Garmin SL60 User Manual

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NAVSTAR: The name given to GPS satellites
formed from the acronym for NAVigation System
with Time And Ranging.

Non-Directional

Beacon

(NDB):

A

low

frequency/medium

frequency

navigation

aid

sending non-directional signals that can be used for
navigation.

O

OBS: Omni-Bearing Selector.

P

Parallel Track Offset: A course that is parallel to
the designated course, but offset to the right or left
by a given distance.

PDOP: Position Dilution of Precision. See Dilution
of Precision.

R

Radial: Any of the 360 magnetic courses from a
VOR or similar navigational aid, beginning at the
navigational aid and proceeding outward in a
straight line.

RAIM:

Receiver

Autonomous

Integrity

Monitoring. A method of predicting possible
system accuracy errors that may be caused by bad
satellite data. The RAIM algorithm requires that
more satellites are available and usable than
required for a normal GPS position fix.

Range (RNG): The distance from the present
position to a destination waypoint.

S

Second: 1/60th of a minute of a degree.

Seed Position: A latitude and longitude position fix
approximately equal to the current position that the
Apollo SL50/60 uses to determine the location of
available satellites from which signals may be
received.

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Glossary of Navigation Terms

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