Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Columbia 350/400
SECTION 6 – AUTOMATIC
FLIGHT CONTROL
6-16
Flying a GPS Flight Plan
1) Enter Panoche VORTAC (PXN) and Clovis VORTAC
(CZQ) into the GPS flight plan, in preparation to
intercept this leg.
2) Transition from VOR to GPS Navigation Mode.
a) Use the
CDI
Softkey to put the HSI in GPS
mode. This cancels VOR mode on the HSI and
the flight director loses the VOR signal. As a
result, the VOR annunciation flashes yellow.
Flashes for ten seconds, then transitions to ROL..
b) Press the
NAV
Key to activate GPS Navigation
Mode to cause the autopilot to steer the
aircraft toward the active flight plan leg.
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GPSMode
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Clovis�
VORTAC
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VORTAC
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Figure 6-22 Transition to GPS Flight Plan
If the
NAV
Key is not pressed within 10
seconds of the HSI mode change, the flight
director will roll the wings level and enter Roll
Hold Mode.
3) Once the flight plan leg is intercepted, the
autopilot continues to track GPS guidance to the
end of the flight plan.