In article ,
Stan Gosnell me@work wrote:

Roy Smith wrote in
:

The ODP out of MMK for runway 36 reads, "climbing left turn
to 1800 via 325° bearing from MMK NDB before proceeding on
course".

It seems to me that the easiest way to fly that with a GPS
would be to create a user waypoint which is a 325 bearing,
20 (or whatever) mile offset from MMK NDB and insert that
into your flight plan before the first real waypoint in
your clearance. Take off, track to the user waypoint until
reaching 1800, then do "direct" to the next waypoint. Can
anybody think of a good reason not to do it that way?

The easiest way on the GPS I use is to bring up MMK, then select
325 degrees from, and then keep the needle centered. No need
for another waypoint. After reaching 1800, just go direct to
the first waypoint.

Several people have suggested this, and I've come to realize they (and
you) are right. My "make up a waypoint" idea was really driven by an
attempt to use those parts of the box I knew and avoid learning the rest
of it. Bad on me.