Garmin 530(A) GPS Receiver User Manual


 
GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference
190-00181-00 Rev. H
SECTION 16 – MESSAGES,
ABBREVIATIONS, & NAV TERMS
16-12
16.3 NAVIGATION TERMS
The following navigation terms are used on the GNS
530 and in this Pilot’s Guide. Refer to Figures 15-1 and
15-2 for graphic representation of navigation terms.
WPT 1
XTK
NORTH
WPT 2
BRG
GS
DIS
AIRPLANE
DTK
TRK
Figure 15-1 Illustrated NAV Terms
VERTICAL NAVIGATION PROFILE
VERTICAL SPEED REQUIRED
DISTANCE TO TARGET
TIME AND DISTANCE
TO PROFILE
TARGET ALTITUDE
AND POSITION
AIRPORT
CURRENT ALTITUDE
AND POSITION
Vertical
Navigation
Figure 15-2 Illustrated Vertical NAV Terms
ALT (altitude) - Height above mean sea level
(MSL).
BRG (bearing) - The compass direction from the
present position to a destination waypoint.
CAS (calibrated airspeed) - Indicated airspeed
corrected for instrument errors.
CTS (course to steer) - The recommended
direction to steer in order to reduce course error
or stay on course. Provides the most efcient
heading to get back to the desired course and
proceed along the flight plan.
CUM (cumulative) - The total of all legs in a
ight plan (such as ‘cumulative distance’).
DIS (distance) - The ‘great circle’ distance from
the present position to a destination waypoint.
DOP (dilution of precision) - A measure of
satellite geometry quality on a scale of one to ten
(lowest numbers are best, highest numbers are
worst).
DTK (desired track) - The desired course
between the active ‘from’ and ‘to’ waypoints.
EFF (efficiency) - A measure of fuel
consumption, expressed in distance per fuel units
(e.g., nautical miles per gallon).
ENDUR (endurance) - Flight endurance, or total
available flight time based upon available fuel.
EPE (estimated position error) - A measure of
satellite geometry quality and additional factors,
expressed as a horizontal position error in feet or
meters.
ESA (enroute safe altitude) - The
recommended minimum altitude within ten miles,
left or right, of the desired course on an active
flight plan or direct-to.