Selecting A Destination By Facility Name Or City; Selecting A Direct-To Destination By Facility Name Or City - Garmin GNS 530 Pilot's Manual & Reference

SECTION 4
DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION
Selecting a Destination by Facility Name or
City
In addition to selecting a destination by identifier, the
Select Direct-to Waypoint Page (Figure 4-4) also allows the
pilot to select airports, VORs and NDBs by facility name
or city location. If duplicate entries exist for the entered
facility name or city, additional entries may be viewed
by continuing to turn the small right knob during the
selection process. See Section 7.1, Duplicate Waypoints
for more information.
Identifier, Symbol,
and Region
Flight Plan
Field
Figure 4-4 Select Direct-to Waypoint Page
Selecting a direct-to destination by facility
name or city:
Press the Direct-to Key. The Select Direct-to
1)
Waypoint Page appears, with the waypoint
identifier field highlighted.
Turn the large right knob to highlight the
2)
facility name (second line) or the city (third
line) field (Figure 4-5).
4-2
3)
Facility Name
and City
Nearest Airport
Field
4)
5)
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Figure 4-5 Facility Name Highlighted
Use the small and large right knobs to enter
the facility name or city location of the desired
destination waypoint (Figure 4-6). When
spelling the facility name or city, the GNS 530's
Spell'N'Find™ feature selects the first entry
in the database based upon the characters
entered up to that point.
Figure 4-6 Facility Name Selected
Continue turning the small right knob to scroll
through any additional database listings for the
selected facility name or city. The pilot can also
scroll backwards with the small right knob if
the desired waypoint has been scrolled past .
Press the ENT Key to confirm the selected
waypoint, and press the ENT Key again to
activate the direct-to function.
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