User Guide

Garmin G1000 MFD Pilot’s Guide for the Mooney M20M & M20R190-00448-00 Rev. A
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FLIGHT PLANS
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VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) PAGE
The Vertical Navigation Page creates a three-dimen-
sional profile which guides the aircraft from it’s present
position and altitude to a final (target) altitude at a speci-
fied location. This is helpful when you like to descend to
a certain altitude near an airport or climb to an altitude
before reaching a route or Direct-to waypoint. Once the
profile is defined, message alerts and additional data
on the Navigation Map Page keep the pilot informed of
progress.
NOTE: An active flight plan must be entered in
order to utilize VNAV.
To create a vertical navigation profile:
1. Select the Vertical Navigation Page (the third
FPL page).
2. Press the
FMS knob to activate the cursor.
3. With the ‘TARGET ALTITUDE’ field highlighted,
turn the
small and large FMS knobs to select
the target altitude and press the ENT key.
4. Turn the
small FMS knob to select ‘Above
Wpt’ (AGL) or ‘MSL’, and press the ENT key.
‘Above Wpt’ uses the altitude of a destination
airport. ‘MSL’ lets you set a specific target alti
-
tude for any waypoint category: airport, VOR,
NDB, intersection or user waypoint.
5. Turn the
small and large FMS knobs to select
a distance from the target reference waypoint
and press the
ENT key. If the target altitude
should occur at the target reference waypoint,
enter a distance of zero.
Figure 8.7.16 Vertical Navigation (VNAV) Page