Garmin GPS III Owner's Manual

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Time to Dest—The estimated time required to reach a GOTO destina-tion, or the final waypoint in a route.Time to Next—The estimated time required to reach a GOTO destina-tion, or the next waypoint in a route.Time to VNv—Prior to reaching the initial descent point, ‘Time to VNv’indicates the time it will take to reach the initial Vertical Nav descent point.After passing the initial descent point, ‘Time to VNv’ indicates the time toreach the target altitude at the point specified in the Vertical Nav settings.To Course—The recommended direction to steer in order to reducecourse error or stay on course. Provides the most efficient heading to getback to the desired course and proceed along your route.Track—The direction of movement relative to a ground position. Alsoreferred to as ‘ground track’.Trip Odometer—A running tally of distance travelled since last reset.Also see ‘Odometer’.Turn—The angle difference between the bearing to your destination andyour current track. ‘L’ indicates you should turn left, ‘R’ indicates youshould turn right. The degrees indicate the angle you are off course.VMG—Velocity Made Good. The speed you are closing in on a destina-tion along a desired course. Also referred to as the ‘vector velocity’ toyour destination.VS to Target—The vertical speed required to descend from current alti-tude and position to the target altitude at the point specified in theVertical Nav settings.99APPENDIX GNavigation TermsWPT 1Course ErrorNORTHWPT 2BearingSpeedDistanceAIRPLANECourseTrackVNAV PROFILEGLIDE RATIO TO TARGETDISTANCE TO TARGETDISTANCE TO PROFILETARGET ALTITUDEAIRPORTVerticalNavigation