Selecting A Direct-To Waypoint From The Active Flight Plan; Selecting The Nearest Airport As A Direct-To Waypoint - Garmin GNS 530AW Pilot's Manual & Reference

Selecting a Direct-To Waypoint from the Ac-
tive Flight Plan
If you're navigating an active flight plan, any way-
point contained in the flight plan may be selected as a
direct-to waypoint from the Select Direct-to Waypoint
page (see Section 4, for more information on flight
plans).
The flight plan (FPL) field allows you to
select any active flight plan waypoint as your
current direct-to waypoint.
To select a direct-to waypoint from the active
flight plan:
Press the direct-to key. The Select Direct-to
1.
Waypoint Page appears, with the waypoint
identifier field highlighted.
2. Turn the large right knob to highlight the
flight plan (FPL) field.
Turn the small right knob to display a window
3.
showing all waypoints in the active flight
plan.
Continue turning the small right knob to
4.
scroll through the list and highlight the desired
waypoint.
5. Press ENT to confirm the selected waypoint and
ENT (again) to activate the direct-to function.
NOTE: Performing a Direct-To to the MAP of an active
approach will cancel approach mode.
Selecting the Nearest Airport as a Direct-To
Waypoint
The Select Direct-to Waypoint Page always displays
the nearest airports (from your present position) on
the NRST field. Navigating directly to a nearby airport
is always just a few simple steps away (nearby airports
may also be selected as direct-to waypoints using the
steps described in Sec 7 NRST Pages - Navigating to a
Nearby Waypoint).
The nearest airport (NRST) field allows you
to select any of the 25 nearest airports as
your current direct-to waypoint.
To select a nearby airport as a direct-to waypoint:
Press the direct-to key. The select direct-to
1.
waypoint page appears, with the waypoint
identifier field highlighted.
2. Turn the large right knob to highlight the
nearest airport (NRST) field.
Turn the small right knob to display a window
3.
showing up to nine nearby airports.
4. Continue turning the small right knob to
scroll through the list and highlight the desired
airport.
5. Press ENT to confirm the selected waypoint
and ENT (again) to activate the direct-to func-
tion.
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