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Garmin 530 VOR Approach Using GPS or VLOC
I have a Garmin 530 and a KAP 140 autopilot in my 182. I was
practicing VOR approaches with the CDI on the 530 set to GPS. I noticed that the autopilot would warn that it was about to disengage when I reached the FAF. It does this consistently. If I put the CDI in VLOC, the autopilot would not try to disengage. I tried a VOR approach at another airport with the CDI set to GPS and at the FAF a message came up on the 530 warning me to set the CDI to VLOC. I know that on an ILS approach the 530 will warn you to set the CDI to VLOC but I never read anywhere that it does the same thing on a VOR approach. I called Garmin and they suggested I put the CDI in VLOC but they didn't tell me that it had to be in VLOC for the approach. They only said the 530 could be sending a signal to the autopilot to disengage is the CDI is not set to VLOC. Anybody have any ideas on this? Regards, Richard |
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I have a 430 and its connected to my HSI and to my auto pilot (piper auto
pilot) my auto pilot will fly the plane untill it hits the ground if I let it. At the MAP I hit "susp" and then the auto pilot will fly the missed. All I do is set my HSI to what ever the GPS says and it flies the line. Never disconnects. You may want to take it to your avionics shop, see if it has a setting they can change to keep it from doing that. Jeff Rich wrote: I have a Garmin 530 and a KAP 140 autopilot in my 182. I was practicing VOR approaches with the CDI on the 530 set to GPS. I noticed that the autopilot would warn that it was about to disengage when I reached the FAF. It does this consistently. If I put the CDI in VLOC, the autopilot would not try to disengage. I tried a VOR approach at another airport with the CDI set to GPS and at the FAF a message came up on the 530 warning me to set the CDI to VLOC. I know that on an ILS approach the 530 will warn you to set the CDI to VLOC but I never read anywhere that it does the same thing on a VOR approach. I called Garmin and they suggested I put the CDI in VLOC but they didn't tell me that it had to be in VLOC for the approach. They only said the 530 could be sending a signal to the autopilot to disengage is the CDI is not set to VLOC. Anybody have any ideas on this? Regards, Richard |
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