GNS 430 - cities in flight plan?

[DBn]

Is it possible to use cities as waypoints in flight plan and how?
The only way I can make a city as a waypoint is by using panning function on
the map - point to the city and then press "direct to" key.
Or it is some kind of safety feature - not to alloud to use cities as
waypoints?

THNX

[paul k. sanchez]

DBn wrote:
> Is it possible to use cities as waypoints in flight plan and how?
> The only way I can make a city as a waypoint is by using panning function on
> the map - point to the city and then press "direct to" key.
> Or it is some kind of safety feature - not to alloud to use cities as
> waypoints?
>
> THNX

Did you read in the GNS430 where that can be done? An aviation waypoint
or user waypoint is what can be inserted into a flight plan or
direct-to waypoint.

[DBn]

> Did you read in the GNS430 where that can be done? An aviation waypoint
> or user waypoint is what can be inserted into a flight plan or
> direct-to waypoint.

Yes I did, but couldn't find, so it is not possible, I suppose...
Thanx

[bsalai]

DBn wrote:
>> Did you read in the GNS430 where that can be done? An aviation waypoint
>> or user waypoint is what can be inserted into a flight plan or
>> direct-to waypoint.
>
> Yes I did, but couldn't find, so it is not possible, I suppose...
> Thanx
>
>
I think that what you are seeing is that cities are not stored in the
database in the 430, which isn't surprising. I don't know of any reason
why you can't use cities in a flight plan, but you would have to specify
them as LAT-LONG values, because I suspect that they are not in the ATC
database either. I think, but I don't remember how, that when you create
a user waypoint, the 430 will give you the LAT-LONG values.

I didn't check any of this, so I could be completely off base.

Brad

[DBn]

I think that what you are seeing is that cities are not stored in the
> database in the 430, which isn't surprising. I don't know of any reason

Yes they are, I can see them on the map and even use them by direct to
function!
(pointing the arrow on a city and pressing direct to key)

[Matt Barrow[_1_]]

"DBn" > wrote in message
...
>I think that what you are seeing is that cities are not stored in the
>> database in the 430, which isn't surprising. I don't know of any reason
>
> Yes they are, I can see them on the map and even use them by direct to
> function!
> (pointing the arrow on a city and pressing direct to key)
>
Ask yourself one question: When you press "Direct To", what part of the city
are you navigating to?, the north end, the south end...

[Jose[_1_]]

> Ask yourself one question: When you press "Direct To", what part of the city
> are you navigating to?, the north end, the south end...

They are all intersections. This one would be the intersection of
"walk" and "don't walk".

Jose
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[Thomas Borchert]

DBn,

> Yes they are, I can see them on the map and even use them by direct to
> function!
>

They are on the map, not in the database.

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