3D Connexion GNS 530(A) V, W

GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference

190-00181-00 Rev. E I-5

INDEX

Vectors-To-Final 3-3, 6-17

Vertical Navigation 16-1, 16-11

VLOC audio 9-1

VLOC ﬂip-ﬂop key 1-3, 1-14, 6-28, 6-33, 7-17, 8-7, 8-10,

9-2, 9-3, 9-4, 16-6, 16-8

VLOC volume knob 1-3, 9-1

VLOC window 1-9, 1-14, 2-2, 3-22, 6-25, 6-27, 7-8, 7-17,

8-7, 8-10, 9-1, 9-3, 9-4

Volume 1-3, 1-5, 2-1, 9-1

VORs 1-11, 1-16, 3-10, 3-16, 3-19, 4-2, 7-1, 7-17, 8-1, 8-2,

8-6

VSR 3-4, 16-11, 16-13

Warranty vi, vii

Waypoint alerts C-5

Waypoint List 7-22, 7-23, 7-25

Waypoint sequencing 3-3, 6-11, 6-23, 16-1, C-2, C-3, C-4

Weather Age Graphic 14-29

Weather broadcast 7-16, 7-17

Weather Data Link 14-1, 14-12

Weather Legend Page 14-24

Winds aloft 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-6

Wind Speed Graphics 14-30

WPT page group 5-15, 7-1, 7-2, 7-17

Contents

Main Page RECORD OF REVISIONS COPYRIGHT TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION SECTION 2: COM SECTION 3: NAV PAGES SECTION 4: DIRECT-TO NAVIGA TION SECTION 5: FLIGHT PLANS Page Page WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES WARRANTY LIMITED WARRANTY Page SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 ACCESSORIES AND PACKING LIST Standard Package: 1.2 KEY AND KNOB FUNCTIONS Left-hand Keys and Knobs Right-hand Keys and Knobs Bottom Row Keys 1.3 TAKEOFF TOUR Overview Powering up the GNS 530 Instrument Panel Self-test Page Page Satellite Status Page Selecting COM and VLOC Frequencies Page Groups NAV Pages Map Page Direct-to Navigation Default NAV Page NAV/COM Page Page IFR Procedures Nearest (NRST) Pages Page Nearest (NRST) Airspace Page Flight Plans (FPL) Page SECTION 2: COM 2.1 COMMUNICATING USING THE GNS 530 Volume Squelch COM Window and Tuning Page Auto-Tuning Page Emergency Channel Stuck Microphone Page SECTION 3: NAV PAGES 3.1 MAIN PAGE GROUPS 3.2 NAV PAGE GROUP 3.3 DEFAULT NAV PAGE Page Selecting Desired On-Screen Data Dual Unit Considerations Auto Zoom 3.4 MAP PAGE Page Map Panning Map Direct-to Airspace Information on the Map Map Setup Page Page Distance Measurements Adding Data Fields to the Map Clearing On-Screen Weather Data Selecting Desired On-Screen Data 3.5 TERRAIN PAGE TERRAIN Page Selectable Display Settings SECTION 3 Seven display ranges are available, allowing for a more complete view of the surrounding area. Inhibit Mode TERRAIN Symbols 3.6 TAWS PAGE TAWS Page Selectable Display Settings SECTION 3 Seven display ranges are available, allowing for a more complete view of the surrounding area. Inhibit Mode TAWS Manual Test TAWS Symbols 3.7 NAV/COM PAGE Page 3.8 SATELLITE STATUS PAGE Page SECTION 4: DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION 4.1 OVERVIEW Selecting a Destination by Facility Name or City Selecting a Destination from the Active Flight Plan Selecting the Nearest Airport as a Direct-to Destination Shortcuts Selecting a Direct-to destination from the Map Page Cancelling Direct-to Navigation Specifying a Course to a Waypoint SECTION 5: FLIGHT PLANS 5.1 FLIGHT PLAN CATALOG PAGE Flight Plan Editing Page Activating Flight Plans Inverting Flight Plans Copying Flight Plans Deleting Flight Plans Flight Plan Catalog Options Page 5.2 ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN PAGE Active Flight Plan Options Page Page Page Page Page Shortcuts Page Page SECTION 6: PROCEDURES 6.1 APPROACHES, DEPARTURES, AND ARRIVALS Page 6.2 NON-PRECISION APPROACH OPERATIONS Approaches with Procedure Turns Page Flying the Procedure Turn Page Flying the Missed Approach Page Flying an Approach with a Hold Page Page Flying a DME Arc Approach Page Page Page Vectors to Final Flying the Vectors Approach Page Course From Fix Flight Plan Legs Page Page Page Page 6.3 ILS APPROACHES Selecting an ILS Approach Page Flying the ILS Approach Page Page Page 6.4 POINTS TO REMEMBER FOR ALL APPROACHES Points to Remember for Localizer-based Approaches Page Page SECTION 7: WPT PAGES 7.1 WPT PAGE GROUP Page Duplicate Waypoints 7.2 AIRPORT LOCATION PAGE Airport Location Page Options 7.3 AIRPORT RUNWAY PAGE Airport Runway Page Options 7.4 AIRPORT FREQUENCY PAGE Page Airport Frequency Page Options 7.5 AIRPORT APPROACH PAGE Airport Approach Page Options 7.6 AIRPORT ARRIVAL PAGE Page Airport Arrival Page Options 7.7 AIRPORT DEPARTURE PAGE Airport Departure Page Options 7.8 INTERSECTION PAGE 7.9 NDB PAGE 7.10 VOR PAGE 7.11 USER WAYPOINT PAGE Creating User Waypoints Page Creating User Waypoints from the Map Page Modifying User Waypoints User Waypoint Page Options User Waypoint List Page Page Page SECTION 8: NRST PAGES 8.1 NRST PAGE GROUP Page Navigating to a Nearby Waypoint 8.2 NEAREST AIRPORT PAGE Page 8.3 NEAREST INTERSECTION PAGE 8.4 NEAREST NDB PAGE 8.5 NEAREST VOR PAGE Page 8.6 NEAREST USER WAYPOINT PAGE 8.7 NEAREST CENTER (ARTCC) PAGE 8.8 NEAREST FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) PAGE Page 8.9 NEAREST AIRSPACE PAGE Page Page Page SECTION 9: VLOC RECEIVER 9.1 VLOC (VOR/LOCALIZER/GLIDESLOPE) RECEIVER OPERATIONS Ident Audio and Volume VLOC Window and Tuning VLOC Ident Window Auto-Tuning Tuning the VLOC when an approach is active CDI Key SECTION 10: AUX PAGES 10.1 AUX PAGE GROUP 10.2 FLIGHT PLANNING PAGE Page Flight Planning Page: Fuel Planning Flight Planning Page: Trip Planning Flight Planning Page: Density Alt/TAS/Winds Flight Planning Page: Scheduler Flight Planning Page: Crossll Page 10.3 UTILITY PAGE Page Utility Page: Checklists Page Utility Page: Flight Timers Page Utility Page: Trip Statistics Utility Page: RAIM Prediction Utility Page: Software Versions Utility Page: Database Versions Utility Page: Terrain Database Versions 10.4 SETUP PAGE Page Page Setup Page: CDI/Alarms Setup Page: CDI Scale/Alarms Page Setup Page: Units/Position Page Setup Page: Date/Time Setup Page: Display Backlight Setup Page: Nearest Airport Criteria Setup Page: Data Field Conguration Setup Page: COM Conguration Page SECTION 11: VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) Page Page Page SECTION 12: TERRAIN 12.1 INTRODUCTION Operating Criteria Limitations TERRAIN Alerting Baro-Corrected Altitude Using TERRAIN SECTION 12 12.2 TERRAIN PAGE Obstacle Symbol See Section 3.5 for a complete description of the TERRAIN Page and its operation. TERRAIN Symbols 12.3 TERRAIN ALERTS Page SECTION 12 Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance Premature Descent Alerting TERRAIN Inhibit TERRAIN NOT AVAILABLE ALERT TERRAIN FAILURE ALERT 12.4 DATABASE INFORMATION FOR TERRAIN General Database Information Database Versions Database Updates Terrain/Obstacle Database Areas of Coverage SECTION 13: TAWS 13.1 INTRODUCTION Operating Criteria Limitations TAWS Alerting Baro-Corrected Altitude Using TAWS SECTION 13 13.2 TAWS PAGE Obstacle Symbol See Section 3.6 for a complete description of the TAWS Page and its operation. TAWS Symbols 13.3 TAWS ALERTS Page SECTION 13 Table 13-3 shows system status annunciations that may also be issued: Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance Premature Descent Alerting TAWS Inhibit GNS 530(A) Pilots Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev. E 13-8 Excessive Descent Rate Alert "PULL UP""PULL UP" Height Above Terrain (Feet) "SINK RATE" Descent Rate (FPM) Negative Climb Rate After Takeoff Alert (NCR) FIVE-HUNDRED AURAL ALERT TAWS NOT AVAILABLE ALERT TAWS FAILURE ALERT 13.4 DATABASE INFORMATION FOR TAWS General Database Information Database Versions Database Updates Terrain/Obstacle Database Areas of Coverage SECTION 14: ADDITIONAL FEATURES 14.1 TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICE (TIS) INTERFACE TIS Operation SECTION 14 above TIS Operational Procedures TIS Limitations Page TIS Audio Alerting TIS Symbology Trafc Page TIS Trafc Display Status and Pilot Response Trafc Warning Window Non-Bearing Trafc Advisory (TA) Banner Trafc Page Display Range Map Page Thumbnail Trafc on Map Page Highlighting TIS Trafc Using Map Page Panning Power-Up Test Manual Override Flight Procedures After Landing 14.2 WEATHER DATA LINK INTERFACE Introduction Weather Products NEXRAD Description NEXRAD Abnormalities NEXRAD Limitations GNS 530(A) Pilots Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev. E NEXRAD Intensity Display dBZ Rain (inches/hour) Snow (inches/hour) Source of NEXRAD Echo Table 14-3 NEXRAD Intensity Colors Requesting NEXRAD Data Data Received Message (GDL 49 Only) Displaying NEXRAD Data on the Weather Page Customizing NEXRAD Data on the Weather Page Displaying NEXRAD Data on the Map Page Customizing NEXRAD Data on the Map Page Request Shortcuts Data Link Request Log Page (GDL 49 Only) Sending Position Reports (GDL 49 Only) Requesting Graphical METARS Page Displaying graphical METARS on the NAV Weather Page Weather Legend Page Displaying Textual METARS Displaying Wind Data Displaying Temperature/Dewpoints Troubleshooting Monitoring the Data Link Page Standard Aviation Forecast Abbreviations METAR Graphics METARs SECTION 14 Winds G10 G11+ Temperature - Dewpoints Page SECTION 15 FAULT DETECTION AND EXCLUSION SECTION 15: FAULT DETECTION AND EXCLUSION 15.1 DETECTION AND EXCLUSION SECTION 15 FAULT DETECTION AND EXCLUSION 15.2 PRE-DEPARTURE VERIFICATION OF FDE SECTION 16: MESSAGES, ABBREVIATIONS, AND NAV TERMS 16.1 MESSAGES Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 16.2 ABBREVIATIONS Page Page 16.3 NAVIGATION TERMS Page Page APPENDIX A DATA CARD USE APPENDIX A: DATA CARD USE APPENDIX A DATA CARD USE APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX B: SPECIFICATIONS C Page APPENDIX C: TROUBLESHOOTING Q & A What is RAIM, and how does it affect approach operations? Why arent there any approaches available for my ight plan? Can I le slant Golf (/G) using my GPS? What does the OBS key do and when do I use it? Page Page APPENDIX C When does turn anticipation begin, and what bank angle is expected? When does the CDI scale change, and what does it change to? Approach Enroute/Oceanic Terminal Why does my CDI not respond like a VOR when OBS mode is active? What is the correct missed approach procedure? How do I select the missed approach holding point? How do I re-select the same approach or activate a new approach after a missed approach? A B C D I-2 E F G H I M N O P I-4 R S T U V W