On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 21:15:47 -0400, Roy Smith wrote:

In article ,
Ron Rosenfeld wrote:



On another topic, have you noticed that you cannot select VTF until within
30 miles of the destination. I drove myself crazy yesterday going EPM-BGR.
I dialed in the BGR ILS 33 Vectors procedure; but the box never sequenced
away from my PPOS--KBGR flight path.

I just perused the user manual and couldn't find anything about it, but I
do recall reading that once (and noticing it in practice). I have this
vague recollection that it's actually mandated behavior.


In the GNS480 manual, it is vaguely alluded to in the sidebar on P87, but
it sure doesn't say that's the only time you can do it.

As a matter of fact, in the example given on page 88, it seems to me there
is a clear implication that one might have selected VTF mode outside of 30
miles.



Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)