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To calculate winds aloft...
· If you have not already calculated TAS: place the cursor over the TAS
field, enter the correct true airspeed and press ENT.
· Place the cursor over the heading (Hdg) field.
· Enter the current heading (magnetic) from your heading indicator and
press ENT. The GPS 95 will display the wind direction, speed, and the
head/tail wind you are encountering.
8.15
SUNRISE/SUNSET PLANNING
The Sunrise/Sunset Page allows you
to calculate the sunrise and sunset
times for a given waypoint location on
a selected date (from the year 1990
through 2089).
To calculate the sunrise/sunset times for a waypoint...
· Highlight the waypoint name field and enter the desired waypoint
name.
· Press ENT.
· The date field is highlighted. Enter the day, then month, then year to
calculate the sunrise/sunset times for. Press ENT on each alphanumeric
field.
· Once the year is selected and ENT is pressed, the calculated sunrise
and sunset times will be shown. Please note that the times shown will
be either UTC or local depending on the selection made on the Date/
Time Page. (See Section 8.9.)