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Section 6
GPS Receiver
Reference
VERTICAL NAVIGATION PROFILE
VERTICAL SPEED REQUIRED
DISTANCE TO TARGET
TIME AND DISTANCE
TO PROFILE
TARGET ALTITUDE
AND POSITION
AIRPORT
CURRENT ALTITUDE
AND POSITION
Vertical Navigation
The vertical navigation feature allows you to create a
three-dimensional profile that guides you from your
present position and altitude to a final (target) altitude at a
specified location. Once the profile is defined, message
alerts and additional data on the HSI Page will keep you
informed of your progress.
To use the vertical navigation feature, your speed
must be greater than 35 knots and you must be navigat-
ing to a GOTO destination or using a route.
To create a vertical navigation profile:
1. Select the Main Menu by pressing
MENU
twice.
2. Select ‘Vertical Nav’ using the
ARROW
keypad and
press
ENTER
.
3. With the ‘Target Altitude’ field highlighted, press
ENTER
. Enter the desired target altitude and press
ENTER
.
4. With the altitude reference field (immediately to the
right of ‘Target Altitude’) highlighted, press
ENTER
.
Select ‘Above Wpt’ or ‘MSL’ (as desired) and press
ENTER
. ‘Above Wpt’ will use the altitude of a
destination airport as stored in the internal
Jeppesen database. ‘MSL’ lets you set a specific
target altitude for any waypoint category: airport,
VOR, NDB, intersection or user waypoint.
The Main Menu’s
‘Vertical Nav’ option
allows you to define the
target altitude and where
it should occur. The
default settings are
intended to guide you to
pattern altitudes.
Your target altitude can
be defined as height
‘Above Wpt’ or ‘MSL’.
‘Above Wpt’ only
applies to airports. Use
‘MSL’ for all other
waypoint types.
