Garmin G1000 Reference Manual page 110

SECTION 5 – MFD
The following operations can be performed from the
Direct-to Page:
• Selecting a waypoint for direct-to navigation by
specifying:
– The identifier
– The name
– The location
• Selecting from a list of waypoints in the active flight
plan
• Selecting from a list of the nearest airports
• Specifying a course to fly TO the waypoint
• Activating direct-to navigation to the selected way-
point
To select a Direct-to Destination:
1. Press the Direct-to key. The Direct-to Waypoint
Page appears with the destination field high-
lighted.
2. Turn the small FMS knob to enter the first letter
of the destination waypoint identifier. The
destination waypoint may be an airport, a VOR,
an NDB, an intersection or a user waypoint, as
long as it is in the database or provided it is
stored in memory as a user waypoint.
Turn the large FMS knob clockwise to move the
3.
cursor to the next character position.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to spell out the rest of
the waypoint identifier.
Press the ENT key to confirm the identifier. The
5.
'Activate' function field is highlighted.
6. Press the ENT key to activate a Direct-to course
to the selected destination.
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To cancel a Direct-to:
1. Press the Direct-to key to display the Direct-to
Waypoint Page.
Press the MENU key to display the Direct-to
2.
Options menu.
3. With 'Cancel Direct-To NAV?' highlighted,
press the ENT key. If a flight plan is still active,
the G1000 resumes navigating the flight plan
along the closest leg.
To select a Direct-To Destination from the
Navigation Map Page:
1. Select the Navigation Map from the Map page
group.
2. Press the JOYSTICK to display a panning
arrow.
Rock the JOYSTICK to place the panning pointer
3.
at the desired destination location.
4. If the panning pointer is placed on an existing
airport, navaid or user waypoint, the waypoint
name will be highlighted. Press the Direct-to
key, then press the ENT key twice to navigate
to the waypoint.
5. If the panning pointer is placed on an open
location, press the Direct-to key, then press
the ENT key twice to create a waypoint at
the pointer location (named 'MAPWPT') and
navigate to it.