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Flight Plan / Nearest Waypoints
Selecting a Direct-To Waypoint from the Ac-
tive Flight Plan
If you’re navigating an active flight plan, any way-
point contained in the flight plan may be selected as a 
direct-to waypoint from the Select Direct-to Waypoint 
page (see Section 4, for more information on flight 
plans). 
The flight plan (FPL) field allows you to 
select any active flight plan waypoint as your  current direct-to waypoint. 
To select a direct-to waypoint from the active 
flight plan: 
1.  Press the direct-to key. The Select Direct-to 
Waypoint Page appears, with the waypoint 
identifier field highlighted. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
flight plan (FPL) field. 
3.   Turn the small right knob  to display a window 
showing all waypoints in the active flight 
plan. 
4.    Continue turning the small right knob to 
scroll through the list and highlight the desired 
waypoint. 
5.   Press ENT to confirm the selected waypoint and 
ENT (again) to activate the direct-to function. 
 NOTE: Performing a Direct-To to the MAP of an active  approach will cancel approach mode. 
Selecting the Nearest Airport as a Direct-To 
Waypoint
The Select Direct-to Waypoint Page always displays 
the nearest airports (from your present position) on 
the NRST field. Navigating directly to a nearby airport 
is always just a few simple steps away (nearby airports 
may also be selected as direct-to waypoints using the 
steps described in Sec 7 NRST Pages - Navigating to a 
Nearby Waypoint). 
The nearest airport (NRST) field allows you  to select any of the 25 nearest airports as  your current direct-to waypoint. 
To select a nearby airport as a direct-to waypoint: 
1.  Press the  direct-to key. The select direct-to 
waypoint page appears, with the waypoint 
identifier field highlighted. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
nearest airport (NRST) field. 
3.   Turn the small right knob to display a window 
showing up to nine nearby airports. 
4.   Continue turning the small right knob to 
scroll through the list and highlight the desired 
airport. 
5.  Press  ENT to confirm the selected waypoint 
and  ENT (again) to activate the direct-to func-
tion. 
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Direct-to Shortcuts
Shortcuts
Shortcuts are available when using the direct-to 
key, allowing you to bypass the use of the small and 
large right knobs to enter the waypoint’s identifier. A 
direct-to can be performed from any page displaying 
a single waypoint identifier (such as the WPT pages 
for airports and navaids) by simply pressing direct-to 
and ENT. For pages that display a list of waypoints 
(e.g., the Nearest Airport Page), you must highlight the 
desired waypoint with the cursor before pressing the 
direct-to key. 
When a single waypoint is displayed on-
screen, select it as your direct-to waypoint  by pressing direct-to. When a list of way-points is displayed, press the small right  knob to display a cursor, highlight the 
desired waypoint, then press direct-to. 
To select an on-screen waypoint as a direct-to 
waypoint: 
1.   If a single airport, navaid or user waypoint is 
displayed on-screen, press  direct-to, then press 
ENT twice. 
2.  If a list of waypoints is displayed on-screen, press 
the small right  knob to activate the cursor, turn 
the  large right knob to highlight the desired 
waypoint, then press direct-to  followed by 
ENT twice. 
Direct-to waypoints may also be selected from 
the Map Page by panning to the desired location and 
pressing direct-to and ENT (twice). If no airport, 
navaid or user waypoint exists at the desired location, 
a waypoint named “+MAP” is automatically created at 
the location of the panning pointer. 
To select a direct-to waypoint from the map page: 
1.   From the Map Page, press the small right 
knob to display a panning pointer. 
2.   Turn the small and large right knobs to place 
the panning pointer at the desired location. 
Use the panning pointer to select your way-
point directly from the map. 
3.  If the panning pointer is placed on an existing 
airport, navaid or user waypoint, the waypoint 
name is highlighted. Press direct-to and ENT 
twice to navigate to the waypoint. 
4.   If the panning pointer is placed on an open 
location, press  direct-to and  ENT twice to 
create a “+MAP” waypoint and navigate to 
it. 
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Cancelling / Manual Course
Cancelling Direct-To Navigation
Once a direct-to is activated, the unit provides 
navigation guidance to the selected waypoint until the 
direct-to is manually cancelled or replaced by a new 
active leg or direct-to. 
To cancel a direct-to, select a new direct-to 
waypoint, activate a flight plan or select the  “Cancel Direct-To NAV?” option. 
To cancel a direct-to:
1.  Press the direct-to key to display the Select 
Direct-to Waypoint  Page. 
2.  Press  MENU to display the Direct-to Options 
menu. 
3.   With “Cancel Direct-To NAV?” highlighted, 
press  ENT. If a flight plan is still active, the 
unit resumes navigating the flight plan along 
the closest leg. 
Specifying a Course to a Waypoint
When you perform a direct-to, the unit sets a 
direct geodetic course to the selected waypoint. You 
can also manually define the course to the selected 
waypoint, using the course field (“CRS”) on the Select 
Direct-to Waypoint Page. 
The “CRS” field allows you to define the 
course to a selected waypoint. Use the small  and large right knobs to enter the desired  course. 
To manually define the course to a waypoint:
1.  Press the direct-to key. 
2.   Use the small and large right knobs to select 
the desired waypoint. 
3.  Press  ENT to confirm the selected waypoint, 
then turn the large right knob to highlight 
the course (“CRS”) field. 
4.   Turn the small and large right knobs to select 
the desired course and press ENT. 
5.   Press  ENT again to begin navigation using the 
selected waypoint and course. 
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Selecting Direct-To a Holding Pattern
You may select a Direct-To course to a holding pat-
tern that is in your flight plan. 
To set a direct-to course to a holding pattern:
1.  Press the FPL  key to reach the active flight plan 
page. 
2.   Press  the  small right knob to activate the 
cursor. Turn  the  large right knob to highlight 
the hold leg of the flight plan. 
3.   Press  direct-to . “Activate” will be highlighted. 
Press  ENT to activate a course Direct-To the 
holding pattern. Or, press CLR to cancel the 
process. 
4.    The holding waypoint will now be set as the 
direct-to waypoint. 
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Section 4   
Flight Plans
The 500W-series unit lets you create up to 20 differ-
ent flight plans, with up to 100 waypoints in each flight 
plan. The flight plan (FPL) page group consists of two 
pages, accessed by pressing the FPL key. The flight plan 
pages allow you to create, edit and copy flight plans. 
Active Flight PlanFlight Plan Catalog
Flight Plan Catalog
The Flight Plan Catalog allows you to create, edit, 
activate, delete and copy flight plans. Flight plans 
numbered from 1 through 19 are used to save flight 
plans for future use. “Flight plan 00” is reserved 
exclusively for the active flight plan currently in use 
for navigation. Any time you activate a flight plan, a 
copy of the flight plan is automatically transferred to 
“flight plan 0” and overwrites any previously active 
flight plan. 
Flight Plan Editing
To add a waypoint to an existing flight plan: 
1.  Press  FPL and turn the small right knob to 
display the Flight Plan Catalog. 
2.   Press the small right knob to activate the 
cursor. 
3.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
desired flight plan and press ENT. 
4.   Turn the large right knob to select the point 
where you wish to add the new waypoint. If 
an existing waypoint is highlighted, the new 
waypoint is placed directly in front of this 
waypoint. 
Highlight the point in the existing flight plan 
where you wish to add the new waypoint. If 
an existing waypoint is highlighted, the new  waypoint is placed directly in front of it. 
5.  Use the  small and  large right knobs to enter 
the identifier of the new waypoint and press 
ENT. 
6.   Once all changes have been made, press the 
small right  knob to return to the Flight Plan 
Catalog. 
Creating Flight Plans
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To delete a waypoint from an existing flight plan: 
1. Press  FPL and turn the small right knob  to 
display the Flight Plan . 
2.   Press the small right knob to activate the 
cursor. 
3.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
desired flight plan and press ENT. 
4.   Turn the large right knob  to select the 
waypoint you wish to delete and press CLR to 
display a “REMOVE WAYPOINT” confirmation 
window. 
Highlight the waypoint you wish to delete  and press CLR to display the “REMOVE  WAYPOINT” confirmation window. 
5.  With “Yes” highlighted, press  ENT to remove 
the waypoint. 
6.   Once all changes have been made, press the 
small right  knob to return to the Flight Plan 
Catalog.
A one-line user comment may be added to any 
flight plan and is displayed on the Flight Plan Catalog, 
next to the flight plan number. By default, as the flight 
plan is being created, the comment shows the first and 
last waypoints in the flight plan. 
To change the comment line for an existing flight 
plan: 
The comment line at the top of the page 
can be edited to change the name/comment  assigned to the flight plan. 
1.  From the Flight Plan Catalog, press the small 
right knob to activate the cursor.  
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
desired flight plan and press ENT. 
3.   Turn the  large right  knob to select the com-
ment line at the top of the screen. 
4.   Use the  small and  large right knobs to enter 
the new comment. Press ENT when finished. 
5.   Once all changes have been made, press the 
small right  knob to return to the Flight Plan 
Catalog. 
Editing Flight Plans
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Flight Plan Catalog Options
The following options are available for the Flight 
Plan Catalog: 
•  Activate Flight Plan
•  Invert and Activate Flight Plan
•  Create New Flight Plan
• Crossfill
•  Copy Flight Plan
•  Delete Flight Plan
•  Delete All Flight Plans
•  Sort List by Number/Comment
Activating Flight Plans
Once a flight plan is defined through the Flight 
Plan Catalog (using the steps previously outlined), it 
may be activated for navigation. Activating the flight 
plan copies it into “flight plan 00” and overwrites any 
previous information at that location. 
Activate Flight Plan? allows you to select the flight plan 
for navigation guidance.
“Activate Flight Plan?” selects the highlighted flight plan for  navigation guidance. “Invert & Activate FPL?” reverses the 
sequence of the highlighted flight plan, then activates it for  navigation guidance. 
To activate an existing flight plan: 
1.  From the Flight Plan Catalog, press the small 
right knob to activate the cursor. 
2.  Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
desired flight plan and press MENU to display 
the Flight Plan Catalog Options. 
3.   Turn the large right knob to highlight “Acti-
vate Flight Plan?” and press ENT. 
Inverting Flight Plans
Invert & Activate FPL? allows you to reverse the 
highlighted flight plan and select it for navigation 
guidance back to your original departure point. 
To activate an existing flight plan in reverse order: 
1.  From the Flight Plan Catalog, press the small 
right knob to activate the cursor. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
desired flight plan and press MENU to display 
the Flight Plan Catalog Options. 
3.   Turn the large right knob to highlight “Invert 
& Activate FPL?” and press ENT. The  original 
flight plan remains intact in its Flight Plan 
Catalog storage location. 
Create New Flight Plan
Create New Flight Plan? allows you to create a new 
flight plan. The new flight plan will be saved in the 
Flight Plan Catalog. 
To create a new flight plan: 
1. Press  FPL and turn the small right knob to 
display the Flight Plan Catalog. 
2.  Press  MENU to display the Flight Plan Catalog 
Options. 
3.   Turn the large right knob to highlight “Create 
New Flight Plan?” and press ENT. 
Activating / Inverting
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From the Flight Plan Catalog, press MENU to display the options menu and select “Create  New Flight Plan?”. 
4.  A blank flight plan page appears for the first 
empty storage location. Use the small and 
large right knobs to enter the identifier of 
the departure waypoint and press ENT. 
5.   Repeat step #4 above to enter the identifier 
for each additional flight plan waypoint. 
Use the small and large right knobs to enter 
the identifier of each flight plan waypoint. 
6.   Once all waypoints have been entered, press 
the  small right  knob to return to the Flight 
Plan Catalog. 
Crossfill
Crossfill? allows you to transfer a direct-to destina-
tion, the active flight plan including VNAV parameters, 
any stored flight plan, or user waypoints to a second 
400W-series or 500W-series Garmin unit. 
See Section 9 - Aux Pages - Flight Planning - Crossfill 
Operation for additional details on using the 
“Crossfill?” option. 
Copying Flight Plans
Copy Flight Plan? allows you to copy the selected 
flight plan to a new flight plan location. The copy 
function is useful for duplicating an existing flight plan 
before making changes. 
If you wish to save a flight plan currently located 
in “flight plan 00”, copy it to an open catalog location 
(1-19) before the flight plan is cancelled, overwritten 
or erased. 
Use the “Copy Flight Plan?” option to save  a copy of a flight plan to another memory 
location. This is useful for saving the active  flight plan, or to save a stored flight plan  before editing. 
 NOTE:  Once a flight plan is activated, it is copied to 
“flight plan 00” and overwrites the previous contents  of the flight plan memory location. 
Copying / Deleting
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To copy a flight plan to another Flight Plan Cata-
log location: 
1a. From the Active Flight Plan Page: press MENU 
to display the Active Flight Plan Options 
window. 
OR
1b.  From the Flight Plan Catalog: press the small 
right  knob to activate the cursor, turn the 
large right knob to highlight the flight plan 
you wish to copy, then press MENU to display 
the Flight Plan Catalog Options. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight “Copy 
Flight Plan?” and press ENT. 
3.   By default, the next empty catalog location 
is offered. To select a different location, turn 
the  large right knob to select the flight plan 
number, use the small and large right knobs 
to enter a different number and press ENT. 
4.   With “Yes?” highlighted, press ENT to copy 
the flight plan. 
Deleting Flight Plans
Once you are finished with a flight plan, it can 
easily be deleted from the Flight Plan Catalog or the 
Active Flight Plan Page. 
Delete Flight Plan? allows you to remove the 
selected flight plan from memory. Deleting a flight plan 
does not delete the individual waypoints contained 
in the flight plan from the database or user waypoint 
memory. 
Select “Delete Flight Plan?” to remove the  designated flight plan from memory. 
To delete a flight plan: 
1a. From the Active Flight Plan Page: Press MENU 
to display the Active Flight Plan Options 
window. 
OR
1b.  From the Flight Plan Catalog: Press the small 
right  knob to activate the cursor, turn the  
large right knob to highlight the flight plan 
you wish to delete, then press MENU to display 
the Flight Plan Catalog Options. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight “Delete 
Flight Plan?” and press ENT. 
3.   With “Yes?” highlighted, press ENT to delete 
the flight plan. 
Flight Plan Catalog Options
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Delete All Flight Plans
Delete All Flight Plans? allows you to remove all 
flight plans from memory at one time. 
Select “Delete Flight Plan?” to remove the 
highlighted flight plan from memory. “Delete  All Flight Plans?” removes all flight plans  from memory. 
To delete all flight plans: 
1.  Select the “Delete All Flight Plans?” option 
from the Flight Plan Catalog Options and press 
ENT. 
2.   A confirmation window appears. With “Yes?” 
highlighted, press ENT. 
Sort List By Number/Comment
Sort List By Number?/Sort List by Comment? 
allows you to select between a Flight Plan Catalog 
sorted numerically by the flight plan number or sorted 
alphanumerically based upon the comment assigned 
to each flight plan. When either option is selected, 
the other option appears on the Flight Plan Catalog 
Options window. 
To sort the catalog listing by number or comment: 
1.   Select the “Sort List By Number?” or “Sort List 
By Comment?” option (whichever is currently 
displayed) from the Flight Plan Catalog Options 
and press ENT. 
Active Flight Plan
The Active Flight Plan Page provides information 
and editing functions for “flight plan 0” — the flight 
plan currently in use for navigation. Once you have 
activated a flight plan, the Active Flight Plan Page 
shows each waypoint for the flight plan, along with 
the desired track (DTK), distance (DIS) for each leg 
and cumulative distance (CUM). The data fields are 
user-selectable and may be changed to display esti
-
mated time of arrival (ETA) or estimated time en route 
(ETE). 
The Active Flight Plan Page shows waypoint 
names and data for the route currently being  used for navigation guidance. 
To change a data field on the Active Flight Plan 
Page: 
1.  With the Active Flight Plan Page displayed, 
press  MENU to display the Active Flight Plan 
Page Options window. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight 
“Change Fields?” and press ENT. 
3.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the field 
you wish to change. 
4.   Turn the small right knob to select the desired 
data item and press ENT. 
Flight Plan Catalog Options
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