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Encoding Altimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20

Air Data Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21

Air Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21

Air Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21

Altitude and Rate of Climb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21

Heading and Turn Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21

Wind Direction and Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22

Fuel Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22

Fuel Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22

Range, Burn Rate, and Fuel Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22

Right Engine Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23

Left Engine Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23

Total Fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23

Fuel Measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24

Message Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

New Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Old Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

Approach Basics (GX50/60) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

En Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Approach Transition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Approach Active. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Approach Transition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Waypoint Arrival Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Approach Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

En Route Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

Load a Destination Airport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6

Load Approach Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7

Approach Transition Operation (Enabling Approach) . . . . . . . 9-8

Approach Active Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11

Missed Approaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13

Canceling An Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15

Repeating an Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16

Selecting a Different Approach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17

Direct-To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents for APOLLO GX60

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Page 2: ...ks of Garmin AT Inc 2003 by Garmin AT Inc All rights reserved Printed in the U S A Garmin AT Inc Consumer Products Division 2345 Turner Road S E Salem OR 97302 U S A Toll Free 800 525 6726 Canada Toll Free 800 654 3415 International 503 391 3411 FAX 503 364 2138 Visit our web page at http www garminat com Send comments about this manual by email to techpubs garminat com ...

Page 3: ... the comm features of the GX60 but is not IFR approach certified and does not have the approach features You can be confident in knowing that you are the owner of the state of the art in aviation navigation and communication Our products are built to last and to satisfy your navigation needs Read the Introduction and Getting Started sections of the User s Guide before you use your Apollo GX these ...

Page 4: ...Approach User s Guide Insert 560 0928 xx GX60 65 Comm User s Guide Insert 560 0963 xx User s Guide Binder 1 560 9000 User s Guide Binder 3 4 560 9002 User s Guide Binder 1 1 4 560 9008 User s Guide Binder 1 1 2 560 9005 GX50 60 65 Installation Manual 560 0959 xx GX50 60 65 SW Ver 3 3 Installation Manual Upgrade Supplement 561 0275 xx A 33 Antenna Installation Guide 560 0949 xx GX55 Installation Ma...

Page 5: ...asonable protection against harmful interference during residential use Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance...

Page 6: ...rt keys A hard key is a permanent key on the right side of the front panel The NAV key example shown here is a hard key The smart keys are five small keys below the display The key label is shown above the key on the display and may change depending on the function you are using Press the key below the label to access the function Text in a display example with an underline indicates the text will...

Page 7: ... by selected characters 2 2 Looking at all waypoints in a database 2 3 Duplicate Identifier City or Facility Names 2 4 Waypoint Information 2 4 Storing a Waypoint 2 5 Finding a Nearest Waypoint 2 6 Flying Direct To a Waypoint 2 7 Create a Flight Plan 2 8 Activating a Flight Plan 2 9 Using the Moving Map 2 10 Navigation Basics 3 1 About the Navigation Function 3 1 About the Navigation Function Disp...

Page 8: ...ecial Use Airspace 3 13 Altitude Assist VNAV 3 14 Parallel Track Offset 3 19 GPS Position 3 21 Countdown Timer 3 22 Arc Assist 3 23 Waypoint Distance Page 3 25 Waypoint ETE Page 3 25 From To Next Waypoint ETA Page 3 25 From To Next Waypoint 3 26 Creating FROM TO NEXT Waypoints 3 26 Placing the TO Waypoint on Hold 3 30 Using Direct To 3 31 Direct To Examples 3 32 Center the CDI 3 32 Enter a New Way...

Page 9: ...Waypoint Type Selection 4 6 Track History 4 8 Airspace Setup 4 10 Airspace Buffers 4 11 ATC Ring Selection 4 12 Airspace Selections 4 12 Search and Rescue 4 14 Search and Rescue Map Description 4 14 Grid Line Display 4 15 US Grid Type 4 15 Basic Grid Type 4 16 Search and Rescue Map Setup Page 4 16 Set the SAR Position Basic Grid Type 4 18 Selecting A Pattern 4 20 Parallel Line Search Pattern 4 21 ...

Page 10: ... Pos 5 12 Delete User Waypoint 5 12 Modify User Waypoint 5 13 Creating Waypoint Comments 5 14 Deleting Waypoint Comments 5 15 Update User Waypoint 5 16 Datacard 5 16 RNAV Waypoints 5 16 Flight Plan Functions 6 1 Flight Plan Pages 6 1 Creating a Flight Plan 6 2 Flight Plan Sequencing 6 5 Flight Plan Leg Information 6 6 Manual Leg Activation 6 9 Flight Plan Editing 6 10 Flight Plan Options 6 14 Acti...

Page 11: ...v Time 7 1 Navigation Mode Programmable and Autonav Pages 7 2 Customizing Navigation Pages 7 2 Selecting Autonav Pages 7 4 Restoring Default Nav Pages 7 4 Lat Lon Units 7 4 Setting Units of Measurement 7 6 Magnetic Variation 7 7 Flight Timer Trigger 7 8 Direct To Entry Options 7 8 CDI Scaling 7 10 System Information 7 11 Date and Time 7 11 Software Version 7 12 Fuel Measure Units GX50 60 Only 7 13...

Page 12: ... New Messages 8 2 Old Messages 8 2 Messages 8 3 Approach Basics GX50 60 9 1 Introduction 9 1 En Route 9 1 Approach Transition 9 2 Approach Active 9 2 Approach Transition 9 2 Waypoint Arrival Alert 9 2 Approach Procedure 9 5 En Route Operations 9 5 Load a Destination Airport 9 6 Load Approach Information 9 7 Approach Transition Operation Enabling Approach 9 8 Approach Active Operation 9 11 Missed A...

Page 13: ...39 Approach Example 2 Holding at IFAF 9 44 Approach Example 3 Missed Approach 9 51 Approach Example 4 VOR Reference 9 56 Manual Flight Plan Leg Selection Example 9 61 Approach Example 5 DME Arc 9 63 Approach Example 6 Procedure Turn 1 9 66 Approach Example 7 Procedure Turn 2 9 68 Using the LOC DME Waypoint 9 69 Approach Notes 9 77 Comm Radio Operation 10 1 Power On Off 10 1 Volume 10 1 Selecting F...

Page 14: ...pass 11 1 Quick Comm GX60 65 Only 11 1 Comm Radio Test GX60 65 11 1 Owner Message 11 2 Memory Tests 11 2 Database Message 11 5 Seed Position 11 5 Entering a Seed Position 11 5 IFR Output Tests 11 8 Checking GPS Signal Strength 11 11 Flight Simulator 12 1 About the Flight Simulator 12 1 Removing and Replacing the Apollo GX 12 2 Starting the Flight Simulation 12 3 Flight Simulator Operations 12 4 Tr...

Page 15: ...use features serve the needs of today s demanding aviation requirements The large waypoint database has information about airports VORs NDBs intersections and special use airspaces that makes the Apollo GX an encyclopedia of aviation It s what you d expect from II Morrow the first to provide a database in a general aviation navigation aid The database can be updated by simply changing the removabl...

Page 16: ...er possesses all of the performance features of the GX55 plus more The GX50 is TSO C129a Class A1 JTSO C129a Class A1 authorized for IFR non precision approach operation The GX50 uses the same tray size but different connections on the back to allow for approach capabilities GX60 The Apollo GX60 combines the physical package of the GX50 GPS receiver with a revolutionary VHF Comm transceiver All of...

Page 17: ...the power on Rotate the knob fully counterclockwise to turn the power off Full rotation and the push pull capabilities are only used in the GX60 65 Power Volume Squelch Knob GX60 65 The knob on the right side of the GX60 65 controls power on off volume and squelch test Rotate the knob clockwise CW past the detent to turn the power on Continue rotating the knob to the right to increase speaker and ...

Page 18: ...Hard Keys The Hard keys are the easy touch black rounded keys with white lettering on the right side of the display These keys include NAV NRST INFO SEL MAP Direct To and ENTER NAV Navigation Press the NAV key to reach the navigation functions Press twice to go to the top page NRST Nearest Waypoint The Nearest Waypoint Emergency mode displays the closest waypoints to your position INFO Information...

Page 19: ... specialized functions Five small unlabeled keys are located below the display The labels appear on the display and can change to give extra controls for the active function such as in the MAP function You can always press the NAV key to go back to the Navigation function and view the normal smart keys MSG Message Press the MSG key to reach the Message functions The MSG annunciator will flash when...

Page 20: ... smart key to control the display of the waypoint type There are three selections possible waypoint identifier and location symbol location symbol only and off Pressing the smart key subsequent times will control which selection is made Map waypoint choices are Airport APT VOR NDB Intersection INT and User USR A solid reversed waypoint type annunciator above the smart key means the waypoint identi...

Page 21: ... Setup Keys The Map Setup page displays three smart keys that provide a short cut for customizing your moving map The Route Line smart key toggles between On and Off See page 4 4 for more details The Map Orientation smart key toggles between Desired Track DTK Track and North See page 4 5 for more details The Map Reference smart key toggles between Plane and Destination Dest as the moving map cente...

Page 22: ...le you are transmitting or editing in any function RCL Recall GX60 65 Press the RCL key to recall frequencies stored in the database MON Monitor GX60 65 Press the MON key to listen to the Standby frequency When the Active frequency receives a signal the GX60 will automatically switch to the Active frequency MEM Memorize GX60 65 Press the MEM key to store the current Standby frequency XIT Exit GX60...

Page 23: ...ion Parallel Track Nearest Waypoint Search Internal Database of Airports VORs NDBs Intersections Frequencies Airport Info and controlled and special use airspace GPS Receiver Performance Specifications 8 Channel Parallel GPS Receiver Frequency 1575 42 MHz L1 C A code Sensitivity acquisition 135 dBm Sensitivity drop lock 142 dBm Dynamic range 20 dB Lat Lon position accuracy 15 meters RMS accuracy 2...

Page 24: ...ransmit GX50 and GX60 65 Avionics Outputs CDI L R deviation 150 mv full scale TO OFF FROM flag 250 mv TO FROM indication Nav valid flag 300 mv for valid indication Nav superflag 400 ma source VDI up down 150 mv VDI valid flag 300 mv VDI superflag 400 ma source Annunciators MSG message PTK parallel track OBS HLD waypoint sequencing hold GX50 60 only APPRCH approach enabled GX50 60 only ACTIVE appro...

Page 25: ...nute Humidity 95 at 50ºC for 6 hrs 2 day cycle Maximum altitude 55 000 feet Cooling Not required VHF Comm Features GX60 65 760 channels Frequency range of 118 000 to 136 975 MHz Active and standby frequency display Transmit status indicator Stuck mic time out Frequency monitor function listen to Standby frequency while monitoring Active frequency for any activity Weather channels National Weather ...

Page 26: ...ide VHF Comm Transceiver Performance Specifications GX60 65 Class 4 Output Power 8 watts minimum carrier at 12 VDC 6 watts minimum at 10 VDC transmit is locked out below 9 VDC input Modulation capability 85 with 100 mv to 1000 mv rms microphone input at 1000 Hz Duty cycle 100 Stuck mic time out 35 second time out reverts to receive TSO JTSO Authorizations GX50 TSO C129a Class A1 JTSO C129a Class A...

Page 27: ...undred miles with the power off Power On Turn the Power knob clockwise to switch the unit on The startup screen testing position and database information shows on the display for several seconds and then will go into the Navigation function Select a Waypoint You can search for a waypoint character by character sort through the database by selecting the first few characters of the identifier to sim...

Page 28: ...about that waypoint or press DIRECT TO and then ENTER to fly directly to it Sorting waypoints by selected characters 1 Press the DB smart key Turn the LARGE knob to display the Access Database page Press ENTER 2 The Waypoint Type will flash Turn the SMALL knob to choose the Waypoint Type Airport VOR NDB INT or USER Turn the LARGE knob to move the cursor flashing character to the identifier or city...

Page 29: ... and ccw to check the waypoints AIRPORT FCA KALISPELL city dup MT USA Looking at all waypoints in a database 1 Press the DB smart key Turn the LARGE knob to display the Access Database page Press ENTER 2 The Waypoint Type will flash Turn the SMALL knob to choose the Waypoint Type Airport VOR NDB INT or USER Turn the LARGE knob to move the cursor flashing character to the Identifier of city facilit...

Page 30: ...e duplicates 3 If the information is still duplicated press INFO and turn the SMALL knob to view information about the waypoint Waypoint Information The GX series contains a wealth of information in its database Pressing the INFO key will access the information about the destination TO or displayed waypoint 1 Press INFO to view information about the TO waypoint HIO AIRPORT PORTLAND city OR USA 2 T...

Page 31: ...not allowed to use a USER waypoint as the Radial and Distance reference waypoint This example will create a Lat Lon based USER waypoint For more details on waypoints see the Waypoint Database section on page 5 1 1 Press DB Turn the LARGE knob to the Create User Wpt page Then press ENTER Create User Wpt by Lat Lon Press ENTER 2 The pound sign will flash in front of the next number available for you...

Page 32: ...dicated waypoint Near 1 to PPos SLE AIRPORT Brg 352 5 4nm 2 Turn the LARGE knob to view the different waypoint types Near 1 to PPos UBG VOR Brg 344 26 6nm 3 Turn the SMALL knob to view the 20 nearest waypoints Near 2 to PPos CVO VOR Brg 189 27 5nm 4 To quickly navigate to a Nearest Waypoint press DIRECT TO and then ENTER Note The last viewed Nearest Waypoint will be the waypoint shown the next tim...

Page 33: ...a waypoint 3 After selecting the desired waypoint press ENTER Your Apollo GX will now switch to the Navigation function and show information based on a direct route from your present position to the Direct To destination waypoint ete aHIO 00 12 0 002 Brg 346 35 2nm Note See Direct To Entry Options on page 7 8 in the System Functions chapter for details When the option is set to May Clear your acti...

Page 34: ... flight plan Use the LARGE knob to move the cursor Use the SMALL knob to select characters ________ Enter a New Plan Name 3 After naming your flight plan press ENTER You will now have the choice of inserting waypoints into the flight plan or performing other options Turn the SMALL knob to start inserting waypoints This example will cover inserting waypoint Note You may also press SEL for options s...

Page 35: ...__ ____ 7 The identifier will be entered and the TO waypoint position for the first flight plan leg will have a flashing Ins prompt Continue entering waypoints into your flight plan Press SEL to quit inserting waypoints SLE to Ins 1 ___ __ _nm ___ ____ Activating a Flight Plan Select a flight plan from your stored plans Activating a flight plan copies it into the Active page 1 Press FPL Turn the L...

Page 36: ... MAP Turn the LARGE knob to the Map Setup page Note the diamond in the lower right corner of the display This diamond means there are more pages for a function Turn the SMALL knob to view the other Map Setup pages Route Line Off Map Orient Track Map Ref Plane 2 Change the displayed values by pressing SEL turning the LARGE knob so the desired item flashes turning the SMALL knob to change the item a...

Page 37: ...ion INFO Turn LARGE Knob ETE BRG RAIM Prediction Altitude Assist Parallel Track PTK GPS Position Countdown Timer Arc Assist To Next Wpt Distance To Next Wpt ETE To Next Wpt ETA From To Next Waypoint Tuned Station when configured Press NAV Navigation NAV Turn LARGE Knob Airport ARPT VOR NDB INT LocDME User WPT Search Around WPT Runway Limits SUA Press NRST Nearest Waypoint NRST Turn LARGE Knob Map ...

Page 38: ...o Autonav Time Lat Lon Units Program Nav Pages Mag Var Flight Timer Trigger Direct To CDI Scaling Turn LARGE Knob System SYS System Info Date Time Test Display Display Brightness Owner Name Model SW Ver S N Fuel Units Baro Units Turn LARGE Knob GPS Sensor Healthy Visible Satellites Satellites Used for Fix Satellite Search Status GPS Date Time GPS Normal Reset Turn LARGE Knob Misc Sensors Encoding ...

Page 39: ...rmation displays and sequencing rate are user programmable See the Nav info section of the System Functions chapter see page 7 1 for your options The LARGE knob will select the higher level Nav functions Nav pages Parallel Track Offset GPS Position Countdown Timer and the FROM TO NEXT Waypoints The SMALL knob will look at the pages available for each function a diamond will be shown on the lower r...

Page 40: ...22 1 10 Brg 082 74nmY 2 Stop Autonav rotation by pressing any key or turning either knob Leaving the Nav function will also disable Autonav 3 2 Navigation Basics ENTER TO WPT FROM WPT North Track Angle Error Tae Present Position BRG TRK DTK Distance Off Track or Cross Track Deviation DTK TAE Difference between Track and Desired Track Bearing Direction to waypoint Course Desired Track between speci...

Page 41: ...AIRPORT Brg 010 39 7nm Nav Pages The Apollo GX provides a wide variety of navigation information This information is provided on a number of displays that you can view by turning the LARGE knob Some displays have a diamond in the lower right corner turn the SMALL knob to view more related information 3 3 Navigation Basics Estimated Time Enroute Label Waypoint Indentifier Bearing Value Estimated Ti...

Page 42: ...ue will be dashed if the FROM or TO waypoints are blank or the GPS receiver does not have a valid position Range Rge The distance from your present position to the TO waypoint Units can be set as either nautical miles or kilometers in the Nav Info section of the System functions see page 7 6 Nautical mile units are 0 00 to 9 00 nm in 0 01 nm increments 10 0 to 99 9 nm in 0 1 nm increments and 100 ...

Page 43: ...1 0 nm full scale 5 0 nm A single dot thickness bar indicates that CDI sensitivity is set to 0 3 nm full scale per side The two dot bar indicates a sensitivity of 1 0 nm full scale per side The three dot bar indicates a sensitivity of 5 0 nm full scale per side The manual sensitivity of the CDI may be set to 0 3 1 0 or 5 0 nm full scale per side The number shown on the edge of the display opposite...

Page 44: ...degree increments and is updated in reference to your present position The Leg distance shown 42 4 nm is the current FROM TO distance DTK varies with Turn Anticipation page 3 36 and DME Arcs page 9 26 ete aSLE 00 37 0 006 Dtk 173 42 4nm Leg FROM TO Distance The distance from current FROM waypoint to the current TO waypoint is shown as a value on the right side of the Desired Track page but does no...

Page 45: ...0 to 359 degrees in one degree increments Track Angle Error is computed using the magnetic variation at the Present Position The Track Angle Error value will be dashed if the FROM or TO waypoints are blank if the GPS receiver does not have a valid position or if ground speed is less than 5 knots A letter R or L will show the direction of the error in relation to track angle Ground Speed GS Ground ...

Page 46: ...erived by taking the altitude of the highest obstruction within the grid rounded up to the next 100 feet and adding 300 feet For example if the highest obstruction is 4 728 feet the MEF would show as 5 100 feet eta aSLE 01 23 MinSafeA 7200 EnrtSafeA 16800 Minimum En Route Safe Altitude MESA Minimum En Route Safe Altitude is the highest MSA for every point between the aircraft present position and ...

Page 47: ...he current Ground Speed from the present position The TO waypoint is displayed Units are hours and minutes 00 00 to 23 59 based on the UTC 24 hour clock The values will be replaced with dashes if the speed is less than 5 knots there is no valid GPS position or the TO and or destination waypoints are blank eta aEUG 09 11 Nearest Waypoint Airspace Search An important safety feature of the GX is its ...

Page 48: ...resent position The Bearing and Distance to the displayed waypoint is shown on the right side of the display Press DIRECT TO and then ENTER to set the displayed waypoint as the new destination TO waypoint Near 12 to PPos CVO AIRPORT Brg 188 27 6nm Searching Around a Reference Waypoint Use this function to search for the 20 nearest waypoints of each type including airspaces within 600 miles of a re...

Page 49: ...ER The Nearest waypoints and airspaces will now be referenced to the selected search waypoint rather than your present position Near 1 to SLE SLE AIRPORT Brg 110 0 5nm 5 Turn the SMALL knob to view the nearest 20 waypoints of the selected type to the selected reference waypoint Turn the LARGE knob to change waypoint types Note The last viewed Nearest Waypoint will be the waypoint shown the next ti...

Page 50: ...length of 0 feet means you will accept any runway length Choosing a runway length for instance of 5 000 feet will not show an available airport with a runway length less than 5 000 feet either for a Nearest Waypoint or as an airport icon on the Map display Note that a waypoint with a runway of 0 length will not appear on either the nearest list or on the map if a length is set for the runway limit...

Page 51: ...g around your present position the first ten airspaces within 100 miles are displayed While searching for airspaces the keys and knobs are disabled and the following display will appear Searching for Airspaces The information for airspaces includes name position in the list 1 10 type and proximity Proximity is indicated as either Soon Outside Inside Above Below or Close Criteria for airspace searc...

Page 52: ... aircraft moves and the following display may appear Re Organizing Airspaces Please Wait Altitude Assist VNAV Altitude Assist provides guidance for your vertical navigation needs Altitude Assist features require the system to include either a Fuel Air Data Sensor F ADS or an altitude encoder sensor The features available in the Altitude Assist function are Set Local Altimeter value View Encoder Al...

Page 53: ...The default barometric pressure setting is 29 92 If an Air Data Sensor is installed and provides corrected baro altitude barometric altitude will be displayed instead of the altimeter setting Altitude Assist Local Altimeter Setting 29 92 2 Turn the SMALL knob to change the values Press ENTER when complete Altitude Assist Local Altimeter Setting 29 92 Encoder Altitude The altitude information recei...

Page 54: ...Hold Altitude value will flash Hold Alt 5650ft Buffer 150 ft ENT to Hold Alt 2 Turn the SMALL knob to change the value 3 Turn the LARGE knob to the Buffer value Turn the SMALL knob to change the value Hold Alt 4550ft Buffer 150 ft ENT to Hold Alt 4 Press ENTER to save the values Press ENTER again to activate the Hold Altitude Hold Rdy 4550ft Buffer 100ft ENT to Cancel 5 Pressing ENTER again will c...

Page 55: ...fore you should begin Auto Descent and once Auto Descent begins whether you are above or below your intended Glide Path Glide Path data may also be output to an optional Vertical Deviation or HSI Glide Slope Indicator Each time you begin to edit the Auto Descent values the End Altitude is automatically reset to 1 000 feet over the altitude of the desired Auto Descent Waypoint if the waypoint is an...

Page 56: ...E knob to the destination waypoint field Turn the SMALL knob cw or ccw to change the field You can choose from the remaining waypoints in your flight plan 3 Turn the LARGE knob to the Ending Altitude value Turn the SMALL knob to change the value The default value is 1000 ft above the airport elevation 4 Turn the LARGE knob to the Descent Rate and Estimated Speed with the LARGE and SMALL knobs Pres...

Page 57: ...t course and the offset distance The PTK annunciator if installed will turn on when Parallel Track is enabled When Parallel Track is selected the course line drawn on the Map pages will show the parallel course If the Hold function is used when Parallel Track is selected the Hold waypoint will be the phantom waypoint on the parallel offset not the actual waypoint Using Direct To loading an approac...

Page 58: ...d distance values are what you want press ENTER If you want to change the direction or distance turn the LARGE knob to choose the direction or distance fields Parallel Track Offset Use RIGHT 12 4nm 3 After turning the LARGE knob to the direction field turn the SMALL knob to choose Left or Right Parallel Track Offset Standby LEFT 12 4nm 4 Turn the LARGE knob to the distance field Turn the SMALL kno...

Page 59: ...1nm GPS Position The GPS Position page shows the calculated Latitude and Longitude as well as its Position Dilution of Precision PDOP The PDOP value shown below PDOP is based on the geometry of the satellites used in the position solution A lower number is a better value than a large one A PDOP value of 3 will provide a more reliable position fix than a value of 7 In the Navigation function turn t...

Page 60: ...in the Navigation function turn the LARGE knob to view the Countdown Timer page 2 Press SEL to start editing The minutes value will flash Countdown Timer 00 03 00 3 Turn the LARGE knob to move between the time value fields Countdown Timer 00 03 00 4 Turn the SMALL knob to edit the hours minutes or seconds value Countdown Timer 01 03 00 5 Press ENTER to start the timer with the selected time value ...

Page 61: ...er the desired track for the arc and the distance to the reference waypoint The Arc Assist reference waypoint defaults to the nearest VOR unless you have already selected one Press ENTER to accept the displayed reference waypoint Press SEL to choose another reference waypoint 1 In the Navigation function turn the LARGE knob to reach the Arc Assist page Press ENTER to accept the displayed reference...

Page 62: ...r Arc Assist You can select the reference waypoint for the Arc Assist feature and it can be used at any time not just during approach or terminal operations It can also be used for difficult operations such as conducting an over water search By establishing a user waypoint at the center of such a search area and selecting that waypoint as a DME Arc reference point you can fly circles about that wa...

Page 63: ...tabase or the data card has been removed aSLE nm aPDX 43nm aSEA 154nm Waypoint ETE Page This page displays the cumulative time in hours and minutes from your current position to each waypoint in the active flight plan starting with the active leg Turn the SMALL knob to view the next page of waypoints The time will not be shown for the same reasons as in the Waypoint Distance page aSLE ete aPDX ete...

Page 64: ...ange the Active Flight Plan and vice versa You may also Hold sequencing suspended or enable the TO waypoint Note Your flight plan will be placed on Hold while you are editing the FROM TO NEXT waypoints From SLE arpt To UBG vor Next HIO arpt Creating FROM TO NEXT Waypoints A Set the FROM Waypoint 1 While in the Navigation function turn the LARGE knob to view the FROM TO NEXT page From ______ To ___...

Page 65: ...SMALL knob AIRPORT AAF APALACHIOCOLA city FL USA 4 Turn the LARGE knob to the first character of the waypoint name The first character of the waypoint name will flash Turn the SMALL knob to select the desired character AIRPORT EAA EAGLE city AK USA 5 Turn the LARGE knob clockwise one click to move to the next character Turn the SMALL knob to select the desired character Continue to select addition...

Page 66: ...u have selected the desired waypoint From EUG arpt To ______ Next ______ B Set the TO Waypoint 1 Press SEL and move to the TO waypoint with the LARGE knob The insert Ins choice will flash Press ENTER and then select the TO waypoint as you did for the FROM waypoint From EUG arpt To Ins Next ______ 2 After selecting a TO waypoint press ENTER From EUG arpt To SLE Next ______ 3 28 Navigation Basics EN...

Page 67: ... Ins 2 After selecting a NEXT waypoint press ENTER From EUG arpt To SLE arpt Next HIO arpt D Editing FROM TO NEXT Waypoints 1 While in the Navigation function turn the LARGE knob to view the FROM TO NEXT page Press SEL to start editing From EUG arpt To SLE arpt Next Chg arpt 2 Turn the LARGE knob to select the FROM TO or NEXT waypoint field to edit From EUG arpt To Chg arpt Next HIO arpt 3 29 Navi...

Page 68: ...TO designation with the LARGE knob You can also place the TO waypoint on hold by pressing the external WPT SEQ or GPS SEQ button when it is installed You can also place a waypoint on Hold in the Flight Plan or FROM TO NEXT functions The HOLD annunciator will light when it is installed to indicate that automatic waypoint sequencing is suspended From EUG arpt Hold SLE arpt Next HIO arpt 2 Turn the S...

Page 69: ...n you press DIRECT TO the default waypoint shown will be the current TO waypoint in the Nav or Flight Plan functions or the waypoint displayed in the Database or Info functions Function DIRECT TO Waypoint Default Nav Current TO waypoint Database Displayed waypoint Flight Plan Displayed leg TO waypoint Info Displayed waypoint You can always select a different Direct To waypoint but the default is a...

Page 70: ...rect To Examples The following three examples provide some of the more common ways that you can use the powerful Direct To function Center the CDI After changing your course to avoid weather an obstacle or being directed you may need to reset your course to center your CDI to continue navigating to your intended TO waypoint 3 32 Navigation Basics Present Position SLE MMV Leg 1 Leg 2 CDI EUG CDI Be...

Page 71: ...y want to temporarily go to a new waypoint to look at something or you may be directed by ATC By using Direct To you can add this new waypoint into your existing flight plan This way your flight plan is essentially unchanged but you were still able to react quickly to new conditions Note Make sure your Direct To Entry Option is set to Never Clears or your active flight plan will be deleted if the ...

Page 72: ...C MINNVILLE city OR USA 3 Press ENTER The Nav function will now be displayed with your new TO waypoint MMV ete aMMV 00 20 0 011 Brg 321 15 6nm 4 Check your active flight plan pages Press FPL Turn the SMALL knob if necessary Note that your current leg now shows a direct flight to MMV direct to MMV 1 321 16 5nm arpt 5 Turn the SMALL knob one click cw to check the next leg Note that your flight plan ...

Page 73: ...rack field is coupled to your HSI CDI Your HSI CDI is being read by the SL30 at the same time Rotating the control on your HSI CDI will update the OBS Desired Track on your Apollo GX You can override the HSI CDI input to your Apollo GX by using the concentric knobs of the GX as described below 1 Press DIRECT TO twice The first character of the Desired Track value will flash Turn the SMALL knob to ...

Page 74: ...ack are determined based on the turn Turns are made at three degrees per second if the ground speed is under 250 knots If ground speed is greater than 250 knots the turn rate is set at 1 5 degrees per second Turn anticipation is not shown if the end of the turn extends beyond the beginning of the next anticipated turn That is if the two waypoints are too close turn anticipation will not be shown T...

Page 75: ...Wind conditions requiring steeper than maximum bank angles may result in overshooting the new course line GPSS GPS Steering GPSS information is provided by your Apollo GX when setup with a properly installed autopilot An autopilot guided by information from your Apollo GX will be more accurate faster responding and smoother than using a CDI GPSS works with the Flight Plan and Turn Anticipation fea...

Page 76: ...drawn for these Fly over waypoints The GPSS information from your Apollo GX will handle this automatically GPSS Rules There a few rules for providing valid GPSS information to your autopilot Your autopilot should indicate when GPSS information is valid invalid Refer to your autopilot operating instructions for details Apollo GX Information Your ground speed must be more than 5 kts You are navigati...

Page 77: ...und speed The Distance Speed and Time to waypoint information is sent by the Apollo GX for display on your Apollo SL30 The pilot should verify the station identification prior to navigation use Nav Ident vUBG Freq 117 40 13 5nm 200kts Tuning to a VOR The selected VOR frequency on the SL30 is sent to your Apollo GX The Apollo GX searches its database for a unique identifier for that frequency withi...

Page 78: ...coded Localizer identifier to the Apollo GX The Apollo GX searches its LOC DME database for an identifier match If the Localizer is found to be a co located LOC DME the Apollo GX will provide Distance Speed and Time information to the SL30 and for the Tuned Station page on the GX 3 40 Navigation Basics ...

Page 79: ... of the display The TO waypoint identifier is shown in reversed text on the upper left corner The bearing from your current position to the TO waypoint is shown on the upper right corner The map scale is shown in the lower left corner The distance from the current position to the TO waypoint is shown in the lower right corner A 5 nm ATC Ring can be drawn around airports that have a control tower M...

Page 80: ... A solid reversed waypoint type annunciator above the smart key means the waypoint identifier and location symbol will both be displayed A bold outline of the waypoint type annunciator will show only a symbol on the waypoint location A thin outline around the waypoint type means that it is turned off and no information for that waypoint type will be displayed on the map Waypoint List Keys The Wayp...

Page 81: ...the screen in nautical miles Map scale choices in nautical miles are 0 1 0 2 0 5 1 2 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 75 100 150 200 250 and auto The auto selection automatically adjusts the map scale so the TO remains on the display until the aircraft passes over the waypoint 1 Press MAP 2 Turn the SMALL knob to adjust the map scale 3 Turn the LARGE knob to view the other Map function displays Map and Nav Inf...

Page 82: ...Map Setup page Press SEL to start selection of the Route Line The Route Line selection will flash Or press the RTE smart key to toggle through the choices Route Line On Map Orient North Map Ref Plane 4 4 Moving Map Functions SEL RTE TO Waypoint Identifier Map Scale Bearing to the TO Waypoint Distance to the TO Waypoint Route Line a6S4 30 093 24 2 MMV 44S 7S5 SLE 6S4 Route Line ATC Ring TO Waypoint...

Page 83: ...e top of the display The aircraft symbol is at the bottom of the display and will point towards the direction you are flying Track Up The direction that your aircraft is moving towards is at the top of the display The aircraft symbol is at the bottom of the display 1 In the Map function turn the LARGE knob to reach the Map Setup page Press SEL Turn the LARGE knob to choose Map Orient for selection...

Page 84: ...oint Type Selection The Identifier Waypoint Type page allows you to choose the type of waypoint identifiers that will be displayed on the moving map You may control the look of your map screen for each type of waypoint by choosing to show the symbol and Identifier symbol only or to turn that type of waypoint Off The symbol for each waypoint type is shown in each selection When Off is selected no s...

Page 85: ...type that you want to edit Turn the SMALL knob to choose symbol and identifier ID symbol only or Off In this example the flashing underlined selection would show both the symbol and identifier for intersections APT ID INT ID VOR ÂID NDB ÁID Usr ÀID 3 Turn the SMALL knob to select the combination you want shown on the Map display In this example only the symbol will be shown on the Map display for ...

Page 86: ...mory is full The Clear Track selection allows you to clear the existing track history memory whenever you select Yes The used value shows the percentage of track history used Track History function has two pages where you may set the following options Track History On Off Save by Distance Time Interval for saving Track History Strategy Full Forever Percentage of memory used status only 1 In the Ma...

Page 87: ...0 00 5 Press ENTER when you have completed your selections 6 Turn the SMALL knob clockwise to the second Track History page Press SEL to start selection or press the appropriate smart key The Strategy value will flash Turn the SMALL knob to change the value Strategy Full Clear Track No used 12 7 Turn the LARGE knob to the Clear Track option Turn the SMALL knob to choose Yes to clear delete existin...

Page 88: ...ges for Airspace Setup On this page you may select whether Airspaces are shown on the Map display or whether Airspace Alerts are provided Press SEL to start selection The Map choice will flash Turn the SMALL knob to select On or Off The Map MAP and Alert ALE smart keys also select the options Airspace Setup Map Off Alerts Off 3 Turn the LARGE knob to move to the Alerts choice This sets the Alert v...

Page 89: ...als From the Map Setup page turn the SMALL knob three clicks cw to reach the Airspace Buffers page 1 While viewing the Airspace Buffer page press SEL The distance value will flash Airspace Buffers Dist Alt Time 2nm 500 10min 2 Turn the LARGE knob to select the desired value to change Turn the SMALL knob to change the value Airspace Buffers Dist Alt Time 2nm 500 10min 3 Press ENTER when the desired...

Page 90: ...age press SEL to start selection 5 nm ATC Rings Map Off 2 Turn the SMALL knob to choose ON or OFF Press ENTER after completing your selection 5 nm ATC Rings Map On Airspace Selections The Airspaces available for selection are Class B Off Outer or Sector Class C Off Outer or Sector MOA Training Unknown Alert Caution Danger Restricted Prohibited and Warning You may select ON or OFF for map display a...

Page 91: ... the map or alert selections are set to off The Map MAP and Alert ALE smart keys also select the options 1 While viewing the Map Setup page turn the SMALL knob to the Airspace Setup page Turn the SMALL knob to view the desired Airspace selection page Class B Airspace Map Off Alert Off 2 Press SEL to activate selection Turn the SMALL knob to change the selection Class B Airspace Map Sector Alert Of...

Page 92: ...rch and Rescue Map Description The Search and Rescue map page is essentially the same as the regular full map with the addition of the SAR features However at various zoom levels underlying waypoint information will not be shown to allow for the display of SAR information Smart keys control the Grid Lines GRD mark a position with a new User waypoint MRK and select a search pattern PAT 4 14 Moving ...

Page 93: ...ion lines section number and quarter section lines GRD 4 Section lines section number quarter section lines and quarter section letters 4 15 Moving Map Functions 20 27 3 010T T aTTD 426 423 394 393 20 27 3 010T T 392 391 425 424 aTTD 426 423 394 393 20 27 3 010T T 392 391 425 424 aTTD 426 a b c d 423 a b c d 394 a b c d 393 a b c d 20 27 3 010T T 392 a b c d 391 a b c d 425 a b c d 424 a b c d aTT...

Page 94: ...SEL to allow selection of the Search and Rescue feature Turn the SMALL knob to set the SAR Map value to ON or OFF When SAR Map is set to ON the SAR Map will be available When set to OFF the SAR Map will not be shown The SAR smart key toggles SAR Map On or Off 3 Turn the LARGE knob to Grid Type Turn the SMALL knob to choose US or Basic The US Grid Type Position is based on sectional aeronautical ch...

Page 95: ...ic Grid type select the Position quadrant NW SW NE or SE with the SMALL knob or the POS smart key Quadrant lines are defined by the Equator Prime Meridian and the International Date Line For example the continental U S Would be in the NW quadrant Denmark would be in the NE quadrant Buenos Aires Argentina is in the SW quadrant and Riyadh Saudi Arabia is in the SE quadrant Sar Map On Grid Type Basic...

Page 96: ... Position location refers to the LAT LON of the southeast starting corner for the selected grid SAR Position Latitude 40 Longitude 120 2 Press SEL and use the SMALL and LARGE knobs to set the grid position The LAT and LON smart keys activate selection of the Lat and Lon coordinates Coordinates are selected in 10º increments 3 Press ENTER 4 18 Moving Map Functions ENTER SEL 40º 50º 120º 130º SAR Po...

Page 97: ...0N 36 00N 125 00W 118 00W 448 28 Las Vegas LAS 40 00N 35 45N 118 00W 111 00W 476 28 Denver DEN 40 00N 35 45N 111 00W 104 00W 476 28 Wichita ICT 40 00N 36 00N 104 00W 97 00W 448 28 Kansas City MKC 40 00N 36 00N 97 00W 90 00W 448 28 St Louis STL 40 00N 36 00N 91 00W 84 00W 448 28 Cincinnati LUK 40 00N 36 00N 85 00W 78 00W 448 28 Washington DCA 40 00N 36 00N 79 00W 72 00W 448 28 Los Angeles LAX 36 00...

Page 98: ...pattern type Press ENTER to choose the pattern and to start selecting the available options Parallel Line Search Page Press ENTER 3 Select the desired options and press ENTER 4 Press ENTER to activate the search pattern You will automatically return to the SAR Map page The PAT annunciator above the smart key will be highlighted 5 Press PAT again to disable the search pattern The PAT annunciator ab...

Page 99: ...cing Set direction Activate pattern 1 While viewing the SAR Map page press the PAT smart key 2 Turn the SMALL knob to select the Parallel Line pattern type if necessary Press ENTER 3 Press SEL to start editing the Grid selection The first character will flash Grid US 453C1 Spacing 0 5 Direction N S 4 21 Moving Map Functions ENTER SEL PAT 1 2 5 6 9 10 13 3 4 7 8 11 12 Start Point ...

Page 100: ... the Direction of Travel option Turn the SMALL knob to select the desired Direction of Travel You may select N S or E W 7 Press ENTER when selections are complete 8 Press ENTER to activate the search pattern You will automatically return to the SAR Map page The PAT annunciator above the smart key will be highlighted 9 Pressing the PAT smart key again will disable the pattern 4 22 Moving Map Functi...

Page 101: ...t path You may select the following options Starting Waypoint Pattern spacing Direction of travel in 1 degree increments Leg length Starting Side 1 While viewing the SAR Map page press the PAT smart key 2 Turn the SMALL knob to select the Creeping Line pattern type if necessary Press ENTER Creeping Line Search Page Press ENTER 4 23 Moving Map Functions ENTER PAT Spacing Leg Length 3 4 7 8 11 12 1 ...

Page 102: ...g You may select between 0 2 and 9 9 nm Start PFC arpt Spacing 1 0 Direction 000 6 Turn the LARGE knob to the Direction of Travel option Turn the SMALL knob to select the desired Direction of Travel You may select a direction from 0 to 359 Start PFC arpt Spacing 1 5 Direction 000 7 Press ENTER when selections are complete 8 Note the diamond on the lower right portion of the screen This indicates a...

Page 103: ...ch pattern Leg Length 8 0 Start RIGHT Side 11 Press ENTER to accept the selected values Leg Length 8 0 Start LEFT Side 12 Press ENTER again to activate the search pattern You will automatically return to the SAR Map page The PAT annunciator above the smart key will be highlighted Press the PAT smart key again to disable the search pattern 4 25 Moving Map Functions ENTER SEL ENTER PAT 1 2 5 6 9 10 ...

Page 104: ...nes and at an angle selected for the Direction of Travel You may select the following options Starting Waypoint Pattern spacing 0 2 to 9 9 nm Direction of travel in 1 degree increments 1 While viewing the SAR Map page press the PAT smart key 2 Turn the SMALL knob to select the Expanding Square pattern type if necessary Press ENTER Expanding Square Search Page Press ENTER 4 26 Moving Map Functions ...

Page 105: ...nd 9 9 nm Start ONP arpt Spacing 5 0 Direction 000 6 Turn the LARGE knob to the Direction of Travel option Turn the SMALL knob to select the desired Direction of Travel You may select a direction from 0 to 359 Start ONP arpt Spacing 3 5 Direction 000 7 Press ENTER when selections are complete 8 Press ENTER again to activate the search pattern You will automatically return to the SAR Map page The P...

Page 106: ...ith the current Lat Lon position The default waypoint name will be SAR000 the first time Subsequent User waypoints will automatically increment to SAR001 SAR002 etc SAR002 USER 44 30 48N 123 36 09W 3 You may change the name and position with the LARGE and SMALL knobs 4 Press ENTER to store the displayed name and position The USER waypoint type symbol and ID must be turned on for the waypoint to sh...

Page 107: ...rid type on the SAR Setup page to have this display available 1 Press the DB smart key Turn the LARGE knob to the Create User Wpt By US Grid page Press ENTER Create User Wpt by US GRID Press ENTER 2 The first character of the Grid will flash Use the LARGE and SMALL knobs to select the desired Grid location 1A1__ USER 49 00 00N 125 00 00W 3 Press ENTER to save the displayed Grid location as a User ...

Page 108: ...sic Grid coordinate as a User waypoint You can then fly Direct To the starting point in a grid for flying a search pattern You must have selected the Basic Grid type on the SAR Setup page see page 4 16 to have this display available The SAR Position see page 4 18 is a reference point on the southeast corner of a 10 by 10 grid Each one degree grid is then divided into 30 and 15 segments which are n...

Page 109: ...ions The second letter C notes the 15 grid division 1 Press the DB smart key Turn the LARGE knob to the Create User Wpt By Basic Grid page Press ENTER Create User Wpt by BASIC GRID Press ENTER 2 The first character of the Grid will flash Use the LARGE and SMALL knobs to select the desired Grid location 00A1_ USER 40 00 00N 120 00 00W 4 31 Moving Map Functions a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a c d ...

Page 110: ...n the SMALL knob to choose the User waypoint type if necessary 2 Use the LARGE and SMALL knobs to select the desired waypoint 3 Press ENTER 4 Navigate to the selected grid Setting Up A Search Pattern The process for setting up your Apollo GX for a Search and Rescue operation include Turn Route Line On See page 4 Setup Search and Rescue Map Page See page 4 16 Set Your Search and Rescue Position Bas...

Page 111: ...ctions INTs User created USERs Available Waypoint Information The following information is available for each waypoint type Use the waypoint INFO function to get this information as the Introduction describes in Waypoint Information AIRPORT Waypoint Information Identifier city facility name state country Bearing and distance From To present position Radio communication frequencies Airport type pub...

Page 112: ...ifier name state country Bearing and distance from present position Map Operating frequency Lat Lon coordinates Sunrise Sunset time Waypoint comment LOC DME Waypoint Information Identifier name country Bearing and distance from present position Map Lat Lon coordinates Sunrise sunset time Waypoint comment INT Waypoint Information INT K Continental USA Intersections INT O Other Americas Intersection...

Page 113: ...sing Emergency Search or creating a Flight plan This section will describe going directly into the database the other methods of using the waypoint database will be covered in the sections about the specific features See Select a Waypoint in the Getting Started section on page 2 1 for more details on searching for waypoints 1 Press the DB key Turn the LARGE knob to view the Access Database page an...

Page 114: ...DX AIRPORT PORTLAND city OR USA 5 You can also select the waypoint by the facility name As you turn the LARGE knob to the city facility field PDX AIRPORT PORTLAND city OR USA Multiple duplicate facilities identifiers or cities with the same name will have a dup between the city facility and state on the bottom row PDX AIRPORT PORTLAND city dup OR USA 6 Press SEL so the whole name flashes Turn the ...

Page 115: ...hown after selecting the waypoint and pressing INFO Home Page This is the page where the waypoint is selected from the Access Database page The waypoint type identifier city facility name state province and country are shown Use the SEL key and LARGE SMALL knobs as described in Getting Information About A Waypoint on page 5 3 AIRPORT SLE SALEM city OR USA Title Page This is the first page shown af...

Page 116: ...he waypoint In the GX60 65 the center three smart keys indicate the available frequencies Press the smart key to load the indicated frequency into the Standby position SLE ATIS 124 55 UNIC 122 95 TWR 119 10 ILS Info Turn the SMALL knob to view ILS runway information when available The waypoint identifier ILS frequency and runway are shown SLE ILS 110 30 Runway 31 Identifier type elevation Turn the...

Page 117: ... by pressing SEL and then turning the SMALL knob Press SEL again to disable map scaling Runway Info Turn the SMALL knob to view runway information For each runway the length type and lighting are shown SLE 13 31 5800ft Hard ILS Lighted 5 7 Waypoint Database TO Waypoint Identifier Map Scale Runway Diagram Bearing to the TO Waypoint Distance to the TO Waypoint Runway Numbers SLE 1 183 12 3 13 16 34 ...

Page 118: ...e times by pressing SEL and then using the SMALL and LARGE knobs Press ENTER if desired to hold the date 07 Nov utc time SLE Rise15 05 arpt set 00 46 Waypoint Comment Turn the SMALL knob to view the Waypoint Comment page If there is no waypoint comment press SEL to start creating a waypoint comment If a comment has already been created it will be displayed here For further details see Creating Way...

Page 119: ... function see page 3 12 1 Press the DB soft key Turn the LARGE knob to view the Create User Wpt By Lat Lon page and then press ENTER Create User Wpt by Lat Lon Press ENT 2 The first character of the waypoint name will flash Turn the SMALL knob to select the desired character 000 USER 44 24 29N Rwlen 122 51 52W 0000 3 Turn the LARGE knob clockwise one click to move to the next character Turn the SM...

Page 120: ...ENT 2 The first character of the radial will flash Ref Wpt AAF 000 0 000 0nm 3 Select the Reference Waypoint Turn the LARGE knob ccw one click to select the waypoint identifier which will be replaced by the change prompt Chg Press ENTER to change the waypoint identifier Ref Wpt Chg 000 0 000 0nm 4 Turn the SMALL knob to select the desired waypoint type Only Airports NDBs and VORs may be used as re...

Page 121: ...t SLE 040 0 012 0nm 6 Press ENTER when you have finished entering the waypoint information You will be prompted to create a name for the waypoint 000 USER 44 10 96N Rwlen 121 43 35W 0000 7 Now use the LARGE and SMALL knobs to enter the waypoint name You can also adjust Lat Lon and add the Runway Length Changing the Lat Lon will alter the radial distance value so you shouldn t change it unless you ...

Page 122: ...waypoint identifier will flash Turn the SMALL knob to choose the User waypoint you want to change Press ENTER Find wpt to set AA user Press ENTER 4 The User waypoint information is displayed next Press ENTER to accept the displayed information or use the LARGE and SMALL knobs to edit the information Delete User Waypoint Remove a User waypoint from the database 1 Press the DB key 2 Turn the LARGE k...

Page 123: ...ess ENTER Modify User Wpt Press ENT 2 Turn the SMALL knob to view the User waypoints Find WPT to Mod CABIN user Press ENT 3 When the waypoint to modify is displayed press ENTER The first character of the waypoint identifier will flash CABIN USER 44 10 96N Rwlen 121 43 35W 0000 4 Turn the SMALL knob to select the desired character Turn the LARGE knob clockwise one click to move to the next characte...

Page 124: ... while viewing the Info for any waypoint 1 While viewing the desired waypoint press INFO Turn the SMALL knob to the Waypoint Comment page and press SEL Waypoint Comment Press SEL 2 The first character flashes on a blank screen You can add 16 characters per line for three lines Upper case letters numbers and spaces are allowed 3 Turn the LARGE and SMALL knobs to edit the comment Press ENTER to save...

Page 125: ...t 5 used Press ENT 2 Press ENTER to view the waypoint comments The first waypoint comment page will show the waypoint identifier waypoint type and a portion of the comment The waypoint identifier will flash CABIN USER 900FT TOWER 14NW NW OF AIRPORT 3 Turn the SMALL knob to view the available waypoint comments Press ENTER to delete the displayed comment 5 15 Waypoint Database ENTER ENTER DB ...

Page 126: ...in the datacard is updated on a regular basis Contact the factory for obtaining new datacards for the appropriate coverage and time period C129 operations require using the latest information Remove the datacard by pressing the ejector button located to the right of the datacard Insert the datacard by pushing it completely into the slot Follow the directions on the card for proper orientation RNAV...

Page 127: ...in the Active flight plan Two asterisks mean that the displayed leg is the active leg and shows the current FROM and TO waypoints which are being used for navigation Flight Plan Pages The first page of each flight plan is the Name Page The Name Page displays the flight plan name total distance and the destination waypoint Distance is displayed as 0 0 to 99 9 nm at 0 1 nm resolution and 100 to 9999...

Page 128: ...an in the Flight Plan function is the Active plan and is noted by the name Active with asterisks This name cannot be changed in the Active page Active 259nm Dest Wpt PDT Active Creating a Flight Plan The basic steps for creating a flight plan include entering the plan name and inserting waypoints You may then view flight plan information activate the plan and use the other options 6 2 Flight Plan ...

Page 129: ...the SMALL knob to select the next name character You can have up to eight characters in the flight plan name ROUTE 2 Enter a New Plan Name 5 Press ENTER when the name is complete A message will display telling you to turn the SMALL knob to insert waypoints or to press SEL for options Options can be selected later Turn Small Knob to Ins Wpts or SEL for Options 6 After turning the SMALL knob the fir...

Page 130: ...irst character of the waypoint identifier AIRPORT EAA EAGLE city AK USA 9 Turn the LARGE knob clockwise one click to move to the next character position Turn the SMALL knob to select the next name character AIRPORT EUG EUGENE city OR USA 10 After selecting the waypoint name press ENTER The Ins prompt will flash in the TO waypoint position Press ENTER again to start the waypoint retriever EUG to In...

Page 131: ...oose other options See the Flight Plan Options description on page 6 14 Flight Plan Sequencing The Apollo GX will automatically sequence from one leg to the next as you fly past each waypoint A line that evenly divides bisects the angle between the two legs determines when the flight plan sequences to the next leg In the example below the dashed line describes the area where the flight plan will s...

Page 132: ...ht plan leg press SEL The From waypoint field will flash Chg to SLE 1 353 48 0nm arpt arpt 2 Turn the LARGE knob clockwise two clicks to choose the third line for selection The line will flash EUG to SLE 1 353 48 0nm arpt arpt 3 Turn the SMALL knob to choose from the list of available leg information options The options are described on the following pages EUG to SLE 1 353 48 0nm Leg ETE 00 30 4 P...

Page 133: ...and TO waypoints Leg ETE requires an actual ground speed of more than 5 knots If there is no valid ETA for the leg dashes will replace the value EUG to SLE 1 353 48 0nm Leg ETE 00 27 Leg ETE Leg ETE is the same as ETE except that Estimated Ground Speed is used for the calculation See Estimated Ground Speed on page 6 16 for more details EUG to SLE 1 353 48 0nm Leg ETE 00 27 ETE Estimated Time En ro...

Page 134: ...peed on page 6 16 for more details EUG to SLE 1 353 48 0nm Fuel To 32usg In the Active flight plan the Fuel Calculation uses the Estimated Fuel Usage value and the actual ground speed The Estimated Fuel Usage value must be greater than zero and the actual ground speed must be greater than 5 knots If there is no valid Fuel for the leg dashes will replace the value In an inactive flight plan the Fue...

Page 135: ...ypoint identifier See page 3 31 for more details on using the Direct To function Direct to WPT4 2 026 125nm arpt Manual Leg Activation While viewing a leg page of the Active flight plan pressing ENTER will provide the option for making the displayed leg the active leg Press ENTER to activate the leg Follow your CDI to intercept Leg 3 You cannot manually select a DME Arc as a flight plan leg SLE to...

Page 136: ... will immediately change navigation to the new TO waypoint Del An existing waypoint can be deleted if it is not one of only two waypoints in the Active flight plan except if the From waypoint is indicated as Direct which can always be deleted When the Direct indicator is deleted the waypoint that was overwritten by Direct will return as the original FROM waypoint If you delete the current TO waypo...

Page 137: ...prompt Turn the LARGE knob to the desired waypoint HIO to Chg 3 070 23 0nm arpt arpt 3 Press ENTER This takes you into the waypoint database Use the LARGE and SMALL knobs to select the desired waypoint and then press ENTER AIRPORT DLS THE DALLES city OR USA HIO to DLS 3 067 75 0nm arpt arpt Inserting a New Waypoint 1 In the Flight Plan function display the leg of the plan that you want to edit HIO...

Page 138: ... to choose Ins HIO to Ins 3 067 75 0nm arpt arpt 4 Press ENTER Use the LARGE and SMALL knobs to select the desired waypoint AIRPORT TTD PORTLAND city OR USA 5 After selecting the waypoint name press ENTER HIO to TTD 3 070 23 0nm arpt arpt Deleting a Waypoint 1 In the Flight Plan function display the leg of the plan that you want to edit HIO to TTD 3 070 23 0nm arpt arpt 6 12 Flight Plan Functions ...

Page 139: ...70 23 0nm arpt arpt 4 Press ENTER The waypoint will be deleted Each flight plan leg will shift back to replace the deleted leg i e after deleting leg 3 leg 4 will then become leg 3 HIO to DLS 3 067 75 0nm arpt arpt 6 13 Flight Plan Functions SEL ENTER SLE HIO MMV TTD Leg 1 Leg 2 Leg 3 Leg 4 DLS EUG Leg 5 Leg 6 SLE HIO MMV Leg 1 Leg 2 Leg 3 DLS EUG Leg 5 Before Deleting Leg After Deleting Leg Leg 4...

Page 140: ... 1 If you have gone past a given leg the next appropriate leg will be activated In the Flight Plan function turn the LARGE knob to view the available flight plans Only Inactive plans may be Activated Route 2 259nm Dest Wpt PDT Activate When you Activate a flight plan the Inactive flight plan is copied to the Active plan Any changes made to the Active plan will have no effect on the original Inacti...

Page 141: ...activate Press ENTER when the Reactivate option is displayed to reset the active leg to leg 1 and allow waypoint sequencing Only used for the Active plan Route 2 259nm Dest Wpt PDT Reactivate Rename Pressing ENTER when the Rename Plan option is displayed lets you rename the flight plan Duplicate names are not allowed Only used for Inactive plans Route 2 259nm Dest Wpt PDT Rename Plan 6 15 Flight P...

Page 142: ...DT Copy Plan 2 Turn the SMALL knob to select the flight plan you want to copy the flight plan into Press ENTER Route 2 259nm Copy Plan 9 Copy Plan Estimated Ground Speed While viewing a leg in an Active flight plan press ENTER when the Est Gr Speed option is displayed This allows you to enter an estimated ground speed value to be used in estimating some leg info options such as estimated fuel flow...

Page 143: ...d fuel usage value to be used in estimating one of the leg info options Route 2 259nm Dest Wpt PDT Est Fuel Flow The estimated fuel flow can be selected from 0000 to 9999 units per hour The units may be set in the System function see page 7 6 Pressing ENTER saves the entered value if the value entered is less than or equal to 999 US gallons per hour after any necessary conversions are performed If...

Page 144: ...ht plan when the flight plan status is Active waypoint sequencing allowed This function is used while viewing the Name Page Hold allows you to overfly the Active plan s current TO waypoint without sequencing When sequencing is started again normal operation continues So if your aircraft has gone past the waypoint it will immediately sequence to the next leg in your flight plan See Flight Plan Sequ...

Page 145: ...ECT TO twice or pressing ENTER for the Set OBS Course message Select the inbound course with the SMALL and LARGE knobs then press ENTER 3 Enter the holding pattern by the most appropriate entry method For example Direct Teardrop or Parallel just as you would enter that holding pattern at a VOR Finally when you are ready to exit the holding pattern press OBS HLD while still on the TO side of the wa...

Page 146: ...e As with traditional VOR navigation these indications are always related to the aircraft position and not to the heading or direction of flight When you are ready to depart the hold you enable sequencing with the OBS HLD button If you are on the TO side of the waypoint the flight plan will sequence the next time you cross the waypoint If you are on the FROM side of the waypoint the flight plan wi...

Page 147: ...e Active 259nm Dest Wpt PDT Holding 2 Press SEL The Continue option will flash Active 259nm Dest Wpt PDT Continue 6 21 Flight Plan Functions SEL HIO NEXT UBG TO 3S2 FROM P e r p e n d i c u l a r t o 0 2 0 020 TO Side FROM Side If sequencing is enabled on the TO side of a line perpendicular to the destination waypoint the flightplan will sequence to the NEXT waypoint when you cross the line If seq...

Page 148: ...s option Active 56 1nm Dest Wpt PDX Load Approach Change Approach GX50 60 Only This option is available on the Flight Plan home page when an approach is already loaded Press ENTER to select a new approach for the current destination airport Active 56 1nm Dest Wpt PDX Change Approach Unload Approach GX50 60 Only This option is available on the Flight Plan home page when an approach is already loade...

Page 149: ...the GX50 60 to Terminal flight mode Active 56 1nm Dest Wpt PDX Disable Appr Destination Waypoint Information Normal waypoint information about the destination waypoint can be viewed by pressing INFO when the Plan Name Page is displayed This is the same as pressing INFO to view information about a TO waypoint except that the Plan Comment page is available by turning the SMALL knob PDT AIRPORT Publi...

Page 150: ...ng the waypoint comment press ENTER Saving an Active Flight Plan If you have made any changes to the Active plan you can save it by copying it into a newly created Inactive plan First create a new Inactive flight plan without waypoints Next select the Copy Plan option while viewing the Active plan Then Copy the Active plan into the new plan you created 1 Press FPL to reach the Flight Plan function...

Page 151: ... Press SEL and turn the SMALL knob to show the Copy Plan option The option will flash Press ENTER PLAN 9 0 0nm Dest wpt Copy Plan 5 Choose the Active flight plan from the list of flight plans with the SMALL knob The flight plan name will flash Press ENTER PLAN 9 0 0nm Copy Active Copy Plan 6 Your new flight plan now has the contents of the Active flight plan copied into it Your Active flight plan ...

Page 152: ...tion method 1 While holding your watch horizontal point the hour hand at the sun 2 Halfway between the hour hand and 12 00 is south Don t always depend on this method but it is kind of fun 6 26 Flight Plan Functions ...

Page 153: ...lay Programming Magnetic Variation Flight Timer Trigger Direct To Entry Option and CDI Scaling 1 Press the SYS key 2 Turn the LARGE knob to reach the Navigation Information page and then press ENTER Navigation Info Press ENTER Autonav Time Autonav Time is the delay time that each Navigation page will be displayed before rotating to the next page Time may be selected from one to nine seconds Press ...

Page 154: ...to customize both the look of the programmable basic navigation pages and the selection of pages used in the Autonav function All basic Nav pages are programmable except the first home page Customizing Navigation Pages 1 Press the SYS key Turn the LARGE knob to reach the Navigation Info page and then press ENTER 2 Turn the LARGE knob to reach Nav Mode Display and Autonav Pages Nav Mode Display Pro...

Page 155: ...ext field to edit Turn the SMALL knob to select the Nav information GroundSp 100 kts Trk 353 Dtk 353 48 0nm 7 When you are finished selecting Nav page information press ENTER You will be prompted to decide if you want to include this page in the Autonav scrolling Nav Page 2 in Autonav Pages Yes 9 Turn the SMALL knob to choose between Yes and No Press ENTER 10 Turn the SMALL knob to view another Na...

Page 156: ...es 1 While viewing the Nav Mode Display Pages turn the SMALL knob to reach the Restoring Default Nav Pages display Press ENTER to Restore Default Nav Pages 2 Press ENTER to delete any changes you have made in the Nav display pages and revert to the original default pages Lat Lon Units The present position may be displayed in either degrees and minutes or in UTM coordinates 1 In the Nav section of ...

Page 157: ...Above Hold Altitude 16 EnrtSafeA 7700 Minimum Safe Altitude Entire route 8 Min SafeA 4300 Minimum Safe Altitude Present Position 8 Baro Alt 5100ft Barometric altitude pressure altitude corrected for local altimeter setting 15 ______ Blank field aTTD Destination TO Waypoint Brg 071 Bearing and Relative Bearing Indicator 3 12 7nm Distance to TO wpt in nautical miles 4 21 9km Distance to TO wpt in ki...

Page 158: ...isplay Programmable and Autonav Pages 2 Turn the SMALL knob to reach a programmable Nav page ete SLE 00 20 2 00 Dtk 353 48 0nm 3 Press SEL to start field selection Turn the LARGE knob to the desired field ete SLE 00 20 2 00 Dtk 353 48 0nm 4 Turn the SMALL knob to select the field with different units Press ENTER to save the changes Press SEL to stop editing and ignore any changes ete SLE 00 20 2 0...

Page 159: ...EL to Edit 3 Turn the SMALL knob to select Auto or Manual Magnetic Variation and then press ENTER Mag Variation Manual 18 E 4 If you selected Manual Magnetic Variation turn the LARGE knob to move to the variation value field Select the variation value with the SMALL knob Mag Variation Manual 19 E 5 Turn the LARGE knob to move to the E or W direction field Turn the SMALL knob to select E or W and t...

Page 160: ...ht Timer Trigger At 90 kts Direct To Entry Options When you use Direct To the Active flight plan and the FROM TO NEXT information is automatically updated The May Clear and Never Clears options affect your flight plan If you use Direct To to center the CDI needle for the current TO waypoint or skip past the TO waypoint to another waypoint already in the Active flight plan the current leg number of...

Page 161: ... with a steadily increasing number of waypoints in the Active flight plan The Never Clears option is useful when you need to respond to a change ATC clearance i e N1234A cleared direct ABXYZ intersection rest of route unchanged resuming the previously entered flight plan at a later time The default setting for the Direct To Entry is May Clear The Apollo GX retains the last Direct To Entry Option s...

Page 162: ...opriate scale according to your distance to the destination waypoint 1 In the Navigation section of the System function turn the LARGE knob to reach the CDI Scaling page and then press SEL CDI Scaling Automatic ªªªªª 5 00nm 2 Turn the SMALL knob to select Automatic or Manual CDI Scaling Manual ªªªªª 5 00nm 3 If you chose manual turn the LARGE knob to move to the distance value CDI Scaling Manual ª...

Page 163: ...s ENTER 2 This information is provided by the GPS satellites and you will not usually need to change it Press SEL to reset the date and time The Day value will flash Date 03 MAR 97 Time 23 24 UTC SEL to Reset 4 Turn the SMALL knob to choose the day Date 24 MAR 97 Time 23 24 UTC SEL to Reset 7 11 System Functions SYS ENTER SEL Date Time SW Ver Serial No Fuel Measure Baro Measure Test Display Turn L...

Page 164: ...b to choose the hours Turn the LARGE knob to move to the Time Minutes value Turn the SMALL knob to choose the minutes Date 24 APR 97 Time 17 34 UTC SEL to Reset 8 After completing your entries press ENTER Software Version The Software Version function provides version information about the Apollo software serial number database GPS sensor display software 1 In the System Information section of the...

Page 165: ...Only The GX50 60 allows you to choose the units of measure for your fuel displays Fuel units may be displayed as US Gallons USG Imperial Gallons IMG Liters L Pounds LBS or Kilos KGS 1 In the System Information section of the System function turn the LARGE knob to reach the Fuel Measure page Fuel Measure usg US Gallons 2 Press SEL to enable selection Turn the SMALL knob to choose the desired units ...

Page 166: ...System Information section of the System function turn the LARGE knob to reach the Test Display page Press ENTER to start the test Pressing any key or turning any knob will cancel the test To Test Display Press ENTER Display Brightness The display brightness of your Apollo GX is automatically controlled by a photocell and set to provide good viewing for ambient light conditions At times you may wa...

Page 167: ...a security feature the user must enter a password to enable editing of the Owner Information 1 In the System function turn the LARGE knob to reach the Owner Information page Owner Name WILBUR WRIGHT 2 Turn the SMALL knob to view the Owner Information Owner Address 2345 TURNER RD SALEM OR USA 3 Turn the SMALL knob to view the Owner Phone Owner Phone 503 581 8101 4 Turn the SMALL knob to view the Ow...

Page 168: ... owner Password ______ 3 Press ENTER when you finish entering the password If the entered password does not match the true password you will be given another chance You can cancel by pressing SEL If the entered password matches the screen flashes a message for about two seconds followed by the last displayed owner info page Once the correct password is entered editing is allowed until your Apollo ...

Page 169: ...ite GPS Time and GPS Reset See the Introduction to GPS section on page 1 for more information on how GPS works 1 In the System function turn the LARGE knob to reach the GPS Sensor page Press ENTER GPS Sensor Press ENTER 2 The GPS Health page is shown if GPS information is received The GPS number and dimension 2D 3D or no position number of healthy and number of visible satellites are shown GPS 3D ...

Page 170: ...e 21 Sig 123 Azimuth 043 Elevation Ele The angle of a GPS satellite above the horizon Signal Strength Sig The relative strength of the received signal from the satellite Azimuth an arc as measured clockwise from magnetic or true north Satellite Search Status SRCH Receiver is searching for the satellite ACQR receiver is acquiring the signal TRCK receiver has locked to the satellite s data sequence ...

Page 171: ...eiver resends current time date and position to the GPS receiver This forces a new search of the satellites Use this function when it appears that the GPS receiver is locked up or seems to be taking far longer than it should to lock onto the signals In the GPS Sensor Information function turn the SMALL knob to view the GPS Normal Reset page Press ENTER to reset the GPS receiver Press ENT to do a N...

Page 172: ...oding Altimeter The Encoding Altimeter information is provided when a suitable device has been installed The Pressure Altitude value is provided by the encoding altimeter is shown on this display This is the current altitude without barometric pressure adjustment Encoding Altimeter Pres Alt 2100ft 7 20 System Functions Air Data Info Turn LARGE Knob True air speed Indicated air speed True air temp ...

Page 173: ...49kts Air Temperature True Air Temperature Temperature compensated for wind chill factors Outside Air Temperature without compensation for wind chill TrueAir 10 C OutAir 8 C Mach 0 242 Altitude and Rate of Climb Density Altitude Pressure Altitude and rate of climb Dens Alt 7390ft Pres Alt 5280ft roc 0020ft min Heading and Turn Rate Magnetic Heading Desired Heading Turn Rate in degrees per second a...

Page 174: ...urance based on the current amount of fuel in the regular nonreserve tanks at the current burn rates Nautical miles per fuel unit Remaining fuel not including reserves Endurance 20 18 nm per usg Remain 452usg Range Burn Rate and Fuel Used Estimated Fuel Range based on current fuel in nonreserve tanks current burn rate and current speed Current Burn Rate in fuel units per hour Total Fuel Used since...

Page 175: ...ount of fuel used by the left engine since power up Left Engine Burn 16 8usg hr Used 10usg Total Fuel Total fuel all tanks hold Reserve fuel amount Fuel Warning message time period The values on this display are user selectable Press SEL to start editing Turn the LARGE and SMALL knobs to edit the values Press ENTER when you have entered the appropriate values Full 00500usg Reserve 00025usg Message...

Page 176: ...ur fuel displays Fuel units may be displayed as US Gallons USG Imperial Gallons IMG Liters L Pounds LBS or Kilos KGS Fuel Measure usg US Gallons Press SEL to enable selection Turn the SMALL knob to choose the desired units and then press ENTER 7 24 System Functions SEL ENTER ...

Page 177: ...ple messages exist the annunciator continues to flash until all new messages have been viewed Most new messages continue to be relevant following viewing of the new message and are put into the old message list where they remain until the condition causing the message goes away Other messages are cleared from the message list as soon as they are viewed they don t become old messages The decision w...

Page 178: ...1 Press MSG Turn the LARGE knob to switch between New and Old Messages 2 New Messages Turn Large Knob For Old Msgs Y 2 Turn the SMALL knob to view each message Press MSG a second time to return to the previous function Old Messages The Old Message page shows how many old messages are stored 1 Press MSG Turn the LARGE knob to switch between New and Old Messages 2 Old Messages Turn Large Knob For Ne...

Page 179: ...s used to find out more information concerning the message Values for the ceiling and floor may be any positive number less than 100 000 feet Values may also be Unlimited Ground FL Flight Level followed by a number such as 050 Unknown or NOTAM Notice To Air Men Ceil 8000 msl Floor 800 msl Brg 0080T 58 4nm SOON This condition occurs when penetration of the airspace is within 10 minutes or user sele...

Page 180: ...de of SAN DIEGO Class B Empty TO Waypoint Cannot Compute Nav Anytime the current To waypoint is empty this message is generated It becomes an old message after viewing Empty To Wpt Cannot Compute Nav Info GPS Self Test Failure If the GPS self test fails a message displays indicating the cause of the failure in four hexadecimal digits It becomes an old message after viewing GPS Self Test Failure 1F...

Page 181: ...Position Error When RAIM detection is available for the GPS sensor and it detects a RAIM alarm a warning is generated and Nav data will be flagged as invalid The current flight phase is displayed first Terminal En Route or Approach Approach warnings are for the GX50 60 only It becomes an old message after viewing Terminal GPS RAIM ALARM Position Error GPS Communication Failure This message appears...

Page 182: ... viewing Terminal GPS HDOP Position Error Parallel Track Approach Conflict GX50 60 Only This message appears when the current parallel track conflicts with the selected approach PTK Approach conflict Press ENT to stop PTK Enable Approach GX50 60 Only This message is generated when an approach is loaded but not enabled Press ENTER to Enable Approach Approach Enabled Too Late GX50 60 Only When an ap...

Page 183: ...alue is available Abort Approach No Valid Altitude Input Approach RAIM Unavailable GX50 60 Only An approach is not valid unless RAIM is available Abort Approach GPS RAIM Not Available RAIM Predict Too Late GX50 60 Only When the RAIM prediction occurs too close to the FAF the following message appears Abort Approach RAIM predict not completed by FAF Lat Lon Position Jump GX50 60 Only Lat Lon Positi...

Page 184: ...tions Failure Fuel Air Data Sensor Communications Failure This message appears when communications fail between the Apollo GX and the fuel air data computer Fuel Air Data Communications Failure Low Fuel This message appears when the fuel air data computer reports that remaining fuel is below the user selected threshold value Low Fuel Warning Less Than 30 Min Check Tanks Arrival At Hold Altitude Yo...

Page 185: ...ion is active The arrival message is cleared after viewing it it does not become an old message after viewing The arrival condition will also go away without viewing the message after crossing the angle bisector In the example below WPT 2 is the TO waypoint When the aircraft crosses the dotted line WPT 3 will become the TO waypoint This form of the Arrival Alert is provided when not holding at the...

Page 186: ...red heading is also shown on line three otherwise line three is blank DTK is shown for your next leg when Turn Anticipation is used Arrival at Inbound Course When using the Vector to Final DME Arc Assist or the Procedure Turn functions the arrival message will alert you when the course line has been intercepted The desired track for your next waypoint will be displayed Course Intercept Next DTK 32...

Page 187: ...Arrival SLE DME Next Use ARC Assist Enter TO Waypoint Sequence When a waypoint sequence occurs and the user has not viewed the arrival alert the following alerts are provided if you are traveling faster than 5 knots this reduces the chance of nuisance alerts The new waypoint bearing and desired track are provided This message does not become an old message after viewing Normal Sequence This type o...

Page 188: ...ot created when you cross the MAP If you press ENTER the OBS Desired Track screen is displayed This message does not become an old message after viewing Push ENTER to set OBS Course NAV MAP to Exit User Database Memory Loss This message indicates that one or more user waypoints or user defined comments had a checksum error This message is cleared after the message is viewed User Database Memory Lo...

Page 189: ...es 06 30 97 Version x xx Database Invalid This message indicates that the datacard memory has been corrupted It becomes an old message after being viewed Turn the unit off Pull out the data card and reinsert it If the problem persists contact your dealer or the factory for service Database Invalid Check Data Card Manual Magnetic Variation This message indicates that magnetic variation is on a manu...

Page 190: ...age This message is generated when high or zero battery voltage is detected It becomes an old message after being viewed Battery voltage is checked every 15 seconds The unit must be returned to the factory for service Continued operation is NOT recommended Internal Battery Failure Turn Off Unit Needs Srvc Countdown Timer Expired This message is generated when the Countdown Timer which must have be...

Page 191: ... to monitor the underlying NavAid s A Phase III GPS approach may be conducted even if the underlying NavAid s are not operating Introduction There are three general areas of operation see the diagram on page 9 3 En Route Approach Transition and Approach Active En Route En route operations describe what you do to set up your approach information before you are within 30 nm of destination airport an...

Page 192: ... nm full scale per side The OBS HOLD Annunciator is on steady The ACTIVE annunciator is on steady If the ACTIVE annunciator is not on steady do NOT continue the approach Approach Transition Approach Transition operation begins again when you cross the MAP Decide whether you are going to land or perform a missed approach If you are performing a missed approach procedure press the OBS HOLD annunciat...

Page 193: ...m If the approach data is referenced to any other coordinate system it can result in an unsafe position error The Apollo GX database contains approach information It is very important that the pilot verify that approach data is current prior to use The approach data contained in the Apollo GX does not replace or eliminate the need for Approach Plates or published Approach Procedures Some approach ...

Page 194: ...9 4 Approach Basics GX50 60 ...

Page 195: ...ly back to Approach Transition in the event of a missed approach En Route Operations En route operations describe all operations prior to 30 nm from your destination airport Your Apollo GX is providing en route operation whenever the Approach annunciator light is not on The default CDI sensitivity for en route is 5 0 nm however you may manually select other CDI sensitivities Generally you will sel...

Page 196: ...he desired flight plan is active go to the next section Load Approach Information 2 If the desired flight plan is not displayed turn the LARGE outer knob to display the desired flight plan Route 1 44 2nm Dest Wpt PDX Inactive 3 Press SEL Activate will flash Press ENTER to activate the selected flight plan Route 1 44 2nm Dest Wpt PDX Activate 9 6 Approach Basics GX50 60 SEL FPL ENTER ...

Page 197: ... highlighted on the right side of the display The IAF FAF MAP MAHP and map scale level are shown on the right You can press INFO to view all waypoints for an approach 4 Turn the SMALL knob to display the approach choices When the desired approach is displayed press ENTER 5 Press NAV to return to Navigation mode or MAP to return to Map mode 9 7 Approach Basics GX50 60 SEL ENTER NAV ENTER PDX APPR E...

Page 198: ... Operations Approach Transition will be preceded by Approach Active in the event of a missed approach or a canceled approach Note that there are two methods to enable an approach Enable Approach Method 1 Press ENTER when the Enable Approach prompt is displayed as a message The message will occur when an approach is loaded from the database and the aircraft is 30 nm or less from the destination air...

Page 199: ... 30 nm from Destination Airport 1 At 30 nm from the destination airport the MSG annunciator will flash Press MSG The display will ask if you want to Enable approach Press ENTER to enable the Approach operation The Approach annunciator will light and the CDI sensitivity will automatically scale gradually from 5 nm to 1 nm full scale Press ENTER to Enable Approach 2 The display will verify that you ...

Page 200: ...spended the Active light will flash to indicate that you are about to transition to Approach Active and Approach RAIM Prediction will begin At 2 nm from the FAF the CDI sensitivity will start to gradually scale from 1 0 to 0 3 nm full scale At the FAF CDI sensitivity will be at 0 3 nm full scale 2 When you are near the Final Approach Fix the MSG annunciator will flash and a standard Waypoint Arriv...

Page 201: ...the Approach Active annunciator will come on solid indicating that the Apollo GX is providing approach guidance The active flight plan sequences and the Missed Approach Point MAP becomes the active waypoint Sequencing is now automatically suspended and the OBS HLD annunciator will be on Note Anytime the Apollo GX is in Approach Active Operations the approach may be canceled by pressing the OBS HLD...

Page 202: ...T continue the approach Crossing the Final Approach Fix 1 You are now in Approach Active operation The Approach Active annunciator will light continuously If the Approach Active annunciator is not lighted continuously do NOT continue the approach 2 The OBS HOLD annunciator will light Flight Plan leg sequencing is suspended with the MAP as the current TO waypoint Missed Approach Point MAP 1 The MSG...

Page 203: ... either decide to land or not land The Apollo GX will continue to provide guidance on an extension of your inbound course to the MAP The MAP will remain the active waypoint the TO FROM flag will indicate FROM and the Apollo GX will continue to display navigation data such as bearing and distance relative to the MAP If you have decided not to land you will then follow either the published or altern...

Page 204: ...o navigate to select a new active waypoint If the active waypoint you want is already in your active flight plan the easiest way to select it is to press FPL to enter flight plan mode Turn the SMALL knob until the waypoint you want is shown as the TO side of a flight plan leg Then press DIRECT TO and ENTER to select the waypoint Note If the same waypoint appears in the approach sequence more than ...

Page 205: ...it an approach may be terminated by a single action of the pilot You may want to cancel an active approach to try the approach again choose another approach to proceed to another airport or in response to an Abort Approach message In any case you must follow the appropriate missed approach instructions 1 Press the OBS HLD key to cancel the approach Canceling an approach does the following Sequenci...

Page 206: ... inner knob to display the IAF as the TO waypoint MMV to UBG 2 018 11 6nm arpt iaf 2 Press DIRECT TO and then ENTER to establish a direct course back to the IAF VOR UBG NEWBERG FACIL OR USA 3 Press the DIRECT TO key twice to set a new Desired Track DTK to the selected waypoint This also activates the OBS HLD annunciator so remember to press the OBS HLD annunciator to enable waypoint sequencing whe...

Page 207: ...n the SEL key Turn the SMALL knob to display a flashing Change Approach You may also reach this display from the Nav or Moving Map functions by pressing SEL ACTIVE 82 5nm Appr Arpt SLE Change Approach 2 Press ENTER to change the approach The approach choice will flash 3 Turn the SMALL knob to display the approach choices Note If desired press INFO to display a full list of the approach waypoints P...

Page 208: ...ng DIRECT TO once allows you to select a waypoint that you will navigate Direct To The first character will flash as the Apollo GX is ready for you to select a waypoint to fly Direct To Direct To OBS DTK Pressing DIRECT TO twice allows entry of a desired inbound course to the selected waypoint The default is the current active TO waypoint selection of another waypoint in your flight plan and selec...

Page 209: ...hen operating with Radar vectors and there is the need to intercept an approach course It may also occur when flying a DME ARC to intercept an approach course You cannot manually select a DME ARC as a flight plan leg 1 Press FPL to reach the active leg of your flight plan Then turn the SMALL knob to display the desired leg LGD to BKE 2 146 28 2nm arpt iaf 2 Press ENTER LGD to BKE Press ENTER to Ac...

Page 210: ...bound course to that waypoint See the section about Holding Patterns on page 9 24 for more details on FROM TO waypoints Note If you manually select a leg that you have already passed the Apollo GX will immediately sequence to the next leg In order to keep the Apollo GX from immediately sequencing when such a leg is selected place your flight plan on hold by pressing the OBS HLD key prior to select...

Page 211: ...BS HOLD to suspend sequencing The OBS HLD annunciator will light In the cases shown in the diagram below the Apollo GX will know when a course reversal is required and will automatically suspend sequencing Set Inbound Course 1 Upon crossing the waypoint you will be prompted to set the OBS course Press ENTER to reach the OBS desired track page Press ENTER to set OBS Course NAV MAP to exit 9 21 Appr...

Page 212: ...he inbound course as described previously During the procedure turn press DIR TO twice and then set the inbound course Enable Sequencing As you intercept inbound course the GX50 60 will automatically enable sequencing and notify you with a course intercept message when The Track Angle Error is 45 Cross Track Deviation is 1 nm Procedure Turn at FAF A special condition occurs when a procedure turn i...

Page 213: ...ately if all the conditions exist to allow the approach to go to the active condition RAIM available etc It is important for you to enable sequencing as soon after becoming established inbound as practical when you want the waypoint to become the FAF Note Combined IAF FAF waypoints are identified by the Apollo GX as IFAF waypoint types 9 23 Approach Basics GX50 60 153 º 1 4 6 º OED IFAF 0 1 8 º 1 ...

Page 214: ...ALL and LARGE knobs Set waypoint sequencing to manual Now press ENTER 3 Enter the holding pattern by the most appropriate entry method For example Direct Teardrop or Parallel just as you would enter that holding pattern at a VOR The following example shows holding at the Newburg VOR UBG with 020 inbound selected as the OBS course to UBG 9 24 Approach Basics GX50 60 ENTER OBS HLD WPT SEQ ENTER HIO ...

Page 215: ...ition to Approach Active at the FAF This example shows holding at the FAF SL TURNO for the NDB or GPS Runway 31 Salem McNary Airport SLE Press OBS HLD to release the hold as soon as you intercept the inbound course point A This will allow you as much time as possible for transition to Approach Active operation The waypoint SL TURNO becomes the FAF as soon as the hold is released 9 25 Approach Basi...

Page 216: ... you to the ARC reference point page Verify that the reference waypoint is correct The CDI and map display can be used for guidance along the DME Arc You may also use the Arc Assist page for guidance to fly the arc 1 When you receive notice of the next leg or your flight plan is a DME Arc press ENTER 2 Verify the Reference waypoint is correct if the reference is changed the approach will be unload...

Page 217: ...al approach course When you select the Vector to Final option sequencing is disabled and the OBS Direct To course is set automatically using the course defined by the FAF to MAP path with the FAF set as the TO waypoint A course intercept alert will appear when the Track Angle Error is 45 and the Cross Track Distance is 1 nm and on the TO side of the FAF Sequencing is automatically enabled after in...

Page 218: ...o NOT use the DME location as the start of the approach You may use the DME waypoint as a guide to the start of your approach and as a distance reference point for a step down approach 1 Press DIRECT TO The Waypoint Type will flash Turn the SMALL knob to select the LOC DME waypoint type 2 Turn the LARGE knob clockwise one click The first character of the LOC DME Waypoint Name will flash Turn the S...

Page 219: ...ion of the available satellites Integrity is the ability of the GPS system to detect when its position may not be accurate enough for IFR operations due to bad or false satellite information GPS systems limited to VFR use must meet the exact same accuracy requirements as those authorized for IFR use Systems authorized for IFR use must also have an integrity monitor such as RAIM How Is RAIM Used TS...

Page 220: ...r en route operations 1 0 nm for Terminal operations and 0 3 nm for Approach operations What are En Route Terminal and Approach Operations Approach RAIM or 0 3 nm alarm limit is provided from 2 0 nm inbound to the FAF until you cancel the Approach Active operation usually at the MAP Approach RAIM is provided only if an approach is loaded into your active flight plan and it is enabled Terminal RAIM...

Page 221: ...uch that with an optimal 21 satellites in operation Approach RAIM availability should exceed 95 There are currently at the time this manual was published at least 24 satellites in operation however the Federal Navigation Radio Plan only guarantees that there is at least a 95 probability that 21 will be operational at any given time What Is Baro aiding Baro aiding is used to enhance RAIM availabili...

Page 222: ...llite failure such as a clock failure or it may have been corrupted by some form of signal interference A RAIM alarm will also be accompanied by flagging all navigational displays as invalid If you should ever see a RAIM alarm do not trust the GPS position and revert to other means of navigation as appropriate How Often Do Satellite Failures Occur There is not enough data to provide a good answer ...

Page 223: ...M availability for any waypoint in the database for any selected date and time RAIM Available at SLE arpt 10Nov97 19 42 1 In the NAV function while viewing the RAIM prediction page press SEL The waypoint identifier line will flash RAIM Available Select Waypoint 10Nov97 19 42 2 Turn the SMALL knob to choose between Select Waypoint and Use DEST ETA The Select Waypoint choice allows you to select any...

Page 224: ...information from NOTAMs or NANUs 1 While viewing the RAIM prediction page turn the SMALL knob to the desired satellite PRN PRN01 To Ignore Sat Press SEL 2 Press SEL The hours out of service value will flash Turn the SMALL knob to change a value Turn the LARGE knob to move to the next value PRN01 out 00hrs FR 10Nov97 22 37 TO 10Nov97 22 37 3 Press ENTER when your selection is complete Turn the SMAL...

Page 225: ...us flight plan and then set a new course The following three step method includes 1 clear the current flight plan waypoints 2 select and fly direct to a nearest airport and 3 load an approach for the nearest airport This same procedure except for the approach can also be used for any waypoint type Clear Waypoints 1 Press FPL twice to reach the Flight Plan home page Active 50 2nm Dest Wpt SLE Activ...

Page 226: ...urse AIRPORT CVO CORVALLIS city OR USA Set New Approach 1 Press SEL The Load Approach option will appear Active 0 0nm Dest Wpt CVO Load Approach 2 Press ENTER Now turn the SMALL knob to choose the desired approach 3 Press ENTER You have now set a new approach to the Nearest Airport 9 36 Approach Basics GX50 60 ENTER SEL ENTER NRST ENTER D CVO APPR INNOP iaf ACVOL faf RW17 map SHEDD mahp Scale 19nm...

Page 227: ...ach selection page Step by step directions explaining the approach What you will do Set up a flight plan ending at the approach example airport with the appropriate name Read through the examples and follow along using the Apollo GX simulator Use the examples to learn about approach operations with the Apollo GX Examples included in this section are Straight in to Nampa Idaho Page 9 39 Holding at ...

Page 228: ...Reproduced with permission of JeppesenSanderson Inc Reduced for illustrative purposes 9 38 Approach Examples ...

Page 229: ...t It is probably as simple an approach to fly with the Apollo GX as there is Note It is good planning to always consider what you would do in the event of any equipment failures that may occur during flight operation including your navigation system Always make yourself aware of other available navaids should you need to select an alternate method of navigation 9 39 Approach Examples ...

Page 230: ... message annunciator will flash Press MSG and then ENTER to enable the approach Press ENTER to Enable Approach 2 Select the local Altimeter Setting with the SMALL knob and then press ENTER Press NAV to return to NAV mode Point A Between EMETT and PARMO 1 Fly the segment 2 Verify that the Approach annunciator is on Point B Between PARMO and DEFKI 1 Fly the segment 9 40 Approach Examples ENTER MSG E...

Page 231: ...tion by pressing the OBS HLD key The CDI sensitivity will now gradually scale back to Approach Transition sensitivity 1 0 nm full scale 2 NEMEW will become the TO waypoint The inbound course to NEMEW is already the same as the approach inbound so you do not need to enter it 3 NEMEW is the MAHP and will automatically become a holding waypoint Verify that the OBS HLD annunciator is lighted Point E H...

Page 232: ...9 42 Approach Examples ...

Page 233: ...Reproduced with permission of JeppesenSanderson Inc Reduced for illustrative purposes 9 43 Approach Examples ...

Page 234: ... holding pattern Illustration Points A Inbound to OED from the east B Outbound on the procedure turn C On the procedure turn D Inbound to OED E Between OED and MA14 F Turning right and climbing to 6100 feet G Outbound from OED to enter the holding pattern H Inbound to OED in the holding pattern The simulator does not replicate all procedures exactly After you select a OBS DTK the simulator will im...

Page 235: ...R A OED with the SMALL knob if necessary and press ENTER Turn the SMALL knob to view the waypoint legs Press NAV to view NAV info 30 nm from Medford MFR 1 At 30 nm from your destination MFR the MSG annunciator will light Press MSG At the Enable Approach prompt press ENTER Press ENTER to Enable Approach 2 The Altimeter Setting will flash Turn the SMALL knob to display the local barometric pressure ...

Page 236: ...e pilots are trained to fly the procedure turn by first setting the outbound course Then once the procedure turn is started set the inbound course This method eliminates reverse sensing of the CDI With the Apollo GX when you are prompted to set the OBS course set it to 342 the outbound course Once the procedure turn is started press DIRECT TO twice and set the inbound course to 162 Point C On the ...

Page 237: ...Approach Active annunciators are lighted steady 2 If you wish to cancel Approach Active press OBS HLD Your Apollo GX will then revert to Approach Transition with 1 nm CDI deflection and a 1 nm RAIM alarm limit Point F Choosing not to land at the MAP 1 At the Missed Approach Point if you are not going to land follow your missed approach clearance The MAP will remain active and your Apollo GX will c...

Page 238: ...ing pattern as you would for a VOR with 153 selected on the OBS Point H Inbound to OED in Hold Pattern 1 Once cleared to reshoot the approach and you are established inbound in the holding pattern fly Direct To OED the IFAF 2 Press FPL twice in the Map function press SEL twice to reach your active flight plan 3 Turn the SMALL knob to reach the leg where OED IFAF is the TO waypoint LMT to OED 1 274...

Page 239: ...Reproduced with permission of JeppesenSanderson Inc Reduced for illustrative purposes 9 49 Approach Examples ...

Page 240: ...9 50 Approach Examples ...

Page 241: ...rmo IAF and BO FAF B Between BO FAF and RW10R MAP C Just past RW10R MAP D Turn inbound to BO MAHP E Just past BO MAHP En Route to BOI 1 Create a flight plan named Example3 with the last two waypoints as the Ontario Oregon airport ONO and the Boise Idaho airport BOI 2 Activate the flight plan Press FPL Turn the LARGE knob to display the Example3 flight plan Press SEL and then ENTER Active 43 7nm De...

Page 242: ...ins to scale at 2 nm inbound 2 Verify that the Approach Active annunciator lights at BO Verify that the OBS HLD annunciator is lighted at BO Point B Nearing MAP Fly the final approach and descend to MDA Point C Missed Approach 1 When the decision has been made to execute the published missed approach press OBS HLD The active waypoint will become BO Missed Approach Hold Point The CDI will gradually...

Page 243: ... reach 4200 or when your bearing to BO matches your current heading press DIRECT TO and then ENTER This will establish a new inbound course direct to BO BO NDB USTIK BOISE facil ID USA Point D Inbound to BO Fly inbound on the new direct course to BO The OBS HLD annunciator will remain lighted Point E Missed Approach Hold Point As you pass BO establish the new inbound holding course and enter the h...

Page 244: ...Reproduced with permission of JeppesenSanderson Inc Reduced for illustrative purposes 9 54 Approach Examples ...

Page 245: ...9 55 Approach Examples ...

Page 246: ... the published missed approach instructions and a DME Arc is part of the approach Illustration Points A Approaching MUGGZ IAF B On the DME Arc between MUGGZ and D185O ARC C Inbound between D185O and CF005 APPR D Between CF005 and FF005 FAF E Between FF005 and MA005 MAP F Turning to intercept 165 to MUGGZ G Inbound to MUGGZ MAHP H In the holding pattern at MUGGZ 9 56 Approach Examples 15 DME Arc IA...

Page 247: ...Load the VOR DME A approach to DLS In flight plan mode press SEL The display will flash Load Approach Press ENTER Select VOR DME A MUGGZ with the SMALL knob and press ENTER Point A Near MUGGZ IAF 1 As you approach MUGGZ the IAF you will be prompted that a DME Arc is next Press ENTER to reach the Arc Assist page Arrival MUGGZ DME Next Use ARC Assist ENTER 9 57 Approach Examples ENTER FPL SEL ENTER ...

Page 248: ...p or Nav mode displays to navigate Rght Arc Dtk 098 ref LTG for Rad 188 17 8 Point B On the arc between MUGGZ IAF and D1850 ARC Use the Arc Assist page and your aircraft heading display to navigate to the selected inbound leg The Desired Track DTK is your tangent to the arc on your present radial For the right turn arc in this example there are no other Arc waypoints to identify by radial and dist...

Page 249: ...n the chart by looking at the distances between them on the vertical profile You may want to view the Arc Assist page to show your distance relative to LJT 3 As soon as FF005 the FAF becomes the active waypoint The Approach Active light will begin flashing and the CDI will begin scaling to approach sensitivity as you will be within 2 nm of the FAF when it becomes active 4 As you cross FF005 verify...

Page 250: ...MAHP The CDI will scale back to Approach Transition CDI sensitivity The MAHP MUGGZ will become the active waypoint Use the CDI to intercept the course Point H Holding Pattern Fly the holding pattern Reshoot the Approach If you are going to reshoot the approach from a hold at the IAF select MUGGZ as the IAF in your approach sequence again 1 While holding at MUGGZ MAHP press FPL turn to the leg IMB ...

Page 251: ...section of an active flight plan from SLE to BTG to OLM As you approach the Portland area you are given Radar vectors to the West of your course ATC then tells you Fly heading 360 resume own navigation intercept V287 to OLM then as filed 9 61 Approach Examples ...

Page 252: ...f your flight plan Note that on the second line of each leg page a number appears to indicate the leg number An Asterisk is used after the number of each leg to indicate the active flight plan SLE to BTG 1 001 53 2nm arpt vor Two asterisks after the leg number indicate the active leg of the active flight plan SLE to BTG BTG to OLM 2 331 74 4nm vor vor 2 Turn the SMALL knob until the leg you wish t...

Page 253: ...light plan from Klamath Falls Oregon to Medford Oregon Activate the flight plan and then load an approach Select the VOR DME 14 LANKS approach The main approach waypoints are shown in the list intermediate points are not 9 63 Approach Examples 1 4 6 º 153 º OED FAF 0 1 8 º 1 9 8 º A 1 5 D M E A r c LANKS IAF D15 0 098º D333O ARC OED11 APPR B CF14 APPR MA14 MAP Medford MFR MFR APPR LANKS iaf vOED f...

Page 254: ...o the first waypoint LANKS Point A LANKS to D3330 1 When you arrive at LANKS the MSG key will flash Press MSG to view the message Press ENTER Arrival LANKS Dme Next Use Arc Assist ENTER 2 You will be advised to use the Arc Assist page in NAV mode Verify the proper reference waypoint OED in this case Press ENTER to automatically select the DME Arc Arc Assist ref OED vor Press ENTER SEL The Arc Assi...

Page 255: ...cept OED11 to CF14 to OED to MA14 Flight plan sequencing will operate automatically You will receive arrival messages as you cross each waypoint Press MSG to view the message Press MSG again to return to the previous display MA14 MAP and OED MAHP 1 When you reach the MAP waypoint sequencing will be suspended Land the aircraft 2 If you need to perform a missed approach press OBS HLD to cancel appro...

Page 256: ...et your course to take you through the procedure turn Reset the course for the procedure turn by selecting OED as the reference waypoint for an OBS DTK course of 153 The example also illustrates a procedure turn when the IAF and FAF use the same point IFAF The example uses the VOR DME 14 OED approach Illustration Points Point A Entry into the approach Point B Cross OED IAF and head outbound Point ...

Page 257: ...he OBS page Use the SMALL and LARGE knobs to select 153 and select OED IFAF as the reference waypoint Verify that waypoint sequencing is set to auto Press ENTER to establish an inbound course Note that your CDI will reverse sense while outbound just like a VOR with 153 TO selected on the OBS Also the TO FROM flag will change to TO 3 Point C shows the procedure turn 4 At point D you will receive a ...

Page 258: ... C Continue on a heading of 105 between FF285 and the procedure turn until beyond FF285 Point D Make the procedure turn Point E Intercept the 285 inbound to FF285 1 Point A A heading of 073 inbound to EAT 2 Point B The Apollo GX will anticipate the procedure turn and automatically suspends sequencing Verify that the OBS HLD annunciator is illuminated 9 68 Approach Examples EAT APPR vEAT iaf FF285 ...

Page 259: ...reful when using this waypoint as the Localizer location and the DME location are often in separate locations Also the accuracy of the position of the DME waypoint depends on the accuracy of the information provided in the database Your Apollo GPS will use the DME location as the waypoint Do NOT use the DME location for course guidance You cannot activate an approach to a LOC DME waypoint because ...

Page 260: ... distance display to supplement the DME distance as you reach the BUXOM intersection 1 Prior to intercepting the localizer or before reaching the BUXOM intersection set up your Apollo GPS with IVDG LOC DME as a waypoint 2 Press DIRECT TO Select the IVDG LOC DME waypoint using the LARGE and SMALL knobs and then press ENTER LOC DME IVDG USA 9 70 Approach Examples BUXOM D12 5 IVDG TRAYL D9 1 IVDG BLA...

Page 261: ...ME antenna and the localizer antenna are different ete lIVDG 01 54 0 004 brg 101 5 65nm DME Data from ILS with Procedure Turn This example uses the ILS DME approach to Rwy 21L at Prescott Arizona 1 After reaching the Drake DRK VOR continue to the HUMTY intersection to intercept the outbound localizer course using your Nav receiver for course guidance 2 Before commencing the approach press DIRECT T...

Page 262: ...1 0 points ete vFLG 02 54 0 001 brg 210 8 15nm VOR DME without GPS Overlay This example uses the Portland Oregon VOR DME Rwy 21 approach You arrive at this approach by going from the Battleground BTG VOR to the REENY intersection making a procedure turn and then following the 215 radial to the PDX VOR Use your Nav receiver for course guidance and your Apollo GPS for distance information 1 After re...

Page 263: ...river Oregon VOR DME Rwy 18 Sunriver GPS overlay approach This approach has a GPS overlay So in this case you may use your Apollo GPS for distance information instead of the DME while using the Nav receiver for course guidance 1 Select S21 Sunriver as the destination waypoint 2 Press SELECT and then ENTER to load the approach 3 Fly the approach as you would any other GPS approach The waypoints wil...

Page 264: ...elect the BAL VOR as the destination waypoint 3 Prior to SLOAF start a turn to approximately 064º to intercept the published arc 4 On the Apollo GPS read the bearing to the BAL VOR Adjust the aircraft s bearing so the right wing aligns with the bearing to the VOR In other words 9 74 Approach Examples SLOAF D14 7 IAF CUMBE D14 7 GOVES D14 7 D14 7 D14 7 Diagram for illustration only Do not use for n...

Page 265: ... radial and the missed approach point at the 060 radial 7 To execute the missed approach intercept the 068 radial until reaching 12 nm from BAL as indicated on the Apollo GPS 8 Turn left to intercept the 11 DME arc by planting your right wing on the GPS s bearing and adjusting your turns as necessary to hold the 11 DME arc 9 Dial in the 108 radial on your Nav CDI When the CDI centers you are locat...

Page 266: ...Notes 9 76 Approach Examples ...

Page 267: ...radial and distance from a VOR These waypoints may or may not appear on the approach procedure charts Jeppesen includes the names of many of these waypoints on their approach procedure charts however these names are usually not included on National Ocean Service NOS charts TSO JTSO C129 Overlay TSO C129a JTSO C129a requires the equipment to prompt the pilot to enter the local altimeter setting if ...

Page 268: ...ated In the Wenatchee approach example this waypoint is named FF285 FF285 is the sensor FAF and the inbound course for the approach is 285 FF285 appears on the Jeppesen approach procedure chart but not on the National Ocean Service NOS approach procedure chart for this approach This is especially important to understand when a procedure turn or course reversal is required If you are inbound from t...

Page 269: ...Reproduced with permission of JeppesenSanderson Inc Reduced for illustrative purposes 9 79 Approach Notes ...

Page 270: ...nce from a VOR An example would be the VOR DME RWY 4 approach to North Bend Oregon The IAF at the OTH 164 radial at 14 nm is contained in the Apollo GX database as D164N D for DME 164 for 164 radial and N the 14th letter of the alphabet for 14 nm It is also depicted on Jeppesen approach procedure charts with this name however this name is not found on NOS charts 9 80 Approach Notes ...

Page 271: ...Charts have been reduced for illustrative purposes 9 81 Approach Notes ...

Page 272: ... and turning the SMALL knob to show other information such as leg ETE The FROM TO NEXT page located one click to the left of the home navigation page always shows the waypoint names and types for this two leg window view of your active flight plan Most of the waypoint types for en route waypoints are quite familiar They include ARPT for Airport VOR NDB INT for intersection and USER for a user defi...

Page 273: ...ints may be used more than once the same waypoint could be the IAF the MAP and the MAHP however TSO C129a non precision approaches require that there always be a distinct FAF to MAP leg Intermediate waypoints of type APPR or ARC may be anywhere in the sequence except between the FAF and the MAP The following example uses the VOR DME RWY 12 GPS overlay approach to Baker City Oregon The Apollo GX ha...

Page 274: ...7O 4 118 10 0nm arc appr D297O to CF12 5 119 5 0nm appr appr CF12 to FF12 6 120 6 0nm appr faf FF12 to MA12 7 120 6 0nm faf map MA12 to BKE 8 120 6 0nm map mahp Notice that these waypoints are all depicted on the example Jeppesen Approach plate however only BKE is depicted as such on the NOS plate shown on the following page 9 84 Approach Notes ...

Page 275: ...Reduced for illustrative purposes 9 85 Approach Notes ...

Page 276: ...Charts have been reduced for illustrative purposes 9 86 Approach Notes ...

Page 277: ...aring from the waypoint followed by an Alpha character from A to Z corresponding to the number of miles from 1 to 26 rounded to the nearest whole mile A waypoint on the BKE VOR 272 radial at 25 nm would then be named D272Y as is the IAF in the Baker Oregon approach example above When the distance is greater than 26 miles such as for the Topeka KS VOR DME RWY 3 approach the waypoint is named by usi...

Page 278: ...ourse at that waypoint A missed approach point that corresponds to a RWY 12 approach would then be called MA12 if it is not the runway threshold If the MAP were the runway threshold it would be named RW12 A missed approach point associated with a VOR A approach where there are no published straight in minimums to any runway and where the final approach course is 120 would be named MA120 Bearing an...

Page 279: ...These are most often used for identifying bends in airways that occur at unnamed positions and other en route uses It is unlikely that you will often see this convention used to name any approach waypoints but you will occasionally Phase II GPS Approaches GPS equipment may be used as the primary IFR flight guidance during a non precision approach without actively monitoring the applicable navaid s...

Page 280: ...t as if a supplementary navigation system such as GPS or Loran C may not be available The traditional en route and approach Navaids must be operating and the aircraft must have the required avionics to use for required alternates You may use a supplementary system such as GPS to navigate to an alternate airport You may execute a GPS approach to a required alternate but you must plan for the possib...

Page 281: ...ation is selected Power On Off Turn the Power Volume control clockwise past the OFF detent Volume Turn the Power Volume control clockwise to increase the volume level and counterclockwise to decrease volume SMALL and LARGE Knobs The dual concentric knobs on the right side of the GX60 65 are used to select frequencies or other options The LARGE outer knob is used to change the MHz value in 1 MHz st...

Page 282: ... Standby frequency values in one MHz increments The MHz selection range is between 118 and 136 in one MHz steps 2 Turn the SMALL knob to change the Standby frequency values in 25 kHz increments The kHz selection range is between 000 and 975 kHz in 25 kHz steps Note that only two digits are displayed to the right of the decimal point Turn the LARGE and SMALL knobs clockwise to increase and counterc...

Page 283: ...r activity Press the MON key in the Comm function to listen to the standby frequency A small m is displayed in front of the Standby frequency When the Active frequency receives a signal the unit will switch automatically to the Active frequency The volume and sound quality will be slightly less for the Standby frequency The Active frequency quality is not affected The Frequency Monitor function is...

Page 284: ...tomated Weather Observation System CNTR Area Control Center FSS Flight Service Station UNKN Unknown 1 In the Comm function press RCL to view the Frequency Database The diamond on the right side of the Comm display indicates that more frequencies are available If there are no other frequencies the diamond will not appear 2 Turn the LARGE knob to select the recalled frequency type Nearest Info Desti...

Page 285: ...3a Press ENTER to move the displayed frequency into the Standby frequency position or 3b Press the FLIP FLOP key to move it into the Active position 10 5 Comm Radio Operation ...

Page 286: ... FROM Frequencies You can access up to 15 airport frequencies referenced to your TO and FROM waypoints Turn the SMALL knob to view the frequencies Press the internal or external FLIP FLOP key to load the displayed frequency into the Active frequency Press the ENTER key to load it into the Standby frequency Auto Stored Frequencies Auto The GX60 65 keeps track of the last ten Active frequencies and ...

Page 287: ...ically dropped off the list Duplicate frequencies are not stored 1 Press MEM to store the Standby frequency 2 Press RCL and then turn the LARGE knob to view the last stored User frequency 5 Turn the SMALL knob to view the other User stored frequencies Weather Channels The standard weather channels are stored in the memory of the GX60 65 Weather channels are not available in all databases You canno...

Page 288: ... memory 2 Press the FLIP FLOP key to load the Emergency Channel into the Active frequency or press ENTER to load it into the Standby frequency Intercom Function When two headphone and microphone jacks are connected to the GX60 65 these headsets can be used as a voice activated intercom When you select the Intercom function with the installed selector switch the intercom function is enabled The Vol...

Page 289: ...vides system level details about the operation of the Comm radio function Information includes software version rf signal strength audio noise level side tone adjustment intercom squelch and headphone level Press SYS and then turn the LARGE knob to reach the Comm Radio Information page Press ENTER COMM Info Press ENTER 10 9 Comm Radio Operation RF Signal Level Noise Level Intercom Level Sidetone L...

Page 290: ...higher number indicates more noise Noise Level 119 10 087 Intercom Squelch Level Adjustment The Intercom Squelch Level Adjustment pages are used to display and adjust the Intercom Squelch level to match the sensitivity for your system and personal needs You may set the levels individually for Mic 1 and Mic 2 The range is from 0 to 127 with the higher number being more sensitive A low value allows ...

Page 291: ...Mic 1 and Mic 2 2 Press SEL and then turn the SMALL knob to select your choice Press ENTER to activate the selection Intercom Level The Intercom Level page allows you to control the noise sound listening level A low value allows less noise sound through the intercom for listening A higher value increases noise sound allowed through the intercom 1 In the Comm Radio Information function turn the LAR...

Page 292: ...ENTER to activate the desired level Sidetone Level 128 Headphone Level Adjustment The Headphone Output Level volume can be set on this page to override the use of the volume knob This value affects the volume for listening If the value is set to 000 volume is then controlled by the volume knob 1 In the Comm Radio Information function turn the LARGE knob to view the Headphone Level Adjustment page ...

Page 293: ...Only Press the COM key during the startup sequence to enable immediate use of the Comm function in the GX60 65 Comm Radio Test GX60 65 In the GX60 65 if the Comm software fails the following message will be displayed You must then have the unit serviced before you can use it COM radio FAILURE Service Now If your Apollo GX suffers both EEPROM and RAM failure you must reset the unit type Select the ...

Page 294: ...er operation Note In the event of an emergency you may press the ENTER key to bypass the tests IFR navigation is NOT valid if you bypass the tests Memory tests are preceded by the following two second display Starting Memory Tests Software Memory Test This is a checksum test of the code memory region The following screen is displayed for the duration of this test Software Test In Progress Please W...

Page 295: ...t If the checksums do not match the User waypoint is deleted If this occurs any flight plan which references this user waypoint is also deleted In addition User comment checksums exist for each user defined waypoint comment The comment is deleted if the calculated checksum does not match the saved checksum The following message is then displayed until you press ENTER User Database Memory Failure P...

Page 296: ...base checksum stored on the database card with the calculated database checksum Since this test may take several seconds to complete the following screen is displayed until the test is completed Database Test In Progress Please Wait If the checksum test passes the next screen is displayed for two seconds Database Test Passed Failure to pass the database checksum test indicates that memory in the d...

Page 297: ...tion is stored in memory and need not be entered again If you move about three hundred miles without the Apollo GX turned on and tracking its position reenter the seed position Entering a Seed Position After the start up tests you will always have the choice of entering a Seed Position The Seed Position is a starting reference point so the GPS receiver knows what satellites to look for If a Seed P...

Page 298: ...erence Waypoint or turn the LARGE knob to change to Lat Lon Reference Position Use the appropriate following description Change Reference Waypoint or Change Lat Lon Reference Position Change Reference Waypoint 1 Press ENTER The waypoint type will flash Turn the SMALL knob to select the waypoint type AIRPORT PDX PORTLAND CITY OR USA 2 Turn the LARGE knob to clockwise cw one click so the first chara...

Page 299: ... Reference Position Lat Lon will flash Ppos 44 54 46N 122 59 69W Ref Wpt Chg 2 Change the character with the SMALL knob Turn the LARGE knob to move to each character of the Lat Lon position and change it with the SMALL knob Ppos 44 54 46N 122 59 69W 3 Enter the Lat Lon position then press ENTER 11 7 Start Up Displays ENTER ENTER AIRPORT SALEM CITY OR USA SLE Waypoint Type Airport shown here Waypoi...

Page 300: ...I Output Tests The CDI Course Deviation Indicator outputs are tested first Each of the following displays is shown for two seconds during which the external CDI needle should be driven as indicated by the display which is up to the user to verify CDI Tests CDI Full Right CDI tests and display screens are provided for CDI Full Right CDI Half Right CDI Centered CDI Full Left and CDI Half Left TO FRO...

Page 301: ...he display which is up to the user to verify GX55 NAV VALID FLAG Flagged GX50 and GX60 65 NAV VALID FLAG and SUPER FLAG Flagged Nav Valid and Super Flag tests and display screens are provided for the Flagged and Not Flagged conditions VDI Output Tests GX50 and GX60 only VDI Vertical Deviation Indicator outputs are tested next Each of the following displays is shown for two seconds during which the...

Page 302: ...d VDI Valid and Super Flag tests and display screens are provided for the Flagged and Not Flagged conditions External Annunciator Lamp Tests The external lamp outputs are tested next The external lamps which are driven by the Apollo GX GPS Navigation Equipment include the message lamp VFR lamp parallel track lamp approach lamp Approach Active GX50 60 and OBS Hold GX50 60 The lamps are all flashed ...

Page 303: ...t is properly tracking visible satellites before you fly The Apollo GX requires signals from at least four satellites to calculate a 3D position fix Lat Lon and GPS altitude More details are available in the GPS Sensor part of the System section of this manual see page 17 1 Press SYS and turn the LARGE knob to display the GPS Sensor function Press ENTER Gps Sensor Press ENTER 2 The GPS Health page...

Page 304: ... is searching for the satellite After locking onto the satellite signal the status will display as DATA SV16 Status SRCH ele 11 Sig 000 Azimuth 039 SV24 Status DATA ele 74 Sig 123 Azimuth 132 Note The GPS antenna must be able to see each satellite it is tracking If a satellite is shaded by the wing or fuselage during a turn it may temporarily lose track of that satellite If this happens or if the ...

Page 305: ...mulated GPS sensor to provide position altitude speed and course information As no external sensors are connected while the simulation is running no information is displayed about external sensors The simulated altitude and speed does not change while the Flight Simulator is running The Apollo GX uses the position of the first FROM waypoint in the Active flight plan as the initial position and sim...

Page 306: ...y may be purchased at an electronics or auto supply retailer Note Operation of the GX60 65 transmitter is not permitted in a residential or industrial environment without an appropriate FCC license Operation of the GX50 60 with a serial port connected to a computer is not currently authorized under FCC part 15 regulations 4 Replace your GX into the tube carefully Position the cam lock as shown bel...

Page 307: ...will then show that it is ready to start the Flight Simulator Flight Simulator NOT FOR FLIGHT Press SEL 3 Press SEL to start the Flight Simulator The default ground speed and altitude will be displayed The ground speed value will flash Turn the SMALL knob to display the desired ground speed Speed values are changed in 10 kt increments Simulator Setups Gr Speed 100kts Altitude 1000ft 4 Turn the LAR...

Page 308: ... activating flight plans entering Direct To courses and inserting deleting changing waypoints in the Active flight plan The simulator is also useful for planning purposes you may create and edit flight plans in the comfort of your office or home Changes made to flight plans and waypoints while the simulator is running are retained when the Apollo GX is reinstalled in the aircraft Note The simulato...

Page 309: ...forts to resolve the problem fail contact your dealer or the factory weekdays from 8 00 A M until 5 00 P M Pacific time for technical assistance The II Morrow technical service staff will gladly assist you Please have the following information ready System configuration products antennas mounting locations etc Model No part number and serial number Software versions Description of the problem Effo...

Page 310: ...e item The lithium battery must be replaced by the factory an authorized dealer or service center If You Have A Problem Please read the instructions again for the desired function If You Are Unable To Correct The Problem Record as much information as possible such as where and when the problem occurred symptoms and your actions Record the position sensor data displayed in SYS mode for ALL satellit...

Page 311: ...interference sources Contact your dealer or II Morrow tech support MSG light stays on after power on Displayed message is IN USE SENSOR CANNOT COMPUTE Lat Lon The In Use position sensor is not able to calculate a position Check for obstructions and connections to the antenna The GPS engine may need to be reset No User waypoints show up on the Map display or the Nearest waypoint list Runway Limits ...

Page 312: ...e enter seed position Bearing distance values appear to be wrong A mistake may have been made in entering the Lat Lon position for a User waypoint or the wrong waypoint was selected Verify that the position of the User waypoint is accurate Check the FROM and TO waypoints Wrong bearing and track values Incorrect magnetic variation entered Check Magnetic Var option select Automatic or enter correct ...

Page 313: ... fix information for military applications In recent years commercial applications for the information provided by this system have steadily increased in the civilian sector Some of the more popular civilian uses of the system include surveying and position fix data recording for civil engineering applications and a broad range of marine aviation and terrestrial navigation applications While orbit...

Page 314: ...for national security the U S Department of Defense introduces constantly changing errors to the transmitted satellite data to degrade the accuracy of the system Called Selective Availability this practice limits GPS position fix accuracy to about 100 meters although the relative position of the satellites to one another their elevation above the horizon and other factors can also affect accuracy ...

Page 315: ...ceding flight plan leg is described as an arc to this waypoint An ARC waypoint may follow another ARC waypoint ATC Ring On the map display an artificial ring five nm in diameter is drawn around airports that have a control tower Automatic Terminal Information Service ATIS Recorded information about weather and other conditions at an airport periodically updated when conditions change Autonav The f...

Page 316: ...applied to GPS position fix accuracy the radius of a circle inside of which there exists a 50 percent chance of being located CNTR Area Control Center frequency Constellation A group of stars or objects such as GPS satellites in the heavens Coordinates Values for latitude and longitude that describe a geographical point on the surface of the earth Course The planned direction of travel in a horizo...

Page 317: ...e away from your intended course CTAF Common Traffic Advisory Frequency D Database A collection of data structured in such a way as to allow quick and convenient access to any particular record or records The Apollo GX contains a built in database of waypoints and waypoint information Users may add waypoints to this database Declination The difference between True North and Magnetic North A magnet...

Page 318: ...poor Also called Precision Dilution of Precision or PDOP Direct To The function or procedure that directs you from your present position to the designated TO waypoint Distance A measure of interval in space Also referred to as range DME Distance Measuring Equipment Drift Displacement from the intended course of travel E Elevation The angle of a GPS satellite above the horizon Emergency Search The ...

Page 319: ...apsed time in hours and minutes 00 00 to 99 59 from departure If the Flight Timer is not started the value will be replaced with dashes The Flight Timer options are set in the System Functions see page 7 8 Flight Plan A series of two or more waypoints FSS Flight Service Station G GDOP Geometric Dilution of Precision The relationship between errors in receiver position and time and in satellite ran...

Page 320: ...r may consist of numbers and alpha characters up to six in length For example the airport identifier for Los Angeles International Airport is LAX IFAF Initial and Final Approach fix A combined Initial and Final approach Fix with no intermediate waypoints IFR Instrument Flight Rules Intersection INT A point defined by any combination of courses radials or bearings of two or more navigational aids K...

Page 321: ...ther east or west These degrees must be added to or subtracted from the true course to get the magnetic course Easterly variations are deducted and westerly variations are added The Apollo GX automatically sets magnetic variation to 0 degrees at positions above 70 degrees north or south latitude See Declination MAHP Missed Approach Hold Point MAP Missed Approach Point Map Datum A mathematical mode...

Page 322: ... low frequency medium frequency navigation aid sending non directional signals that can be used for navigation O OBS Omni Bearing Selector P Parallel Track Offset A course that is parallel to the designated course but offset to the right or left by a given distance PDOP Position Dilution of Precision See Dilution of Precision PRN GPS satellite Pseudo Random Numbers are used to uniquely identify sa...

Page 323: ...rrent ground speed is more than 5 knots RW Runway Fix A code appended to a waypoint in the database that may not appear on a published map S Second 1 60th of a minute of a degree Seed Position A latitude and longitude position fix approximately equal to the current position that the Apollo GX uses to determine the location of available satellites from which signals may be received Selective Availa...

Page 324: ...or in reference to the current Track True North Geographic north at the earth s north pole Tower TWR Airport tower communication frequency U UNICOM The radio frequencies assigned to aeronautical advisory stations for communication with aircraft Unicoms may provide such airport information as active runway wind direction and velocity and other conditions of importance to pilots UTC Universal Time C...

Page 325: ...s wide in longitude V VFR Visual Flight Rules VOR Very High Frequency Omni directional range A navigational aid that transmits signals such that a receiver can indicate its current radial or bearing from the transmitter VHF Very High Frequency The range of frequencies between 30 and 300 MHz VNAV Vertical Navigation See Altitude Assist W Waypoint A navigation fix used in area navigation and defined...

Page 326: ...Notes 15 12 Glossary ...

Page 327: ... 5 Examples 9 37 9 76 Final Approach Fix 9 10 Initial Approach Fix 9 10 Load 6 22 Load approach 9 7 Load destination 9 6 Missed Approach Point 9 12 Notes 9 77 9 90 Phase II GPS 9 89 Phase III 9 90 Procedure 9 5 Repeat 9 16 Select different 9 17 Transition 9 2 Unload 6 22 Waypoint info 5 8 Waypoints 9 77 Wpt arrival 9 2 Approach operation 9 30 APT smart key 1 6 Arc assist 3 23 Arc Assist 3 24 Arriv...

Page 328: ...urrse intercept 8 10 Create User waypoint 4 29 Creeping Line Pattern 4 23 Cross track distance 3 6 Crossing FAF 9 12 Current time 2 1 Customizing Nav pages 7 2 D Database 5 1 5 16 Database expired 8 13 Database invalid 8 13 Database message 11 5 Database test 11 4 Datacard 5 16 Date and Time 7 11 Delete flight plan 6 18 Density altitude 7 21 Descent rate 3 17 Description Cross track distance 3 6 M...

Page 329: ...omments 6 23 Continue 6 21 Copy plan 6 16 Creating 2 8 6 2 Delete plan 6 18 Deleting legs 6 12 Editing 6 10 6 11 Estimate ground speed 6 16 Estimated fuel flow 6 17 Hold 6 18 Inserting legs 6 11 Leg info 6 6 Manual leg 6 9 Manual leg select 9 19 Memory failure 8 12 11 3 New waypoint 3 33 Options 6 14 Pages 6 1 Reactivate 6 15 Rename 6 15 Rev activate 6 15 Reverse flight plan 6 17 Saving Active pla...

Page 330: ...To wpt 8 11 Holding patterns 6 19 9 24 9 25 HSI 3 17 I IAF 9 10 IFR output tests 11 8 II Morrow 13 1 ILS runway 5 6 Indicated air speed 7 21 Info 3 14 5 1 5 5 6 23 8 3 Info 28 37 40 60 62 98 10 6 INSIDE 8 4 INT smart key 1 6 Intercom 10 8 Intercom level 10 11 Intercom squelch 10 10 Intersection info 5 2 K Key 1 4 APT 1 6 Database 1 5 Direct To 1 5 Flight Plan 1 5 Hard 1 iv Info 1 4 INT 1 6 List 1 ...

Page 331: ...oint 9 12 Monitor frequency 10 3 Moving map 2 10 Setup 2 10 Moving Map 2 10 4 1 4 32 Controls 4 2 Full screen 4 1 Idents 4 6 Map Nav info 4 3 Orientation 4 5 Route line 4 4 Scale 4 3 Setup 4 4 Multiple facilities 5 4 See alsoDuplicate names N Nav page choices 7 5 Nav superflag tests 11 9 Nav Valid flag tests 11 9 Navigation 3 1 7 1 Displays 3 1 Empty To waypoint 8 4 Home page 3 1 Pages 3 3 7 4 Pro...

Page 332: ...ine 4 4 Route line key 4 4 RTE key 1 7 4 4 Runway info 5 7 Runway length 3 12 5 11 Runway limits 3 12 Runway surface 3 13 S Save active flight plan 6 24 Scan 4 3 Scan key 1 7 Search and Rescue 4 14 Basic Grid 4 16 4 18 Create user waypoint 4 29 Creeping Line Pattern 4 23 Expanding Square 4 26 Grid Line Display 4 15 Map Setup 4 16 Mark position 4 28 Parallel Line Pattern 4 21 Sectional Chart Grid 4...

Page 333: ...Type 4 15 User database memory failure 11 3 User frequency 10 7 User waypoint Create 5 9 5 10 Delete 5 12 Information 5 3 Modify 5 13 User waypoint info 5 3 User Wpt Update position 5 12 USR smart key 1 6 UTC time 3 9 11 5 UTM 7 4 V VDI 3 17 VDI flag tests 11 10 VDI output tests 11 9 Vector to Final 9 27 Vertical deviation 3 17 VNAV 3 14 Volume knob 1 3 VOR Info 3 39 5 2 VOR smart key 1 6 W Waypoi...

Page 334: ...Type 1 6 4 6 Update User 5 12 User info 5 3 VOR info 5 2 Waypoint alert 8 10 Weather channel 10 7 Web Page 1 ii Wind direction 7 22 Wind speed 7 22 X XIT key 1 8 16 8 Index ...

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