Garmin GPS 500 Manual

Garmin GPS 500 Manual

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1. Introduction .................................

2. Background ................................
3. Navigating the GPS ....................
7. Flight Plan View ...........................
8. Message Button ...........................
9. Territory Button ............................
10. Summary .....................................
1. Introduction: This document is designed for people needing basic instruction on the usage
of the GPS 500, a popular "gauge" in FSX and P3D. For beginners, just learning to "fly" can
be a challenge of practice and sometimes frustration. But once the "up and safely back down"
of flight simming is mastered, then what? Then, you GO somewhere. But the first question is
how do I get there from here? This document is a [very] BASIC starter guide. For the BEST
information on the GPS 500 go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLVPIGoYVxs.
Flight Planning Programs: A "must" for simmers is a good Flight Planning Program. At
Return to Misty Moorings, we recommend Plan-G and VFR Flight. Both are FREEware and
both work well. You can find these at:
PLAN-G -
http://www.tasoftware.co.uk/planG.htm
VFR Flight -
2. The GPS 500: The GPS 500 will get you from "Here to There" very efficiently. There are
parts of it that are not intuitive and many people do not use it for that reason. We will be
looking at how to use the GPS 500 in different situations. In each situation, we will give you a
step by step "how to" with screenshots so you will soon be an expert on this very useful
device.
From the Garmin Website:
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/digital/in-the-air/discontinued/gps-500/prod115.html
GNS 500 seamlessly integrates built-in terrain and navigation databases, providing a
clear, concise picture of where you are and where you're heading. The 500's huge
Jeppesen® database, updated with front-loading data cards, contains location
reference for all airports, VORs, NDBs, Intersections, Flight Service Stations,
published approaches, SIDs/STARs, Special Use Airspace and geopolitical
boundaries. A detailed basemap clearly shows airports, cities, highways, railroads,
rivers, lakes, coastlines and more. Using information from the built-in terrain and U.S.
obstacles databases, the 500 displays color coding to graphically alert you when
proximity conflicts loom ahead.
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  • Page 1 We will be looking at how to use the GPS 500 in different situations. In each situation, we will give you a step by step “how to” with screenshots so you will soon be an expert on this very useful device.
  • Page 2 Button 1: Nearest Airport Button Button 2: Omni Bearing Selector Button 3: Message Button 4: Flight Plan Button Button 5: Terrain Button Button 6: Procedures Button Button 7: Zoom In Button 8: Zoom Out Button 9: Direct to Button Button 10: Menu Button Button 11: Clear Display Button Button 12: Enter (or Execute) Button Button 13: Inside Cursor Ring...
  • Page 3 • select the feature. If you want to go direct to that feature, you then press the DIRECT button (9) and Activate it by pressing ENT (15) again. Direct route is displayed. 6. GPS Approach Planning with the Garmin 500...
  • Page 4 GPS will tend to start at the beginning. This can be frustrating when you are halfway through a flight. The Garmin allows you to pick a start leg. With a flight plan in the GPS, press FPL Button (4). The flight plan appears.
  • Page 5 RTMM FAQ Page: • Here is some new software for your Garmin GPS on your aircraft. All you do is rename • your fs9gps.cab in your gauges folder to fs9gps.cab.old ..then put in this new fs9gps.cab in its place. That is ALL there is to it (I even got it right the first time!).
  • Page 6 This should expand your horizons nicely and hopefully add to your enjoyment of the simulators. But again, this is only a VERY BASIC document, just to give you a “quick start” with the GPS 500. To learn ll the things this amazing “gauge” does please visit the YouTube instruction for it HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLVPIGoYVxs...

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