Garmin G1000H Bell 407GX Pilot's Guide - Page 100

ENGINE INDICATION & CREW ALERTING SYSTEM POWER ASSURANCE CHECK The G1000H can assist the pilot in performing a power assurance check to determine if installed specification power can be achieved. NOTE: Follow the procedures in the Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) for configuring the helicopter for the power assurance check prior to activating the feature on the G1000H. Performing a power assurance check: 1) If the Particle Separator or Snow Baffle are installed, proceed to step 2. If neither are installed, proceed to step 7. 2) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the AUX Page group. 3) Turn the small FMS Knob to select System Setup. If necessary, press the SETUP 1 Softkey to display the System Setup 1 Page 4) Press the FMS Knob momentarily to activate the flashing cursor. 5) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the desired option field in the Inlet Box. 6) Turn the small FMS Knob one click to the right to select ON or one click to the left to select OFF. 7) Press the ENGINE Softkey to display the Engine Page. 8) Press the PWR CHK Softkey. When the power assurance check is activated a 'PWR CHECK' box is displayed containing a progress meter. If the helicopter configuration for the power assurance check is invalid, the error message 'CHK LIMITS' is displayed. Otherwise, the power assurance check will complete after ten seconds. Values that equal or exceed performance minimums will be displayed in white; values that do not meet performance minimums will be shown with yellow highlighted black readouts. Dashes are displayed if data used to perform the power assurance check is not available. 88 Garmin G1000H™ Pilot's Guide for the Bell 407GX 190-01255-00 Rev. A