Garmin Columbia 350/400 8.20 VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) PAGE

Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Columbia 350/400
8-8
SECTION 8 – FLIGHT PLANNING
11) The flashing cursor moves to the calibrated
airspeed field. Turn the FMS Knobs to enter a
calibrated airspeed. Press the
ENT Key when
finished.
8.20 VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) PAGE
NOTE: An active flight plan or Direct-to must be
entered in order to utilize VNAV.
NOTE: VNAV is advisory only and cannot be
coupled to the autopilot.
Figure 8-16 Vertical Navigation (VNAV) Page
Create a Vertical Navigation Profile
1) Press the FPL Key.
2) Turn the small
FMS Knob to select the third
page icon.
3) Press the
FMS Knob to activate the cursor.
4) With the ‘TARGET POSITION’ distance field
highlighted, turn the
FMS Knobs to select the
desired distance for Top Of Climb or Bottom Of
Descent from the VNAV profile endpoint. The
default distance is 4 nm.
5) Press the
ENT Key. The cursor is now positioned
over the ‘Before’ and ‘After’ field.
6) Turn the small
FMS Knob to select whether the
previously set distance is ‘Before’ or ‘After’ the
endpoint.
7) Press the
ENT Key. The cursor is now placed
over the VNAV profile endpoint field.
8) Turn th e smal l
FMS Kn ob to displa y a list
possible VNAV profile endpoints. When using a
flight plan, the target reference waypoint itself
can be specified from the waypoints contained
in the flight plan. By default, the last waypoint