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To View a List of the Nearest Airports

A list of the nearest airports can always be selected by pressing the

NRST

 key.  You can also scroll through the pages using the 

large

 and

small right knobs

.  (See page 5.)

1. With the cursor off, rotate the 

large right

knob

 to select the NRST page group.

“NRST” will appear in the lower right
corner of the screen.

2. If necessary, rotate the 

small right knob

to select the Nearest Airport page.

To Scroll Through the List of Nearest Airports

1. Press the 

small right knob

 to activate the cursor.

2. Rotate the 

large right knob

 to scroll through the list.  The scroll bar

along the right-hand side of the page will indicate which part of the list is
currently being viewed.

3. To remove the flashing cursor, press the 

small right knob

.

To View Additional Information for a Nearby Airport

1. Highlight the identifier of the desired

airport by scrolling through the list, as
described in the procedure above.

2. Press 

ENT

 to display the Airport Location

page for the selected airport.

3. To view additional WPT pages for the

selected airport (including the Airport
Runway and Airport Frequency pages)
press the 

small right knob

 to remove

the flashing cursor.  Rotate the 

small

right knob

 to display the additional WPT

pages.  When finished, press the 

small

right knob

 to return the flashing cursor to the screen.

4. To return to the Nearest Airport page, verify that “Done?” is highlighted by

the flashing cursor and press 

ENT

 (or press 

CLR

).

To Select a Nearby Airport as a Direct-To Destination

1. Press the 

direct-to

 key.  The Select

Direct-To Waypoint page will appear, with
the waypoint identifier field highlighted.

2. Rotate the 

large right knob

 to

highlight the nearest airport (NRST) field.

3. Rotate the 

small right knob

 to display

a window showing up to nine nearby
airports.

4. Continue rotating the 

small right knob

 to scroll through the list and

highlight the desired airport.

5. Press 

ENT

 to confirm the selected airport, and press 

ENT

 a second time

(with “Activate?” highlighted) to begin navigating to the selected
waypoint.

Nearest Airports

Summary of Contents for GPS 500

Page 1: ...1 GPS 500 Quick Reference...

Page 2: ...r NRST With the on screen cursor enabled the large right knob allows you to move the cursor about the page The small right knob PUSH CRSR is used to select between the various pages within one of the...

Page 3: ...es departuresandarrivals fromyourflightplan Whenusingaflightplan availableproceduresforyour departureand orarrivalairportareofferedautomatically Otherwise youmay selectthedesiredairport thenthedesired...

Page 4: ...page for details on arrangement of the GPS 500 s main pages GPS Window Cursors The GPS window cursor is used to select the desired fields Press the small right knob to activate the cursor Press again...

Page 5: ...PT Group Default NAV SatelliteStatus NAVCOM Map Airport Location Airport Approach AirportFrequency AirportRunway Airport Arrival NDBs Intersection AirportDeparture VOR User Waypoint FlightPlanning Set...

Page 6: ...t Direct ToWaypoint page will appear with the waypoint identifier field highlighted 2 Rotate the large right knob to highlight the facility name second line or the city name third line fields 3 Use th...

Page 7: ...rge right knobs to enter the facility name or city location of the desired airport As you spell the facility name or city the GPS 500 s Spell N Find feature will select the first entry in the database...

Page 8: ...ion User selectable Data Fields all four corners Course Deviation Indicator CDI To From Flag To Select a Different Data Item for any Data Field 1 With the Default NAV page displayed press the MENU key...

Page 9: ...urn the Data Fields On Along the Right hand Side of the Map Page 1 With the Map page displayed press MENU to display an options menu 2 Rotate the large right knob to highlight Data Fields On then pres...

Page 10: ...knob to move the cursor through the list of frequencies If there are more frequencies in the list than can be displayed on the screen a scroll bar along the right hand side of the screen will indicate...

Page 11: ...re above 2 Press ENT to display theAirport Location page for the selected airport 3 To view additionalWPT pages for the selected airport including theAirport Runway andAirport Frequency pages press th...

Page 12: ...and press ENT To Stop Navigating a Flight Plan 1 Press FPL TheActive Flight Plan page will appear 2 Press MENU to display theActive Flight Planoptions 3 Rotate the large right knob to highlight Delete...

Page 13: ...ce on such approaches is strictly for monitor ing only use an externalVOR ILS receiver and CDI or HSI for primary navigation To confirm this reminder highlight Yes and press ENT Notallapproachesinthed...

Page 14: ...red will vary according to the approach selected Keep the following guidelines in mind while flying the approach The GPS 500 is designed to complement your printed approach plates and vastly improve s...

Page 15: ...ichitwillreturntoautomatic waypointsequencing TheCDIwillguideyouthroughaDMEarc Justkeeptheneedlecenteredas youflyalongthearc Whenusinganautopilot thecourseselectontheCDI or HSI mustbeperiodicallyupdat...

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