19TAKEOFF TOURNearest AirportNearest AirportYou may examine both the communicationfrequencies and runway information directly fromthe nearest airport page. As discussed earlier for theNAVCOM page, you may also place any displayedfrequency into the standby COM or VLOC field byhighlighting the frequency with the cursor and press-ing ENT.To view additional information for a nearby air-port from the Nearest Airport page:1. Press the small right knob to activate thecursor.2. Turn the large right knob to select the desiredairport from the list.3. Press ENT to display waypoint (WPT) informa-tion pages for the selected airport.Additional information for a nearby airportis available by highlighting an identifier onthe list and pressing ENT.4. To display runway and frequency informa-tion, press the small right knob to removethe cursor and turn the small right knob todisplay the desired information page.The nearest airport page may be used in conjunc-tion with the direct-to key to quickly set a course toa nearby facility in an in-flight emergency. Selecting anearby airport as a direct-to destination will overrideyour flight plan or cancel a previously selected direct-to destination. You’ll still have the option of returningto your flight plan by cancelling the direct-to.To select a nearby airport as a direct-to destina-tion:From the nearest airport page...1. Press the small right knob to activate thecursor.2. Turn the large right knob to select the desiredairport from the list.3. Press direct-to, ENT, and ENT (again) tonavigate to the nearby airport.To select a nearby airport as a new destina-tion, highlight its identifier, press direct-to,ENT, and ENT (again).From an airport information page...1. Press direct-to, ENT, and ENT (again) tonavigate to the nearby airport.
