User Guide

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The next
page you see will
show the expira-
tion date of the
installed data-
base.
In FLY!, it’s always current; in the real world, it’s updated as
often as every 28 days by inserting small data cards on the left side
of the unit. Since the installation in FLY! isn’t configured for non-
precision approaches, you’ll also see the words “GPS Approaches
Disabled” on the third line. The cursor will be active on the word
“Acknowledge?” Once again, press ENT.
Finally, the system will show the waypoint page for the way-
point at which the system was last powered down. This will (I hope!)
have been an airport, so the KLN-89 will obligingly show you the
page with the radio frequencies you’ll need to get going again.
PAGE BY PAGE
We’ll examine the various pages individually, beginning
with the one you’ll most likely see once the system has complet-
ed its power-up sequence. Clickable fields are brighter in color
than fields that just display information. Click on the knob to the
right of the GPS to toggle the sub-pages associated with the cur-
rent page. A left-click decreases the page number and a right-click
increases the page number. As an alternative, click on the sub-
page number located to the right of the page name, on the left of
the display to increase and decrease the current sub-page.
AIRPORT PAGES
The APT (airport) pages contain information about airports
stored in the database.
This page
displays the iden-
tifier, altitude,
name, state, and
whether the air-
port location is
private, military, or a heliport. If the airport type is public, then
none of the previous airport location identifiers are displayed. You
can select an airport by clicking directly in the identifier or
name field.
The OBS key is used when you want to fly to or from a way-
point along a specific radial, rather than on the leg from the last
waypoint. When it’s pressed, the word LEG is replaced by a num-
ber from 000 to 359; you can set this “electronic OBS” by click-
ing directly on the OBS field.
The ALT key accesses altitude-related functions - for exam-
ple, the system will advise you of the minimum safe altitude at
your current location, and, if you’re on a flight plan, the highest
minimum safe altitude between your current position and the final
destination.
The NRST key calls up displays of “nearest things,” includ-
ing nearest airports - great to know if the engine quits! - nearest
navaids, if you’re trying to figure out where you are on the map.
The “direct-to” key - the D transfixed by an arrow, like this,
D
->, is one of the functions you’ll use most often. This page inti-
ates direct navigation from your present position to your destina-
tion. Press this key, and input the desired waypoint (if you select-
ed direct-to from another page, it may default this field for you),
then click ENT. This will take you to the appropriate page for this
waypoint for verification. Click ENT again to accept the waypoint
and the system will switch to the NAV 1 page and begin to navi-
gate from your present position to that waypoint.
TURN ON, TUNE IN...
When you
power up the sys-
tem, the KLN-89
will run through a
series of self-test
screens, culmi-
nating in the “initialization page” with the “OK?” flashing, the date,
time, latitude, and longitude.
If you’re at an airport, its designator (beginning with K, since
ICAO designators are used and we’re in the United States - go fig-
ure!) and your distance and bearing from the center of the airport
will also be displayed.
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