Crossfill - Garmin GPS 400W,GNC 420W Pilot's Manual & Reference

6. The flashing cursor moves to the aircraft head-
ing (HDG) field. Use the small and large right
knobs to enter the aircraft heading from the
directional gyro or compass. Press ENT when
finished.
7. With all variables entered, the following infor-
mation will be provided:
• DEN ALT— Density altitude
• TAS— True airspeed
• WIND— Wind direction and speed
• HEAD/TAIL WIND— Magnitude of head wind
or tail wind component
NOTE: If your installation includes components
(such as an airdata sensor) to provide any of the
variables above, the density alt/tas/winds page
data will default to the values provided by these
components.
Crossfill
Select Crossfill? from the Default Nav page or Flight
Plan page by pressing the MENU key or while on the
Flight Planning page by scrolling down to Crossfill and
pressing ENT.
From Default NAV Page
From Flight Plan Pages
Automatic Operation: If both units are set to
automatic, a change in the active flight plan of one
unit will also be seen in the other. Initiating a direct-to
to a waypoint on one unit will also initiate a direct-to
to the same waypoint on the other unit.
If one unit is set for automatic crossfill and the
other is set for manual crossfill, then only the auto unit
will automatically send data to the manual unit. In this
configuration, the auto unit could be thought of as the
master unit.
Manual Operation: If manual operation is
desired, the pilot must invoke all transfers from that
unit. When a unit is configured for automatic transfer,
a manual transfer can also be done on command. If
either of the messages "data transfer error" or "data
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