In the terminal area, what range should be selected on the MFD?

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In the terminal area, what range should be selected on the MFD?

In the terminal area you tune the MFD map range to give enough detail where you’re maneuvering while still showing enough surrounding airspace to anticipate other traffic and procedures. The best approach is to use five or ten nautical miles as appropriate for the task at hand. Five NM provides tight, high-detail coverage around the airport—ideal for precise taxiing, final approach, and short-range pattern work where you need clear sight of runways, taxiways, and nearby fixes. Ten NM gives a wider view that helps you see where arrivals and departures are coming from, adjacent airways, and traffic sequencing, which is useful when coordinating flows or monitoring approach corridors. Choosing a fixed twenty NM would show too broad an area for close-in terminal maneuvers and can clutter the display with distant traffic, while sticking to a single ten NM all the time might not give enough detail during tight cockpit work near the airport.

In the terminal area you tune the MFD map range to give enough detail where you’re maneuvering while still showing enough surrounding airspace to anticipate other traffic and procedures. The best approach is to use five or ten nautical miles as appropriate for the task at hand.

Five NM provides tight, high-detail coverage around the airport—ideal for precise taxiing, final approach, and short-range pattern work where you need clear sight of runways, taxiways, and nearby fixes. Ten NM gives a wider view that helps you see where arrivals and departures are coming from, adjacent airways, and traffic sequencing, which is useful when coordinating flows or monitoring approach corridors.

Choosing a fixed twenty NM would show too broad an area for close-in terminal maneuvers and can clutter the display with distant traffic, while sticking to a single ten NM all the time might not give enough detail during tight cockpit work near the airport.

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