Page 1 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 3 Updated layout, added TAWS, TERRAIN, TIS, and Weather information, per SW v6.02 7/07 Updated per Main SW v6.03 6/08 Removed Proximity Advisory info from Section 14 09/08 Converted format of ﬁgures to accommodate printing process 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
8.4 Nearest NDB Page ............ 8-6 SECTION 2: COM ..............2-1 8.5 Nearest VOR Page ............ 8-6 2.1 Communicating using the GNS 530 ...... 2-1 8.6 Nearest User Waypoint Page ......... 8-8 8.7 Nearest Center (ARTCC) Page ........ 8-8 SECTION 3: NAV PAGES ..........
Page 6 ................16-1 16.1 Messages ..............16-1 16.2 Abbreviations ............16-9 16.3 Navigation Terms ..........16-12 Appendix A: Data Card Use ..........A-1 Appendix B: Speciﬁcations ...........B-1 Appendix C: Troubleshooting Q & A ......C-1 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 7 Always use pressure altitude displayed by pressure altimeters in the aircraft. WARNING: The Jeppesen database used in the GNS 530 system must be updated regularly in order to ensure that its information remains current. Updates are released every 28 days. A database information packet is included in the GNS 530 package.
Page 8 WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES WARNING: Use the GNS 530, Weather Data Link Interface, TIS, and TAWS at your own risk. To reduce the risk of unsafe operation, carefully review and understand all aspects of the GNS 530 Pilot’s Guide documentation and the GNS 530 Flight Manual Supplement.
Page 9 Garmin retains the exclusive right to repair or replace the unit or software, or to offer a full refund of the purchase price, at its sole discretion.
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Page 11: Section 1: Introduction
INTRODUCTION SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION The Garmin dealer performs the installation and conﬁguration of the GNS 530. The GNS 530 is secured in the installation rack with the proper wiring connections 1.1 ACCESSORIES AND PACKING LIST Congratulations on choosing the ﬁnest, most advanced...
Page 12: Key And Knob Functions
INTRODUCTION 1.2 KEY AND KNOB FUNCTIONS sections for more information. The GNS 530 is designed to make operation as simple This greatly reduces the amount of time spent operating the GNS 530 in ﬂight. is intended to provide a brief overview of the primary functions of the GNS 530.
Page 13 (13) Large Right knob – page groups: enabled, the large right knob allows the pilot to move the cursor about the page. The large right knob is also is active. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 14 Figure 1-2 Blank Direct-to Page alert the pilot to important warnings and requirements. See Section 16.1 for more information on messages. NOTE: When the GNS 530 is displaying a list (17) FPL Key – of information that is too long for the display and invert ﬂight plans, as well as access approaches,...
Page 15: Takeoff Tour
IFR environment. The takeoff tour is designed to If more information is needed, Garmin’ s Customer Service staff is available during normal business hours listed on page ii. Garmin can also be reached by mail Powering up the GNS 530 ﬂight plans The GNS 530’...
Page 16 Instrument Panel Self-test Page on the information highlighted in yellow indicates the database To ensure that the GNS 530 and any connected instruments are working properly, check for the following instrument approach operations. Information on database and other connected instruments: subscriptions is available inside the GNS 530 package.
Page 17 Instrument Panel Self-test Page displayed, highlight ‘OK?’, and press the ENT Key. NOTE: The GNS 530 can hold up to nine checklists Figure 1-8 ‘Set Full Fuel?’ Highlighted with up to 30 entries in each checklist. Press the ENT Key and verify that fuel on board now matches the fuel capacity ﬁgure.
Page 18 Sky’. Viewing a system message: signal strengths of any satellites received Press the MSG Key (Figure 1-11). determined. Following the ﬁrst-time use of the GNS 530, warning information applicable to the receiver’ s current operating condition. one to two minutes.
Page 19 ﬁeld: Press the COM Flip-ﬂop Key (Figure 1-13). minute to dial in the active and standby frequencies to be used for the ﬁrst phase of the ﬂight. The GNS 530’ s including a GPS Window COM Window...
Page 20 Selecting the desired page group and page: Turn the large right knob until a page from the desired page group is displayed. Turn the small right knob until the desired page is displayed. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 1-10 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 21 Data RNG map Fields map range is depicted in the Direct-to Navigation The GNS 530 can use direct point-to-point navigation Present Position to provide guidance from takeoff to touchdown, even Desired Track the unit provides speed, course, and distance data based...
Page 22 ﬁelds. The default settings Figure 1-17 ‘Activate?’ Highlighted for these ﬁelds are desired Press the ENT Key to activate a direct-to course to the selected destination. navigation terms. the CLR 190-00181-00 Rev. G 1-12 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 23 Default NAV Page. is selected. Press the ENT Key to display the frequency list for the selected airport. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 1-13...
Page 24 Continue turning the small right knob to select the cursor. the desired airport and press the ENT Key. To activate the selected frequency, press the COM or VLOC Flip-ﬂop Key. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 1-14 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 25 (when using approaches or STARs) or departure (when using SIDs) airport. Turn the small right knob to select the desired procedure and press the ENT Key. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 1-15...
Page 26 Figure 1-25 Nearest Airport Page highlighting the frequency with the cursor and pressing the ENT Key. To scroll through the list, press the small right knob, then turn the large right knob (Figure 1-26) 190-00181-00 Rev. G 1-16 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 27 Figure 1-28 Direct-To Waypoint Page the desired information page. Press the ENT Key again to navigate to the nearby airport. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 1-17...
Page 28 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor. Turn the large right knob to select the desired airspace from the list. Press the ENT Key to view the airspace information. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 1-18 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 29 Figure 1-32 Flight Plan Catalog Page Press the ENT Key once the identiﬁer has been selected. The cursor moves to the next blank waypoint identiﬁer ﬁeld. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 1-19...
Page 30 Catalog Page Menu. Turn the small right knob to select ‘Activate Flight Plan?’ (Figure 1-35) and press the ENT Figure 1-34 Enter Flight Plan Waypoints Figure 1-35 Flight Plan Catalog Page Menu 190-00181-00 Rev. G 1-20 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 31: Section 2: Com
SECTION 2: COM COM Window and Tuning Communication frequencies are selected with the 2.1 COMMUNICATING USING THE GNS 530 left knobs to dial in the desired frequency. The standby frequency always appears below the active frequency. The active frequency is...
Page 32 (kHz) value. For example, the ‘.325’ portion of the frequency ‘135.325’. NOTE: The active frequency in either window cannot be accessed directly, only the standby frequency is highlighted by the tuning cursor. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 33 SECTION 2 Displaying the entire list of frequencies for Auto-Tuning a nearby airport and selecting from that The GNS 530’ s auto-tune feature allows the pilot to list: quickly select any database Start with the desired airport highlighted on as the standby...
Page 34 Page with the frequencies for the selected airport. Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired frequency. Press the ENT Key to place the highlighted frequency in the standby COM Window ﬁeld. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 35 Selecting a COM frequency for any airport Emergency Channel in the database: The GNS 530’ s emergency channel select provides Turn the large right knob to select the WPT Page Group. active frequency in the event of an in-ﬂight emergency.
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Page 37: Section 3: Nav Pages
3.1 MAIN PAGE GROUPS Default NAV Page. Turn the large right knob to select the desired page group (Table 3-1 and The GNS 530’ s main pages are divided into four Figure 3-1). separate Selecting the desired page within the group: pages.
Page 38: Nav Pages
User-Selectable Data Fields (all four corners) NAV/COM Satellite Status Figure 3-3 NAV Pages Range NOTE: *Six or Seven NAV pages are available Active Leg when the GNS 530 installation includes of Flight Course connection to trafﬁc and/or weather information Plan, or Deviation Direct-to sources.
Page 39 DME Arc to the Right Press and holding the CLR Key. Left-hand Holding Pattern NOTE: The GNS 530 always navigates TO Right-hand Holding Pattern a waypoint unless the OBS switch is set Table 3-2 NAV Page Symbols...
Page 40 If no ﬂight plan or direct-to destination has been selected, only speed, track, altitude, and minimum safe is selected. Figure 3-6 Select Field Type Window 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 41 Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Enable Auto Zoom’ (or ‘Disable Auto Zoom’). Press the ENT Key to select this option. Figure 3-7 Default NAV Page Menu Dual Unit Considerations details on using the crossﬁll option. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 42: Map Page
Current Page Group Page Group Figure 3-9 Map Page TACAN NOTE: If the GNS 530 is unable to determine a GPS position, the present position (airplane) Locator Outer Marker symbol does not appear on the Map Page. Table 3-3 Map Page Symbols symbols are used to distinguish between waypoint types.
Page 43 Figure 3-10 Overzoom on Map Page each map feature appears. This provides the pilot with can also quickly remove items from the map using the CLR Key. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 44 Figure 3-13 Information for On-Screen Waypoint clockwise) or left (counterclockwise). Press the CLR Key to exit the information To cancel the panning function and return to page(s). the present position, press the small right knob. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 45 Figure 3-15 Select Airspace with Target Pointer Press the ENT Key to display an options menu created at the target pointer location before the direct-to (Figure 3-16). is initiated. Figure 3-16 Map Panning Options Window 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 46 NOTE: Large, medium, and small classiﬁcations To display the COM frequency(ies) for the are used on the GNS 530 for airports and cities. controlling agency, turn the large right knob to Large airports are those with a runway longer than 8100 feet.
Page 47 The automatic zoom feature automatically adjusts the map range from 2000 nm through each lower range, stopping at 1.0 nm when approaching the destination waypoint. Figure 3-19 Orientation Window 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 3-11...
Page 48 (or select ‘Off’ to never display the selected feature). Press the ENT Key to accept the selected option. Turn the large right knob to highlight the text ﬁeld for the desired feature. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 3-12 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 49 From the Map Page Menu, turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Data Fields On?’ (or ‘Data Fields Off?’) and press the ENT Key. Figure 3-22 Using Pointer to Measure Distance and Bearing 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 3-13...
Page 50 NAV PAGES Clearing On-Screen Weather Data from the map. New storm data appears as detected and the GNS 530 installation includes connection to weather Figure 3-25 Select Data Field Window Selecting Desired On-Screen Data Press the small right knob to remove the cursor.
Page 51: Terrain Page
SECTION 3 NAV PAGES 3.5 TERRAIN PAGE Selectable Display Settings NOTE: GNS 530 units may* display either a TERRAIN Page or a TAWS Page, (but not both) depending upon the installed hardware and conﬁguration. either side of the aircraft ﬂight path...
Page 52 3-30) and press the ENT Key. Pressing the CLR Key when the TERRAIN Page is displayed can also be used to toggle aviation information on or off. Figure 3-30 TERRAIN Page Menu 190-00181-00 Rev. G 3-16 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 53 NOTE: If an obstacle and the projected ﬂight path of the aircraft intersect, the display automatically zooms in to the closest potential point of impact on the TERRAIN Page. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 3-17...
Page 54: Taws Page
SECTION 3 NAV PAGES 3.6 TAWS PAGE either side of the aircraft ﬂight path NOTE: GNS 530 units may* display either a Red Terrain (Warning TERRAIN Page or a TAWS Page, (but not both) - Terrain Above or Within GPS-derived depending upon the installed hardware and 100’...
Page 55 Select the TAWS Page and press the MENU Key. ‘Enable Terrain?’ is selected by default. Press the ENT Key. The TAWS system is functional again. Figure 3-37 TAWS Page Menu 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 3-19...
Page 56 Figure 3-41 TAWS Symbols NOTE: If an obstacle and the projected ﬂight path of the aircraft intersect, the display automatically zooms in to the closest potential point of impact on the TAWS Page. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 3-20 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 57: Nav/Com Page
Page Group Figure 3-42 NAV/COM Page NOTE: The order of the pages in the NAV Page Group change when the GNS 530 installation includes connection to trafﬁc and/or weather information sources. See the 400/500 Series Display Interfaces Pilot’s Guide Document...
Page 58 ENT Key. Some listed frequencies may include designations for limited usage, as follows: frequency Figure 3-46 Restriction Information Page To return to the NAV/COM Page, press the ENT Key. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 3-22 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 59: Satellite Status Page
Number of Pages in Current Page Group signal strength Position of Current Page within Current Page Group position, the GNS 530 indicates position, track, and GPS-calculated Altitude ground speed on the other navigation pages. The receiver status ﬁeld also displays the messages listed in 190-00181-00 Rev.
Page 60 Turn the unit off and on again. AutoLocate The GPS receiver is looking for any available satellite. This process can take up to ﬁve minutes to determine a position. Table 3-4 GPS Receiver Status Messages 190-00181-00 Rev. G 3-24 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 61: Section 4: Direct-To Navigation
DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION SECTION 4: DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION 4.1 OVERVIEW The GNS 530’ s direct-to function provides a quick method of setting a course to a destination waypoint. Figure 4-2 Waypoint Identiﬁer Field Selected position to the selected direct-to destination. Navigation Press the ENT Key to confirm the selected...
Page 62 Identiﬁer, Symbol, and Region destination waypoint (Figure 4-6). When Facility Name spelling the facility name or city, the GNS 530’s and City Spell’N’Find™ feature selects the ﬁrst entry Flight Plan Nearest Airport...
Page 63 ENT Key again to activate the direct-to function. Figure 4-7 Highlighted Flight Plan Field Turn the small right knob to display a window showing all waypoints in the active ﬂight plan (Figure 4-8). 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 64 Continue turning the small right knob to scroll through the list and highlight the desired airport. Press the ENT Key to conﬁrm the selected airport, and press the ENT Key again to activate the direct-to function. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 65 Figure 4-12 Panning Pointer Placed on Waypoint If the panning pointer is placed on an open location, press the Direct-to Key, then press the ENT Key twice to create a ‘+MAP’ waypoint and navigate to it. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 66 Figure 4-13 Select Direct-to Page Menu With ‘Cancel Direct-to NAV?’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. If a ﬂight plan is still active, the GNS 530 resumes navigating the ﬂight plan along the closest leg. Specifying a Course to a Waypoint Figure 4-15 Course Field Selected great circle course to the selected destination.
Page 67: Section 5: Flight Plans
Figure 5-3 Flight Plan Catalog Page Menu Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Create New Flight Plan?’ and press the ENT Key. Indicates Current Page Figure 5-2 Flight Plan Catalog Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 68 Turn the large right knob to select the point to add the new waypoint. If an existing waypoint is highlighted, the new waypoint is placed directly in front of this waypoint (Figure 5-5). Figure 5-7 Edited Flight Plan Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 69 Figure 5-9 Comment Line Selected small right knob to return to the Flight Plan Catalog Page. Once all changes have been made, press the small right knob to return to the Flight Plan Catalog Page. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 70 Flight Plan?’ and press the ENT Key (Figure Key. The original ﬂight plan remains intact in 5-10). its ﬂight plan catalog storage location. Figure 5-11 Flight Plan Catalog Page Menu Figure 5-10 Flight Plan Catalog Page Menu 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 71 ﬂight plan number, use the small and large right knobs to enter a different number and press the ENT Key. With ‘Yes?’ highlighted, press the ENT Key to copy the ﬂight plan. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 72 ‘Manual’ and press the ENT Key. ‘Auto’ automatically transfers the active ﬂight plan Figure 5-14 Crossﬁll Page or Direct-to selection to another 400- or 500- series Garmin unit, without user intervention. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 73 Figure 5-17 Flight Plan Catalog Page Menu Figure 5-15 Flight Plan Catalog Page Menu A conﬁrmation window appears (Figure 5-16). With ‘Yes?’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. Figure 5-16 Delete All Flight Plans Window 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 74: Active Flight Plan Page
The options shown in Table 5-1 are available for the Accessing the Active Flight Plan Menu Page: Press the FPL Key to view the Active Flight Plan Page. Press the MENU Key (Figure 5-19). 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 75 Activate Leg which is currently used for navigation guidance). Allows the pilot to transfer the active ﬂight plan between two 400- or 500-series Garmin units Crossﬁll in a dual unit installation. See Section 10.2, Flight Planning: Crossﬁll for additional information on this feature.
Page 76 (Figure 5-21) and press the ENT A confirmation window appears. With Key. ‘Activate?’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. Figure 5-21 Select Field Type Window Press the small right knob to remove the cursor. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 5-10 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 77 ENT Key. (The ‘Vectors’ option assumes the pilot will receive vectors to the ﬁnal course segment of the approach and will provide navigation guidance to intercept this ﬁnal course.) 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 5-11...
Page 78 Figure 5-27 Arrivals Window A second window appears listing available transitions (Figure 5-28) for the arrival. Turn the small right knob to highlight the desired transition waypoint and press the ENT Key. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 5-12 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 79 Figure 5-31 Closest Point of Flight Plan Window the Active Flight Plan Page Menu (Figure 5-30) and press the ENT Key. The GNS 530 displays the bearing (BRG) and distance (DIST) to the closest point along the ﬂight plan, from the selected reference waypoint.
Page 80 Figure 5-32 Highlight Item To Be Deleted Figure 5-34 Remove Waypoint Window Press the CLR Key to display a conﬁrmation With ‘Yes?’ highlighted, press the ENT Key to window (Figure 5-33). remove the selected procedure. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 5-14 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 81 (Figure 5-36). Figure 5-35 Activate Leg Window Figure 5-36 Procedure Header Highlighted With ‘Activate?’ highlighted, press the ENT Press the ENT Key to select the WPT Page Key. Group. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 5-15...
Page 82 SECTION 5 FLIGHT PLANS Blank Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G 5-16 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 83: Section 6: Procedures
The GNS 530 allows the pilot to ﬂy non-precision and precision approaches to airports with published instrument updated when the new card is inserted into the GNS 530. Figure 6-2 Approach Window the GNS 530 package.
Page 84 ‘Yes?’ and press the ENT Key. Not all approaches in the database are approved receiver. Some procedures do not have this designation, Figure 6-5 Procedures Page Figure 6-4 ‘GPS’ Designations 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 85: Non-Precision Approach Operations
ﬁnal course segment of the approach. This OPERATIONS option assumes the pilot will receive vectors to the ﬁnal The GNS 530 provides non-precision approach can also be used as a supplemental aid for precision Activating the approach, with vectors to ﬁnal:...
Page 86 ‘Select’ and ‘Load’ the approach and skip the ‘Load’ process outlined approach in the preceding step 3. The GNS 530 provides both options. Approaches with Procedure Turns ‘Activate’ the The procedure turn portion of an approach is stored approach as one of the legs of the approach.
Page 87 ‘VOR 04’ approach using t h e s t e p s o u t l i n e d i n S e c t i o n 6 . 1 . 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 88 (DIS) to the IAF approaches zero, the Within 30 nm of the destination airport, the alert is replaced by a turn advisory (‘TURN TO GNS 530 switches from ‘enroute’ mode to 205°’). Dial the outbound course of 205° into ‘terminal’ mode (as indicated in the lower the CDI (or HSI) using the OBS knob.
Page 89 Figure 6-18 Sequence to Inbound Leg • Turn to the ﬁnal approach course. ” Within 2.0 nm of the FAF (LYH), the GNS 530 ‘ switches from terminal mode to ‘approach’ mode (Figure 6-19). CDI scaling is tightened from 1.0 to 0.3 nm, full scale deﬂection.
Page 90 DO NOT USE FOR NAVIGATION is suspended at the MAP. A ‘from’ indication is displayed on the CDI and Default NAV Page, Figure 6-22 Sequence to MAP but course guidance along the ﬁnal approach 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 91 Figure 6-23 ‘Hold Teardrop’ Annunciation especially where the MAP and MAHP are the same waypoint. The GNS 530 provides course guidance only on the inbound side of the holding pattern. Follow the missed approach procedures, as When leaving the holding pattern to re-ﬂy...
Page 92 Press the ENT Key twice. approach begins with a Figure 6-26 Active Flight Plan Page intersection. Press the PROC Key and select the ‘GPS 21’ approach. (Section 6.1 for additional instructions.) 190-00181-00 Rev. G 6-10 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 93 OBS Key, indicating that automatic sequencing of approach waypoints is temporarily suspended. As the aircraft turns inbound, ‘SUSP’ is cancelled and the GNS 530 returns to automatic sequencing. Figure 6-27 Terminal Mode NOTE: If the pilot needs to lose extra altitude...
Page 94 15) When approaching the MAP, a waypoint alert 12) At 2.0 nm from the FAF (DEPOY intersection), (‘APPRCHING WPT’) appears in the lower right the GNS 530 switches from terminal mode to corner (Figure 6-31). approach mode. CDI scaling is tightened from 1.0 to 0.3 nm, full scale deﬂection.
Page 95 Either naming convention may be used course continues. If a missed approach is for an approach. required, use the OBS Key to initiate the missed approach sequence, as outlined in this section. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 6-13...
Page 96 Direct-to Key or as the last waypoint in a ﬂight plan (Figure 6-33). • • Ž Billard Muni (Topeka, KS) VOR or GPS Rwy 22 Figure 6-33 Select Waypoint Page Figure 6-35 Terminal Mode 190-00181-00 Rev. G 6-14 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 97 Follow the arc, when the course select setting and desired track differ by more than 10°, a Within 30 nm of KTOP, the GNS 530 switches ‘Set course to ###°’ message appears on the from enroute mode to terminal mode and the Message Page (Figure 6-37).
Page 98 Follow published missed approach procedures using the OBS Key to initiate the missed approach sequence, as outlined in ‘Flying the Figure 6-39 Final Approach Fix Missed Approach’ in this section. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 6-16 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 99 Select Billard Municipal (KTOP) as the destination, using the Direct-to Key, or as the last waypoint in a ﬂight plan. with the GNS 530. The ﬁrst two options below normally Press the PROC Key and select the ‘VOR 22’ require the least workload to accomplish: approach using the steps outlined in Section 6.1.
Page 100 ﬁnal active leg of the active leg on Figure 6-43 Terminal Mode Within 30 nm of KTOP, the GNS 530 switches from enroute mode to terminal mode and the CDI scale transitions from 5.0 to 1.0 nm, full scale deﬂection.
Page 101 1.7 nm right of the ﬁnal approach course.) Figure 6-47 Approach Mode When approaching the FAF, a waypoint alert (‘NEXT DTK 214°’) appears in the lower right Figure 6-45 CDI Moves Toward Center corner. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 6-19...
Page 102 When approaching the MAP, a waypoint alert in the Jeppesen database contain (‘APPRCHING WPT’) appears in the lower right plan legs. The GNS 530 is able to load these legs into the corner. ﬂight plan along with the rest of the procedure data, and provide navigation along these legs.
Page 103 (Figure 6-51). Turn to intercept the ﬁnal approach course and watch for the CDI needle to begin to center. Figure 6-52 ‘SUSP” Annunciation Figure 6-51 Waypoint Alert, Map Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 6-21...
Page 104 Palmdale (CA) AF Plant 42 VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 25 the approach sequence, ‘SUSP’ re-appears above the OBS Key as the GNS 530 returns • to suspend mode (Figure 6-54). This is normal when ﬂying a course from ﬁx to altitude leg •...
Page 105 SECTION 6 PROCEDURES An alert (‘NEXT DTK 119°’) appears, providing Note that the GNS 530 again displays ‘SUSP’ guidance to the inbound course (Figure 6-55) above the OBS Key. Automatic waypoint The actual desired track (DTK) depends on sequencing is suspended at the missed ground speed and distance from PMD VOR.
Page 106 185°’) appears along the bottom of the screen (Figure 6-59) to provide guidance to the next waypoint (HFD VOR). The actual desired track (DTK) depends on ground speed and distance from HFD VOR. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 6-24 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 107: Ils Approaches
PROCEDURES 6.3 ILS APPROACHES frequency must be selected on the The GNS 530 can be set to automatically switch the Figure 6-59 Waypoint Alert the ILS approach is activated, the GNS 530 automatically When the OBS Key is pressed, the GNS 530...
Page 108 NOTE: When intercepting the approach course at a distance less than 2.0 nm from the FAF, the GNS 530 does not automatically switch the CDI to VLOC. In this case, press the CDI Key to manually switch from GPS to VLOC.
Page 109 ILS approach is loaded or activated, the ILS frequency is automatically placed in the standby ﬁeld of frequency, press the VLOC Flip-ﬂop Key to place it in the active frequency ﬁeld. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 6-27...
Page 110 SECTION 6 PROCEDURES Flying the ILS Approach Within 30 nm of KFLG, the GNS 530 switches from enroute mode to terminal mode and the ILS approach, CDI scale transitions from 5.0 to 1.0 nm, full scale deﬂection. If the approach has not yet been activated, (in steps on the preceding page), do so when cleared for the approach.
Page 111 SECTION 6 PROCEDURES Initiate the procedure turn. The GNS 530 does not provide guidance through the turn. (The procedure turn is displayed on the Map Page and indicated as the active leg on the Default NAV Page and the Active Flight Plan Page.) After approximately one minute, make a turn to intercept the ILS.
Page 112 ﬁnal course segment is displayed in magenta (the active leg of the ﬂight plan always appears in magenta), and a dashed line extends the course beyond the MAP.) 190-00181-00 Rev. G 6-30 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 113 ﬁnal approach course continues. Do not follow this extended course. Follow published missed approach procedures, using the OBS Key to initiate the missed approach sequence. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 6-31...
Page 114: Points To Remember For All Approaches
ﬂy the approach or refer to the documentation provided with the autopilot. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 6-32 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
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Page 117: Section 7: Wpt Pages
7.1 WPT PAGE GROUP skipped if the unit is already displaying any of the main pages.) Section 3.1 introduced the GNS 530’ s main page groups Turn the large right knob to select the WPT Page Group. ‘WPT’ appears along the bottom of the screen.
Page 118 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until the facility name or location is selected, then press the ENT Key . To remove the ﬂashing cursor, press the small right knob. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 119 (Figure 7-6) for the selected facility name or location. Scroll backwards with the small right knob if the desired facility name or location name, or location, the GNS 530’ s Spell’N’Find feature has been scrolled past. scrolls through the database, displaying those waypoints...
Page 120: Airport Location Page
Airport Identiﬁer, Symbol, and Type Field Elevation and Available Fuels Radar Coverage and Airspace Type Position of Current Page within Current Page Group Current Page Group Number of Pages in Current Page Group 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 121 Airport. menu. Airport Location Page Options MENU Key: airport in the active ﬂight plan the pilot to view the location information for the active ﬂight plan destination airport. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 122: Airport Runway Page
Press the small right knob to activate the cursor. To remove the ﬂashing cursor, press the small Turn the large right knob to place the cursor right knob. on the runway designation ﬁeld. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 123 Flight Plan or Destination Airport. Airport Runway Page Options MENU Key: airport in the active ﬂight plan pilot to view the runway information for the active ﬂight plan destination airport. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 124: Airport Frequency Page
Turn the large right knob to scroll through the list, placing the cursor on the desired frequency (Figure 7-14). If there are more frequencies in the list than can be displayed on the screen, a frequency 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 125 Figure 7-16 ‘Info?’ Highlighted Press the ENT Key to display the restriction information (Figure 7-17). Figure 7-17 Restriction Information Page To return to the Airport Frequency Page, press the ENT Key. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 126: Airport Approach Page
(APR) procedure name ﬁeld. Turn the small right knob to display a window of available approaches for the selected airport (Figure 7-20). Continue turning the small right knob to select the desired approach. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 7-10 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 127 ILS approaches, for example, must be ﬂown by tuning the VLOC receiver to the proper frequency and coupling the VLOC receiver to the external CDI (or HSI). 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 7-11...
Page 128: Airport Arrival Page
‘ARRIVAL’ procedure name ﬁeld. Turn the small right knob to display a window of available arrivals for the selected airport (Figure 7-24). Continue turning the small right knob to select the desired arrival. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 7-12 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 129 Press the ENT Key. The cursor moves to the runway ﬁeld. Turn the small right knob to display a window of available runways (Figure 7-26). Continue turning the small right knob to select the desired runway. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 7-13...
Page 130: Airport Departure Page
(DEP) procedure name ﬁeld The Active Flight Plan Page appears. Press the (Figure 7-28). FPL Key to return to the Airport Arrival Page. the desired option in step 3. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 7-14 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 131 Page. transition. Press the ENT Key. To remove the ﬂashing cursor, press the small right knob. the desired option in step 3. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 7-15...
Page 132: Intersection Page
NOTE: The VOR displayed on the Intersection Page is the nearest VOR, not necessarily the VOR used to deﬁne the intersection. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 7-16 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 133: Vor Page
The following descriptions and abbreviations are used: symbols Figure 7-35 VOR Frequency Field Selected To activate the standby VLOC frequency, press the VLOC Flip-ﬂop Key. the selected facility’ s frequency 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 7-17...
Page 134: User Waypoint Page
WPT PAGES 7.11 USER WAYPOINT PAGE Creating User Waypoints the GNS 530 allows the pilot to store up to 1,000 user- or reference another waypoint by radial and distance. distance from one reference waypoint, along with the user Creating a new user waypoint by entering waypoint’...
Page 135 ENT Key. Turn the large right knob to highlight the ﬁrst reference waypoint (REF WPT) ﬁeld (Figure 7- 39). Figure 7-40 Radial Field Selected 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 7-19...
Page 136 VOR. However, the pilot can select any waypoint by identiﬁer to use as Figure 7-41 Activate Panning Function a reference in this ﬁeld. The GNS 530 can store user-deﬁned waypoints which are generated Press the ENT Key to capture the position and from other equipment in the panel.
Page 137 Press the small right knob to remove the the small and large right knobs to change the ﬂashing cursor. radial from the reference waypoint, if desired. Press the ENT Key to accept the selected radial. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 7-21...
Page 138 ‘from’ or ‘to’ waypoint in the active Viewing a list of all user waypoints: ﬂight plan, the GNS 530 alerts the pilot with the ‘Can’t change an active waypoint’ or ‘Waypoint From the User Waypoint Page, press the MENU is active and can’t be deleted’...
Page 139 To modify the waypoint’s position or reference waypoint information, follow the preceding steps described in this section. To exit the User Waypoint Page, turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Done?’ and press the ENT Key. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 7-23...
Page 140 Figure 7-47 User Waypoint Name Selected A ‘rename waypoint’ conﬁrmation window is displayed (Figure 7-48). With ‘Yes?’ highlighted, press the ENT Key to rename the selected user waypoint. Figure 7-48 Rename Waypoint Window 190-00181-00 Rev. G 7-24 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 141 A ‘delete all waypoints’ conﬁrmation window is displayed (Figure 7-51). With ‘Yes?’ highlighted, press the ENT Key to delete all user waypoints from memory. Figure 7-51 Delete All Waypoints Window 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 7-25...
Page 142 SECTION 7 WPT PAGES Blank Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G 7-26 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 143: Section 8: Nrst Pages
From any page, press the NRST Key, ‘NRST’ appears along the bottom of the screen (see 8.1 NRST PAGE GROUP Figure 8-2). Section 3.1 introduced the GNS 530’ s main page groups airports, intersections, and user waypoints communication, plus alerts the pilot to any nearby Special...
Page 144 Figure 8-4 Nearest ARTCC Page Press the small right knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. Scroll Figure 8-3 Nearest Airport Page Press the small right knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 145: Nearest Airport Page
8.2 NEAREST AIRPORT PAGE 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.
Page 146 Figure 8-7 Frequency Moved to Standby Field 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). 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 147: Nearest Intersection Page
Figure 8-10 Additional WPT Page To return to the Nearest Airport Page, verify that ‘Done?’ is highlighted by the ﬂashing cursor and press the ENT Key (or press the CLR Key). 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 148: Nearest Ndb Page
Number of Pages in Page Group Page Group Current Page Group Current Number of Pages in Figure 8-12 Nearest NDB Page Page Group Current Page Group Figure 8-13 Nearest VOR Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 149 ENT Key (or press the CLR Key). Press the small right knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. Press the small right knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 150: Nearest User Waypoint Page
Current Page Group Figure 8-16 Nearest User Waypoint Page Position of Current Page within Current Page Group Current Number of Pages in Page Group Current Page Group Figure 8-17 Nearest ARTCC Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 151 Number of Pages in Page Group Current Page Group Figure 8-18 Frequency Moved to Active Field Figure 8-19 Nearest FSS Page Press the small right knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 152: Nearest Flight Service Station (Fss) Page
(COM frequency or VOR frequency for duplex operation). Figure 8-21 Frequency Moved to Active Field Selected Press the small right knob to remove the Frequency ﬂashing cursor. Figure 8-20 Frequency Field Selected 190-00181-00 Rev. G 8-10 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 153: Nearest Airspace Page
MSG Key ﬂashes, press the MSG Key. Press the MSG Key again to return to the previous page. Figure 8-22 Airspace Message airspace and the current course will not take the 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 8-11...
Page 154 To return to the Nearest Airspace Page, verify that ‘Done?’ is highlighted by the ﬂashing cursor and press the ENT Key. Press the small right knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 8-12 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 155 ‘Done?’ and list, highlighting the desired frequency. press the ENT Key (or press the CLR Key). Press the small right knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 8-13...
Page 156 SECTION 8 NRST PAGES airspace alert types: Figure 8-28 Airspace Page for MOA displays the ﬂoor and ceiling limits of the airspace. The limits for an airspace: airspace alert 190-00181-00 Rev. G 8-14 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 157: Section 9: Vloc Receiver
VLOC Window and Tuning Figure 9-2 Tuning Cursor in VLOC Window left knobs frequency ﬁeld. The standby frequency always appears below the active frequency. The active frequency is the frequency currently in use. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 158 VOR (Figures 9-4 and Figure 9-3 Frequency Moved to Active Field 9-5). VLOC Ident Window with trafﬁc information or conﬁgurable data ﬁelds, as Figure 9-4 Frequency Highlighted on VOR Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 159 ENT Key. (The approach ‘Vectors’ option assumes the pilot will receive vectors to the ﬁnal course segment of the approach and will provide navigation guidance to intercept this ﬁnal course.) 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 160 GPS guidance on such approaches is strictly for monitoring only—use the VLOC receivers and external CDI (or HSI) for primary navigation. To conﬁrm this reminder, highlight ‘Yes?’ and press the ENT Key. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 161: Section 10: Aux Pages
Default NAV Page (Figure 10-2). If 10.1 AUX PAGE GROUP any of the main pages are already displayed, this step may be skipped. Section 3.1 introduced the GNS 530’ s main page trip planning, fuel planning, density altitude, true airspeed, and winds aloft calculations.
Page 162: Flight Planning Page
ﬂashing cursor (Figure 10-4). fuel ﬂow is manually entered and is used Turn the large right knob to select the desired menu option. or fuel on board is manually entered, the 190-00181-00 Rev. G 10-2 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 163 ﬂight plan. This option also displays the sunrise/sunset times GNS 530 is powered on, until the message is messages automatically reset to the original timer value, once the message is displayed. Event-based messages do not use a NOTE: Point-to-point waypoints, ﬂight plans,...
Page 164 ﬂight NOTE: The ‘Change Fields?’ option above is only plan by number (already stored in memory; available on GNS 530 installations which include a Shadin fuel computer. In these installations, use 00 is the active ﬂight plan). Turn the large the ‘Change Fields?’...
Page 165 ﬁelds. Turn the large right knob to select the desired ﬁeld. Turn the small right knob to highlight the desired data. Press the ENT Key to select the data conﬁguration. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 10-5...
Page 166 ETE - Estimated time enroute pressure (BARO) ﬁeld. Use the small and large right knobs to enter the barometric pressure ETA - Estimated time of arrival (altimeter setting). Press the ENT Key when ﬁnished. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 10-6 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 167 ﬁrst blank message ﬁeld. Use the small and large right knobs to enter the message text. Press the ENT Key when ﬁnished. (The GNS 530 stores up to nine scheduled messages holding 20 characters each.) The ﬂashing cursor moves to the type ﬁeld under the new message.
Page 168 ﬁgure. Press the ENT Key when ﬁnished. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 10-8 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 169 Figure 10-13 Crossﬁll Method Window the ﬂight plan by number. This option is the NOTE: Crossﬁll requires both 400/500-series Crossﬁll’ from the Flight units to have the same Jeppesen NavData database cycle number. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 10-9...
Page 170: Utility Page
Transfer?’ conﬁrmation ﬁeld. Press the ENT Key to transfer the selected data. Position of Current Page within Current Page Group Current Page Group Number of Pages in Current Page Group Figure 10-15 Utility Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G 10-10 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 171 GNS 530 power is on, or only when ground speed Figure 10-17 ‘INTEG’ Annunciation MENU Key to display the 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 172 AUX PAGES Utility Page: Checklists Creating a checklist: be sufﬁcient, but the GNS 530 has detected a Select ‘Checklist’ from the Utility Page using the steps described at the beginning of this section (10.3). Press the ENT Key to display a source.
Page 173 ENT Key. With ‘Yes?’ highlighted on the conﬁrmation window (ﬁgure 10-19), press the ENT Key to remove the checklist or all checklists from memory. Figure 10-19 Delete Checklist Conﬁrmation Window 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 10-13...
Page 174 For a count down timer, turn the large right knob to highlight the time ﬁeld. Use the small and large right knobs to enter the count down time—in hours, minutes, and seconds. Press the ENT Key when ﬁnished. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 10-14 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 175 ﬁeld indicates ‘Pwr-on’ or ‘GS>30kt’. Turn the small right knob to select the desired reset mode (Figure 10-21). ‘Pwr-on’ records a departure time when the GNS 530 is turned on. ‘GS>30kt’ records a departure time once the GPS-computed ground speed exceeds 30 Figure 10-22 Total Trip Reset Mode Window knots.
Page 176 RAIM availability. Press the ENT Key when ﬁnished. Figure 10-23 Trip Statistics Page Menu Turn the large right knob to select the desired reset option and press the ENT Key. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 10-16 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 177 RAIM?’ (Figure 10-24). Press the ENT Key to begin RAIM prediction. Once calculations are software version information for each of the various complete, the GNS 530 displays one of the subsystems contained within the GNS 530. This page following in the RAIM status ﬁeld: is for information purposes only—no user functions are...
Page 178: Setup Page
Press the ENT Key) Figure 10-27 Terrain Database Versions Page Position of Current Page within Current Page Group Current Page Group Number of Pages in Current Page Group Figure 10-28 Setup Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G 10-18 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 179 ENT Key (Figure 10-29). the GNS 530 uses this for the enroute and terminal phase and ramp down to 0.3 nm during and corresponding modes: CDI Scales and Corresponding Flight Phases...
Page 180 Conﬁguration settings for position format are also provided, and the map datum setting is shown. The map datum used in the GNS 530 not match the charts can result in signiﬁcant when the aircraft has reached a user-deﬁned...
Page 181 GNS 530’ s Turn the large right knob to highlight the display. ‘On’/’Off’ ﬁeld next to the desired airspace type.
Page 182 The ‘System CDI’ ﬁeld displays the CDI scale currently in use. The ‘System CDI’ setting may differ from the ‘Selected CDI’ depending upon the current phase of ﬂight (as described previously in this section). 190-00181-00 Rev. G 10-22 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 183 Press the ENT Key when ﬁnished. NOTE: The CDI scale is always measured in nautical miles, regardless of the current distance units of measure selected on the Units/Position Figure 10-34 ILS CDI Window Page. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 10-23...
Page 184 Millibars Fahrenheit Kilograms, Liters, or Pounds Turn the small right knob to select the desired units of measure for the selected category. Press the ENT Key to accept the selection. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 10-24 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 185 The following position formats are available: degrees and decimal minutes degrees, minutes, and decimal seconds Universal Polar Stereographic grids Press the ENT Key to accept the selected format. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 10-25...
Page 186 NOTE: When a local time offset is entered, only ‘Local 12 hour’ or ‘Local 24 hour’ can be selected. The ‘UTC’ time format setting ignores any time offset entry. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 10-26 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 187 The ﬂashing cursor moves to the minimum runway length field. To enter a different minimum runway length, use the small and large right knobs to enter the desired length. Press the ENT Key when ﬁnished. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 10-27...
Page 188 Vertical Speed Required Active Waypoint Cross Track Error Table 10-3 Press the small right knob to remove the cursor and return to the Setup Page. Figure 10-43 AUX Conﬁguration Window 190-00181-00 Rev. G 10-28 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 189 Press the MENU Key to display the CDI/Alarms Page Menu (Figure 10-45). Figure 10-44 Channel Spacing Window Figure 10-45 CDI/Alarms Page Menu With ‘Restore Defaults?’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 10-29...
Page 190 SECTION 10 AUX PAGES Blank Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G 10-30 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 191: Section 11: Vertical Navigation (Vnav)
ﬂight plan must be Figure 11-2 VNAV Page activated. TIME AND DISTANCE TO PROFILE CURRENT ALTITUDE AND POSITION TARGET ALTITUDE AND POSITION DISTANCE TO TARGET AIRPORT Figure 11-1 VNAV Proﬁle 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 11-1...
Page 192 ﬁnished. and press the ENT Key. If the target altitude should occur at the target reference waypoint, enter a distance of zero. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 11-2 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 193 Figure 11-6 Target Altitude Message Figure 11-5 VNAV Proﬁle Message the desired vertical speed to maintain the proper 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 11-3...
Page 194 With “VNAV Messages On?” highlighted, press the ENT Key. Or, if the messages are already on and you wish to turn them off, make sure ‘VNAV Messages Off?’ is highlighted and press the ENT Key. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 11-4 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 195: Section 12: Terrain
Terrain information should be used as an aid to situational functionality is a standard feature found in GNS 530 units awareness. Never use it for navigation or to maneuver to with main software version 6.01 or above, along with avoid terrain.
Page 196 Furthermore, to the surrounding terrain and obstacles. In this manner, described later in this section. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 12-2 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 197: Terrain Page
> 1000’ Points Obstacle above or within WARNING 100’ below current aircraft (Red) altitude Obstacle between 100’ and CAUTION 1000’ below current aircraft (Yellow) altitude Table 12-1 Terrain/Obstacle Colors and Symbology 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 12-3...
Page 198: Terrain Alerts
NOTE: TERRAIN Advisory Alerts are displayed as constant black text on a yellow background; TERRAIN Caution Alerts are displayed as ﬂashing black text on a yellow background. Figure 12-4 TERRAIN Caution Pop-up (Flashing) 190-00181-00 Rev. G 12-4 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 199 Required Obstacle Clearance (ROC) Advisory Required Obstacle Clearance (ROC) Caution (FLASHING) (FLASHING) Imminent Obstacle Impact (IOI) Advisory Imminent Obstacle Impact (IOI) Caution (FLASHING) (FLASHING) Premature Descent Alert (PDA) Advisory Table 12-2 TERRAIN Alert Summary 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 12-5...
Page 200 Phase of Flight Minimum Clearance Minimum Clearance Altitude Level Flight (ft) Altitude Descending (ft) Enroute Terminal Approach Departure Table 12-4 Minimum Terrain and Obstacle Clearance Values for FLTA Alerts 190-00181-00 Rev. G 12-6 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 201 Figure 12-5 PDA Alerting Threshold Enabling TERRAIN: Select the TERRAIN Page and press the MENU Key. ‘Enable Terrain?’ is selected by default. Press the ENT Key. The TERRAIN system is functional again. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 12-7...
Page 202 Figure 12-9: TERRAIN FAILED Display Figure 12-8: TERRAIN NOT AVAILABLE Display 190-00181-00 Rev. G 12-8 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 203: Database Information For Terrain
General Database Information at power-up. If a database is found to be missing and/ information supplied by government sources. The data undergoes veriﬁcation by Garmin to conﬁrm accuracy of However, the displayed information should never be understood as being all- inclusive.
Page 204 Database Coverage Area Latitudes: N75 to S60 may be obtained by calling Garmin at one of the numbers Worldwide (WW) Longitudes: W180 to E180 listed in the front of this document. Limited to the United States plus...
Page 205: Section 13: Taws
Limitations NOTE: The data contained in the TAWS databases comes from government agencies. Garmin NOTE: GNS 530 units may* display either a accurately processes and cross-validates the TERRAIN Page or a TAWS Page, (but not both) data but cannot guarantee the accuracy and depending upon the installed hardware and completeness of the data.
Page 206 ﬂight seldom match the standard conditions deﬁned by the variation results in the aircraft’ s true altitude differing from the baro-corrected altitude. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 13-2 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 207: Taws Page
Points Obstacle above or within WARNING 100’ below current aircraft (Red) altitude Obstacle between 100’ and CAUTION 1000’ below current aircraft (Yellow) altitude Table 13-1 TAWS Terrain/Obstacle Colors and Symbology 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 13-3...
Page 208: Taws Alerts
ENT Key. This acknowledges the NOTE: To further capture the attention of the pilot, TAWS issues aural (voice) messages that accompany visual annunciations and pop-up alerts. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 13-4 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 209 Altitude Callout “500” None None “Five-Hundred” Excessive Descent Rate (EDR) Caution “Sink Rate” Negative Climb Rate (NCR) Caution “Don’t Sink”* “Too Low, Terrain” Table 13-2 TAWS Alerts Summary Indicates the default conﬁguration 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 13-5...
Page 210 Phase of Flight Minimum Clearance Minimum Clearance Altitude Level Flight (ft) Altitude Descending (ft) Enroute Terminal Approach Departure Table 13-4 Minimum Terrain and Obstacle Clearance Values for FLTA Alerts threshold. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 13-6 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 211 Figure 13-5 PDA Alerting Threshold Enabling TAWS: Select the TAWS Page and press the MENU Key. ‘Enable Terrain?’ is selected by default. Press the ENT Key. The TAWS system is functional again. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 13-7...
Page 212 5500 5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 "PULL UP" "PULL UP" 1000 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 Descent Rate (FPM) Figure 13-8 Excessive Descent Rate Alert Criteria 190-00181-00 Rev. G 13-8 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 213 “DON’T SINK” Altitude Loss (Feet) 1000 “DON’T SINK” “DON’T SINK” 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 Sink Rate (Feet Per Minute) Figure 13-9 Negative Climb Rate (NCR) Alert Criteria 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 13-9...
Page 214 Figure 13-11: TAWS FAILED Display Figure 13-10: TAWS NOT AVAILABLE Display 190-00181-00 Rev. G 13-10 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 215: Database Information For Taws
General Database Information supplied by government sources. The data undergoes at power-up. If a database is found to be missing and/or veriﬁcation by Garmin to conﬁrm accuracy of the content, However, the displayed information should never be understood as being all-inclusive.
Page 216 Database Coverage Area Latitudes: N75 to S60 may be obtained by calling Garmin at one of the numbers Worldwide (WW) Longitudes: W180 to E180 listed in the front of this document. Limited to the United States plus...
Page 217: Section 14: Additional Features
TIS should not be used for avoidance NOTE: This section is written exclusively for maneuvers during Instrument Meteorological GNS 530 units that are conﬁgured with the GTX Conditions (IMC) or other times when there is 330 Mode S Transponder. Refer to the 400/500 no visual contact with the intruder aircraft.
Page 218 TIS uses the terminal Mode S ground The user should not start evasive maneuvers using interrogator and its Data Link to provide about information from the GNS 530 display or on a trafﬁc a 5-second update rate. The range accuracy of TIS and TCAS is similar.
Page 219 By telephone to the nearest Flight Service Station consistent with the time of display in the cockpit. to induce errors in the GNS 530 display. These errors Report, a postage-paid card designed for this primarily affect relative bearing information and trafﬁc...
Page 220 TIS Symbology intruder is outside of the current range of the TIS trafﬁc is displayed on the GNS 530 unit according selected display range that does not meet the diamond. trafﬁc is above own aircraft altitude the deviation is shown own aircraft altitude the deviation is shown below the 190-00181-00 Rev.
Page 221 If Out-of-Range Trafﬁc Advisory (TA) Symbol Mode Selection Field Heading or Track Up Indicator Figure 14-3 Out-of Range TA Symbol Figure 14-5 Trafﬁc Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 14-5...
Page 222 The pilot should see the installer for corrective action. Figure 14-9 ‘No Data’ Message Figure 14-7 ‘Data Fail’ Message 190-00181-00 Rev. G 14-6 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 223 Figure 14-13 Trafﬁc Warning Window Indicator NOTE: The Trafﬁc Warning Window is disabled when the aircraft ground speed is less than 30 Figure 14-11 Trafﬁc Removed Banner knots or when an approach is active. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 14-7...
Page 224 TIS trafﬁc information. Changing the display range on the Trafﬁc Page: Press the RNG Key to zoom through the range selections which are: 12/6 nm, 6/2 nm, and 2 190-00181-00 Rev. G 14-8 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 225 Trafﬁc Label. Press the CLR Key to return the Map Page. The trafﬁc mode selection menu allows the user to choose from the following: Figure 14-17 Thumbnail Trafﬁc on Map Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 14-9...
Page 226 Trafﬁc Range where the GTX 330 with TIS is not the selected and Altitude Separation transponder. Target Pointer Figure 14-18 Trafﬁc Range and Altitude Separation 190-00181-00 Rev. G 14-10 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 227 Turn the small right knob to select ‘STBY?’. switches from operating mode to standby mode. The Press the ENT Key to conﬁrm. both the standby and operating modes can be manually overridden by the display controls. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 14-11...
Page 228: Weather Data Link Interface
14.2 WEATHER DATA LINK INTERFACE This section is written for: 6.01 and later message, it is displayed on the GNS 530 unit. Some differences in operation may be observed when comparing the information in this manual to earlier or later software versions.
Page 229 Ground clutter Spurious radar data Sun strobes, when the radar antenna points directly at the sun can cause alterations in radar scans Interference from buildings or mountains, which may cause shadows 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 14-13...
Page 230 NOTE: The information presented in this Pilot’s Guide regarding NEXRAD is not meant to be comprehensive. The NOAA website (www.noaa.gov) contains complete and detailed information regarding NEXRAD weather radar operation and theory. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 14-14 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 231 ﬂight plan to use as the reference point for the request. Radius - This ﬁeld selects a request radius from 50 Figure 14-20 NEXRAD Request Page (GDL 49) 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 14-15...
Page 232 Data Received Message (GDL 49 Only) To exit from the NEXRAD Request Page, press the small right knob. The Data Link Page is displayed. the following messages depending on the type of data received: 190-00181-00 Rev. G 14-16 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 233 Customizing the NEXRAD data on the using the small and large right knobs. When Weather Page: the GNS 530 is conﬁgured with the Data Link interface, the Weather Page is the third page From the Weather Page, press the MENU Key...
Page 234 Density, both the Weather Page and the Map (i.e., the transparency, see Table 14-4) of the Page display the NEXRAD graphics in the ‘Low’ NEXRAD cells. mode. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 14-18 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 235 MENU Key. following three options: Figure 14-24 Map Page Options Menu NOTE: If the GNS 530 unit is conﬁgured for Weather Data Link Interface with a GDL 49 or GDL 69, pressing the CLR Key while viewing Figure 14-25 Airport Location Page Options Menu the Map Page reduces the NEXRAD density one incremental step.
Page 236 The ‘Position Report’ Page is displayed with the The Data Link Request Log Page is displayed following six ﬁelds: (Figure 14-27). VOR. expressed in Latitude and Longitude. Figure 14-27 Data Link Request Log Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G 14-20 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 237 (Figure 14-29). Figure 14-30 Data Link Page Press the ENT Key. The ‘METAR REQUEST’ Page is displayed (Figure 14-31). Figure 14-29 Position Report Page Figure 14-31 Metar Request Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 14-21...
Page 238 To exit from the NEXRAD Request Page, press the small right knob. The Data Link Page is displayed. which waypoint in the active ﬂight plan to use as the reference point for the request. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 14-22 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 239 ENT Key does not send the request until after the auto time period. To exit from the METAR Request Page, press the small right knob. The Map Page is displayed. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 14-23...
Page 240 Press the small right knob to return to the Weather Page. Figure 14-33 Weather Legend Page for METAR Data 190-00181-00 Rev. G 14-24 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 241 METAR for this airport, press the MENU key to access the page menu and select ‘Request METAR?’. The METAR Request Page is displayed. The request option is displayed on the Textual METAR Page. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 14-25...
Page 242 If no the unit has power applied. Repair stations are equipped Figure 14-35 Data Link Status Page ﬁelds: satellite. GNS 530. in view and also indicates the status of the current 190-00181-00 Rev. G 14-26 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 243 ‘Satellite in view’ Found satellite but have not yet MESSAGE DESCRIPTION identiﬁed it. ‘--’ GDL 69/69A - GNS 530 interface ‘Searching...’ No satellite is currently in view. communications not yet established. Table 14-5 Sat ID/Connectivity Field ‘-0’, ‘-1’, ‘-’ = Satellite radio service is not activated.
Page 244 SCT – Scattered clouds SLP – Sea Level Pressure SM – Statue Miles SN – Snow TEMPO – Occasionally Trrn – Terrain TS – Thunderstorm VV – Vertical Visibility Table 14-9 Forecast Abbreviations 190-00181-00 Rev. G 14-28 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 245 Table 14-10 Weather Age Graphics METARs Data Age Precipitation Graphics Visibility Light Moderate Heavy Station Identiﬁer (Green) (Green) (Yellow) Figure 14-36 METAR Symbol Precipitation Rain Snow Unknown Table 14-11 Precipitation Graphics 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 14-29...
Page 246 Wind is gusting 5 - 10 kts more than (Green) sustained speed. G11+ Wind is gusting 11 kts or more above its (Yellow) sustained speed. Table 14-14 Gust Offset Graphics 190-00181-00 Rev. G 14-30 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 247 Temperature - Dewpoints degrees Fahrenheit. Temp - Dewpoint Display Ranges (Blank) Unknown 11°+ (Green) 7° - 10° (Green) 0° - 6° (Yellow) Table 14-15 Temp-Dewpoint Ranges Temperature Dewpoint Figure 14-38 Temp-Dewpoint Symbol 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 14-31...
Page 248 SECTION 14 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Blank Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G 14-32 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 249: Section 15: Fault Detection And Exclusion
Excluded Satellite Horizontal Uncertainty (Checkered Pattern) Level The oceanic ﬂight phase is used by the GNS 530 when the Oceanic requires no pilot interaction during ﬂight, but predicting Mode during a ﬂight is done by the pilot prior to departure.
Page 250: Pre-Departure Verification Of Fde
ﬂight involving: outages in the capability to navigate on the speciﬁed Figure 15-2 Garmin 500 Series Trainer Software 190-00181-00 Rev. G 15-2 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 251: Section 16: Messages, Abbreviations, And Nav Terms
SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIATIONS, & NAV TERMS SECTION 16: MESSAGES, Altitude input failure - The GNS 530 is ABBREVIATIONS, AND NAV TERMS been interrupted. If a grey code altitude input 16.1 MESSAGES is available, it is used instead. If the problem...
Page 252 Garmin dealer for assistance. adequate ventilation or check cooling air ﬂow. If COM has failed - The GNS 530 has detected a the message persists, contact a Garmin dealer for failure in its communications transceiver. The assistance.
Page 253 Garmin dealer for waypoint and attempt the transfer again. service. Data transfer cancelled (version mismatch) Do not use for navigation - The GNS 530 is crossﬁll was cancelled. The database versions navigation. of the two 500 Series units are not identical. If...
Page 254 Garmin dealer for service. FPL waypoint moved - The position data for GPS needs service - The GNS 530 has detected a FPL waypoint was deleted service. GPS stored data was lost - Satellite almanac,...
Page 255 530 has detected a failure in the main system action is required if enough satellites are available processor. The GNS 530 is not usable and should be taken to a Garmin dealer for service. Memory battery low - The internal battery...
Page 256 Scheduler message - [user entered text] - The the pilot may need to use an alternate means of and the scheduler message is displayed. navigation. Searching the sky - The GNS 530 is searching RAIM is not available Select appropriate frequency for approach receiver.
Page 257 User card format unknown been inserted, but the format of the card is not approach the VLOC has failed - The GNS 530 has detected a not available and the unit should be returned to a Stored data was lost ﬂight...
Page 258 Waypoint(s) have been replaced user waypoints were updated during a unit-to- unit crossﬁll operation. Waypoint memory is full - The pilot has used all 1000 user waypoint locations in the GNS 530’ s room for new entries. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 16-8...
Page 259: Abbreviations
Enroute Enter BARO Bearing To °C Estimated Time Enroute °F Clear Fuel Flow Communications Transceiver FLOW Total Fuel Flow CRSR Cursor CTAF FREQ Frequency Course To Steer Flight Service Station 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 16-9...
Page 260 Large Gallons Liters Ground Speed °M Identiﬁer Imperial Gallons Instrument Landing System Indicated Intersection INTEG Integrity Kilograms NATNL National Kilometers Navigation NAVAID Knots LAT/LON Latitude/Longitude NRST Nearest Number Local LFOB 190-00181-00 Rev. G 16-10 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 261 RESTRICTD Restricted Range Receive Variation Version Visual Flight Rules Small VLOC Speed VNAV Vertical Navigation Squelch Volume SRFC Surface STAR Vertical Speed Vertical Speed Required °T TACAN Crosstrack Error TEMP Temperature 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 16-11...
Page 262: Navigation Terms
Figure 15-2 Illustrated Vertical NAV Terms meters. ESA (enroute safe altitude) - The recommended minimum altitude within ten miles, left or right, of the desired course on an active ﬂight plan or direct-to. 190-00181-00 Rev. G 16-12 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 263 XTK (crosstrack error) - The distance the aircraft is off a desired course in either direction, left or right. LRES (left-over fuel reserve) - The amount of fuel remaining on board after the completion of a 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 16-13...
Page 264 SECTION 16 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIATIONS, & NAV TERMS Blank Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G 16-14 GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 265: Appendix A: Data Card Use
NavData card should be inserted in the left-hand slot. The right-hand slot is provided for the Terrain Data Card. installed or removed when the GNS 530 is on or off. If the To insert the NavData or Terrain Data card (Figure A-2): waypoints’...
Page 266 Grasp the top and bottom surfaces of the swing arm handle between your thumb and foreﬁnger, and pull directly away from the face of the GNS 530 unit to remove the data card. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 267: Appendix B: Specifications
Fuel Sensor * Earlier versions of the 530 were designed to be used with 28 Vdc power only. For questions on a particular installation, please refer to a Garmin authorized service center. 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 268 APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS Blank Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 269 This section is designed to answer some of the FAF to MAP’ message and INTEG annunciator. common questions regarding the GNS 530’ s capabilities and operation. If there is a problem operating the unit, Why aren’t there any approaches available for my ﬂight plan?
Page 270 ﬂight plans with an approach, departure, or arrival, the GNS 530 uses the waypoint information from the current database to deﬁne the waypoints. If the database is changed or updated, the GNS 530 automatically updates the information if the procedure has not been modiﬁed.
Page 271 OBS Key. Figure C-3 ‘SUSP’ Annunciation 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 272 The most common application for using the OBS Key The GNS 530 allows the pilot to manually select any is the missed approach. The GNS 530 suspends automatic approach, departure, or arrival leg as the active leg of the...
Page 273 When does the CDI scale change, and what bank angle is expected? does it change to? The GNS 530 smooths adjacent leg transitions based The GNS 530 begins a smooth turn anticipation: lower right corner of the screen 10 seconds before an active approach.
Page 274 For more information on the ENT Key. The GNS 530 provides navigation along the desired course to the waypoint and rejoin the approach ﬂight plan leg.
Page 275 8-6, 8-8, 8-9, 16-9, 16-12 Desired track 1-11, 1-12, 3-4, 3-7, 5-8, 6-15, 6-23, 6-24, Bottom Row Keys 1-4 10-3, 16-7, 16-12, 16-13 Direct-to Key 1-3 Direct-To Navigation 4-6 Display backlighting 16-2, 16-3 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 276 Frequency selection 9-1 Loading an approach C-2 Fuel planning 10-1–10-4 Local time 10-20, 10-26 Full Screen Map 3-13 Locked waypoints 16-2 GDL 49 14-12 GDL 69/69A 14-12 Generic timer 10-14, 10-15 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 277 MSA (minimum safe altitude) 3-4, 16-10, 16-13 Position format 1-5, 10-25 MSG Key 1-4 Position page 16-1, 16-5 Powering up the GNS 530 1-3, 1-5 Precipitation Graphics 14-29 Procedures Page 1-15, 6-1–6-4, 6-17, 7-14, 7-15, 9-3, C-6 NAVAID v, 3-10, 16-10...
Page 278 Squelch 2-1, 16-11 Standby Frequency 1-9, 2-2, 8-9, 8-10 STARs 1-15, 15-2 Stuck Microphone 2-5 SUSP 6-8, 6-11, 6-13, 6-16, 6-20–6-24, 6-31, 6-32, 16-1, C-3, C-4 Symbols 3-3, 3-6, 3-17, 3-20, 7-16, 7-17 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 279 Weather Age Graphic 14-29 Weather broadcast 7-16, 7-17 Weather Data Link 14-1, 14-12 Weather Legend Page 14-24 Winds aloft 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-6 Wind Speed Graphics 14-30 WPT page group 5-15, 7-1, 7-2, 7-17 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 280 INDEX Blank Page 190-00181-00 Rev. G GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference...
Page 282 Hounsdown Business Park Southampton, SO40 9RB, U.K. p: +44/ (0) 870.8501241 f: +44/ (0) 870.8501251 Garmin Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan p: 886/2.2642.9199 f: 886/2.2642.9099 www.garmin.com © 2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries 190-00181-00 Rev. G...

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