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Garmin Fishfinder 80 User Newsletter

Manual is about: Color GPS/WAAS/Nav/Com

Summary of Fishfinder 80

  • Page 1

    Cnx80 user newsletter first edition for cnx80 v1.0 software 9/10/03 in this edition: 1. Flight planning and multiple approaches during training 2. Suspend mode 3. What is a discontinuity? 4. Intercepting an airway 5. Roll steering vs. Deviation only autopilots 6. V2.0 upgrades and lpv approaches cnx...

  • Page 2

    Or, if you are flying multiple approaches and receive a clearance direct to another airport and are awaiting the first approach clearance, then: method b 1. Select the direct-to page and select the db soft key at the bottom of the display. This allows you to select any airport from the jeppesen data...

  • Page 3: Suspend Mode

    Suspend mode a few questions have popped up regarding suspend mode. There are some automatic features about it that bear repeating here. Most importantly is the need to unsuspend during approach inbound from the faf. This is a tso requirement, and we are looking at having this removed in future revi...

  • Page 4: Intercepting An Airway

    Should you ever fly into a discontinuity, this will be annunciated on the cnx80 and the system will roll wings level and continue on the same course it had prior to reaching the waypoint before the discontinuity. Intercepting an airway there are a couple of ways this typically happens when you’re de...

  • Page 5

    Roll steering vs. Deviation only autopilots the vast majority of the existing autopilot installations are deviation only autopilots. That means they track the cdi needle and are reactive systems, essentially “needle chasers” and do not have the ability to turn short or anticipate turning maneuvers. ...

  • Page 6

    V2.0 upgrades and capabilities the primary new functionality that will be provided by v2.0 is lnav/vnav and lpv approaches. This will allow you to select those approach types and fly them using the vertical guidance provided by the cnx80 the same as you would fly an ils approach. The vnav capability...