Winds Aloft Function
The GPS 92’s winds aloft function will calculate the
wind direction, speed and head/tail wind conditions for
the aircraft once you have entered your true air speed and
current heading.
To calculate winds aloft:
1. Select ‘Winds Aloft’ on the E6-B menu and press
E
.
2. Highlight the true airspeed (‘TAS’) field and press
E
.
3. Enter the TAS (if you’ve already calculated TAS using
the density altitude function it will be offered here) and
press
E
.
4. Press
E
to begin entry of your current heading
(Hdg).
5. Enter your heading and press
E
. The wind direction,
speed and the head/tail wind conditions will be dis-
played at the bottom of the page.
Trip and Fuel Planning Function
The GPS 92’s trip and fuel planning function will cal-
culate the desired track, distance, estimated time enroute
and fuel requirements between any two waypoints or any
programmed route. The first field (top left of the planning
page) allows you to select between waypoint or route
planning.
To perform a waypoint-to-waypoint trip and fuel plan:
1. Select ‘Trip & Fuel’ on the E6-B menu and press
E
.
2. Highlight the Waypoint/Rte field and press
E
.
3. Select the ‘Waypoint’ option and press
E
. The field
highlight will move to the ‘From’ field. Press
E
.
4. Enter the starting waypoint for the trip (or leave the field
blank to start from your present position) and press
E
. The field highlight will advance to the ‘To’ field.
5. Press
E
. Enter the destination waypoint and press
E
. The field highlight will advance to ‘Speed’.
6. Press
E
. Enter trip speed and press
E
. The field
highlight will advance to the ‘Flow’ field.
7. Press
E
. Enter the fuel flow for the trip and press
E
. The desired track (DTK), distance (DIS), fuel
requirement (REQ), and estimated time enroute (ETE) of
the trip will be displayed at the bottom of the page.
Navigational information
and fuel usage may be cal-
culated for a trip between
any two waypoints.
Winds aloft may be
calculated by entering your
true air speed and current
heading.
Main Menu:
E6-B
Reference
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