GPS clearance puzzle

On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 19:41:32 GMT, wrote:

On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 12:43:01 GMT, wrote:

On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 04:11:34 GMT, Greg Esres
wrote:

CMK CMK275R SAX039R SAX

Hmmmm...does it appear this way on a flight progress strip? Duats
won't accept that sort of thing.


It will if you use distance, e.g., CMK275023, the last three digits
being the distance from Carmel on the 275 until you intercept the
039.

You just need to measure the distance, or play with the planner and
maybe do a binary search along the 275R until you get the 039R to
SAX.


By the way, once you have the correct distance, DUATS will show the
lat/lon of the junction, which will give Roy a way to enter the
junction into the GPS as a waypoint.


Which, as I think about it, would be superfluous, since having the
radial and distance should be enough to enter a GPS waypoint.

Sorry

Roy Smith wrote:

Sounds like a good plan, thanks!

Yes, thanks! I was going over the 430 manual last night trying to find
something of this sort, but I missed it.

Those flying behind the navcoms in newer Cessnas have a similar/easier
option. The nav side can be set to display the to/from radial instead of
the standby frequency. I liked the awareness that provided, given that I
could see "how close I was" to some chosen radial even before the needle
had "come alive".

- Andrew

Andrew Gideon wrote:
Roy Smith wrote:

Sounds like a good plan, thanks!

Yes, thanks! I was going over the 430 manual last night trying to find
something of this sort, but I missed it.

Those flying behind the navcoms in newer Cessnas have a similar/easier
option. The nav side can be set to display the to/from radial instead of
the standby frequency. I liked the awareness that provided, given that I
could see "how close I was" to some chosen radial even before the needle
had "come alive".

You can do that on the CNX-80 too. In NAV mode, hit the MON soft-key
to put it in monitor mode. It then shows you the from radial of the
VOR in the standby slot.

It will if you use distance, e.g., CMK275023, the last three digits
being the distance from Carmel on the 275 until you intercept the
039.

I know, but the radial to radial is more elegant.

input would be CMK.CMK275..SAX039.SAX

Cool. Do you disagree with Newps in that the DME would NOT appear on
the flight progress strip (unless it was input) ?

"Greg Esres" wrote in message
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input would be CMK.CMK275..SAX039.SAX

Cool. Do you disagree with Newps in that the DME would NOT appear on
the flight progress strip (unless it was input) ?


DME would appear on the strip only if it was entered.

DME would appear on the strip only if it was entered

Thank you.