Garmin GNS 430 Pilot's Manual & Reference

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GNS 430(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 190-00140-00 Rev. PSECTION 3NAV PAGES3-143.5 TERRAIN PAGENOTE: The TERRAIN Page does not appear onGNS 430 units that are not properly equippedwith or configured for TERRAIN. See Section 11for a full description of TERRAIN functions.TERRAIN PageTo display the TERRAIN Page, select the NAV PageGroup and turn the small right knob until the TERRAINPage is displayed (Figure 3-26 and 3-27). The TERRAINPage displays:• GPS-derived MSL altitude shown in incrementsof 20 feet or 10 meters, depending on unitconfiguration. The ‘G’ to right of the MSL altitudedisplay reminds the pilot that altitude is GPS-derived.• Aircraft ground track• Terrain Range - Indicates the terrain elevation incolors relative to the aircraft altitude• Range marking rings - (1 nm, 2 nm, 5 nm, 10 nm,25 nm, 50nm, and 100 nm)• Heading Indicator - The heading indication on theTERRAIN Page always displays ‘TRK’ for Track-up, unless there is no valid heading• Obstacles• Potential Impact PointsFigure 3-26 TERRAIN Page 120˚ ViewGPS-derivedMSL AltitudeRed Terrain (Warning - Terrain Above orWithin 100’ Below Aircraft Altitude)Number of Pages inCurrent Page GroupPosition ofCurrent Pagewithin CurrentPage GroupCurrent Page GroupHeadingIndicatorFigure 3-27 TERRAIN Page 360˚ ViewYellow Terrain (Caution- Terrain Between 100’and 1000’ Below AircraftAltitude)Black Terrain (No Danger- Terrain More than1000’ Below AircraftAltitude)RangeMarkingRingSelectable Display SettingsThe TERRAIN Page has two selectable view settings:• 360˚ View - View from above aircraft depictingsurrounding terrain on all sides• 120˚ View - View of terrain ahead of and 60˚ toeither side of the aircraft flight path (Figure 3-26)NOTE: The TERRAIN Page gives a ‘Track Up’display orientation, as indicated by the ‘TRK’label shown on the display. This is the onlyorientation available on this page.