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Garmin 530 Fatal Error
My flight instructor is quite upset. He says every single one recurrent
pilots is making the same potentially fatal mistake. When they reach MDA or the MAP, they hit the OBS/SUSP button as soon as it lights up. The Garmin 530 immediately paints a magenta line to the hold waypoint. Unfortunately, often the full approach plate lists specific altitudes to which to climb before making this turn. The instructor says eight out of eight of his recurrent pilots are just hitting the SUSP button as soon as it appears and heading to the hold, which could take them smack dab into terrain or towers. We look up in the Garmin manual and it says nothing about making sure to reach the proper altitude before hitting the OBS/Susp button. His point is this: Garmin should have some type of display message that warns the pilot to reach the proper altitude before turning to the hold fix. |
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