Flight Plans - Garmin GNS 530W Quick Reference

To Create a New Flight Plan
Press FPL and turn the small right knob to display
1.
the Flight Plan Catalog.
Press MENU to display the Flight Plan Catalog
2.
Options.
3. Turn the large right
knob to highlight "Create
New Flight Plan?" and
press ENT.
4. A blank flight plan page
will appear for the first
empty storage location.
Use the small and large
right knobs to enter the
identifier of the departure
waypoint and press ENT.
5. Repeat step #4 above to
enter the identifier for each
additional flight plan waypoint.
6. Once all waypoints have been entered, press the
small right knob to return to the Flight Plan
Catalog.
To Navigate a Flight Plan
1. Press FPL and turn the small right knob to display
the Flight Plan Catalog.
Press the small right
2.
knob to activate the
cursor.
3. Turn the large right
knob to highlight the
desired flight plan and
press MENU to display
the Flight Plan Catalog Options.
4. Turn the large right knob to highlight "Activate
Flight Plan?" and press ENT.
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To Stop Navigating a Flight Plan
Press FPL. The Active Flight Plan Page will
1.
appear.
Press MENU to display the Active Flight Plan
2.
Options.
Turn the large right knob to highlight "Delete
3.
Flight Plan?" and press ENT.
4. Press ENT again to confirm.
To Edit a Flight Plan
Press FPL and turn the small right knob to display
1.
the Flight Plan Catalog.
Press the small right knob to activate the
2.
cursor.
Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired
3.
flight plan and press ENT.
4. To add a waypoint to the flight plan:Turn the large
right knob to select the point where you wish to
add the new waypoint. (If an existing waypoint
is highlighted, the new waypoint will be placed
directly in front of this waypoint.) Use the small
and large right knobs to enter the identifier of
the new waypoint and press ENT.
5. To delete a waypoint from the flight plan: Turn
the large right knob to select the waypoint you
wish to delete and press CLR to display a "remove
waypoint" confirmation window. With "Yes?"
highlighted, press ENT to remove the waypoint.
Once all changes have been made, press the small
6.
right knob to return to the Flight Plan Catalog.