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GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E i RECORD OF REVISIONS Revision Date of Revision Description A 5/00 Initial Release B 5/01 Update to reflect software changes through 2.06 C 4/03 Update to reflect software changes through 4.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E ii COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2001-2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries . All rights reserved. T his manual reflects the oper ation of Main System Software version 6.03 or later . Some differences may be observed when comparing the information in this manual to other software versions .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E iii T ABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ........................................... 1-1 1.1 Accessories and Packing List ................................. 1-1 1.2 K ey and Knob Functions .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E iv T ABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 16: MESSA GES, ABBREVIA TIONS, and NA V TERMS ............................................................................ 16-1 16.1 Messages ................
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E v W ARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES W ARNING: Navigation and terrain separation must NO T be predicated upon the use of the T AWS function.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E vi W ARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES W ARNING: Use the GNS 530, Weather Data Link Interface , TIS , and TAWS at your own risk.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E vii W ARRANTY LIMITED WARRANTY T his Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for two years from the date of purchase . Within this period, Garmin will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components that fail in normal use .
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GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-1 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 A CCESSORIES AND P ACKING LIST Congratulations on choosing the finest, most advanced panel mount IFR navigation/communication system available.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-2 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 KEY AND KNOB FUNCTIONS The GNS 530 is designed to make operation as simple as possible. The key and knob descriptions (Figure 1-1) pr ovide a general overview of the primary function(s) for each key and knob.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-3 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Left-hand K eys and Knobs (1) COM Flip-flop Key – Swaps the active and standby COM frequencies. Press and hold to select emergency channel (121.500 MHz). (2) COM Power/V olume Knob – Controls unit power and communications radio volume.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-4 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION ` NO TE: Data is entered using the large and small right knobs (F igure 1-2). Experiment with them to become efficient at entering data. This will greatly reduce the amount of time spent operating the GNS 530 in flight.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-5 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1.3 T AKEOFF TOUR Overview The Garmin GNS 530 provides the pilot accurate navigational data and communication capability , along with non-precision and precision approach certification in the IFR environment.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-6 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION The Database V ersions Page (Figure 1-5) appears next, which shows the current database information on the NavData and T errain Data Cards. Database information highlighted in yellow indicates the database is not within its effective dates.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-7 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Figure 1-7 Fuel Flow Selected The Instrument Panel Self-test Page includes selections to set fuel on board to full capacity and access the Checklists Page.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-8 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Satellite Status Page The Satellite Status Page (Figure 1-10) appears as the GNS 530 attempts to collect satellite information.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-9 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Selecting COM and VLOC Fr equencies While the GNS 530 is acquiring a position, take a minute to dial in the active and standby frequencies to be used for the first phase of the flight.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-10 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Page Gr oups Page Gr oups NA V Group WPT Group A UX Group NRST Group see Section 3 see Section 7 see Section .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-11 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Map Page After the GNS 530 acquires satellites and computes a position, the Map Page (Figure 1-15) appears automatically .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-12 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 4) Repeat steps 2 and 3 to spell out the rest of the waypoint identifier (Figure 1-16). Figure 1-16 Direct-to W aypoint P age 5) Press the ENT K ey to confirm the iden tifier .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-13 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Changing the data fields: 1) F ro m the Def aul t NA V pag e , pre ss the MEN U K ey an d s ele ct ‘Ch ange Fi eld s?’ (Fi gur e 1 -19 ). Figure 1-19 Default NA V P age Menu 2) T urn the large right knob to select the data field to be changed.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-14 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION A frequency listed on the NA V/COM Page can be quickly transferred to the standby field of the COM W indow or the VLOC W indow . This time-saving pr ocess prevents having to ‘re-key’ a frequency already displayed elsewhere on the screen.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-15 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION IFR Procedur es Once the direct-to or flight plan is confirmed, the whole range of instrument procedures is available.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-16 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Nearest (NRST) P ages The NRST Page Group provides detailed information on the nine nearest airports, VORs, NDBs, intersections, and user -created waypoints within 200 nm of the current position.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-17 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Figure 1-26 Scrolling the Near est Airport List Viewing additional information for a nearby airport: 1) Press the small right knob to activate the cursor . 2) T urn the large right knob to select the desired airport from the list.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-18 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Nearest (NRST) Airspace P age The last page in the NRST gr oup, the Nearest Airspace Page (Figure 1-29), provides information for up to nine controlled or special-use airspaces near or in the flight path.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-19 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Flight Plans (FPL) The GNS 530 lets the pilot cr eate up to 20 flight plans with up to 31 waypoints in each flight plan. Flight plans are cr eated, edited, and activated using the FPL Key .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 1-20 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 7) Repe at steps 5 and 6, abov e , until all wa ypo ints for the flight plan have been entered (Figure 1-34). Figure 1-34 Enter Flight Plan W aypoints Once the flight plan is created, it may be activated from the Flight Plan Catalog Page Menu.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 2-1 SECTION 2 COM SECTION 2: COM 2.1 COMMUNICA TING USING THE GNS 530 The GNS 530 features a digitally-tuned VHF COM radio that pr ovides a seamless transition fr om communication to navigation, bringing the two most important functions in flying together in one panel-mounted unit.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 2-2 SECTION 2 COM NO TE: T he tuning cursor norma lly appears in the COM W ind ow , unl ess plac ed in the VLOC Wi ndo w by pr essi ng the small le ft kno b . When the tuning cursor is in the VLOC Window , it automatically returns to the COM Window after 30 seconds of inactivity .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 2-3 SECTION 2 COM Auto-T uning The GNS 530’ s auto-tune feature allows the pilot to quickly select any database fr equency in the GPS Window as the standby frequency . Any COM frequency displayed in the GPS Window can be transferred to the standby COM frequency field.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 2-4 SECTION 2 COM Selecting a COM frequency for a nearby flight service station (FSS) or center (AR TCC): 1) T urn the large right knob to select the NRST P age Group . 2) T urn the small rig ht knob to select the Neare st Center or Nearest Flight Service Page (Figure 2-7).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 2-5 SECTION 2 COM Selecting a COM frequency for any airport in the database: 1) T urn the large right knob to select the WPT P age Group . 2) T urn the small right knob to select the Airport F requencies P age (Figure 2-9).
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GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-1 SECTION 3: NA V P A GES 3.1 MAIN P AGE GROUPS The GNS 530’ s main pages are divided into four separate page groups: NA V , WPT , AUX, and NRST (T able 3-1). Each page group is comprised of multiple pages.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-2 3.2 NA V P AGE GROUP The NA V Page Gr oup includes five pages (Figure 3-3). While viewing any NA V page, tur n the small right knob to select a different NA V page.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-3 The gr aph ic CDI sho ws the cur re nt posi tio n at th e cente r of the indi cat or , rel ativ e to the desi re d cou rse (the movi ng cou rse devi ati on ne edl e).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-4 Selecting Desired On-Scr een Data At the bottom of the Default NA V Page there are six user -definable fields which display the data needed as the flight progresses (Figure 3-3).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-5 5) Press the ENT K ey to select the desired data item and return to the Default NA V P age. 6) Press the small right knob momentarily to remove the cursor from the page .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-6 3.4 MAP P AGE The second NA V page is the Map Page (Figure 3-9), which displays the pr esent position using an airplane symbol, along with nearby airports, NA V AIDS, user - defined waypoints, airspace boundaries, lakes, rivers, highways, and cities.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-7 An autozoom feature is available which automatically adjusts from an enroute range of 2000 nm through each lower range, stopping at a range of 1.0 nm when approaching the destination waypoint.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-8 Map Panning Another Map Page function is panning, which allows the map to move beyond its current limits without adjusting the map range.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-9 Map Direct-to Designating an on-screen airport, NA V AID , or user waypoint as the dir ect-to destination: 1) Use the panning function (‘Map P anning’ in this section) to place the target pointer on a waypoint.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-10 3 ) ‘Review Airspace?’ should already be highlighted, if not select it with the small right knob . Press the ENT K ey to display the Airspace Information P age for the selected airspace .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-11 Changing the map orientation: 1) F ro m th e Ma p P age Menu , tu rn the larg e ri ght kno b to hi ghli ght ‘Se tup Map?’ (Fig ure 3-16) and press the ENT K ey .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-12 Enabling/disabling the wind vector , all background land data, or all Jeppesen aviation data: 1) F rom the Map P age Menu, turn the lar ge rig ht knob to highlight ‘Setup Map?’ and press the ENT K ey .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-13 Distance Measurements The ‘Measure Dist?’ option pr ovides a quick, easy method for determining the bearing and distance between any two points on the Map Display .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-14 Clearing On-Screen Weather Data ‘Clear Storm Data?’ r emoves storm history information from the map. New storm data appears as detected and relayed by a connected weather data source.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-15 3.5 TERRAIN P AGE NO TE: GNS 530 units may* display either a TERRAIN P age or a T AWS P age , (but not both) de pe n di n g up o n th e i n st al l ed ha rd wa re an d configuration.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-16 Displaying a 120˚ view: 1) Select the TERRAIN P age and press the MENU K ey . 2) Select ‘View 120˚?’ (Figure 3-28). Figure 3-28 TERRAIN P age Menu 3) Press the ENT K ey .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-17 Inhibit Mode TERRAIN has an inhibit mode that deactivates the FL T A/ PDA aural and visual alerts. Pilots should use discretion when inhibiting TERRAIN and always remember to enable the system when appropriate.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-18 3.6 T AWS P A GE NO TE: GNS 530 units may* display either a TERRAIN P age or a T AWS P age , (but not both) de pe n di n g up o n th e i n st al l ed ha rd wa re an d configuration.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-19 Seven display ranges are available, allowing for a more complete view of the surr ounding area.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-20 T AWS Manual T est Garmin T A WS pr ovides a manual test capability which verifies the proper operation of the aural and visual annunciations of the system prior to a flight.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-21 3.7 NA V/COM P AGE The NA V/COM (navigation communications) Page (Figure 3-35) pr ovides a list of the airport communication and navigation frequencies at the departure, enroute, and arrival airports.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-22 Scrolling through the list of fr equencies: 1) Activate the cursor , if not already active , by pressing the small right knob . 2) T urn the large right knob to move the cursor through the list of frequencies .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-23 3.8 SA TELLITE ST A TUS P AGE The Satellite Status Page provides a visual reference of GPS receiver functions, including current satellite coverage, GPS receiver status, and position accuracy .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 3 NA V P AGES 3-24 The Satellite Status Page also indicates the accuracy of the position fix, using Estimated Position Error (EPE), Dilution of Precision (DOP), and Horizontal Uncertainty Level (HUL) figures.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 4-1 SECTION 4 DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION SECTION 4: DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION 4.1 O VERVIEW The GNS 530’ s dir ect-to function pr ovides a quick method of setting a course to a destination waypoint.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 4-2 SECTION 4 DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION Selecting a Destination by F acility Name or City In addition to selecting a destination by identifier , the Select Direct-to W aypoint Page (Figure 4-4) also allows the pilot to select airports, VORs and NDBs by facility name or city location.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 4-3 SECTION 4 DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION Selecting a Destination from the Active Flight Plan When navigating an active flight plan, any waypoint contained in the flight plan may be selected as a direct-to destination from the Select Direct-to W aypoint Page.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 4-4 SECTION 4 DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION Selecting the Nearest Airport as a Dir ect-to Destination The Select Direct-to W aypoint Page always displays the nearest airports (from the present position) in the NRST field.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 4-5 SECTION 4 DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION 2) If a list of waypoints is displayed on-screen: a) Press the small right knob to activate the cursor . b) T urn the large right knob to highlight the desired waypoint (Figure 4-11).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 4-6 SECTION 4 DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION Cancelling Direct-to Navigation Once a direct-to is activated, the GNS 530 provides navigation guidance to the selected destination until the direct-to is replaced with a new direct-to or flight plan, cancelled, or the unit is turned off.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-1 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS SECTION 5: FLIGHT PLANS The GNS 530 lets the pilot create up to 20 dif ferent flight plans, with up to 31 waypoints in each flight plan.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-2 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS 4) A blank Flight Plan Page appears for the first empty storage location. Use the small and large right knobs to enter the identifier of the departure waypoint and press the ENT K ey .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-3 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS Deleting a waypoint from an existing flight plan: 1) Press the FPL K ey and turn the small right knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog P age . 2) Press the small right knob to activate the cursor .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-4 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS Activating Flight Plans Once a flight plan is defined thr ough the Flight Plan Catalog Page (using the steps outlined previously in this section), it may be activated for navigation.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-5 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS Copying Flight Plans T o save a flight plan currently located in ‘flight plan 00’, copy it to an open catalog location (1-19) before the flight plan is cancelled, overwritten, or erased.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-6 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS Flight Plan Catalog Options The following options (some covered on the preceding pages) are available for the .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-7 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS • ‘Copy Flight Plan?’ - Allows the pilot to copy the selected flight plan to a new flight plan location, as described previously in this section. The copy function is useful for duplicating an existing flight plan before making changes.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-8 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS 5.2 A CTIVE FLIGHT PLAN P A GE The Active Flight Plan Page pr ovides information and editing functions for ‘flight plan 00’, the flight plan currently in use for navigation.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-9 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS Active Flight Plan P age Menu Options Activate Leg Activates/reactiv ates the flight plan and selects the highlighted leg as the ‘active leg’ (the leg which is currently used for navigation guidance).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-10 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS The data fields for DTK and DIS are user -selectable and may be changed to display cumulative distance (CUM) to each waypoint, estimated time of arrival (ET A), estimated time enroute (ETE), or enr oute safe altitude (ESA).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-11 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS Selecting an approach for a direct-to or flight plan destination airport: 1) Choose the ‘Select Approach?’ option from the Act ive Fligh t Pla n P ag e Men u (Fi gure 5-23 ) and press the ENT K ey .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-12 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS Selecting an arrival for a direct-to or flight plan destination airport: 1) Select the ‘Select Arrival?’ option from the Active Flight Plan P age Menu (Figure 5-26) and press the ENT K ey .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-13 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS Removing an approach, arrival, or departure from the active flight plan: 1 ) Select the ‘Remove Approach?’, ‘Remove Arrival?’, or ‘Remove Departure?’ option from the Active Flight Plan P age Menu (Figure 5-29) and press the ENT K ey .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-14 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS Shortcuts A number of shortcuts are available to save time when using the Active Flight Plan Page. These shortcuts speed the process of removing approaches, departures and arrivals, and aid in selecting a specific flight plan leg for navigation guidance.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 5-15 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS The ‘Activate Leg?’ option is discussed previously in this section, which allows the pilot to specify which leg of the flight plan is used for navigation guidance.
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GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-1 SECTION 6: PROCEDURES 6.1 APPRO A CHES , DEP ARTURES , AND ARRIV ALS The GNS 530 allows the pilot to fly non-precision and precision approaches to airports with published instrument approach pr ocedures.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-2 5) T urn the large right knob to highlight ‘Load?’ or ‘ Activ ate?’ (approaches only) and press the ENT K ey . (‘Load?’ adds the procedure to the flight plan without immediately using it for navigation guidance.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-3 Another Procedur es Page option allows the pilot to activate the final course segment of the appr oach.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-4 DO NOT USE FOR NA VIGA TION Figure 6-7 Sample Approach Select Destination ‘Select’ and ‘Load’ the appr o.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-5 The steps requir ed to set up and fly the approach are detailed below (refer to Figure 6-8 for the following st.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-6 Flying the Procedur e T urn Figure 6-12 Sample Approach with Procedure T urn 4 DO NOT USE FOR NA VIGA TION .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-7 4) Fly the outbound course . 5) Approximately one minute after passing the F AF (L YH), the alert message ‘ST AR T PROC TRN’ appears along the bottom of the screen (Figure 6-16).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-8 10) When approaching the F AF , a waypoint alert (‘NEXT DTK 026°’) appears in the lower right corner . Mak e any course adjustments necessary for the final course segment (F AF to MAP).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-9 The OBS Key is used to initiate the missed approach, as follows (refer to Figure 6-22 for the following steps): 1) Press the OBS Key .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-10 Flying an Appr oach with a Hold Starting where the previous example left off, assume weather conditions resulted in a missed approach at L ynchbur g Regional.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-11 DO NOT USE FOR NA VIGA TION Figure 6-27 T erminal Mode Refer to Figure 6-27 for the following steps.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-12 Figure 6-29 Approach Mode DO NOT USE FOR NA VIGA TION Refer to Figure 6-29 for the following steps. 1 1) When approaching BODR Y intersection, a waypoint alert (’NEXT DTK 209°’) appears along the bottom of the screen.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-13 Figure 6-31 Final Approach 1 6 ) After crossing the MAP , ‘ SUSP’ appears above the OBS K ey , indicating that auto - matic sequencing of approach waypoints is suspended at the MAP .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-14 DO NOT USE FOR NA VIGA TION Figure 6-32 Enroute Mode This example is based upon a flight from Hutchinson (Kansas) Municipal (KHUT) to Billard Municipal (KTOP) in T opeka, Kansas.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-15 Refer to Figure 6-35 for the following steps. 3) Within 30 nm of KT OP , the GNS 530 switches from enroute mode to terminal mode and the CDI scale transitions from 5.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-16 Refer to Figure 6-38 for the following steps. Figure 6-38 Approach Mode DO NOT USE FOR NA VIGA TION 9) When approaching the F AF , ‘NEXT DTK 214°’ appea rs along the bott om of the screen (Figure 6-39).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-17 V ectors to Final T ake a second look at the ‘VOR 22’ appr oach into Billard Municipal. Instead of following the DME ar c, A TC tells the pilot to expect vectors onto the final approach course.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-18 3) F rom the T ransitions Window , select ‘D258G’ as the IAF . Also , select ‘Load?’. 4) When cleared, press the PROC K ey and select ‘ Activate V ector -T o-Final?’ (Figure 6-42).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-19 Figure 6-44 Procedur es P age 3) A TC instructs the pilot to turn left to a heading of 025°. This places the aircr aft par allel to the final approa ch cou rse in the oppo site directi on.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-20 8 ) When crossing the F AF , the destination sequences to the MAP (‘RW22’). 9) When approaching the MAP , a w aypoint alert (‘ APPRCHING WPT’) appears in the lower right corner .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-21 Figure 6-50 W aypoint Alert, Default NA V P age 2) Fl y t he ‘cours e f rom fix to distan ce’ leg, as shown on the Active Flight Plan P age and the Default NA V P age .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-22 Course from fix to altitude legs show the specific target altitude on the Active Flight Plan Page and the Default NA V Page. The missed appr oach sequence for the Palmdale VOR/DME RWY 25 approach includes a course from fix to altitude leg.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-23 5) An alert (‘NEXT DTK 119°’) appears , providing guidance to the inbound course (Figure 6-55) T he actual desired track (DTK) depends on ground speed and distance from PMD VOR.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-24 Course fr om fix to manual sequence legs appear on the Active Flight Plan Page and the Map Page with ‘man seq’ in place of a waypoint identifier .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-25 Figure 6-59 W aypoint Alert 4) When the OBS K ey is pressed, the GNS 530 automatically sequences to each waypoint along the remainder of the departure route, including the selected transition.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-26 NO TE: When intercepting the approach course at a distance less than 2.0 nm from the F AF , the GNS 530 does not automatically switch the CDI to VLOC. In this case, press the CDI K ey to manually switch from GPS to VLOC.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-27 1 ) Select Flagstaff Pulliam (KFLG) as the destination, using the Direct-to K ey or as the last waypoint in a flight plan. 2) Press the PROC (Figure 6-63) K ey and select the ‘ILS 21’ approach using the steps outlined in Section 6.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-28 Flying the ILS Appr oach When ‘Activate?’ is selected for an ILS approach, automatic switching of the exter nal CDI is enabled (unless turned off from the CDI/Alarms Page).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-29 Figure 6-67 Alert Message Figure 6-68 ILS Approach Course DO NOT USE FOR NA VIGA TION Refer to Figure 6-68 for the following steps. 8) Initiate the procedure turn.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-30 11) When approaching the F AF (SHUTR), ‘0.30nm’ appears in the lower left corner of the screen (Figure 6-70) indicating a CDI scale transition from 1.0 to 0.3 nm, full scale deflection.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-31 14) When approaching the MAP , a w aypoint alert (‘ APPRCHING WPT’) appears in the lower right corner (Figure 6-72).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-32 6.4 POINTS T O REMEMBER FOR ALL APPRO ACHES • The GNS 530 is designed to complement printed approach plates and vastly impr ove situational awareness thr oughout the approach.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 6 PROCEDURES 6-33 • When an ILS approach is first selected and ‘loaded’ (or ‘activated’), the ILS frequency is automatically placed in the standby field.
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GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-1 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES SECTION 7: WPT P A GES 7.1 WPT P AGE GROUP Section 3.1 introduced the GNS 530’ s main page gr oups (T able 7-1)—NA V , WPT , AUX, NRST—and described each page in the NA V gr oup.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-2 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES Entering a waypoint identifier: 1) Select the desired WPT page and press the small right knob to activate the cursor . 2) T urn the small right knob to select the first character of the w aypoint’ s identifier .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-3 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES Duplicate W aypoints Once the identifier , facility name, or location is entered, all six airport pages display information for the selected airport.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-4 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES Selecting a waypoint identifier from a list of duplicates: 1) Select the desired airport or NA V AID identifier following the preceding steps under ‘T o enter a waypoint facility name or city location’.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-5 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES The following descriptions and abbreviations are used: • T ype - Usage type: Public, Heliport, Militar y , or .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-6 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES 7.3 AIRPORT RUNW A Y P AGE The Airport Runway Page (Figure 7-9) displays runway designations, length, surface type, and lighting for the selected airport. A map image of the runway layout and surrounding area is also displayed on the Airport Runway Page.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-7 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES Adjusting the range of the map image: 1) Press the down arrow of the RNG Key to display a smaller map area. 2) Press the up arrow of the RNG K ey to display a larger map area.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-8 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES 7.4 AIRPORT FREQUENCY P AGE The Airport Fr equency Page displays radio frequencies and frequency types for the selected airport, as well as sector and altitude restrictions (where applicable).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-9 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES If a listed frequency has sector or altitude restrictions, the frequency is preceded by an ‘Info?’ designation (Figure 7-13).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-10 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES Airport Fr equency Page Options The following options are available for the Airport Frequency Page, by pressing the MENU Key: • Select Next FPL Apt? - This option is only available when a Flight Plan is active.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-11 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES Figure 7-20 Approach W indow 4) Press the ENT K ey . T he cursor moves to the transitions (TRANS) field. 5) T urn the small right knob to display a window of avai labl e tr ansi tions (Figu re 7- 21).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-12 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES Loading an approach from the Airport Approach P age: 1) Select the desired approach and transition using the steps outlined in Section 6.1. 2) Press the MENU K ey to display the Airport Approach P age Menu.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-13 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES Figure 7-24 Arrivals Window 4) Press the ENT Key . The cursor moves to the transitions (TRANS) field. 5) T urn the small right knob to display a window of avai labl e tr ansi tions (Figu re 7- 25).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-14 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES Airport Arrival Page Options The following options are available for the Airport Arrival Page, by pressing the MENU Key: • Load into Active FPL? - Allows the pilot to load the selected arrival into the active flight plan.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-15 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES 3) T urn the small right knob to display a window of available departures for the selected airport (F igu re 7-29 ). Con tin ue turn in g th e sm all rig ht knob to select the desired departure .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-16 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES 7.8 INTERSECTION P AGE The Intersection Page (Figure 7-32) displays the latitude, longitude, region, and country for the selected intersection.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-17 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES 7.10 V OR P A GE The VOR Page (Figure 7-34) displays the facility name, city , region/country , magnetic variation, latitude, and longitude for the selected VOR. The VOR Page also displays the frequency and a weather br oadcast indication (if applicable).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-18 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES 7.11 USER W A YPOINT P AGE In addition to the airport, VOR, NDB, and intersection information contained in the Jeppesen NavData car d, the GNS 530 allows the pilot to store up to 1,000 user - defined waypoints.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-19 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES 4) Use the small and large right knobs to enter the position coordinates for the new waypoint (Figure 7-38). Figure 7-38 Present P osition Field Selected 5) Press the ENT K ey to accept the selected position.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-20 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES 6) T he cursor moves to the distance (DIS) field. Use the small and large right knobs to enter the distance from the reference w aypoint to the new user w aypoint.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-21 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES Modifying User W aypoints T o modify an existing waypoint, select that waypoint on the User W aypoint Page and enter the new position information directly over the old information.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-22 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES 6) T he cursor moves to the distance (DIS) field. Use the small and larg e right knobs to change the dis tanc e fr om th e refer ence w aypo int to th e new user waypoint, if desired.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-23 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES 4) Press the small right knob to return to the User W aypoint P age . Deleting a user waypoint: 1 ) Select the desired w aypoint on the User W aypoint P age and press the MENU K ey to display the User W aypoint P age Menu.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-24 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES Renaming a user waypoint from the User W aypoint List: 1) Select the User W aypoint List, as described in this section. 2) T urn the large right knob to highlight the desired user waypoint.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 7-25 SECTION 7 WPT P AGES Deleting all user waypoints from memory: 1) Select the User W aypoint List, as described in this section. 2) Press the MENU Key to display a menu for the User W aypoint List (Figure 7-50).
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GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 8-1 SECTION 8 NRST P AGES SECTION 8: NRST P A GES 8.1 NRST P AGE GROUP Section 3.1 introduced the GNS 530’ s main page gr oups (T able 8-1)—NA V , WPT , AUX, NRST—and described each page in the NA V group.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 8-2 SECTION 8 NRST P AGES Not all nine nearest airports, VORs, NDBs, intersections, or user waypoints can be displayed on the corresponding NRST page at one time.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 8-3 SECTION 8 NRST P AGES Navigating to a Nearby W aypoint The NRST pages can be used in conjunction with the GNS 530’ s direct-to function to quickly set a course to a nearby facility , and can provide navigation to the nearest airport in case of an in-flight emergency .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 8-4 SECTION 8 NRST P AGES Quickly tuning the common traffic advisory frequency (CT AF) from the Nearest Airport P age: 1) Select the Nea rest Airpo rt P age , using the steps outlined in Section 8.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 8-5 SECTION 8 NRST P AGES Figure 8-9 Desired Airport Highlighted 4 ) Press the ENT Key to display the Airport Location P age for the selected airport.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 8-6 SECTION 8 NRST P AGES 8.4 NEAREST NDB P AGE The Nearest NDB Page (Figure 8-12) displays the identifier , symbol, bearing, distance, and frequency to the nine nearest NDBs (within 200 nm of the present position).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 8-7 SECTION 8 NRST P AGES Quickly tuning a VOR’ s frequency from the nearest VOR P age: 1) Select the nearest VOR P age , using the steps outlined in Section 8.1. 2) Press the small right knob to activate the cursor .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 8-8 SECTION 8 NRST P AGES 8.6 NEAREST USER W A YPOINT P AGE The Nearest User W aypoint Page (Figure 8-16) displays the name, bearing, and distance to the nine nearest user waypoints (within 200 nm of the present position).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 8-9 SECTION 8 NRST P AGES T o quickly tune an AR TCC’ s frequency from the Nearest Center P age: 1) Select the Neares t Center P age , using the steps outlined in Section 8.1. 2) Press the small right knob to activate the cursor .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 8-10 SECTION 8 NRST P AGES T o quickly tune an FSS’ s frequency fr om the Nearest Flight Service Station P age: 1) Select the Nearest Flight Service Station P age, using the steps outlined in Section 8.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 8-11 SECTION 8 NRST P AGES 8.9 NEAREST AIRSP ACE P A GE The last page in the NRST gr oup, the Nearest Airspace Page (Figure 8-24) alerts the pilot to as many as nine controlled or special use airspaces near or in the flight path.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 8-12 SECTION 8 NRST P AGES Once an airspace alert message appears, detailed information concer ning the specific airspace is provided on the Nearest Airspace Page (Figure 8-24). The Nearest Airspace Page displays the airspace name, status (‘Ahead’, ‘Ahead < 2nm’, etc.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 8-13 SECTION 8 NRST P AGES T o view and quickly tune the frequency for a controlling agency: 1) F ol low ste ps 1 th rou gh 4 on the pr ece din g pa ge to display the Airspace P age for the desired controlled or special use airspace .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 8-14 SECTION 8 NRST P AGES The Airspace Page (Figure 8-28) displays (and airspace alert messages are provided for) the following airspace.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 9-1 SECTION 9 VLOC RECEIVER SECTION 9: VLOC RECEIVER 9.1 VLOC (V OR/LOCALIZER/GLIDESLOPE) RECEIVER OPERA TIONS The GNS 530 includes digit.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 9-2 SECTION 9 VLOC RECEIVER 2) T urn the large left knob to select the desired mega hertz (MHz) valu e . F or exam ple , the ‘1 13’ portion of the frequency ‘113.00’. 3) T urn the small left knob to select the desired kilohertz (kHz) value .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 9-3 SECTION 9 VLOC RECEIVER Figure 9-5 Frequency Highlighted on NRST VOR P age 4) Press the ENT K ey to place the frequency in the standby field of the VLOC Window . 5) Press the VLOC Flip-flop Key to activ ate the selected frequency .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 9-4 SECTION 9 VLOC RECEIVER 6) T urn the large right knob to highlight ‘Load?’ or ‘ Activate?’ (Figure 9-7) and press the ENT K ey . (‘Load?’ adds the procedure to the flight plan without immediately using it for navigation guidance.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-1 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES SECTION 10: AUX P A GES 10.1 A UX P A GE GROUP Section 3.1 introduced the GNS 530’ s main page groups (T able 10-1)—NA V , WPT , AUX, NRST—and described each page in the NA V group.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-2 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES 10.2 FLIGHT PLANNING P AGE The Flight Planning Page (Figure 10-4) provides access (via ‘menu options’) to .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-3 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES ♦ Fuel flow sensor installed, but no fuel on board sensor - Fuel on boar d is manually entered.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-4 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES Flight Planning Page: Fuel Planning P erforming fuel planning operations: 1) Select ‘Fuel Planning’ from the Flight Planning P age , using the steps described in Section 10.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-5 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES 6) Use the small and large right knobs to enter the amount of fuel on board. Press the ENT K ey when finished. 7) T he flashing cursor moves to the fuel flow (FF) field.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-6 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES 5) T urn the large right knob to highlight the departure time (DEP TIME) field (Figure 10-8). Figure 10-8 Departure Field Highlighted 6) Use the sm all and large righ t kno bs to ente r the depa rtu re tim e .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-7 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES 5) T he flashing cursor moves to the total air temperature (T A T) field. Use the small and large right knobs to enter the temperature (Figure 10-10). Press the ENT K e y w h en finished.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-8 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES 5) T he fla sh ing curs or mo ves t o the tim e/ dat e fiel d. Use the small and large right knobs to set the time or date (Figure 10-12) required before the message is displayed.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-9 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES T ransferring flight plans or user waypoints to/from a second 400/500-series unit: 1) Select ‘Crossfill’ from the Flight Planning P age , using the steps described at the beginning of this section.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-10 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES 4) Cont inue tur ning the smal l ri ght knob to selec t the desired data option. Press the ENT K ey when finished. 5) For a stored flight plan (‘Flight Plan’ data option), the flight plan number field is highlighted.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-11 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES Selecting a menu option from the Utility P age: 1) Press the small right knob momentarily , to activate the flashing cursor (Figure 10-15).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-12 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES If a ‘W ARN’ annunciation appears at the bottom left corner , GPS satellite coverage may be sufficient, but the GNS 530 has detected a position error which exceeds pr otection limits.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-13 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES Executing a checklist: 1) With the Checklists P age displayed, turn the large right knob to select the desired checkli st and press the ENT K ey . 2) As each checklist item is completed, press the ENT K ey to move to the next item on the list.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-14 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES Copying a checklist: 1) With the Checklists P age displayed and the desired checklist selected, press the MENU K ey . 2) T urn the large right knob to select ‘Copy Checklist? and press the ENT Key to copy the checklist to an empty checklist memory location.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-15 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES 5) T o stop the generic timer , turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Stop? and press the ENT K ey . 6) T o reset the generic timer , turn the large right knob to highlight the time field.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-16 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES Utility Page: T rip Statistics Resetting trip statistics readouts: 1) Select ‘T rip Statistics’ from the Utility P age , using the steps described at the beginning of this section.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-17 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES 5 ) T he flashing cursor moves to ‘Compute RAIM?’ (Figure 10-24).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-18 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES Utility Page: T errain Database V er sions The T errain Database V ersions Page (Figure 10-27) displays the current version and area of coverage of each terrain and obstacle database.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-19 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES Selecting a menu option from the Setup P age: 1) Press the small right knob momentarily , to activate the flashing cursor . 2) T urn the large right knob to select the desired menu option, and press the ENT K ey (Figure 10-29).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-20 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES CDI Scale/Flight Phase: RAIM Pr otection: Auto (oceanic) 4.0 nm ± 5.0 nm or Auto (enroute) 2.0 nm ± 1.0 nm or Auto (terminal) 1.0 nm ± 0.3 nm or Auto (approach) 0.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-21 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES • ‘Display Backlight’ - Allows the pilot to adjust the display for optimum viewing in any condition.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-22 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES 4) T o change the altitude buffer , turn the large right knob to highlight the ‘ Altitude Buffers’ field (Figure 10-32). Use the small and large right knobs to enter the desired buffer distance .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-23 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES Changing the ILS CDI scale: 1) Select ‘CDI/Alarms’ from the Setup P age , using the steps described at the beginning of this section. 2) T urn the large right knob to highlight the ‘ILS CDI Capture’ field.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-24 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES Setup Page: Units/Position Setting the magnetic variation: 1) Select ‘Units/P osition’ from the Setup P age , using the steps described at the beginning of this section.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-25 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES Changing the position format: 1) Select ‘Units/P osition’ from the Setup P age , using the steps described at the beginning of this section. 2) T urn the large right knob to highlight the ‘P osition F ormat’ field (Figure 10-37).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-26 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES Setup Page: Date/Time Displaying local time or UTC: 1) Select ‘Date/T ime’ from the Setup P age , using the steps described at the beginning of this section.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-27 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES Setup Page: Display Backlight Changing the backlighting intensity: 1) Select ‘Display Backlight’ from the Setup Page , using the steps described at the beginning of this section.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-28 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES Setup Page: Data Field Configuration Configuring the Auxiliary Data Field: 1) Select ‘Data Field Configuration’ from the Setup Page , using the steps described at the beginning of this section.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 10-29 SECTION 10 AUX P AGES Setup Page: COM Configuration Setting the COM channel spacing: 1) Select ‘COM Configuration’ from the Setup P age , usi ng th e ste ps de sc rib ed at the be gin ni ng of this section.
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GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 11 VERTICAL NA VIGA TION 11-1 SECTION 11: VERTICAL NA VIGA TION (VNA V) The GNS 530’ s V ertical Navigation Page (Figure 11-2) .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 11 VERTICAL NA VIGA TION 11-2 Creating a vertical navigation profile: 1) Press the VN A V K ey to display the Vertical Navigation P age . 2) Press the small right knob to activate the cursor .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 11 VERTICAL NA VIGA TION 11-3 W ith the profile set, the vertical speed required (VSR) is displayed on the V ertical Navigation Page.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 11 VERTICAL NA VIGA TION 11-4 V ertical navigation messages can be tur ned on or of f.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 12-1 SECTION 12 TERRAIN SECTION 12: TERRAIN NO TE: GNS 530 units may* display either a TERRAIN P age or a T AWS P age , (but not both) de pe n di n g up o n th e i n st al l ed ha rd wa re an d configuration.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 12-2 SECTION 12 TERRAIN TERRAIN Alerting TERRAIN uses information pr ovided fr om the GPS receiver to provide a horizontal position and altitude. GPS altitude is derived fr om satellite measurements.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 12-3 SECTION 12 TERRAIN 12.2 TERRAIN P AGE See Section 3.5 for a complete description of the TERRAIN Page and its operation. TERRAIN Symbols The symbols and colors in Figure 12-1 and T able 12-1 are used to represent obstacles and potential impact points on the TERRAIN Page.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 12-4 SECTION 12 TERRAIN 12.3 TERRAIN ALERTS TERRAIN Alerts are issued when flight conditions meet parameters that are set within TERRAIN software algorithms. TERRAIN alerts typically employ either an ADVISOR Y or a CAUTION alert severity level, or both.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 12-5 SECTION 12 TERRAIN T able 12-2 shows the possible TERRAIN alert types with corresponding annunciations.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 12-6 SECTION 12 TERRAIN T able 12-3 shows system status annunciations that may also be issued: Alert T ype TERRAIN P age Annunciation P o.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 12-7 SECTION 12 TERRAIN Prematur e Descent Alerting A Premature Descent Alert (PDA) is issued when the system detects that the air craft is significantly below the normal approach path to a runway (Figur e 12-5).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 12-8 SECTION 12 TERRAIN TERRAIN NO T A V AILABLE ALER T TERRAIN requires a 3-D GPS navigation solution along with specific vertical accuracy minimums.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 12-9 SECTION 12 TERRAIN 12.4 DA T AB ASE INFORMA TION FOR TERRAIN General Database Information Garmin TERRAIN uses terrain and obstacle information supplied by government sources. The data undergoes verification by Garmin to confirm accuracy of the content, per TSO-C151b.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 12-10 SECTION 12 TERRAIN Database Updates T errain/obstacle databases are updated periodically with the latest terrain and obstacle data.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 13-1 SECTION 13 T A WS SECTION 13: T A WS NO TE: GNS 530 units may* display either a TERRAIN P age or a T AWS P age , (but not both) de pe n di n g up o n th e i n st al l ed ha rd wa re an d configuration.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 13-2 SECTION 13 T A WS T A WS utilizes terrain and obstacle databases that are referenced to mean sea level (MSL). Using the GPS position and GPS-MSL altitude, T A WS displays a 2-D picture of the surrounding terrain and obstacles relative to the position and altitude of the air craft.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 13-3 SECTION 13 T A WS 13.2 T AWS P A GE See Section 3.6 for a complete description of the T A WS Page and its operation. T AWS Symbols The symbols and colors in Figure 13-1 and T able 13-1 are used to r epresent obstacles and potential impact points on the T A WS Page.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 13-4 SECTION 13 T A WS 13.3 T AWS ALERTS T A WS Alerts are issued when flight conditions meet parameters that are set within T A WS software algorithms. T A WS alerts typically employ either a CAUTION or a W ARNING alert severity level, or both.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 13-5 SECTION 13 T A WS T able 13-2 shows the possible T A WS alert types with corresponding annunciations and aural messages.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 13-6 SECTION 13 T A WS T able 13-3 shows system status annunciations that may also be issued: Alert T ype T A WS P age Annunciation P op-.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 13-7 SECTION 13 T A WS Prematur e Descent Alerting A Premature Descent Alert (PDA) is issued when the system detects that the air craft is significantly below the normal approach path to a runway (Figur e 13-5).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 13-8 SECTION 13 T A WS Excessive Descent Rate Alert The purpose of the Excessive Descent Rate (EDR) alert is to provide suitable notification when the aircraft is deter - mined to be closing (descending) upon terrain at an excessive speed.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 13-9 SECTION 13 T A WS Negative Climb Rate After T akeoff Alert (NCR) The purpose of the Negative Climb Rate (NCR) After T akeoff alert (.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 13-10 SECTION 13 T A WS ‘FIVE-HUNDRED’ A URAL ALER T The purpose of the aural alert message “Five-Hundred” is to provide an advisor y alert to the pilot that the air - craft is 500 feet above terrain.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 13-11 SECTION 13 T A WS 13.4 DA T AB ASE INFORMA TION FOR T AWS General Database Information Garmin T A WS uses terrain and obstacle information supplied by gover nment sources. The data under goes verification by Garmin to confirm accuracy of the content, per TSO-C151b.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 13-12 SECTION 13 T A WS Database Updates T errain/obstacle databases are updated periodically with the latest terrain and obstacle data.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-1 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES SECTION 14: ADDITIONAL FEA TURES CA UTION: The Weather Data Link and TIS information contained in this section is not intended to replace the documentation that is supplied with the GDL 49, the GDL 69(A) Data Link, and the GTX 330 T ransponder .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-2 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES TIS displays up to eight traffic targets within 7 nautical miles horizontally fr om 3000 feet below to 3500 feet above the requesting air craft (Figure 14-1).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-3 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES comes between the transponder antenna (usually located on the underside of the aircraft) and the ground-based radar antenna, the signal may be temporarily interrupted.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-4 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES TIS Audio Alerting The TIS audio alert is generated when the number of T raffic Advisories (T A) on the GNS 530 display increases from one scan to the next.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-5 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES • T raffic Ground T rack - The tar get track vector is a short line displayed in 45° incr ements. The vector protrudes fr om each tar get symbol in the direction of travel.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-6 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES TIS T raffic Display Status and Pilot Response • AGE - If traffic data is not refreshed within 6 seconds, an age indicator (e.g., ‘AGE 00:12’) is displayed in the lower right corner of the display (when displaying traffic).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-7 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES • ST ANDBY - When the T raffic Page displays ST ANDBY (Figure 14-10), the TIS system is in standby mode and cannot display traffic data.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-8 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Non-Bearing T raffic Advisory (T A) Banner T raffic is only displayed graphically if aircraft heading data is available. When heading is not available, T raffic Advisories are displayed as non-bearing banners.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-9 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Configuring TIS traffic on the Map P age: 1) T urn the small right knob to select the Map P age . 2) Press the MENU key . T urn the small right knob to sele ct ‘Se tup Map ’? and press the ENT K ey .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-10 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Highlighting TIS T r affic Using Map Page Panning Another Map Page feature is panning, which allows the pilot to move the map beyond its current limits without adjusting the map scale.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-11 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Manual Override The user can manually switch between standby (STBY) and operating (OPER) mode of operation to manually override automatic operation.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-12 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES 14.2 WEA THER DA T A LINK INTERF A CE This section is written for: • Garmin 500 Series Main System Software V ersion 6.01 and later • GDL 49 Main Software V ersion 2.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-13 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES W eather Products The following weather products are available for display on the 500 Series unit v.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-14 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES NEXRAD Intensity Colors are used to identify the different NEXRAD echo intensities (reflectivity) measured in dBZ (decibels of Z). Reflectivity (designated by the letter Z) is the amount of transmitted power returned to the radar receiver .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-15 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Requesting NEXRAD Data NEXRAD data can be requested fr om the Data Link Page or the Map Page. Requesting NEXRAD data from the Data Link P age: 1) Select the Data Link P age from the A UX P age Group .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-16 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES • Auto Request (GDL 49 Only) - This field is used to set the time interval for the GDL 49 to automatically send a NEXRAD data request. The time options are OFF , 10 min, 15 min, 20 min, 30 min, 45 min, and 1 hour .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-17 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Displaying NEXRAD Data on the W eather P age T o display NEXRAD Data on the W eather P age: 1) Select the NA V Weather P age (Figure 14-22) using the small and large right knobs .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-18 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Displaying NEXRAD Data on the Map Page When NEXRAD data is received, it is displayed on the Map Page, in addition to the W eather Page and the Default NA V Page.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-19 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES The pilot may use the ‘NEXRAD Of f?’ and ‘NEXRAD On?’ fields in the Page Menu (Figure 14-24) to turn of f the display of NEXRAD data from the Map Page.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-20 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Data Link Request Log Page (GDL 49 Only) The Data Link Request Log Page (Figure 14-27) is used to display the data that was r equested. When a request is received, a check mark is placed in the box.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-21 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES • Auto Request - This field is used to set the time interval for the system to automatically send the position. T he time options are OFF , 10 min, 15 min, 20 min, 30 min, 45 min, and 1 hr .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-22 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES The MET AR Request Page has the following user - selectable fields: • Format - This field is used to select between requesting the raw MET AR text (T extual) or requesting a graphical summary (Graphic) of several MET ARS.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-23 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Requesting graphical or textual MET ARS from the Map P age: 1) Select the Map P age . 2) Press the MENU K ey . T he Map P age Options Menu is displayed (Figure 14-32).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-24 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES W eather Legend Page The symbology unique to Graphical MET AR, W inds, and T emperature/Dewpoint data is displayed on the W eather Legend Page. The W eather Legend is accessed from the W eather Page.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-25 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Selecting the MET ARS T ext P age: 1) Select the Data Link P age . 2) Select ‘T extual Metar’. 3) Press the ENT K ey . T he T extual MET AR P age (Figure 14-34) is displayed for the airport selected.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-26 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES T roubleshooting Although it is the r esponsibility of the facility that installed the GDL 49 or GDL 69/69A to corr ect any hardwar e problems, the pilot can perform some quick troubleshooting steps to find the possible cause of a failure.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-27 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES SA T ID/CONNECTIVITY FIELD MESSA GE DESCRIPTION ‘_ _ _’ RS-232 communication with the GDL 49 has been lost. ‘Data Link has failed’ T here is a disconnect inside the GDL 49.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-28 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES T able 14-8 lists the messages that may be shown in the Sat Connectivity field. CONNECTIVITY FIELD MESSA GE DESCRIPTION ‘Satellite in view’ Indicates a signal quality between 1 and 3.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-29 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES MET AR Graphics The age symbols listed in T able 14-10 are common to MET ARs, Winds, and T emperatu.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-30 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Winds W ind V ector - The wind vector indicates the direction of the surface wind to the nearest 30˚ increment (e.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-31 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES T emperatur e - Dewpoints The T emperature-Dewpoint Range symbols (T able 14-15) display the dif ference between the reported temperature and dewpoint.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E 14-32 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Blank P age.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 15 – F AUL T DETECTION AND EXCLUSION 15-1 SECTION 15: F AUL T DETECTION AND EXCLUSION NO TE: T his section is intended for pilots expe- rienced with the operation of the GNS 530 and are familiar with RAIM.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 15 – F AUL T DETECTION AND EXCLUSION 15-2 15 .2 PR E- DEP ART UR E VER IF ICA TIO N OF FDE Since FDE is based upon the exclusio.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 16-1 SECTION 16: MESSAGES , ABBREVIA TIONS , AND NA V TERMS 16.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 16-2 Cannot navigate locked FPL - The pilot has attempted to navigate a flight plan (FPL) with one or more locked waypoints.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 16-3 Data transfer cancelled (crossfill is busy) - An attempt to transfer flight plan data during a unit-to-unit crossfill was cancelled.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 16-4 FPL waypoint is locked - At least one flight plan (FPL) waypoint is locked because the waypoint has been removed fr om the current NavData car d (database change), the data card is missing, or the data card has failed.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 16-5 Invalid waypoint ident - An attempt was made to create a user waypoint with an invalid name. The GNS 530 does not allow spaces between characters in the waypoint name.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 16-6 OBS key stuck - The OBS Key is stuck in the enabled (or pressed) state. T ry pressing the OBS Key again to cycle its operation.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 16-7 Select VLOC on CDI for approach - The aircraft is inbound and within 3 nm of the F AF; and the active approach is not a GPS-appr oved approach.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 16-8 persists, contact a Garmin dealer for assistance. VLOC transfer key stuck - The VLOC Flip- flop Key is stuck in the enabled (or pressed) state.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 16-9 16.2 ABBREVIA TIONS The following is a list of abbreviations used on the G.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 16-10 ft Feet G/S Glideslope gl Gallons GPS Global Positioning System GS Ground.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 16-11 OCN Oceanic P .POS Pr esent Position PROC Pr ocedure(s) PROV Province PWR.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 16-12 16.3 NA VIGA TION TERMS The following navigation terms ar e used on the GNS 530 and in this Pilot’ s Guide. Refer to Figures 15-1 and 15-2 for graphic representation of navigation terms.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 16-13 ET A (estimated time of arrival) - The estimated time at which the aircraft will r each the destination waypoint, based upon current speed and track.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 16-14 Blank P age.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E APPENDIX A DA T A CARD USE A-1 APPENDIX A: DA T A CARD USE The Jeppesen NavData car d, and the T errain Data Card (if applicable) supplied with the GNS 530 can be installed or removed when the GNS 530 is on or off.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E APPENDIX A DA T A CARD USE A-2 T o remove the NavData or T errain data card (Figure A-2): 1 ) Gently press on the tab—using a slight rightward motion—at the front center of the data card.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E APPENDIX B SPECIFICA TIONS B-1 APPENDIX B: SPECIFICA TIONS PHYSICAL Unit Size: 6.25’W x 11.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E APPENDIX B SPECIFICA TIONS B-2 Blank P age.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E APPENDIX C MAP DA TUMS C-1 APPENDIX C: TROUBLESHOOTING Q & A This section is designed to answer some of the common questions regarding the GNS 530’ s capabilities and operation.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E APPENDIX C MAP DA TUMS C-2 What happens when I select an approach? Can I store a flight plan with an appr oach, departure , or arrival? .
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E APPENDIX C MAP DA TUMS C-3 NORMAL (no ‘OBS’ annunciator) OBS Automatic sequencing of waypoints Manual sequencing- ‘holds’ on sele.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E APPENDIX C MAP DA TUMS C-4 When should I use the OBS key to return to auto sequencing, and what happens when I do? The most common application for using the OBS Key is the missed approach.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E APPENDIX C MAP DA TUMS C-5 When does turn anticipation begin, and what bank angle is expected? The GNS 530 smooths adjacent leg transitio.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E APPENDIX C MAP DA TUMS C-6 Why does my CDI not respond like a VOR when OBS mode is active? Unlike a VOR, the CDI scale used on GPS equipment is based on the cross-track distance to the desired course, not an angular r elationship to the destination (Figure C-8).
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E I-1 INDEX A Abbreviations 7-5, 7-7, 7-9, 7-16, 7-17, 7-18, 16-9 Accessories 1-1 Activate Leg 5-10, 5-15, C-4 Activate the approach 6-4, 6.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E I-2 INDEX Display contrast 10-20 DIS (distance) 1-11, 1-12, 3-4, 3-7, 5-8, 5-10, 6-6, 6-15, 6-21, 6-22, 6-28, 7-16, 7-18, 7-20, 7-21, 7-2.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E I-3 INDEX M Magnetic variation 10-20, 10-24 Magnetic variation 7-17 Main page groups 8-1, 10-1 Manual sequence 6-20, 6-24 MAP 4-1, 6-3 Ma.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E I-4 INDEX R Radar coverage 7-5 RAIM prediction 10-16 RAIM protection limits 10-17 Reference waypoint 5-9, 5-13, 7-18–7-23 Remove the Na.
GNS 530(A) Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev . E I-5 INDEX V V ectors-T o-Final 3-3, 6-17 V ertical Navigation 16-1, 16-11 VLOC audio 9-1 VLOC flip-flop k ey 1-3, 1-14, 6-28, 6-33, 7-1.
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