Special waypoints – Honeywell GNS-XL User Manual

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Page Display Definitions

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GNS-X

L

Flight Management System

Rev. 0
Oct/96

When the waypoint has been previously defined the coordinates will
be displayed and the radial and distance values will be computed
based on the location of the parent waypoint. (Figure 2-87)

If the parent waypoint is a waypoint from an airport continuation
record (runway or outer marker associated with a specific airport), the
airport identifier will be displayed immediately below the offset way-
point identifier.

If a parent waypoint has a duplicate identifier in the database, the
country code will be displayed immediately below the offset waypoint
identifier. (Figure 2-87)

RAD:

The radial from the parent waypoint in degrees and tenths of degrees,
along which the offset is established. This entry will be annunciated
with a T if a true heading input is received or if the parent waypoint is
north of N 70° or south of S 60° latitude. (Figure 2-87)

NOTE: The radial can be entered in whole numbers without a trailing
0. i.e. enter 070 or 70 and 070.0 will be displayed. To enter a tenth of
a radial all 4 digits must be entered. i.e. 0701 will be displayed as
070.1. The DIS entry requires a trailing 0 be entered for any DIS
value greater than .9. i.e. enter 100 to display 10.0.

DIS:

The distance from the parent waypoint to the offset waypoint (1999.9
maximum enterable). (Figure 2-87)

POS:

The computed offset waypoint coordinates based on the pilot entered
radial and distance from the parent waypoint. (Figure 2-87)

OK? ENT:

The procedure for accepting the waypoint if the coordinates are cor-
rect is to depress the ENT Key. (Figure 2-87)

SPECIAL WAYPOINTS

#0,#1 and #OFF are special waypoints defined automatically by the
system based on the airplane position.

#0 After pressing the

d

d

key and ENT key the position after the turn

where the airplane intercepts the course to the direct to waypoint. The
#0 waypoint is defined as the point from which a DIRECT TO way-
point leg has begun. Should the DIRECT TO procedure require a turn,

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