FMS GNS-XLs Quick Reference

GNS-XLS
Quick Reference
J
N
WARNING
Prior to export of this document, review for export license

requirement is needed.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Copyright ©1996 Honeywell International, Inc.

All rights reserved.
Reproduction of this publication or any portion thereof by

any means without the express written permission of
Honeywell International Inc. is prohibited. For further infor-
mation contact the Manager, Technical Publications;
Honeywell Business & General Aviation; One Technology
Center; 23500 West 105th Street; Olathe, Kansas 66061.
Telephone: (913) 712-0400.
Cover & TOC 5/5/03 10:41 AM Page 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents Page
POWER ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
POWER OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
INITIALIZATION PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
DATE and GMT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
INITIALIZATION POSITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Option 1: Using IDENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Option 2: Using the POS field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CREATING A FLIGHT PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Enroute Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
LOADING JET OR VICTOR AIRWAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ENTERING A SID ON THE ACTIVE FPL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ENTERING A STAR OR PROFILE DESCENT ON ANY STORED FPL
OR THE ACTIVE FPL PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ENTERING AN APPROACH ON A STORED FPL OR THE ACTIVE
FPL PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
MODIFYING A FLIGHT PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Deleting A Waypoint: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Adding A Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
ERASING A STORED FLIGHT PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
FLIGHT PLAN SELECTION - NON AFIS FLIGHT PLAN . . . . . . . . 16
SELECTING ETE, ETA, DIS, ALT DISPLAY OPTION . . . . . . . . . . . 17
FLIGHT PLAN SELECTION - AFIS FLIGHT PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Option 1: Using AFIS disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Option 2: Recalling AFIS Flight Plan Via Data Link . . . . . . . . . 19
INITIAL LEG SELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Dual Systems Crossfill: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
BEFORE TAXI - IRS EQUIPPED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
RUNWAY LINE-UP - VLF, GPS AND/OR VPU EQUIPPED ONLY . . 22
VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) OPERATION -
PRE-DEPARTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting Cruise Altitude, Transition Level, and
Default Flight Path Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
After Initial Leg Selection: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
REVIEWING WAYPOINT COORDINATES/DATA (FLIGHT PLAN
PAGES ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
CREATING/CHANGING PILOT ENTERED (PERSONALIZED)
WAYPOINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
CREATING AN OFFSET WAYPOINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
DIRECT TO - ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN WAYPOINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DIRECT TO - Random Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
DIRECT TO - Closest Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
DIRECT TO - VNAV Waypoint as CURRENT Lateral TO Waypoint . 31
DIRECT TO - VNAV Waypoint (NOT AS THE CURRENT LATERAL
TO WAYPOINT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
DISPLYING ALTITUDE CONSTRAINTS ON NAV PAGE 1. . . . . . . 34
TUNING COMMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
CDU Keyboard Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
TUNING NAVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
CDU Keyboard Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
If Station Identifier Is Used: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
If Station Frequency is Used: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Auto Tune Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
TRANSPONDER AND ADF KEYBOARD TUNE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
PILOT ENTERED LEG CHANGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
If Waypoint Page Appears: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
PREVENTING AUTOMATIC LEG CHANGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
RETURNING TO AUTOMATIC LEG CHANGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
POSITION CHECK AND UPDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using a Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Over Known Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Option 1: IDENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Option 2: Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using An Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
PARALLEL COURSE (SELECTED CROSSTRACK SXTK) . . . . . . . 46
Canceling Parallel Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
PROGRAMMING A HEADING VECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
CHANGING HEADING VECTOR WHILE IN HEADING
SELECT MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
CHANGING TO WAYPOINT WHILE IN HEADING SELECT MODE 49
CANCELING HEADING SELECT MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
PROGRAMMING A HEADING INTERCEPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
PROGRAMMING A HEADING INTERCEPT TO THE FAF . . . . . . . 53
LOADING A GPS/GPS OVERLAY APPROACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
EXECUTING A GPS/GPS OVERLAY APPROACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using Radar Vectors to FINAL APPROACH COURSE. . . . . . . . . 56
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
After receiving the final intercept vector from ATC . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
USING OWN NAVIGATION - NO DME ARC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
USING RADAR VECTORS TO INTERCEPT A DME ARC . . . . . 59
After receiving ARC intercept vector from ATC: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
USING OWN NAVIGATION TO FLY DME ARC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
EXECUTING MISSED APPROACHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Direct To the Missed Approach Procedure Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . 62
Heading to Intercept a Course to the Missed Approach Procedure .
Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
PROGRAMMING A HOLDING PATTERN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Optional Entry: Turn Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Optional Entry: Leg Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selecting Exit Mode: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
EXITING A HOLDING PATTERN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Exiting holding pattern Next Time Over Holding Fix . . . . . . . . . . 65
Exiting holding pattern By Going Direct To Holding Fix . . . . . . . . 66
Exiting holding pattern By Performing A Leg Change . . . . . . . . . 66
PSEUDO-VORTAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
MANUAL TAS ENTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
MANUAL HEADING ENTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
MANUAL MAGNETIC VARIATION ENTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
RETURNING TO AUTOMATIC VARIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
UPDATING ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN VIA AFIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
UPDATING SIGMETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
UPDATING TERM WX-WINDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
ADDING TERM WX-WINDS IDENTIFIERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
DELETING TERM WX-WINDS IDENTIFIERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
REVIEWING AFIS FLIGHT PLAN PROGRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
REVIEWING AFIS FLIGHT PLAN DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
REVIEWING SIGMETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
REVIEWING TERM WX-WINDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
DISPLAYING AFIS MESSAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
SENDING AFIS MESSAGES AND PDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
DISABLING AUTO REPORTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
RETURNING TO AUTO REPORTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
FUEL STATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
To change the unit of measurement (LB or KG) . . . . . . . . . . . 82
TRIP PLANNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
To Enter Manual Groundspeed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
To Return to Automatic Groundspeed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FUEL PLANNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
To Enter Manual Groundspeed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
To Return To Automatic Groundspeed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
To Enter A Manual Fuel Flow: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
To Return to Automatic Fuel Flow: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
VERIFYING OR CHANGING AIRCRAFT WEIGHT PARAMETERS 88
PERFORMING FDE PREDICTION FOR OCEANIC/REMOTE OPS 89
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pre-Departure 5/5/03 2:59 PM Page 1
PRE-DEPARTURE
POWER ON
1. .O
2. .b as needed.
POWER OFF
1. .O and hold until system turns off.
INITIALIZATION PAGE
DATE and GMT
1. .- to INSERT or verify DATE.

2. .- to INSERT or verify GMT.
3. IDENT - VERIFY position.
4. .E three times to verify the

INITIALIZATION display.
Page 1
PRE-DEPARTURE
Page 2
PRE-DEPARTURE
INITIALIZATION POSITION
Option 1: Using IDENT
1. IDENT - INSERT or VERIFY.
2. .E
NOTE: With airport continuation records displayed,
the cursor may be positioned over the departure
runway identifier. Press ENTER to select the run-
way.
3. POS Coordinates - VERIFY.
4. .E twice to complete operation.
Option 2: Using the POS field
1. .- (cursor over POS field).
2. POS Coordinates - VERIFY.
PRE-DEPARTURE
PRE-DEPARTURE
If Incorrect:
a. Latitude - INSERT (N or S first).
b. .E (See Note)
c. Longitude - INSERT (E or W first).
NOTE: If coordinate field flashes after entry, verify

coordinates and depress ENTER again.
3. .E to display either FLIGHT PLAN

LIST or AFIS FPL LIST page.
CREATING A FLIGHT PLAN
1. .F to display desired FLIGHT PLAN

LIST Page if required
2. .- to position cursor on blank line

and display the NEXT FPL number.
Page 3
PRE-DEPARTURE
Page 4
PRE-DEPARTURE
3. If several Flight Plans are displayed, position
cursor anywhere on the page then depress the
BACK Key to show NEXT FPL number available.
NOTE: If necessary, use the PRV or NXT Key to

cycle through all available FLIGHT PLAN LIST
Pages.
4. .E to display FLIGHT PLAN Page.
5. Departure Airport Identifier - INSERT.
6. .E
7. Airport Coordinates and Data - VERIFY.
8. .E to load waypoint.
Enroute Waypoints
NOTE: Waypoint identifiers may contain from 1 to 6

characters in any combination of letters and num-
bers. If an entry error is made, press the BACK
Key to erase a character, then enter the correction.
PRE-DEPARTURE
PRE-DEPARTURE
9. .- to position cursor over the *****

field if required.
10. Type the next waypoint on the FPL
11. .E The DATABASE WPT page

will be displayed.
12. Verify Data..
13. .E to load the waypoint on the flight

plan.
14. Repeat Steps 10 through 13 for the remaining

waypoints. The destination airport identifier
should be the last waypoint on the flight plan.
15. .- to position cursor over SELECT.

16. .E the stored FPL has now been
selected as the active FPL.
Page 5
PRE-DEPARTURE
Page 6
PRE-DEPARTURE
LOADING JET OR VICTOR AIRWAYS
NOTE: In order to load an airway on the FPL, the

starting waypoint must be on the FPL. Enter the
airway after this waypoint.
1. .F If required to display the waypoint at

which the airway will start.
2. .- to position cursor below the waypoint

at which the airway will begin.
3. .# type the JET or VICTOR AIRWAY

number.
NOTE: If ending airway WPT is known .+

then type WPT ID.
4. .p or n if required to display the

page with the ending WPT.
5. .- to position cursor over desired WPT.

6. .E to load WPTs of the airway on
the FPL.
PRE-DEPARTURE
PRE-DEPARTURE
ENTERING A SID ON THE ACTIVE FPL
NOTE: These procedures may also be used with a

stored flight plan.
1. .F to display the ACTIVE FPL page.
2. .- to position cursor over the

DEPART? field.
3. .E to display DEPARTURE Page.
4. DEPARTURE Airport Identifier - VERIFY or

INSERT valid ident.
NOTE: If the first waypoint on the Flight Plan is an

airport, the Departure ident prefills and the cursor
is positioned over the first SID identifier.
If the first waypoint on the Flight Plan is a runway,

the RUNWAY field also prefills and the cursor is
over the first SID identifier on the list.
5. .- to position the cursor over the

desired SID, if required. Page 7
PRE-DEPARTURE
Page 8
PRE-DEPARTURE
6. .E
NOTE: Cursor moves to the first TRANSITION
identifier on the list. The TRANSITION field is
highlighted in yellow.
7. .- to position cursor over the desired

TRANSITION, if required.
8. .E
NOTE: If the SID and TRANSITION are runway
dependent, and a runway has not prefilled, the
cursor moves to the first runway on the RUNWAY
identifier list and RUNWAY field is highlighted in
yellow.

runway.
10. .E
11. Departure SID Waypoints - REVIEW.
PRE-DEPARTURE
PRE-DEPARTURE
12. .E to select the SID and insert it

into Active Flight Plan.
NOTE: SID waypoints appear indented from other

waypoints in a Flight Plan that are not part of a
procedure.
ENTERING A STAR OR PROFILE DESCENT ON

ANY STORED FPL OR THE
ACTIVE FPL PAGE
1. .F if required to display desired active

or stored FPL page.
2. .- to position cursor over ARRIVE?

field.
3. .E to display ARRIVAL Page.
4. ARRIVAL Airport Identifier - VERIFY or

INSERT valid identifier.
Page 9
PRE-DEPARTURE
Page 10
PRE-DEPARTURE
NOTE: If the last waypoint on the Flight Plan is an

airport and an Approach is programmed, the
ARRIVAL and RUNWAY identifier prefills and the
cursor is over the first TRANSITION waypoint on
the list.
If the last waypoint on the Flight Plan is a runway,

the RUNWAY field also prefills and the cursor is
over the first TRANSITION waypoint on the list.
5. NXT Key - if required to view waypoints on

subsequent pages.

TRANSITION.
7. .E
NOTE: The STAR field turns yellow and the cursor
is over the first identifier on the STAR list.
8. .- DEPRESS to position cursor over

the desired STAR.
PRE-DEPARTURE
PRE-DEPARTURE
9. .E
NOTE: If the STAR and TRANSITION are runway
dependent, and a runway has not prefilled, the
cursor moves to the first RUNWAY identifier on the
runway list and the runway field is displayed in
yellow.

RUNWAY on the runway list.
11. .E
12. Arrival STAR Waypoints - REVIEW.
13. .E to insert STAR into the Flight

Plan.
NOTE: STAR waypoints appear indented from the

other waypoints on a Flight Plan that are not part
of a procedure (SID, STAR, or APPROACH).
Page 11
PRE-DEPARTURE
Page 12
PRE-DEPARTURE
ENTERING AN APPROACH ON A STORED FPL
OR THE ACTIVE FPL PAGE
1. .F if required to display desired active

or stored FPL page.
2. .- to position cursor over

APPROACH? field.
3. .E
4. APPROACH Airport identifier - VERIFY or
INSERT valid ident.
NOTE: If a circling approach is desired .- to

position the cursor over type field so that circle is
displayed. .- to select circle from the list.
. E to select circle. The transition list will be
displayed with the cursor over the first waypoint on
the list. Proceed to step 7.

RUNWAY on the runway list.
PRE-DEPARTURE
PRE-DEPARTURE
6. .E to select RUNWAY. If a valid

run way has been selected, the
cursor moves to the first TRAN-
SITION waypoint on the TRAN-
SITION list.
NOTE: If the runway selected on the Approach

Page differs from the runway dictated by the
STAR, “SEL RWY FROM STAR PG” is displayed
at the bottom of the screen.

TRANSITION.
8. .E
9. Approach Waypoints - REVIEW.
10. .E to select and load STAR on

to the Flight Plan.
Page 13
PRE-DEPARTURE
Page 14
PRE-DEPARTURE
MODIFYING A FLIGHT PLAN
Deleting A Waypoint:
1. .F to select desired FPL page.

waypoint identifier to be deleted.
3. .B DELETE? will appear.
4. .E to delete the waypoint.
NOTE: Deleting a waypoint from either a SID,

STAR, or Approach Procedure will invalidate that
procedure.
To remove a waypoint from non-volatile memory it
must be deleted from all Stored Flight Plans.
Adding A Waypoint
1. .F or D if required to display desired

active or stored FPL page.
PRE-DEPARTURE
PRE-DEPARTURE

waypoint identifier that will follow
the new entry.
3. Waypoint Identifier - INSERT.
4. .E
5. Waypoint Coordinates - VERIFY or INSERT.
6. .E to add WPT to the FPL.
NOTE: Adding a waypoint to a SID, STAR, or

Approach Procedure will invalidate that procedure.
ERASING A STORED FLIGHT PLAN
1. .F until desired FLIGHT PLAN LIST

page is displayed.

number of the FPL to be erased.
Page 15
PRE-DEPARTURE
Page 16
PRE-DEPARTURE
3. .E
4. .- to position cursor over ERASE?
5. .E to erase flightplan.
FLIGHT PLAN SELECTION - NON AFIS FLIGHT

PLAN
1. .F until desired FLIGHT PLAN LIST

Page appears.
2. .- to position cursor over desired

Flight Plan number.
3. .E
4. FLIGHT PLAN Page - VERIFY Flight Plan.
5. .- to position cursor over SELECT?
PRE-DEPARTURE
PRE-DEPARTURE
.B to toggle between SELECT? and

INVERT? which alternates
between stored or active FPL.
6. .E to transfer the stored FPL to the

active FPL.
SELECTING ETE, ETA, DIS, ALT DISPLAY OPTION
1. .F to display the ACTIVE FPL Page.
2. .- to position cursor over ETE,

ETA, DIS,or ALT field.
3. .B to display desired option.
4. .E to select option.
Page 17
PRE-DEPARTURE
Page 18
PRE-DEPARTURE
FLIGHT PLAN SELECTION - AFIS FLIGHT PLAN
NOTE: This section only applies to AFIS equipped

aircraft.
Option 1: Using AFIS disk

1. AFIS disk - INSERT into DTU.
2. .F until desired AFIS FLIGHT PLAN

LIST Page appears if required.
3. .E to position cursor over desired

AFIS Flight Plan.
4. FPL identifiers and DATE - VERIFY.
5. .E
6. ACTIVE FPL - CONFIRM.
PRE-DEPARTURE
PRE-DEPARTURE
Option 2: Recalling AFIS Flight Plan Via Data
Link
NOTE: If unable to establish a data link on the

ground, the following procedure may be performed
when airborne.
1. .a to display the AFIS MENU Page.
2. .- to position cursor over Option 5.
3. .E
4. .- to position cursor over FPL-# field.
5. FPL-# - INSERT AFIS Flight Plan number.
NOTE: If the FPL# is unknown, the date, departure,

and destination may be entered.
6. .E to place cursor over

TRANSMIT REQUEST?
Page 19
PRE-DEPARTURE
Page 20
PRE-DEPARTURE
7. .E to send FPL request.
8. FPL RECALLED Message - CONFIRM

received.
NOTE: Do not proceed until FPL RECALLED

message is received.
9. .F until desired AFIS FLIGHT

PLAN LIST Page appears.

recalled AFIS Flight Plan.
11. DATE - VERIFY.
12. .E
NOTE: If REPLACE ACTIVE FPL? appears,
DEPRESS ENTER again to replace ACTIVE FPL.
13. ACTIVE FPL - CONFIRM.
PRE-DEPARTURE
PRE-DEPARTURE
INITIAL LEG SELECTION
1. .N until NAVIGATION page 1 is

displayed
2. FR Waypoint - VERIFY.
3. .E
4. TO Waypoint - VERIFY.
5. .E
6. DIS, and DTK - CHECK.
Dual Systems Crossfill:
7. .- to position cursor over XFILL

if required.
8. .E
Page 21
PRE-DEPARTURE
Page 22
PRE-DEPARTURE
BEFORE TAXI - IRS EQUIPPED
1. .M until SENSOR MESSAGES page

is displayed.
2. IRS Status - VERIFY NAV. (No IRS messages

displayed)
RUNWAY LINE-UP - VLF, GPS AND/OR VPU

EQUIPPED ONLY
1. .M
2. NAV RDY - HOLD/ENTER Message - VERIFY.
(VLF equipped only)
3. .M until SENSOR MESSAGES page

is displayed to verify status of all
sensors.
4. .Ó if desired.
5. .E (Twice) if desired.
PRE-DEPARTURE
PRE-DEPARTURE
VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) OPERATION -
PRE-DEPARTURE
Setting Cruise Altitude, Transition Level, and
Default Flight Path Angle
After Initial Leg Selection:
1. .V
2. .- to position cursor over DATA?
3. .E
4. Cruise Altitude - INSERT.
5. .E
6. Transition Level - INSERT or VERIFY.
NOTE: Field defaults to FL180 if pilot does not

enter a value.
7. .E
Page 23
PRE-DEPARTURE
Page 24
PRE-DEPARTURE
8. Default Flight Path Angle (DEFAULT FPA) -

INSERT or VERIFY.
NOTE: Field defaults to 3.0 if pilot does not enter a

value.
9. .E
PRE-DEPARTURE
Waypoint Entries 5/5/03 3:02 PM Page 25
WAYPOINT ENTRIES
REVIEWING WAYPOINT COORDINATES/DATA
(FLIGHT PLAN PAGES ONLY)
1. .F until desired FPL LIST page is dis

played.

Flight Plan Number.
3. .E
identifier.
5. .E
6. Waypoint Coordinates and Data - VERIFY.
7. .E
8. Repeat Steps 5 through 7 for remaining
waypoints.
NOTE: This same proceedure may be used on the

active FPL. Once this active FPL is displayed,
begin with step 4. Page 25
WAYPOINT ENTRIES
Page 26
WAYPOINT ENTRIES
CREATING/CHANGING PILOT ENTERED (PER-
SONALIZED) WAYPOINTS
1. Select Desired Flight Plan, Direct or NAV

Page.

identifier location.
3. Personalized IDENT- INSERT.
4. .E
5. Latitude- INSERT (N or S first, then degrees,
minutes and hundredths).
6. .E
7. Longitude- INSERT (E or W first, degrees,
then minutes, and hundredths).
8. .E The display will change to the

appropriate FLIGHT PLAN,
DIRECT, or NAV Page.
WAYPOINT ENTRIES
WAYPOINT ENTRIES
CREATING AN OFFSET WAYPOINT
1. Select desired FPL,Direct,or NAV page.

identifier location.
3. Parent Waypoint IDENT-INSERT with an *

following the entry.
NOTE: More than one offset waypoint is allowed
from one parent, using *, *1, *A1, etc., as identify-
ing notation.
4. .E
NOTE: If field blinks, Parent Waypoint does not
exist in FMS memory or in database and must be
defined on a Flight Plan Page.
5. Desired Radial- INSERT (the field will fill with
whole degrees unless all four digits are
entered).
6. .E
7. Desired Distance-INSERT (NM and tenths,
1999.9 NM maximum).
Page 27
WAYPOINT ENTRIES
Page 28
WAYPOINT ENTRIES
8. .E
9. POS Coordinates- VERIFY for reasonability.
10. .E
WAYPOINT ENTRIES
Enroute GNS-XLS 5/5/03 3:04 PM Page 29
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
DIRECT TO - ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN WAYPOINT
1. .D
desired identifier.
3. .E
4. DIS, DTK - CHECK.
5. .- to position cursor over XFILL

6. .E
DIRECT TO - RANDOM WAYPOINT
1. .D
identifier that will follow the new
entry.
3. Waypoint Identifier-INSERT.
Page 29
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 30
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
4. .E
5. Waypoint Page Coordinates and Data -
VERIFY or INSERT.
6. .E
7. Waypoint Sequence - VERIFY.
8. .E
9. DIS, DTK - CHECK.

the XFILL.
11. .E
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
DIRECT TO - CLOSEST AIRPORT
1. .D until DIR CLOSEST ARP

Page appears.
NOTE: The cursor will be over the airport closest
to the aircraft’s present position at the time this
page was accessed.

desired airport identifier if
required.
3. .E to proceed to selected airport.
DIRECT TO - VNAV WAYPOINT AS CURRENT

LATERAL TO WAYPOINT
1. .D A DIRECT TO Page appears

with the cursor over the
current TO waypoint.

desired waypoint.
3. .E until NAVIGATION
Page 1 appears.
Page 31
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 32
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
4. .- to position cursor over TO

Waypoint on NAVIGATION
Page 1.
5. .V
6. ALT - INSERT or VERIFY.
NOTE: If the waypoint is part of a SID, STAR or

Approach procedure, the ALT constraint field may
be prefilled from the database.
7. .E
8. OFFSET - If applicable, INSERT value in
nautical miles.
a. If the offset is prior to the waypoint, enter
the range value and a (-) prefills as a
default or
b. enter a (+), then the range value to indicate
the offset is beyond the waypoint.
9. .E
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
NOTE: Cursor only moves to the FPA field if alti-

tude constraint is below current baro altitude.
10. Flight Path Angle - VERIFY Direct Flight Path

Angle is desirable to fly.
11. .E
DIRECT TO - VNAV WAYPOINT (NOT AS THE
CURRENT LATERAL TO WAYPOINT)
1. .D
desired waypoint.
3. . vV
4. .- If necessary, to position cursor

over ALT field.
5. ALT - INSERT or VERIFY.
6. .E
Page 33
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 34
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
7. OFFSET - If applicable, INSERT.
a. If the offset is prior to the waypoint, enter
the range value and a (-) prefills as a
default or
b. enter a (+), then the range value to indicate
the offset is beyond the waypoint.
8. .E
NOTE: Cursor only moves to the FPA field if alti-
tude constraint is below current baro altitude.
9. Flight Path Angle - VERIFY or INSERT.
10. .E
DISPLAYING ALTITUDE CONSTRAINTS ON
NAV PAGE 1.
1. .N until NAVIGATION Page 1 is dis-

played.
2. .- to position cursor over ETA field

for the TO Waypoint.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
3. .B ALT? will be displayed.
4. .E The field will display dashes if

there is no constraint pro-
grammed at the current TO
waypoint.
TUNING COMMS
CDU Keyboard Method
1. .T
2. .- (if necessary) to position cursor
over appropriate PRESET field.
3. Frequency - INSERT.
NOTE: Trailing zeroes are not required.
4. .E to display TRANSFER?
5. .E to transfer to active.
Page 35
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 36
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
TUNING NAVS
CDU Keyboard Method
If Station Identifier Is Used:
1. .T until NAV TUNE Page

is displayed.

to the desired NAV identifier field.
3. Station Identifier - INSERT or VERIFY entry.
4. .E
5. Frequency - VERIFY that the control head dis
play is tuned to the desired frequency.
6. RANGE and BRG CHECK.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
If Station Frequency is Used:

is displayed.

FREQ field.
3. Frequency - INSERT or VERIFY.
NOTE: Trailing zeroes are not required.
4. .E
5. Frequency - VERIFY that control head display
is tuned to the desired frequency.
6. RANGE and BRG - CHECK.
Page 37
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 38
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Auto Tune Method

is displayed.
2. .- to position cursor over station

IDENT or FREQ field in NAV 1
or 2.
3. .B to display AUTO?
4. .E
NOTE: No prompt is displayed adjacent to the sta-
tion IDENT over FREQ field when system is in
AUTO TUNE mode.
5. FREQ, RANGE and BRG - CHECK that the

desired FREQ is displayed on the control
head and that range and bearing are
reasonable.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
TRANSPONDER AND ADF KEYBOARD TUNE
1. .T until XPONDER/ADF (if configured)

Page is displayed.

desired code or frequency field.
3. Code or Frequency - INSERT or VERIFY.
4. .E
PILOT ENTERED LEG CHANGE
1. .N to display NAVIGATION Page 1.

FR field.
3. FR waypoint identifier - INSERT or VERIFY.
4. .E
Page 39
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 40
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
If Waypoint Page Appears:

a. Waypoint Page coordinates
- INSERT or VERIFY.
b. .E
5. TO waypoint identifier - INSERT if necessary.
6. .E
a. Waypoint Page coordinates
- INSERT or VERIFY.
b. .E
7. DIS and DTK - CHECK.
8. .- to position cursor over XFILL.
9. .E
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
NOTE: If the leg entered is not on the FPL an FPL

discontinuity will appear and no auto leg change
will occur.
PREVENTING AUTOMATIC LEG CHANGE

-AUTO-.
3. .B MAN? is displayed.
4. .E
RETURNING TO AUTOMATIC LEG CHANGE
1. .N to display NAVIGATION
Page 1.
2. .- to position cursor over MAN.
3. .B AUTO? is displayed.
4. .E
Page 41
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 42
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
POSITION CHECK AND UPDATE

Using a Sensor
1. .Ó (When no cursor is displayed.)

FIX field.
3. .B until the desired sensor to be

used as the update reference
appears in the cursor.
4. .E
5. .E again if system update
is desired.
.N /P/F/
T/V/h/or D
to cancel the position fix if update is
not desired.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Over Known Point
1. .Ó (when no cursor is displayed)
2. Known Point - ENTER using either:

Option 1: IDENT
or:
Option 2: Coordinates for check points not
in memory.
Option 1: IDENT
a. IDENT - INSERT.
b. .E
c. Waypoint Page Coordinates - VERIFY.
d. .E
e. .E if position update is desired.
NAVIGATION Page 1
is displayed.
Page 43
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 44
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Option 2: Coordinates
a. .- to position cursor over

FIX coordinates.
b. Latitude - INSERT (N or S first, then

degrees, minutes and hundredths).
c. .E
d. Longitude - INSERT (E or W first, then
degrees, minutes and hundredths).
e. .E
NOTE: If coordinate field flashes after entry, verify
coordinates and depress ENTER again.
3. .E if system update is desired.
.N/P/F/T/
V/h/or D to cancel
the position fix if update is not desired.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Using An Offset
NOTE: Overflying a predetermined radial and dis-

tance is not necessary.
1. .Ó Record the radial and distance

from a VOR.
2. Offset Waypoint IDENT - INSERT, i.e. LAX*.
3. .E
4. Recorded Radial - INSERT.
5. .E
6. Recorded Distance - INSERT (NM and tenths).
7. .E
8. Waypoint Coordinates - VERIFY
for reasonability.
9. .E
10. .E again if system update
is desired.
Page 45
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 46
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
.N/P/F/T
V/h/or D to cancel the
position fix if update is not desired.
PARALLEL COURSE (SELECTED

CROSSTRACK SXTK)

SXTK field.
3. .L or R
4. Offset Distance - INSERT (NM and tenths).
5. .E
NOTE: If the system is coupled to the autopilot, the
roll command will turn the aircraft to intercept the
parallel course at up to a 45° angle until the
selected SXTK distance is reached.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
If XTK is greater than 12.5NM, VNAV will become

INVALID and no vertical deviation information will
be displayed.
Canceling Parallel Course
1. .N to display page with SXTK.

SXTK field.
3. .B CANCEL? will be displayed.
4. .E to intercept and return to the

original DTK.
NOTE: Any Leg Change (manual or automatic)

including DIRECT TO will also cancel selected
crosstrack (SXTK).
PROGRAMMING A HEADING VECTOR
1. .h
2. Heading - INSERT preceded by R or L, if
applicable, to indicate a turn direction.
Page 47
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 48
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
NOTE: R or L should be used for a heading change

greater than 180° from the present heading.
3. .E to advance cursor to Heading

Mode field.
4. .E to activate heading mode and

return to NAVIGATION Page 1.
CHANGING HEADING VECTOR WHILE IN

HEADING SELECT MODE
1. .h
2. Heading - INSERT.
3. .E
4. .N or E to check heading and
return to NAVIGATION
Page 1.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
CHANGING TO WAYPOINT WHILE IN HEADING
SELECT MODE
1. .h
TO Waypoint.
3. .B to cycle forward through waypoints

on the FPL or insert waypoint
identifier.
4. .E
a. Waypoint Page Coordinates - VERIFY or
INSERT.
b. .E Cursor moves to DTK field.

5. Desired Track (DTK) - VERIFY or INSERT.
6. .E OK? ENTER message appears.
7. .E To activate the entered data an

return to NAVIGAITON Page1.
NOTE: When using Heading Intercept Mode to intercept

the final approach course to the FAF in a Procedure
Turn Approach, the DTK must be entered. Pseudo
VORTAC will be displayed on NAV page 1. Page 49
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 50
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
CANCELING HEADING SELECT MODE
. D and E immediately cancels

the commanded heading or perform
the following:
1. .h to display HEADING VECTOR Page.
2. .- to position the cursor over HDG

SELECT.
3. .B until CANCEL? is displayed.

4. .E to cancel Heading Vector and
return to NAVIGATION Page 1.
PROGRAMMING A HEADING INTERCEPT
1. .h to display HEADING VECTOR Page.
2. .- to position the cursor over HDG

field.
3. Heading - INSERT in whole degrees, preceded

by R or L, if applicable, to indicate a turn direc-
tion.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
NOTE: R or L should be used for a heading
change greater than 180° from the present head-
ing. A T indicates the system is operating in the
true heading mode.
4. .E
5. .B to select INTERCEPT?
6. .E
7. .B if required, to cycle forward through
waypoints on the Active Flight Plan
or INSERT an alternate waypoint.
8. .E

INSERT.
b. .E
9. Desired Track (DTK) - VERIFY or INSERT.
NOTE: If a DME Arc endpoint is selected as the

TO waypoint, the DTK field will not be enterable.
The system will automatically provide the correct
DTK.
Page 51
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 52
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
10. .E An Intercept Message may

appear (NO COURSE INTER-
CEPT, NO ARC INTERCEPT, or
INTERCEPT BEYOND FIX and
OK? ENTER prompt. If no
message appears the intercept
will occur on the TO side of the
selected TO waypoint.
NOTE: BUSY - STANDBY may be displayed in

yellow momentarily while the intercept is calculat-
ed.
11. .E to display NAVIGATION Page 1.

The cursor is positioned over the
Leg Change Mode if the DTK
has been entered manually. The
operator must decide whether
man or auto leg change is
approprriate.
NOTE: If the Desired Track is changed, a Pseudo-

VORTAC is programmed. If the DTK entry posi-
tions the aircraft on the FROM, or far, side of the
TO waypoint, the Leg Change Mode switches to
-MAN-, otherwise it remains in -AUTO-.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
PROGRAMMING A HEADING INTERCEPT TO

THE FAF
1. .h to display the HEADING VECTOR

Page.
2. Type in the assigned heading.
3. .E
4. .B to display the INTERCEPT? prompt.
5. .E
6. .B until the FAF waypoint is displayed.
7. .E cursor moves to DTK field.
8. .E
9. .E NAVIGATION Page 1 will be dis-
played with the TO waypoint, the
FAF, and waypoint previous to
the FAF in the FR field. The
system will now intercept the
Final Approach course and
sequence to the MAP. If the OK
ENTER? prompt was displayed
prior to pressing the last ENTER
key. Page 53
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 54
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
NOTE: If the selected heading intercepts the

inbound course between the FAF and the MAP, the
MAP is the TO waypoint and the approach mode
will go active further than 2NM from the FAF and if
the aircraft position is on the FROM side of the FAF.
LOADING A GPS/GPS OVERLAY APPROACH
1. .F until the ACTIVE FPL Page

appears.
2. .- to position the cursor over

APPROACH?
3. .E
4. Airport Identifier - INSERT or VERIFY.
5. .E twice, if required, to display

runway list if not already
displayed.
If a circling type approach is desired:
.- to position cursor over TYPE and

display the TYPE list.
.- to position cursor over CIRCLE.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
.E proceed to step 10.

runway.
7. .E
8. TYPE - SELECT if required.
9. .E
10. TRANSITION - SELECT if required.
11. .E
12. Approach Waypoints - REVIEW.
13. .E ACTIVE FPL Page is displayed.

VERIFY the approach appears
as selected.
14. Waypoint Sequencing - Edit, if required, based

on assigned route.
Page 55
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 56
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
EXECUTING A GPS/GPS OVERLAY APPROACH
NOTE: To fly a full procedure DME ARC or

Procedure Turn, either coupled or using own navi-
gation, follow the FMS and EFIS/Instrument dis-
plays.
Using Radar Vectors to FINAL APPROACH

COURSE
1. .F to display the ACTIVE FPL

Page.
2. Approach and Waypoint Sequencing - VERIFY

they appear as selected.
3. .M VERIFY approach is armed

within 30NM of the airport.
4. .V NAVIGATION Page 2. Verify TRMNL

HSI scaling.
5. FMS Mode - SELECT or VERIFY the

appropriate mode for guidance if required.
6. Flight Director or Autopilot - ENGAGE the

appropriate mode if required.
7. .h to display the HEADING

VECTOR Page.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
7. Heading - INSERT as assigned by ATC.
8. .E twice to engage Heading Select

mode.
After receiving the final intercept vector from ATC:
9. .h to display the HEADING VECTOR

Page.
10. .E
11. .B to display INTERCEPT?
12. .E cursor moves to the TO field.
13. .B until the FAF is displayed.
14. .E cursor moves to the DTK field.
15. Final Approach Course - INSERT if flying a

Procedure Turn.
16. .E twice.
17. CDI Display - VERIFY the HSI course needle

slews to the final approach course or manually
select the course.
18. Approach Annunciator - When over the FAF,

VERIFY annunciation and the HSI scaling out-
put has changed to APPR on NAVIGATION
Page 2. Page 57
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 58
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
USING OWN NAVIGATION - NO DME ARC


4. .N NAVIGATION Page 2. Verify TRMNL

HSI scaling.

appropriate mode for guidance.

appropriate mode.
7. Waypoints and HSI Course - VERIFY proper

sequencing during the approach.

VERIFY annunciation. Verify HSI scaling
output has changed to APPR on NAVIGATION
Page 2.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
USING RADAR VECTORS TO INTERCEPT A

DME ARC


4. .V NAVIGATION Page 2. Verify TRMNL

HSI Scaling.


appropriate mode.

VECTOR Page.
8. Heading - INSERT as assigned by ATC.
9. .E twice to engage HDG SELECT

mode.
After receiving ARC intercept vector from ATC:

VECTOR Page. Page 59
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 60
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
11. Heading - INSERT.
12. .E
13. .B to display INTERCEPT?
14. .E cursor moves to the TO field.
15. .B until the ARC End/Final Approach

Course Waypoint is displayed.
NOTE: If an intermediate waypoint exists on the

ARC between the ARC beginning point and the
ARC end point, the ARC intercept point should be
approximated so it can be determined whether the
ARC end or intermediate waypoint should be used
as the TO waypoint. NO ARC INTERCEPT may
be displayed if the wrong waypoint is selected.
16. .E twice (accepts the default DTK).
17. .E to accept data and return to NAV

Page 1.
18. CDI Display - VERIFY course needle is set to

the DTK shown on the HEADING VECTOR
Page.

ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS

VERIFY annunciation. Verify HSI scaling out-
put has changed to APPR on NAVIGATION
Page 2.
USING OWN NAVIGATION TO FLY DME ARC

3. .E VERIFY approach is armed

within 30NM.
4. .N NAVIGATION Page 2. Verify TRMNL

HSI Scaling.


appropriate mode.


VERIFY annunciation. Verify HSI scaling
output has changed to APPR on NAVIGATION
Page 2.
Page 61
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 62
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
EXECUTING MISSED APPROACHES

Direct To the Missed Approach Procedure
Waypoint
1. .D
2. .- to position cursor over Missed
Approach Procedure waypoint,
if required.
3. .E
NOTE: If the direction the airplane will turn is in
question and the turn directory may not be in
accordance with the missed approach procedure,
manually turn the airplane toward the missed
approach fix then perform the d to procedure.
Heading to Intercept a Course to the Missed

Approach Procedure Waypoint
1. .h to display HDG page. Type desired

HDG in the cursor
2. .E to cursor over HDG SELECT?.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
3. .B until INTERCEPT? is displayed.
4. .E The cursor moves to the

TO field.
5. .B until the Missed Approach

Procedure waypoint is displayed.
6. .E
7. Desired DTK Intercept - INSERT.
8. .E (twice) to accept DTK and data.

NAV page 1 will be displayed.
PROGRAMMING A HOLDING PATTERN
1. .N/F or D to display
applicable page.

desired waypoint.
NOTE: On NAVIGATION Pages, only the TO

Waypoint can be selected, and on the ACTIVE
FPL Page, a Holding Pattern cannot be
programmed at the FR or TO Waypoint.
Page 63
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 64
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
3. .Ó to display Holding Pattern

Page with cursor over the
Inbound CRS field.
4. INBOUND CRS - VERIFY or INSERT.
5. .E
6. LEG TIME - VERIFY or INSERT.
7. If Holding Pattern is complete proceed to

Step 11. If Optional Entries are required,
continue with Steps 8, 9, or 10.
Optional Entry: Turn Direction
8. .- to position cursor over TURN DIR.

a..B to change direction.
b. .E
Optional Entry: Leg Distance
9. .E to position cursor over LEG DIST.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
a. Leg Distance - INSERT or VERIFY.
b. .E
Selecting Exit Mode:

MANUAL or AUTO.
11. .B to select.
12. .E OK? ENTER prompt will appear.

Verify inputs.
13. .E
EXITING A HOLDING PATTERN
Exiting holding pattern Next Time Over
Holding Fix
1. .N
2. .- to position cursor over MANUAL.
3. .B to display AUTO?.
4. .E Page 65
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 66
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Exiting holding pattern By Going Direct To
Holding Fix
1. .D to display Direct To Page

with cursor over current TO
Waypoint.
2. .E to display HOLDING PATTERN

Page with cursor over CANCEL?.
3. .E
Exiting holding pattern By Performing A Leg
Change
1. .N
2. .- to position cursor over FROM
field (HOLD RIGHT/LEFT).
3. FR Waypoint - INSERT desired waypoint.
4. .N
5. TO Waypoint - VERIFY.
6. .N
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
PSEUDO-VORTAC
2. .- to position cursor over TO field.
3. TO Waypoint Identifier - INSERT (if necessary).
4. .E
INSERT.
.E
b.
5. .- Desired Track (DTK) - INSERT.

6. .E
MANUAL TAS ENTRY
NOTE: Manual TAS cannot be entered if a valid

TAS is present from the Airdata Computer.
If airdata computer fails, no roll steering NOR

autopilot engage will be possible.
Page 67
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 68
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
1. .E to display page with TAS.
2. .E to position cursor over TAS field.
3. TAS - INSERT in knots.
4. .E
NOTE: Maximum manual TAS value that can be
entered is 850 knots.
MANUAL HEADING ENTRY
NOTE: Manual Heading cannot be entered if a

valid heading input is available.
1. .N to display page with HDG.
2. .- to position cursor over HDG field.

3. HDG - INSERT.
4. .E
NOTE: SYSTEM MESSAGES Page will
display USING MAN HDG message.
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
ENROUTE
MANUAL MAGNETIC - GNS-XLS
VARIATION ENTRY
1. .N to display NAVIGATION
Page 3 with VAR.

VAR field.
3. Local Variation - INSERT (E or W first).
4. .E (MAN) will be displayed

adjacent to the VAR field.
RETURNING TO AUTOMATIC VARIATION
1. .N to display page with VAR.
2. .- to position cursor over VAR field.
3. .B to display AUTO?.
4. .E
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS Page 69
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Page 70
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
ENROUTE - GNS-XLS
Enroute - AFIS 5/5/03 3:09 PM Page 71
ENROUTE - AFIS
UPDATING ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN VIA AFIS
1. .F to display ACTIVE FPL Page.
2. Active Flight Plan - VERIFY or AMEND route.

AFIS UPDATE?.
4. .E
5. ACTUAL FL - VERIFY or INSERT.
6. .E
7. ASSIGNED FL - VERIFY or INSERT.
8. .E
9. PAYLOAD - VERIFY or INSERT.
10. .E
11. FUEL REM - VERIFY or INSERT.
12. .E
13. CRUISE MODE - VERIFY or INSERT.
14. .E to position cursor over

TRANSMIT REQUEST?.
Page 71
ENROUTE - AFIS
Page 72
ENROUTE - AFIS
15. .E
NOTE: After update has been received, refer to
“REVIEWING AFIS FLIGHT PLAN DATA”,
“REVIEWING AFIS FLIGHT PLAN PROGRESS”,
or “REVIEWING SIGMETS” checklist.
UPDATING SIGMETS
1. .a to display AFIS MENU Page.
2. .- to position cursor over option 2.
3. .E
4. .- to position cursor over FR field.
5. Desired Identifier - INSERT.
6. .E
NOTE: Parentheses appear indicating a request
has not yet been sent and received.
7. .- to position cursor over TO field.
9. .E
ENROUTE - AFIS
ENROUTE - AFIS

TRANSMIT REQUEST?.
11. .E
UPDATING TERM WX-WINDS
3. .E
4. .- to position cursor on page.
5 Insert desired identifiers.

TRANSMIT REQUEST?.
7. .E
ADDING TERM WX-WINDS IDENTIFIERS
3. .E
Page 73
ENROUTE - AFIS
Page 74
ENROUTE - AFIS
4. .- to position cursor over blank

identifier field.
6. .E
TRANSMIT REQUEST?.
8. .E
DELETING TERM WX-WINDS IDENTIFIERS
3. .E
4. .- to position cursor identifier
to be deleted.
5. .B
6. .E
ENROUTE - AFIS
ENROUTE - AFIS
REVIEWING AFIS FLIGHT PLAN PROGRESS
2. Current Leg Data - CONFIRM.

Leg identifiers.
4. .E to review planned data for

future legs.
5. .B to review planned data for

previous legs.
6. .- to return to current leg data.

REVIEWING AFIS FLIGHT PLAN DATA
3. .E
4. AFIS Flight Plan Data - REVIEW.
5. .a to review additional AFIS Flight

Plan data and return to the
AFIS MENU Page.
Page 75
ENROUTE - AFIS
Page 76
ENROUTE - AFIS
REVIEWING SIGMETS
3. .E
4. SIGMETS - REVIEW.
5. .a to review additional SIGMET

data and return to the
AFIS MENU Page.
REVIEWING TERM WX-WINDS
3. .E
desired identifier.
5. .E
6. Weather - REVIEW.
7. .a to review additional data and

return to Menu Pages.
ENROUTE - AFIS
ENROUTE - AFIS
DISPLAYING AFIS MESSAGE
3. .E
4. AFIS Message - REVIEW.
5. .a to review additional AFIS

messages and return to the
AFIS MENU Page.
SENDING AFIS MESSAGES AND PDC
3. .E
NOTE: The top two Line Select Keys on the left
side of the display may be used to move the cur-
sor up or down in the text field.
4. TO - INSERT recipient’s name.
5. .E
6. FR - INSERT sender’s name.
Page 77
ENROUTE - AFIS
Page 78
ENROUTE - AFIS
7. .E
8. # - INSERT recipient’s:
a. Registration number for air to air.
b. Auto Answer Terminal PASSWORD for GDC
computer forwarding.
c. Telephone number (area code first) for GDC
voice forwarding.
9. .E
10. Message - INSERT
.S to space words.
.E to advance to next line if
required (15 max.).

SEND MESSAGE?.
12. .E
NOTE: To send for a pre-departure clearance, type
the 3 letter airport I.D. in the # field + PDC. I.E.
PDCLAX .- over transmit and E.
ENROUTE - AFIS
ENROUTE - AFIS
DISABLING AUTO REPORTING
3. .E
4. .- to position cursor over ON.
5. .B OFF? is displayed.
6. .E
RETURNING TO AUTO REPORTING
3. .E
4. .- to position cursor over OFF.
5. .B ON? is displayed.
6. .E
Page 79
ENROUTE - AFIS
Page 80
ENROUTE - AFIS
THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
ENROUTE - AFIS
Planning 5/5/03 3:10 PM Page 81
PLANNING
FUEL STATUS
1. .P to display FUEL STATUS Page.

REMAINING field.
3. Fuel Quantity Remaining - VERIFY or INSERT.
4. .E
5. Fuel Reserve - VERIFY or INSERT.
6. .E
7. Fuel Flow - INSERT or VERIFY.
NOTE: No fuel flow entry is required in the

Automatic Fuel Flow mode. All flashing fields must
be verified or values inserted using the ENTER
Key, in order for HOURS, RANGE and NM/LB
fields to display information.
8. .E
NOTE: If a manual fuel flow is entered the VERIFY
INPUTS message changes to LAST INPUT: and
sets the time at :00 minutes. (MAN) will be dis-
played adjacent to the FLOW field.
Page 81
PLANNING
Page 82
PLANNING
When the LAST INPUT field exceeds 15 minutes,
the REMAINING, RESERVE, and FLOW fields
blink indicating verification or update is required.
REMAINING, RESERVE and FLOW must be man-
ually verified.
9. Data - CHECK.
To change the unit of measurement (LB or KG)
1. .- to position cursor over remaining

field.

unit field (LB or KG).
3. .B The field will display

LB? or KG? to notify the pilot
of the pending change.
4. .E to select.
TRIP PLANNING
1. .P to display TRIP PLAN Page.

TRIP PLAN field.
3. Desired Flight Plan - INSERT Flight Plan

Number or “A” for Active Flight Plan.
4. .E
PLANNING
PLANNING
NOTE: If a Flight Plan number is left in the TRIP
PLAN field and not returned to “A”, no updated
Active Flight Plan information will be displayed.
5. FR Waypoint - VERIFY or INSERT as

required. If “DIRECT” is displayed go to Step 7.
6. .E
7. TO Waypoint - VERIFY or INSERT as required.
8. .E
9. Groundspeed - VERIFY.
To Enter Manual Groundspeed:
a. .- to position cursor over GS field.
b. Groundspeed - INSERT.
c. .E (MAN) will appear adjacent to

the GS field.
To Return to Automatic Groundspeed:
b. .B AUTO? appears in the GS

field to inform pilot of the
pending change and current
GS is displayed in the cursor.
c. .E
Page 83
PLANNING
Page 84
PLANNING
10. Data - CHECK. When DIRECT is displayed all
data except DTK is updated continuously. If data is
not continuously updated, it will be recalculated
each time:
a. The TRIP PLAN Page is selected.
b. A TRIP PLAN is entered.
c. A leg change is made on the TRIP PLAN
Page. ETE and FPL time are recalculated
whenever the groundspeed changes.
d. Leg or GS change is made on
FUEL PLAN Page.
11. To review the remainder of the Flight Plan:
a. .- to position cursor over TO field.

b. .E TWICE to call up next leg.
c. .E ONCE for each subsequent

leg. (Groundspeed should be
updated if necessary.)
FUEL PLANNING
1. .P to display FUEL PLAN Page.

FUEL PLAN field.
3. Desired Flight Plan - INSERT Flight Plan

Number or “A” for Active Flight Plan.
4. .E
PLANNING
PLANNING
NOTE: If a flight plan number is left in the Fuel
Plan field and not returned to “A”, no updated
Active Flight Plan information will appear.
5. FR Waypoint - VERIFY or INSERT as

required. If DIRECT is displayed go to Step 7.
6. .E
7. TO Waypoint - VERIFY or INSERT as required.
8. .E
9. Groundspeed - VERIFY.
To Enter Manual Groundspeed:

b. Groundspeed - INSERT.
c. .E (MAN) will appear adjacent to

the GS field.
To Return To Automatic Groundspeed:
b. .B AUTO? appears in the GS

field to inform pilot of the
pending change and current
GS is displayed under the cursor.
.E
c.
10. Fuel Flow - VERIFY. Page 85
PLANNING
Page 86
PLANNING
To Enter A Manual Fuel Flow:
a. .- to position cursor over FLOW field.

b. Fuel Flow - INSERT.
c. .E (MAN) will appear

adjacent to the FLOW
field.
To Return to Automatic Fuel Flow:
a. .- to position cursor over FLOW field.

b. .B AUTO? appears in the
FLOW field to inform pilot of
the pending change and
current flow is displayed
under the cursor.
c. .E
11. Data - CHECK. When DIRECT is displayed all
data is continuously updated. If data is not
continuously updated, it will be recalculated
each time:
a. The TRIP PLAN Page has changes in
FR/TO leg or GS.
b. The FUEL PLAN Page is selected.
c. Leg or GS change is made on the FUEL
PLAN Page. LEG FUEL and FPL FUEL are
recalculated whenever the FLOW changes.
d. FUEL FLOW is changed on FUEL STATUS
Page.
PLANNING
PLANNING
12. To review the remainder of the Flight Plan:
a. .- to position cursor over TO field.
b. .E TWICE to call up next leg.
c. .E ONCE for each subsquent

leg. (Groundspeed and/or
should be updated if
necessary.)
NOTE:Information between any desired waypoints

can be reviewed by selecting the FUEL PLAN
Page and entering a FROM - TO leg or by execut-
ing the present position direct procedures. If the
TO waypoint is not on the selected Flight Plan, the
Flight Plan number and origin/destination fields will
display dashes.
d. .- to position cursor over FUEL

PLAN A field.
e. .A
f. .E TWICE to display information
in data fields.
Page 87
PLANNING
Page 88
PLANNING
VERIFYING OR CHANGING AIRCRAFT WEIGHT
PARAMETERS
1. .P to display AIRCRAFT WEIGHT

Page.
NOTE: BASIC OP WT, PAYLOAD, and FUEL ON

BOARD fields will be blinking if update has not
been entered after system power up.
FUEL USED will remain dashes until auto fuel flow
is detected.
2. .- to position cursor over flashing

weight field.
3. BASIC OP WT - VERIFY or INSERT.
4. .E
5. PAYLOAD - VERIFY or INSERT.
6. .E
7. FUEL ON BOARD - VERIFY or INSERT.
8. .E
NOTE: VERIFY INPUTS field disappears and a
GROSS WT value replaces dashes, and weights
no longer blink.
All blinking weight fields must be verified or values

inserted using the ENTER Key, for GROSS WT
field to display information.
PLANNING
PLANNING
PERFORMING FDE PREDICTION FOR
OCEANIC/REMOTE OPERATION
All references to FDE prediction do not apply
to 17960-101 units. FDE prediction is only avail-
able in 17960-0102 units.
1. .P to display FDE Page.
2. .- to position cursor over DEPART DT

field.
3. DEPARTURE DATE - VERIFY or INSERT.
NOTE: The date entered may be up to six months

either side of the current date.
4. .E
5. DEPARTURE TIME - VERIFY or INSERT.
6. .E
7. ROUTE SPACING - VERIFY or INSERT.
8. .E
9. GROUND SPEED - VERIFY or INSERT.
10. .E
11. STARTING WAYPOINT - VERIFY or INSERT.
12. .E
Page 89
PLANNING
Page 90
PLANNING
13. ENDING WAYPOINT - VERIFY or INSERT..
14. .E
15. .- to position cursor over START

CALC? ENTER.
16. .E
17. VERIFY NAV/FDE Availability.
PLANNING
Honeywell International Inc.
One Technology Center
23500 West 105th Street
Olathe, Kansas 66061
FAX: 913-791-1302
Telephone: 913-712-0400
006-08866-0000
Rev. 1 9/96 N

FMS GNS-XLs Quick Reference

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

FMS GNS-XLs Quick Reference

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

GNS-XLS

Prior to export of this document, review for export license

Copyright ©1996 Honeywell International, Inc.

Reproduction of this publication or any portion thereof by

1. .O and hold until system turns off.

1. .- to INSERT or verify DATE.

4. .E three times to verify the

1. IDENT - INSERT or VERIFY.

3. POS Coordinates - VERIFY.

4. .E twice to complete operation.

Option 2: Using the POS field

1. .- (cursor over POS field).

2. POS Coordinates - VERIFY.

c. Longitude - INSERT (E or W first).

NOTE: If coordinate field flashes after entry, verify

3. .E to display either FLIGHT PLAN

CREATING A FLIGHT PLAN

1. .F to display desired FLIGHT PLAN

2. .- to position cursor on blank line

NOTE: If necessary, use the PRV or NXT Key to

4. .E to display FLIGHT PLAN Page.

5. Departure Airport Identifier - INSERT.

NOTE: Waypoint identifiers may contain from 1 to 6

9. .- to position cursor over the *****

10. Type the next waypoint on the FPL

11. .E The DATABASE WPT page

13. .E to load the waypoint on the flight

14. Repeat Steps 10 through 13 for the remaining

15. .- to position cursor over SELECT.

NOTE: In order to load an airway on the FPL, the

1. .F If required to display the waypoint at

2. .- to position cursor below the waypoint

3. .# type the JET or VICTOR AIRWAY

NOTE: If ending airway WPT is known .+

4. .p or n if required to display the

5. .- to position cursor over desired WPT.

NOTE: These procedures may also be used with a

1. .F to display the ACTIVE FPL page.

2. .- to position cursor over the

3. .E to display DEPARTURE Page.

4. DEPARTURE Airport Identifier - VERIFY or

NOTE: If the first waypoint on the Flight Plan is an

If the first waypoint on the Flight Plan is a runway,

5. .- to position the cursor over the

7. .- to position cursor over the desired

9. .- to position cursor over the desired

12. .E to select the SID and insert it

NOTE: SID waypoints appear indented from other

ENTERING A STAR OR PROFILE DESCENT ON

1. .F if required to display desired active

2. .- to position cursor over ARRIVE?

3. .E to display ARRIVAL Page.

4. ARRIVAL Airport Identifier - VERIFY or

NOTE: If the last waypoint on the Flight Plan is an

If the last waypoint on the Flight Plan is a runway,

5. NXT Key - if required to view waypoints on

6. .- to position cursor over the desired

8. .- DEPRESS to position cursor over

10. .- to position cursor over the desired

13. .E to insert STAR into the Flight

NOTE: STAR waypoints appear indented from the

1. .F if required to display desired active

2. .- to position cursor over

NOTE: If a circling approach is desired .- to