Garmin GNC 300 Pilot's Manual page 118

GETTING STARTED
SECTION
SIMULATOR
C
Status & Position
Enter a simulated course from the direct-to confir-
mation page. The GNC 300 will set the course
between route legs automatically when simulating
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navigation.
To enter an initial position reference by waypoint identifier:
O
1.Rotate to highlight the waypoint identifier field.
K O
2. Use and to spell out the identifier of the desired airport, navaid or user waypoint.
E
3. Press to confirm the identifier. The waypoint confirmation page will appear, displaying the
waypoint's position.
E
4. Press to confirm the 'ok?' prompt.
The position page will now appear, and you may now use most of the GNC 300 navi-
gation features for practice and planning. If you are practicing non-precision approaches,
you may not have altitude, OBS input or the external switches necessary to simulate all
aspects of actual navigation. You'll also receive a 'Do not use for nav' message to remind
you that the simulator mode should never be used for actual navigation. During simulator
operation, you will be able to enter a ground speed from the CDI page, and define a
course to a destination from the direct-to confirmation page. Altitude may only be entered
by using the VNAV function available from the NAV menu 1 page (see page 22).
To enter a ground speed from the CDI page:
N O
1.Press and rotate
C
2. Press twice to activate the cursor in the GPS window.
O
3. Rotate to highlight the ground speed field.
K O
4. Use and to enter the desired speed. Press
To exit the simulator mode, the GNC 300 must be turned off by rotating the B knob
counter-clockwise until the unit shuts down. All waypoints and routes created in simula-
tor mode will be retained in the GNC 300' s internal memory.
to display the CDI page.
E
to accept, and
C
to finish.