Garmin GNS 530 Manual page 33

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Note that airspace alerts are based upon three-dimensional data (latitude, longitude
and altitude) to avoid nuisance alerts. The alert boundaries for controlled airspace are
also sectorized to provide complete information on any nearby airspace. Additional
information about a nearby airspace - such as controlling agency, frequency and
floor/ceiling limits - is available from the nearest airspace page.
FLIGHT PLANS
The GNS 530 lets you create up to 20 flight plans, with up to thirty-one waypoints in
each flight plan. Flight plans are created, edited and activated using the FPL-key. The
FPL group includes two pages: the active flight plan page and the flight plan catalog.
The active flight plan provides information and editing features for the flight plan
currently in use (referred to as 'flight plan 00'). The flight plan catalog serves as the
main page for creating new flight plans, as well as editing or activating previously
created flight plans.
Since using flight plans is arguably one of the more complex features of the GNS 530,
we´ll only discuss it briefly here - focusing on creating a new flight plan and activating
it to use for navigation. After reading through this brief introduction, answers to
additional questions you may have about flight plans can be found in the Pilot´s
Guide.
To create a new flight plan:
1. Press the FPL-key and rotate the small right knob (12) to select the
flight plan catalog.
2. Press the MENU-key to display the flight plan catalog options.
Doc. # 6.01.01-E Rev. 0 01 Dec 2001
Supplement A21
GNS 530
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