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Old November 26th 03, 03:26 AM
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My CFII game me an extensive informal course on the 430 over 3 months of
instruction, but neglected to show me the feature you mentioned on NAV page
4. Up 'til now I only used NAV pages 1-3 (we get the GPS altitude readout on
an MX20) but now that I know that the position feature is there, it'll get a
workout. Thanks!!

Makes me wonder what else is there that I should know about.. Hmmm, looks
like it's time to actually read the manual...


"paul k. sanchez" wrote in message
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On an IFR proficiency flight with my partner the other day, we got into a

little debate about the best way to use the Garmin 430 for ATC position
reporting. He uses the cursor on the map page to point at an airport or
NAVAID, then reads out the distance and (reciprocal) bearing. I go to

NRST,
and pick an airport or VOR which have continually updated distance and

bearing.
For those 430/530 users out there, which way do you prefer?

Wouldn't it be nice to have a 'Position' button; an easy to reach menu

choice,
softkey or button that gives the following configurable readout (don't

display
what you don't want):

- Distance and reciprocal bearing to the nearest airport (22nm NW Reid

Hillview KRHV)
- Distance and reciprocal bearing to the nearest VOR (10nm SW Mustang FMG

or
maybe 215 Radial?)
- Distance and reciprocal bearing to the nearest NDB
- Distance and reciprocal bearing to the nearest intersection
- Distance and reciprocal bearing to the nearest VFR reporting point
- If within 2nm of any of the above, a message that says "Vicinity Squaw

Valley
SWR" e.g.

Punch the button, wait for the frequency to clear, then just read off the

position to our friends with the big screens. Punch the button again and

you
go back to the previous display. NRST works just fine for me, but it's

always
fun to bitch about your expensive, useful panel toys..



I'm a little bit confused here. NAV page 4 of the Garmin 430 is a position

page
that can be configured to show nearest VOR, radial, distance. In fact it

will
even show a TACAN if it is the nearest NAVAID. It also shows track, ground
speed, calculated altitude, lattitude/longitude.

To configure it press MENU, select "change fields". Move the cursor to the

APT
field, change it to VOR.

Perhaps there is material that your Garmin 430 instructor neglected to

include
in his training syllabus with you. How long of a training course did you

have
on the Garmin 430?

What were you using NAV page 4 for beforehand?


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