Appendix E: Navigation Terms - Garmin GPS 72 Owner's Manual

Avg Speed— The average of all second-by-second speed readings since last reset.
The compass direction from your current location to a destination.
Bearing (BRG)—
Course— The desired course between the active 'from' and 'to' waypoints.
Distance (Dist)— The 'great circle' distance from current location to a destination.
The 'great circle' distance from current location to a GOTO destination, or the
Dist to Dest—
fi nal waypoint in a route.
Dist to Next— The 'great circle' distance from current location to a GOTO destination, or the
next waypoint in a route.
Elevation— Height above mean sea level (MSL).
ETA— Estimated Time of Arrival. The estimated time you will reach your destination
waypoint, based on current speed and track.
ETA at Dest— The estimated time you will reach a GOTO destination, or the fi nal waypoint
in a route.
The estimated time you will reach a GOTO destination, or the next waypoint
ETA at Next—
in a route.
The fuel required to travel from current location to the indicated route waypoint.
Fuel—
Leg Dist— The distance between two route waypoints.
Leg Fuel— The fuel required to travel from a route waypoint to the next waypoint (in
sequence) in the route.
Leg Time— The time required to travel from a route waypoint to the next waypoint (in
sequence) in the route.
The maximum second-by-second speed recorded since last reset.
Max Speed—
Average speed while the unit is moving.
Moving Average Speed—
Moving Trip Timer— Total time the unit has been moving.
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Navigation Terms
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