Map Panning - Garmin aera 796 Pilot's Manual

Overview

MAP PANNING

Map panning allows the pilot to:
• View parts of the map outside the displayed range without adjusting the map
range
• Highlight and select locations on the map
• Review information for a selected airport, NAVAID or user waypoint
• Designate locations for use in flight planning
• View airspace and airway information
When the panning function is selected by touching anywhere on the Map, the Map
Pointer is displayed. An Information Window also appears at the bottom of the map
display showing the the bearing, distance and time to the pointer from the aircraft's
present position, the elevation of the land at the position of the pointer, or the object's
(airports, obstacles, etc) elevation, if known.
When the Map Pointer is over a map feature, the map feature is highlighted, an
information box appears on the map, and the highlighted map feature is displayed on
the Map Feature Button (even if the name was not originally displayed on the map).
Touching the Map Feature Button displays additional information for the
highlighted map feature. If multiple features are present at the Map Pointer position,
green arrows will appear on the Map Feature Button. Touching the
through the list of map features present at that position.
Bearing to
the Pointer
from the
Aircraft's
Present
Feature
Position
20
Elevation at
Map
the Pointer
Location
Button
Distance to the Pointer
from the Aircraft's Present
Position
Map Panning (Navigation Map)
Garmin aera 795/796 Pilot's Guide
Information Box
Green Arrow Indicat-
ing Multiple Features
are Present at the
Map Pointer Location
Time En Route to the
Pointer from the Aircraft's
Present Position
will cycle
Lat/Lon at the
Pointer Location
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