Garmin GPS 150 - Manual (Page 28)

7. Use
K
and
O
to enter the waypoint identifier. If you are on a route or a direct-to,
the ‘active to’ identifier will be displayed automatically. This may be changed to another
waypoint, but it must be contained in the active route. Press
E
.
You will now notice that the vertical speed field has been calculated. If you desire
a more rapid climb or descent, you may enter that value now.
8. Use
K
and
O
to enter the new desired vertical speed, or press
E
to accept the
calculated value.
9. Press
E
to ‘activate?’ the vertical navigation.
If you enter a more rapid climb or descent, the GPS 150 will display the elapsed time
before the maneuver is to begin. At 15 seconds, you will be informed with the message
‘Start altitude chng’. The VNAV altitude may be displayed on the CDI page in the ETE
field. The VNAV altitude displayed is the suggested altitude you should fly in order to com-
plete the maneuver as programmed. The VNAV function will automatically be cancelled if
the active route is changed, and you will be informed with a ‘VNAV cancelled’ message.
The GPS 150 will also allow you to create checklists to remind you of repetitive
tasks that can be called up at any time for review. Examples include pre-flight checklists,
landing checklists, emergencies, etc. You can program up to nine checklists with thirty
items in each list. Each name or checklist item can have up to 16 characters each.
To create a checklist:
1. Press
N
and rotate
O
until NAV Menu 1 is displayed.
2. Press
C
and rotate
O
until ‘Chklist?’is highlighted. Press
E
.
3. Press
C
and use
O
to highlight the checklist number you would like to create or edit.
(If there are no checklists, you must select checklist number 1). Press
E
.
4. Use
K
and
O
to enter the title of the checklist. Press
E.
This will display the checklist items page. On this page, you can enter each task,
such as ‘Check Fuel’, etc. 18
REFERENCE
VNAV & Checklists
Section
1
NAV Menu 1
Vertical Navigation after a greater
descent rate has been manually entered.
Checklist Catalog page
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