Avidyne IFD540 - Page 4

IFD500 Series Pilot Guide
2 Table of Contents
3 FMS Subsystem ................................................................. 3-1
FPL (FLIGHT PLAN) TAB .................................................... 3-2
FMS Basic Concepts ....................................................... 3-2
Creating a New Flight Plan .............................................. 3-9
Previewing Flight Plans .................................................. 3-10
Selecting a Departure .................................................... 3-11
Inserting A Waypoint ...................................................... 3-15
Inserting an Airway ........................................................ 3-15
Deleting A Waypoint ...................................................... 3-17
Editing A Waypoint ......................................................... 3-18
Adding Altitude Constraints............................................ 3-18
Direct-To ........................................................................ 3-19
Entering And Intercepting A Radial ................................ 3-23
Deleting A Flight Plan .................................................... 3-24
Creating A Holding Pattern ............................................ 3-25
Circular Orbits ................................................................ 3-26
Deleting A Holding Pattern............................................. 3-28
Editing A Holding Pattern ............................................... 3-28
Activating a Flight Plan .................................................. 3-29
Flight Plan Sequencing .................................................. 3-29
Lateral Offsets ................................................................ 3-30
Flight Plan Discontinuities .............................................. 3-31
Enroute Descents .......................................................... 3-33
Entering An Arrival and Approach ................................. 3-36
Visual Approaches ......................................................... 3-40
Activating A Leg ............................................................. 3-43
Use of the Map FPL Split Page ..................................... 3-44
Chart Access .................................................................. 3-45
INFO TAB .......................................................................... 3-47
ROUTE TAB ...................................................................... 3-51
Creating A New Route ................................................... 3-52
Editing a Route .............................................................. 3-52
Naming A Route ............................................................. 3-52
Copying A Route ............................................................ 3-53
Inverting A Route ........................................................... 3-55
Activating A Route ......................................................... 3-56
Deleting A Route ............................................................ 3-57
WPT (USER WAYPOINTS) TAB ....................................... 3-58
Creating A User Waypoint ............................................. 3-58
Naming A User Waypoint............................................... 3-59
Deleting A User Waypoint .............................................. 3-59
Designating A User Waypoint As An Airfield ................. 3-59
NRST (NEAREST) TAB ..................................................... 3-62