Garmin G3X Touch Pilot's Manual page 422

Appendix F
SMART GLIDE FUNCTIONALITY
Smart Glide functionality changes based on whether or not a suitable destination
airport is within the estimated glide range:
Suitable Airport Within Glide Range
• Replaces existing flight plan with a direct
glide route to the destination airport
• Triggers autopilot flight director modes
to target configured best glide speed
and follow the Smart Glide guidance
to the destination airport**
• Alerts pilot if glide destination falls
outside the Smart Glide Range Ring with
the aural alert "Airport out of range"
• Allows direct tuning of emergency
transponder code 7700 from
the Emergency Page***
• Tunes standby COM to destination
Tower, CTAF, or Unicom frequency
• At Smart Glide engagement, provides
an audible annunciation of bearing and
distance to the destination airport in the
form of "Airport 'X' o'clock, 'X' miles".
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Range
Indicates the configured best
glide speed*
Triggers autopilot flight director
modes to target configured
best glide speed and level the
wings**
The aural alert "No airports
within glide range" is played
The alert message 'No
Airport - Find Alternate
Landing Area' is displayed
on the Emergency Page
Allows direct tuning of the
emergency transponder code
7700 from the Emergency Page
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Tunes standby COM to
emergency frequency 121.500
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