How do you program this route in the IFD?

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   If given the route of direct ABC, ABC 090 radial to DEF 200 radial, DEF, direct...

In the G, one may create a user waypoint.  In some FMS systems I understand one may enter waypoint/direction.  I tried to enter it in the Windows sim for the IFD, but I am not familiar enough with it.

How does the IFD handle such a route?

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FORANE Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 04 May 2013 Location: 0A9 Status: Offline Points: 57	Post Options Post Reply Quote FORANE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: How do you program this route in the IFD? Posted: 14 Oct 2014 at 4:25pm
	If given the route of direct ABC, ABC 090 radial to DEF 200 radial, DEF, direct... In the G, one may create a user waypoint. In some FMS systems I understand one may enter waypoint/direction. I tried to enter it in the Windows sim for the IFD, but I am not familiar enough with it. How does the IFD handle such a route?
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94S Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Mar 2014 Location: Bismarck, ND Status: Offline Points: 164	Post Options Post Reply Quote 94S Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Oct 2014 at 9:38am
	You can create a user waypoint in the IFD also. On the FMS page, WPT tab, select New on the left side. That brings a user waypoint box. Now on the left there is a softkey labeled "Format" and by default it indicates "Lat/Lon" as the format type. By touching the "Format" key it cycles through the "Rad/Dist" and "Rad/Rad" formats changing the user waypoint box accordingly. Enter your Fixes and Radials and hit the enter key on the right bezel. A comment on the data entry for this process. It would be nice if when you hit enter on the keyboard, the cursor would cycle ahead to the next data block and bring up the appropriate keyboard instead of hiding the keyboard and requiring the user to touch the next data block to bring up the keyboard.

AviJake Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Location: Lincoln MA Status: Offline Points: 2815	Post Options Post Reply Quote AviJake Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Oct 2014 at 6:35pm
	Good idea. I'll look at the feasibility in the next few weeks.
	Steve Jacobson sjacobson@avidyne.com