Garmin aera 795/796 Pilot’s Guide190-01194-00 Rev. A 69Flight Planning Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices IndexADDING WAYPOINTS TO AN EXISTING FLIGHT PLANWaypoints can be added to the active flight plan or any stored flight plan. Choosethe flight plan, select the desired point of insertion, enter the waypoint, and it is addedin front of the selected waypoint. Flight plans are limited to 300 waypoints (includingapproach waypoints).Adding a waypoint to an active or stored flight plan:1) With an active or saved flight plan displayed, touch the desired pointof insertion. The new waypoint will be added in front of the selectedwaypoint. An option menu will appear.2) Touch the 'Insert Waypoint' menu option.3) Enter the desired waypoint:a) Touch the buttons to display the desired search option on the'Search' Button ('Search by Identifier', 'Search by Facility Name','Search by City', 'Search by Address' (only available with theoptional City Navigator data), or 'Search by Crossroads' (onlyavailable with the optional City Navigator data).b) Touch the 'Search' Button (between the ).c) Enter the desired data using the keypad. If duplicate entries aredisplayed, touch the desired duplicate from the list.d) Touch OK.Or:a) Touch the buttons to cycle through the waypoint categories('Flight Plan Waypoints', 'Nearest Airports', or 'RecentWaypoints').b) Touch the desired waypoint from the list.Loading an approach procedure into a stored flight plan:An Approach Procedure can be loaded at any airport that has an approach available.Only one approach can be loaded at a time in a flight plan. The route for a selectedapproach is defined by designating transition waypoints.1) With an active flight plan displayed, touch the Menu Icon2) Touch the 'Select Approach' menu option. A vertical list of availableapproaches is displayed.3) Touch the desired approach. The designated transition waypoints areadded to the flight plan.
