GNC 420(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference
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SECTION 4
DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION
190-00140-20 Rev. K
Selecting a Destination by Facility Name or
City
In addition to selecting a destination by identifier, the
Select Direct-to Waypoint Page (Figure 4-4) also allows the
pilot to select airports,
VORs, and NDBs by facility name
or city location. If duplicate entries exist for the entered
facility name or city, additional entries may be viewed
by continuing to turn the small
right
knob during the
selection process. See Section 7.1, Duplicate Waypoints
for more information.
Identifier, Symbol,
and Region
Facility Name
Flight Plan
Field
Nearest Airport
Field
City
Figure 4-4 Select Direct-to Waypoint Page
Selecting a direct-to destination by facility
name or city:
1) Press the
Direct-to
Key. The Select Direct-to
Waypoint Page appears, with the waypoint
identifier field highlighted.
2) Turn the large
right
knob to highlight the
facility name (second line) or the city (third
line) field.
3) Use the small and large
right
knobs to enter
the facility name or city location of the desired
destination waypoint (Figure 4-5). When
spelling the facility name or city, the GNC 420’s
Spell’N’Find feature selects the first entry in the
database based upon the characters entered
up to that point.
Figure 4-5 Facility Name Selected
4) Continue turning the small
right
knob to scroll
through any additional database listings for the
selected facility name or city. The pilot can also
scroll backwards with the small
right
knob if
the desired waypoint has been scrolled past.
5) Press the
ENT
Key to confirm the selected
waypoint, and press the
ENT
Key again to
activate the direct-to function.
Selecting a Destination from the Active Flight
Plan
When navigating an active flight plan, any waypoint
contained in the flight plan may be selected as a direct-to
destination from the Select Direct-to Waypoint Page. See
Section 5, for more information on flight plans.
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