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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
XM LIGHTNING
L-3 STORMSCOPE ® WX-500 Lightning and GDL 69/69A XM ® Satellite Weather Lightning are
NOTE:
mutually exclusive .
Lightning data (Figure 6-18) shows the approximate location of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes. A strike
icon represents a strike that has occurred within a two-kilometer region. The exact location of the lightning
strike is not displayed.
Lightning
Strikes
XM Lightning data displays on the following maps:
• PFD Inset Map
• Navigation Map Page
• Weather Data Link Page
Displaying XM Lightning information:
1) Press the MAP Softkey (for the PFD Inset Map, press the INSET Softkey). This step is not necessary on the
Weather Data Link Page.
2) Press 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 6-19), press the LEGEND Softkey
when XM Lightning is selected for display.
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Figure 6-18 Lightning Data
Figure 6-19 Lightning Legend
Garmin G1000 Pilot's Guide for the Diamond DA40/40F
• Trip Planning Page
• Nearest Pages
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190-00592-06 Rev. A
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