Eagle Electronics 502cDF manual

locity made good, is your speed toward a waypoint. For instructions, see the Customize Page Displays entry in Sec. 8.

Track is the heading, or the current direction you are actually travel- ing. Bearing is the direction of a line-of-sight from your present position to the destination. No matter what direction you are steering, the Bearing window shows the compass direction straight to the destina- tion from your location at the moment. Distance shows how far it is to the waypoint you're navigating toward.

The Off Course window shows the current cross track error. This shows the distance you are off-course to the side of the desired course line. The course line is an imaginary line drawn from your position when you started navigating to the destination waypoint. The course line is shown on the Navigation Page screen (and the Map Page screen) as a red line.

Red course line Heading arrow

Magenta trail line

Navigation information displays in data boxes

Current track or heading, shown in degrees

Waypoint symbol

Bearing arrow

Cross track error range (off course indicator)

Destination name

Compass bearing to destination

Navigation Page going to a waypoint while creating a new trail.

The cross track error range is shown on the compass rose as a wide, white, corridor enclosing the course line. The outer edges of this white corridor represent lines that show the current cross track error range. The default for the cross track error range is 0.20 miles.

For example, if the present position symbol touches the right cross track error line, then you are 0.20 miles to the right of the desired course. You need to steer left to return to the desired course. You can use the ZIN or ZOUT keys to change the cross track error range.

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