Switch To Land Mode; Switch Back To Aviation Mode From Land Mode; Aviation Utilities; E6B Altitude/Airspeed Calculator - Lowrance AirMap 500 Operation Instructions Manual

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4. Loading: There may be more than one GPS Data File (*.USR) on the
card. To select a file, press
to highlight the file, then press
↓ to
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data transfer is finished. To return to the Page view, press
From left to right, these figures show the menu sequence for loading a GPS

Switch to Land Mode

To leave Aviation Mode and switch to Land Mode:
1. Press
MENU
2. Unit asks, "Are you sure you want to turn on land navigation mode?"
3. Press ←|
ENT

Switch Back to Aviation Mode from Land Mode

To leave Land Mode and switch back to Aviation Mode:
1. Press
MENU
2. Unit asks, "Are you sure you want to turn on aviation mode?"
3. Press ←|
ENT

Aviation Utilities

To help you with flight planning, this unit has four aviation utilities
built into it that let you calculate density altitude, true airspeed, wind
speed and direction, plus vertical navigation.
NOTE:
AirMap also includes a set of five general-purpose utilities. These
are discussed in Sec. 4, Utilities.

E6B Altitude/Airspeed Calculator

The Altitude/Airspeed Calculator lets you calculate density altitude or
true airspeed. The screen in the following image appears.
For each item in the top portion of the screen, press the enter key, use
↑ and ↓ to enter the field value, and then press
You'll need to enter indicated altitude (
(
) in inches of mercury, outside air temperature (
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brated airspeed (
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. The unit will display a completion message when the
Data File from an MMC into AirMap's memory.
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and the unit switches to Land Mode.
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and the unit switches to Aviation Mode.
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