Lowrance electronic AirMap 1000 User Manual

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3. AirMap says it is calculating, then a list of VORs appears, with the
closest at the top of the list, and the farthest at the bottom of the list.
The nearest is highlighted.

Find VORs Menu, left; Search Criteria menu, center; and

list of the nearest VORs, right.

4. If you wish, you could scroll

↑ or ↓ here to select another VOR, but

for now we will just accept the nearest one. Press

ENT

.

5. The waypoint information screen appears. If you wanted to navigate
there, you press

ENT

, since the

G

O

T

O

command is highlighted. But we

just want to see it on the map, so press

→ to

F

IND

O

N

M

AP

|

ENT

.

Waypoint information screen on VOR nearest this position. Screen

shows name, identifier, city, radio frequency, latitude/longitude and its

compass bearing. It also shows both distance to the VOR and your "Ra-

dial From" – information ready at your fingertips when Air Traffic Con-

trol wants a position report! The figure at left shows Go To command;

right figure shows Find On Map command.

6. AirMap's map appears, with the cross-hair cursor highlighting the
VOR's symbol. A pop-up name box identifies the VOR. A data box at the
bottom of the screen continues to display the location's latitude and
longitude, distance and bearing.

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