Airport Location Page Options

The following descriptions and abbreviations are used:

•Type - Usage type: Public, Heliport, Military, or Private

•Position - Latitude/Longitude (degrees/minutes or degrees/minutes/seconds), MGRS, or UTM/UPS

•Elevation - In feet or meters

•Fuel - For public-use airports, the available fuel type(s) are: Avgas (80-87/100LL/100-130/Mogas), Jet, or None

•Approach - Best available approach: ILS, MLS, LOC, LDA, SDF, GPS, VOR, RNAV (‘RNV’), LORAN (‘LOR’), NDB, TACAN (‘TCN’), Helicopter (‘HEL’), or VFR

•Radar - Radar coverage: Yes or No

•Airspace - Control environment: Class B, Class C, Class D, CTA, TMA, TRSA, or none

NOTE: Upon active navigation changes, the active destination airport is used as the default airport on the WPT pages. Manual selection of the destination airport is available from the page menu.

The following options are available for the Airport Location Page, by pressing the MENU Key:

•Select Next FPL Apt? - This option is only available when a Flight Plan is active. Allows the pilot to view the location information for the next airport in the active ﬂight plan

•Select Destination Apt? - This option is only available when a Flight Plan is active. Allows the pilot to view the location information for the active ﬂight plan destination airport.

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WPT PAGES

Selecting an Airport Location Page Menu Option:

1)With a Flight Plan active, select the Airport Location Page.

2)Press the MENU Key to display the Airport Location Page Menu.

3)Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Select Next FPL Apt?’ or ‘Select Destination Apt?’ and press the ENT Key (Figure 7-8).

Figure 7-8 Airport Location Page Menu

4)The Airport Location Page displays information regarding the next Flight Plan or Destination Airport.

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GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference

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GNS 530(A) specifications

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3D Connexion GNS 530(A) manual Airport Location Page Options, Elevation In feet or meters

Models: GNS 530(A)

•Elevation - In feet or meters

•Radar - Radar coverage: Yes or No