Jeppesen FliteDeck 3 - Manual (Page 165)

JeppView FliteDeck User's Guide
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• Next Airport displays the next airport's frequencies of your active route.
• Destination Waypoint with distance along the route, ETE and ETA (in the
time zone of the destination).
• Destination Airport displays the airport destination frequencies.
Block 2 — Current Situation
Click this block (or press F2) to cycle between various types of information about
your current situation.
• Vertical Speed indicates rate of climb or descent in units per minute.
• Position displays your position (latitude/longitude) from the GPS or GPS
simulator.
• VMG to Active displays the Velocity Made Good (VMG) to your active
waypoint. This is the velocity at which you are moving directly toward the
waypoint. It matches your groundspeed if you are exactly on course. It is
close to the speed you would read on a DME if you could set a DME for your
active waypoint.
• Cross Track Error (also shown on the STI, if displayed).
• Altitude from the GPS and height above ground reference.
IMPORTANT
Ground reference is an approximate terrain elevation over an
unspecified geographic area near your present position. It is not
precise enough or reliable enough to be used for terrain
clearance.
Block 3 — Nearest
Click this block (or press F3) to cycle between various objects that are nearest your
present GPS position. Includes bearing and distance information to the facility, and
frequency information.
• Nearest Center displays the nearest center and the center’s frequency based
on your current position.
• Nearest FSS displays the nearest Flight Service Station (FSS) and the
stations frequency. It also displays the bearing and distance from your
current location.
• Nearest Airport displays the nearest airport and the bearing and distance
from your current location.
• Nearest Airport Frequency displays the frequencies of the nearest airport.
• Nearest VOR displays the closest VOR from your current position.
Block 4 — Navigation Computer
Click this block (or press F4) to cycle between various information: