Searching For Waypoints To Insert Into A Flight Plan - Garmin CNX 80 Pilot's Manual

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Searching for Waypoints to Insert into a Flight Plan

The following steps describe in general how you can select a waypoint for one of the points in a flight plan.
1. Press the FN key (if necessary) and then the FPL key.
2. Press the NEW key. The waypoint database will be displayed. You can choose to search for a waypoint
by the Identifier, Facility Name, Location, or Waypoint Type. The nearest airport within 30 NM will be the
default waypoint.
3. Select by Identifier
a. With the first character of the Identifier highlighted, turn the Small knob to select the desired
character.
b. Turn the Large knob clockwise (CW) to the next character and select the character by turning the
Small knob.
4. Select by Waypoint Type
a. With the first character of the Identifier highlighted, press the CRSR knob in. The whole Identifier
field will be highlighted. Now turn the Large knob counter-clockwise (CCW) one turn to highlight the
waypoint type field.
b. Turn the Small knob to display the different waypoint types.
5. Select by Facility Name
a. With the first character of the Identifier highlighted, press the CRSR knob in. The whole Identifier
field will be highlighted. Now turn the Large knob CCW one turn to highlight the Facility Name field.
b. Turn the Small knob to display the facilities in alphabetic sequence.
6. Select by Location
a. With the first character of the Identifier highlighted, press the CRSR knob in. The whole Identifier
field will be highlighted. Now turn the Large knob CCW one turn to highlight the Location field.
b. Turn the Small knob to display the facilities in alphabetic sequence.