM Knob to Tune the Frequency in the Tuning Box Figure 4-5 COM Frequency Tuning 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 130: Quick-Tuning And Activating 121.500 Mhz
COM frequency (121.500 MHz) in the active ﬁeld of the COM radio selected for tuning (the one with the transfer arrow). In the example shown, pressing the Audio Panel COM2 MIC Key activates the transceiver. Press for Two Seconds to Load 121.500 MHz Figure 4-7 Quickly Tuning 121.500 MHz Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 131: Auto-Tuning The Com Frequency
3) Press the ENT Key to load the COM frequency into the COM Standby Tuning Box. 4) Press the Frequency Transfer Key to transfer the frequency to the COM Active Frequency Field. Select the NRST Softkey to Open the Nearest Airports Window Figure 4-8 Nearest Airports Window (PFD) 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 132 9) Press the ENT Key to load the COM frequency into the standby ﬁeld of the selected COM radio. 10) Press the Frequency Transfer Key to transfer the frequency to the COM Active Frequency Field. Nearest Airports Menu Nearest Frequencies Menu Nearest Airspaces Menu Figure 4-10 Nearest Pages Menus 4-10 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 133 Press ENT Key to Load Frequency into COM Standby Field. Cursor then Advances to Next Frequency. Select INFO Softkey for AIRPORT, RUNWAYS, and FREQUENCIES Windows Figure 4-11 WPT – Airport Information Page 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 4-11...
Page 134 NRST – Nearest Airports Pages on the MFD in a similar manner using the appropriate softkeys or MENU Key, the FMS Knob, and the ENT Key. Figure 4-12 NRST – Nearest Airspaces, NRST – Nearest Airports, and NRST – Nearest Frequencies Pages 4-12 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 135: Frequency Spacing
AUDIO PANEL AND CNS FREQUENCY SPACING The G900X COM radios can tune either 25-kHz spacing (118.000 to 136.975 MHz) or 8.33-kHz spacing (118.000 to 136.990 MHz) for 760-channel or 3040-channel conﬁguration. When 8.33-kHz channel spacing is selected, all of the 25-kHz channel spacing frequencies are also available in the complete 3040-channel list.
Page 136: Automatic Squelch
Volume level indication remains for two seconds after the change. COM Volume Level Remains for Two Seconds Figure 4-16 COM Volume Level 4-14 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 137: Nav Operation
Selected with the CDI Softkey Figure 4-17 Selecting a NAV Radio for Navigation See the Flight Instruments Section for selecting the Bearing Information windows and using VOR as the source for the bearing pointer. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 4-15...
Page 138: Nav Receiver Manual Tuning
Press the Frequency Transfer Key to Transfer NAV Frequencies Between Active and Standby Frequency Fields Turn the NAV Knob to Tune the Frequency in the Tuning Box Figure 4-19 NAV Frequency Tuning 4-16 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 139 When adjusting, the level is displayed in place of the standby frequencies. Volume level indication remains for two seconds after the change. NAV Volume Level Remains for Two Seconds Figure 4-22 NAV Volume Levels 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 4-17...
Page 140: Auto-Tuning The Nav Frequency
Press the ENT Key to Load a Highlighted Frequency into the NAV Standby Turn the FMS Frequency Box Knob to Scroll Through a List of Frequencies Figure 4-23 NAV Frequency Auto-Tuning from the MFD 4-18 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 141 10) Press the ENT Key to load the NAV frequency into the standby ﬁeld of the selected NAV radio. 11) Press the Frequency Transfer Key to transfer the frequency to the NAV Active Frequency Field. Nearest Airports Menu Nearest VOR Menu Figure 4-24 Nearest Pages Menus 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 4-19...
Page 142 Select the FREQ Softkey to Place Softkey to Place the Cursor on the the Cursor on the VOR Identiﬁer VOR Frequency Figure 4-25 Loading the NAV Frequency from the NRST – Nearest VOR Page 4-20 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 143 MENU Key, the FMS Knob, and the ENT Key. Figure 4-26 NRST – Nearest Frequencies, WPT – VOR Information, WPT – Airport Information, and NRST – Nearest Airports Pages 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 4-21...
Page 144 ﬁeld, the standby frequency is transferred to active. • If the current CDI navigation source is NAV1 or NAV2, the approach frequency is transferred to the standby frequency ﬁelds of the selected CDI NAV radio. 4-22 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 145: Marker Beacon Receiver
(annunciator illuminated) is used to provide an earlier indication when nearing a marker during an approach. The LO SENS function (annunciator extinguished) results in a narrower marker dwell while over a station. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 4-23...
Page 146: Gtx 33 Mode S Transponder
Selecting the IDENT Softkey while in Mode or Code Selection initiates the ident function and reverts to the top-level softkeys. After 45 seconds of transponder softkey inactivity, the system reverts back to the top-level softkeys. 4-24 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 147: Transponder Mode Selection
Mode S interrogations. When Standby Mode has been selected on the ground, the transponder can be returned to Ground Mode by selecting the GND Softkey. Mode Figure 4-30 Ground Mode 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 4-25...
Page 148 If Altitude Mode is selected, a green ALT indication and transponder code appear in the mode ﬁeld of the Transponder Data Box, and all transponder replies requesting altitude information are provided with pressure altitude information. ALT Mode (Mode C Altitude Reporting) Figure 4-33 Altitude Mode 4-26 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 149: Entering A Transponder Code
BKSP Softkey moves the code selection cursor to the previous digit. Five seconds after the fourth digit has been entered, the transponder code becomes active. Entering a Code Figure 4-35 Entering a Code 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 4-27...
Page 150 Transponder Data Box. Selecting the VFR Softkey again restores the previous identiﬁcation code. The pre-programmed VFR Code is set at the factory to 1200. If a VFR code change is required, contact a Garmin-authorized service center for conﬁguration. VFR Code...
Page 151: Ident Function
After the IDENT Softkey is selected while in Mode or Code Selection, the system reverts to the top-level softkeys. IDNT Indication Select the IDENT Softkey to Initiate the ID Function Figure 4-38 IDENT Softkey and Indication 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 4-29...
Page 152: Additional Audio Panel Functions
Speaker audio is muted when the PTT is pressed. Certain aural alerts and warnings (autopilot, trafﬁc, altitude) are always heard on the speaker, even when the speaker is not selected. The speaker volume is adjustable within a nominal range. Contact a Garmin-authorized service center for volume adjustment.
Page 153: Intercom
The passengers are isolated from the pilot and copilot but can communicate with each other. When both the PILOT and COPLT Annunciators are extinguished, everyone hears the selected radios and is able to communicate with everyone else. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 4-31...
Page 154: Passenger Address (Pa) System
COM selected. A Push-to-Talk (PTT) must be pressed to deliver PA announcements. The PA Annunciator ﬂashes about once per second while the PTT is depressed. PA Key is Selected on the Audio Panel Figure 4-42 PA Key Selected for Cabin Announcements 4-32 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 155: Clearance Recorder And Player
Pressing the PLAY Key while audio is playing begins playing the previously recorded memory block. Each subsequent press of the PLAY Key selects the previously recorded memory block. Powering off the unit automatically clears all recorded blocks. Figure 4-43 Play Key 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 4-33...
Page 156: Entertainment Inputs
MUSIC 1 and MUSIC 2 inputs cannot be completely turned off. Audio level for MUSIC 1 and MUSIC 2 NOTE: can be adjusted by a Garmin-authorized service center. The Audio Panel provides a stereo auxiliary entertainment input, MUSIC 1. The input is compatible with popular portable entertainment devices such as MP3 and CD players.
Page 157: Audio Panel Preflight Procedure
ICS system as well as during COM transmissions. After powering up the G900X System, the following steps will aid in maximizing the use of the Audio Panel as well as prevent pilot and copilot induced issues. These preﬂight procedures should be performed each time a pilot boards the aircraft to insure awareness of all audio levels in the Audio Panel and radios.
Page 158: Abnormal Operation
AUDIO PANEL AND CNS 4.7 ABNORMAL OPERATION Abnormal operation of the G900X includes equipment failures of the G900X components and failure of associated equipment, including switches and external devices. STUCK MICROPHONE If the push-to-talk (PTT) Key becomes stuck, the COM transmitter stops transmitting after 35 seconds of continuous operation.
Page 159: Section 5 Gps Navigation
SECTION 5 GPS NAVIGATION 5.1 INTRODUCTION This section of the Pilot’ s Guide provides GPS and vertical navigation operating procedures for the G900X. This section assumes some prior knowledge of the other sections of the G900X Pilot’ s Guide, especially the “how-to”...
Page 160: Navigation Map (Mfd)
This section describes the MFD Navigation Map setup and operation which in most cases is a “one-time” operation since the setup can be customized to accommodate the individual needs of the pilot. Figure 5-1 Navigation Map Page Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 161: Gps Navigation
• Topography scale to pointer, location of pointer, name, and other pertinent information) • Fuel range ring • Map range • Topography data • Wind direction and speed • Airways • Heading indication 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 162: No-Eis Option
GPS NAVIGATION NO-EIS OPTION If the G900X is conﬁgured with the “no-EIS” option, the EIS display is removed from the Navigation Map and is replaced with the No-EIS Information Display shown in Figure 5-2. No-eis Navigation Display Mode Softkey Figure 5-2 Optional No-eis Navigation Information Display The No-eis Information Display operates in two modes, automatic mode and destination mode.
Page 163 NM of the aircraft position, the Nearest Airport Box displays “NONE WITHIN 200 NM”. When the aircraft position is within 200 NM of an airport, the ﬁelds shown in Figure 5-3 are displayed in the Nearest Airport Box. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 164 Longest Runway (Displayed when Airport is not the Destination Airport) METAR Flag (When METAR information available) Position From (Distance and Direction from Nearest Airport) Bearing to Nearest Airport COM Frequency (Displayed when Airport is not the Destination Airport) Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 165 “NO DESTINATION AIRPORT”. When a destination airport has been set, the ﬁelds shown in Figure 5-6 are displayed in the Destination Airport Box. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 166 Trafﬁc Pattern Altitude; Trafﬁc Pattern Altitude of destination airport. Visible when destination mode active, or when nearest airport is same as destination airport, or when one or fewer ARTCC frequencies are detected Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 167 Estimated Time of Arrival; sum of the present time and ETE, visible when destination is set Flight Time (total time since takeoff) ‘FLT’ if in-air timer is selected on AUX Utility Page, otherwise ‘PWR’. Always visible. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 168: Navigation Map Setup
Within the Map Setup Option there are the following setup groups (Figure 5-9): • Map • Weather (refer to the Hazard Awareness Section) • Trafﬁc (refer to the Hazard Awareness Section) • Aviation • Airways • Land Setup Groups Figure 5-9 Map Setup Groups 5-10 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 169 2) Press the ENT Key. The Map Setup Menu is displayed. 3) Select the ‘ORIENTATION’ ﬁeld. Select the desired orientation and press the ENT Key. 4) Press the FMS Knob to return to the Navigation Map Page. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-11...
Page 170 • In the event of a new trafﬁc advisory alert, the map ﬁeld of a page allowing auto zoom and capable of displaying trafﬁc advisory alerts automatically adjusts to the lowest map range in which the trafﬁc advisory is clearly visible and proceeds to auto zoom when the trafﬁc advisory clears. 5-12 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 171 10) Press the FMS Knob to return to the Navigation Map Page. Land Data The Navigation Map can display background land data (roads, lakes, borders, etc). The background land data can also be removed from the display (turned off). 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-13...
Page 172 For example, if a user selects the 60 second track vector look-ahead time on the Map Setup page, the track vector displayed on the map is the length equivalent to 60 seconds from the current aircraft position along the current aircraft track. 5-14 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 173 3) Select the ‘Map’ group. 4) Press the ENT Key. 5) Highlight the ‘WIND VECTOR’ ﬁeld. 6) Select ‘On’ or ‘Off’. 7) Press the FMS Knob to return to the Navigation Map Page. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-15...
Page 174 Topo Data Topographic data can be enabled or disabled on the Navigation Map using the ‘TOPO DATA’ setting. The topo data range is the maximum map range on which topo data is displayed. 5-16 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 175 2) Press the ENT Key. The Map Setup Menu is displayed. 3) Select the ‘Map’ group. 4) Press the ENT Key. 5) Highlight the ‘Terrain Proximity DATA’ ﬁeld. 6) Select ‘On’ or ‘Off’. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-17...
Page 176 2) Press the ENT Key. The Map Setup Menu is displayed. 3) Select the ‘Map’ group. 4) Press the ENT Key. 5) Highlight the ‘OBSTACLE DATA’ ﬁeld. 6) Select ‘On’ or ‘Off’. 5-18 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 177 Refer to the Hazard Awareness Section for information pertaining to the setup and display of the Weather Group Options. TRAFFIC GROUP Refer to the Hazard Awareness Section for information pertaining to the setup and display of the Trafﬁc Group Options. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-19...
Page 178 • Medium: off - 300 nm • Small: off - 100 nm • Safe Taxi (SAFETAXI) - The zoom range sets the maximum range at which taxiways appear on the display: • Off - 20 nm 5-20 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 179 5) Select the desired aviation option. 6) Select the desired text size. 7) Select the ENT Key to accept the selected text size. 8) Press the FMS Knob to return to the Navigation Map Page. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-21...
Page 180 • LO ALT AIRWAY: 500 ft. - 500 nm • HI ALT AIRWAY - The range sets the maximum range at which high altitude airways appear on the display. • HI ALT AIRWAY: 500 ft. - 500 nm 5-22 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 181 5) Move the cursor to the LO ALT AIRWAY or HI ALT AIRWAY ﬁeld. 6) Select the desired rrange. 7) Press the ENT Key to accept the selected range. 8) Press the FMS Knob to return to the Navigation Map Page. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-23...
Page 182 For example, if airways are enabled to be drawn at the 200 nm range setting, Intersection symbols are drawn as needed to depict the airway even though Intersections are enabled for display only for range settings of 30 nm or less. 5-24 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 183 • Cities and Towns (LARGE CITY, MEDIUM CITY, SMALL CITY) - The cities and town label size sets the maximum range at which city and town names appear on the display. The zoom range sets the maximum range at which cities and towns appear on the display: 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-25...
Page 184 4) Press the ENT Key. The cursor ﬂashes on the ‘LAT/LON’ ﬁeld. 5) Select the desired land option. 6) Press the ENT Key to accept the selected option. 7) Press the FMS Knob to return to the Navigation Map Page. 5-26 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 185 OR : Select the DCLTR Softkey with the Navigation Map Page displayed. The current declutter level is shown. With each press, another level of map information is removed. Figure 5-18 Map Declutter Option 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-27...
Page 186 MOA (Military) User Waypoints Latitude/Longitude Grid VORs NDBs Intersections Class B/TMA Class C/TCA Class D Other/ADIZ Obstacles Land/Country Text Cities Roads Railroads Major Political Boundaries River/Lake Names Table 5-1 Map Declutter Levels 5-28 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 187 Map Pointer crosses an airspace boundary, the boundary is highlighted and airspace information is displayed at the top of the display. 3) Push the Joystick to remove the Map Pointer and re-center the map on the aircraft’s current position. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-29...
Page 188 Maximum elevation of topography presently displayed on- screen Minimum elevation of topography presently displayed on- screen Aircraft altitude Ground elevation at present aircraft position Figure 5-20 Topography Scale 5-30 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 189 3) Select the ‘Map’ group and select the ENT Key. 4) Highlight the ‘TOPO SCALE’ ﬁeld. 5) Select ‘On’ or ‘Off’. 6) Press the FMS Knob to return to the Navigation Map Page. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-31...
Page 190 • Ground Speed (GS) • Maximum Safe Altitude (MSA) • True Airspeed (TAS) • Track angle error (TKE) • Track angle (TRK) • Vertical speed required (VSR) • Cross track error (XTK) 5-32 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 191 Data Fields; Distance to Map Pointer, Bearing to Map Pointer, and Elevation at Map Pointer Location Bearing Line Figure 5-22 Measuring Bearing and Distance on the MFD Navigation Map 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-33...
Page 192 ChartView and FliteCharts resemble the paper version of Jeppesen and NACO terminal procedures charts. The charts are displayed in full color with high-resolution. See the Additional Features section for more information on ChartView and FliteCharts. Figure 5-24 ‘Show Chart’ Option 5-34 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 193: Pfd Inset Map And Windows
The Map Inset can display the following information: • Moving map • Zoom scale legend • Orientation • Aircraft icon • TOPO data • Trafﬁc data • Weather data • Terrain Proximity data 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-35...
Page 194 This feature applies to everything displayed on the map except for route lines. 3) Push the Joystick to cancel the panning function and re-center the map on the aircraft’s current position. 5-36 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 195: Pfd Windows
The DTK value is inhibited because its meaning is not clear in this context. The “Expanded” format is automatically selected after the “Load Airway” function is used (facilitates review of the ﬂight plan). 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-37...
Page 196: Direct-To-Navigation (Mfd)
Inset Map Showing Direct-To Waypoint Location Distance to Waypoint Bearing to Waypoint from Present Position from Present Position Activate Annunciation Course to Waypoint from Present Position Figure 5-27 MFD Direct to Window 5-38 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 197: Selecting A Direct-To Waypoint
The “direct-to” navigation feature provides a quick method of setting a GPS course to a destination waypoint. Once a direct-to is activated, the G900X establishes a point-to-point course line from the present position to the selected direct-to destination. Course guidance is provided until the direct-to is cancelled or replaced by a new destination.
Page 198 10) Enter the desired distance before (-) or after (+) the along track offset waypoint. 11) Press the ENT Key. The ‘Activate?’ ﬁeld is highlighted. 12) Press the ENT Key to activate. 5-40 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 199: Clearing Vertical Constraints
5) Press the ENT Key to activate a direct-to. Any waypoint contained in the ﬂight plan can be selected as a direct-to destination from the Direct-to Waypoint Window when navigating an active ﬂight plan. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-41...
Page 200: Specifying A Course To A Waypoint
Once a direct-to is activated, the G900X provides navigation guidance to the selected destination until the direct-to is either replaced with a new direct-to or ﬂight plan, cancelled, or when the G900X is powered off. Figure 5-35 Cancel Direct-to Option Cancelling a direct-to: 1) Press the Direct-to Key to display the Direct-to Window.
Page 201: Direct-To Navigation Shortcuts
4) Press the ENT Key twice to navigate to the waypoint. 5) If the Map Pointer is placed on an open location, press the Direct-to Key. 6) Press the ENT Key twice to create a ‘MAPWPT’ waypoint and then navigate to it. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-43...
Page 202: Direct-To Navigation Shortcuts Using The Fms Knob
Figure 5-38 Nearest Airport List (MFD) 3) Turn the small FMS Knob to the right to display the ‘NRST’ airports to the aircraft’s current position. 4) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the desired airport. 5-44 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 203 3) Turn the small FMS Knob to the right to display the ‘RECENT’ waypoints as shown in Figure 5-39. 4) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the desired airport. 5) Press the ENT Key. The cursor is now displayed on ‘ACTIVATE?’. 6) Press ENT again to activate a Direct-to. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-45...
Page 204: Direct-To-Navigation (Pfd)
Figure 5-40. Direct-to Navigation from the PFD: 1) Select the Direct-to Key ( 2) Turn the large FMS Knob to place the cursor in the desired selection ﬁeld. 5-46 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 205 8) Press the ENT Key. The option to select MSL or AGL is now displayed. 9) Turn the small FMS Knob to select ‘MSL’ or ‘AGL’. 10) Press the ENT Key. The cursor is placed in the ‘VNV’ offset distance ﬁeld. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-47...
Page 206 3) Turn the small FMS Knob to display a selection window showing the 25 nearest airports. 4) Scroll through the list and highlight the desired airport. 5) Press the ENT Key twice to activate the direct-to. 5-48 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 207 1) Press the Direct-to Key. 2) Press the MENU Key to display the Direct-to Menu. 3) Press the ENT Key to cancel direct-to navigation. If a ﬂight plan is still active, the G900X resumes navigating the ﬂight plan along the closest leg of ﬂight.
Page 208: Airport Information (Mfd)
2) Select the identiﬁer, facility name or city location ﬁeld. 3) Enter the desired identiﬁer, facility name, or city location. Press the ENT Key. 4) To remove the ﬂashing cursor, press the FMS Knob . 5-50 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 209 GPS NAVIGATION As an identiﬁer, facility name or location is entered, the G900X’ s Spell’N’Find™ feature scrolls through the database, displaying those waypoints matching the characters which have been entered to that point. If duplicate entries exist for the entered facility name or location, additional entries may be viewed by continuing to turn the small FMS Knob during the selection process.
Page 210 Information Approach ATIS Arrival ASOS Class B AWOS Class C Center Clearance Departure Gate Control Terminal Ground TRSA Helicopter Multicom Pre-Taxi Radar Ramp Other Tower Unicom Table 5-2 Frequency Descriptions and Abbreviations 5-52 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 211 A map image of the runway layout and surrounding area is also displayed on the Airport Information Page. The map image range is displayed in the lower left corner and is adjustable using the joystick. For airports with multiple runways, information for each runway is available. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-53...
Page 212 4) Press the ENT Key to accept the selected name. The ﬁrst reference waypoint ﬁeld is highlighted. 5) If desired, enter the identiﬁer of the reference waypoint and the radial and distance to the reference waypoint. 6) Press the FMS Knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 5-54 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 213: Intersection Information (Mfd)
• Nearest VOR (e.g. identiﬁer, symbol, radial angle, distance) • Cyan triangular intersection symbol Identitifer Country and/ or Region Position Nearest VOR; Identiﬁer, Symbol, Radial Angle, Distance Figure 5-48 Intersection Information Page 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-55...
Page 214 1) With the Intersection Information Page displayed, press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor. 2) Enter a name for the identiﬁer. 3) Press the ENT Key. 4) Press the FMS Kno b to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 5-56 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 215: Ndb Information (Mfd)
1) Select the WPT page group. 2) Select the third rectangular page icon. Identitifer NDB Symbol Name City and/or State Nearest City General Location NDB Frequency Nearest Airport; identiﬁer, symbol, bearing, distance Figure 5-49 NDB Information Page 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-57...
Page 216 If duplicate identiﬁers occur, a Duplicate Waypoints Menu pops up, from which the desired waypoint can be selected. When scrolling through the closest cites list to select an NDB, a city may appear more than once, depending on the number of NDBs near it. 5-58 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 217: Vor Information (Mfd)
ALTITUDE, HIGH ALTITUDE, TERMINAL) VOR Identiﬁer, Symbol, Name, City and State VOR Type, Mag Variation, General Location, and BTU VOR Frequency VOR Map Location Nearest Airport, Bearing and Distance Figure 5-50 VOR Information Page 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-59...
Page 218 1) With the NearestVOR Page displayed, select the FREQ Softkey to highlight theVOR frequency in the ‘FREQUENCY’ ﬁeld. 2) Press the ENT Key. The selected VOR frequency is placed in the NAV standby frequency box. 3) Press the FMS Knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 5-60 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 219: User Waypoint Information (Mfd)
3) Press the ENT Key. The message ‘Are you sure you want to create the new user waypoint’ is displayed. 4) With ‘YES’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. 5) Highlight the latitude/longitude ﬁeld or the reference waypoints ﬁeld, depending on how the waypoint is to be deﬁned. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-61...
Page 220 2) Move the cursor to the desired ﬁeld. 3) Turn the small FMS Knob to make changes. 4) Press the ENT Key to accept the changes. 5) Press the FMS Knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 5-62 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 221 1) Select the User Waypoint Information Page and press the MENU Key. 2) Ensure waypoint is selected. 3) Select ‘Use Present Position’. 4) Press the ENT Key. 5) Highlight the position and press the ENT Key. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-63...
Page 222 3) The user waypoint ﬁeld is highlighted. Rename the user waypoint. 4) Press the ENT Key. 5) The message ‘Would you like to rename the user waypoint’ is displayed. Select ‘YES’ to rename the new user waypoint. 5-64 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 223: Nearest Airports (Mfd)
‘NEAREST AIRPORTS’ ﬁeld. The ﬁrst airport in the nearest airports list is highlighted. 2) Press the FMS Knob. 3) Highlight the desired airport. 4) Press the FMS Knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-65...
Page 224 3) Press the ENT Key. The selected frequency is placed in the COM standby frequency tuning box. 4) Press the F requency Transfer Key to place the frequency in the active ﬁeld. 5) Press the FMS Knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 5-66 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 225 4) Press the ENT Key. The selected frequency is placed in the COM standby frequency tuning box. 5) Press the Frequency Transfer Key to place the frequency in the active ﬁeld. 6) Press the FMS Knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. Figure 5-53 ‘Select Frequency Window’ Option 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-67...
Page 226: Nearest Intersections (Mfd)
Selecting a nearest intersection from the Nearest Intersections Page: 1) Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor. 2) Select the desired intersection. The information on the Nearest Intersection Page pertains to the selected intersection. 5-68 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 227: Nearest Ndb (Mfd)
Selecting an NDB from the Nearest NDB Page: 1) Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor. 2) Select the desired NDB. The information on the Nearest NDB Page pertains to the selected NDB. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-69...
Page 228: Nearest Vor (Mfd)
1) With the Nearest VOR Page displayed, select the VOR Softkey to place the cursor in the ‘NEAREST VOR’ window. 2) Turn the FMS Knob to select a VOR. 3) Press the FMS Knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 5-70 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 229 2) Select the option ‘Select Frequency Window’ and press the ENT Key. The cursor is placed in the ‘FREQUENCY’ ﬁeld. 3) Select the desired frequency. 4) Press the FMS Knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-71...
Page 230: Nearest User Waypoint (Mfd)
ﬁelds are dashed. If there are two valid reference waypoints, the bearings from the reference waypoints are stated and the ﬁrst reference waypoint’ s distance ﬁeld is dashed. 5-72 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 231 2) Turn the FMS Knob to select the desired waypoint. The remaining information on the Nearest User Waypoint Page pertains to the selected Nearest User Waypoint. 3) Press the FMS Knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-73...
Page 232: Nearest Frequencies (Mfd)
If there is no database loaded or if there are no stations in range, then any or all of the lists may be empty with the display indicating as such. 5-74 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 233 4) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the desired ARTCC frequency. 5) Press the ENT Key to load the frequency into the COM frequency standby ﬁeld. Figure 5-60 Nearest Frequencies Page Menu 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-75...
Page 234 3 ) Turn the FMS Knob to select the desired nearest WX frequency. 4 ) Press the ENT Key to load the WX frequency into the COM frequency standby ﬁeld. 5) Press the FMS Knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 5-76 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 235: Nearest Airspaces (Mfd)
5.18 NEAREST AIRSPACES (MFD) The G900X displays as many as nine controlled or special use airspaces (three at the most at one time) near or in the ﬂight path. The airspace name, class, controlling agency, vertical limits and associated frequencies are displayed for the selected airspace.
Page 236: General Notes On Airspace Alerts
Ahead, or Ahead < 2nm, otherwise “__:__:__” is used) is displayed. If there are more than three airspace alerts they are displayed in a scrollable list box with only three visible at one time. 5-78 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 237: Airspace Type And Controlling Agency
An altitude buffer is also provided on the System Setup Page to provide an extra margin of safety above or below the published limits. See the System Overview Section for additional details. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-79...
Page 238: General Notes On Associated Frequencies
If there are more than three frequencies for an airport waypoint index then they are displayed in a scrollable list box with only three visible at a time. 5-80 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 239: Nearest Airports (Pfd)
Airport Identiﬁer Airport Symbol Facility Name City, State Airport Usage Type (e.g. public, private, military, heliport) Elevation Region Fuel Types Available (AV Gas, Jet) Position Field UTC Time Figure 5-63 Airport Information Window 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-81...
Page 240 From the Nearest Airports Window, highlight the desired frequency, then press the ENT Key. The frequency is placed in the standby COM frequency ﬁeld in the COM Tuning Box. COM Frequency Figure 5-65 COM Frequency 5-82 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 241: Flight Planning (Mfd)
5) Press the ENT Key. The Stored Flight Plan Page is displayed. A blank ﬂight plan page is displayed for the ﬁrst empty storage location. Enter the identiﬁer, facility, or city name of the departure waypoint and press the ENT Key. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-83...
Page 242 3) The Flight Plan Information is displayed showing departure, destination, total distance, and enroute safe altitude information for the selected Flight Plan (Figure 5-67). Direct-To Waypoint Identiﬁer, Facility, Symbol, City Departure Waypoint Destination Waypoint Total Flight Plan Distance Enroute Safe Altitude Figure 5-67 Flight Plan Information 5-84 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 243 2) Press the CLR Key. A conﬁrmation window is displayed listing the waypoint. 3) With ‘OK’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. To cancel the removal request, highlight ‘CANCEL’ and press the ENT Key. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-85...
Page 244 Switching views between wide and nMap Pointer to show more or less leg data: 1) Press the FPL Key. 2) Select the WIDE Softkey to view additional leg data or select the NARROW Softkey to less leg data. 5-86 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 245 2) Select the ACT LEG Softkey. An ‘Activate’ window is displayed (Figure 5-71). 3) With ‘Activate’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. To cancel the operation, select ‘CANCEL’ and press the ENT Key. Figure 5-71 Activate Window 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-87...
Page 246 ﬂight plan is activated. When storing ﬂight plans with an approach, departure or arrival, the G900X uses the waypoint information from the current database to deﬁne the waypoints. If the database is changed or updated, the G900X automatically updates the information if the procedure has not been modiﬁed.
Page 247 Determining the closest point along the active ﬂight plan to a selected waypoint: 1) From the Active Flight Plan page, press the MENU. 2) Select ‘Closest Point of FPL’. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-89...
Page 248 5) Press the ENT Key. 6) The G900X displays the location, lat/lon, bearing (BRG), and distance (DIST) to the closest point along the ﬂight plan from the selected reference waypoint. To create a user waypoint at this location and add it to the ﬂight plan, highlight ‘LOAD’...
Page 249 4) Press the ENT Key. A ‘Delete ﬂight plan?’ conﬁrmation window is displayed. 5) With ‘OK’ highlighted, press the ENT Key to delete the ﬂight plan. To cancel, highlight ‘CANCEL’ and press the ENT Key. OR : 1) Highlight the desired destination waypoint. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-91...
Page 250 5) If desired, enter the identiﬁer of the reference waypoint and the radial and distance to the reference waypoint. 6) Select the ENT Key to accept. 7) Press the FMS Knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 5-92 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 251: Airways/Jetways
“V” is Victor. Airways have names like V222 or V37. Jetways (called High Altitude Airways in the G900X and in this pilot’ s guide) are actually called jet routes, and serve primarily airliners, jets, turboprops, and turbocharged piston aircraft operating over longer distances above altitudes of 18,000 feet.
Page 252 ANX, so the cursor is moved to the line just beyond ANX (which is over waypoint FRANC). Figure 5-76 Airway Insertion Point Access the Airway Loading Page: Press the MENU Key and select “Load Airway” from the Flight Plan Page Menu (Figure 5-77). 5-94 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 253 In the example, there are seven airways selectable given the entry waypoint (ANX). The Airway Loading page selects an airway and exit waypoint based on the waypoints that are already in the ﬂight plan. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-95...
Page 254 Auto-selection of an exit waypoint is similar to the process of auto-selecting an airway (based on connecting with a waypoint later in the ﬂight plan) except that the choice of airway is now constrained. 5-96 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 255 In the example, airway V12 has 92 selectable waypoints on the segment that includes ANX, FRANC and COU. The list box is initialized to show 19 of those waypoints centered on COU which is the waypoint initially nominated by the system. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-97...
Page 256 If necessary, the cursor can be moved back to either the Airway or Exit waypoint ﬁelds to change the selected airway segment. Otherwise, press the ENT Key with the cursor over the LOAD prompt to load the airway into the ﬂight plan. 5-98 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 257 ﬂight plan. The system returns to the Flight Plan Page with the cursor position placed on the line just after the exit waypoint of the airway segment. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-99...
Page 258 Determination of “ﬂight plan full” accounts for the number of waypoints to be added with the new airway segment as well as the number of bypassed waypoints that would be removed from the original ﬂight plan. 5-100 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 259: Display Of Airways On The Flight Plan Page
ﬂight plan. The PFD Flight Plan Window only displays the airway identiﬁer and exit waypoint (Figure 5- 84). Airway Identiﬁer Exit Waypoint Identiﬁer Figure 5-84 Airway Header on PFD 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-101...
Page 260 • Next Waypoint (shows the next course) To prevent one or more of these waypoints from being hidden in a collapsed airway segment, the airway segment that contains either the “To” or the “Next” waypoint is automatically expanded. 5-102 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 261 In the US, airways that are “one-way” for speciﬁed hours of operation are not uncommon. These NOTE: airways are always be bi-directional in the G900X database – this is an ARINC 424 limitation. AIRWAYS AND DATABASE UPDATES Flight plans with airways can be saved; however, when the database if updated, the airways must be reloaded, similar to what must be done for procedures.
Page 262: Vertical Navigation (Vnv)
Refer to the Appendices for VNV Flight Planning deﬁnitions, abbreviations, and acronyms. NOTE: The G900X System can use altitude constraints associated with lateral waypoints to give guidance for vertical navigation. These altitudes are, depending on the speciﬁc instance, entered or retrieved from the published altitudes in the navigation database.
Page 263 Some altitudes retrieved from the database have associated restrictions indicating to stay ‘At’, ‘At or Above’, or ‘At or Below’ a speciﬁc altitude. These restrictions are indicated using a ‘bar’ above and/or below the appropriate altitude as shown in Figure 5-88. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-105...
Page 264 ENT Key. When a database altitude restriction of type “AT or ABOVE” or “AT or BELOW” is activated, the G900X uses the “AT” portion of the restriction to deﬁne the vertical proﬁle.
Page 265 2) Highlight the desired waypoint altitude ﬁeld (Figure 5-89). 3) Enter an altitude constraint value. 4) Press the ENT Key to accept the VNV altitude constraint. VNV ALT Field Figure 5-89 Entering an Altitude Constraint 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-107...
Page 266 An altitude constraint is deleted by highlighting the altitude and pressing the CLR Key followed by the ENT Key. In the event an altitude constraint is deleted and the navigation database contains an altitude restriction for the lateral waypoint, the G900X displays the altitude restriction from the database provided no predicted altitude can be provided.
Page 267 • The TOD point is now located behind the aircraft’ s present position or an s-turn would be required to capture the modiﬁed vertical proﬁle • Modifying the vertical speed target for the current waypoint 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-109...
Page 268 3) Select the VNV PROF Softkey again when ﬁnished or press the FMS Knob to remove the cursor from the VNV Proﬁle. VS TGT must be negative and cannot be less than the conﬁgured minimum value). 5-110 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 269 GPS NAVIGATION Upon completion of entering a new VS TGT the G900X: • Periodically computes a new FPA using the selected VS TGT and current ground speed until the TOD is reached • Uses the newly computed FPA for the active waypoint with a vertical component •...
Page 270: Navigating An Example Flight Plan
The following discussion is an example of navigating a ﬂight plan with the WAAS capable GPS system while the G900X provides vertical guidance through descents. A lateral ﬂight plan (LNAV) would be navigated in much the same way, but would not include vertical guidance when the ﬁnal approach course is active.
Page 271 4) V4 is now entered into the ﬂight plan. a) Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor. b) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the point that proceeds V4 is entered as shown in Figure 5-94. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-113...
Page 272 Topeka VOR (TOP) is used as shown in Figure 5-95. Figure 5-95 Entering V4 Entry Point d) Press the ENT Key. TOP is now inserted into the ﬂight plan as in Figure 5-96. 5-114 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 273 Turn either FMS Knob to highlight V4 in the list as seen in Figure 5-97. h) Press the ENT Key. The list of available exits for V4 is now displayed as in Figure 5-98. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-115...
Page 274 Press the ENT Key. The selected airway and exit are displayed the prompt “LOAD?” highlighted as in Figure 5-99. Figure 5-99 Ready to Load V4 k) Press the ENT Key. l) V4 is now loaded into the ﬂight plan as shown in Figure 5-100. 5-116 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 275 Pointer in the ﬂight plan window and magenta line on the map indicating V4 is now the active ﬂight plan leg. Note also, the crosstrack (XTK) distance on the HSI indicating 16.9 nm to the intercept point. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-117...
Page 276 6) The aircraft continues on heading 290º. When 2.0 nm from the intercept, the XTK disappears from the HSI and the CDI are positioned on the last dot indicating a 2.0 nm distance from the centerline of the next course. 5-118 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 277 GPS NAVIGATION 7) As the CDI approaches center, the aircraft turns onto the active leg as seen in Figure 5-104. Figure 5-103 Turn on to Active Leg 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-119...
Page 278 8) At SLN, Victor Airway 244 (V244) is intercepted. Turn prompts are displayed in the PFD Navigation Status Box as seen in Figure 5-104. Figure 5-104 Turn to Intercept V244 9) As seen in Figure 5-105, V244 is now the active ﬂight plan leg. Figure 5-105 V244 Now Active Leg 5-120 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 279 Turn the large FMS Knob to select OPSHN in the ﬂight plan list. c) Press the Direct-to ( ) Key. The Direct-to Window is now displayed as shown in Figure 5-107. Figure 5-107 Direct To OPSHN 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-121...
Page 280 Enter the offset, or distance from the waypoint at which the selected altitude is reached. In this case, three miles prior to OPSHN is entered. In other words, the G900X gives vertical guidance so the aircraft arrives at an altitude of 10,000 feet three miles prior to OPSHN.
Page 281 12) While proceeding to OPSHN, the LPV approach to runway 35R is preferred and is used. a) Press the PROC Key to display the Procedures Window. b) ‘SELECT APPROACH’ should be highlighted as shown in Figure 5-111. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-123...
Page 282 Turn either FMS Knob to select the LPV approach for 35R. e) Press the ENT Key. A list of available transitions for the selected approach is displayed as shown on Figure 5- 113. 5-124 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 283 Press the ENT Key. g) With ‘LOAD?’ highlighted, again press the ENT Key. The selected approach is added to the ﬂight plan as seen in Figure 5-114. Figure 5-114 Loaded Approach 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-125...
Page 284 Figure 5-115 Designate HABUK Altitude Constraint c) Press the ENT Key. Note the altitude is now displayed as light blue text, indicating that the value is now used in computing vertical guidance. The G900X uses baro corrected altitude when giving vertical guidance to these waypoints.
Page 285 The gray circle marks the Top of Descent (TOD). In this example, vertical guidance is provided at the TOD that results in a -3.0 degree FPA descent to an altitude of 10,000 feet upon reaching the offset waypoint. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-127...
Page 286 The Vertical Deviation Indicator (VDI) and the Required Vertical Speed Indicator (RVSI) are now displayed on the PFD as shown in Figure 5-120. Figure 5-119 Approaching Top of Descent (TOD) 5-128 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 287 17) When the aircraft is one minute from the bottom of descent (BOD) this is annunciated as shown in Figure 5-122. Upon reaching the offset waypoint for OPSHN, the aircraft is at 10,000 feet. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-129...
Page 288 PFD as seen in Figure 5-123. Initiate the turn and maneuver the aircraft on a track through the turn radius to intercept the magenta line for the OPSHN to FSHER leg and center the CDI. 5-130 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 289 GPS NAVIGATION Figure 5-123 Turn to intercept OPSHN to FSHER Leg 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-131...
Page 290 The next leg contains a descent to HABUK. Note the TOD point on the map. Annunciations for the upcoming turn and descent, as well as the VDI and RVSI, appear on the PFD as the ﬂight progresses. 5-132 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 291 GPS NAVIGATION Figure 5-125 Approaching PYNON 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-133...
Page 292 Press the ENT Key to activate the approach. 22) The IAF is the next waypoint. At the TOD, establish a descent vertical speed as previously discussed in Step 16. The aircraft altitude is 9,000 feet upon reaching HABUK. 5-134 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 293 GPS NAVIGATION Figure 5-128 Descending Turn to the Initial Approach Fix (IAF) 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-135...
Page 294 24) After crossing CEGIX, the aircraft continues following the glidepath to maintain the descent to “AT or ABOVE” 6,370 feet at the Missed Approach Point (MAP) (RW35R) as seen in Figure 5-130. 5-136 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 295 In this case, the altitude ﬁx would be labeled ‘5500 ’. Again, if the aircraft altitude is lower than this prescribed altitude, a direct-to is established to this ﬁx when the missed approach procedure is activated. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-137...
Page 296 A direct-to is initiated to MOGAL, which is the Missed Approach Hold Point (MAHP) as seen in Figure 5-131. The aircraft is climbing to 10,000 feet. The CDI ﬂight phase now changes from LPV to MAPR as seen on the HSI. Figure 5-131 Missed Approach Active 5-138 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 297 MAHP (MOGAL) as shown in Figure 5-132. Figure 5-132 Establishing the Holding Pattern 27) The aircraft maintains 10,000 feet while following the magenta line through the hold as in Figure 5-133. Figure 5-133 Hold Established 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-139...
Page 298: Parallel Track (Ptk)
ﬁrst leg of the departure procedure, or the Initial Approach Fix (IAF) has been passed. Attempting to activate parallel track with these conditions results in the message ‘PARALLEL TRACK UNAVAILABLE INVALID ROUTE GEOMETRY’. 5-140 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 299 When Parallel Track is activated, the course line drawn on the map pages shows the parallel course, and waypoint names will have a lower case “p” placed after the identiﬁer. North Course Parallel Track Distance FROM Figure 5-136 Parallel Track Figure 5-137 Parallel Track “p” Designation 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-141...
Page 300 8) With ‘ACTIVATE PARALLEL TRACK’ highlighted, press the ENT Key (Figure 5-138). 9) Press the FMS Knob or the CLR Key to remove the Parallel Track Window. Figure 5-138 Activate PT Option 5-142 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 301: Flight Planning (Pfd)
• Store, invert, or delete ﬂight plan • Load or remove departure, arrival, or approach • Closest Point of FPL • Restore defaults • Parallel track Figure 5-140 Flight Plan Page Menu 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-143...
Page 302 6) Press the ENT Key. STORE FLIGHT PLAN The active ﬂight plan is erased when the G900X is powered off or when another ﬂight plan is activated. When storing ﬂight plans with an approach, departure or arrival, the G900X uses the waypoint information from the current database to deﬁne the waypoints in the ﬂight plan.
Page 303 3) Enter the identiﬁer of the reference waypoint. 4) Press the ENT Key. The G900X displays the bearing (BRG) and distance (DIS) to the closest point along the ﬂight plan from the selected reference waypoint. 5) To create a user waypoint at this location and add it to the ﬂight plan, press the ENT Key. The name for the new user waypoint is derived from the identiﬁer or the reference waypoint.
Page 304 5) Press the ENT Key. The ‘Distance’ ﬁeld is highlighted. 6) Enter a distance from 1-99 nm. 7) Press the ENT Key. 8) With ‘ACTIVATE PARALLEL TRACK’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. 5-146 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 305 Cancelling parallel track: 1) Press the MENU Key from the Active Flight Plan Page. 2) Select ‘Parallel Track’. 2) Select ‘CANCEL PARALLEL TRACK’. 3) Press the ENT Key. Figure 5-143 Cancelling Parallel Track 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-147...
Page 306: Procedures (Mfd)
• VR – Heading vector to a radial • PI – Procedure turn to course intercept The G900X supports vertical navigation for all lateral leg types except for CA, CI, FA, FM, HA, HM, PI, NOTE: VA, VD, VI, VR, and VM.
Page 307: Departures
ﬂight plan. OR : 1) With the Departure Information Page displayed, press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor. 2) Enter an identiﬁer, facility name or city location ﬁeld. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-149...
Page 308 3) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the desired waypoint within the departure. 4) Select the ACT LEG Softkey. A conﬁrmation window showing the selected leg is displayed. 5) With ‘ACTIVATE’ highlighted, press the ENT key. 5-150 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 309 3) Press the ENT Key. A conﬁrmation window is displayed listing the procedure. 4) With ‘OK’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. To cancel the removal request, highlight ‘CANCEL’ and press the ENT Key. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-151...
Page 310 9) With ‘LOAD’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. The arrival procedure is displayed as part of the overall ﬂight plan and is placed at the end of the enroute ﬂight plan. OR : 1) Select the PROC Softkey. 2) Highlight ‘SELECT ARRIVAL’. 5-152 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 311 3) Press the ENT Key. A conﬁrmation window is displayed listing the procedure. 4) With ‘OK’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. To cancel the removal request, highlight ‘CANCEL’ and press the ENT Key. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-153...
Page 312 ILS approaches, for example, must be ﬂown by tuning the NAV receiver to the proper frequency and selecting that NAV receiver on the CDI. The G900X WAAS GPS allows for ﬂying LNAV, LNAV/VNAV, and LPV approaches according to the published chart. The active appoach type is annunciated on the HSI as shown in the following table:...
Page 313 6) Turn either FMS Knob to selected the desired transition. The “Vectors” option assumes vectors are received to the ﬁnal course segment of the approach and provides navigation guidance relative to the ﬁnal approach course. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-155...
Page 314 1) Select the Nearest Airports Page. 2) Select the desired nearest airport. 3) Select the APR Softkey located at the bottom of the display. The LD APR (load approach) Softkey becomes available. 5-156 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 315 7) Press the ENT Key. The ‘LOAD?’ ﬁeld is highlighted. 8) Press the ENT Key to load the approach. If navigating a ﬂight plan previous to loading this approach, the G900X continues navigating the ﬂight plan until the approach is activated. 9) Highlight the ‘ACTIVATE’ ﬁeld.
Page 316 4) Select a transition (the ‘VECTORS’ option assumes vectors are received to the ﬁnal course segment of the approach and provides navigation guidance relative to the ﬁnal approach course). 5) Press the ENT Key. 5-158 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 317 Activating a missed approach in the active ﬂight plan: 1) Press the PROC Key. 2) Highlight ‘ACTIVATE MISSED APPROACH’. 3) Press the ENT Key. A conﬁrmation window is displayed. 4) With ‘ACTIVATE’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-159...
Page 318 ﬁx when the missed approach procedure is activated. Missed Approach Point Course to Altitude Fix Figure 5-152 Course to Altitude Fix Special Condition 5-160 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 319: Procedures (Pfd)
SELECT DEPARTURE ‘Select Departure’ selects a published standard instrument departure (SID) for the departure airport or replaces the current departure with a new selection. When using a direct-to, the G900X uses the nearest airport as a reference when displaying available departures.
Page 320 2) Highlight ‘SELECT ARRIVAL’. 3) Press the ENT Key. 4) Enter an identiﬁer, city, or facility name. 5) Press the ENT Key until the arrival ﬁeld is highlighted. 6) Select the desired arrival. 5-162 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 321 ‘ACTIVATE?’. If the approach is not approved for GPS, a ‘NOT APPROVED FOR GPS’ message is displayed with ‘YES’ highlighted. Press the ENT Key to acknowledge the message. To cancel the approach, select ‘NO’ and press the ENT Key. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-163...
Page 322 1) Press the PROC Key to display the Procedures Window. 2) Highlight ‘ACTIVATE APPROACH’. 3) Press the ENT Key. ACTIVATE VECTOR-TO-FINAL ‘ACTIVATE VECTOR-TO-FINAL’ vectors to the ﬁnal approach course. Figure 5-158 Activate Vector-To-Final Selection 5-164 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 323 ‘ACTIVATE MISSED APPROACH’ vectors to the ﬁnal approach course. Figure 5-159 Activate Missed Approach Selection Activating a missed approach: 1) Press the PROC Key to display the Procedures Window. 2) Highlight ‘ACTIVATE MISSED APPROACH’. 3) Press the ENT Key. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 5-165...
Page 324: Abnormal Operation
GPS Mode. While in Enroute or Oceanic phase of ﬂight, if the G900X detects an invalid GPS solution or is unable to calculate a GPS position, the system will automatically revert to Dead Reckoning (DR) Mode. In DR Mode, the G900X uses its last-known position combined with continuously updated airspeed and heading data (when available) to calculate and display the aircraft’...
Page 325 • Active Flight Plan distances, bearings, and ETE values Also, while the G900X is in DR Mode, the autopilot does not couple to GPS, and both TAWS and Terrain Proximity is disabled. Additionally, the accuracy of all nearest information (airports, airspaces, and waypoints) is questionable.
Page 326 GPS NAVIGATION LANK 5-168 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 327: Section 6 Hazard Avoidance
Contact the installer if the Audio and Data Radio IDs cannot be located. XM Satellite Radio uses the coded IDs to send an activation signal that allows the G900X to display weather data and/or entertainment programming provided through the GDL 69A.
Page 328: Hazard Avoidance
(for XM Weather) (for XM Satellite Radio) Weather Products (Available Products for Service Class Indicated in Green) Select to Display XM Select to Lock Information page Subscription Information Figure 6-1 XM Information Page Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 329: Using Xm Satellite Weather Products
The primary map for viewing XM Weather data is the Weather Data Link Page in the Map Page Group. This is the only G900X map display capable of showing information for all available XM weather products. Viewing the Weather Data Link Page: 1) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the Map Page Group.
Page 330 (COUNTY) Cyclone Warnings (CYCLONE) Radar Coverage no product image (RADAR CVRG) Temporary Flight Restrictions no product image (TFRs) Terminal Aerodrome Reports no product image (TAFs) Table 6-1 Weather Product Symbols and Data Timing Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 331 Cell Movement (CELL MOV) SIGMETs/AIRMETs (SIG/AIR) METARs City Forecast (CITY) Surface Analysis (SFC) Freezing Levels (FRZ LVL) Winds Aloft (WIND) County Warnings (COUNTY) Cyclone Warnings (CYCLONE) Radar Coverage TFRs TAFs Table 6-2 Weather Product Display Maps 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 332 If a map range larger than the weather product map range setting is selected, the weather product data is removed from the map. The menus also provide a means in addition to the softkeys for enabling/disabling display of weather products. Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 333 2) Press the MENU Key. 3) With ‘Weather Setup’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. 4) Press the MENU Key. 5) Highlight the desired default(s) to restore (all or for selection) and press ENT Key. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 334 8) Press the FMS Knob or CLR Key to return to the Navigation Map Page with the changed settings. Figure 6-6 Navigation Map Page Menu Figure 6-7 Navigation Map Page Setup Menu Figure 6-8 Navigation Map Page Setup Menu, Weather Group Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 335 Joystick. If the map range is adjusted while panning is enabled, the map is re-centered on the Map Pointer. Additional Information on Weather Feature Selected with Map Pointer Tornado Warning Selected With Map Pointer Figure 6-9 Panning on the Weather Data Link Page 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 336 NEXRAD data can be displayed on the following maps: • PFD Inset Map • Trip Planning Page • Navigation Map Page • Nearest Pages • Weather Data Link Page • Flight Plan Pages • Airport Information Page 6-10 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 337 The different NEXRAD echo intensities are measured in decibels (dB) relative to reﬂectivity (Z). NEXRAD back to measures the radar reﬂectivity ratio, or the energy reﬂected the radar receiver (designated by the letter Z). The value of Z increases as the returned signal strength increases. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-11...
Page 338 • Sun strobes (when the radar antenna points directly at the sun) • Interference from buildings or mountains, which may cause shadows • Metallic dust from military aircraft, which can cause alterations in radar scans 6-12 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 339 Since Echo Tops and Cloud Tops use the same color scaling to represent altitude, display of these weather products is mutually exclusive. When Echo Tops is activated, NEXRAD and Cloud Tops data are removed. No Radar Coverage Figure 6-14 ECHO TOPS Legend 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-13...
Page 340 Since Cloud Tops and Echo Tops use the same color scaling to represent altitude, display of these weather products is mutually exclusive. When Cloud Tops is activated, Echo Tops data is removed. Figure 6-16 Cloud Tops Legend 6-14 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 341 2) Select the XM LTNG Softkey (LTNG Softkey on the Weather Data Link Page). To display the XM Lightning legend on the Weather Data Link Page (Figure 6-18), select the LEGEND Softkey when XM Lightning is selected for display. Figure 6-18 Lightning Legend 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-15...
Page 342 Map Setup Menu (see “Setting Up XM Satellite Weather”). To display the Cell Movement legend on the Weather Data Link Page, (Figure 6-20), select the LEGEND Softkey when Cell Movement is selected for display. Figure 6-20 Cell Movement Legend 6-16 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 343 4) Press the ENT key. Figure 6-22 shows sample SIGMET text. To display the SIGMET and AIRMET legend (Figure 6-23), select the LEGEND Softkey when SIGMETs and AIRMETs are selected for display. Figure 6-22 Sample SIGMET Text Figure 6-23 SIGMET/AIRMET Legend 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-17...
Page 344 1) On the Weather Data Link Page, select the METAR Softkey. 2) Press the Joystick and pan to the desired airport. 3) Press the ENT Key. The Weather Information Page is shown with METAR and TAF text. 6-18 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 345 Figure 6-25 METAR and TAF Text on the Weather Information Page To display the METAR legend on the Weather Data Link Page (Figure 6-26), select the LEGEND Softkey when METARs are selected for display. Figure 6-26 METAR Legend 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-19...
Page 346 To display the Surface Analysis and City Forecast legend (Figure 2-28), select the LEGEND Softkey when Surface Analysis and City Forecast are selected to be displayed. Figure 6-28 Surface Analysis Legend 6-20 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 347 3) Select the FRZ LVL Softkey. To display the Freezing Level legend (Figure 6-30), select the LEGEND Softkey when Freezing Level data is selected to be displayed. Figure 6-30 Freezing Level Legend 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-21...
Page 348 Figure 6-31 Winds Aloft Data at 27,000 Feet To display the Winds Aloft legend (Figure 6-32), select the LEGEND Softkey when Winds Aloft is selected for display. Figure 6-32 Winds Aloft Data with Legend 6-22 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 349 2) Select the MORE WX Softkey. 3) Select the COUNTY Softkey. To display the County Warnings legend (Figure 6-34), select the LEGEND Softkey when County Warnings are selected to be displayed. Figure 6-34 County Warnings Legend 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-23...
Page 350 2) Select the MORE WX Softkey. 3) Select the CYCLONE Softkey. To display the Cyclone legend (Figure 6-36), select the LEGEND Softkey when Cyclones are selected to be displayed. Figure 6-36 Cyclone Legend 6-24 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 351: Terrain Proximity
3-D GPS position. The G900X GPS receiver provides the horizontal position and altitude. GPS altitude is derived from satellite position. GPS altitude is then converted to a mean sea level (MSL)-based altitude (GPS-MSL altitude) and is used to determine terrain and obstacle proximity.
Page 352: Displaying Terrain Proximity Data
The Navigation Map Page Setup Menu provides a means in addition to the softkey for enabling/disabling display of terrain and obstacles. The setup menu also controls the map range settings above which terrain and 6-26 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 353 8) Press the FMS Knob or CLR Key to return to the Navigation Map Page with the changed settings. Figure 6-38 Navigation Map Page Menu Figure 6-39 Navigation Map Page Setup Menu Figure 6-40 Navigation Map Page Setup Menu, Map Group 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-27...
Page 354: Terrain Proximity Page
Select the 360 or ARC Softkey to select the desired view. OR : a) Press the MENU Key. b) Select ‘View 120º’ or ‘View 360º’ (choice dependent on current state) and press the ENT Key to change the view. 6-28 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 355 Map Range Arcs Red Terrain Black Terrain (Above or Within 100’ (Terrain More than 1000’ Below the Aircraft Altitude) Below the Aircraft Altitude) Terrain Legend Figure 6-43 Terrain Proximity Page (ARC View) 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-29...
Page 356: Terrain Awareness And Warning System (Taws - Optional)
Individual obstructions may be shown if available in the database. The data undergoes veriﬁcation by Garmin to conﬁrm accuracy of the content, per TSO-C151b. However, the displayed information should never be understood as being all-inclusive and data may be inaccurate.
Page 357: Displaying Taws Data
The Navigation Map Page Setup Menu provides a means in addition to the softkey for enabling/disabling display of terrain and obstacles. The setup menu also controls the map range settings above which terrain and 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-31...
Page 358 8) Press the FMS Knob or CLR Key to return to the Navigation Map Page with the changed settings. Figure 6-45 Navigation Map Page Menu Figure 6-46 Navigation Map Page Setup Menu Figure 6-47 Navigation Map Page Setup Menu, Map Group 6-32 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 359: Taws Page
Yellow Terrain (Caution - Terrain Between 100’ and 1000’ Below the Aircraft Altitude) Black Terrain Map Range Rings (Terrain More than 1000’ Below the Aircraft Altitude) Terrain Legend Figure 6-48 TAWS Page 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-33...
Page 360 Aircraft Altitude) Yellow Terrain (Caution - Terrain Between 100’ and 1000’ Below the Aircraft Altitude) Black Terrain (Terrain More than 1000’ Below the Aircraft Altitude) Terrain Legend Figure 6-49 TAWS Page (ARC View) 6-34 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 361: Taws Alerts
• Press the ENT Key (accesses the TAWS Page) Alert Annunciation Pop-up Alert Figure 6-50 TAWS Alert Annunciations Terrain Display Enabled Terrain Legend Alert Annunciation Figure 6-51 Navigation Map Page (After TAWS Pop-up Alert Acknowledgment) 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-35...
Page 362 Negative Climb Rate Caution (NCR) “Too Low, Terrain” * Alerts with multiple messages are conﬁgurable at installation and are installation-dependent. Alerts for the default conﬁguration are indicated with asterisks. Table 6-5 TAWS Alerts Summary 6-36 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 363 TSO-C151b. 6000 5500 5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 "PULL UP" "PULL UP" 1000 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 Descent Rate (FPM) Figure 6-52 Excessive Descent Rate Alert Criteria 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-37...
Page 364 During ﬁnal approach, FLTA alerts are automatically inhibited when the aircraft is below 200 feet AGL while within 0.5 nm of the approach runway or below 125 feet AGL while within 1.0 nm of the runway threshold. 6-38 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 365 ‘LOW ALT’ annunciation may appear on the PFD next to the Altimeter if the current aircraft altitude is at least 164 feet below the prescribed altitude at the Final Approach Fix. See the Flight Instruments Section for details. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-39...
Page 366 “DON’T SINK” “DON’T SINK” Altitude Loss (Feet) 1000 “DON’T SINK” “DON’T SINK” 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 Sink Rate (Feet Per Minute) Figure 6-55 Negative Climb Rate (NCR) Alert Criteria 6-40 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 367: System Status
HAZARD AVOIDANCE SYSTEM STATUS During G900X power-up, TAWS conducts a self-test of its aural and visual annunciations. The system test can also be manually initiated. An aural alert is issued at test completion. TAWS System Testing is disabled when ground speed exceeds 30 knots.
Page 368: Trafﬁc Information Service (Tis)
Mode S transponder for the trafﬁc data link. TIS receives trafﬁc information from ground stations, and is updated every 5 seconds. The G900X displays up to eight trafﬁc targets within a 7.5-nm radius, from 3000 feet below to 3500 feet above the requesting aircraft. Trafﬁc is displayed according to TCAS symbology using four different symbols (Table 6-9).
Page 369: Displaying Traffic Data
If a map range larger than the map range setting is selected, the data is removed from the map. Maps besides the Trafﬁc Map Page use settings based on those selected for the Navigation Map Page. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-43...
Page 370 8) Press the FMS Knob or CLR Key to return to the Navigation Map Page with the changed settings. Figure 6-58 Navigation Map Page Menu Figure 6-59 Navigation Map Page Setup Menu Figure 6-60 Navigation Map Page Setup Menu, Trafﬁc Group 6-44 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 371: Trafﬁc Map Page
The trafﬁc mode is annunciated in the upper left corner of the Trafﬁc Map Page. When the aircraft is on the ground, TIS automatically enters Standby Mode. Once the aircraft is airborne, TIS switches from Standby to Operating Mode and the G900X begins to display trafﬁc information. Refer to the System Status discussion for more information.
Page 372: Tis Alerts
• Trafﬁc does not have an operating transponder. The “Trafﬁc Not Available” (TNA) voice alert can be manually muted to reduce nuisance alerting. TNA muting status is shown in the upper left corner of the Trafﬁc Map Page. 6-46 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 373: System Status
SYSTEM STATUS The G900X performs an automatic test of TIS during power-up. If TIS passes the test, TIS enters Standby Mode (on the ground) or Operating Mode (in the air). If TIS fails the power up test, an annunciation is shown in the center of the Trafﬁc Map Page.
Page 374 2) Select the STANDBY or OPERATE Softkey to switch between modes. The mode is displayed in the upper left corner of the Trafﬁc Map Page. OR : a) Press the MENU Key. b) Select ‘Operate Mode’ or ‘Standby Mode’ (choice dependent on current state) and press the ENT Key. 6-48 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 375 Trafﬁc has not been detected TRFC UNAVAIL The trafﬁc service is unavailable or out of range *Shown as symbol on Trafﬁc Map Page **Shown in center of Trafﬁc Map Page Table 6-12 TIS Trafﬁc Status Annunciations 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-49...
Page 376: Avidyne Tas600-Series Trafﬁc Advisory System (Optional)
The G900X provides an optional display for Avidyne TAS600-series Trafﬁc Advisory Systems. See the Avidyne TAS600-series Pilot’ s Guide for more information. Trafﬁc is displayed according to TCAS symbology, however track vector information is not displayed. The G900X uses the symbols in Table 6-13 for trafﬁc information from the TAS600-series.
Page 377: Displaying Traffic Data
If a map range larger than the map range setting is selected, the data is removed from the map. Maps besides the Trafﬁc Map Page use settings based on those selected for the Navigation Map Page. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-51...
Page 378 8) Press the FMS Knob or CLR Key to return to the Navigation Map Page with the changed settings. Figure 6-65 Navigation Map Page Menu Figure 6-66 Navigation Map Page Setup Menu Figure 6-67 Navigation Map Page Setup Menu, Trafﬁc Group 6-52 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 379: Trafﬁc Map Page
Trafﬁc Mode Annunciation Altitude Display Mode Off-scale Trafﬁc Advisory Non-Threat Trafﬁc 4700’ Below Range Marking Rings Proximity Advisory 500’ Above, Climbing Select to Mute TAS Voice Alerts Figure 6-68 Trafﬁc Map Page 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-53...
Page 380 - Displays only trafﬁc within −2,700 ft to +9,000 ft altitude of requesting aircraft • ‘Unrestricted’ - Displays all detected trafﬁc ENGINE STANDBY OPERATE TEST CHKLIST ALT MODE BACK BELOW NORMAL ABOVE UNREST Figure 6-69 Trafﬁc Map Page Softkeys (TAS) 6-54 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 381: Tas Alerts
3) Select the MUTE Softkey again to turn trafﬁc voice alerting on and annunciate all muted trafﬁc voice alerts issued during system muting. OR : a) Press the MENU Key. b) Select ‘Mute Off (shown if muting is currently on) and press the ENT Key. 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-55...
Page 382: System Status
Data is not being received from the TAS unit Data is being received from the TAS unit, but the DATA FAILED unit is self-reporting a failure FAILED Incorrect data format received from the TAS unit Table 6-15 TAS Failure Annunciations 6-56 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 383 NO TRFC DATA Data is not being received from the TAS unit *Shown as symbol on Trafﬁc Map Page **Shown in center of Trafﬁc Map Page Table 6-16 TAS Trafﬁc Status Annunciations 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 6-57...
Page 384 HAZARD AVOIDANCE LANK 6-58 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 385: Section 7 Automatic Flight Control System
AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM SECTION 7 AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM The G900X is capable of interfacing with the following automatic ﬂight control systems (AFCS): • S-TEC System Fifty Five X • TruTrak DigiFlight-II-series • Trio Avionics EZ Pilot • TruTrak Sorecerer •...
Page 386 AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM LANK Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 387: Section 8 Additional Features
NOTE: requirement to carry paper charts aboard the aircraft. See AC 120-76A for more information. Additional features of the G900X include SafeTaxi™ diagrams, ChartView and FliteCharts™ electronic charts, and XM Radio entertainment. SafeTaxi diagrams provide detailed taxiway, runway, and ramp information at more than 700 airports in the United States.
Page 388: Additional Features
Selecting the DCLTR-3 Softkey cycles back to the original map detail. Refer to Map Declutter Levels in the GPS Navigation Section. Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 389 7) Press the ENT Key to complete the selection. 8) Press the FMS Knob to return to the Navigation Map Page. SAFETAXI Option SafeTaxi Range Options Figure 8-3 MAP SETUP Menu, Aviation Group, SAFETAXI Range Options 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 390: Safetaxi Cycle Number And Revision
The SafeTaxi database is revised every 56 days. SafeTaxi is always available for use after the expiration date. When turning on the G900X, the Power-up Page indicates whether the databases are current, out of date, or not available. The Power-up Page shows the SafeTaxi database is current when the ‘SafeTaxi Expires’ date is shown in white.
Page 391 DBASE Softkey Selected Figure 8-5 AUX – System Status Page, SafeTaxi Current Information The SafeTaxi database is provided by Garmin. Refer to Updating Garmin Databases in Appendix B for instructions on revising the SafeTaxi database. 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 392 ‘NOT AVAILABLE’ indicates that SafeTaxi is not available on the database card or no database card is inserted. SafeTaxi Database Not Installed SafeTaxi Database has Expired Figure 8-6 AUX – System Status Page, SafeTaxi Expired, SafeTaxi Not Available Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 393: Chartview
HEADER PLAN PROFILE MINIMUMS FIT WDTH FULL SCN BACK Selecting the BACK Softkey returns to the Chart Selection Softkeys. Figure 8-7 ChartView SHW CHRT, Chart Selection, and Chart Option Softkeys 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 394: Terminal Procedures Charts
If there is a problem in rendering the data (such as a data error or a failure of an individual chart), the banner ‘UNABLE TO DISPLAY CHART’ is then displayed. Figure 8-10 Unable To Display Chart Banner Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 395 Where no runway diagram exists, but Take Off Minimums or Alternate Minimums are available, that page will appear. If Airport Information pages are unavailable, the Approach Chart for the airport is shown. 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 396 Figure 8-12 Approach Information Page, Chart Selection While the APPROACH Box is selected using the FMS Knob, the G900X softkeys are blank. Once the desired chart is selected, the chart scale can be changed and the chart page can be scrolled using the Joystick. Pressing the Joystick centers the chart on the screen.
Page 397 Airport Diagram and the navigation map on the WPT – Airport Information page. Select CHRT Softkey to Switch Between ChartView and WPT - Airport Information Page Figure 8-13 CHRT Softkey, Airport Information Page 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 8-11...
Page 398 This information source is not related to the INFO Softkey. When the INFO Box is selected using the FMS Knob, the G900X softkeys are blank. The Charlotte, NC airport has ﬁve additional charts offering information; the Airport Diagram, Take-off Minimums, Class B Airspace, Airline Parking Gate Coordinates, and Airline Parking Gate Location.
Page 399 Figure 8-15 Airport Information Page, Class B Chart Selected from INFO View Selecting the DP Softkey displays the Departure Procedure Chart if available. Chart Not To Scale Aircraft Not Shown Icon Figure 8-16 Departure Information Page 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 8-13...
Page 400 Through the Chart With the Joystick Aircraft Not Shown Icon Figure 8-17 Arrival Information Page Selecting the APR Softkey displays the approach chart for the airport if available. Figure 8-18 Approach Information Page 8-14 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 401 METAR and TAF from the XM Data Link Receiver, when available. Weather information is available only when an XM Data Link Receiver is installed and the XM Weather subscription is current. WX Info When Available WX Softkey Selected Figure 8-19 Weather Information Page 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 8-15...
Page 402 NOTAM Softkey label appears subdued and is disabled as shown in Figure 8-19. The NOTAM Softkey may appear on the Airport Information Page, the Navigation Map Page, and all of the chart page selections. NOTAM Softkey Appears for Selected Airports Figure 8-20 NOTAM Softkey Highlighted 8-16 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 403 Figure 8-21 Airport Information Page, Local NOTAMs Selecting the NOTAM Softkey again removes the NOTAMS information. Selecting the GO BACK Softkey reverts to the previous page (Navigation Map Page, Nearest Pages, or Flight Plan Page). 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 8-17...
Page 404: Chart Options
Selecting the CHRT OPT Softkey displays the next level of softkeys, the chart options level (Figure 8-7). Selecting the ALL Softkey shows the entire approach chart on the screen. Entire Chart Shown Figure 8-22 Approach Information Page, ALL View 8-18 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 405 Brieﬁng Strip Figure 8-23 Approach Information Page, Header View Selecting the PLAN Softkey shows the approach chart two dimensional plan view. Approach Chart Plan View Figure 8-24 Approach Information Page, Plan View 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 8-19...
Page 406 Selecting the MINIMUMS Softkey displays the minimum descent altitude/visibility strip at the bottom of the approach chart. Minimum Descent Altitude/ Visibility Strip Figure 8-26 Approach Information Page, Minimums View, Full Screen Width 8-20 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 407 If the chart scale has been adjusted to view a small area of the chart, selecting the FIT WIDTH Softkey changes the chart size to ﬁt the available screen width. Select FIT WDTH Softkey to Show Full Chart Width Figure 8-27 Airport Information Page, FIT WDTH Softkey Selected 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 8-21...
Page 408 Between Full Screen and Chart with Info Window Figure 8-28 Airport Information Page, Full Screen and Info Window Selecting the BACK Softkey, or waiting for 45 seconds reverts to the chart selection softkeys. 8-22 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 409: Day/Night View
ChartView can be displayed on a white or black background for day or night viewing. The Day View offers a better presentation in a bright environment. The Night View gives a better presentation for viewing in a dark environment. When the CHART SETUP Box is selected the G900X softkeys are blank. Selecting Day, Night, or Automatic View: 1) While viewing a terminal chart press the MENU Key to display the Page Menu OPTIONS.
Page 410 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Figure 8-30 Arrival Information Page, Day View Figure 8-31 Arrival Information Page, Night View 8-24 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 411: Chartview Cycle Number And Expiration Date
ChartView is disabled 70 days after the expiration date and is no longer available for viewing upon reaching the disables date. When turning on the G900X, the Power-up Page indicates any of nine different possible criteria for ChartView availability. See Table 8-1 for the various ChartView Power-up Page displays and the deﬁnition of each.
Page 412 Next Cycle is Available Current and Available Chart Cycle has Expired but is Still Viewable Chart Cycle is No for 70 Days from Expiration Date Longer Viewable Figure 8-32 Examples of Power-up Page, ChartView Database 8-26 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 413 Figure 8-33 AUX – System Status Page, ChartView Current and Available The ChartView database is provided directly from Jeppesen. Refer to Updating Jeppesen Databases in Appendix B for instructions on revising the ChartView database. 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 8-27...
Page 414 ChartView Database has Expired, but is not Disabled System is Conﬁgured for ChartView but Database is not Available ChartView Database is Not Available Figure 8-34 AUX – System Status Page, ChartView Expired, ChartView Disabled, ChartView Not Available 8-28 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 415: Flitecharts
FliteCharts resemble the paper version of National Aeronautical Charting Ofﬁce (NACO) terminal procedures charts. The charts are displayed with high-resolution and in color for applicable charts. FliteCharts database subscription is available from Garmin. Available data includes: • Arrivals (STAR) • Approaches •...
Page 416: Terminal Procedures Charts
If there is a problem in rendering the data (such as a data error or a failure of an individual chart), the banner ‘UNABLE TO DISPLAY CHART’ is then displayed. Figure 8-38 Unable To Display Chart Banner 8-30 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 417 Where no runway diagram exists, but Take Off Minimums or Alternate Minimums are available, that page will appear. If Airport Information pages are unavailable, the Approach Chart for the airport is shown. 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 8-31...
Page 418 Figure 8-40 Approach Information Page, Chart Selection While the APPROACH Box is selected using the FMS Knob, the G900X softkeys are blank. Once the desired chart is selected, the chart scale can be changed and the chart can be panned using the Joystick. Pressing the Joystick centers the chart on the screen.
Page 419 In the example shown, the CHRT Softkey switches between the Charlotte, NC (KCLT) Airport Diagram and the navigation map on the WPT – Airport Information page. Select CHRT Softkey to Switch Between FliteCharts and Navigation Map Page Figure 8-41 CHRT Softkey, Airport Information Page 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 8-33...
Page 420 (Figure 8-42) for certain airports. This information source is not related to the INFO Softkey. When the INFO Box is selected using the FMS Knob, the G900X softkeys are blank. The Charlotte, NC airport has three additional charts offering information; the Airport Diagram, Alternate Minimums, and Take-off Minimums.
Page 421 Take-off Minimums and Departure Procedures Chart (Figure 8-43). Figure 8-43 Airport Information Page, TAKE OFF MINIMUMS Selected from INFO View Selecting the DP Softkey displays the Departure Procedure Chart if available. Figure 8-44 Departure Information Page 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 8-35...
Page 422 Selecting the STAR Softkey displays the Standard Terminal Arrival Chart if available. Figure 8-45 Arrival Information Page Selecting the APR Softkey displays the approach chart for the airport if available. Figure 8-46 Approach Information Page 8-36 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 423 3) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the INFO Box. 4) Turn the small FMS Knob to select the INFO Box choices. When the INFO Box is selected the G900X softkeys are blank. If multiple choices are available, scroll to the desired choice with the large FMS Knob and press the ENT Key to complete the selection.
Page 424: Chart Options
Selecting the CHRT OPT Softkey displays the next level of softkeys, the chart options level (Figure 8-35). Selecting the ALL Softkey shows the entire chart on the screen. Entire Chart Shown Figure 8-48 Airport Information Page, ALL View Selected 8-38 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 425 Selecting the FIT WIDTH Softkey ﬁts the width of the chart in the display viewing area. In the example shown, the zoomed-in chart is replaced with the full width chart. Select FIT WDTH Softkey to Show Full Chart Width Figure 8-49 Approach Information Page, FIT WDTH Softkey Selected 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 8-39...
Page 426 Full Screen and Chart with Info Window Figure 8-50 Airport Information Page, Full Screen and Info Window Selecting the BACK Softkey, or waiting for 45 seconds reverts to the chart selection softkeys. 8-40 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 427: Day/Night View
FliteCharts can be displayed on a white or black background for day or night viewing. The Day View offers a better presentation in a bright environment. The Night View gives a better presentation for viewing in a dark environment. When the CHART SETUP Box is selected the G900X softkeys are blank. Selecting Day, Night, or Automatic View: 1) While viewing a terminal chart press the MENU Key to display the Page Menu OPTIONS.
Page 428 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Figure 8-52 Approach Information Page, Day View Figure 8-53 Approach Information Page, Night View 8-42 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 429: Flitecharts Cycle Number And Expiration Date
FliteCharts is disabled 180 days after the expiration date and are no longer available for viewing upon reaching the disables date. When turning on the G900X, the Power-up Page indicates any of ﬁve different possible criteria for chart availability. These indications are whether the databases are not conﬁgured, not available, current, out of date, or disabled.
Page 430 FliteCharts Database is Current FliteCharts Database is and Available Expired but Still Available FliteCharts Database is Disabled FliteCharts Database is Not Available Figure 8-54 FliteCharts Power-up Page Messages 8-44 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 431 DBASE Softkey Selected Figure 8-55 AUX – System Status Page, FliteCharts Current and Available The FliteCharts database is provided from Garmin. Refer to Updating Garmin Databases in Appendix B for instructions on revising the FliteCharts database. 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 432 FliteCharts Database has Expired, but is not Disabled System is Conﬁgured for FliteCharts but Database is not Installed FliteCharts Database is Not Available Figure 8-56 AUX – System Status Page, FliteCharts Expired, FliteCharts Disabled, FliteCharts Not Available 8-46 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 433: Xm Radio Entertainment (Optional)
• On the label on the back of the Data Link Receiver • On the XM Information Page on the MFD (Figure 8-57) • On the XM Satellite Radio Activation Instructions included with the unit (available at www.garmin.com, P/N 190-00355-04) Contact the installer if the Data Radio ID and the Audio Radio ID cannot be located.
Page 434 Page and a yellow Activation Required message is displayed in the center of the Weather Data Link Page (Map Page Group). The Service Class refers to the groupings of weather products available for subscription. 8-48 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 435: Using Xm Radio
2) Turn the small FMS Knob to select the displayed AUX - XM Information Page. 3) Select the RADIO Softkey to show the XM Radio Page where audio entertainment is controlled. Active Channel Channel List Volume Categories Field Field Figure 8-58 XM Radio Page 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 8-49...
Page 436 2) Select the DIR CH Softkey. The channel number in the Active Channel Box will be highlighted. 3) Select the numbered softkeys located on the bottom of the display to directly select the desired channel number. 4) Press the ENT Key to activate the selected channel. 8-50 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 437 3) Turn the small FMS Knob to display the ‘Categories’ list. Highlight the desired category with the small FMS Knob and press the ENT Key. Selecting ‘All Categories’ places all channels in the list. Figure 8-59 Categories List 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 8-51...
Page 438 Softkey is selected, the volume can also be adjusted using the small FMS Knob.) 3) Select the MUTE Softkey to mute the audio. Select the MUTE Softkey again to unmute the audio. Figure 8-61 Volume Control 8-52 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 439: Abnormal Operation
1) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the AUX Page Group. 2) Turn the small FMS Knob to select the System Status Page (the last page in the AUX Page Group). Figure 8-62 LRU Information Window on System Status Page 190-00726-00 Rev A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 8-53...
Page 440 Weather Datalink Page - center of page within last 5 minutes ACTIVATION REQUIRED Weather Datalink Page - center of page XM subscription is not activated Table 8-3 GDL 69/69A Data Link Receiver Error Messages 8-54 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev A...
Page 441: Annunciations And Alerts
Selecting the ALERTS Softkey a second time views the alert text messages. • System Annunciations: Typically, a large red ‘X’ appears over instruments whose information is supplied by a failed Line Replaceable Unit (LRU). See the G900X System Annunciations Section for more information. System Annunciation (Red ‘X’)
Page 442 APPENDIX A • Audio Alerting System: The G900X System issues audio alert tones when speciﬁc system conditions are met. See the Alert Level Deﬁnitions Section for more information. Should the #1 GIA 63W fail, audio and voice alerts are not generated. The annunciation tone may be tested from the AUX - System Status Page.
Page 443 APPENDIX A ALERT LEVEL DEFINITIONS The G900X Alerting System uses three alert levels. • WARNING: This level of alert requires immediate attention. Warning alert text is shown in red in the Annunciation Window and is accompanied by a continuous chime and a ﬂashing WARNING Softkey annunciation (see Figure A-2). Selecting the WARNING Softkey acknowledges the presence of the warning alert and stops the aural chime.
Page 444: Aircraft Alerts
TAXI LIGHT ON* Taxi light on* CO DET SRVC – The carbon monoxide None detector needs service.* CO DET FAIL – The carbon monoxide None detector is inoperative.* * Optional alert Table A-1 Aircraft Alerts Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 445 APPENDIX A G900X SYSTEM ANNUNCIATIONS Upon power-up, certain windows remain invalid as G900X equipment begins to initialize. All windows NOTE: should be operational within one minute of power-up. If any window continues to remain ﬂagged, the G900X System should be serviced by a Garmin-authorized repair facility.
Page 446 ﬁeld (such as engine Other Various Red X instrumentation ﬁelds) Indications Display system is not receiving indicates that the ﬁeld is not airspeed input from air data receiving valid data. computer. Table A-2 G900X System Annunciations Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 447: G900X System Message Advisories
Knowledge of the aircraft, systems, ﬂight conditions, and other existing operational priorities must be considered when responding to a message. This section describes various G900X System message advisories. Certain messages are issued due to an LRU or LRU function failure. Such messages are normally accompanied by a corresponding red ‘X’ annunciation as shown previously in the G900X System Annunciations section.
Page 448 The MFD and/or PFD detected a failure in the airport terrain database. Ensure that database error exists. the data card is properly inserted. Replace data card. If problem persists, The G900X PFD1 DB ERR – PFD1 airport terrain system should be serviced.
Page 449 The audio panel self-test has detected a problem in the unit. Certain audio functions may service. Return unit for repair. still be available, and the audio panel may still be usable. The G900X system should be serviced when possible. GIA 63W INTEGRATED AVIONICS UNIT...
Page 450 COM1 TEMP – COM1 over temp. The system has detected an over temperature condition in COM1 and/or COM2. The Reducing transmitter power. transmitter operates at reduced power. If the problem persists, the G900X system COM2 TEMP – COM2 over temp. should be serviced.
Page 451 G900X system should be serviced. transfer key is stuck. G/S1 FAIL – G/S1 is inoperative. A failure has been detected in glideslope receiver 1 and/or receiver 2. The G900X system should be serviced. G/S2 FAIL – G/S2 is inoperative.
Page 452 GPS information to augment the lack of airspeed. The G900X system should be serviced. AHRS1 GPS – AHRS1 using backup The #1 AHRS is using the backup GPS path. Primary GPS path has failed. The G900X GPS source. system should be serviced when possible.
Page 453 Message Advisory Comments FPL WPT LOCK – Flight plan waypoint Upon power-up, the G900X system detects that a stored ﬂight plan waypoint is is locked. locked. This occurs when an aviation database update eliminates an obsolete waypoint. The ﬂight plan cannot ﬁnd the speciﬁed waypoint and ﬂags this message.
Page 454 The selected waypoint [xxxx] does not use the WGS 84 datum. Cross-check position waypoint for navigation -[xxxx] with alternate navigation sources. TRAFFIC FAIL – Trafﬁc device has The G900X is no longer receiving data from the trafﬁc system. The trafﬁc device failed. should be serviced. FAILED PATH – A data path has A data path connected to the GDU or the GIA 63W/W has failed.
Page 455 APPENDIX A VOICE ALERTS Voice alerts are provided to the G900X by the #1 GIA 63W; should this unit fail, audio and voice alerts are not generated. Voice Alert Alert Trigger “Minimums, minimums” Aircraft is transitioning through the minimum descent altitude/decision height (MDA/DH) “Vertical track”...
Page 456 “Caution, Obstacle; Caution, Obstacle” Premature Descent Alert “Too Low, Terrain” Caution (PDA) Altitude Callout “500” None None “Five-Hundred” Excessive Descent Rate “Sink Rate” Caution (EDR) “Don’t Sink” Negative Climb Rate Caution (NCR) “Too Low, Terrain” A-16 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 457 “TAWS Not Available” degraded GPS signal System Test in progress None None System Test pass None None “TAWS System Test OK” Annunciation Figure A-6 TAWS Annunciation Locations Pop-up Alert Figure A-7 TAWS Pop-up Alert 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide A-17...
Page 458 WEATHER DATA LINK FAILURE Weather Datalink Page - center of page within last 5 minutes ACTIVATION REQUIRED Weather Datalink Page - center of page XM subscription is not activated Table A-4 GDL 69/69A Error Messages A-18 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 459: Sd Card Use And Databases
PFD to be updated (label of SD card should face left). 2) Turn the G900X System ON. A prompt similar to the following is displayed in the upper left corner of the PFD: Figure B-1 Database Update Prompt 3) Press the ENT Key to start the database update.
Page 460 7) Verify the correct update cycle is loaded during MFD power-up. GARMIN DATABASES The data contained in the terrain and obstacle databases comes from government agencies. Garmin NOTE: accurately processes and cross-validates the data, but cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the data.
Page 461 ChartView or FliteCharts database must be inserted into the bottom slot on the MFD. 3) Apply power to the G900X System. View the MFD power-up splash screen. Check that the databases are initialized and displayed on the splash screen. When updating the terrain and FliteCharts databases, an ‘in progress’...
Page 462 APPENDIX B LANK Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 463: Glossary
The distance the aircraft is off a System desired course in either direction, left or right B ALT barometric altitude course BARO barometric setting Course to Steer BATT battery CRSR cursor backcourse Control Area CTRL control 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 464 Flight Information Services- Engine Indication System Broadcast ELEV elevation FISDL Flight Information Service Data Link ELEV elevator ﬂight level EMERGCY emergency Flight Level Change Electromagnetic Interference Course From Fix to Manual ENDUR endurance Termination Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 465 Garmin Reference System INFO information Ground speed in HG inches of mercury Garmin Transponder intersection(s) INTEG integrity (RAIM unavailable) Hold Terminating at Altitude IrDA, IRDA Infrared Data Association heading KEYSTK key stuck kilogram 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 466 MAXSPD maximum speed (overspeed) P. POS Present Position barometric minimum descent PRES, PRESS pressure altitude PROC procedure(s), procedure turn manual electric trim pounds per square inch METAR Meteorological Aviation Routine Procedure Turn Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 467 Track Angle Error The angle difference between the Procedures desired track and the current track Standard Instrument Departure target SIGMET Signiﬁcant Meteorological track Information TRSA Terminal Radar Service Area simulator TRUNC truncated SLP/SKD slip/skid total 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 468 VFOM Vertical Figure of Merit Visual Flight Rules XFER, XFR transfer Very High Frequency XPDR transponder Heading Vector to Intercept XTALK cross-talk VLOC VOR/Localizer Receiver cross-track Heading Vector Manual Termination Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 469: Frequently Asked Questions
APPENDIX D FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS If a particular aspect of G900X operational capability is not addressed by these commonly asked questions or in the index, contact Garmin (see the copyright page or back cover for contact information) or a Garmin-authorized dealer.
Page 470 BE FILED USING THE “/G” may be ﬁled for a ﬂight plan. The G900X System meets the requirements of TSO-C129 Class A1 or A2 installation. Non-precision GPS approaches are not to be ﬂown with an expired database. See the approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) as well as the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) for more information.
Page 471 APPENDIX D When OBS mode is active, the G900X allows the pilot to set a desired course to/from a waypoint using the CRS/BARO Knob and HSI (much like a VOR). The most common application for using the OBS Softkey is the missed approach. The G900X suspends automatic waypoint sequencing (indicated by a ‘SUSP’...
Page 472 (MAP). If an attempt to do so is made, an alert message “Are you sure you want to discontinue the current approach?” appears. The G900X directs the pilot back to the transition waypoint and does not take into consideration any missed approach procedures, if the current approach is reactivated.
Page 473: General Tis Information
The TIS ground sensor uses real-time track reports to generate trafﬁc notiﬁcation. The G900X System displays TIS trafﬁc information on the Trafﬁc Map Page of the MFD. TIS information may also be displayed for overlay on the MFD Navigation Map Page, as well as on the PFD Inset Map.
Page 474 APPENDIX E Garmin is not responsible for Mode S geographical coverage. Operation of the ground stations WARNING: is the responsibility of the FAA. Refer to the AIM for a Terminal Mode S radar site map. TIS information is collected during a single radar sweep. Collected information is then sent through the Mode S uplink on the next radar sweep.
Page 475: Map Symbols
Mode C Tower Area Warning Area Prohibited Area VOR/ILS Alert Area Restricted Area Caution Area Training Area VORTAC Danger Area Unknown Area TACAN Class C Terminal Radar Service Area Mode C Area Military Operations Area (MOA) 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 476 Vertical Navigation Along Track Waypoint Loss of hazard avoidance feature Parallel Track Waypoint (loss of GPS position) Unanchored Flight Path Waypoint Top of Descent (TOD) Bottom of Descent (BOD) Navigating using Dead Reckoning Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 477 Yellow terrain is between 100 ft and 1000 ft below the aircraft altitude Black terrain is more than 1000 ft below the aircraft altitude Figure G-1 Terrain Altitude/Color Correlation Figure G-2 TAWS Potential Impact Points 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 478 APPENDIX F LANK Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 479: Index
1-13–1-14 Databases-------------------------------- 1-7, 1-8, 1-12, B-1 Attitude Indicator -------------------------------------2-2, 2-6 Data entry------------------------------------------ 1-28–1-29 Audio alerting system ------------------------------------- A-2 Data Link Receiver ----------------------------------------- 1-4 Audio Panel------------------------------------------ 1-2, 1-10 Data Link Receiver troubleshooting------------ 8-53, A-18 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 480 FliteCharts Softkeys---------------------------------------8-29 Line Replaceable Units (LRU) --------------- 1-2–1-5, 1-11 Frequency LNAV------------------------------------------------------ 5-112 COM -----------------------------------------------------5-82 Low Altitude Annunciation ------------------------------2-29 Nearest --------------------------------------------------5-72 LO SENS ----------------------------------------------------4-23 VOR ---------------------------------------------- 5-60, 5-71 LPV ----------------------------------------------- 5-112, 5-138 Frequency spacing ----------------------------------------4-13 Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...
Page 481 SafeTaxi------------------------------------- 8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-5 Normal display operation--------------------------------- 1-9 SafeTaxi database-------------------------------------8-5, 8-6 NRST softkey-----------------------------------------------5-82 Scheduler------------------------------------------- 1-44–1-45 Secure Digital (SD) card---------------------- 1-7, 1-46, B-1 Selected Altitude ------------------------------------ 2-2, 2-28 Obstacles---------------------------------------------- A-8, A-9 Selected Altitude Bug ------------------------------------- 2-2 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 482 SQ annunciation ------------------------------------------4-32 Unable to display chart ---------------------------- 8-8, 8-30 Standby frequency ---------------------------- 4-6, 4-9, 4-15 Units, measurement --------------------------------------1-37 Standby frequency ﬁeld ----------------------------------- 4-6 Updating Garmin databases ----------------------------- 8-5 Stereo headsets -------------------------------------------4-30 Updating Jeppesen databases --------------------------8-27 Stuck microphone-----------------------------------------4-36 Symbols, map----------------------------------------------- G-1...
Page 483 6-1, 8-47 Receiver troubleshooting --------------------- 8-53, A-18 XM radio --------------------------------------------- 8-1, 8-49 XM radio entertainment ---------------------------------4-34 XM radio page ----------------------------- 8-49, 8-50, 8-51 XM Satellite Radio ---------------------------------- 1-4, 8-47 Zoom Auto------------------------------------------------------5-12 Range ----------------------------------------------------5-36 190-00726-00 Rev. A Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide...
Page 484 INDEX LANK Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 190-00726-00 Rev. A...