Garmin GPS III Pilot - Manual (Page 29)

Now that we’ve seen how to find waypoints on the map and view information
about them, let’s see how the GPS III Pilot is used to navigate to the waypoint we just
selected. (Keep in mind that the cursor can also be used to GOTO any point on the
map–even without a waypoint already at that location–by simply panning to a location
and pressing GOTO/NRST. A waypoint named ‘MAP’ is automatically created. We
won’t try that here, but you might want to experiment with this procedure at the end
of the Simulator Tour.)
To select the highlighted waypoint as a GOTO destination, press GOTO/
NRST and ENTER.
Notice that a course line appears on the map display showing the way to our
destination, panning mode is automatically cancelled and the map re-centers itself
around your present position. Now that we have our destination selected, it’s about
time we get started—so let’s plug a speed into this simulator to animate the displays!
To enter a simulated speed and animate the displays:
1. Press PAGE repeatedly until the HSI Page appears (see page 22).
2. Enter a simulated speed of ‘100’ (knots) using the rocker keypad. (Press UP on the rock-
er keypad repeatedly to select ‘100’. The speed readout is on the upper-right corner of
the HSI Page.)
3. Press PAGE (or QUIT) repeatedly to return to the Map Page.
Notice the information on the map display is slowly moving? That’s how it would
look in actual use as well. The background map information, airports, navaids and air-
space boundaries will move across the screen, while your current position remains
fixed in the center.
To select a GOTO destination
from the map, highlight the
desired waypoint, press
GOTO/NRST and then
ENTER.
Once the GOTO destination is
selected, a course line appears
on the map display and the
map re-centers itself around
your current position.
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SIMULATOR TOUR
Going to the Waypoint
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