Beacons – BendixKing SKYMAP IIIC User Manual
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DETAILED OPERATION
Once you have selected an airport on Screen 43 and pressed Key 3, MORE INFO, the
display will change to Screen 44 above. This gives additional information about runways,
frequencies, elevation etc. for the airport in question.
To return from this Screen to Map Mode (Screen 38 or 47) you simply press Key 2. To
select another airport from the Ten Nearest (Screen 43) you press Key 1 and if you want
to see the list of ten nearest beacons, simply press Key 3, which will take you directly to
Screen 45, Ten Nearest Beacons. To obtain a DIRECT TO for the chosen airport all you
have to do is press Key 5, labelled DIRECT TO, and you will switch back to (Screen 47)
MAP Mode with the selected DIRECT TO activated.
If you want to view the area immediately around the chosen airport, press Key 4. This will
call Screen 10A which is very similar to Screen 10, the View and Edit User Waypoint on
the Map Screen. Screen 10A can be cancelled by pressing Key 1, PREV PAGE.
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Screen 45: Ten Nearest Beacons Screen
This Screen is accessed by pressing Key 4, NEAR NAVAID, on Screen 41, NAV Menu
Cover Screen, and dynamically shows the range and bearing of the ten nearest beacons.
When this Screen appears you will find a cursor placed over the first beacon in the list.
The list can be scrolled up and down using the joystick. Once you have placed the cursor
over the name of the beacon you want, press Key 3, MORE INFO, to display Screen 46
below, which gives additional information about that beacon.
Pressing Key 1 will return you to MAP mode (Screen 38 or 47). Key 2 returns you to
Screen 41, NAV Menu Cover Screen. Pressing Key 4, NEAR APTS, will take you to
Screen 43, giving you the list of the ten nearest airports.
To obtain a DIRECT TO for the chosen beacon all you have to do is press Key 5, labelled
DIRECT TO, and you will switch back to (Screen 47) MAP mode with the selected
DIRECT TO activated.
Rev 9 Jul 2006
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Skymap/Tracker IIIC Pilot's Guide