400/500 Series Garmin Optional Displays
400/500 Series Garmin Optional Displays
400/500 Series Garmin Optional Displays
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Premature Descent Alerting (PDA)<br />
<strong>Garmin</strong> TAWS issues a Premature Descent alert when the system detects that the aircraft is significantly<br />
below the normal approach path to a runway. There are three different scenarios to consider with PDA:<br />
• No Approach Loaded—PDA alerting begins when the aircraft is within 15 nm of the destination<br />
airport and ends when the aircraft is either 0.5 nm from the runway threshold OR is at an altitude of<br />
125’ AGL while within 1 nm of the threshold. During the final descent, algorithms will set a threshold for<br />
alerting based on altitude, distance, and other parameters.<br />
• Non-Precision Approach Loaded—PDA alerting begins when the aircraft is within 15 nm of the<br />
destination airport and the aircraft is on the flight plan path. Again, algorithms are used to set a threshold<br />
for alerting based upon various parameters (Figure 3-2). PDA alerting ends at 0.5 nm from the runway<br />
threshold OR at an altitude of 125’ AGL while within 1 nm of the threshold.<br />
• ILS Approach Loaded—PDA alerting begins when the aircraft is within 15 nm of the destination airport<br />
and the aircraft is on the flight plan path. Prior to crossing the FAF, the pilot will receive a PDA alert<br />
if the aircraft descends more than 200’ below the FAF crossing altitude. Once the aircraft crosses the FAF<br />
and is inbound to the runway, PDA will alert the pilot if the aircraft descends 0.7° below the ILS glideslope<br />
(Figure 3-3). PDA alerting ends 0.5 nm from the runway threshold OR at an altitude of 125’ AGL while<br />
within 1 nm of the threshold.<br />
Runway Threshold<br />
0.5 nm<br />
PDA Alert is<br />
0.7 Below Glideslope<br />
15 nm<br />
Final Approach Fix<br />
CAUTION<br />
Figure 3-3: An example of a PDA alert threshold for an ILS approach<br />
Glideslope Intercept<br />
200' below FAF Altitude<br />
Runway Threshold<br />
0.5 nm<br />
Section 3<br />
TAWS Alerts<br />
PDA Severity Levels<br />
CAUTION — The above annunciation and pop-up terrain<br />
alert are displayed during a PDA alert. For TAWS,<br />
the PDA alert is acompanied by the aural message “Too<br />
Low, Terrain”.<br />
Final Approach Fix<br />
15 nm<br />
200' below FAF Altitude<br />
CAUTION<br />
Figure 3-2: Example of Non-Precision Approach PDA alert<br />
threshold. The threshold for the descent is computed by algorithms<br />
based on varying flight conditions.<br />
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