Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Bendix/King Global Positioning System KLN 35A - Manual (Page 101)

Basic GPS Operation
3-66 Effective Date 5/95 006-08791-0000 Rev 0
Basic GPS Operation
Chapter 3
6. Press D to bring up the Direct To page. Use the right inner
and outer knobs to enter the identifier of Mueller Municipal airport
(KAUS) by using the right inner knob to select the characters and
the right outer knob to move the flashing part of the cursor to the
desired cursor location.
7. Press F . The APT 1 page for Mueller Municipal is now dis-
played on the screen.
8. Press
F
again to approve the waypoint page. The NAV 1
page is now displayed. The NAV 1 page indicates it is 384
nautical miles to Austin and that the bearing is 225 degrees.
After take-off, the NAV 1 page will also display groundspeed and
estimated time en route.
3.16.2 EN ROUTE
1. We depart from runway 36 at Little Rock and are told to “maintain
runway heading.” After several radar vectors for traffic avoidance
we are finally cleared on course. The D-Bar indicates that the
radar vectors have taken us north of the original course and we
decide to proceed Direct To Austin from our present position. To
recenter the D-Bar, press
D
, and then press
F
.
2. After departure control has directed “squawk 1200, frequency
change approved,” you decide it would be a good idea to obtain
VFR flight following. To obtain the frequency for Center, press
the
G
button, move the cursor to the CTR? selection, and
press
F
. The KLN 35A indicates that for our position, we
should be able to contact Memphis Center on 118.85 MHz.
3. We’ve only flown about 100 nautical miles, but we begin wonder-
ing where we would go if an engine suddenly started running
rough. We decide to use the KLN 35A to determine where the
nearest airports are from our present location. To view the near-
est airports press
G , and then press F . The nearest airport is
Hope Municipal (M18) which is eight nautical miles from our posi-
tion on a bearing to the airport of 11 degrees. You now rotate the
right inner knob to view the other APT pages for Hope Municipal.
We learn, for example, that it is located in Hope, Arkansas, and
has two hard surface runways that are each 5500 feet in length.
By pulling the right inner knob to the “out” position, you may now
scan clockwise through the remaining eight airports in the
nearest airport list.
4. For the majority of the en route portion of the flight, you select the
NAV 4 page’s moving map display. Pressing the right
B