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To cancel navigation, press
MENU|MENU|↓ to CANCEL NAVIGATION|ENT|←
to
YES|ENT. AirMap stops showing navigation information.
Go "Direct To" (Using the Direct To Button)
You will notice a symbol on your
FIND button that looks something like
this:
. In addition to launching searches, the Find/Direct To button
also serves several other purposes, depending on when it is used.
For instance, you can use the Direct To shortcut in searches. Let's say
you've done a search for nearest VOR, and a long list of VORs appears. You
scroll through the list and select the one you want to navigate to. Instead of
pressing
ENT (which would bring up an information screen), if you press
it will automatically begin navigating to the selected item in the list.
You can also use Direct To when navigating a route, to force AirMap to
navigate toward a particular waypoint in the route. To do this (from the
Map Page), press
MENU|MENU|↓ to ROUTE PLANNING|ENT|↓ to route|ENT.
Now press ↓ to select the waypoint you want from the list, and then hit
. The AirMap will automatically begin navigating to the selected
waypoint, and on arrival will continue navigating the route from there.
Airspace Status
The AirMap can show you information about any airspace contained in
its database. While you are in motion, you can press
MENU|ENT to run
the
AIRSPACE STATUS command. (You can also press ENT whenever an
Aviation Alarm goes off to see this screen for the airspace that trig-
gered the alarm.) A screen like the one in the following image appears,
showing you information about any controlled airspaces that you are
currently approaching.
Airspace Status page, showing information about DFW International Airport.
Press ← or → to cycle through the various information pages. Press
EXIT to clear the Airspace Status page and return to the previous page.
Airport Information
We've already mentioned the waypoint information screen – this screen
pops up whenever you view the details of a selected item from the map,
or when you select an item from a search list. Different information