Navigating Along Routes - NorthStar 972 Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Navigating along routes

Reference section 4 — Navigating to Waypoints
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Navigating along routes

To follow a previously stored route, press
, then press Routes to
WAYPTS/ROUTES
display the list. Press the cursor pad
Routes
to select the route you want to follow, then
press Go. The 972 displays a chart showing
the chosen route.
Chart screen, showing a route
From here, you can do the following:
select a starting waypoint or leg
•
start following the route
•
reverse the route
•
Selecting the starting point
The nearest waypoint in the route is auto-
matically selected as the starting point. To
choose a different waypoint or route leg,
press the cursor pad and select it on the
chart. You can zoom
IN
smaller or larger area of the route.
Starting a route
To go directly to the selected waypoint in
the route, press Go to waypt, then press
. The 972 calculates a track line from
ENTER
your present position to the selected route
waypoint. Your cross track error starts at
zero.
If you wish to start navigating along a
route leg, rather than directly to a
waypoint, select the leg by moving the
cursor onto the leg, then press Follow leg
and press . In this case, your initial
ENTER
cross-track error is your distance from that
leg. Arrows on the leg indicate the direc-
tion of travel.
Reversing a route
To follow the route in the reverse direc-
tion, press Reverse before starting the
route. The direction of the route and its
arrows will change from end to end.
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