Garmin aera 795/796 Pilot’s Guide
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Overview
OverviewGPS NavigationFlight PlanningHazard AvoidanceAdditional FeaturesAppendicesIndex
MAP PANNING
Map panning allows the pilot to:
•Viewpartsofthemapoutsidethedisplayedrangewithoutadjustingthemap
range
•Highlightandselectlocationsonthemap
•Reviewinformationforaselectedairport,NAVAIDoruserwaypoint
•Designatelocationsforuseinightplanning
•Viewairspaceandairwayinformation
When the panning function is selected by touching anywhere on the Map, the Map
Pointer is displayed. An Information Window also appears at the bottom of the map
display showing the the bearing, distance and time to the pointer from the aircraft’s
present position, the elevation of the land at the position of the pointer, or the object’s
(airports, obstacles, etc) elevation, if known.
When the Map Pointer is over a map feature, the map feature is highlighted, an
information box appears on the map, and the highlighted map feature is displayed on
the Map Feature Button (even if the name was not originally displayed on the map).
Touching the Map Feature Button displays additional information for the
highlighted map feature. If multiple features are present at the Map Pointer position,
green arrows will appear on the Map Feature Button. Touching the
will cycle
through the list of map features present at that position.
Map Panning (Navigation Map)
Lat/Lon at the
Pointer Location
Bearing to
the Pointer
from the
Aircraft's
Present
Position
Distance to the Pointer
from the Aircraft's Present
Position
Elevation at
the Pointer
Location
Time En Route to the
Pointer from the Aircraft's
Present Position
Map
Feature
Button
Green Arrow Indicat-
ing Multiple Features
are Present at the
Map Pointer Location
Information Box
