GNS 400(W)/500(W) Series and
GTN 6XX/7XX Series Instrument
Procedure Leg Awareness
190-02052-00 December, 2015 Revision 1
© 2015
Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries
All Rights Reserved
Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in any storage medium, for any purpose without the express prior written
consent of Garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual and of any
revision to this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one
copy of this manual or of any revision hereto, provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual
or revision must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited.
Garmin International, Inc.
1200 E. 151st Street
Olathe, KS 66062 USA
Telephone: 913-397-8200
Aviation Dealer Technical Support Line (Toll Free): (888) 606-5482
www.garmin.com
Garmin (Europe) Ltd
Liberty House
Hounsdown Business Park
Southampton, SO40 9RB, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 3708501243
RECORD OF REVISIONS
Revision
1 12/10/15 Initial Release
Revision
Date
Description
190-02052-00 Instrument Procedure Leg Awareness
Rev. 1 Page A
1 INTRODUCTION
This document provides clarification for the operation of Garmin GNS 400(W)/500(W) and
GTN 6XX/7XX navigators while flying procedures that include heading and altitude-based legs.
The following are best practices for Garmin GNS and GTN systems used for primary navigation guidance
during instrument procedures:
• Before using the GTN or GNS navigation system for primary navigation guidance for any part of
an instrument procedure, always compare each leg of the applicable and current published charted
procedure to the flight plan displayed on the navigator. The navigation system may not support
some specific navigation leg types, it is important to understand how each leg will be navigated
prior to conducting the procedure.
• When a procedure includes navigation legs defined by a specific heading, or that end at a specific
altitude, it is important to understand how the navigation system will behave and how that system
behavior can affect autopilot operations, if coupled.
• Before manually sequencing a leg in a procedure, verify what specific navigation guidance will be
provided by the GNS/GTN for that leg, and activate the leg only upon arrival at the appropriate
point in the procedure.
• Use available documentation, including Flight Manual Supplements, to understand the operation
of the specific GNS or GTN system installed in the aircraft.
• Learn and gain a thorough understanding of instrument navigation operations and general system
behavior on the ground using the GNS or GTN PC Trainer provided free of charge at
http://www.garmin.com
.
190-02052-00 Instrument Procedure Leg Awareness
Rev. 1 Page 1