Lucy’s Logbook: Handling the winds of change
Many of our portables like the aera 5XX, aera 795/796, GPSMAP 695/696 and G3X all allow the option to display the extended runway centerlines. At unfamiliar airports and even airports that have runways within close proximity to each other, it’s sometimes difficult to determine after a roll-out from a downwind to base leg which runway you might be (or not be!) lined up for. Using the extended runway centerline feature not only paints an extension of the centerline, but also labels the corresponding runway number on that line. During our touch ‘n go lesson, we used this feature to track the centerline on our upwind leg in the pattern, which was very helpful given the amount of crosswind we were flying with.
The ability to turn the extended runway centerline ‘On’ and ‘Off’ is accessible via the ‘Set Up Map’ menu on the products listed above. Enabling this feature not only allows for added situational awareness at unfamiliar airports, but can also assist with proper cross-wind technique in the pattern!
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