Quickly Tuning The Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (Ctaf) From The Nearest Airport Page; Additional Communication Frequencies, Runway - Garmin GNS 530 Pilot's Manual & Reference

SECTION 8
NRST PAGES
Quickly tuning the common traffic advisory
frequency (CTAF) from the Nearest Airport
Page:
1) Select the Nearest Airport Page, using the steps
outlined in Section 8.1.
2) Press the small right knob to activate the
cursor.
Turn the large right knob to scroll through the
3)
list, highlighting the COM frequency associated
with the desired airport.
Press the ENT Key to place the selected
4)
frequency in the standby field of the COM
Window (Figure 8-7).
Standby
Frequency
Field
Selected
Frequency
Figure 8-7 Frequency Moved to Standby Field
8-4
5)
Active
Frequency
Field
6)

Additional communication frequencies, runway

information, and more are available from the Nearest
Airport Page by highlighting the identifier of the desired
airport and pressing the ENT Key.
Viewing additional information for a
nearby airport:
1)
2)
3)
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Press the COM Flip-flop Key to activate the
selected frequency (Figure 8-8).
Figure 8-8 Frequency Moved to Active Field
Press the small right knob to remove the
flashing cursor.
Select the Nearest Airport Page, using the steps
outlined in Section 8.1.
Press the small right knob to activate the
cursor.
Turn the large right knob to scroll through the
list, highlighting the identifier of the desired
airport (Figure 8-9).
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