NorthStar 972, Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

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Reference section 4 — Navigating to Waypoints
Navigating along routes Northstar 972
Navigating along routes
To follow a previously stored route, press
WAYPTS/ROUTES
, then press
Routes
to
display the
Routes
list. Press the cursor pad
to select the route you want to follow, then
press
Go
. The 972 displays a chart showing
the chosen route.
From here, you can do the following:
•
select a starting waypoint or leg
•
start following the route
•
reverse the route
Selecting the starting point
The nearest waypoint in the route is auto-
matically selected as the starting point. To
choose a different waypoint or route leg,
press the cursor pad and select it on the
chart. You can zoom
IN
or
OUT
to see a
smaller or larger area of the route.
Starting a route
To go directly to the selected waypoint in
the route, press
Go to waypt
, then press
ENTER
. The 972 calculates a track line from
your present position to the selected route
waypoint. Your cross track error starts at
zero.
If you wish to start navigating along a
route leg, rather than directly to a
waypoint, select the leg by moving the
cursor onto the leg, then press
Follow leg
and press
ENTER
. In this case, your initial
cross-track error is your distance from that
leg. Arrows on the leg indicate the direc-
tion of travel.
Reversing a route
To follow the route in the reverse direc-
tion, press
Reverse
before starting the
route. The direction of the route and its
arrows will change from end to end.
Chart screen, showing a route