Garmin gnc 420 User Guide
GNC 420/420A Pilot’s Guide and Reference
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SECTION 5
FLIGHT PLANS
SECTION 5: FLIGHT PLANS
The GNC 420 lets the pilot create up to 20 different
flight plans, with up to 31 waypoints in each flight plan.
The Flight Plan Page Group consists of two pages (Active
Flight Plan Page, Figure 5-1, and Flight Plan Catalog Page,
Figure 5-2), accessed by pressing the FPL Key. The flight
plan pages allow the pilot to create, edit, and copy flight
plans.
The Flight Plan Page Group consists of two pages (Active
Flight Plan Page, Figure 5-1, and Flight Plan Catalog Page,
Figure 5-2), accessed by pressing the FPL Key. The flight
plan pages allow the pilot to create, edit, and copy flight
plans.
Current Page
Figure 5-1 Active Flight Plan Page
Current Page
Figure 5-2 Flight Plan Catalog Page
5.1 FLIGHT PLAN CATALOG PAGE
The Flight Plan Catalog Page (Figure 5-1) allows
the pilot to create, edit, activate, delete, and copy flight
plans. Flight plans numbered from 1 through 19 are
used to save flight plans for future use. ‘Flight plan 00’
is reserved exclusively for the flight plan currently in use
for navigation. Any time the pilot activates a flight plan, a
copy of the flight plan is automatically transferred to ‘flight
plan 00’, overwriting any previously active flight plan.
plans. Flight plans numbered from 1 through 19 are
used to save flight plans for future use. ‘Flight plan 00’
is reserved exclusively for the flight plan currently in use
for navigation. Any time the pilot activates a flight plan, a
copy of the flight plan is automatically transferred to ‘flight
plan 00’, overwriting any previously active flight plan.
Creating a new flight plan:
1) Press the FPL Key and turn the small right
knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog Page
(Figure 5-2).
(Figure 5-2).
2) Press the MENU Key to display the Flight Plan
Catalog Page Menu (Figure 5-3).
Figure 5-3 Flight Plan Catalog Page Menu
3) Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Create
New Flight Plan?’ and press the ENT Key.