BendixKing SKYMAP IIIC - Manual (Page 76)

DETAILED OPERATION
position.
If you press Key 4, NEAR NAVAID, you will see Screen 45, Ten Nearest Beacons Screen,
giving you details of the ten VOR’s and NDB’s nearest to you. For more information on
Screens 43 and 45 refer to the Ten Nearest later on in this Section of the Manual. When a
DIRECT TO is active, Key 4 will read CENTER CDI which centres the Course Deviation
Indicator in the bottom right hand corner of the display. The NEAR NAVAID function will
still be available via the NEAR APTS function.
If you wish to save your present position, press Key 5, SAVE WPT, and your co-ordinates
will be saved as the next available user waypoint number. Once the user waypoint has
been saved, the Screen will revert to Map Mode (Screen 38 or 47) where the new user
waypoint will already feature on the map.
The text boxes in the bottom half of the screen gives the following information:
NAV Mode selected (one of six options described above)
Position in plain English
Position in latitude/longitude (or the co-ordinate system selected on the Map Setup
Screen)
Track and Ground Speed
GPS Altitude
MSA for the present position
D
E
T
A
IL
E
D
O
P
E
R
A
T
IO
N
The MSA box displays the highest Grid MORA value within a ten mile radius of your
present position at all times. See APPENDIX C for a more detailed explanation of Grid
MORA.
WARNING: The MSA altitudes displayed are advisory in nature only. They
should not be relied upon as the sole source of obstacle and terrain
avoidance information. Always refer to current aeronautical charts for
appropriate minimum clearance altitudes.
Rev 9 Jul 2006 3-33 Skymap/Tracker IIIC Pilot's Guide