Rte1 - The Active Route - NorthStar MX500 Operator's & Installation Manual

Route
The following CFG1 menus directly impact the RTE functions:

RTE1 - The Active Route

The RTE1 screen provides the active route data for the NAV and
PLOT screens. It also maintains a waypoint pass log for you. An-
other important feature in the RTE1 screen that you need to be aware
of is that the up ( ) and down ( ) arrow softkeys, displayed when
you are in the edit mode under the Route Control softkey, control
which waypoints are skipped (down arrow -
stored (up arrow -
Note: The CDU will recalculate the route when a navigation
The RTE1 screen is where you are likely to do most of your trip
preparation. There are several methods you can use to create routes.
You are sure to find one or more methods which meet your needs in
the following sections.
Version 3.0
will remain intact in the RTE2 screen.
Navigation - sets a variety of important functions and alarms.
Rhumb line or Great Circle navigation
Range units: nautical miles, nautical miles and meters (when
under 1,000 meters), nautical miles and feet (when under
1,000 feet), statute miles, statute miles and meters (when
under 1,000 meters), statute miles and feet (when under 1,000
feet), kilometers, or kilometers and meters (when under
1,000 meters)
Waypoint pass criterion and distance: bisector line, perpen-
dicular line, complex (combination of bisector line and per-
pendicular line), distance to waypoint, or manual.
Waypoint Approach distance
Autopilot alarm control
Position - sets Lat/Lon or UTM and some alarm limits.
Time - sets time offsets and 12 or 24 hour clock mode (for ETA
calculation, and waypoint passed time stamp).
mode, either Rhumb Line or Great Circle is selected.
You can enter waypoints using different datums into the
route
) for your current route.
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