Apollo 55 User Manual

Finding a

Nearest

Waypoint

When you press the

NRST

key, your Apollo GX will

search for the nearest 20 waypoints within 600 nm for
each waypoint type. You can also be selective about
the runway length, lighting, and surface type. See
Setting Runway Limits on page 12.

1. Press the

NRST

key. The Nearest Waypoint

function is displayed with the distance and bearing
from your present position to the indicated
waypoint.

Near

1 to PPos

SLE

AIRPORT

Brg 352°½

5.4nm

2. Turn the

LARGE

knob to view the different

waypoint types.

Near

1 to PPos

UBG

VOR

Brg 344°½ 26.6nm

3. Turn the

SMALL

knob to view the 20 nearest

waypoints.

Near

2 to PPos

CVO

VOR

Brg 189°² 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 time you want
to insert a waypoint. For instance, if you
press

NRST

and look at PDX, the next time

you want to insert a waypoint into a flight
plan, PDX will show first.

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Getting Started

NRST

ENTER