Ron Natalie writes:

Holds are the perfect time for the autopilot. Usually, I do them in
HDG mode, but the GNS480 will steer the autopilot around the hold
in GPSS mode (either as a part of a charted approach, or you can
just throw a hold in at any waypoint)

How do you do it with the GNS480? Is it possible with a GNS530? I've
looked in the manual but I don't see anything that explains how to do
it.

The examiner expects you to use the autopilot when appropriate. Of
course, they can (and will) make you hand fly any part of the test
that they need to evaluate fully.

Hmm, okay. Not that I'll be taking an exam any time soon, but I was
curious.

It's not a feature of the autopilot in my plane. It's the GPS.
The autopilot just does what the GPS tells it.

If there's a way to get a GNS430 or GNS530 to do it, I'd like to know
how.

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