Navigation Basics

1. Press the INFO key to view information about the

INFO

airspace. Values for ceiling and floor may be any number of positive feet less than 100,000. Values may also be Unlimited, Ground, FL (Flight Level, followed by a number such as 050), Unknown, or

NOTAM.

KANSAS CITY

Ceil: 8000’mslFloor: GROUND2. Turn the SMALL knob to view more information about the airspace.

The Nearest Airspace list is updated periodically as your aircraft moves and the following display may appear.

Altitude

Assist (VNAV)

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Altitude Assist provides guidance for your vertical navigation needs. Altitude Assist features require the system to include either a Fuel/Air Data Sensor (F/ADS) or an altitude encoder sensor.

The features available in the Altitude Assist function are:￿Set Local Altimeter value￿View Encoder Altitude value

￿Set and activate Auto Descent Values (Ending Altitude, Distance from the Destination Waypoint, Descent Rate, and estimated speed)

￿Set and activate Hold Altitude and Buffer

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