Seamless Navigation
The CNX80 couples guidance information
directly to standard autopilots accepting
roll-steering commands, and flies the aircraft
waypoint to waypoint, airway to airway – automatically
transitioning through holding patterns, procedure turns,
vectors to final,
and on to the intended approach. The CNX80
anticipates every new leg change, and intercepts a
new course with the accuracy and precision of
more expensive air transport systems. This new
addition to Garmin's product line utilizes the best
space- and ground-based navaids to provide
seamless navigation when transitioning between
WAAS/GPS to VOR/ILS. Built-in switching and
annunciation simplifies installations and
improves reliability.
Imagine filing a flight plan, receiving your
clearance, and programming the approved
flight plan – all in the exact same manner.
For example, if assigned a clearance from
Portland to Seattle via the River Six Departure
direct BTG VOR-V495-SEA, the CNX80 lets
pilot quickly insert standard procedures and
airways exactly as assigned by ATC. Trips with "
mixed" flight plans can easily be tailored,
using efficient direct-to or airway routings – and there’s
plenty of flexibility to make on-the-fly changes with
minimal button-pushing.
The CNX80 also includes patented nav/comm
features such as standby frequency monitoring,
which lets pilots listen to transmissions like ATIS
and AWOS or the emergency channel without
leaving the active frequency. The nav receiver
automatically decodes and displays the Morse
code station identifier for any tuned
VOR/LOC/ILS. And with patented, multiplexing
VOR technology, the pilot can use one nav
receiver to cross-check position fixes,
a handy feature during approach operations. |