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Approach Operations
3.
ENT
4.
ENT
5.
NAV
Approach Transition Operation (Enabling Approach)
Approach Transition Operation begins when you enable an
approach which has already been selected from the database and
loaded into the active flight plan. The Approach annunciator will be on
(and the Approach Active annunciator will be off) to indicate that your
NMS is operating in Approach Transition. The CDI sensitivity is
locked at 1.0 nm for Approach Transition. After an approach has been
loaded into the active flight plan, you will be prompted with a message
to enable the approach. This prompt occurs when you are 30 nm from
your destination assuming the approach was loaded prior to that. The
enable approach message occurs immediately after loading an
approach if you are already closer than 30 nm. As soon as you enable
the approach by pressing ENT when the "Enable Approach?"
prompt-message is displayed, the Approach annunciator will come on,
the CDI will begin a smooth change to a 1 nm full-scale deflection
sensitivity, and you will get a prompt-message to enter the local
altimeter setting. Approach Transition Operation will usually be
preceded by En route Operations. Approach Transition will be
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Press ENT. The approach selections will
now flash. The approach name is in the
middle row on the left; the IAF name is
shown on the right. Press INFO to view
the waypoints for a flashing approach
name.
Turn the Small, inner knob to display the
approach choices. When the desired
approach and IAF is displayed, press ENT.
Press NAV to return to Navigation mode.
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