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Nearest Airspaces

6.  Press COM or VLOC flip-flop key, as appropri-

ate, to activate the selected frequency. 

7.  Press  the  small  right  knob  to  remove  the 

flashing cursor. 

Nearest Airspace Page

The last page in the NRST group, the Nearest Air-

space Page, alerts you to as many as nine controlled or 
special use airspaces near or in your flight path. Alerts 
are provided according to the following conditions: 

•  If your projected course will take you inside 

an airspace within the next ten minutes, the 
alert message “Airspace ahead -- less than 10 
minutes” appears. The Nearest Airspace Page 
shows the airspace as “Ahead”. 

•  If you are within two nautical miles of an 

airspace and your current course will take you 
inside, the message “Airspace near and ahead” 
appears. The Nearest Airspace Page shows the 
airspace as “Ahead < 2nm”. 

•  If you are within two nautical miles of an 

airspace and your current course will not take 
you inside, the message “Near airspace less 
than 2nm” appears. The Nearest Airspace Page 
shows “Within 2nm of airspace”. 

•  If you have entered an airspace, the message 

“Inside Airspace” appears. The Nearest Air-
space Page shows “Inside of airspace”. 

Note that the airspace alerts are based on three-

dimensional data (latitude, longitude and altitude) to 
avoid nuisance alerts. The alert boundaries for con-