VTOL Point

A VTOL Point is used for selecting VTOL procedures, and has a specified altitude. When you select the VTOL Point site type, specific details of the site location must be defined manually, as indicated in the following table.

Field Description
Name Enter a name for the waypoint, if desired; this field is not displayed when working with the Catalog Manager.
Latitude The point's latitude.
Longitude The point's longitude.
Relative... Click to define the site as a relative point. Specify the latitude, longitude, radial, and range in the window that opens.
Waypoint... Click to define the site based on a waypoint, runway, or VTOL point in a catalog. This button is not displayed when working with the Catalog Manager.
Altitude The point's altitude. From the drop-down menu, select MSL to apply the altitude as a fixed value above seal level, or AGL to apply the altitude as a relative value above the local terrain, if you are using terrain data.
Add to Catalog Click to save the runway you have defined to a catalog. This button is not displayed when working with the Catalog Manager.
From Catalog... Click to define the runway from a runway catalog. This button is not displayed when working with the Catalog Manager.
Copy Site Copies the current site definition to the clipboard.
Paste Site Pastes the definition of the site from the copy currently on the clipboard.