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The current time and date are automatically offered for departure time and date. To ac-
cept either automatic selection, simply press  ENT when the selection is highlighted. 
7.  The flashing cursor moves to the ground speed 
(GS) field. Use the small and large right 
knobs to override the current ground speed 
(and enter a planning figure). Press ENT when 
finished. (To return ground speed reading to 
current conditions, highlight the ground speed 
[GS] field, press CLR, then press ENT.) 
8.   With...

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Flight Planning
Use the small and large right knobs to enter  the total air temperature (TAT). TAT is the 
temperature, including the heating effect 
of speed, read on an outside temperature  gauge. 
6.  The flashing cursor moves to the aircraft head-
ing (HDG) field. Use the small  and large right 
knobs to enter the aircraft heading from the 
directional gyro or compass. Press ENT when 
finished. 
7.   With all variables entered, the following infor -
mation is provided: 
•   DEN ALT — Density...

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Use the small and large right knobs to enter the time or date. 
To edit a scheduled message: 
1.  Select “Scheduler” from the Flight Planning 
Page. 
2.   The flashing cursor highlights the first message 
field. 
3.   To edit the message text, turn the large right 
knob to highlight the desired message field. 
Use the small and large right knobs to edit 
the message text — entering the new text 
directly over the old message. Press ENT when 
finished. 
4.   To edit the time field,...

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Utility Page
To transfer flight plans or user waypoints to/from a 
second 500W-Series (or 400W-Series) unit: 
1.  While viewing the default Nav page, Flight Plan 
Catalog, Active Flight Plan page, User Waypoint 
page, 
or the User Waypoint page by pressing 
MENU, scrolling down to “Crossfill” with the 
large right knob and then pressing ENT. On 
the Aux Flight Planning page scroll down to 
“Crossfill” with the large right knob, and then 
press ENT. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the...

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5a. For a stored flight plan (“Flight Plan” data 
option), the flight plan number field is high-
lighted. Turn  the  small right knob to select 
the desired flight plan and press ENT. 
OR 
5b. For  a specified user waypoint (“User Waypoint” 
data option), the waypoint identifier field is 
highlighted. Use the small and large right 
knobs to enter the identifier of the desired user 
waypoint. Press ENT when finished. 
6.   The flashing cursor moves to the “CROSS-SIDE” 
field. Turn  the...

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available on the GTN but not on the GNS in these cases. 
The GNS will fly the procedure as it normally would if 
Crossfill were not active. Once a leg type is reached that 
is supported on both the GTN and GNS systems, the sys
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tems will automatically sync to the same leg. 
Waypoint names longer than six characters, or dupli-
cates, sent from the GTN unit to the GNS unit will replace 
some characters with a “+” sign, while leaving significant 
characters to aid in identification (such...

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Utility Page
The Utility Page provides access to checklists, a 
count down/up timer, trip timers, trip statistics, RAIM 
(Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring) predic
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tion and software/database version information. When 
a utility item selected, the corresponding page appears 
providing additional information and features. 
To select, highlight  with cursor and  press ENT.
Second Page 
in AUX Group
To select an item from the Utility Page: 
1.   Press the small right knob to...

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RAIM Prediction —  predicts if GPS coverage is 
available for your current location or at a specified 
waypoint at any time and date. Receiver Autonomous 
Integrity Monitoring performs checks to ensure that 
the 500W-series unit has adequate satellite geometry 
during your flight. RAIM availability is near 100% 
in Oceanic, En Route and Terminal phases of flight. 
Because the FAA’s TSO requirements for non-precision 
approaches specify significantly better satellite cover
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4.  Use the  small and  large right knobs to enter 
each checklist item followed each time by ENT. 
(Each checklist may contain up to 30 line items 
up to sixteen characters in length.) 
To execute a checklist: 
1.  With the Checklists Page displayed, turn the 
large right  knob to select the desired checklist 
and press ENT. 
2.   As you complete each checklist item, press ENT  
to move to the next item on the list. 
To edit a checklist: 
1.  With the Checklists Page displayed, turn the...

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Flight Timers
To view, use or reset the generic timer: 
1.  Select “Flight Timers” from the Utility Page. 
2.   The flashing cursor highlights “Start?”. To start 
the generic timer, press ENT. (You typically 
begin with this step for count up timers. How-
ever, for count down timers , you may wish to 
enter a count direction and time before starting 
the timer. See below.) 
3.   To change the count direction, turn the large 
right  knob to highlight the count direction 
field: “Down” or...