Section 6 Flight Planning; Introduction - Garmin G3X Pilot's Manual

SECTION 6 FLIGHT PLANNING

6.1 INTRODUCTION

NOTE: In order to add, delete, or change flight plan waypoints from the G3X
when an external GPS navigator is configured, press the INTERNAL Softkey
from the Active Flight Plan Page or Direct-to Page. Press the EXTERNAL
Softkey to return to the external GPS navigator's flight plan.
NOTE: While navigating using an external GPS navigation source, the ability
to edit/invert/delete the Active Flight Plan or activate a Saved Flight Plan is
disabled.
NOTE: The Saved Flight Plan Page is not available from the full-screen PFD.
Flight planning on the G3X consists of building a flight plan by entering waypoints
one at a time and inserting approaches as needed. The flight plan is displayed on
maps using different line widths, colors, and types, based on the type of leg and the
segment of the flight plan currently being flown.
Up to 50 flight plans with up to 300 waypoints each can be created and stored
in memory. One flight plan can be activated at a time and becomes the active flight
plan. The active flight plan is erased when the destination is reached and the system
is turned off. When storing flight plans with an approach, the G3X uses the waypoint
information from the current database to define the waypoints. If the database is
changed or updated, the G3X automatically updates the information if the procedure
has not been modified. If an approach is no longer available, the procedure is deleted
from the affected stored flight plan(s), and an alert is displayed.
Whenever an approach is loaded into the active flight plan it replaces the destination
airport with a sequence of waypoints for the selected approach. The airport must have
a published instrument approach and only the final course segment (usually from final
approach fix to missed approach point) of the published approach is available if an
external navigator (i.e., GTN or GNS Series) is not configured.
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