Nearest Airspace - Garmin GTN 625 Pilot's Manual

12.7
Foreword
The Nearest Airspace Page, alerts you to as many as nine controlled or special
Getting
use airspaces near or in your flight path. Alerts are provided according to the
Started
following conditions:
Xpdr Ctrl
• If your projected course will take you inside an airspace within the
next ten minutes, the alert message "AIRSPACE ALERT - Airspace entry
Com/Nav
in less than 10 minutes" appears. The Nearest Airspace Page shows the
airspace as "Airspace Ahead".
FPL
• If you are within two nautical miles of an airspace and your current
Direct-To
course will take you inside, the message "AIRSPACE ALERT - Within
2nm of airspace" appears. The Nearest Airspace Page shows the air-
Proc
space as "Airspace Within 2 NM".
• If you are within two nautical miles of an airspace and your current
Wpt Info
course will take you inside in less than 10 minutes, the message "AIR-
SPACE ALERT - Airspace within 2nm and entry in less than 10 minutes"
Map
appears. The Nearest Airspace Page shows the airspace as "Ahead <
Traffic
2 NM".
• If you have entered an airspace, the message "AIRSPACE ALERT -
Terrain
Inside Airspace" appears. The Nearest Airspace Page shows "Inside of
airspace".
Weather
Note that the airspace alerts are based on three-dimensional data (latitude,
Nearest
longitude and altitude) to avoid nuisance alerts. The alert boundaries for
controlled airspace are also sectorized to provide complete information on
Services/
Music any nearby airspace. Once one of the described conditions exists, the message
annunciator flashes, alerting you of an airspace message (if airspace alert messages
Utilities
are enabled). See System-Alerts to set the Arrival Alert Proximity, Airspace Type,
and Altitude Buffer values.
System
NOTE: The Airspace Alert setting does not alter the depiction of airspace,
Messages
or change the Smart Airspace setting for the main map page.
Symbols
Appendix
Index
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Nearest Airspace

Garmin GTN 625/635/650 Pilot's Guide 190-01004-03 Rev. F