Garmin GPSMAP 296 User Manual

The Aircraft tab is divided into two sub tabs: Aircraft Profile and 

Weight & Balance. 

1.  Press 

MENU twice to open the Main Menu. 

2.  Highlight 

Aircraft from the vertical list of tabs.

3.  Press the 

ROCKER right or left to highlight either the 

Aircraft Profile tab or the Weight & Balance tab from the 

top of the screen. 

The Aircraft Profile tab allows you to profile cruising speed, 

maximum speed, fuel flow, and map symbol. The unit can save up to 

10 aircraft profiles. 

Cruising speed and fuel flow are used as default settings when 

viewing trip planning information on the Route Review Page. The 

maximum speed is used to define the range for airspeed on the Panel 

Page and is automatically updated if you exceed this figure. 

1.   From the Aircraft Profile tab, use the 

ROCKER to highlight 

the on-screen 

New button, and press ENTER.

2.  Highlight the 

Current Aircraft field, and press ENTER. Or, 

highlight the 

Rename button, and press ENTER.

3.  Use the 

ROCKER to ENTER the aircraft tail number (or other 

identifying information) in the 

Current Aircraft field. Press 

ENTER when finished.

4.  Use the 

ROCKER to enter information for the cruising and 

maximum speeds for your aircraft, your aircraft’s fuel flow, 

and the symbol for your aircraft. 

  Select a symbol for your aircraft to change the data fields on 

the Panel Page and the map symbol. 

1.   From the Aircraft Profile tab, use the 

ROCKER to highlight 

the 

Current Aircraft field, and press ENTER.

2.  Use the 

ROCKER to select the aircraft profile, and press 

ENTER.

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