Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide190-01117-02 Rev. A 31GPS NavigationOverview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices IndexSectiON 2 GPS NaviGatiON2.1 iNtrOductiONThe Navigation Map displays aviation data (e.g., airports, VORs, airways, airspaces),geographic data (e.g., cities, lakes, highways, borders), topographic data (map shadingindicating elevation). The Navigation Map can be oriented three different ways: NorthUp (NORTH UP), Track Up (TRK UP) or Desired Track Up (DTK UP).An aircraft icon is placed on the Navigation Map at the location correspondingto the calculated present position. The aircraft position and the flight plan legs areaccurately based on GPS calculations. The basemap upon which these are placed arefrom a source with less resolution, therefore the relative position of the aircraft to mapfeatures is not exact. The leg of the active flight plan currently being flown is shown asa magenta line on the navigation map. The other legs are shown in white.Flight Plan legs (Navigation map)Active Leg(Magenta)Inactive Leg(White)Aircraft Icon
