IFD500 Series Pilot Guide
FMS Subsystem 3-21
press the Enter LSK to confirm the operation. Press CLR or the
Cancel LSK to abort the operation.
Direct-To Confirmation
Determining Offpath or OnPath
When the direct-to identifier is selected by scrolling through the
flight plan, the direct-to will always be considered onpath.
Otherwise, the FMS looks through the flight plan starting with the
active leg and continuing downpath for a leg with a matching
identifier. Note that legs in a missed approach are considered
only if the missed approach is enabled. If a matching leg is
found, then the direct-to is considered onpath. If no matching leg
is found, then the direct-to is considered offpath. Note that
because only legs downpath of the active leg are considered,
entering the identifier of a leg before the active leg will cause the
direct-to to be offpath.
Offpath Direct-To
An offpath direct-to causes a new leg to be inserted into the flight
plan immediately prior to the active leg and that new leg is
followed immediately by a discontinuity (gap in route). This is
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