Garmin GPS 150XL - Manual (Page 61)

Section 3
Nearest Waypoints
The GPS 150XL’s T key provides detailed information on the nine nearest airports,
VORs, NDBs, intersections and user waypoints within 200 nm of your current position.
In addition, it will display the two nearest Flight Service Station (FSS) and center
(ARTCC/FIR) points of communication, plus alert you to any Special Use Airspace (SUA)
you may be in or near. The
T key can be used in conjunction with the GPS 150XL’s
direct-to function to quickly set a course to a nearby facility in case of an in-flight emer-
gency.
To view the nearest waypoint information:
1. Press T .
This will display the airport nearest to your present position, subject to the runway
surface type and minimum runway length selected (see page 73).
To scroll through the next eight nearest airports, rotate K.
You may examine both the communication frequencies and the runway information
directly from the nearest airport page.
To view more comm/runway information:
1. Press
C
and rotate
O
to highlight the comm field or the runway field.
2. Rotate K to scroll through more information, if available.
To perform a direct-to on any of the nearest waypoint pages:
1. Press
D
. The waypoint confirmation page will appear.
2. Press
E
to accept the waypoint or
\
to cancel. 51
Nearest airport with other frequency information.
If an airport has multiple frequencies available,
they may be quickly viewed without activating
the cursor by pressing the
\ key repeatedly.
SECTION
3
NRST KEY
Overview
Nearest FSS page. To view additional frequencies
(if available), highlight the frequency and rotate
the
O knob.
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