Nielsen-Kellerman ClearNav GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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4.2.6 MSLAltitudeGlideRing
TheMSLAltitudeGlideRingcanbedisplayedonthemaptoshowhowfaryoucanglidedescending
downtotheuserselectedMSLAltitude.Thisoptionisaneatidea,butwearen’tsureyethowusefulit
willbe.Ifyoudon’tuseitwerecommendturningitofftolimittheamountofinformationonthemap.
InstillairyoucanglidefromyourcurrentlocationallthewaytotheMSLAltitudeGlideRing.Youwill
arriveattheringattheuserselectedMSLAltitude.Theringwillonlydisplaywhenthegliderisatan
altitudethatishigherthantheuserselectedMSLAltitudeenteredfortheMSLAltitudeGlideRing.As
youincreasethenumberenteredintheMSLAltitudetheringwillgetclosertothegliderbecausethe
differenceinaltitudewillgetsmaller.
TheMSLAltitudeGlideRingmaybeusefuliswhentryingtooverflyanairspaceregion.Forexample,if
thereisairspacenearbythathasaceilingof3000feetMSL,youcouldsettheMSLAltitudeGlideRing
to3000feet(or3200feettobeconservative).Iftheairspaceyouwanttoflyoveriscompletelyinside
theMSLAltitudeGlideRingthenyouknowthatyoucanglideoverit.Iftheairspaceregionextends
beyondtheMSLAltitudeGlideRingthenyouknowthatyoucan’tmakeitallthewayacrossthe
airspaceregionwithoutdescendingdownintoit.
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