R emaining distance?

[larshgf 2]

When i descend in the default 737-400 it would be nice to be able to see the remaining distance somewhere so I - every now and then - could monitor if the decend-rate is OK. Anybody knows how this could be done? As far as I understand the defauly GPS Garmin 500 is not able to show me distance remaing.Best RegardsLars

[Guest lemonadedrinker]

Hi,i think the Garmins do show the distance remaining to your airport in the top rh corner- as long as you have a flight plan set up and the pink line working!Without a flight plan then the VORs will show distance via the DME and will click down as you approach them. Andy.ps. sometimes i set up flight plans, print them off and then cancel the flight plan, as I find the pink line irritating- but the print out will show you distances and bearings etc.A.

[larshgf 2]

Yes, you are right "limonadedrinker". In the default Garmin GPS500 I can see the cummulated distance to my arrival airport in the waypointlist. I was not aware of this, thank you for your help!BRLars

[Guest lemonadedrinker]

:-beerchug Andy.

[Guest lemonadedrinker]

Hi again,Further to my post- the Garmins will show, on the 'Nearest' pages, distances to, and bearings to, airports,NDBs and VORs so there is no real need to make a flight plan at all! Andy.

[Guest]

tune the airport VOR or a close one in the nav1 radio and you will get the distance on the hsi