A
B
The
route planning mode
lets you calculate the same planning information for
any route stored in memory, in leg or cumulative leg or route totals.
To use the route planning mode:
1. Highlight the ‘Trip & Fuel Planning’ option from the main menu and press
T
.
2. If the plan field is not set to ‘Route’, press
O
and select it from the options page.
3. Highlight the route number field and press
T
.
4. Use the
R
keypad to select the route you want to plan and press
T
.
5. Highlight the leg field and press
T
.
6. To plan the cumulative totals for the all route legs, select the ‘ALL’ option—or use the
R
keypad to select a specific route leg to plan. Press
T
to confirm.
7. Enter a speed for your trip, or press
O
to select your current SOG for the speed value.
8. Enter an hourly fuel flow (if desired) in the fuel field, and press
T
.
9. Enter the date and time of your departure (the default date and time will be the current
date and time in UTC or local time, whichever you have selected) and press
T
.
The bottom of the page will now display the planning information for the route
leg selected or the cumulative values for the entire route. The route planning mode
will also let you plan cumulative totals for multiple route legs by using the ‘Hold
First Waypoint?’ selection from the options window.
To plan multiple route legs:
1. Follow steps 1 through 6 above to select the last route leg you want to plan. For example,
select leg 03 if you want to plan cumulative totals for the first three legs of the route
(without including the rest of the route).
2. Enter the speed, fuel and date/time values as described in steps 7-9 above.
3. Press the
O
key to display the options page.
4. Select the ‘Hold First Waypoint?’ option and press
T
. The cumulative totals from the
first route waypoint to the end of the selective leg will appear at the bottom of the page.
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A.
To plan cumulative totals for an entire route, select
the ‘All’ option from the leg field.
B.
To plan cumulative totals through a particular leg,
select the ‘Hold First Waypoint?’ option from the
Trip and Fuel Planning options page. Then enter
the last leg you want to plan in the leg field.
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SETUP MENUS
Route &
Trip Planning
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