190-02177-02 Rev. A
Garmin G1000 NXi Pilot’s Guide for the Cessna NAV III
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FLIGHT MANAGEMENT
Activating a flight plan leg:
1)
Press the
FPL
Key to display the ‘FPL – Active Flight Plan’ Page (MFD) or the ‘Flight Plan’ Window (PFD).
2)
Push the
FMS
Knob to activate the cursor (not required on the PFD) and turn the large
FMS
Knob to highlight
the end waypoint for the desired leg.
3)
Press the
ACT Leg
Softkey (MFD only); or press the
MENU
Key, highlight ‘Activate Leg’, and press the
ENT
Key.
A confirmation window is displayed with ‘Activate’ highlighted.
4)
Press the
ENT
Key to activate the flight plan leg. To cancel, press the
CLR
Key, or highlight ‘Cancel’ and press
the
ENT
Key.
5)
Push the
FMS
Knob to deactivate the flashing cursor.
ALONG TRACK OFFSETS
A waypoint having an “along track offset” distance from an existing waypoint can be entered into a flight
plan. Along track offset waypoints lie along the path of the existing flight plan, and can be used to make the
system reach a specified altitude before or after reaching the specified flight plan waypoint. Offset distances
can be entered from 1 to 999 nm in increments of 1 nm. Entering a negative offset distance results in an along
track offset waypoint inserted before the selected waypoint, whereas entering a positive offset distance results
in an along track offset waypoint inserted after the selected waypoint. Multiple offset waypoints are allowed.
A waypoint must be adjacent to its parent waypoint in the flight plan, so the system limits the along-track
distance to less than the length of the leg before or after the selected waypoint. If the selected waypoint is the
active waypoint, the distance is limited to less than the distance to go to the active waypoint. Assigning an
along track offset to a leg with indeterminate length is not permitted. An along track offset is not allowed at
or after the final approach fix of an approach.
An along track offset distance cannot be modified once entered. If the along track offset distance must be
changed, the existing along track offset waypoint must be removed and a new one created with the new offset
distance.
Figure 5-51 Along Track Offset
Along Track Offset
Waypoint and
Distance
Along Track Offset Waypoint
and Distance from Flight Plan
Waypoint
