Course From Fix Flight Plan Legs - Garmin GPS 500 Pilot's Manual & Reference

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TYPE 1: Course from fix to distance, or Course from fix to DME distance
Course from fix to distance legs appears in the flight plan like normal waypoints, but the destination
name always begins with a "D", followed by a distance in tenths of nautical miles from the waypoint fix.
This example uses the VOR/DME RWY 25 approach into Palmdale, California (KPMD) and includes a
teardrop course reversal.
1. As you reach the initial approach fix (PMD), a waypoint alert ("NEXT DTK 070°") appears in the lower right corner
of the screen. As the distance to the IAF approaches zero, the alert is replaced by a turn advisory ("TURN TO
070°"). Dial the outbound course into the CDI (or HSI) using the OBS knob and initiate a standard rate turn to this
course heading.
2. Fly the outbound course, keeping the CDI needle centered. You are now on the 'course from fix to distance' leg, as
shown on the Active Flight Plan and Default NAV pages. Note the magenta line in the bottom figure, which
represents the currently active leg of the approach. The distance (DIS) displayed on the screens is TO the "D13.0"
point. The flight plan automatically sequences to the next leg upon reaching "D13.0".
3. At 13.0 nm from the FAF, a waypoint alert ("NEXT DTK 265°") appears in the lower right corner of the screen.
Make a standard rate turn to the right to intercept the final approach course and watch for the CDI needle to begin
to center.

Course From Fix Flight Plan Legs

Palmdale (CA) AF Plant 42
VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 25 Certain approach, departure, and arrival
procedures in the Jeppesen database contain
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course from fix flight plan legs. The GPS 500
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along with the rest of the procedure data, and
to provide navigation along these legs.
There are three different types of course
from fix legs:
4 - Procedures
Course-From-Fix Legs
STEP 1: As the distance to the IAF approaches
zero, the waypoint alert is replace by a turn
advisory ("TURN TO 070°"). Initiate a standard
rate turn to this course heading.
STEP 3: At 13.0 nautical miles from the IAF, a
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waypoint alert appears ("NEXT DTK 265°"). Make a
standard rate turn to intercept the approach course.
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