Descent Planning in the GTN 650/750 | GPS VNAV Profiles

Here's how to set up vertical navigation profiles in the Garmin GTN 650/750 to do descent planning, including descents to pattern altitudes, and descents to cross a point above a minimum altitude.
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[@garywiley7886]

I recently subscribed to the premium version of the GTN750. Enjoyed the video. I have no problem creating a flight plan but a little confusing on planning the descend into the specific runway doing a visual approach. I welcome your feedback. Thank you!

[@barryeiland]

For me, someone learning glass panel flying, you flipped through the bit about removing the constraint at KISP so quickly I had to play it several times. This is not a criticism just an observation from a learner.

[@goose8494]

At time 1:56 we transitioned from KISP +9 to KISP being our “to” waypoint, seemingly then displaying 6500’ . Did you go direct KISP in one of the steps? Thanks👍

[@faaacademyairportcertifica5155]

IF CONFUSED WITH NEXT POINT TRY LOOKING AT NOTAM LISTS FOR TRACK ROUTE?

[@joeemenaker]

Is there a way to do this without adding Islip to your flight plan? In this case, the required deviation was minimal, but you cherry-picked this scenario. Suppose you needed to overfly a class B, far from the airport it surrounds. You wouldn’t want to have to deviate your course by, say, 20 degrees to fly directly over it.

[@housechristoph3633]

Is there some X-Plane or MSFS secret to getting VNAV to engage? I have followed several different video instructions as well as the GTN 650 and GFC 500 manuals to try make that work, but nothing I do will get the VNAV to enage in the autopilot.

[@andyimo]

You have the selected altitude at the lowest altitude of the vnav altitude range?

[@housechristoph3633]

@@andyimo There was a recent update to MSFS autopilot modes that fixed it.

[@faaacademyairportcertifica5155]

ONE WAY TO LOOK THEM UP IS GO BY THE STATE THE ROUTE IS AT AND GO BY FIRST LETTER OF CITY OF NEXT POINT?

[@laz77]

I'm guessing that you are using the paid version of GTN 750 as my free version in the Van RV-14 MSFS does nothing when I hit the alt button next to KFRG. It already reads 71 ft and doesn't appear to be changeable. Petty, as I would love to try descent planning,

[@faaacademyairportcertifica5155]

A GPS IS INDICATED GPS ON THE RADIO FIX SEARCH?

[@jtepsr]

Hey I live 4 miles from kisp

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

I liked the presentation to program a decent pathway into the Garmin GPS.
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Just one question "real quick" if flying VFR is the only LCD screen display on the Garmin, the white blinking line at the bottom of the screen? Any tone/alarm?
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[@DrewFlyer]

I have dual 650s in my plane and I do not get a tone or alert at least with mine, just the blinking white line warning X number of seconds that you’re about at TOD. It doesn’t last long once you’re there, just a couple of seconds.

[@lohphat]

I wish FMS/GPS terminology would use another term for "TOD" as "Tod" means "death" in German.

[@beowes]

Is it not “tot”? I cannot remember you pronounce a ‘d’ 😊

[@streptokokke1003]

@@beowes „Tod“ is the Death. „tot“ is the verb; to be dead.

[@BobDschingisKhan]

@@beowes Hope i can help:
tot with "t" is the adjective like "to be dead". Tod with "d" is the substantive like "death is close".