Garmin GPS 500 Pilot's Manual & Reference

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1036 - NRST PAGESNearest AirportsTo scroll through the list of nearest flight service station or center points of communication:1. Select the desired NRST page, using the steps outlined on page 102.2. Press the small right knob to activate the cursor.3. Rotate the small right knob to scroll through the list.4. Press the small right knob to remove the flashing cursor.Navigating to a Nearby WaypointThe NRST pages can be used in conjunction with the direct-to function of the GPS 500 to quicklyset a course to a nearby facility. This feature can be a real time saver compared to retrieving informationfrom the database using the WPT pages. More importantly, it instantly provides navigation to the nearestairport in case of an in-flight emergency.To select a nearby airport, VOR, NDB, intersection or user waypoint as a direct-to destination:1. Use the flashing cursor to scroll through a NRST page list and highlight the desired nearest waypoint, as outlinedon page 102.2. Press the direct-to key to display the Select Direct-to Waypoint page.3. Press ENT to accept the selected waypoint’s identifier and press ENT a second time (with “Activate?”highlighted) to begin navigating to the selected waypoint.To scroll through the ARTCC or FSS frequencies,highlight the number adjacent to the communicationpoint name and rotate the small right knob.STEPS 1 & 2 (bottom): You can select a direct-todestination directly from a NRST page (e.g. NearestAirports) by highlighting the desired waypoint andpressing the direct-to key.