Flight Plans - Garmin GPS 500 Quick Reference

To Create a New Flight Plan
1. Press FPL and rotate the small right
knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog.
2. Press MENU to display the Flight Plan
Catalog options.
3. Rotate the large right knob to
highlight "Create New Flight Plan?" and
press ENT.
4. A blank flight plan page will appear for the
first empty storage location. Use the
small and large right knobs to enter
the identifier of the departure waypoint
and press ENT.
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.
To Navigate a Flight Plan
1. Press FPL and rotate the small right
knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog.
2. Press the small right knob to activate
the cursor.
3. Rotate the large right knob to highlight
the desired flight plan and press MENU to display the Flight Plan Catalog
options.
4. Rotate the large right knob to highlight "Activate Flight Plan?" and
press ENT.
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To Stop Navigating a Flight Plan
1. Press FPL. The Active Flight Plan page will
appear.
2. Press MENU to display the Active Flight
Plan options.
3. Rotate the large right knob to highlight
"Delete Flight Plan?" and press ENT.
4. Press ENT again to confirm.
To Edit a Flight Plan
1. Press FPL and rotate the small right knob to display the Flight Plan
Catalog.
2. Press the small right knob to activate the cursor.
3. Rotate the large right knob to highlight the desired flight plan and
press ENT.
4. To add a waypoint to the flight plan: Rotate the large right knob to
select the point where you wish to add the new waypoint. (If an existing
waypoint is highlighted, the new waypoint will be placed directly in front of
this waypoint.) Use the small and large right knobs to enter the
identifier of the new waypoint and press ENT.
5. To delete a waypoint from the flight plan: Rotate the large right knob to
select the waypoint you wish to delete and press CLR to display a "remove
waypoint" confirmation window. With "Yes?" highlighted, press ENT to
remove the waypoint.
6. Once all changes have been made, press the small right knob to return
to the Flight Plan Catalog.