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Emergency Situation

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Forum Name: IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM
Forum Description: Topics on Avidyne's IFD 5 Series and IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM
URL: http://forums.avidyne.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1036
Printed Date: 16 Apr 2025 at 2:37pm
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Topic: Emergency Situation

Posted By: GaryB
Subject: Emergency Situation
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2016 at 8:29am

With either IFD, What would be the quickest,easiest way to change your current routing to proceed direct to the nearest airport?
Sorry if already asked and answered.

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Gary

Replies:

Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2016 at 9:09am

Hit the nearest button, select the airport you want from the list and hit "direct to"

Posted By: GaryB
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2016 at 10:50am

Works well on the 540,but My 440 doesn't have a nearest button.

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Gary

Posted By: Jack Seubert
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2016 at 11:09am

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Jack Seubert

Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2016 at 11:10am

There still is a nearest (NRST) tab in the FMS groups of tabs, just no bezel key for it.

To access it, hit the FMS button, and click to the right most tab.

Page 2-36 of the PG.

* Orest

Posted By: Jack Seubert
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2016 at 11:12am

Gary,

If you look on page 2-36 of your pilot guide you will see that on the FMS page there is a NRST tab which you can use to find the nearest airports VOR's etc, just keep pushing the tab until it cycles to airports. Almost as fast as a dedicated button.

Jack

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Jack Seubert

Posted By: GaryB
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2016 at 11:37am

Thanks Jack.
From the MAP tab hit FMS,scroll to NEAREST, Tap the NEAREST BUTTON to scroll thru to the nearest airport,Then Highlight the nearest Airport,hit Direct,ent,ent.
I'm really liking the radios, but this seems like a pretty big flaw. Tough to do in an emergency situation.

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Gary

Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2016 at 2:37pm

Don't forget the BT keyboard DOES have a dedicated NRST button. Also, it does work with the current firmware.

* Orest