Inserting A Waypoint; Inserting An Airway - Avidyne IFD550 Pilot's Manual

INSERTING A WAYPOINT

To insert a waypoint into the flight plan, turn the right outer knob
until an insert cursor is positioned where the new waypoint is to
be inserted. Note that a waypoint can generally be inserted
anywhere in the flight plan except for within terminal area
procedures (i.e. departures, arrivals, and approaches). Press the
knob button to generate a dropdown. If the cursor is in a position
where a waypoint can be inserted, "Waypoint" will be shown as
the first entry in the dropdown. Generally, the cursor will be at the
"Waypoint" selection to start. Select "Waypoint" and enter the
waypoint identifier. Geofill™ will typically find the correct waypoint
by the second character entered.
COOL FEATURE
When an insert cursor is displayed at a position
where it is legal to insert a waypoint, pressing a
letter on a Bluetooth keyboard will immediately start
a waypoint identifier entry with that letter.
COOL FEATURE
If you are on another FMS page and the cursor is
around an identifier that can be used as a waypoint,
a quick way to enter that identifier into the flight plan
is provided by the "Paste" LSK. Go directly to the
FPL page, start the waypoint entry using the knob
and the Paste LSK will appear at the topmost LSK.
The LSK is also available when using the virtual
keyboard, but the LSK is obscured on the screen by
the keyboard.

INSERTING AN AIRWAY

The FMS can use published airways in its database to quickly
build long flight plans with few keystrokes. When a flight plan
waypoint is a valid airway entry or exit point, the list of available
airways is presented in a drop down box. The list is quickly
scrolled to the desired exit point and then all intermediate
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