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SECTION 10 – HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
10.3 XM WEATHER (OPTIONAL)
WARNING: Use of XM weather for hazardous
weather penetration is not recommended.
Weather information provided by XM Radio
Service is approved only for weather avoidance,
not penetration.
Displaying METAR and TAF information on the
Airport Information Page
Display METAR and TAF text on the Airport
Information Page:
1) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the WPT Page
Group.
1) From the Navigation Map Page, press the MAP
Softkey.
2) Turn the small FMS Knob to select the Airport
Information Page.
2) Press the NEXRAD or XM LTNG Softkey to display
the desired weather. Press the applicable
softkey again to remove weather data from the
Navigation Map Page.
3) Press the WX Softkey to display METAR and TAF
text (METAR and TAF information is updated
every 12 minutes).
METAR
Text
TAF
Text
Figure 10-7 Navigation Map Page Displaying NEXRAD Weather
WX
Softkey
Figure 10-8 METAR and TAF Text Displayed on the
Airport (Weather) Information Page
Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Piper PA32
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