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database coverage area. In the example shown above, the MESA for the present position of the aircraft would be 16,800 ft. The mountainous terrain would add a 2,000 ft. buffer to the 14,800 ft. Maximum Elevation figure indicated from the sectional chart.

Flight Time

Flight Time shows the elapsed time in hours and minutes (00:00 to 99:59) from departure. If the Flight Timer is not started the value will be replaced with dashes. The Flight Timer Trigger options are set in the System Functions (see page 8).

FT00:07Time UTC

Time is displayed using the 24 hour clock based on Universal Coordinated Time. Units are hours and minutes (00:00 to 23:59).

13:15 UTCEstimated Time of Arrival (ETA)

The ETA is the arrival time at the current TO waypoint at the current Ground Speed from the present position. The TO waypoint is displayed. Units are hours and minutes (00:00 to 23:59) based on the UTC 24 hour clock. The values will be replaced with dashes if the speed is less than 5 knots, there is no valid GPS position, or the TO and/or destination waypoints are blank.

eta aEUG 09:11

An important safety feature of the GX is its ability to locate waypoints and airspaces closest to your position. Should you have to land quickly, you can use this feature to locate a nearby waypoint, assign it as a destination, and quickly navigate to it. You can also insert waypoints into an active flight plan. Besides the nearest waypoints to your present position, as an aid in flight planning, you can also select a reference waypoint from the database and search for waypoints near to it. You can set up the Nearest Waypoint Search function to filter for certain

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