Garmin GPS 95STD User Manual

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To calculate winds aloft...

· If you have not already calculated TAS: place the cursor over the TAS

field, enter the correct true airspeed and press ENT.

· Place the cursor over the heading (Hdg) field.

· Enter the current heading (magnetic) from your heading indicator and

press ENT. The GPS 95 will display the wind direction, speed, and the
head/tail wind you are encountering.

8.15

SUNRISE/SUNSET PLANNING

The Sunrise/Sunset Page allows you
to calculate the sunrise and sunset
times for a given waypoint location on
a selected date (from the year 1990
through 2089).

To calculate the sunrise/sunset times for a waypoint...

· Highlight the waypoint name field and enter the desired waypoint

name.

· Press ENT.

· The date field is highlighted. Enter the day, then month, then year to

calculate the sunrise/sunset times for. Press ENT on each
alphanumeric/numeric field.

· Once the year is selected and ENT is pressed, the calculated sunrise

and sunset times will be shown. Please note that the times shown will
be either UTC or local depending on the selection made on the Date/
Time Page. (See Section 8.9.)

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