GPS 400 Pilot’s Guide and Reference
190-00140-60 Rev. E
APPENDIX C
TROUBLESHOOTING
C-2
What happens when I select an approach?
Can I store a flight plan with an approach,
departure, or arrival?
When loading an approach, departure, or arrival into
the active flight plan, a set of approach, departure, or
arrival waypoints is inserted into the flight plan—along
with a header line describing the instrument procedure
(Figure C-2). The original enroute portion of the
flight plan remains active, unless the pilot activates the
instrument procedure, which may be done when the
procedure is loaded or at a later time.
Figure C-2 Active Flight Plan Page
Flight plans can also be stored with an approach,
departure, or arrival. Keep in mind that the active flight
plan is erased when the unit is turned off and overwritten
when another flight plan is activated. When storing
flight plans with an approach, departure, or arrival, the
GPS 400 uses the waypoint information from the current
database to define the waypoints. If the database is
changed or updated, the GPS 400 automatically updates
the information if the procedure has not been modified.
If an approach, departure, or arrival procedure is no
longer available, the flight plan becomes locked until the
procedure is deleted from the flight plan or the correct
database is installed. For information on loading an
approach, departure, or arrival, see Section 5.1. See
Section 4.1 for instructions on saving and copying flight
plans.
Can I file slant Golf (‘/G’) using my GPS?
Yes, the pilot may file the flight plan as ‘/G’ if the GPS
400 is a certified A1 or A2 installation. If flying enroute,
the pilot may file /G with an expired database only after
having verified all route waypoints. Non-precision
approaches may not be flown with an expired database.
See an approved Airplane Flight Manual Supplement for
more information.
What does the OBS key do and when do I use
it?
The
OBS
Key is used to select manual (OBS mode) or
automatic sequencing of waypoints (Table C-1). Activating
OBS mode (as indicated by an OBS annunciation directly
above the
OBS
Key) holds the current “active to” waypoint
as the navigation reference and prevents the GPS from
sequencing to the next waypoint. When OBS mode is
cancelled, automatic waypoint sequencing is selected, and
the GPS 400 automatically selects the next waypoint in
the flight plan once the aircraft has crossed the present
active-to waypoint.
