7.11 USER WAYPOINT PAGE
In addition to the airport, VOR, NDB, and intersection information contained in the Jeppesen NavData Card, the GNS 430 allows the pilot to store up to 1,000 userdefined waypoints. The User Waypoint Page (Figure 7-37) displays the waypoint name (up to five characters long), identifier, radial from two reference waypoints, and distance from one reference waypoint, along with the user waypoint’s latitude/longitude position.
• REF WPT - Reference waypoint identifier (name)
• RAD - Radial from reference waypoint, in degrees magnetic or degrees true (depending upon unit configuration)
• DIS - Distance from reference waypoint, in nautical miles/statute miles/kilometers (depending upon unit configuration)
• Position - Latitude/Longitude (degrees/minutes or degrees/minutes/seconds), MGRS, or UTM/UPS
User waypoints may only be selected by name (identifier), as described in Section 7.1.
Creating User Waypoints
User waypoints may be created from the User Waypoint Page or the Map Page. To create a new user waypoint, simply enter its name (identifier) and position, or reference another waypoint by radial and distance.
To create a new user waypoint by entering its latitude/longitude position:
1) With the User Waypoint Page displayed, press the small right knob to activate the cursor.
2) Use the small and large right knobs to enter a name for the new waypoint (Figure 7-38) and press the ENT Key. The present position appears in the position field at the bottom of the page (Figure 7-39). To create a waypoint at the present position, turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Create?’ and skip to step 6. Figure 7-38 User Waypoint Name Field Selected
Figure 7-39 Waypoint Name Field Highlighted
