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Table Of Contents
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Warnings, Cautions, And Notes
7
Accessories And Packing List
11
Standard Package
11
Section 1: Introduction
11
Key And Knob Functions
12
Left-Hand Keys And Knobs
13
Right-Hand Keys And Knobs
13
Bottom Row Keys
14
Blank Direct-To Page
14
Scroll Bar
14
Takeoff Tour
15
Overview
15
Powering Up The Gns 530
15
Acknowledging The Database Information
16
Instrument Panel Self-Test Page
16
Entering Fuel Capacity, Fuel On Board, Or Fuel Flow Figures (If Not Provided By Sensors)
16
Setting Fuel On Board To Full
17
Viewing The Checklists Page
17
Fuel Flow Selected
17
Satellite Status Page
18
Viewing A System Message
18
Returning To The Previous Page After Viewing A Message
18
Selecting Com And Vloc Frequencies
19
Changing The Standby Communication Frequency
19
Placing The Standby Communication Frequency In The Active Field
19
Changing The Standby Vloc Frequency
19
Page Groups
20
Selecting The Desired Page Group And Page
20
Nav Pages
20
Selecting The Desired Nav Page
20
Map Page
21
Direct-To Navigation
21
Selecting A Direct-To Destination
21
Default Nav Page
22
Selecting The Default Nav Page
22
Changing The Data Fields
23
Nav/Com Page
23
Displaying The Frequency List For The Desired Flight Plan Or Direct-To Airport
23
Selecting A Communication Or Navigation Frequency
24
Displaying Frequencies For A Different Airport Along The Flight Plan
24
Ifr Procedures
25
Selecting An Approach, Departure, Or Arrival
25
Procedures Page
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Approach Window
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Nearest (Nrst) Pages
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Displaying The Nrst Pages
26
Displaying A List Of Nearby Airports
26
Selecting A Nearby Airport As A Direct-To Destination From The Nearest Airport Page
27
Selecting A Nearby Airport As A Direct-To Destination From An Airport Information
27
Nearest (Nrst) Airspace Page
28
Viewing An Airspace Alert Message
28
Viewing Additional Airspace Information
28
Flight Plans (Fpl)
29
Creating A New Flight Plan
29
Activating The New Flight Plan
30
Communicating Using The Gns 530
31
Overriding The Automatic Squelch
31
Com Window And Tuning
31
Section 2: Com
31
Selecting A Com Frequency
32
Standby Frequency Of 135.325
32
Active Frequency Of 135.325
32
Auto-Tuning
33
Selecting A Com Frequency For A Nearby Airport
33
Displaying The Entire List Of Frequencies For A Nearby Airport And Selecting From That List
33
Selecting A Com Frequency For A Nearby Flight Service Station (Fss) Or Center
34
Selecting A Com Frequency For Any Airport In The Flight Plan
34
Emergency Channel
35
Quickly Tuning And Activating 121.500
35
Selecting A Com Frequency For Any Airport In The Database
35
Stuck Microphone
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Main Page Groups
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Section 3: Nav Pages
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Nav Page Group
38
Selecting Desired On-Screen Data
40
Restoring Factory Settings
41
Dual Unit Considerations
41
Auto Zoom
41
Map Page Symbols
42
Selecting A Map Range
42
Overzoom On Map Page
43
Detail Level On Map Page
43
Map Panning
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Selecting The Panning Function And Panning The Map Display
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Reviewing Information For An On-Screen Airport, Navaid Or User Waypoint
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Information For On-Screen Waypoint
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Map Direct-To
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Airspace Information On The Map
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+Map Waypoint
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Select Airspace With Target Pointer
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Map Setup
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Displaying The Map Page Menu
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Changing The Map Orientation
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To Enable/Disable Automatic Zoom
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Enabling/Disabling The Wind Vector, All Background Land Data, Or All Jeppesen Aviation Data
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Distance Measurements
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Adding Data Fields To The Map
49
Clearing On-Screen Weather Data
50
Restoring The Factory Default Settings
50
Terrain Page
51
Selectable Display Settings
51
Displaying A 120 View
52
Changing The Display Range
52
Showing Or Hiding Aviation Data
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Inhibit Mode
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Terrain Symbols
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Taws Page
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Inhibiting Taws
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Enabling Taws
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Taws Manual Test
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Taws Symbols
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Scrolling Through The List Of Frequencies
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Gps Receiver Status Messages
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Re-Centering The Cdi (Hsi) Needle To The Same Destination Waypoint
61
Section 4: Direct-To Navigation
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Selecting A Destination By Facility Name Or City
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Selecting A Direct-To Destination By Facility Name Or City
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Selecting A Destination From The Active Flight Plan
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Selecting The Nearest Airport As A Direct-To Destination
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Shortcuts
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Selecting A Direct-To Destination From The Map Page
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Cancelling Direct-To Navigation
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Specifying A Course To A Waypoint
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Flight Plan Catalog Page
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Section 5: Flight Plans
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Flight Plan Editing
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Deleting A Waypoint From An Existing Flight Plan
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Changing The Comment Line For An Existing Flight Plan
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Activating Flight Plans
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Activating An Existing Flight Plan
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Inverting Flight Plans
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Copying Flight Plans
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Deleting Flight Plans
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Flight Plan Catalog Options
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Crossfilling Flight Plans Between Two 400-Or 500-Series Garmin Units
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Deleting All Flight Plans
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Active Flight Plan Page
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Active Flight Plan Options
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Active Flight Plan Page Menu Options
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Changing A Data Field On The Active Flight Plan Page
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Restoring Factory Default Settings For Data Fields On The Active Flight Plan Page
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Activating A Flight Plan Along A Specific Leg
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Selecting An Approach For A Direct-To Or Flight Plan Destination Airport
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Selecting An Arrival For A Direct-To Or Flight Plan Destination Airport
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Selecting A Departure For The Departure Airport
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Removing An Approach, Arrival, Or Departure From The Active Flight Plan
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Determining The Closest Point, Along The Active Flight Plan, To A Selected Waypoint
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Removing A Waypoint Using The Clr Key
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Activating A Specific Leg Of The Active Flight Plan
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Approaches, Departures, And Arrivals
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Section 6: Procedures
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Activating An Approach
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Non-Precision Approach Operations
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Activating The Approach, With Vectors To Final
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Approaches With Procedure Turns
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Flying The Procedure Turn
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Sample Approach With Procedure Turn
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Terminal Annunciator
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Waypoint Alert
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Terminal Mode
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Sequence To Inbound Leg
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Flying The Missed Approach
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Sequence To Map
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'SUSP' Annunciation
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'Hold Teardrop' Annunciation
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Flying An Approach With A Hold
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TRANS 'Transitions' Window
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Flying A Dme Arc Approach
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Enroute Mode
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Select Waypoint Page
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Message Window
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Flying The Vectors Approach
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Course From Fix Flight Plan Legs
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Kpmd Approach
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Waypoint Alert, Default Nav Page
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Waypoint Alert, Map Page
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Palmdale Missed Approach
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Coastal One Departure
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Ils Approaches
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Gps And Vloc Annunciations
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Selecting An Ils Approach
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Flying The Ils Approach
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Alert Message
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Ils Approach Course
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Switches To Vloc
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Points To Remember For All Approaches
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Points To Remember For Localizer-Based Approaches
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Wpt Page Group
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Quickly Selecting A Wpt Page
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Section 7: Wpt Pages
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Entering A Waypoint Identifier
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Entering A Waypoint Facility Name Or City Location
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Duplicate Waypoints
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Selecting A Facility Name Or Location Where Duplicate Entries Exist
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Airport Location Page
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Selecting A Waypoint Identifier From A List Of Duplicates
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Airport Location Page Options
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Selecting An Airport Location Page Menu
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Airport Runway Page
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Adjusting The Range Of The Map Image
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Airport Runway Page Options
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Selecting An Airport Runway Page Menu
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Airport Frequency Page
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Airport Approach Page
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Airport Frequency Page Options
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Airport Approach Page Options
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Airport Arrival Page
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Loading An Approach From The Airport Approach Page
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Scrolling Through The Available Arrivals
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Airport Departure Page
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Airport Arrival Page Options
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Loading An Arrival Procedure From The Airport Arrival Page
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Scrolling Through The Available Departures
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Airport Departure Page Options
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Intersection Page
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Ndb Page
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Vor Page
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User Waypoint Page
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Creating User Waypoints
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Capture And Save Present Position
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Creating User Waypoints From The Map Page
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Modifying User Waypoints
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Modifying A User Waypoint By Changing Reference Waypoint Information
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User Waypoint Page Options
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Viewing A List Of All User Waypoints
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User Waypoint List
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Deleting A User Waypoint
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Renaming A User Waypoint From The User Waypoint List
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Deleting A User Waypoint From The User Waypoint List
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Deleting All User Waypoints From Memory
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Nrst Pages
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Nrst Page Group
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Quickly Selecting A Nrst Page
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Section 8: Nrst Pages
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Nearest Airport Page
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Navigating To A Nearby Waypoint
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Quickly Tuning The Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (Ctaf) From The Nearest Airport Page
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Additional Communication Frequencies, Runway
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Nearest Intersection Page
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Nearest Ndb Page
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Nearest Vor Page
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Nearest User Waypoint Page
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Nearest Center (Artcc) Page
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Nearest Flight Service Station (Fss) Page
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Nearest Airspace Page
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Vloc Receiver
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Vloc (Vor/Localizer/Glideslope) Receiver Operations
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Ident Audio And Volume
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Vloc Window And Tuning
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Section 9: Vloc Receiver
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Vloc Ident Window
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Tuning The Vloc When An Approach Is Active
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To Select An Approach And Automatically Tune The Proper Vloc Frequency
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Cdi Key
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Aux Page Group
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Quickly Selecting An Aux Page
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Section 10: Aux Pages
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Flight Planning Page
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Flight Planning Page: Fuel Planning
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Flight Planning Page: Trip Planning
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Flight Planning Page: Density Alt/Tas/Winds
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Flight Planning Page: Scheduler
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Editing A Scheduled Message
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Deleting A Scheduled Message
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Flight Planning Page: Crossfill
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Utility Page
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Utility Page: Checklists
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Creating A Checklist
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Executing A Checklist
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Editing A Checklist
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Deleting A Checklist Or All Checklists
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Inserting A Checklist Step Into An Existing Checklist
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Utility Page: Flight Timers
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Copying A Checklist
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Sorting The Checklists By Name Or Entry
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Recording Or Resetting The Departure Time
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Viewing, Using, Or Resetting Total Trip Time
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Utility Page: Trip Statistics
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Utility Page: Raim Prediction
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Resetting Trip Statistics Readouts
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Predicting Raim Availability
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Utility Page: Software Versions
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Utility Page: Database Versions
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Setup Page
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Utility Page: Terrain Database Versions
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Selecting A Menu Option From The Setup
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Setup Page: Cdi/Alarms
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Setup Page: Cdi Scale/Alarms
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Changing The Ils Cdi Scale
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Setting The Arrival Alarm And Alarm Distance
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Setup Page: Units/Position
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Changing The Units Of Measure
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Changing The Position Format
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Displaying The Map Datum
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Setup Page: Date/Time
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Displaying Local Time Or Utc
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Setting The Local Time
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Setup Page: Display Backlight
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Changing The Backlighting Intensity
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Setup Page: Nearest Airport Criteria
187
Setting The Minimum Runway Length And Runway Surface
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Setup Page: Data Field Configuration
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Configuring The Auxiliary Data Field
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Setup Page: Com Configuration
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Setting The Com Channel Spacing
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Displaying The Vertical Navigation Page
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Section 11: Vertical Navigation (Vnav)
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Creating A Vertical Navigation Profile
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Disabling/Enabling The Vertical Navigation (Vnav) Messages
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Restoring The Factory Default Vnav Settings
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Operating Criteria
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Limitations
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Section 12: Terrain
195
Introduction
195
Terrain Alerting
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Baro-Corrected Altitude
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Using Terrain
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Terrain Altitude/Color Correlation
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Terrain/Obstacle Colors And Symbology
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Terrain Alerts
198
Terrain Annunciation Field
198
Terrain Advisory Pop-Up
198
Terrain Caution Pop-Up (Flashing)
198
Terrain Alert Summary
199
Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance
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Additional System Annunciations
200
Minimum Terrain And Obstacle Clearance Values For Flta Alerts
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Premature Descent Alerting
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Terrain Inhibit
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Inhibiting Terrain
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Enabling Terrain
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Terrain Not Available Alert
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Terrain Failure Alert
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Database Information For Terrain
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General Database Information
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Database Versions
203
Database Updates
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Updating Terrain/Obstacle Databases
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Terrain/Obstacle Database Areas Of Coverage
204
Taws Alerting
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Section 13: Taws
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Using Taws
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Terrain Altitude/Color Correlation For Taws
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Taws Terrain/Obstacle Colors And Symbology
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Taws Alerts
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Taws Annunciation Field
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Warning Alert Pop-Up
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Taws Alerts Summary
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Excessive Descent Rate Alert
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Negative Climb Rate After Takeoff Alert (Ncr)
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'Five-Hundred' Aural Alert
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Taws Failure Alert
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Database Information For Taws
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Traffic Information Service (Tis) Interface
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Section 14: Additional Features
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Tis Operational Procedures
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Tis Limitations
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Tis Coverage Volume
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Tis Audio Alerting
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Tis Symbology
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Traffic Page
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Tis Traffic Display Status And Pilot Response
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Traffic Warning Window
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Non-Bearing Traffic Advisory (Ta) Banner
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Traffic Page Display Range
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Configuring Tis Traffic On The Map Page
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Thumbnail Traffic On Map Page
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Highlighting Tis Traffic Using Map Page Planning
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Power-Up Test
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Manual Override
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Flight Procedures
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After Landing
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Gts 8Xx Traffic Systems
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Tcas I Surveillance Volume
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Ta Alerting Conditions
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Traffic Symbology
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Ta Sensitivity Level And Ta Alerting Criteria
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Aural Alerts
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Self-Test
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User-Initiated Test
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Switching Between Standby And Operating Modes
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Switching To Standby Mode From The Traffic Page
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Altitude Display Mode
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Changing The Altitude Display Mode
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Map Page Traffic Banner
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Configuring Traffic Data On The Map Page
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Highlighting Traffic Data Using Map Panning
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Weather Data Link Interface
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Weather Products
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Nexrad Description
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Nexrad Abnormalities
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Nexrad Limitations
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Nexrad Intensity
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Nexrad Intensity Colors
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Requesting Nexrad Data
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Requesting Nexrad Data From The Map Page
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Data Received Message
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Displaying Nexrad Data On The Weather Page
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Customizing Nexrad Data On The Weather Page
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Displaying Nexrad Data On The Map Page
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Customizing Nexrad Data On The Map Page
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Request Shortcuts
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Data Link Request Log Page
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Sending Position Reports
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Viewing The Data Link Request Log Page
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Requesting Graphical Metars
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Requesting Graphical Or Textual Metars From The Map Page
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Displaying Graphical Metars On The Nav Weather Page
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Weather Legend Page
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Displaying The Weather Legend
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Displaying Wind Data
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Displaying Temperature/Dewpoints
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Selecting The Metars Text Page
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Entering An Identifier
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Troubleshooting
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Monitoring The Data Link
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View The Data Link Status Page
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Sat Id/Connectivity Field
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Satcom Operation Field
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Standard Aviation Forecast Abbreviations
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Metar Graphics
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Metars
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Winds
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Wind Speed Graphics
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Gust Offset Graphics
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Wind Symbol
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Temperature - Dewpoints
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Fault Detection And Exclusion
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Section 15: Fault Detection And Exclusion
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Pre-Departure Verification Of Fde
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Garmin 500 Series Trainer Software
256
Section 16: Messages, Abbreviations, And Nav Terms
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Abbreviations
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Navigation Terms
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Illustrated Nav Terms
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Illustrated Vertical Nav Terms
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To Insert The Navdata Or Terrain Data Card
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Data Card Slot Locations
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Data Card Insertion/Removal Detail
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Appendix Adata Card Use
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To Remove The Navdata Or Terrain Data Card
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Appendix B: Specifications
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What Is Raim, And How Does It Affect Approach Operations?
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Why Aren't There any Approaches Available for My Flight Plan?
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Appendix C: Troubleshooting Q & A
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What Happens When I Select An Approach?
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Can I File Slant Golf ('/G') Using My GPS?
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What Does The Obs Key Do And When Do I Use It?
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When Should I Use The Obs Key To Return To Auto Sequencing, And What Happens When I Do?
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How Do I Skip A Waypoint In An Approach, Departure Or Arrival?
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Why Won't My Unit Automatically Sequence to the Next Waypoint?
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How Do I Fly The Gps With An Autopilot And Dg Heading Bug?
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When Does Turn Anticipation Begin, And What Bank Angle Is Expected?
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When Does The Cdi Scale Change, And What Does It Change To?
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Why Does My Cdi Not Respond Like A Vor When Obs Mode Is Active?
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What Is The Correct Missed Approach Procedure? How Do I Select The Missed Approach Holding Point?
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How Do I Re-Select The Same Approach Or Activate A New Approach After A Missed Approach?
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Index
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