Aircraft Profile - Garmin aera 796 Quick Reference Manual

Calculating winds aloft:
1) From the Main Menu, touch Tools > E6B Calc, calculate or enter the true
airspeed into the 'True Airspeed' datafield.
2) Enter the aircraft heading shown on the directional gyro or compass
into the 'Heading' datafield. Tail Wind, Wind From, and Wind Speed are
calculated.
NOTE: If True North is selected as the heading reference, a heading referenced
to True North must be used to calculate winds accurately.
Restoring E6B calculator defaults:
From the Main Menu, touch Tools > E6B Calc > Menu > Restore
Default.

5.4 AIRCRAFT PROFILE

Accessing the aircraft profile:
From the Main Menu, touch Tools > Profile
Entering an aircraft profile:
1) From the Main Menu, touch Tools > Profile > Menu > New
2) Enter the Aircraft Name using the keypad, and touch OK.
3) Enter the Cruise Speed, Maximum Speed, or Fuel Flow using the +/-
buttons or the keypad.
4) Touch the 'Map Symbol' datafield button.
5) Touch the
OK.
Selecting a saved aircraft profile:
1) From the Main Menu, touch Tools > Profile
2) Touch the Aircraft Name Button to access a vertical list of saved profiles (if
only two profiles are available touch the Aircraft Name Button to toggle
between the two).
3) Touch the desired profile from the list.
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buttons to cycle through the available symbols and touch
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