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Section 4
Nearest Waypoints
The GNC 250XL’s
T
key provides detailed information on the nine nearest airports,
VORs, NDBs, intersections and user waypoints within 200 nm of your current position.
In addition, it will display the two nearest Flight Service Station (FSS) and center
(ARTCC/FIR) points of communication, plus alert you to any Special Use Airspace (SUA)
you may be in or near. The
T
key can be used in conjunction with the GNC 250XL’s
direct-to function to quickly set a course to a nearby facility in case of an in-flight emer-
gency.
To view the nearest waypoint information:
1. Press
T
.
This will display the nearest airport to your present position, subject to the runway
surface type and minimum runway length selected (see page 79).
To scroll through the next eight nearest airports, rotate
K
.
You may examine both the communication frequencies and the runway information
directly from the nearest airport page. You may also place the displayed frequency into
the standby field by pressing
E
from the nearest airport page.
To view more comm/runway information:
1. Press
C
twice and rotate
O
to highlight the comm field or the runway field.
2. Rotate
K
to scroll through more information, if available.
To perform a direct-to on any of the nearest waypoint pages:
1. Press
D
. The waypoint confirmation page will appear.
2. Press
E
to accept the waypoint or
\
to cancel.
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Nearest airport with other frequency information.
If an airport has multiple frequencies available,
they may be quickly viewed without activating
the cursor by pressing the \ key repeatedly.
SECTION
4
NRST KEY
Overview
Nearest FSS page. To view additional frequencies
(if available), highlight the frequency and rotate
the O knob.
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