Another Garmin 430 question

page 54 in the manual will tell you in detail about creating the flight plans
and saving them.

Jeff
http://www.turboarrow3.com



Jim wrote:

I've been told that it is possible to load successive approaches in the
flight plan page but have been un able to either figure out how to do it or
find any info in the manual about it. For instance if I wanted to create a
flight plan to take off at one airport, fly to a second airport then do
several instrument approaches at the second airport then head to a third
airport and do several approaches there. I have no problem loading in the
airport and then the first approach, but if I try to enter a second
approach, the first approach is erased, even if I re-enter the airport in
the flight plan after the initial approach. Any ideas?

Thanks
Jim

Yep, I've read that whole section but no where does it tell you if you can
or how to enter multiple approaches. I'm at home now just playing with the
sim, but everytime I try to enter a second approach in the flight plan, it
replaces the first approach that I had entered. The flight plan format
seems to have 2 sections, Enroute (at the top) then Approach (under the
Enroute portion) you can enter and save as many Enroute waypoints as you
want ( well, up to 31 ) but only enter one approach after the enroute
section. I can also enter an airport or any other waypoint after the hold
portion of the approach that is saved, but I can not enter a second approach
even if it is at a different airport.

For instance if you wanted to pre load your alternate airport and an
approach in case you couldn't get in at the first airport, you'd fly the
missed, the garmin would go into suspend mode, then you could hit the OBS
button and have it sequence you to the alternate airport and fly the
approach that was saved in the same flight plan.

Jim


"Jeff" wrote in message
...
page 54 in the manual will tell you in detail about creating the flight
plans
and saving them.

Jeff
http://www.turboarrow3.com

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:44:16 -0600, "Jim"
wrote:


For instance if you wanted to pre load your alternate airport and an
approach in case you couldn't get in at the first airport, you'd fly the
missed, the garmin would go into suspend mode, then you could hit the OBS
button and have it sequence you to the alternate airport and fly the
approach that was saved in the same flight plan.

You can't load multiple approaches. Since you won't know what approach
you will be assigned until it is assigned and the approach selection
is so quick it doesn't make sense to pre load any approaches.

sorry, I thought I read routes, not approaches....

Jim wrote:

Yep, I've read that whole section but no where does it tell you if you can
or how to enter multiple approaches. I'm at home now just playing with the
sim, but everytime I try to enter a second approach in the flight plan, it
replaces the first approach that I had entered. The flight plan format
seems to have 2 sections, Enroute (at the top) then Approach (under the
Enroute portion) you can enter and save as many Enroute waypoints as you
want ( well, up to 31 ) but only enter one approach after the enroute
section. I can also enter an airport or any other waypoint after the hold
portion of the approach that is saved, but I can not enter a second approach
even if it is at a different airport.

For instance if you wanted to pre load your alternate airport and an
approach in case you couldn't get in at the first airport, you'd fly the
missed, the garmin would go into suspend mode, then you could hit the OBS
button and have it sequence you to the alternate airport and fly the
approach that was saved in the same flight plan.

Jim

"Jeff" wrote in message
...
page 54 in the manual will tell you in detail about creating the flight
plans
and saving them.

Jeff
http://www.turboarrow3.com