Section 8: Flight Planning; User Defined Waypoints; Select The User Wpt Information Page; Create A New User Waypoint - Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Manual

SECTION 8: FLIGHT PLANNING

8.1 USER DEFINED WAYPOINTS
Figure 8-1 User WPT Information Page

Select the User WPT Information Page

1. Turn the large FMS knob to select the NRST
page group.
Turn the small FMS knob to select the fifth
2.
rectangular page icon.

Create a New User Waypoint

1. With the User Waypoint Information Page
displayed, press the FMS knob to activate the
cursor.
2. Turn the FMS knobs to enter a name for the new
waypoint and press the ENT key. The message
'Are you sure you want to create the new user
waypoint' is displayed. With 'YES' highlighted,
press the ENT key.
Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Mooney M20M & M20R
SECTION 8 – FLIGHT PLANNING
3. Turn the large FMS knob to highlight the
latitude/longitude field or the Reference Way-
points field, depending on how the waypoint
is to be defined.
4. Turn the FMS knobs to enter the position
coordinates or the radial and distance from
the reference waypoint.
Press the ENT key to accept the new way-
5.
point.
6. Press the FMS knob to remove the flashing
cursor.
Create User Waypoints from the Navigation
Map Page
1. With the Navigation Map Page displayed, push
the joystick to activate the panning function.
The target pointer is displayed at the present
aircraft position.
2. After placing the pointer at the desired posi-
tion, press the ENT key. The User Waypoint
Information Page is now displayed with the
captured position.
3. Turn the FMS knobs to select a waypoint
name.
Press the ENT key to accept the selected
4.
name. The first reference waypoint field is
highlighted.
If desired, turn the FMS knobs to enter the
5.
identifier of the reference waypoint and the
radial and distance to the reference waypoint.
Press the ENT key to accept.
Press the FMS knob to remove the flashing
6.
cursor.
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