How to - Create Pilot Stored Waypoints - Latitude/Longitude (LL), Place/Bearing/Distance (PBD)

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You can create and store Latitude/Longitude (LL), Place/Bearing/Distance (PBD), Place-Bearing/Place-Bearing (PB) waypoints on the FMS as FMS Pilot Stored Waypoints via the following methods

• MFD DATA/WAYPOINT Page
• ND DIR TO Aircraft Icon Method (LL waypoints only)

Entry Formats

LAT: where DD= Degrees (0 to 90), MM.M= Minutes (0 to 59.9) and X= Hemisphere (N or S)

• XDD°MM.M, or
• DD°MM.MX or
• XDDMM.M 

LON: where DDD= Degrees (0 to 180), MM.M= Minutes (0 to 59.9) and Y= East/West reference (E or W)

• YDDD°MM.M or
• DDD°MM.MY or
• YDDDMM.M

VIA MFD DATA/WAYPOINT PAGE

To access the MFD DATA/WAYPOINT page click DATA from the MFD pages menu and then select WAYPOINT from the drop-down list. The DATABASE WPTS tab opens by default.

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To create a new LL, PBD or PB waypoint,

1. Click the PILOT STORED WPTS tab
2. Click the NEW WPT button 
3. Enter the target WPT IDENT
4. Enter one of the Waypoint Position Entry Fields 
   -  Latitude/Longitude (LL), or
   - Place/Bearing/Distance (PBD),or
   - Place-Bearing/Place-Bearing (PB)
5. Click the STORE WPT button

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On the PILOT STORED WPTS tab you can see your newly created WPT and its relevant information. Here you may also

• DELETE STORED WPT: To delete the currently displayed pilot stored waypoint
• DELETE ALL STORED WPTS: To delete all listed pilot stored waypoints

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VIA ND DIR TO - AIRCRAFT ICON METHOD (LL WAYPOINTS ONLY)

To create a Pilot stored LL waypoint, automatically at the co-ordinates of the KCCU cursor,

1. Move the KCCU cursor to the ND by using the KCCU ND shortcut key or clicking anywhere on the ND
2. Click on user aircraft icon and select the DIR TO option
3. Click anywhere on the screen to create a pilot LL waypoint target

This feature is useful for creating custom waypoints around a particular obstacle or for temporary weather avoidance.

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