Direct to - closest airport, System operation 3-54 – Honeywell GNS-XL User Manual
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System Operation
3-54
GNS-X
L
Flight Management System
Rev. 0
Oct/96
A. Latitude - Insert N or S first, then degrees, minutes, and hun-
dredths (6 characters)
B. Longitude - Insert E or W first, then degrees, minutes, and
hundredths (7 characters)
If Direct To an offset waypoint is desired, the radial and distance
entry from the parent waypoint may be required.
NOTE: If ENT Key is not depressed prior to leaving DIRECT Page,
the waypoint identifier will not appear on the Active Flight Plan, the
aircraft will not proceed DIRECT TO this waypoint and will need to be
re-entered.
9.
DIS, DTK - CHECK.
NOTE: A Direct To function may also be accomplished from NAVI-
GATION Page 1, 2, or 3 by placing the cursor over the TO waypoint
and typing in the desired waypoint if required. Depress the ENT Key
and the system will proceed Direct To the selected waypoint.
If the selected waypoint was not on the active FPL a fence will be
added to the FPL and no AUTO LEG BACK will occur beyond this
waypoint.
Anytime the Direct To function is used to go Direct To the MAP the
Approach Procedure will be canceled. The SYSTEM MESSAGE
page will display APPROACH CANCELED and the CDI sensitivity
will return to Terminal scale of 1NM full scale deflection.
DIRECT TO - CLOSEST AIRPORT
This procedure allows the pilot to select a desired airport and pro-
ceed DIRECT TO it.
1.
Ж
Ж
Key- DEPRESS until
DIR CLOSEST ARP Page
appears. (Figure 3-93)
When initially accessed
the cursor will be over
the airport closest to the
aircraft’s present posi-
tion at that time.
2.
Line Select Key -
DEPRESS to position the cursor over the desired airport identifi-
er and press ENT. NAVIGATION Page 1 will be displayed and
the airplane will proceed
d
d
to the selected airport.
TO
KSNA
034/ 13
KNZJ
057/ 17
KSLI
360/ 20
KLGB
349/ 23
KNFG
123/ 32
KCNO
041/ 34
KLAX
335/ 36
KRAL
055/ 39
KONT
040/ 39
DIR CLOSET ARP 2/2
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Figure 3-93