Garmin G1000 Pilot's Manual page 66

PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY
Flight Plan Window
NOTE: COM frequency and stored flight plans
cannot be loaded from the PFD Flight Plan
Window.
The Flight Plan Window is enabled and disabled by
pressing the FPL key.
Figure 2-53 Flight Plan Window
Flight plans can be created, edited and activated from
the PFD. The G1000 allows for the creation up to 99 flight
plans, with up to 31 waypoints in each flight plan.
The Flight Plan Window on the PFD displays the
following information:
• Flight plan title
• Indication of active leg (magenta line and arrow)
• Flight plan waypoint, including airport identifiers
• Leg distance
• Leg desired track
The following options are available for the Flight Plan
Window:
• Activate Leg
• Store Flight Plan
• Invert Flight Plan
• Delete Flight Plan
• Load Departure
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Create New Flight Plan
New flight plans can be created on the PFD and MFD.
The system can store up to 99 flight plans with up to 31
waypoints in each flight plan.
To create a new flight plan:
1.
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4.
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• Load Arrival
• Load Approach
• Remove Departure
• Remove Arrival
• Remove Approach
• Closest Point of FPL
• Change Fields
• Restore Defaults
NOTE: An 'active' flight plan is created as soon as
the first two waypoints are entered on the Active
Flight Plan Page.
Press the FPL key, then press the FMS knob to
activate the cursor. The waypoint field is now
highlighted.
Turn the small FMS knob to activate the
Waypoint Information Window.
Turn the FMS knobs to enter the identifier of
the airport/waypoint and press the ENT key.
The system returns to the Flight Plan Window,
with the cursor flashing on the next waypoint
field.
Repeat step 3 above to enter the identifier for
each additional waypoint.
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