Flight Plans

L. Vertical Navigation

To create a vertical navigation profile:

1. PRESS to obtain the Vertical Navigation page.
2. PRESS the Small Knob to activate the cursor. The Target Altitude value is highlighted.
3. ROTATE the Small Knob to enter the desired value in the first digit.
4. ROTATE the Large Knob to move the cursor to the next digit.
5. Continue using the Small and Large Knobs to dial in the Target Altitude.
6. PRESS . The cursor moves to the right half of the Target Altitude Field.
7. ROTATE the Small Knob one click to open a dialog box that allows you to select "Above WPT" or "MSL" with Small Knob. With desired selection highlighted:
8. PRESS . The cursor moves to the left half of the Target Position Field.
9. Using the Small and Large Knobs, enter desired distance from the waypoint.
10. PRESS . The cursor moves to the center of the Target Position Field.
11. ROTATE the Small Knob one click. A dialog box opens which allows you to select "Before" or "After" (the waypoint) with either knob. With the desired value highlighted:
12. PRESS . The cursor moves to the waypoint identifier.


 
NOTE: If you are using a flight plan, the default target waypoint will be the last waypoint in the flight plan. Any waypoint in the flight plan can be entered by rotating the small knob and scroll until the desired waypoint in the flight plan is highlighted and PRESS . The cursor moves to the VS Profile Field which is set at a default descent rate of 400'/min. ROTATE Small Knob one click to select first digit. Continue using the Small and Large Knobs to enter the desired rate and PRESS . Now that the profile has been defined, the VSR Field (Vertical Speed Required) will show the required descent rate at your present position. Lastly, PRESS and HOLD to return to the Default NAV page.