To Create A New Flight Plan; Activate Leg; To Store A Flight Plan - Garmin G1000 Pilot's Manual

Create New Flight Plan
New flight plans can be created on the PFD and MFD.
The system can store up to 99 flight plans with up to 31
waypoints in each flight plan.
To create a new flight plan:
Press the FPL key, then press the FMS knob to
1.
activate the cursor. The waypoint field is now
highlighted.
Turn the small FMS knob to activate the Way-
2.
point Information window.
Turn the FMS knobs to enter the identifier of
3.
the airport/waypoint and press the ENT key.
The system returns to the Flight Plan window,
with the cursor flashing on the next waypoint
field.
4. Repeat step 3 above to enter the identifier for
each additional waypoint.
NOTE: An 'active' flight plan is created as soon as
the first two waypoints are entered on the Active
Flight Plan Page.

Activate Leg

Activate leg selects the highlighted leg as the "active
leg" (the flight plan leg which is currently used for naviga-
tion guidance).
To activate a flight plan along a specific
leg:
1. From the active Flight Plan window, press the
FMS knob to activate the cursor, and turn the
large FMS knob to highlight the desired desti-
nation waypoint.
2. Press the MENU key, highlight 'Activate Leg' and
press the ENT key. A confirmation window is
displayed with 'ACTIVATE' highlighted. Press
the ENT key.
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turned off, or when another flight plan is activated. When
storing flight plans with an approach, a departure or, an
arrival, the G1000 uses the waypoint information from
the current database to define the waypoints. If the navi-
gation database is changed or updated, the G1000 auto-
matically updates the information if the procedure has not
been modified. If an approach, a departure or, an arrival
procedure is no longer available, the flight plan becomes
locked until the procedure is deleted from the flight plan,
or until the correct navigation database is installed.
Garmin G1000 PFD Pilot's Guide for Cessna Nav III
SUPPLEMENTAL FLIGHT DATA
Figure 3.6.15 Activate Leg Confirmation Window
Store Flight Plan
The active flight plan is erased either when the unit is
To store a flight plan:
1. From the Flight Plan window, once all of the
waypoints have been entered, press the MENU
key to display the page menu options.
2. Turn the FMS knob to select 'Store Flight Plan',
then press the ENT key. The Store Flight Plan
window is displayed with 'OK' highlighted.
Press the ENT key to store the flight plan.
To cancel, turn the large FMS knob to highlight
3.
'CANCEL' and press the ENT key.
Figure 3.6.16 Page Options Menu
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