ASA Electronics cx-3 - PLAN (TRIP FUNCTIONS)

– 13 –
Note that a blue circle icon indicates a repeated global
value if more than one leg is added to the trip. If the
value remains the same from leg to leg, you will just
need to scroll past. Pressing enter on a repeated global
value will do nothing, unless you change the input.
Problem: Plan a cross-country trip from Renton Muni
(KRNT) to Forks (S18) to Ocean Shores Muni (W04)
and back to KRNT. The aircraft used for the cross-
country is a Cessna 172. The 172 burns 9.5 U.S.
GPH, has a TAS of 110 KTS, and has a deviation of
0°. The area of the cross-country has a variation of
17° E, and you are departing at 12:00:00 UTC. Given
for Leg 1:
Distance between KRNT and S18: 92.3
nautical miles
True Course between KRNT and S18: 288°
Wind Direction is 350° at 3 KTS
CX
-
3
Flight Computer
PLAN (TRIP FUNCTIONS)
◗ 1st LEG SOLUTION: Press , scroll to Leg 1
and tap enter. Press:
and tap enter to input the distance of
92.3 NM, then
and tap enter to input the true course of
288°, then
and tap enter to input the true airspeed
of 110 KTS, then
and tap enter to input wind direction,
then
and tap enter to input the wind speed of 3 KTS,
then
and tap enter for -17° variation, then
and tap enter to input the deviation of 0°, then
and tap enter to input the fuel rate of 9.5
U.S. GPH, and then nally
and tap enter to
input the departure time.
Press , scroll down to Leg 2 and tap enter.
Given for Leg 2:
Distance between S18 and W04: 57.3
nautical miles
True Course between S18 and W04: 170°
Wind Direction is 200° at 6 KTS
This button and associated menu items are used for planning a cross-
country trip. Once all legs of the cross-country trip have been entered, the
display will show the total trip. This consists of total distance (Dist), estimated
time enroute (ETE), estimated time of arrival (ETA), and fuel burned (Fuel).
PLAN
BACK
2 8 8
9 2 . 3
3
0
1 1 0
3 5 0
9 . 5
1 7
+
−
1 2 : 0 0 : 0 0
TRIP 10:34
Leg 1
Add
Total Trip
Review