Thanks to whoever pointed out the direct-direct-enter trick. I
somehow missed it when I read the manual. It's exactly what's
needed on the normal eastward departure from PAO (vecs
to join Vxxx) which up til now I've done using the VOR.
I guess that's why they put it there...

John

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ArtP wrote:

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 22:35:52 -0500, Andrew Gideon
wrote:


Let's assume that the flight plan currently in the GPS is SBJ LANNA
BOPLY
ETX ABE. The active waypoint - that to which we're currently flying -
is
SBJ. ATC clears me direct to LANNA.

Would "direct" "direct" "enter" change the waypoint to LANNA? Or would
it
leave it as SBJ? Or would it do something different?

"direct direct enter" would set your course to intercept and fly the
SBJ-LANNA leg of your flight plan.

That is what I was trying to say, although perhaps I could have worded it
better.



"direct enter enter" would fly direct to LANNA from your current
position.

The "direct direct enter" is used when you are told to "resume own
navigation" after a vector diversion. The "direct enter enter" is used
when you are "cleared direct to" a point.