Garmin G1000H Bell 407GX Cockpit Reference Guide - Page 43

Flight Planning Flight Instruments EICAS Nav/Com/ XPDR/Audio AFCS GPS Nav FLIGHT PLANNING WEIGHT PLANNING All procedures apply to the MFD unless otherwise stated. Entering Payload Parameters Turn the large FMS Knob to select the 'AUX' page group. Turn the small FMS Knob to select the Weight Planning Page. 1) Press the EMPTY WT Softkey to place the cursor in the Basic Empty Weight field. 2) Enter the desired aircraft empty weight. 3) Press the ENT Key. The cursor is now over the 'PILOT & STORES' field. 4) Enter the desired weight of Pilot & Stores. 5) Press the ENT Key. 6) Continue repeating these steps until all desired weights have been entered. Entering Fuel Parameters 1) If necessary, press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor. 2) Turn the large FMS Knob to place the cursor in the 'FUEL ON BOARD' field. 3) Press the FOB SYNC Softkey to enter the fuel on board quantity as read from the fuel quantity sensors. Or: Manually enter the desired fuel quantity. 4) Press the ENT Key. The cursor is now in the 'FUEL RESERVES' field. 5) Enter the desired reserve fuel quantity. 6) Press the FMS Knob to remove the cursor. Flight Planning Procedures Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Abnormal Operation Annun/ Alerts Appendix TRIP PLANNING 1) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the 'AUX' page group. 2) Turn the small FMS Knob to select the Trip Planning Page. 3) The current 'PAGE MODE' is displayed at the top of the page: 'AUTOMATIC' or 'MANUAL'. To change the page mode, press the AUTO or MANUAL Softkey. 190-01254-00 Rev. A Garmin G1000H™ Cockpit Reference Guide for the Bell 407GX 27 Index