Garmin G1000 NXi Pilot’s Guide for the Cessna NAV III
190-02177-02 Rev. A
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FLIGHT MANAGEMENT
Enabling and Disabling VNV guidance:
1)
Press the
FPL
Key on the MFD to display the ‘FPL – Active Flight Plan’ Page.
2)
Press the
ENBL VNV
Softkey; or press the
MENU
Key, highlight ‘Enable VNV’, and press the
ENT
Key. Vertical
navigation is enabled, and vertical guidance begins with the waypoint shown in the ‘Active VNV Profile’ Box
(defaults first waypoint in the active flight plan with an altitude enabled for vertical navigation (e.g., FALUR)).
3)
To Disable VNV guidance, press the
Cncl VNV
Softkey; or press the
MENU
Key, highlight ‘Cancel VNV’, and
press the
ENT
Key. Vertical navigation is disabled.
CONSTRAINTS
ALTITUDE CONSTRAINTS
The system can use altitude constraints associated with lateral waypoints to give guidance for vertical
navigation. These altitudes are, depending on the specific instance, manually entered or retrieved from the
published altitudes in the navigation database.
Figure 5-60 Waypoint Altitude Constraints
Cross AT or ABOVE
5,000 ft
Cross AT or BELOW
3,000 ft
Cross AT 2,300 ft
Altitude Constraint
Examples
Designated Altitude Constraint (Cyan
Text)
White Text with Altitude
Restriction Bar
System Calculated Altitude
(White Text)
Edited Altitude Constraint (Cyan
Text with Pencil Icon)
Displayed Text
Examples
Temperature
Compensated