Nearest Flight Service Station FSS | 3D Connexion GNS 530(A)

To quickly tune an ARTCC’s frequency from the Nearest Center Page:

1)Select the Nearest Center Page, using the steps outlined in Section 8.1.

2)Press the small right knob to activate the cursor.

3)Turn the large right knob to scroll through the list, selecting the desired ARTCC.

4)Turn the large right knob to scroll down the page, highlighting the desired frequency.

5)Press the ENT Key to place the selected frequency in the standby ﬁeld of the COM Window.

6)Press the COM Flip-ﬂopKey to activate the selected frequency (Figure 8-18).

Active

Frequency

Field

Selected

Frequency

Figure 8-18 Frequency Moved to Active Field

7)Press the small right knob to remove the ﬂashing cursor.

SECTION 8

NRST PAGES

8.8NEAREST FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) PAGE

The Nearest Flight Service Station Page (Figure 8-19) displays the facility name, bearing to, and distance to the ﬁve nearest FSS points of communication (within 200 nm of the present position). For each FSS listed, the Nearest Flight Service Station Page also indicates one or more frequencies and may be used to quickly tune the COM transceiver to the FSS’s frequency.

For duplex operations, ‘RX’ and ‘TX’ indications appears beside the listed frequencies, indicating ‘receive only’ or ‘transmit only’ frequencies. The associated VOR is also provided for reference.

Bearing To and

Distance To

FSS Name

Frequency(ies)

VOR Identiﬁer (For

Duplex Operation)

Position of

Current Page

within Current Page Group

Current Number of Pages in

Page Group Current Page Group

Figure 8-19 Nearest FSS Page

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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 Nearest Flight Service Station FSS

Models: GNS 530(A)