SECTION 10: AUX PAGES

10.1 AUX PAGE GROUP

Section 3.1 introduced the GNS 530’s main page groups (Table 10-1)—NAV, WPT, AUX, NRST—and described each page in the NAV group. The third page group (AUX) allows the pilot to change unit settings. The AUX pages (Figure 10-1) also provide trip planning, fuel planning, density altitude, true airspeed, and winds aloft calculations.

Page Groups

NAV Group

WPT Group

AUX Group

NRST Group

see Section 3

see Section 7

3 AUX pages

see Section 8

Table 10-1 Page Groups

Flight Planning

Utility

Setup

 

Figure 10-1 AUX Pages

 

NOTE: The AUX Page Group may have four AUX pages available when the GNS 530 installation includes connection to a weather information source. See Section 14 of this manual for more information.

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AUX PAGES

Quickly selecting an AUX page:

1)From any page, press and hold the CLR Key to select the Default NAV Page (Figure 10-2). If any of the main pages are already displayed, this step may be skipped.

Figure 10-2 Default NAV Page

2)Turn the large right knob to select the AUX Page Group (Figure 10-3). ‘AUX’ appears along the bottom of the screen.

Figure 10-3 Flight Planning Page

3)Turn the small right knob to select the desired AUX page.

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GNS 530(A) specifications

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