Displaying Waypoints - NorthStar 972 Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Displaying waypoints

Reference section 5 — Creating waypoints and routes
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Displaying waypoints

To display waypoints, press the
key, then Waypoints. You
WAYPTS/ROUTES
can press Next view to step through the
four available waypoint screens listed
below:
waypoints displayed on the chart
•
a list of up to 30 local waypoints, sorted
•
by distance (nearest first)
a list of all waypoints, sorted
•
alphabetically
a list of up to 30 local avoidance
•
waypoints, sorted by distance (nearest
first)
The waypoint screen type is shown in the
upper right corner.
Waypoints on the chart screen
The screen displays your
Waypoints chart
waypoints graphically. You can press the
cursor pad to display other areas of the
chart, and press the
OUT
see more or less chart area.
NOTE:
If you've turned off the display of waypoints
on the Chart screen, you'll only see
waypoints that are currently in use for
navigation.
Waypoints on the local list
The
30 of the closest waypoints (within 100
nm) in order of their distance from your
present position. This list is particularly
useful for working with the waypoints in
your area. Often these are the only
waypoints you may be interested in at the
moment.
Waypoints on the alpha list
The
stored waypoints in alphabetical order.
Waypoints with a digit as the first char-
acter appear at the beginning of the list.
Those starting with a dash or parenthesis
are at the end.
Waypoints on the avoidance list
The
to 30 of the closest avoidance waypoints
or zoom keys to
IN
(within 100 nm) in order of distance from
your present position.
Using the waypoint lists
After you've stored a few waypoints in the
972, you can press the cursor pad to move
screen displays up to
Waypoints (local)
screen displays all
Waypoints (alpha)
screen displays up
Waypoints (avoidance)
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