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Direct-To Defaults
When you press DIRECT-TO, the default waypoint shown will be the current TO
waypoint in the Nav or Flight Plan functions or the waypoint displayed in the Database or
Info functions.

Function

DIRECT-TO Waypoint Default

Nav

Current TO waypoint

Database

Displayed waypoint

Flight Plan

Displayed leg TO waypoint

Info

Displayed waypoint

You can always select a different Direct-To waypoint, but the default is a useful starting
point. While viewing the default waypoint, press DIRECT-TO and then ENTER to
navigate Direct-To that waypoint.

Direct-To Operation
1. Press the DIRECT-TO key. The waypoint type will flash.

AIRPORT

HIO

PORTLAND

city

OR USA

2. Select the new destination (TO) waypoint using the Small and Large knobs.

AIRPORT

MMV

MC MINNVILLE

city

OR USA

3. Press ENTER.

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Navigation Basics

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Summary of Contents for Apollo GX 50

Page 1: ...Apollo GX50 Dealer Customer Training Package II MORROW V I S I O N A R Y T H I N K I N G T O D A Y ...

Page 2: ...c Consumer Products Division 2345 Turner Road S E Salem OR 97302 U S A Toll Free 800 525 6726 Canada Toll Free 800 654 3415 International 503 391 3411 FAX 503 364 2138 Visit our web page at http www iimorrow com Send comments about this manual by email to techpubs iim ups com II MORROW V I S I O N A R Y T H I N K I N G T O D A Y ...

Page 3: ...M TO Distance 7 Track Trk Angle 7 Track Angle Error Tae 7 Ground Speed GS 7 Minimum Safe Altitude MSA 8 Minimum En Route Safe Altitude MESA 8 Flight Time 8 Time UTC 9 Estimated Time of Arrival ETA 9 Nearest Waypoint Search 9 Starting Nearest Waypoint Search 9 Searching Around a Reference Waypoint 10 From To Next Waypoint 11 Creating FROM TO NEXT Waypoints ABCD 11 Placing the TO Waypoint on Hold 14...

Page 4: ... Function 21 Active Flight Plan 21 Creating a Flight Plan 22 Flight Plan Sequencing 24 Flight Plan Leg Information 24 Moving Map Functions 25 Full Screen Map 25 Controls 25 Map Scale 25 Map and Nav Info 26 Map Setup 26 Route Line 26 Map Orient 26 Identifier and Waypoint Type Selection 27 Airspace Setup 28 Airspace Buffers 28 ATC Ring Selection 29 Airspace Selections 30 ...

Page 5: ...ack Angle Error Tae 7 Ground Speed GS 7 Minimum Safe Altitude MSA 8 Minimum En Route Safe Altitude MESA 8 Flight Time 8 Time UTC 9 Estimated Time of Arrival ETA 9 Nearest Waypoint Search 9 Starting Nearest Waypoint Search 9 Searching Around a Reference Waypoint 10 From To Next Waypoint 11 Creating FROM TO NEXT Waypoints ABCD 11 Placing the TO Waypoint on Hold 14 Using Direct To 14 Direct To Defaul...

Page 6: ...cale 25 Map and Nav Info 26 Map Setup 26 Route Line 26 Map Orient 26 Identifier and Waypoint Type Selection 27 Airspace Setup 28 Airspace Buffers 28 ATC Ring Selection 29 Airspace Selections 30 Dealer Name _____________________________________ Dealer Address ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Dealer No _________________ Custo...

Page 7: ... Each time the Apollo GX50 is switched on it must locate satellites in the sky to acquire signals before determining a position fix in a complex process involving lengthy mathematical operations Without a seed position and the current UTC time and date this process can take 10 minutes or more to complete Enter a Seed Position to allow the receiver to quickly locate and track available satellites N...

Page 8: ...he current position though this is not required Ppos 2 3nm 130 To Nrst Wpt SLE Ent OK SEL Chnge 2 Press SEL to change the Seed Position 3 The current Reference Position will be displayed and the Chg prompt will flash Ppos 44 54 46N 122 59 69W Ref Wpt Chg Press ENTER to change the Reference Waypoint or turn the Large knob to change to Lat Lon Reference Position Use the appropriate following descrip...

Page 9: ...tifier characters AIRPORT SLE SALEM city OR USA 3 Turn the Large knob clockwise cw one position to the waypoint identifier The first character of the waypoint identifier will flash AIRPORT SLE SALEM CITY OR USA 4 Turn the Small knob to change the character AIRPORT HAB HAMILTON city AL USA 5 Turn the Large knob to move to each character of the waypoint identifier Change the character with the Small...

Page 10: ... PORTLAND city OR USA 2 Turn the Small knob to view the available information about the TO waypoint HIO ATIS 127 65 UNIC 123 00 TWR 119 30 HIO 12 30 6600ft Hard ILS Lighted 3 Press INFO again to return to the previous display 4 Getting Started the First Time INFO INFO AIRPORT SALEM CITY OR USA SLE Waypoint Type Airport shown here Waypoint Indentifier Underline indicates flashing character City or ...

Page 11: ...e GPS receiver does not have a valid position Range Rge The distance from your present position to the TO waypoint Units can be set as either nautical miles or kilometers in the Nav Info section of the System functions see page Nautical mile units are 0 00 to 9 00 nm in 0 01 nm increments 10 0 to 99 9 nm in 0 1 nm increments and 100 to 9999 nm in 1 nm increments Kilometer units are 0 00 to 99 99 k...

Page 12: ... nm full scale per side The manual sensitivity of the CDI may be set to 0 3 1 0 or 5 0 nm full scale per side The triangle symbol is also used as a TO FROM indicator When the triangle is facing up you are on the TO side of the destination waypoint When the triangle is facing upside down you are on the FROM side of the destination waypoint The number shown on the edge of the display opposite from t...

Page 13: ...rees in one degree increments Track is computed using the magnetic variation at the Present Position The Track value will be dashed if the FROM or TO waypoints are blank if the GPS receiver does not have a valid position or if ground speed is less than 5 knots ete aSLE 00 37 0 006 Trk 175 Tae 002 Track Angle Error Tae Track Angle Error is the difference between the Desired Track and Track Angle Dt...

Page 14: ...imum En Route Safe Altitude MESA Minimum En Route Safe Altitude is the highest MSA for every point between the aircraft present position and the TO waypoint with a 5 nm buffer around the course The value will be replaced with dashes if there is no valid GPS position the TO waypoint is blank or the current position is outside of the database coverage area In the example shown above the MESA for the...

Page 15: ...your present position as an aid in flight planning you can also select a reference waypoint from the database and search for waypoints near to it You can set up the Nearest Waypoint Search function to filter for certain airport types you select such as runway length lighting and surface type Press INFO while viewing a Nearest waypoint for more information about that waypoint Starting Nearest Waypo...

Page 16: ...r name The first character of the identifier will flash Turn the Small knob to change characters Turn the Large knob to select the next character to change AIRPORT SLE SALEM city OR USA 4 Press ENTER The Nearest waypoints and airspaces will now be referenced to the selected search waypoint rather than your present position Near 1 to SLE SLE AIRPORT Brg 110 0 5nm 5 Turn the Small knob to view the n...

Page 17: ...n INT and User defined USER You can search for waypoints by facility identifier waypoint type or by facility name From SLE arpt To UBG vor Next HIO arpt Creating FROM TO NEXT Waypoints ABCD A Set the FROM Waypoint 1 While in the Navigation function turn the Large knob to view the FROM TO NEXT page From ______ To ______ Next ______ 2 Press SEL to start editing Turn the Large knob to select the FROM...

Page 18: ...aracter Continue to select additional characters AIRPORT EUF EUFAULA city AL USA 6 Turn the Large knob clockwise one click to move to the next character Turn the Small knob to select the desired character Continue to select the needed characters AIRPORT EUG EUGENE city OR USA 7 Press ENTER when you have selected the desired waypoint From EUG arpt To ______ Next ______ B Set the TO Waypoint 1 Press...

Page 19: ... knob to view the FROM TO NEXT page Press SEL to start editing From EUG arpt To SLE arpt Next Chg arpt 2 Turn the Large knob to select the FROM TO or NEXT waypoint field to edit From EUG arpt To Chg arpt Next HIO arpt 3 Turn the Small knob to choose the type of editing you want to do The flashing selection will ask you to choose between Ins Insert Chg Change or Del Delete The TO waypoint can also ...

Page 20: ...arpt Next HIO arpt 3 Press ENTER From EUG arpt Hold SLE arpt Next HIO arpt Reverse the operation to return to normal sequencing Using Direct To Pressing the DIRECT TO key sets the FROM location as your present position When using the Direct To function the FROM waypoint identifier is overwritten with the word Direct If you remove the Direct To position with the Del option the old FROM waypoint is ...

Page 21: ...layed leg TO waypoint Info Displayed waypoint You can always select a different Direct To waypoint but the default is a useful starting point While viewing the default waypoint press DIRECT TO and then ENTER to navigate Direct To that waypoint Direct To Operation 1 Press the DIRECT TO key The waypoint type will flash AIRPORT HIO PORTLAND city OR USA 2 Select the new destination TO waypoint using t...

Page 22: ...ntended TO waypoint 1 You flew to the right to avoid a storm cloud and your CDI tells you to fly left but you still have the same TO waypoint Press DIRECT TO Your current TO waypoint is displayed and the Waypoint Type will flash AIRPORT SLE SALEM city OR USA 2 Press ENTER You will now fly direct from your present position to your desired TO waypoint Your CDI will now be centered as you are on cour...

Page 23: ... you need to make another stop on the way but you don t want to change the rest of your plan Press FPL While viewing the Active flight plan turn the Small knob to the first leg SLE to HIO 1 345 37 8nm arpt arpt 2 Press DIRECT TO Select the desired waypoint using the Large and Small knobs AIRPORT MMV MC MINNVILLE city OR USA 3 Press ENTER The Nav function will now be displayed with your new TO wayp...

Page 24: ... now shows a direct flight to MMV direct to MMV 1 321 16 5nm arpt 5 Turn the Small knob one click cw to check the next leg Note that your flight plan continues to HIO as your original plan did You have inserted a new leg using the Direct To function MMV to HIO 2 003 22 2nm arpt arpt 18 Navigation Basics FPL ...

Page 25: ... clockwise one click to move to the next character Turn the Small knob to select the desired character Continue to select the needed characters for the Waypoint Name Latitude Longitude and Runway Length H000 USER 44 24 29N Rwlen 122 51 52W 0000 Note The default Lat Lon is your present position This makes it easy to mark a location 4 Press ENTER when you have finished entering the waypoint informat...

Page 26: ...er the reference waypoint name is chosen press ENTER Ref Wpt SLE 000 0 000 0nm 5 The first character of the radial will flash Now select the needed characters for the Radial and Distance Turn the Small knob to change characters Turn the Large knob to move to the next character Ref Wpt SLE 040 0 012 0nm 6 Press ENTER when you have finished entering the waypoint information You will be prompted to c...

Page 27: ...nt FROM and TO waypoints which are being used for navigation Flight Plan Pages The first page of each flight plan is the Name Page The Name Page displays the flight plan name total distance and the destination waypoint Distance is displayed as 0 0 to 99 9 nm at 0 1 nm resolution and 100 to 99999 nm at 1 nm resolution A diamond Y at the right side of the display indicates that more pages can be vie...

Page 28: ...reate a New Flight Plan 2 Press SEL ________ Enter a New Plan Name 3 Turn the Small knob to select the first flight plan name character R_______ Enter a New Plan Name 4 Turn the Large knob clockwise one click to move to the next character position Turn the Small knob to select the next name character You can have up to eight characters in the flight plan name ROUTE 2 Enter a New Plan Name 22 Fligh...

Page 29: ...rst character of the waypoint identifier AIRPORT EAA EAGLE city AK USA 9 Turn the Large knob clockwise one click to move to the next character position Turn the Small knob to select the next name character AIRPORT EUG EUGENE city OR USA 10 After selecting the waypoint name press ENTER The Ins prompt will flash in the TO waypoint position Press ENTER again to start the waypoint retriever Repeat ste...

Page 30: ...t the ETA ETE Ground Speed and Fuel is also available for each leg by selecting which option you like to view in the leg display 1 While viewing a flight plan leg press SEL The From waypoint field will flash Chg to SLE 1 353 48 0nm arpt arpt 2 Turn the Large knob clockwise two clicks to choose the third line for selection The line will flash EUG to SLE 1 353 48 0nm arpt arpt 3 Turn the Small knob ...

Page 31: ...aypoint type There are three selections possible waypoint identifier and location symbol location symbol only and off Pressing the smart key subsequent times will control which selection is made The change will also be displayed on the map setup pages A solid reversed waypoint type annunciator above the smart key means the waypoint identifier and location symbol will both be displayed A bold outli...

Page 32: ...A Route Line can be drawn for the current and next leg of the active route when the selection is turned on 1 In the Map function turn the Large knob to reach the Map Setup page Press SEL to start selection of the Route Line The Route Line selection will flash Route Line On Map Orient North 2 Turn the Small knob to choose On or Off 3 Press ENTER when you made your selection or turn the Large knob t...

Page 33: ...r each type of waypoint by choosing to show the symbol and Identifier symbol only or to turn that type of waypoint Off The symbol for each waypoint type is shown in each selection When Off is selected no symbol or identifier will be displayed for that waypoint type The smart keys always allow to select their waypoint type 1 In the Map function turn the Large knob to reach the Map Setup page Turn t...

Page 34: ...own on the Map display or whether Airspace Alerts are provided Press SEL to start selection The Map choice will flash Turn the Small knob to select On or Off Airspace Setup Map Off Alerts Off 3 Turn the Large knob to move to the Alerts choice Turn the Small knob to select On or Off Press ENTER after completing your choices Airspace Setup Map On Alerts On Airspace Buffers Three values may be adjust...

Page 35: ...uffers Dist Alt Time 2nm 200 10min ATC Ring Selection When this choice is turned ON a 5 nm artificial ATC Ring is drawn on the Map display around airports that have a control tower 1 While viewing the ATC Ring page press SEL to start selection 5 nm ATC Rings Map Off 2 Turn the Small knob to choose ON or OFF Press ENTER after completing your selection 5 nm ATC Rings Map On 29 Moving Map Functions E...

Page 36: ...ector from the ground on up 1 In the Navigation Info section of the System functions turn the Large knob to the Airspace Setup page Turn the Small knob to view the desired Airspace selection page Class B Airspace Map Off Alert Off 2 Press SEL to activate selection Turn the Small knob to change the selection Class B Airspace Map Sector Alert Off 3 Turn the Large knob to move to the next selection T...

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