Laminar Research X-Plane 530 User manual

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Unofficial illustrated
X-Plane 10
GPS 530
Quick Reference
X-Plane is a product of Laminar Research, see http://www.laminarresearch.com and http://www.x-plane.com
All screenshots for this document have been created using X-Plane 10.36 (64-bit) on Microsoft Windows 7 Prof., 64-bit
The PC-12 screenshot has been created using Shade-Tree-Micro-Aviation PC-12 Model 12.47g (see http://www.shadetreemicro.com)
All rights belong to their respective owners.
This document is not to be used for real navigation. It is aimed at flight simulation enthusiasts.
This document is provided „as-is“, without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any
damages arising from the use of this document.

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Table of Contents
Default Display
Resetting the view
Setting COM and NAV frequencies
Map scaling
Switching page modes
NAV mode pages
WPT mode pages
NRST mode pages
Navigating to NRST waypoint
Using a flight plan
adding a waypoint to the flight plan
deleting a waypoint from the flight plan
loading an existing flight plan
Activating a leg
Going direct to a waypoint of the flight plan
Adding an approach to the flight plan
Using vertical navigation (VNAV)
Using the GPS 530 in a STMA Pilatus PC-12
Using the GPS 530 with other aircraft
General hints

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COM 1
Frequency
NAV 1
Frequency
ID, Radial and
distance to
currently
selected VOR
(from VLOC 1),
if it is in range
Direct
tracking to
waypoint
Current
tracking of
aircraft
Distance to
waypoint in
nm
Compass
rose
Estimated
time of
arrival at
next
waypoint
Active Leg
Current
map scaling
Default
Display
Ground
speed
Selected display
mode
Flight plan
path

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Resetting the view
If you get lost in the menu structure, press and hold the CLR key until
you get returned to this NAV / 1 mode page (approx. 10 seconds)

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This part display settings for
COM 1 radio
The active frequency is
122.800, the standby
frequency is 121.000
Pressing this
button swaps
active and
standby COM 1
frequencies
This highlighted field can be modified
when turning the inner or outer knob
on the left bottom side using one of
the 4 click spots. The left side ones
decrease, the right side ones increase
values. The inner knob changes the
fractions, the outer one the pre-
decimal number.
Pushing the knob toggles the active
field between COM and VLOC standby
frequencies
Setting COM and NAV frequencies
This part displays settings
for VLOC 1 (= NAV 1)
Depending on your aircraft model, the COM 1, VLOC 1 or COM 2, VLOC 2
settings may be controlled by the GNS 530 or not. There exist aircraft
models wich have separate hardware buttons in the cockpit, where the
GNS settings are being ignored.
Pressing this
button swaps
active and
standby NAV 1
frequencies

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Using the range up/down buttons the map
scaling can be changed from 1 nm to 1500 nm
Map scaling
Using the CLR button (works multiple times) the
map can be decluttered (the results are not shown)

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Switching page modes
Use the outer knob to toggle between page groups NAV,
WPT and NRST. Use the inner knob to toggle between sub
pages within the same group. Note that the last selected
page within each group will be remembered on reentering.

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NAV mode pages
The additional NAV pages
deliver more information
about the next waypoint and
vertical navigation settings.

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WPT (waypoint) mode pages
These WPT pages deliver additional information about the airport, e.g. name, location,
runways, frequencies, ILS

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NRST (nearest) mode pages
These NRST pages deliver additional
information about the nearest airports,
intersections,NDBs, ...

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NRST (nearest) mode pages (continued)
... VORs, and airspaces.

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Then press
Direct-To button
to display details
on next page
Press ENTER button
button to confirm or CLR to abort
Now going to FSB
Pressing FPL shows flightplan has been
deleted, now contains only new waypoint
Navigating to NRST
waypoint
Push knob to activate
cursor and then turn it
to highlight an entry

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Using a flight plan
Pressing the FPL button toggles the display of this flight plan page
showing the waypoints (airports, navaids, intersections, ...) with ID,
direct tracking course, distance, cumulated distance, ....

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Using a flight plan (continued)
Pressing the Menu button activates the above menu. To start
cleanly, the current flight plan can be deleted. During flight, the
approach can be deleted, or another leg can be activated.
Use the right bottom knob to highlight the required entry
Finally press
the ENTER
key.

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... then turn the inner knob once to
bring up the waypoint entry page
Push knob to activate
cursor
Then turn the outer
knob to highlight the
entry in front of which
the new waypoint shall
be added ...
Adding a waypoint to the flight plan

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... turning the inner knob
counter clockwise returns
prior letter J
... turning the inner
knob clockwise returns
the next letter L
Adding a waypoint to the flight plan (continued)
Starting off with letter K ...

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... turning the outer knob
counter clockwise moves
the cursor position to the
left (for corrections)
... turning the outer
knob clockwise moves
the cursor position to
the right
Assuming cursor position
is on the 2nd character ...
... now use inner knob
again, if required ...
(see previous page) ...
until all characters have
been entered
Adding a waypoint to the flight plan (continued)

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Another press of
ENTER confirms the
entry. If you wish to
abort, press CLR
instead.
The new waypoint is
now visible in the
flightplan
Adding a waypoint to the flight plan (continued)
Once finished, press the ENTER
key; depending on the kind of
waypoint this can take up to 5
characters (typical sizes: VOR: 3,
NDB: 3, Airport: 4, Intersections 5)

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Turn the knob to highlight either Yes or No
Push knob to activate
cursor
Then turn the outer knob to
highlight the entry that shall be
deleted
The deleted waypoint is no longer
part of the list.
Deleting a waypoint from the flight plan
Finally press CLR button
Finally press
ENTER button to
confirm

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With no entry highlighted, turn the
inner knob to activate the flight plan
catalog. In case an entry is
highlighted, press the knob prior to
turning in order to hide the cursor
Push the knob to activate the cursor
highlighting, if required
Loading an existing flight plan
Turn the outer knob to select the required entry.
The files are stored in „X-Plane10/Output/FMS
plans“ and can be created by other tools as well,
e.g. Plan-G or other flight planner software.
Finally hit ENTER to load the flight
plan.