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Apollo NMS
Operating Logic
Use of the Waypoint Retriever is fundamental to operating the NMS.
The Waypoint Retriever is used to display specific waypoints, and is
discussed in detail in Operations, Retrieving a Waypoint.
The Waypoint Retriever is activated automatically when you are using
a feature that requires you to display a waypoint. For example, when
using the Direct-To feature, which allows you to navigate directly to
any waypoint in any database from your present position, pressing the
DIRECT-TO button activates the Waypoint Retriever. In effect,
pressing DIRECT-TO "tells" the system you want to navigate
directly to some specific location.
The system responds to your command by activating the Waypoint
Retriever. This is the system's way of asking, "where do you want to
navigate to?" A display, similar to the one below, appears. In this
manual, black characters, such as the "A" in the display below,
indicate the item is flashing, and editing is activated.
Whenever something on the display is flashing, it may be changed by
turning the Small knob. To make something else on the display flash,
turn the Large knob. The display shows the waypoint identifier and
the database containing the waypoint. In this example, the waypoint
AAP, located in the city Houston, Texas USA, is an Airport— i.e. is
contained in the Airport database. If the location you want to fly to is
also an airport, it is not necessary for you to change the waypoint type;
simply turn the Small knob to display first character in the waypoint
identifier, then turn the Large knob one increment clockwise to make
the next character flash. Use the knobs to choose the remaining
characters in the identifier, until the desired waypoint is displayed.
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