Garmin GPS 500 Quick Reference page 16

NEARBY AIRPORTS
Selecting a nearby airport as a direct-to
destination:
1) Press the Direct-to Key. The Select Direct-to
Waypoint Page appears, with the waypoint
identifier field highlighted.
Turn the large right knob to highlight the
2)
nearest airport (NRST) field.
Turn the small right knob to display a window
3)
showing up to nine nearby airports.
Continue turning the small right knob to
4)
scroll through the list and highlight the desired
airport.
5) Press the ENT Key to confirm the selected
airport. Press the ENT Key again (with
'Activate?' highlighted) to activate the direct-to
function.
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Creating a new flight plan:
Press the FPL Key and turn the small right
1)
knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog Page.
Press the menU Key to display the Flight Plan
2)
Catalog Page Menu.
Turn the large right knob to highlight 'Create
3)
New Flight Plan?' and press the ENT Key.
4) A blank Flight Plan Page appears for the first
empty storage location. Use the small and
large right knobs to enter the identifier of the
departure waypoint, and press the ENT Key.
5) Repeat step 4 above to enter the identifier for
each additional flight plan waypoint.
6) Once all waypoints have been entered, press
the small right knob to return to the Flight
Plan Catalog Page.
GPS 500 Quick Reference
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