Garmin aera 500 - Manual (Page 54)

Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide 190-01117-02 Rev. A
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GPS Navigation
Overview
GPS Navigation
Flight Planning
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Avoidance
Additional F
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Appendices
Index
Configuring a VNAV profile:
1) From the 'Home' Screen, touch Tools > VNAV
2) Touch the desired fields ('Profile', 'Altitude', etc) to enter the VNAV
profile.
3) Touch and hold the Back Icon to return to the ‘Home’ Screen.
Vertical Navigation
• Waypoint—Enter any waypoint along the currently active route as the
reference waypoint. The reference waypoint defines the target location.
• Profile—Enter the descent rate.
• Altitude—Enter the desired reference waypoint altitude. Select ‘Above
Waypoint’ to use field elevation for airports in the Jeppesen database or ‘MSL’
to specify an exact MSL altitude target.
• By—Enter the target location with settings of distance ‘Before’ or ‘After’ a
reference waypoint. To set a target location at a reference waypoint, enter a
distance of zero.
• VNAV Messages—Select ‘On’ or ‘Off’ to enable/disable VNAV alert messages.