Garmin GNC 420W Pilots Guide - Page 138

SECTION 8 NRST PAGES 8.2 Nearest Airport Page The Nearest Airport Page displays the identifier, symbol, bearing, and distance to the nine nearest airports (within 200 nm of the present position). For each airport listed, the Nearest Airport Page also indicates the best available approach, common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF), and the length of the longest runway (Figure 8-8). Tower or CTAF Airport Identifier Best Available Scroll Frequency and Symbol, Bearing To, Approach Bar Longest Runway and Distance To The Nearest Airport Page may be used to quickly tune the COM transceiver to a nearby airport. The selected frequency is placed in the standby field of the COM Window and activated using the COM Flip-flop Key. Quickly tuning the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) from the Nearest Airport Page: 1) Select the Nearest Airport Page, using the steps outlined in Section 8.1. 2) Press the small right knob to activate the cursor. Position of Current Page within Current Page Group 3) Turn the large right knob to scroll through the list, highlighting the COM frequency associated with the desired airport (Figure 8-9). Current Page Group Number of Pages in Current Page Group Figure 8-8 Nearest Airport Page The Nearest Airport Page can be configured to exclude shorter runways or undesirable runway surface types, so that the corresponding airports do not appear on the list. The pilot may wish to use this feature to exclude seaplane bases or runway lengths which would be difficult or impossible to land upon. See Section 9.5, Setup Page 2: Nearest Airport Criteria for additional details. Figure 8-9 COM Frequency Highlighted 4) Press the ENT Key to place the selected frequency in the standby field of the COM Window (Figure 8-10). Figure 8-10 Frequency Moved to Standby Field 8-4 GNC 420(A) Pilot's Guide and Reference 190-00140-20 Rev. K