Garmin GPS 90 Owner's Manual & Reference page 16

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Takeoff
Tour
Navigation &
Position Pages
The Navigation page
displays your present
speed and course over
the ground, along
with the distance and
bearing to your desti-
nation. The CDI scale
and relative bearing
indicator help keep
you on course, while
your ETE and cross
track error are shown
at the bottom of the
Nav page.
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Now we'll need to enter a speed for the aircraft:
1. Use the arrow keypad to highlight to the 'SPD' field.
E
2. Press the
3. Use the arrow keypad to enter a speed of 150 knots.
E
4. Press
to confirm the speed entry.
Once a speed has been entered, the Nav page will con-
tinuously update as we make our way to the destination
airport. We now need to enter the cruising altitude of our
flight, which can be entered from the Position page:
P
1. Press the
U
2. Press the
key to move the field highlight to the altitude
E
field and press
3. Use the arrow keypad to enter an altitude of 2,500 feet (leave
the first altitude digit at zero, or you'll be at 25,000 feet).
E
4. Press
to confirm the altitude.
Graphic heading
indicator
Present position
Time of day
(local or Zulu)
The GPS 90 Position page displays your present lati-
tude, longitude and altitude, along with your curre n t
track and speed over the ground. The top of the page also
features a graphic heading indicator, which displays your
cardinal heading as you're moving. The time of day, dis-
played in UTC or local time, is indicated at the bottom of
the page. To enter a local time offset, see page 46.
key to begin ground speed entry.
key until the Position page appears.
.
Present speed
over ground
Current GPS
altitude

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