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Garmin G1000 NXi Pilot’s Guide for the Cessna NAV III
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FLIGHT MANAGEMENT
5.2 USING MAP DISPLAYS
Map displays are used extensively in the system to provide situational awareness in flight. Most system maps
can display the following information:
• Airports, NAVAIDs, airspaces, airways, land data
(highways, cities, lakes, rivers, borders, etc.)
with names
• Map Pointer information (distance and bearing
to pointer, location of pointer, name, and other
pertinent information)
• Map range
• Fuel range ring
• Wind direction and speed
• Flight plan legs
• Map orientation
• User waypoints
• Icons for enabled map features
• Track vector
• Aircraft icon (representing present position)
• Terrain
• Obstacle data
• Topography data
• Topography scale
The information in this section applies to the following maps unless otherwise noted:
• All Map Group Pages (‘Map’)
• All Nearest Group Pages (‘NRST’)
• All Waypoint Group Pages (‘WPT’)
• ‘Direct To’ Window
• ‘Aux – Trip Planning’ Page (‘Aux’)
• PFD Maps
• Flight Plan Pages (‘FPL’)
• Procedure Loading Pages
MAP ORIENTATION
Maps are shown in one of three different orientation options, allowing flexibility in determining aircraft
position relative to other items on the map (north up) or for determining where map items are relative to where
the aircraft is going (track up or heading up). The map orientation is shown in the upper left corner of the map.
Figure 5-6 Map Orientation
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North up (North up) aligns the top of the map display to north (default setting).
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Track up (Track up) aligns the top of the map display to the current ground track.
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Heading up (HDG up) aligns the top of the map display to the current aircraft heading.
The Auto North Up setting configures the map to switch automatically to a north up orientation when the
map range reaches a minimum range.
NOTE:
When panning or reviewing active flight plan legs in a non-North Up orientation, the map does not
show the map orientation nor the wind direction and speed.
NOTE:
Map orientation can only be changed on the ‘Map – Navigation Map’ Page. Any other displays that
show navigation data reflect the orientation selected for the ‘Map – Navigation Map’ Page.
