Pilot's Guide: Garmin GNS430/530 Gps/Nav/Com

Commander 112A Pilot’s Operating Handbook
Garmin GNS430/530
GPS/NAV/COM
Pilot’s Guide
for
February 2006 ../Flight1 Software ../112APOH ver. 1.0

Garmin 430 / 530

GPS/NAV/COM
Table of Contents
1. Overview ........................................................................ 2
2. Garmin 430 ..................................................................... 3
3. Garmin 530 ..................................................................... 35
4. Frequently Asked Questions ........................................... 69
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DISCLAIMER
ALL MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION USE ONLY, AND HAS BEEN
SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN TO BE USED IN MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR.
THE GARMIN 430/530 UNITS MAY NOT BE USED AS, AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A TRAINING SUB-
STITUTE OR A FLIGHT TRAINING DEVICE.
THIS GUIDE MAY NOT BE USED AS, AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE USED AS A TRAINING SUBSTITUTE
OR A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE REAL PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK.
Illustrations, descriptions, schematic diagrams and other data serve only for explanatory purposes. They
cannot be used as the basis for real flight training and/or operations. We accept no liability for conformity
of the contents with international, national or local flight regulations.
This software is designed for entertainment purposes only. Although we have designed the Garmin units
as close as possible to the real units, they are not designed as training devices. Not all systems have been
simulated, and some of those that have been simulated are not entirely functional.
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Garmin 430/530 GPS/NAV/COM Overview
• The Global Positioning System (GPS)
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system consisting of a network of 24 satellites
placed into orbit by the U.S. Department of Defense. GPS was originally intended for military use, but in the 1980s, the
government made the system available for civilian use. GPS works in all weather conditions, anywhere in the world, 24
hours a day.
• Usage of the Garmin GNS430 and GNS530
The Garmin 430/530 can assist the pilot with the following:
• Determine current position.
• Determine destination.
• Determine route from current location to destination.
• View graphic depiction of terrain.
• Find airport, intersection, NDB, and VOR information.
• Locate the nearest airport, intersection, NDB, VOR, or airspace.
• Proceed direct to any airport, intersection, NDB, or VOR.
• Follow VFR or IFR flight plan.
• Fly instrument procedures.
• Receive warning messages of airspace boundaries in aircraft’s vicinity.
• Displaying the Garmin 430/530

The Garmin 430 and 530 are panel mounted units, and are located below the PS Engineering PMA8000 Audio Panel in
the Commander’s radio stack. The pilot can pop up the radio stack by pressing SHIFT+3 or by clicking on the Avionics
Panel switch on the main panel, and it will appear on top of the main instrument panel. You can further enlarge the
GNS430 or 530 by clicking on the screen area of the units, and you can move, resize, and undock them just like any
other Flight Simulator window.
This guide will describe the functions/features that are available in the units. Please note that these units use the default
FS9 airport, navaid and terrain database.

Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

• Legend - Functions of the keys and knobs:
1. The Power ON/OFF Switch (Left Click switches (toggles) unit ON and OFF)
2. The Volume key allows you to toggle the simulator’s sound ON/OFF.
3. The COM Frequency Swap key is used to swap between the active and standby COM frequencies.
4. The VLOC Frequency Swap key is used to swap between the active and stanby VLOC (NAV)
frequencies.
5. The Left hand Knob (COM/VLOC Radio Tuning Knob) is used to tune the respective standby fre-
quencies, and also to swap the COM/VLOC Cursor between the two radios. The Cursor indicates
which of the two radios are tunable at any given time. For example, if the cursor is on the COM
standby frequency (as shown above), the COM/VLOC Knob is in COM Mode, and you will only be
able to tune the COM standby frequency. To tune the VLOC standby frequency, click on the ‘PUSH
C/V’ area (20) on the inner knob, and the cursor will jump to the VLOC standby frequency, indicating
that it is tunable.
• The Outer Knob (22) tunes the whole frequency.

• The Inner Knob (21) tunes the fractional (decimal) frequency.


• Legend - Functions of the keys and knobs (Continued...):
6. The CDI key is used to toggle between the GPS and VLOC Navigation (NAV) sources. The selected
NAV source provides output to an external HSI or CDI.
• When the unit is in VLOC mode, the aircraft’s VOR 1 indicator (or HSI) and autopilot/flight
director uses data from the Nav 1 radio.
• When the unit is in GPS mode, the aircraft’s VOR 1 indicator (or HSI) and autopilot/flight
director uses data from the Garmin 430.
7. The OBS (Omnibearing Selector) key is used to select manual or automatic sequencing of way
points. Pressing this key selects OBS mode, which will retain the current “active-to” waypoint
as your navigation reference even after passing the waypoint (that is, it prevents sequencing to the
next waypoint). Pressing the OBS key again will return to normal operation, with automatic
sequencing of waypoints.
8. The MSG (Message) key is used to view important Airspace Alerts.
9. The FPL (Flightplan) key is used to activate a specific leg in an active flight plan (note: a flightplan
must be loaded via the default FS flight planner). First, click on the FPL key. Then click on the Cursor
(23) to activate the cursor on-screen. Now use the right hand Inner Knob (24) to scroll down to the
leg you want to activate, and then click the Menu key (13). If you are sure that you want to activate
the leg, click the Enter key, and the unit will update your current leg data. Click the FPL key to
return to the Default NAV page or Map page (depending on where you were when you first clicked
the FPL key).
10. The PROC (Procedure) key allows you to add instrument approaches to your flight plan. When
using a flight plan, available procedures for your arrival airport are offered automatically. Otherwise,
you may select the desired airport, then the desired procedure.
11. The RNG (Range) key allows you to select your desired map scale. Use the left/down arrow to zoom
out to a larger area and the right/up arrow to zoom in to a smaller area.
12. The D-Key (Direct-to) key allows you to enter a destination waypoint and establishes a direct course
to the selected destination.
13. The Menu key is used to activate a specific leg in an active flight plan (see # 9 above).
14. The CLR (Clear) key is used to erase information or cancel an entry. Press and hold this key to
immediately display the Default NAV (navigation) page, regardless of which page is currently
displayed.
15. The ENT (Enter) key is used to approve an operation or to complete data entry.


• Legend - Functions of the keys and knobs (Continued...):
16. The Right Hand Knob (CRSR/Page Knob) is used to navigate between the various page groups and
their respective pages. The Inner Knob (24) switches between the various page groups (NAV, WPT
and NRST). The Outer Knob (25) switches between the various pages within the page groups.
To activate the Cursor, click on the ‘PUSH CRSR’ area (23). This will display the on-screen cursor.
The Cursor allows you to enter data and/or make a selection from a list of options.
17. The COM Radio Display Window - displays Active and Standby Communication Radio Frequencies.
18. The VLOC Radio Display Window - displays Active and Standby Navigation Radio Frequencies.
19. The GPS Data Display Window - diplays navigational information derived from the GPS database as
well as sattelite data.
Lost in the Garmin 430’s pages?
Press and hold the CLR key to immediately display the Default NAV page, regardless of
which page is currently displayed.
Note:
The Garmin 430 only provides lateral guidance to the Nav 1 indicator (or HSI) and the
autopilot/flight director. You cannot fly an ILS or land automatically using the Garmin 430
as the sole source of navigation.
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• Navigation Page Group
The Navigation (NAV) page group includes six pages: the Default NAV page, the MAP page, the CDI page,
the POS page, the SAT page and the VNAV page. While viewing any NAV page, rotate the Right Hand
Outer Knob (25) to switch between the NAV pages.
Default NAV Page (Track-Up):- adjusts the top of the map display
to your current track heading, and has a max zoom factor of
500nm and a default zoom of 35nm.
MAP Page (North-Up):- fixes the top of the map display to a North
heading, and has a max zoom factor of 500nm and a default zoom of
100nm.


• Navigation Page Group (Continued...)
• At the top right of the page is a data field that displays the next Waypoint (WPT). This field will only be
populated if you have a flightplan or direct-to loaded.
• Below the WPT is a data field displaying Desired Track (DTK). This displays the the desired course
between the active ‘from’ and ‘to’ waypoints.
• Below DTK is a data field displaying Distance to Destination (DIS) - the great circle distance from
your current position to a destination waypoint (this can be a direct-to or a waypoint in a flightplan).
• Below DIS is a data field displaying Ground Speed (GS) - The velocity you are traveling, relative to
a ground position.
• To the left and below the VLOC Radio Display Window is a Mode data field that displays the
current mode the unit is in, e.g. ENR (Enroute), TRM (Terminal Area) and APR (Approach Mode).
Airspace Warning Messages:
1. If your projected course will take you inside a controlled or special-use airspace within the next ten
minutes, the Airspace ahead—less than 10 minutes alert screen will appear. The Nearest Airspace
page will show the airspace as Ahead.
2. If you are within two nautical miles of a controlled or special-use airspace and your current course
will take you inside that airspace, the message Airspace near and ahead will appear. The Nearest
Airspace page will show the airspace as Ahead < 2nm.
will not take you inside, the message Near airspace less than 2nm will appear. The Nearest Air
space page will show Within 2nm of airspace.
4. If you have entered a controlled or special-use airspace, the message Inside Airspace will appear.
The Nearest Airspace page will show Inside of airspace.
Note:
The airspace alerts are based on three-dimensional data (latitude, longitude, and altitude) to avoid
nuisance alerts. The alert boundaries for controlled airspace are also divided into sectors to provide
complete information on any nearby airspace. Once one of the described conditions exists, the mes-
sage annunciator (MSG) will flash, alerting you of an airspace message. An altitude buffer of 200 feet is
included to provide an extra margin of safety above and below the published limits.


CDI Page:- displays a graphic course deviation indicator, the active

leg of your current flight plan (as defined by the current ‘from’ and
‘to’ waypoints) and six data fields - distance, desired track, bearing,
ground speed, ground track and estimated time en route.
POS Page:- displays your present position (in latitude and longitude)
and altitude. It also displays your current track, ground speed, time
and reference waypoint field. The graphic track indicator at the top
of the page indicates the direction you are heading or tracking when
you are moving. Directly below are three fields - display track, ground
speed and altitude.


SAT Page:- The sattelite status page provides visual reference of

GPS receiver functions, including satellite coverage, GPS receiver
status and position accuracy. This page is not functional in this
simulation, and is included only as a visual example of what the real
one looks like.


NOTE: This page should only be used together with an active flighplan
loaded in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
VNAV Page:- The VNAV (Vertical Navigation) page creates a three-

dimensional profile, guiding you from present position and altitude to
a final (target) altitude at a specified location. In Mode 1 (below), the
target altitude shown is derived from your autopilot or altitude pre-
select’s target altitude.
VNAV Page:- In Mode 2 (below), the target altitude shown is derived

from the difference between your autopilot or altitude pre-select and
the target altitude of you next waypoint. The unit will inform you how
high/low you are above/below your target.
Below the Target Altitude window, there is a Target Position window,

which informs you how far you are from your next waypoint. Below
that there is a Vertical Speed Profile window showing your desired
vertical speed rate. Next to that there is a Vertical Speed Rate window
which gives you the current vertical speed rate.
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• Declutter
You can quickly remove items from the map, to make it easier to see only what you need. To declutter the
map display, press the CLR key repeatedly to select the desired amount of map detail: all details; no Class
B or C airspace; no navaids; no airports. Waypoints in an active flight plan are always shown. Depending
on the amount of detail removed, -1, -2, or -3 will display next to the Zoom number in the lower left data
field.
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• Waypoint Page Group
The Waypoint (WPT) page group provides information for the thousands of airports, VORs, NDBs, inter-
sections, runways, frequencies, and procedures stored in the Fight Simulator navigation database.
To select a WPT page:
1. From any page, press and hold the CLR key to select the Default NAV page.
2. Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to select the WPT page group.
3. Rotate the ‘Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to select the desired WPT page.
The WPT page group includes seven pages. The first four pages provide detailed information for the se-
lected airport: location, runways, frequencies, and approaches. The last three pages provide information
for intersections, NDBs, and VORs.
The Waypoint page group includes:
• Airport Location
• Airport Runway
• Airport Frequency
• Airport Approach
• Intersection
• NDBs
• VOR
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• Waypoint Page Group (Continued...)
1. Airport Location Page:-
The Airport Location page displays the latitude, longitude, and elevation of the selected airport. The
Airport Location page also displays facility name and location, as well as fuel availability, and the best
available instrument approach.
Finding the Desired Airport
The Garmin 430 uses ICAO identifiers for all airports. All United States airport identifiers that contain only
letters (except Alaska and Hawaii) use the prefix “K”. Other airports that contain numbers in the identifier,
such as Otten Memorial (3VS), do not require the “K” prefix. Alaska, Hawaii and many countries use two
letter prefixes; different countries use different prefixes.
If you encounter difficulty when selecting an airport, try retrieving the desired airport using the facility
name. (This only works on the Airport Location page; it will not work when searching for NDBs or VORs.)
To select a specific Airport on this page:
• Click on the ‘PUSH CRSR’ area (23) on the Right Hand Knob (this will highlight the airport identifier).
• Rotate the ‘Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to activate the single cursor.
• Type in the desired airport identifier.
• Click ENT (Enter key) twice to confirm selection and hide cursor.
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2. Airport Runway Page:-
The Airport Runway page displays runway designations, length, and surface type for the selected airport.
The Garmin 430 also displays a map image of the runway layout and surrounding area on the Airport
Runway page. The map image scale appears in the lower left corner and is adjustable using the Zoom
keys. For airports with multiple runways, information for each runway is available.
To display information for each additional runway:
• Click on the ‘PUSH CRSR’ area on the Right Hand Knob.

• Rotate the ‘Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to place the cursor on the Runway field.
• Rotate the ‘Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to display a window listing all runways for the selected airport.
• Continue rotating the Rotate the ‘Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to select the desired runway.
• Press the ENT key to display information for the selected runway on the Airport Runway page.
• To remove the flashing cursor, press the ENT key.
The Airport Runway page notes the following runway surface types:
concrete, asphalt, grass, turf, dirt, coral, gravel, oil, steel, bituminous, brick, macadam, planks, sand,
shale, tarmac, snow, ice, and water.
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3. Airport Frequency Page:-
The Airport Frequency page displays radio frequencies and frequency types for the selected airport. If the
selected airport has a localizer-based approach, the page also lists the localizer frequency.
The Airport Frequency page may be used for reference to tune external COM or VOR/ILS frequencies.
To select a desired frequency:
• Press the CRSR key to activate the cursor.

• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to scroll through the list, placing the cursor on the desired
frequency.
• If there are more frequencies in the list than the Garmin 430 can display on the screen, a scroll bar
along the right-hand side of the screen will indicate where you are within the list.
• Once you have scrolled the cursor to the desired frequency, click the ENT key, and the COM transceiver
or VOR/ILS receiver standby frequency will be updated automatically. All you need to do now is click
the corresponding Frequency Swap key and the frequency you selected will be active.
Some listed frequencies may include designations for TX (transmit only) or RX (receive only).
Tip: Instead of using the auto-select function, you can use this page as a reference and manually dial in
the desired frequency, and then use the corresponding Frequency Swap key to activate the frequency.
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4. Airport Approach Page:-
To scroll through and select available approaches and transitions:

• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to place the cursor on the APPROACH field.
• Rotate the Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to display a window of available approaches for the selected
airport.
• Continue rotating the Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to select the desired approach.
• Press the ENT key. The cursor will move to the transitions (TRANS) field.
• Rotate the Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to display a window of available transitions.
• Continue rotating the Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to select the desired transition
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• Select VECTORS for guidance only along the final course segment of the approach.
• Press the ENT key.
• When you have made your selection, press the ENT key twice.
Note: Not all approaches in the Flight Simulator database are approved for GPS use. As you select an ap-
proach, a GPS designation to the right of the procedure name indicates the procedure can be flown using
the Garmin 430. Some procedures will not have this designation, meaning the Garmin 430 may be used
for supplemental navigation guidance only. ILS approaches, for example, must be flown by tuning the
external VOR/ILS receiver to the proper frequency and following the external CDI (or HSI) for guidance.
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5. Intersection Page:-
The Intersection page displays the latitude, longitude, and region code for the selected intersection. The
Intersection page also displays the identifier, radial, and distance from the nearest VOR or VOR/DME.
Note: The VOR displayed on the Intersection page is the nearest VOR, not necessarily the VOR used to
define the intersection.
Intersections may only be selected by identifier.
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6. NDB Page:-
The NDB page displays the facility name, city, region/country, latitude, and longitude for the selected NDB.
The NDB page also displays the frequency.
NDB’s may only be selected by identifier.
Note: Instead of manually entering a desired frequency from the NDB page into the ADF radio, you can
simply highlight the frequency and then press the ENT key. The Garmin 430 will automatically enter the
frequency into the ADF radio.
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7. VOR Page:-
The VOR page displays the facility name, city, region code, magnetic variation, latitude, and longitude for
the selected VOR. The VOR page also displays the frequency.
VOR’s may only be selected by identifier.
Note: Instead of manually entering a desired frequency from the VOR page into the Nav 1 radio, you can
simply highlight the frequency and then press the ENT key. The GPS will automatically enter the frequency
into the standby side of the Nav 1 radio.
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• Nearest Page Group
The Nearest page group (NRST) provides detailed information for the nine nearest airports, VORs, NDBs,
and intersections within 200 nm of your current position.
a) To select a NRST page
• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to the right until you get to the NRST page group.
• Rotate the Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to select the desired NRST page.
The Garmin 430 cannot display all nine of the nearest airports, VORs, NDBs, or intersections on the cor-
responding NRST page at once.
The Nearest Airport page displays detailed information for the four nearest airports, with a scroll bar
along the right hand side of the page indicating which part of the list is currently displayed.
The NRST pages for VORs, NDBs, intersections, and user waypoints will display nine waypoints at a time.
Use the cursor and Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to scroll and view the rest of the waypoints or airspaces
in the list.
b) To scroll through the list of nearest airports, VORs, NDBs, or intersections
• Select the desired NRST group, using the steps outlined in a) above.
• Press the PUSH CRSR key to activate the cursor.
• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to scroll through the list.
• The scroll bar along the right-hand side of the page will indicate which part of the list is currently being
displayed.
• Press the CRSR key to remove the flashing cursor.
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• Nearest Page Group (Continued...)
c) Navigating to a Nearby Waypoint
The NRST pages can be used in conjunction with the Direct-to function to quickly set a course to a
nearby facility. This feature can be a real time saver compared to retrieving information from the database
using the WPT pages. More importantly, it instantly provides navigation to the nearest airport in case of
an in-flight emergency.
To select a nearby airport, VOR, NDB, intersection or user waypoint as a direct-to destination:
• Use the PUSH CRSR (3) key to scroll through a NRST page list and highlight the desired nearest
waypoint, as explained in b) on the previous page.
• Press the Direct-to key to display the Select Direct-to Waypoint page.
• Press the ENT key to accept the selected waypoint’s identifier and press the ENT key a second
time (with Activate? highlighted) to begin navigating to the selected waypoint.
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1. Nearest Airport Page:-
The Nearest Airport page displays the identifier, symbol, and bearing of the nine nearest airports (within
200 nm of your current position), as well as the distance to each airport. For each airport listed, the
Nearest Airport page also indicates the bearing to the airport, the distance, the best available approach,
the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF), and the length of the longest runway.
You can also use the Nearest Airport page to quickly find the communication frequencies at a nearby
airport for manually tuning the external COM transceiver.
Additional communication frequencies, runway information, and other details are available from the Near-
est Airport page by highlighting the identifier of the desired airport and pressing the ENT key.
To view additional information for a nearby airport:
• Select the Nearest Airport page.

• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to scroll through the list, highlighting the identifier of the desired
airport.
• Press the ENT key to display the Airport Location page for the selected airport.
• To view additional WPT pages for the selected airport (including the Airport Runway and Airport
Frequency pages) press the CRSR key to remove the flashing cursor.
• Rotate the Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to display the additional WPT pages.
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2. Nearest Intersection Page:-
The Nearest Intersection page displays the identifier, symbol, and bearing of the nine nearest intersec-
tions (within 200 nm of your current position), as well as the distance to each intersection.
To view additional information for a nearby intersection:
• Select the Nearest Intersection page.

intersection.
• Press the ENT key to display the intersection page for the selected intersection.
• To return to the Nearest Intersection page, rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to the right.
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3. Nearest NDB Page:-
The Nearest NDB page displays the identifier, symbol, and frequency of the nine nearest NDBs (within
200 nm of your current position), as well as the bearing and distance to each NDB.
To view additional information for a nearby NDB:
• Select the Nearest NDB page.

• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to scroll through the list, highlighting the identifier of the
desired NDB.
• Press the ENT key to display the intersection page for the selected NDB.
• To return to the Nearest NDB page, rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to the right.
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4. Nearest VOR Page:-
The Nearest VOR page displays the identifier and symbol of the nine nearest VORs (within 200 nm of
your current position), as well as the bearing and distance to each VOR. For each VOR listed, the Nearest
VOR page also indicates the frequency of the nearby VOR for reference in tuning a VOR receiver.
To view additional information for a nearby VOR:
• Select the Nearest VOR page.

VOR.
• Press the ENT key to display the intersection page for the selected VOR.
• To return to the Nearest VOR page, rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to the right.
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5. Nearest Airspace Page:-
The last page in the NRST group, the Nearest Airspace page, will alert you to as many as nine controlled
or special-use airspaces near or in your flight path. Alerts are provided according to the following condi-
tions:
• If your projected course will take you inside a controlled or special-use airspace within the next ten
minutes, the Airspace ahead—less than 10 minutes alert will appear. The Nearest Airspace page will
show the airspace as Ahead.
• If you are within two nautical miles of a controlled or special-use airspace and your current course will
take you inside that airspace, the message Airspace near and ahead will appear. The Nearest Airspace
page will show the airspace as Ahead < 2nm.
not take you inside, the message Near airspace less than 2nm will appear. The Nearest Airspace page
will show Within 2nm of airspace.
• If you have entered a controlled or special-use airspace, the message Inside Airspace will appear. The
Nearest Airspace page will show Inside of airspace.
Note that the airspace alerts are based on three-dimensional data (latitude, longitude, and altitude) to
avoid nuisance alerts. The alert boundaries for controlled airspace are also divided into sectors to provide
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To view an airspace alert message
• When the message annunciator (MSG) flashes, press the MSG key.
• The message will display.
• Press the MSG key again to dismiss the message.
Once you have been provided an airspace alert message, detailed information concerning the specific
airspace can be viewed on the Nearest Airspace page. The Nearest Airspace page displays the airspace
name, status (Ahead, Ahead < 2nm, etc. as described on the previous page), and an estimated time to
entry (if applicable).
If you’re distracted by near-constant flashing of the message annunciator when flying in an area with lots
of controlled airspace, it’s easy to temporarily disable the airspace alert messages.
To disable airspace alert messages:
• Press and hold the MSG key for two seconds.

• “OFF” will display in the message annunciator space.
• Press the MSG key again to re-enable airspace alert messages.
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• Direct-To Navigation
The Garmin 430’s direct-to function provides a quick method of setting a course to a destination way-
point. Once a direct-to is activated, the Garmin 430 will establish a point-to-point (great circle) course line
from your current position to the selected direct-to destination. Navigation data on the various NAV pages
will provide steering guidance until the direct-to is replaced by a new destination.
1. Select Direct-to Waypoint page:-
To select a direct-to destination:
• Press the Direct-to key (12).

• The Select D-> Waypoint page will appear, with the waypoint identifier field highlighted.
• Use the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) and Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to enter the identifier of the
desired destination waypoint.
(The Inner Knob moves the cursor; the Outer Knob dials letters and numbers.)
• Press the ENT key once to confirm the selected waypoint, and again to activate the
direct-to function.
Note: After you’ve turned the Outer Knob to highlight the first letter, you can type the identifier on your
keyboard.
If you’re navigating to a waypoint using direct-to and get off course, the direct-to function can be used to
re-select the same waypoint. A new course line will display on the map.
To re-select the same destination waypoint:
Press the Direct-to key, followed by the ENT key twice.
Note: If you’re navigating an approach with the missed approach point (MAP) as the current destination,
re-selecting the same destination waypoint with the Direct-to key will cancel the approach.
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• Active Flight Plan Page
If you create a VFR or IFR flight plan using the Flight Planner, Flight Simulator will automatically load the
flight plan into the Garmin 430 and activate the plan for use in navigation.
1. Active Flight Plan page:-
The Active Flight Plan page provides information for the active flight plan (or direct-to).
To select the Active Flight Plan page:
Press the FPL key (9).
Note: You cannot create flight plans in the Garmin 430. Instead, use the Flight Simulator Flight Planner.
The flight plan will automatically be loaded into the Garmin 430 and activated for use. You can, however
create a “direct-to” to a destination.
With an activated direct-to or flight plan loaded, the Active Flight Plan page will show each waypoint for
the flight plan (or a single waypoint for a direct-to), along with the desired track (DTK), distance (DIS) for
each leg, and cumulative distance (CUM).
You can select any leg within the active flight plan as the active leg (the leg which will currently be used
for navigation guidance), using the MENU key.
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• Active Flight Plan Page (Continued...)
To activate a specific leg of the active flight plan:
• From the Active Flight Plan page, press the PUSH CRSR key to activate the cursor.
• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to scroll to the desired waypoint.
• Press the MENU key, select the “Activate Leg?” option, and press the ENT key.
-or-
• Press the Direct-to key twice.
• A confirmation window will appear.
• With Activate? highlighted, press the ENT key.
During instrument procedures, you can use this feature not only to activate a specific point-to-point leg,
but also to activate the procedure turn portion of an approach, follow a DME arc, or activate a holding
pattern.
You can review any approach on the Airport Approach page in the WPT page group. (For more informa-
tion, see the Waypoint Page Group section.)
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• Procedures Page
The Garmin 430 allows you to fly nonprecision approaches to airports with published instrument ap-
proach procedures. Display the Procedures page by pressing the PROC key. The Procedures page
provides direct access to approaches based upon the active flight plan or direct-to destination. In either
case, the destination airport must have published procedures associated with it.
To select the Procedures page:
Press the PROC key.
1. Procedures page:-
Note: Not all approaches in the database are approved for GPS use. As you select an approach, a GPS
designation to the right of the procedure name indicates the procedure can be flown using the Gar-
min 430. Some procedures will not have this designation, meaning the Garmin 430 may be used for
supplemental navigation guidance only. ILS approaches, for example, must be flown by tuning the external
VOR/ILS receiver to the proper frequency and using the external CDI (or HSI) for guidance.
If you’re flying a GPS approach, or a nonprecision approach approved for GPS, and you plan on using the
aircraft’s VOR 1 indicator to fly the approach, make sure the Nav/GPS switch on the aircraft instrument
panel is set to GPS. If, however, you want to fly the approach using data from the Nav 1 radio, and plan to
use the GPS only for situational awareness, then make sure the Nav/GPS switch is set to NAV.
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• Procedures Page (Continued...)
To select an approach:
• Press the PROC key to display the Procedures page.

• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to highlight Select Approach? and press the ENT key.
• A window will appear listing the available procedures.
• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to highlight the desired approach and press the ENT key.
• A second window will appear listing the available transitions.
• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to highlight the desired transition waypoint and press the ENT
key.
(The Approach Vectors option assumes you will receive vectors to the final course segment of the
approach and will provide navigation guidance relative to the final approach course.)
• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to highlight Load? or Activate? and press the ENT key.
• Load? will add the approach to the flight plan without immediately using it for navigation guidance. This
allows you to continue navigating the original flight plan, but keeps the procedure available on the Active
Flight Plan page for quick activation when needed.
To activate a departure or arrival, follow the steps later in this section.
2. Selecting Approach on Procedures page:-
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Once you select an approach, you may activate it for navigation from the Procedures page. Activating
the approach overrides the en route portion of the active flight plan, proceeding directly to the approach
portion (for a full approach, directly to the initial approach fix).
3. Activating Approach on Procedures page:-
To activate a previously loaded approach:

• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to highlight Activate Approach?
Another Procedures page option allows you to activate the final course segment of the approach. This op-
tion assumes you will receive vectors to the final approach fix (FAF) and guides you to intercept the final
course, before reaching the FAF.
To activate the previously loaded approach, with vectors to final:

• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to highlight Activate Vectors-To-Final?
In many cases, it may be easiest to load the full approach while still some distance away, en route to
the destination airport. Later, if vectored to final, use the steps above to select Activate Vectors-To-Final,
which makes the inbound course to the FAF waypoint active. Otherwise, activate the full approach using
the Activate Approach? option.
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Points to Remember for All Approaches:
The Garmin 430 is designed to complement your printed approach plates and vastly improve situational
awareness throughout the approach. However, you must always fly an approach as it appears on the
approach plate.
The active leg (or the portion of the approach currently in use) is depicted in magenta on the Map page.
As you fly the approach, the Garmin 430 will automatically sequence through each leg of the approach.
The published missed-approach course is shown as a dotted white line extending beyond the missed
approach point (MAP). As you pass the MAP, the Garmin 430 will sequence to the first missed approach
waypoint. Land, or fly the published missed approach procedure.
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• Legend - Functions of the keys and knobs:
1. The Power ON/OFF Switch (Left Click switches (toggles) unit ON and OFF)
2. The Volume key allows you to toggle the simulator’s sound ON/OFF.
3. The COM Frequency Swap key is used to swap between the active and standby COM frequencies.
4. The VLOC Frequency Swap key is used to swap between the active and stanby VLOC (NAV)
frequencies.
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• Legend - Functions of the keys and knobs (Continued):
5. The Left hand Knob (COM/VLOC Radio Tuning Knob) is used to tune the respective standby fre-
quencies, and also to swap the COM/VLOC Cursor between the two radios. The Cursor indicates
which of the two radios are tunable at any given time. For example, if the cursor is on the COM
standby frequency (as shown above), the COM/VLOC Knob is in COM Mode, and you will only be
able to tune the COM standby frequency. To tune the VLOC standby frequency, click on the ‘PUSH
C/V’ area (20) on the inner knob, and the cursor will jump to the VLOC standby frequency, indicating
that it is tunable.
• The Outer Knob (22) tunes the whole frequency.

• The Inner Knob (21) tunes the fractional (decimal) frequency.
6. The CDI key is used to toggle between the GPS and VLOC Navigation (NAV) sources. The selected
NAV source provides output to an external HSI or CDI.
• When the unit is in VLOC mode, the aircraft’s VOR 1 indicator (or HSI) and autopilot/flight
director uses data from the Nav 1 radio.
• When the unit is in GPS mode, the aircraft’s VOR 1 indicator (or HSI) and autopilot/flight
director uses data from the Garmin 530.
7. The OBS (Omnibearing Selector) key is used to select manual or automatic sequencing of way
points. Pressing this key selects OBS mode, which will retain the current “active-to” waypoint
as your navigation reference even after passing the waypoint (that is, it prevents sequencing to the
next waypoint). Pressing the OBS key again will return to normal operation, with automatic
sequencing of waypoints.
8. The MSG (Message) key is used to view important Airspace Alerts.
9. The FPL (Flightplan) key is used to activate a specific leg in an active flight plan (note: a flightplan
must be loaded via the default FS flight planner). First, click on the FPL key. Then click on the Cursor
(23) to activate the cursor on-screen. Now use the right hand Inner Knob (24) to scroll down to the
leg you want to activate, and then click the Menu key (13). If you are sure that you want to activate
the leg, click the Enter key, and the unit will update your current leg data. Click the FPL key to
return to the Default NAV page or Map page (depending on where you were when you first clicked
the FPL key).
10. The VNAV (Vertical Navigation) key is used to access the VNAV page. See the VNAV section on
page XX for further information.
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11. The PROC (Procedure) key allows you to add instrument approaches to your flight plan. When
using a flight plan, available procedures for your arrival airport are offered automatically. Otherwise,
you may select the desired airport, then the desired procedure.
12. The RNG (Range) key allows you to select your desired map scale. Use the left/down arrow to zoom
out to a larger area and the right/up arrow to zoom in to a smaller area.
13. The D-Key (Direct-to) key allows you to enter a destination waypoint and establishes a direct course
to the selected destination.
14. The Menu key is used to activate a specific leg in an active flight plan (see # 9 above).
15. The CLR (Clear) key is used to erase information or cancel an entry. Press and hold this key to
immediately display the Default NAV (navigation) page, regardless of which page is currently
displayed.
16. The ENT (Enter) key is used to approve an operation or to complete data entry.
17. The Right Hand Knob (CRSR/Page Knob) is used to navigate between the various page groups and
their respective pages. The Inner Knob (24) switches between the various page groups (NAV, WPT
and NRST). The Outer Knob (25) switches between the various pages within the page groups.
To activate the Cursor, click on the ‘PUSH CRSR’ area (23). This will display the on-screen cursor.
The Cursor allows you to enter data and/or make a selection from a list of options.
18. The COM Radio Display Window (displays Active and Standby Communication Radio Frequencies)
and the VLOC Radio Display Window (displays Active and Standby Navigation Radio Frequencies).
19. The VLOC Ident Window displays identifier and distance information when the unit is in VLOC or
GPS mode. If an ILS approach is loaded and active, this window will display the ILS identifier and
distance (DME) if available.
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Lost in the Garmin 530’s pages?
Press and hold the CLR key to immediately display the Default NAV page, regardless of
which page is currently displayed.
Note:
The Garmin 530 only provides lateral guidance to the Nav 1 indicator (or HSI) and the
autopilot/flight director. You cannot fly an ILS or land automatically using the Garmin 530
as the sole source of navigation.
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• Navigation Page Group
The Navigation (NAV) page group includes three pages: the Default NAV page, the MAP page and the
VNAV page. While viewing any NAV page, rotate the Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to switch between the
NAV pages.
Default NAV Page (Track-Up):- adjusts the top of the map display
to your current track heading, and has a max zoom factor of
500nm and a default zoom of 35nm.
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MAP Page (North-Up):- fixes the top of the map display to a North
heading, and has a max zoom factor of 500nm and a default zoom of
100nm.
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• At the top right of the MAP page is a data field that displays the next Waypoint (WPT). This field will
only be populated if you have a flightplan or direct-to loaded.
• Below the WPT is a data field displaying Desired Track (DTK). This displays the the desired course
between the active ‘from’ and ‘to’ waypoints.
• Below DTK is a data field displaying Ground Track (TRK) - the direction of movement relative to a
ground position.
• Below TRK is a data field displaying Distance to Destination (DIS) - the great circle distance from
your current position to a destination waypoint (this can be a direct-to or a waypoint in a flightplan).
• Below DIS is a data field displaying Ground Speed (GS) - The velocity you are traveling, relative to
a ground position.
• To the left and below the VLOC Radio Display Window is a Mode data field that displays the
current mode the unit is in, e.g. ENR (Enroute), TRM (Terminal Area) and APR (Approach Mode).
Airspace Warning Messages:
1. If your projected course will take you inside a controlled or special-use airspace within the next ten
minutes, the Airspace ahead—less than 10 minutes alert screen will appear. The Nearest Airspace
page will show the airspace as Ahead.
will take you inside that airspace, the message Airspace near and ahead will appear. The Nearest
Airspace page will show the airspace as Ahead < 2nm.
will not take you inside, the message Near airspace less than 2nm will appear. The Nearest Air
space page will show Within 2nm of airspace.
4. If you have entered a controlled or special-use airspace, the message Inside Airspace will appear.
The Nearest Airspace page will show Inside of airspace.
Note:
The airspace alerts are based on three-dimensional data (latitude, longitude, and altitude) to avoid
nuisance alerts. The alert boundaries for controlled airspace are also divided into sectors to provide
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NOTE: This page should only be used together with an active flighplan
loaded in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
VNAV Page:- The VNAV (Vertical Navigation) page creates a three-

dimensional profile, guiding you from present position and altitude to
a final (target) altitude at a specified location. In Mode 1 (below), the
target altitude shown is derived from your autopilot or altitude pre-
select’s target altitude.
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VNAV Page:- In Mode 2 (below), the target altitude shown is derived

from the difference between your autopilot or altitude pre-select and
the target altitude of you next waypoint. The unit will inform you how
high/low you are above/below your target.
Below the Target Altitude window, there is a Target Position window,

which informs you how far you are from your next waypoint. Below
that there is a Vertical Speed Profile window showing your desired
vertical speed rate. Next to that there is a Vertical Speed Rate window
which gives you the current vertical speed rate.
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• Declutter
You can quickly remove items from the map, to make it easier to see only what you need. To declutter the
map display, press the CLR key repeatedly to select the desired amount of map detail: all details; no Class
B or C airspace; no navaids; no airports. Waypoints in an active flight plan are always shown. Depending
on the amount of detail removed, -1, -2, or -3 will display next to the Zoom number in the lower left data
field.
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• Waypoint Page Group
The Waypoint (WPT) page group provides information for the thousands of airports, VORs, NDBs, inter-
sections, runways, frequencies, and procedures stored in the Fight Simulator navigation database.
To select a WPT page:
1. From any page, press and hold the CLR key to select the Default NAV page.
2. Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to select the WPT page group.
3. Rotate the ‘Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to select the desired WPT page.
The WPT page group includes seven pages. The first four pages provide detailed information for the se-
lected airport: location, runways, frequencies, and approaches. The last three pages provide information
for intersections, NDBs, and VORs.
The Waypoint page group includes:
• Airport Location
• Airport Runway
• Airport Frequency
• Airport Approach
• Intersection
• NDBs
• VOR
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1. Airport Location Page:-
The Airport Location page displays the latitude, longitude, and elevation of the selected airport. The
Airport Location page also displays facility name and location, as well as fuel availability, and the best
available instrument approach.
Finding the Desired Airport
The Garmin 530 uses ICAO identifiers for all airports. All United States airport identifiers that contain only
letters (except Alaska and Hawaii) use the prefix “K”. Other airports that contain numbers in the identifier,
such as Otten Memorial (3VS), do not require the “K” prefix. Alaska, Hawaii and many countries use two
letter prefixes; different countries use different prefixes.
If you encounter difficulty when selecting an airport, try retrieving the desired airport using the facility
name. (This only works on the Airport Location page; it will not work when searching for NDBs or VORs.)
To select a specific Airport on this page:
• Click on the ‘PUSH CRSR’ area (23) on the Right Hand Knob (this will highlight the airport identifier).
• Rotate the ‘Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to activate the single cursor.
• Type in the desired airport identifier.
• Click ENT (Enter key) twice to confirm selection and hide cursor.
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2. Airport Runway Page:-
The Airport Runway page displays runway designations, length, and surface type for the selected airport.
The Garmin 530 also displays a map image of the runway layout and surrounding area on the Airport
Runway page. The map image scale appears in the lower left corner and is adjustable using the Zoom
keys. For airports with multiple runways, information for each runway is available.
To display information for each additional runway:
• Click on the ‘PUSH CRSR’ area on the Right Hand Knob.

• Rotate the ‘Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to place the cursor on the Runway field.
• Rotate the ‘Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to display a window listing all runways for the selected airport.
• Continue rotating the Rotate the ‘Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to select the desired runway.
• Press the ENT key to display information for the selected runway on the Airport Runway page.
• To remove the flashing cursor, press the ENT key.
The Airport Runway page notes the following runway surface types:
concrete, asphalt, grass, turf, dirt, coral, gravel, oil, steel, bituminous, brick, macadam, planks, sand,
shale, tarmac, snow, ice, and water.
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3. Airport Frequency Page:-
The Airport Frequency page displays radio frequencies and frequency types for the selected airport. If the
selected airport has a localizer-based approach, the page also lists the localizer frequency. The Airport
Frequency page may be used for reference to tune external COM or VOR/ILS frequencies.
To select a desired frequency:

• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to scroll through the list, placing the cursor on the desired
frequency.
• If there are more frequencies in the list than the Garmin 530 can display on the screen, a scroll bar
along the right-hand side of the screen will indicate where you are within the list.
• Once you have scrolled the cursor to the desired frequency, click the ENT key, and the COM transceiver
or VOR/ILS receiver standby frequency will be updated automatically. All you need to do now is click
the corresponding Frequency Swap key and the frequency you selected will be active.
Some listed frequencies may include designations for TX (transmit only) or RX (receive only).
Tip: Instead of using the auto-select function, you can use this page as a reference and manually dial in
the desired frequency, and then use the corresponding Frequency Swap key to activate the frequency.
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4. Airport Approach Page:-
To scroll through and select available approaches and transitions:

• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to place the cursor on the APPROACH field.
• Rotate the Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to display a window of available approaches for the selected
airport.
• Continue rotating the Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to select the desired approach.
• Press the ENT key. The cursor will move to the transitions (TRANS) field.
• Rotate the Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to display a window of available transitions.
• Continue rotating the Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to select the desired transition
-or-
• Select VECTORS for guidance only along the final course segment of the approach.
• When you have made your selection, press the ENT key twice.
Note: Not all approaches in the Flight Simulator database are approved for GPS use. As you select an approach, a
GPS designation to the right of the procedure name indicates the procedure can be flown using the Garmin 530. Some
procedures will not have this designation, meaning the Garmin 530 may be used for supplemental navigation guidance
only. ILS approaches, for example, must be flown by tuning the external VOR/ILS receiver to the proper frequency and
following the external CDI (or HSI) for guidance.
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5. Intersection Page:-
The Intersection page displays the latitude, longitude, and region code for the selected intersection. The
Intersection page also displays the identifier, radial, and distance from the nearest VOR or VOR/DME.
Note: The VOR displayed on the Intersection page is the nearest VOR, not necessarily the VOR used to
define the intersection.
Intersections may only be selected by identifier.
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6. NDB Page:-
The NDB page displays the facility name, city, region/country, latitude, and longitude for the selected NDB.
The NDB page also displays the frequency.
NDB’s may only be selected by identifier.
Note: Instead of manually entering a desired frequency from the NDB page into the ADF radio, you can
simply highlight the frequency and then press the ENT key. The Garmin 530 will automatically enter the
frequency into the ADF radio.
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7. VOR Page:-
The VOR page displays the facility name, city, region code, magnetic variation, latitude, and longitude for
the selected VOR. The VOR page also displays the frequency.
VOR’s may only be selected by identifier.
Note: Instead of manually entering a desired frequency from the VOR page into the Nav 1 radio, you can
simply highlight the frequency and then press the ENT key. The GPS will automatically enter the frequency
into the standby side of the Nav 1 radio.
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• Nearest Page Group
The Nearest page group (NRST) provides detailed information for the nine nearest airports, VORs, NDBs,
and intersections within 200 nm of your current position.
a) To select a NRST page
• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to the right until you get to the NRST page group.
• Rotate the Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to select the desired NRST page.
The Garmin 530 cannot display all nine of the nearest airports, VORs, NDBs, or intersections on the cor-
responding NRST page at once.
The Nearest Airport page displays detailed information for the four nearest airports, with a scroll bar
along the right hand side of the page indicating which part of the list is currently displayed.
The NRST pages for VORs, NDBs, intersections, and user waypoints will display nine waypoints at a time.
Use the cursor and Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to scroll and view the rest of the waypoints or airspaces
in the list.
b) To scroll through the list of nearest airports, VORs, NDBs, or intersections
• Select the desired NRST group, using the steps outlined in a) above.
• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to scroll through the list.
• The scroll bar along the right-hand side of the page will indicate which part of the list is currently being
displayed.
• Press the CRSR key to remove the flashing cursor.
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c) Navigating to a Nearby Waypoint
The NRST pages can be used in conjunction with the Direct-to function to quickly set a course to a
nearby facility. This feature can be a real time saver compared to retrieving information from the database
using the WPT pages. More importantly, it instantly provides navigation to the nearest airport in case of
an in-flight emergency.
To select a nearby airport, VOR, NDB, intersection or user waypoint as a direct-to destination:
• Use the PUSH CRSR (3) key to scroll through a NRST page list and highlight the desired nearest
waypoint, as explained in b) on the previous page.
• Press the Direct-to key to display the Select Direct-to Waypoint page.
• Press the ENT key to accept the selected waypoint’s identifier and press the ENT key a second
time (with Activate? highlighted) to begin navigating to the selected waypoint.
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1. Nearest Airport Page:-
The Nearest Airport page displays the identifier, symbol, and bearing of the nine nearest airports (within
200 nm of your current position), as well as the distance to each airport. For each airport listed, the
Nearest Airport page also indicates the bearing to the airport, the distance, the best available approach,
the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF), and the length of the longest runway.
You can also use the Nearest Airport page to quickly find the communication frequencies at a nearby
airport for manually tuning the external COM transceiver.
Additional communication frequencies, runway information, and other details are available from the Near-
est Airport page by highlighting the identifier of the desired airport and pressing the ENT key.
To view additional information for a nearby airport:
• Select the Nearest Airport page.

airport.
• Press the ENT key to display the Airport Location page for the selected airport.
• To view additional WPT pages for the selected airport (including the Airport Runway and Airport
Frequency pages) press the CRSR key to remove the flashing cursor.
• Rotate the Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to display the additional WPT pages.
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2. Nearest Intersection Page:-
The Nearest Intersection page displays the identifier, symbol, and bearing of the nine nearest intersec-
tions (within 200 nm of your current position), as well as the distance to each intersection.
To view additional information for a nearby intersection:
• Select the Nearest Intersection page.

intersection.
• Press the ENT key to display the intersection page for the selected intersection.
• To return to the Nearest Intersection page, rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to the right.
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3. Nearest NDB Page:-
The Nearest NDB page displays the identifier, symbol, and frequency of the nine nearest NDBs (within
200 nm of your current position), as well as the bearing and distance to each NDB.
To view additional information for a nearby NDB:
• Select the Nearest NDB page.

• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to scroll through the list, highlighting the identifier of the
desired NDB.
• Press the ENT key to display the intersection page for the selected NDB.
• To return to the Nearest NDB page, rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to the right.
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4. Nearest VOR Page:-
The Nearest VOR page displays the identifier and symbol of the nine nearest VORs (within 200 nm of
your current position), as well as the bearing and distance to each VOR. For each VOR listed, the Nearest
VOR page also indicates the frequency of the nearby VOR for reference in tuning a VOR receiver.
To view additional information for a nearby VOR:
• Select the Nearest VOR page.

VOR.
• Press the ENT key to display the intersection page for the selected VOR.
• To return to the Nearest VOR page, rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to the right.
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5. Nearest Airspace Page:-
The last page in the NRST group, the Nearest Airspace page, will alert you to as many as nine controlled
or special-use airspaces near or in your flight path. Alerts are provided according to the following condi-
tions:
• If your projected course will take you inside a controlled or special-use airspace within the next ten
minutes, the Airspace ahead—less than 10 minutes alert will appear. The Nearest Airspace page will
show the airspace as Ahead.
take you inside that airspace, the message Airspace near and ahead will appear. The Nearest Airspace
page will show the airspace as Ahead < 2nm.
not take you inside, the message Near airspace less than 2nm will appear. The Nearest Airspace page
will show Within 2nm of airspace.
• If you have entered a controlled or special-use airspace, the message Inside Airspace will appear. The
Nearest Airspace page will show Inside of airspace.
Note that the airspace alerts are based on three-dimensional data (latitude, longitude, and altitude) to avoid nuisance
alerts. The alert boundaries for controlled airspace are also divided into sectors to provide complete information on any
nearby airspace. Once one of the described conditions exists, the message annunciator (MSG) will flash, alerting you
of an airspace message. An altitude buffer of 200 feet is included to provide an extra margin of safety above and below
the published limits.
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To view an airspace alert message
• When the message annunciator (MSG) flashes, press the MSG key.
• The message will display.
• Press the MSG key again to dismiss the message.
Once you have been provided an airspace alert message, detailed information concerning the specific
airspace can be viewed on the Nearest Airspace page. The Nearest Airspace page displays the airspace
name, status (Ahead, Ahead < 2nm, etc. as described on the previous page), and an estimated time to
entry (if applicable).
of controlled airspace, it’s easy to temporarily disable the airspace alert messages.
To disable airspace alert messages:
• Press and hold the MSG key for two seconds.

• “OFF” will display in the message annunciator space.
• Press the MSG key again to re-enable airspace alert messages.
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• Direct-To Navigation
The Garmin 530’s direct-to function provides a quick method of setting a course to a destination way-
point. Once a direct-to is activated, the Garmin 530 will establish a point-to-point (great circle) course line
from your current position to the selected direct-to destination. Navigation data on the various NAV pages
will provide steering guidance until the direct-to is replaced by a new destination.
1. Select Direct-to Waypoint page:-
To select a direct-to destination:
• Press the Direct-to key (12).

• The Select D-> Waypoint page will appear, with the waypoint identifier field highlighted.
• Use the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) and Right Hand Outer Knob (25) to enter the identifier of the
desired destination waypoint.
(The Inner Knob moves the cursor; the Outer Knob dials letters and numbers.)
• Press the ENT key once to confirm the selected waypoint, and again to activate the
direct-to function.
Note: After you’ve turned the Outer Knob to highlight the first letter, you can type the identifier on your
keyboard.
If you’re navigating to a waypoint using direct-to and get off course, the direct-to function can be used to
re-select the same waypoint. A new course line will display on the map.
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• Direct-To Navigation (Continued...)
To re-select the same destination waypoint:
Press the Direct-to key, followed by the ENT key twice.
Note: If you’re navigating an approach with the missed approach point (MAP) as the current destination,
re-selecting the same destination waypoint with the Direct-to key will cancel the approach.
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• Active Flight Plan Page
If you create a VFR or IFR flight plan using the Flight Planner, Flight Simulator will automatically load the
flight plan into the Garmin 530 and activate the plan for use in navigation.
1. Active Flight Plan page:-
The Active Flight Plan page provides information for the active flight plan (or direct-to).
To select the Active Flight Plan page:
Press the FPL key (9).
Note: You cannot create flight plans in the Garmin 530. Instead, use the Flight Simulator Flight Planner.
The flight plan will automatically be loaded into the Garmin 530 and activated for use. You can, however
create a “direct-to” to a destination.
With an activated direct-to or flight plan loaded, the Active Flight Plan page will show each waypoint for
the flight plan (or a single waypoint for a direct-to), along with the desired track (DTK), distance (DIS) for
each leg, and cumulative distance (CUM).
You can select any leg within the active flight plan as the active leg (the leg which will currently be used
for navigation guidance), using the MENU key.
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• Active Flight Plan Page (Continued...)
To activate a specific leg of the active flight plan:
• From the Active Flight Plan page, press the PUSH CRSR key to activate the cursor.
• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to scroll to the desired waypoint.
• Press the MENU key, select the “Activate Leg?” option, and press the ENT key.
-or-
• Press the Direct-to key twice.
• A confirmation window will appear.
• With Activate? highlighted, press the ENT key.
During instrument procedures, you can use this feature not only to activate a specific point-to-point leg,
but also to activate the procedure turn portion of an approach, follow a DME arc, or activate a holding
pattern.
You can review any approach on the Airport Approach page in the WPT page group. (For more informa-
tion, see the Waypoint Page Group section.)
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• Procedures Page
The Garmin 530 allows you to fly nonprecision approaches to airports with published instrument ap-
proach procedures. Display the Procedures page by pressing the PROC key. The Procedures page
provides direct access to approaches based upon the active flight plan or direct-to destination. In either
case, the destination airport must have published procedures associated with it.
To select the Procedures page:
Press the PROC key.
1. Procedures page:-
Note: Not all approaches in the database are approved for GPS use. As you select an approach, a GPS
designation to the right of the procedure name indicates the procedure can be flown using the Gar-
min 530. Some procedures will not have this designation, meaning the Garmin 530 may be used for
supplemental navigation guidance only. ILS approaches, for example, must be flown by tuning the external
VOR/ILS receiver to the proper frequency and using the external CDI (or HSI) for guidance.
If you’re flying a GPS approach, or a nonprecision approach approved for GPS, and you plan on using the
aircraft’s VOR 1 indicator to fly the approach, make sure the Nav/GPS switch on the aircraft instrument
panel is set to GPS. If, however, you want to fly the approach using data from the Nav 1 radio, and plan to
use the GPS only for situational awareness, then make sure the Nav/GPS switch is set to NAV.
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To select an approach:

• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to highlight Select Approach? and press the ENT key.
• A window will appear listing the available procedures.
• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to highlight the desired approach and press the ENT key.
• A second window will appear listing the available transitions.
• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to highlight the desired transition waypoint and press the ENT
key.
(The Approach Vectors option assumes you will receive vectors to the final course segment of the
approach and will provide navigation guidance relative to the final approach course.)
• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to highlight Load? or Activate? and press the ENT key.
• Load? will add the approach to the flight plan without immediately using it for navigation guidance. This
allows you to continue navigating the original flight plan, but keeps the procedure available on the Active
Flight Plan page for quick activation when needed.
To activate a departure or arrival, follow the steps later in this section.
2. Selecting Approach on Procedures page:-
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Once you select an approach, you may activate it for navigation from the Procedures page. Activating
the approach overrides the en route portion of the active flight plan, proceeding directly to the approach
portion (for a full approach, directly to the initial approach fix).
3. Activating Approach on Procedures page:-
To activate a previously loaded approach:

• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to highlight Activate Approach?
Another Procedures page option allows you to activate the final course segment of the approach. This op-
tion assumes you will receive vectors to the final approach fix (FAF) and guides you to intercept the final
course, before reaching the FAF.
To activate the previously loaded approach, with vectors to final:

• Rotate the Right Hand Inner Knob (24) to highlight Activate Vectors-To-Final?
In many cases, it may be easiest to load the full approach while still some distance away, en route to
the destination airport. Later, if vectored to final, use the steps above to select Activate Vectors-To-Final,
which makes the inbound course to the FAF waypoint active. Otherwise, activate the full approach using
the Activate Approach? option.
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Points to Remember for All Approaches:
The Garmin 530 is designed to complement your printed approach plates and vastly improve situational
awareness throughout the approach. However, you must always fly an approach as it appears on the
approach plate.
The active leg (or the portion of the approach currently in use) is depicted in magenta on the Map page.
As you fly the approach, the Garmin 530 will automatically sequence through each leg of the approach.
The published missed-approach course is shown as a dotted white line extending beyond the missed
approach point (MAP). As you pass the MAP, the Garmin 530 will sequence to the first missed approach
waypoint. Land, or fly the published missed approach procedure.
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Garmin 430/530 GPS/NAV/COM FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions:
How do I turn off the airspace alert messages on the Garmin 430/530?
of controlled airspace, it’s easy to temporarily disable the airspace alert messages. To disable airspace
alert messages, press and hold the MSG key for two seconds. The message annunciator will display an
OFF message until such time that you press the MSG key again to re-enable airspace alert messages.
Can I connect the Garmin 430/530 to the Nav 1 indicator (or HSI) and/or an autopilot or flight
director?
Yes, you can use either a Nav/GPS switch on the Autopilot panel, or the CDI key on the GNS430/530 to
toggle between NAV/GPS mode.
If you want the Garmin 430/530 to provide data to the Nav 1 indicator (or HSI) and the autopilot or flight
director, make sure the Nav/GPS switch on the aircraft’s instrument panel is in the GPS position. The Nav
1 indicator (or HSI) needle will indicate the course to follow to track the active flight plan or direct-to in the
Garmin 430/530, and the autopilot or flight director will follow this course when in Nav mode. (Remember
to switch to Heading mode during the vectoring phase of a vectors-to-final approach.)
If the Nav/GPS switch is set to Nav, the needle will indicate the course to or from the VOR radial selected
with the OBS, and tuned on the Nav 1 radio. The autopilot or flight director will follow that course. In this
case, the Garmin 430/530 is just used for situational awareness.
What does the OBS key do and when do I use it?
The OBS key is used to select automatic sequencing of waypoints. Pressing the OBS key holds your cur-
rent ‘active to’ waypoint as your navigation reference and prevents the Garmin 430/530 from sequencing
to the next waypoint. If you are in OBS mode, an OBS annunciation in green text displays next to the CDI
annunciation. When you cancel OBS mode, automatic waypoint sequencing resumes, and the Garmin
430/530 will automatically select the next waypoint in the flight plan once the aircraft has crossed the cur-
rent active-to waypoint.
Why won’t my Garmin 430/530 automatically sequence to the next waypoint?
The Garmin 430/530 will only sequence flight plan waypoints when automatic sequencing is enabled
(that is, when there is no OBS annunciation). For automatic sequencing to occur, you must also cross the
“bisector” of the turn you are navigating, and be within 10 nm of the active waypoint. The bisector is a
perpendicular line between two flight plan legs which crosses through the waypoint common to both legs.
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Garmin 430/530 GPS/NAV/COM FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions (Continued...):
How do I skip a waypoint in an approach, departure, or arrival?
The Garmin 430/530 allows you to manually designate any approach, departure, or arrival leg as the ac-
tive leg of your flight plan. From the Active Flight Plan page, highlight the desired waypoint and press the
MENU key, then ENT to activate the leg. The GPS will then provide navigation along the selected flight plan
leg, so be sure you have clearance to that position.
How do I reselect the same approach, or activate a new approach, after a missed approach?
After flying all missed approach procedures, you may reactivate the same approach from the Procedures
page for another attempt. Once you have been given clearance for another attempt, activate the approach
from the Procedures page by highlighting Activate Approach? and then pressing the ENT key. The Garmin
430/530 will provide navigation along the desired course to the waypoint and rejoin the approach in
sequence from that point on.
To activate a new approach for the same airport, select the new procedure from the Procedures page.
To activate a new approach to a different airport, create a direct-to.
Note: Do not attempt to reactivate the same approach you’re currently executing prior to crossing the
missed approach point (MAP). If you attempt to do so, the Garmin 430/530 will direct you back to the
transition waypoint and will not take into consideration any missed approach procedures.
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Commander 112A Pilot’s Operating Handbook

February 2006 ../Flight1 Software ../112APOH ver. 1.0

Garmin 430 / 530

2. Garmin 430 ..................................................................... 3

3. Garmin 530 ..................................................................... 35

4. Frequently Asked Questions ........................................... 69

Garmin 430/530 GPS/NAV/COM Overview

• The Global Positioning System (GPS)

• Usage of the Garmin GNS430 and GNS530

• Determine current position.

• Determine route from current location to destination.

• View graphic depiction of terrain.

• Find airport, intersection, NDB, and VOR information.

• Locate the nearest airport, intersection, NDB, VOR, or airspace.

• Proceed direct to any airport, intersection, NDB, or VOR.

• Follow VFR or IFR flight plan.

• Fly instrument procedures.

• Receive warning messages of airspace boundaries in aircraft’s vicinity.

• Displaying the Garmin 430/530

Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

• The Outer Knob (22) tunes the whole frequency.

Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

8. The MSG (Message) key is used to view important Airspace Alerts.

Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

Lost in the Garmin 430’s pages?

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Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

Airspace Warning Messages:

Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

CDI Page:- displays a graphic course deviation indicator, the active

Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

SAT Page:- The sattelite status page provides visual reference of

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Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

VNAV Page:- The VNAV (Vertical Navigation) page creates a three-

VNAV Page:- In Mode 2 (below), the target altitude shown is derived

Below the Target Altitude window, there is a Target Position window,

Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

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Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

To select a WPT page:

The Waypoint page group includes:

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Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

1. Airport Location Page:-

Finding the Desired Airport

To select a specific Airport on this page:

Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

2. Airport Runway Page:-

To display information for each additional runway:

• Click on the ‘PUSH CRSR’ area on the Right Hand Knob.

Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

3. Airport Frequency Page:-

To select a desired frequency:

• Press the CRSR key to activate the cursor.

Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

4. Airport Approach Page:-

To scroll through and select available approaches and transitions:

• Press the CRSR key to activate the cursor.

Garmin 430 GPS/NAV/COM

Intersections may only be selected by identifier.

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