Garmin GPS 500, Quick Reference

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To Create a New Flight Plan

1. Press 

FPL

 and rotate the 

small right

knob

 to display the Flight Plan Catalog.

2. Press 

MENU

 to display the Flight Plan

Catalog options.

3. Rotate the 

large right knob

 to

highlight “Create New Flight Plan?” and
press

ENT

.

4. A blank flight plan page will appear for the

first empty storage location.  Use the

small

 and 

large right knobs

 to enter

the identifier of the departure waypoint
and press 

ENT

.

5. Repeat step #4 above to enter the identifier for each additional flight plan

waypoint.

6. Once all waypoints have been entered, press the 

small right knob

 to

return to the Flight Plan Catalog.

To Navigate a Flight Plan

1. Press 

FPL

 and rotate the 

small right

knob

 to display the Flight Plan Catalog.

2. Press the 

small right knob

 to activate

the cursor.

3. Rotate the 

large right knob

 to highlight

the desired flight plan and press 

MENU

 to display the Flight Plan Catalog

options.

4. Rotate the 

large right knob

 to highlight “Activate Flight Plan?” and

press

ENT

.

To Stop Navigating a Flight Plan

1. Press 

FPL

.  The Active Flight Plan page will

appear.

2. Press 

MENU

 to display the Active Flight

Plan options.

3. Rotate the 

large right knob

 to highlight

“Delete Flight Plan?” and press 

ENT

.

4. Press 

ENT

again to confirm.

To Edit a Flight Plan

1. Press 

FPL

 and rotate the 

small right knob

 to display the Flight Plan

Catalog.

2. Press the 

small right knob

 to activate the cursor.

3. Rotate the 

large right knob

 to highlight the desired flight plan and

press

ENT

.

4. To add a waypoint to the flight plan: Rotate the 

large right knob

 to

select the point where you wish to add the new waypoint.  (If an existing
waypoint is highlighted, the new waypoint will be placed directly in front of
this waypoint.)  Use the 

small

 and 

large right knobs

 to enter the

identifier of the new waypoint and press 

ENT

.

5. To delete a waypoint from the flight plan: Rotate the 

large right knob

 to

select the waypoint you wish to delete and press 

CLR

 to display a “remove

waypoint” confirmation window.  With “Yes?” highlighted, press 

ENT

 to

remove the waypoint.

6. Once all changes have been made, press the 

small right knob

 to return

to the Flight Plan Catalog.

Flight Plans