Garmin GPS 90 - Manual (Page 15)

The field highlight will move to the Initial Position
field, where we can now enter the starting position of
our flight, Lockhart Municipal Airport (50R, the ICAO
identifier), in Lockhart, Texas:
1. Press E to begin initial position entry.
2. Use the
D
key to scroll through and select ‘5’,
the first number of the identifier.
3. Press the
R
key to move the field highlight to the next
character position.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have spelled out ‘50R’ in the
waypoint identifier field.
5. Press E to confirm your selection.
Since we’ll be taking off from the airport, keep the
position and bearing values at zero to keep our position
right on the airport. To return to the Main Menu Page:
1. Press the Q key twice.
Once you have entered the starting position of your
flight, the next step is to select our GOTO destination,
Lakeway Airport (3R9) in Austin, Texas:
1. Press the G key.
2. The GOTO Page will appear with the waypoint identifier
field ready to accept changes.
3. Use the U and D keypad to enter the identifier of the
destination waypoint (3R9).
4. Press the E key to confirm your destination.
Once a GOTO is activated, the Navigation Page will
display the bearing (BRG) and distance (DST) to the
destination, along with your present speed (SPD) and
track over ground (TRK). The GOTO destination is list-
ed above the course deviation indicator, with your esti-
mated time enroute (ETE), cross track error (XTK) and
time displayed at the bottom of the page. A re l a t i v e
bearing pointer, located above the CDI scale, points to
the direction of your destination.
7
Takeoff
Tour
Going to a
Waypoint
Entering an initial
position from the
operation mode
setup page.
Confirm the GOTO
destination by press-
ing the ENTER key.
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