Garmin aera 500 User Manual download pdf (Page 55)

Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide

190-01117-02 Rev. A

GPS Navigation

Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index

2.4 MAP DISPLAY SETUP

Map displays are used extensively in the aera to provide situational awareness in

ﬂight. Most aera maps can display the following information:

•

Airports, NAVAIDs, airspaces, airways, land data (highways, cities, lakes, rivers,

borders, etc.) with names

•Map Pointer information (distance and bearing to pointer, location of pointer,

name, and other pertinent information)

•Maprange

•Aircrafticon(representingpresentposition)

•Flightplanlegs

•Userwaypoints

•Trackvector

•Topographydata

MAP ORIENTATION

Maps are shown in one of three different orientation options, allowing ﬂexibility

in determining aircraft position relative to other items on the map (North Up) or for

determining where map items are relative to where the aircraft is going (Track Up), or

desired track up (DTK UP)).

•NorthUpalignsthetopofthemapdisplaytonorth(defaultsetting).

•TrackUpalignsthetopofthemapdisplaytothecurrentgroundtrack.

•DesiredTrack(DTK)Upalignsthetopofthemapdisplaytothedesiredcourse.

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