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You will now notice that the vertical speed field has been calculated, based on
your present speed. If you desire a more rapid climb or descent:
8. Use
K
and
O
to enter the new desired vertical speed, or press E to accept the
calculated value.
9. Press
E
to activate the vertical navigation function.
If you enter a greater value, the GNC 300 will display the elapsed time before the
maneuver is to begin. When the countdown reaches 15 seconds, you will be informed with
the message ‘Start altitude chng’. The VNAV function will automatically be cancelled if the
active direct-to or route is changed in any way, and you will be informed with a ‘VNAV
cancelled’ message.
The GNC 300 will allow you to create up to nine checklists with 30 items each to
remind you of repetitive tasks that can be called up at any time for review. The checklist
feature is useful for creating pre-flight checklists, landing checklists, emergency proce-
dures, etc. Each name or function can have up to 16 characters each.
To create a checklist:
1. Press
N
and rotate
O
until NAV Menu 1 is displayed.
2. Press
C
twice and rotate
O
until ‘Chklist?’ is highlighted. Press
E
.
3. Press
C
and use
O
to highlight the checklist number you would like to create or edit.
Press
E
.
4. Use
K
and
O
to enter the title of the checklist. Press
E.
This will display the checklist items page. On this page, you can enter each task,
such as ‘Check Fuel’.
5. Use
K
and
O
to enter the checklist item. Press
E
.
6. You may repeat step 5 to enter additional items, or press
C
to finish.
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REFERENCE
GPS Planning
VNAV displayed on CDI page.
VNAV after a new descent rate has been entered.
Checklist Catalog Page
SECTION
1
NAV KEY
NAV Menu 1
VNAV & Checklists
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