Problem still exists and it’s still annoying. They really need to fix it, but I don’t think this is even on their radar.
You can get around this problem, but it does require a few steps
- Set HDG to current course
- activate HDG mode
- Activate approach
- If that new “ghost” waypoint is added behind, go to your flight plan in the FMS and activate the next leg, fly towards it in HDG mode to intercept it as you would an ILS approach
- re-enable NAV mode.
It’s pretty quick and easy to get done on the G3000. Takes a lot of fiddling to get it working on the G1000 though. That navigating via virtual knobs can be a bit awkward.
In any case, this bug is getting old and annoying. The GNS530 mod fixes it in the planes that use that unit. I wish the Working Title guys could fix it in their mod as well, as Asobo either don’t know it’s there, don’t thing it’s a problem, or don’t think it’s a high priority.