Garmin GPS III Pilot - Manual (Page 33)

Suppose another thirty minutes into your flight you experience an emergency and
need to find a place to land. Or, you just want to stop for a break at a nearby airport
or top off the tanks. A list of the nine nearest airports within 200 miles of your present
position is just a keystroke away! Instantly, you can select an airport from the list and
designate it as your destination waypoint. Or, you can review all the available Jeppesen
data for that particular airport. Let’s take a look at the closest airports in your area.
To view the nine nearest airports:
1. Press and hold the GOTO/NRST key. The Nearest Page will appear.
2. Using the LEFT/RIGHT keys on the rocker keypad, select the ‘Airports’ tab to see up to
nine nearest airports, along with bearing and distance to each.
To GOTO a nearest airport:
1. Using the UP/DOWN keys on the rocker keypad, highlight the desired airport.
2. Press GOTO/NRST, followed by ENTER, to designate the airport as your destination.
To view the Jeppesen data for a nearest airport:
1. Using the UP/DOWN keys on the rocker keypad, highlight the desired airport.
2. Press ENTER to view the waypoint information pages.
3. Use the LEFT/RIGHT keys on the rocker keypad to select the ‘Airport’, ‘Runway’ or
‘Comm’ information pages.
Press and hold the GOTO/
NRST key to view the Nearest
Page. Select the ‘Airports’ file
tab to see the nine nearest
airports.
To GOTO a nearest airport,
highlight the desired airport
using the rocker keypad, press
GOTO/NRST, then ENTER.
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