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190-00498-07 Rev A
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Cessna Nav III
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
8.2 SAFETAXI
SafeTaxi is an enhanced feature that gives greater map detail when viewing airports at close range. The
maximum map ranges for enhanced detail are pilot congurable. When viewing at ranges close enough to
showtheairportdetail,themaprevealstaxiwayswithidentifyingletters/numbers,airportHotSpots,andairport
landmarksincludingramps,buildings,controltowers,andotherprominentfeatures.Resolutionisgreaterat
lowermapranges.WhentheMFDdisplayiswithintheSafeTaxiranges,theairplanesymbolontheairport
provides enhanced position awareness.
DesignatedHotSpotsarerecognizedatairportswithmanyintersectingtaxiwaysandrunways,and/orcomplex
rampareas. Airport HotSpotsareoutlinedto cautionpilotsofareas onan airportsurfacewherepositional
awarenessconfusionorrunwayincursionshappenmostoften.HotSpotsaredenedwithamagentacircleor
outline around the region of possible confusion.
Any map page that displays the navigation view can also show the SafeTaxi airport layout within the maximum
configured range. The following is a list of pages where the SafeTaxi feature can be seen:
•NavigationMapPage
•InsetMap(PFD)
•WeatherDatalinkPage
•AirportInformationPage
•IntersectionInformationPage
•NDBInformationPage
•VORInformationPage
•UserWaypointInformationPage
•TripPlanningPage
•NearestPages
•ActiveandStoredFlightPlanPages
During ground operations the aircraft’s position is displayed in reference to taxiways, runways, and airport
features.Intheexampleshown,theaircraftisontaxiwayBravoapproachingtheHighAlertIntersectionboundary
onKSFOairport.AirportHotSpotsareoutlinedinmagenta.Whenpanningovertheairport,featuressuchas
runway holding lines and taxiways are shown at the cursor.