User Guide

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GPS NAVIGATION
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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA42
Once a flight plan is created, it can be activated for navigation using ‘Activate Flight Plan’.
Activating (begin navigating) an existing flight plan:
1) Press the FPL Key.
2) Turn the small FMS Knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog Page.
3) Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor.
4) Highlight the desired flight plan.
5) Press the MENU Key.
6) Select ‘Active Flight Plan’.
7) Press the ENT Key. The ‘Activate Stored Flight Plan?’ window appears.
8) With ‘OK’ highlighted, press the ENT Key to activate the flight plan. To cancel the operation, highlight ‘CANCEL’
and press the ENT Key.
‘Invert & Activate FPL’ allows the active flight plan to be inverted and activated for navigation.
Inverting and activating a flight plan:
1) Press the FPL Key.
2) Turn the small FMS Knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog Page.
3) Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor.
4) Highlight the desired flight plan.
5) Press the MENU Key.
6) Highlight ‘Invert & Activate FPL’.
7) Press the ENT Key. The ‘Invert and activate stored flight plan?’ window is displayed.
8) With ‘OK’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. To cancel the operation, highlight ‘CANCEL’ and press the ENT Key.