Honeywell GNS-XL - Manual (Page 189)

System Operation
3-71 GNS-X L Flight Management System
Rev. 0
Oct/96
VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) OPERATION - PRE-
DEPARTURE
SETTING CRUISE ALTITUDE, TRANSITION LEVEL, AND
DEFAULT FLIGHT PATH ANGLE
This procedure allows the pilot to define a Cruise Altitude and change
the default values for Transition Level and Flight Path Angle.
After Initial Leg Selection:
1. VNAV Key - DEPRESS to display VNAV Page 1.
2. Line Select Key -
DEPRESS to position
cursor over DATA?.
(Figure 3-119)
3. ENT Key - DEPRESS to
display VNAV DATA
Page with cursor over
the CRUISE ALT field.
4. Cruise Altitude - INSERT.
(Figure 3-120)
Only two or three digits
are required to input an
altitude, i.e. enter 80 and
8000 is displayed, enter
120 and 12000 is dis-
played.
Any altitude value
entered greater than the
TRANS LEVEL, altitude
value which normally
defaults to FL180, is
converted and displayed
as flight level (FL). Entering 210 will display FL210.
An altitude less than 1000 feet must be entered with a preceding
zero, i.e., enter 052 and 52 is displayed.
DESCENT 875
TO KSFO 11
EST CROSSING 875
REQUIRED FPM ----
ACTUAL FPM 0
DATA?
VNAV 1/4
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Figure 3-119
CRUISE ALT FL210
TRANS LEVEL FL180
DEFAULT FPA 3.0
PRESEL ALT FL210
RANGE (NM) -----
ETE -----
VNAV DATA 1/1
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Figure 3-120