Map Settings and Controls for Flight
'Map' and other function related map displays are used to provide situational awareness in flight. Most map displays can show the following information:
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Airports, NAVAIDs, airspaces, airways, land data (highways, cities, lakes, rivers, borders, etc.) with names
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Map range
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Map orientation
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Icons for enabled map items
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Aircraft icon (representing present position)
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Obstacle data
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Map Pointer information (distance and bearing to pointer, location of pointer, name, and other pertinent information)
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Fuel range ring
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Flight plan legs
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User waypoints
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Track vector
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Topographic terrain
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Fixes