Garmin aera 500 - Manual (Page 88)

Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide 190-01117-02 Rev. A
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Flight Planning
Overview
GPS Navigation
Flight Planning
Hazar
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Avoidance
Additional F
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Appendices
Index
SelectiNG aN aPPrOach
When selecting an approach, it replaces the destination airport with the sequence
of waypoints for the selected approach. Keep in mind that the airport must have a
published approach (GPS, RNAV, VOR, NDB, localizer, or ILS) and only the final course
segment (final approach fix to missed approach point) of the published approach is
available in the aera. If the airport does not have a published approach, the 'Select
Approach' menu option is not available.
An approach can be selected using the Direct-to, Active Flight Plan, and the Saved
Flight Plan functions.
Selecting an approach from the active or saved flight plan:
1) From the ‘Home’ Screen, touch the Active FPl Icon.
Or:
a) From the ‘Home’ Screen, touch the Tools Icon.
b) Touch the FPl list Icon.
c) Touch the desired Saved Flight Plan from the list. An option menu
appears.
d) Touch the 'Review Flight Plan' menu option.
2) With the flight plan displayed, touch the menu Icon.
3) Touch the 'Select Approach' menu option (only available if the
destination airport has a published approach). A vertical list of available
approaches is displayed.
4) Touch the desired approach. The 'Vectors to Final?' window appears.
5) Touch 'Yes' or 'No'. The procedure is added to the end of the flight plan.
If activating an approach from the Active Flight Plan, the aera immediately
begins to provide guidance to the first waypoint in the approach.
Selecting an approach using the direct To function:
1) From the ‘Home’ Screen, touch the direct To Icon.
2) Touch the menu Icon.
3) Touch the 'Select Approach' menu option (only available when
navigating a flight plan. A vertical list of available approaches is displayed.