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Garmin GNS 430AW, Pilot'S Manual & Reference

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Page 1: ...Pilot s Guide Reference 400W Series ...

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Page 3: ...r to receive and decode the satellite signals In such event the interference may be reduced or eliminated by switching off the source of interference or moving the GPS receiver away from it CAUTION The electronic chart is an aid to naviga tion and is designed to facilitate the use of authorized government charts not replace them Land and water data is provided only as a general reference to your s...

Page 4: ...terference received including interference that may cause undesired operation To obtain accessories for your 400W series please contact your Garmin dealer Help us better support you by completing our on line registra tion form today Registration ensures that you will be notified of product updates and new products and provides lost or sto len unit tracking Please have the serial number of your unit...

Page 5: ...ion Rack Connectors Pilot s Guide Quick Reference 400W 500W Series Display Interfaces Addendum 400W 500W Series Garmin Optional Display Interfaces Addendum GNS 400W 500W series Simulator Training CD ROM Database Subscription Packet Warranty Registration Card Upgrade Package Garmin 400W series Unit NavData Card Terrain Card optional GPS Antenna Pilot s Guide Reference Quick Reference 400W 500W Seri...

Page 6: ...Y OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE IN NO EVENT SHALL GARMIN BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSE QUENTIAL DAMAGES WHETHER RESULTING FROM THE USE MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or con...

Page 7: ...ing 35 Map Direct To 36 Airspace Information on the Map 36 Map Page Options 37 Map Setup 37 Data Fields on the Map 40 Selecting Desired On Screen Data 40 Restoring Factory Settings 41 Terrain Operation 41 Terrain Limitations 41 Terrain Page 41 Inhibit Mode 42 Terrain Symbols 44 Color Interpretation 44 General Database Information 44 Database Versions 44 Database Updates 44 Terrain Obstacle Databas...

Page 8: ...member for Localizer or VOR based Approaches 109 Enabling Autopilot Outputs for the King KAP140 KFC225 111 Section 6 WPT Pages 113 WPT Page Group 113 Duplicate Waypoints 115 Airport Runway Page 117 Airport Frequency Page 118 Airport Approach Page 120 Airport Arrival Page 122 Airport Departure Page 123 Intersection Page 125 NDB Page 125 VOR Page 126 User Waypoint Page 127 Creating User Waypoints 12...

Page 9: ...nfiguration 173 Restoring Factory Settings 174 Section 10 Fault Detection Exclusion 175 Detection and Exclusion 175 Section 11 Messages Abbreviations and Navigation Terminology 177 Messages 177 Turn Advisory and Arrival Annunciations 183 Abbreviations 184 Navigation Terms 188 Appendix A NavData Card Use 190 Appendix B Specifications 191 Appendix C Troubleshooting Q A 192 Index 198 ...

Page 10: ...INTRODUCTION viii Blank Page ...

Page 11: ...E pre diction program the GPS 400W may be used for oceanic or remote operations For the latest in graphical and textual weather information the GPS 400W can connect to XM Satellite Radio s XM WX Weather Service via the GDL 69 69A datalink receiver GNC 420W 420AW The GNS 430W AW includes all of the features of the GPS 400W and also includes TSO d airborne VHF communications transceiver This multipu...

Page 12: ...escriptions on the next three pages provide a general overview of the primary function s for each key and knob This Takeoff Tour section is intended to provide a brief overview of the primary functions of your 400W series unit Experi ment with the unit and refer to the Reference sections for more information Left hand Keys and Knobs Left hand Keys and Knobs GPS 400W GNC 420W AW GNS 430W AW k The C...

Page 13: ...nob Functions Right hand Keys and Knobs Right hand Keys and Knobs R The range key RNG allows you to select the desired map scale Use the up arrow side of the key to zoom out to a larger area or the down arrow side to zoom in to a smaller area D The direct to key provides access to the direct to function which allows you to enter a destination waypoint and establishes a direct course to the selecte...

Page 14: ... requirements See Sections 11 and 9 for more information on messages and unit settings The flight plan key FPL allows you to create edit activate and invert flight plans as well as access approaches departures and arrivals A closest point to flight plan feature is also available from the flight plan key See Section 4 for more information on flight plans C O F M P N GPS 400W GNC 420W GNS 430W The p...

Page 15: ...re selectable fields etc the pictures shown here may not exactly match what you see on your 400W series unit Prior to using your unit for the first time we recommend that you taxi to a location that is well away from buildings and other aircraft so the unit can collect satellite data without interruption Powering up the 400W Series Unit The 420W and 430W power and COM volume are controlled using the...

Page 16: ...capacity fuel on board and fuel flow may be manually entered if your installation does not include connection to sen sors which automatically provide these figures To enter fuel capacity fuel on board or fuel flow figures if not provided by sensors 1 Turn the large right knob to select the CAP FOB or FF field 2 Turn the small and large right knobs to enter the desired figure then press ENT Enter the fu...

Page 17: ...ts The 400W series unit can hold up to nine check lists with up to 30 entries in each checklist 2 Turn the large right knob to select the desired checklist then follow the steps in Section 9 Aux Pages Utility Page to execute each step in the selected checklist 3 Once you complete the desired checklist s press the small right knob to return to the checklists page Press the small right knob again to...

Page 18: ...To return to the previous page after viewing a message press the MSG key again The satellite status page shows the ID num bers for the satellites and the relative signal strength of each satellite received as a bar graph reading Searching Sky indicates that satellite almanac data is not available The data is recollected from the first available satellite Acquiring indicates that satellites have bee...

Page 19: ...t knob to select the desired megahertz MHz value For example the 135 portion of the frequency 135 325 3 Turn the small left knob to select the desired kilohertz kHz value For example the 325 portion of the frequency 135 325 4 To activate the selected frequency press the appropriate flip flop key COM for commu nication frequencies orVLOC forVOR Localizer frequencies Once you ve entered the active fre...

Page 20: ...right knob selects the page group NAV WPT AUX or NRST The small right knob selects the desired page within a group To quickly select the default NAV page press and hold the CLR key Small right knob to select pages within the group a WPT Group Arpt Location Arpt Runway Arpt Frequency Arpt Approach Arpt Arrival Intersection NDB VOR Arpt Departure User Waypoint Large right knob to change page groups ...

Page 21: ...roup Large right knob to change page groups Large right knob to select pages with the group a Flight plan pages are selected by pressing the FPL key and using the small right knob to select the desired page FPL Group Active Flight Plan Flight Plan Catalog The Procedures pages are selected by pressing the PROC key and using the small or large right knobs to select a procedure PROC Group Procedure d...

Page 22: ...ch as flight plan ning or unit settings and listings for nearest NRST airports or other facilities To select the desired page group turn the large right knob until a page from the desired group is displayed To select the desired page within the group turn the small right knob until the desired page is displayed The bottom right corner of the screen indicates the page group currently being displayed...

Page 23: ...estimated time en route ETE See Sec tion 11 for definitions of these navigation terms The default NAV page is selected by pressing and holding the CLR key or turning the small right knob Active Leg of Flight Plan User selectable Data Fields Course Deviation Indicator CDI Default NAV Page To change the data fields in the corners of the Default NAV Page 1 Press MENU with the Map Page displayed 2 Turn ...

Page 24: ... of arrival minimum safe altitude and ground track See Section 11 for definitions of these navigation terms Map Page Data Fields Present Position Map Display Map Scale with declutter value Desired Track The map page combines a moving map display and navigation data for complete situational awareness Map setup pages are provided to designate the maximum scale at which each map feature will ap pear T...

Page 25: ...n the airport identifier field in the GPS window Turn the small right knob to display the list of airports departure arrival and en route for your flight plan or direct to Continue to turn the small right knob until the desired airport is selected 3 Press ENT to display the frequency list for the selected airport Press ENT to show the frequencies for the selected airport To select a communication or ...

Page 26: ... city name See Section 3 for more information 2 Turn the small right knob to enter the first letter of the destination waypoint identifier The destination waypoint may be an airport VOR NDB intersection or user waypoint as long as it is in the database or stored in memory as a user waypoint 3 Turn the large right knob to the right to move the cursor to the next character position 4 Repeat steps 2 an...

Page 27: ...T to display a list of available proce dures for the arrival when using approaches or STARs or departure when using SIDs airport 3 Turn the small right knob to select the desired procedure and press ENT 4 For approaches a window appears to select the desired initial approach fix IAF or provide a vectors option to select just the final course segment of the approach Turn the small right knob to selec...

Page 28: ...es avail able under the NRST group Nearest airport page Nearest intersection page Nearest NDB page Nearest VOR page Nearest user waypoints page Nearest ARTCC page Nearest FSS page Nearest airspace page To display the NRST pages 1 If necessary press the small right knob to remove the cursor from the page 2 Turn the large right knob to select the NRST page group as indicated by NRST appearing in the...

Page 29: ...a tion press the small right knob to remove the cursor and turn the small right knob to display the desired information page The nearest airport page may be used in conjunc tion with the direct to key to quickly set a course to a nearby facility in an in flight emergency Selecting a nearby airport as a direct to destination will override your flight plan or cancel a previously selected direct to des...

Page 30: ... When turned on the message MSG annunciator located directly above the MSG key will flash to alert you to the airspace message See Section 9 Aux Pages Setup 1 for information on enabling airspace alert messages To view an airspace alert message 1 Press the MSG key The message page appears with the alert message When an airspace alert occurs the message MSG annunciator will flash Press MSG to view th...

Page 31: ...ctivating it to use for navigation Additional information about flight plans can be found in Section 4 Flight Plans To create a new flight plan 1 Press the FPL key and turn the small right knob to select the flight plan catalog 2 Press the MENU key to display the flight plan catalog options 3 Turn the large right knob to select Create New Flight Plan and press ENT To create a new flight plan select Cre...

Page 32: ...s in the flight plan catalog It replaces any flight plan which currently exists in flight plan 00 To activate the new flight plan 1 On the Flight Plan Catalog page press the small right knob to activate the cursor Rotate the large right knob to highlight the desired flight plan 2 Press the MENU key to display the flight plan catalog options 3 Turn the small right knob to select Activate Flight Plan and ...

Page 33: ...he upper right corner of the screen while transmitting Volume COM radio volume is adjusted using the COM power volume knob Turn the COM power volume knob clockwise to increase volume or counterclock wise to decrease volume Squelch The COM radio features an automatic squelch to reject many localized noise sources You may override the squelch function by pressing the COM power volume knob This facil...

Page 34: ...tion appears at this location while you are transmitting NOTE The tuning cursor will normally appear in the COM window unless placed in the VLOC window by pressing the small left knob When the tuning cursor is in the VLOC window it will automatically return to the COM window after 30 seconds of inactivity This does not apply to the GNS 420W The active frequency in either window cannot be accessed ...

Page 35: ...n turn the large right knob until the nearest pages appears Finally if necessary turn the small right knob to display the nearest airport page 2 Press the small right knob momentarily to place the cursor on the airport identifier field of the first airport in the list Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired airport frequency 3 Press ENT to place the frequency in the standby field of the COM...

Page 36: ...ob to place the cursor on the airport identifier field To the left of this field appears Departure En Route or Arrival depending on the placement of the dis played airport within your flight plan 3 Turn the small right knob to display a window listing the airports in your flight plan Continue turning the small right knob to select the desired airport 4 Press ENT to return to the NAVCOM page with the fr...

Page 37: ... the 121 500 MHz emergency frequency Note Under some circumstances if the com sys tem loses communication with the main system the radio will automatically tune to 121 500 MHz for transmit and receive regardless of the displayed frequency Stuck Microphone Whenever the 420W 430W is transmitting a TX indication will appear in the COM window If the microphone is stuck or accidentally left in the keye...

Page 38: ...28 1 COM Blank Page ...

Page 39: ...enient to cycle between the default NAV and map pages two of the most frequently used pages Other pages are provided to list frequencies for your flight plan show your current position display current satellite reception and make vertical navigation settings Default NAV Map Terrain VNAV Position Satellite Status NAVCOM The bottom right corner of the screen indicates which page group is currently be...

Page 40: ... defined for the approach You may also manually select the desired scale set ting as outlined in the Aux Setup section The graphic CDI shows your position at the center of the indicator relative to the desired course the moving course deviation needle As with a traditional mechanical CDI when you re off course simply steer toward the needle The TO FROM arrow in the center of the scale indicates whe...

Page 41: ...A Track angle error TKE Ground track TRK Vertical speed required VSR Cross track error XTK If no flight plan or direct to destination has been selected only speed track altitude and minimum safe altitude data may be displayed All other data types will appear as blank lines on the default NAV page until a destination is selected To select a different data item for any data field 1 Starting with the d...

Page 42: ... NOTE The databases of the 400 500 series and the 400W 500W are incompatible so you may not mix systems Map Page The second NAV page is the map page which dis plays your present position using an airplane symbol along with nearby airports navaids user defined waypoints airspace boundaries lakes rivers high ways and cities NOTE The electronic chart is an aid to navigation and is designed to facilit...

Page 43: ...face runway s Primary runway shown Airport with soft surface runway s only Private Airfield Intersection VOR VORTAC VOR DME TACAN DME NDB Localizer Locator Outer Marker Heliport Map Range The map display can be set to 23 different scale settings from 500 feet to 2000 nautical miles statute and metric units are also available The scale is indi cated in the lower left hand corner of the map display a...

Page 44: ...rom the map display but the airport and navaid detail will remain The Setup Map option allows you to define the maximum scale at which each map feature will appear This provides you with complete control to minimize screen clutter You can also quickly remove items from the map using the CLR key To quickly declutter the map display press the CLR key momentarily as often as needed to select the desir...

Page 45: ...n clockwise or left counterclockwise 4 To cancel the panning function and return to your present position press the small right knob When the target pointer is placed on an object the name of that object will be highlighted even if the name wasn t originally displayed on the map This feature applies to airports navaids user created waypoints roads lakes rivers almost everything displayed on the ma...

Page 46: ...ation such as floor ceiling limits and controlling agency directly from the map To view airspace information for an on screen special use or controlled airspace 1 Use the panning function see previous page to place the target pointer on an open area within the boundaries of an airspace If the area is congested and it is difficult to select an open area you may need to zoom in or press CLR to make th...

Page 47: ...owing table lists the group names and available settings Feature Description Map Orientation AutoZoom Land Data Avia tion Data Weather Lightning Mode Symbol when applicable Traffic Traffic Mode Symbol Label when appli cable Airport Large Medium Small Airports and Text NAVAID VORs NDBs Intersections and Text Waypoint User Waypoints Flight Plan Wpts and Text Line Active Flight Plan Direct To Lat Long ...

Page 48: ...cale from 2000 NM through each lower scale stopping at 1 0 NM as you approach your destination waypoint 5 To enable disable background land data or all Jeppesen aviation data turn the small right knob to select Map and press ENT Use the large right knob to highlight the appropri ate field and turn the small right knob to select On or Off Press ENT to accept the selected option 6 For airports NAVAID...

Page 49: ...The Measure Dist option provides a quick easy method for determining the bearing and distance between any two points on the map display To measure bearing and distance between two points 1 On the Nav Map page press MENU Then turn the large right knob to highlight Mea sure Dist and press ENT An on screen refer ence pointer will appear on the map display at your present position 2 Use the small and ...

Page 50: ...ata types including bearing to destina tion distance to destination estimated time of arrival ground speed minimum safe altitude and track See Section 11 for descriptions of these and other naviga tion terms To change a data field 1 Press MENU on the Map page and then turn the large right knob to highlight Change Fields Then press ENT 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight the data field you wish ...

Page 51: ...e with reference to a database that may contain inaccuracies Terrain and obstructions are shown only if they are in the database Terrain and obstacle information should be used as an aid to situational awareness They should never be used to navigate or maneuver around terrain Note that all obstructions may not be available in the terrain and obstacle database No terrain and obstacle information is...

Page 52: ... 100 NM Aviation information such as airports VORs and other navaids can be turned on or off from the TERRAIN Page To show or hide aviation data 1 Select the TERRAIN Page and press MENU 2 Select Show or Hide Aviation Data and press ENT Pressing the CLR key when the TERRAIN Page is displayed will also toggle aviation information on or off Inhibit Mode The Garmin TERRAIN system provides an inhibit m...

Page 53: ...in is selected by default 2 Press ENT The TERRAIN system is functional again Aircraft Altitude 1000 ft 100 ft Threshold Terrain Above Aircraft Altitude TERRAIN Altitude Color Correlation Obstacle Symbol Unlighted Obstacle Lighted Obstacle Color TERRAIN Obstacle Location 1000 AGL 1000 AGL 1000 AGL 1000 AGL Red Terrain Obstacle above or within 100 ft below current aircraft altitude Yellow Terrain Ob...

Page 54: ...ain obstacle databases are contained on a datacard which is inserted in the right most slot of the 400W Series units Database Versions The version and area of coverage of each ter rain obstacle database is shown on the Terrain Data base Versions Page located in the AUX Page Group Databases are checked for integrity at power up If a database is found to be missing and or deficient the TERRAIN system...

Page 55: ...ded in the Obstacle Database It is very impor tant to note that not all obstacles are necessarily charted and therefore may not be contained in the Obstacle Database Navigation Database As explained in the Premature Descent Alert ing PDA section the Garmin TERRAIN prema ture descent alerting PDA algorithms utilize data contained in the Navigation Database It is therefore important to also have the...

Page 56: ...ls at which Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance FLTA alerting occurs as described later in the Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance section Premature Descent Alerting PDA is also affected as described later in the PDA section Nearest Airport Criteria Page As an example if the pilot configures the unit to include only airports with runways 5000 feet or longer only these are added to the nearest airport l...

Page 57: ... The Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance alert or FLTA is used by the TERRAIN system and is com posed of two elements Reduced Required Terrain Clear ance RTC Avoidance and Imminent Terrain Impact ITI Avoidance RTC ITI TERRAIN Severity Levels TERRAIN AHEAD alert flashing Estimated potential impact in approximately 30 seconds after pop up alert and annunciation Similarly an OBSTACLE AHEAD alert is also...

Page 58: ...approach phase of flight RTC ITI alerts are automatically inhibited when the aircraft is below 200 feet AGL while within 0 5 NM of the approach runway or is below 125 feet AGL while within 1 NM of the runway threshold Premature Descent Alerting PDA The TERRAIN system issues a Premature Descent Alert PDA when the system detects that the aircraft is significantly below the normal approach path to a ru...

Page 59: ...ated TERRAIN has failed TERRAIN has failed message TERRAIN Not Available Alert The TERRAIN system requires a 3D GPS navigation solution along with specific vertical accuracy minimums Should the navigation solution become degraded if the terrain obstacle database is not available or if the aircraft is out of the database coverage area the annunciation TERRAIN NOT AVAILABLE is displayed on the TERRAI...

Page 60: ...Clearance RTC Alert FLASHING FLASHING Imminent Terrain Impact ITI Advisory Imminent Terrain Impact ITI Alert FLASHING FLASHING Required Obstacle Clearance RTC Advisory Required Obstacle Clearance RTC Alert FLASHING FLASHING Imminent Obstacle Impact IOI Advisory Imminent Obstacle Impact IOI Alert FLASHING FLASHING Premature Descent Alert PDA TERRAIN Alerts Summary Terrain Alerts ...

Page 61: ...AV group To select a frequency list for a departure en route or arrival airport 1 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor 2 Turn the large right knob to place the cursor on the airport identifier field top line on the NAVCOM page 3 Turn the small right knob to select the desired airport and press ENT To scroll through the list of frequencies 1 Activate the cursor if not already active by p...

Page 62: ...field These fields are user selectable to configure the page to your own preferences and current navigation needs User selectable Data Fields Graphic Track Indicator Present Position Page location in NAV group Reference Waypoint Fields The graphic track indicator at the top of the page indicates the direction you re heading or track only while you re moving Directly below are three user selectable fie...

Page 63: ...nce waypoint field located at the bottom of the page to indicate your bearing and distance to from a selected waypoint The reference waypoint field can display bearing and distance information for a nearby airport default VOR NDB intersection or user waypoint To change the reference waypoint information 1 Press MENU to display the position page options menu 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight C...

Page 64: ...t knobs to enter the identifier of the desired waypoint Press ENT to confirm the selected waypoint Press the small right knob to remove the cursor Restoring Factory Settings A Restore Defaults option allows you to reset all data fields to their original factory default settings This will return the three user selectable fields at the top of the page AND the reference waypoint fields to default settings...

Page 65: ...xcluded by the FDE program as a faulty satellite Solid cyan signal strength bars the receiver has collected the necessary data but is not using the satellite in the position solution Solid green signal strength bars the receiver has collected the necessary data and the satellite is being used in the position solution The sky view display at top left corner of the page shows which satel lites are c...

Page 66: ...l navigation page the last NAV page allows you to create a three dimensional profile which guides you from your present position and altitude to a final target altitude at a specified location This is helpful when you d like to descend to a certain altitude near an airport Once the profile is defined message alerts and additional data on the default NAV and map pages will keep you informed of your prog...

Page 67: ...itude should occur at the target reference waypoint enter a distance of zero 6 Turn the small right knob to select Before or After and press ENT This setting desig nates whether the offset distance defines a point before you reach the target reference waypoint or after you reach the waypoint After is not available for the last waypoint 7 When using a flight plan the target refer ence waypoint itself...

Page 68: ...arget Altitude message is pro vided The VSR readout on the default NAV and map pages is blanked out at this point Vertical navigation messages can be turned on or off By default the messages are off Turning the mes sages off allows you to keep the profile settings you ve entered previously without having them generate mes sages when the feature isn t needed To disable enable the vertical navigation...

Page 69: ... noted as not available and new terrain advisory pop ops will not occur Traffic and Storm scope information will not be shown on the Map page but will continue to be available on their own dedi cated pages XM weather will still be available on the Map page Dead Reckoning mode will continue until GPS posi tion is restored when GPS navigation is restored Dead Reckoning mode is exited The DR annunciat...

Page 70: ...2 NAV PAGES 60 Blank Page ...

Page 71: ...The select direct to waypoint page will appear with the waypoint identifier field highlighted 2 Use the small and large right knobs to enter the identifier of the desired destination waypoint 3 Press ENT to confirm the selected waypoint and ENT again to activate the direct to func tion If you re navigating to a waypoint and get off course the direct to function may also be used to re center the CDI HS...

Page 72: ...e above or the city third line see above field 3 Use the small and large right knobs to enter the facility name or city location of the desired destination waypoint As you spell the facility name or city the 400W series Spell N Find feature will select the first entry in the database based upon the characters you have entered up to that point 4 Continue turning the small right knob to scroll through...

Page 73: ...on Selecting the Nearest Airport as a Direct To Destination The select direct to waypoint page always displays the nearest airports from your present position on the NRST field Navigating directly to a nearby airport is always just a few simple steps away Nearby airports may also be selected as direct to destinations using the steps described Section 7 NRST Pages Navigating to a Nearby Waypoint To ...

Page 74: ...tivate the cursor turn the large right knob to highlight the desired waypoint then press direct to followed by ENT twice Direct to destinations may also be selected from the map page by panning to the desired destination location and pressing direct to and ENT twice If no airport navaid or user waypoint exists at the desired location a waypoint named MAP will automatically be created at the locati...

Page 75: ...ever you perform a direct to the 400W series will set a direct geodesic course to your selected destination You can also manually define the course to your destination using the CRS course field on the select direct to waypoint page To manually define the direct to course 1 Press the direct to key 2 Use the small and large right knobs to select the destination waypoint 3 Press ENT to confirm the selec...

Page 76: ...n 1 Press the FPL key to reach the active flight plan page 2 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor Turn the large right knob to highlight the hold leg of the flight plan 3 Press direct to Activate will be highlighted Press ENT to activate a course Direct To the holding pattern Or press CLR to cancel the process 4 The holding pattern will now be set as your next waypoint ...

Page 77: ...y of the flight plan is automatically transferred to flight plan 00 and overwrites any previously active flight plan Flight Plan Catalog Editing To add a waypoint to an existing flight plan 1 Press FPL and turn the small right knob to display the flight plan catalog 2 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor 3 Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired flight plan and press ENT 4 Turn t...

Page 78: ... ENT when finished 5 Once all changes have been made press the small right knob to return to the flight plan catalog Flight Plan Catalog Options The following options are available for the Flight Plan Catalog Activate Flight Plan Invert and Activate Flight Plan Create New Flight Plan Crossfill Copy Flight Plan Delete Flight Plan Delete All Flight Plans Sort List by Number Comment Activating Flight Pl...

Page 79: ...original flight plan will remain intact in its flight plan catalog stor age location Create a new flight plan Create New Flight Plan allows you to create a new flight plan The new flight plan will be saved in the Flight Plan Catalog To create a new flight plan 1 Press FPL and turn the small right knob to display the flight plan catalog 2 Press MENU to display the flight plan catalog options 3 Turn the lar...

Page 80: ...between units active flight plan flight plan all user waypoints or a single user waypoint When Flight Plan or UserWaypoint is selected a second field will appear to the immediate right of the Transfer field Use the small and large right knobs to enter the number of the flight plan or the name of the user waypoint you wish to transfer 5 The Cross Side field allows you to designate the sending and receivi...

Page 81: ...ight plan does not delete the individual waypoints contained in the flight plan from the database or user waypoint memory Once you are finished with a flight plan it can easily be deleted from the flight plan catalog or the active flight plan page To delete a flight plan 1a From the active flight plan page press MENU to display the active flight plan options window or 1b From the flight plan catalog press...

Page 82: ...t Plan Page The active flight plan page provides information and editing functions for flight plan 00 the flight plan currently in use for navigation Once you have activated a flight plan the active flight plan page will show each waypoint for the flight plan along with the desired track DTK and distance DIS for each leg The data fields for DTK and DIS are user selectable and may be changed to display cu...

Page 83: ...ion guid ance To activate a flight plan along a specific leg 1 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor and turn the large right knob to highlight the desired destination waypoint 2 Select the Activate Leg option from the active flight plan page options and press ENT 3 A confirmation window will appear With Activate highlighted press ENT Crossfill Crossfill allows you to transfer the active fl...

Page 84: ...ou ll find it more convenient to select approaches using the PROC key as described in Section 5 Procedures To select an approach for a direct to or flight plan destination airport 1 Press MENU and choose the Select Approach option from the active flight plan page options with the large right knob and press ENT 2 A window will appear listing the available approaches for your destination airport Turn t...

Page 85: ... and press ENT 3 A second window will appear listing available runways for the transition Turn the small right knob to highlight the desired runway and press ENT 4 With Load highlighted press ENT Select Departure Select Departure allows you to select a pub lished standard instrument departure SID for the departure airport or replace the current departure with a new selection When using a direct to...

Page 86: ... a flight plan will pass from a refer ence waypoint May also be used to create a new user waypoint along the flight plan at the location closest to the reference waypoint To determine the closest point along the active flight plan to a selected waypoint 1 Select the Closest Point of FPL option from the active flight plan page options and press ENT 2 A window will appear with the reference waypoint fi...

Page 87: ...track to fix or direct to fix leg Parallel track may be allowed but not the selected offset distance TO WPT FROM WPT North BRG Parallel Track Distance Course DTK Offset TO WPT Offset FROM WPT To set a parallel track to your flight plan 1 With the Active Flight Plan Page displayed press MENU to display the Active Flight Plan Page Options window Select Parallel Track to set a parallel track to your cur...

Page 88: ...s to fac tory defaults 1 With the Active Flight Plan Page displayed press MENU to display the Active Flight Plan Page Options window 2 Turn the small right knob to highlight Restore Defaults and then press ENT Shortcuts A number of shortcuts are available to save time when using the active flight plan page These shortcuts speed the process of removing approaches departures and arrivals and aid in s...

Page 89: ...t to key To activate a specific leg of the active flight plan 1 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor and turn the large right knob to high light the desired destination waypoint 2 Press direct to twice to display an Activate Leg confirmation window 3 With Activate highlighted press ENT When using instrument procedures this feature can be used not only to activate a specific point to point...

Page 90: ...4 FLIGHT PLANS 80 Active Flight Plan Shortcuts Blank Page ...

Page 91: ...able pro cedures Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired procedure and press ENT When a direct to destination is selected departures are offered for the nearest airport 4 A second window will appear listing the avail able transitions Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired transition waypoint and press ENT The approach Vectors option assumes you will receive vectors to the fin...

Page 92: ...y to display the procedures page 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight Acti vate Approach and press ENT Another procedures page option allows you to activate the final course segment of the approach This option assumes you will receive vectors to the final approach course and guides you to intercept the final course before reaching the FAF To activate the approach with vectors to final 1 Press the ...

Page 93: ...re provided in the lower left corner of the display indicating the current mode of flight Annunciation Description LPV Follow lateral and vertical guidance to LPV minimums A yellow background indicates the current VPL and or HPL values are not adequate for the approach and is an early indication that downgrading will occur if conditions do not improve L VNAV GPS approach identified in the database a...

Page 94: ...e the Select Approach option from the procedures page or from the active flight plan options 3 Load the approach often while en route in anticipation of its future use This places the approach in the active flight plan but retains course guidance in the en route section until the approach is activated 4 Activate the full approach or vectors to final as appropriate In some scenarios you may find it mor...

Page 95: ...cted using the direct to key or by cre ating a flight plan terminating at Lynchburg Regional 2 While en route to KLYH some 40 50 nautical miles away you select the ATIS frequency to monitor airport conditions and runway usage This is accomplished by selecting the NAVCOM page and selecting the ATIS frequency from the list This places the frequency on standby Use the COM flip flop key to make the ATIS ...

Page 96: ...the large right knob to review each segment of the approach When finished press FPL again to return to the previous page 3 As you approach the IAF LYH a waypoint alert LTTO 205 x S will appear in the lower right corner of the screen As the distance DIS to the IAF approaches zero the alert is replaced by a turn advisory LT TO 205 NOW The unit will guide you automatically or you can dial the outbound...

Page 97: ...DTK 025 NOW will appear in the lower right corner of the screen 8 As the CDI needle starts to center make a right turn to 025 the final approach course 9 When within 45 of the final approach course and the FAF is the TO waypoint the 400W series unit switches from terminal mode to approach mode CDIscalingistightenedfrom 1 0 NM full scale deflection to either 0 3 nauti cal mile or 2 full scale deflectio...

Page 98: ...aypoints will be sus pended at the MAP A from indication will be displayed on the CDI and default NAV page but course guidance along the final approach course will continue If a missed approach is required use the OBS key to initiate the missed approach sequence Flying the Missed Approach After you pass the MAP if the runway isn t in sight you must execute a missed approach The 400W series continu...

Page 99: ...attern i e HOLD DIRECT HOLD PARALLEL or HOLD TEARDROP As you fly the holding pattern a timer appears on the default NAV page The timer automati cally resets on the outbound side of the hold when you are abeam the hold waypoint The timer again resets as you turn inbound within approximately 30 of the inbound course This allows you to use standard timing typically one minute to fly the inbound and out...

Page 100: ...urning the large right knob Press FPL to return to the navigation pages 7 As in the last example within 31 nautical miles of the airport the 400W series unit will switch from en route mode to terminal mode and the CDI scale will transition from 2 0 to 1 0 nautical miles full scale deflection NOTE Upon activating an RNAV GPS approach you are given the option to skip any non required holding patterns...

Page 101: ...nd waypoint sequencing BEFORE crossing the holding waypoint the second time If you ve already passed this waypoint re activate the holding pattern 11 Also as you approach BODRY intersection a waypoint alert NEXT DTK 209 will appear in the lower right corner of the screen 12 When within 45 of the final approach course and the FAF is the TO waypoint CDI scaling is tightened from 1 0 NM full scale defl...

Page 102: ...ow this extended course Instead follow published missed approach procedures DO NOT USE FOR NAVIGATION 15 As you approach the MAP a waypoint alert ARRIVING WPT willappearinthelowerright corner CDI scaling continues to tighten from 0 3 NM to 350 feet full scale deflection 16 As you cross the MAP SUSP will appear above the OBS key indicating that automatic sequencing of approach waypoints will be sus ...

Page 103: ...e following to intercept the arc Follow a specified radial inbound to intercept the IAF Fly directly to the IAF at the beginning of the arc Follow ATC vectors which allow you to intercept the arc at any point along the arc This example is based upon a flight from Hutchin son Kansas Municipal KHUT to Billard Municipal KTOP in Topeka Kansas The VOR DME runway 22 approach will be selected along with D2...

Page 104: ...to ensure proper tracking through the arc Whenever the course select setting and desired track differ by more than 10 a Set course to message will appear on the message page 7 The next point in the approach is an interme diate fix labeled DMARY D025G As you approach this intermediate fix a waypoint alert RT TO 205 x S will appear in the lower right corner of the screen As the distance to this fix app...

Page 105: ...ums dictated by the approach plate When viewing the map page you ll note that the final course segment is displayed in magenta the active leg of the flight plan always appears in magenta and a dashed line extends the course beyond the MAP 11 As you approach the MAP a waypoint alert ARRIVING WPT will appear in the lower right corner CDI scaling continues to tighten from 0 3 NM to 350 feet full scale ...

Page 106: ...approach Use the direct to key by pressing it twice from the active flight plan page to select the desired leg of the approach To select VECTORS from the transitions window 1 Select Billard Municipal KTOP as your desti nation using the direct to key or as the last waypoint in a flight plan 2 Press the PROC key and select the VOR 22 approach 3 From the transitions window select VEC TORS 4 Select Load...

Page 107: ...d the 500W series unit switches from en route mode to terminal mode and the CDI scale transitions from 2 0 to 1 0 nautical miles full scale deflection 2 If you haven t already done so activate the approach with vectors to final This allows the 400W series unit to guide you to the final approach course 3 ATC instructs you to turn left to a heading of 025 This places you parallel to the final approach c...

Page 108: ...ey indicating that automatic sequencing of approach waypoints is sus pended at the MAP A from indication is displayed on the CDI and Default NAV Page but course guidance along the final approach course continues Do NOT follow this extended course Follow published missed approach procedures using the OBS key to initiate the missed approach sequence Course From Fix Flight Plan Legs Certain approach d...

Page 109: ... from the IAF a waypoint alert DTK 265 x S will appear in the lower right corner of the screen Make a standard rate turn to the right to intercept the final approach course and watch for the CDI needle to begin to center 4 As you approach the intermediate fix CF25 a waypoint alert DTK 265 x S will appear Make any necessary course adjustments 5 Approach is active when the FAF is the TO waypoint and b...

Page 110: ...BS key The missed approach sequence is automatically offered starting with the course from fix to alti tude leg The DTK 282 NOW alert appears in the lower right corner of the screen Follow the missed approach procedures as published on your approach plate for proper climb and heading instructions 2 Note that within a few seconds of pressing OBS to release suspend mode and start the approach sequenc...

Page 111: ...t A waypoint alert ARRIVING WPT appears in the lower right corner of the screen each time you approach PMD VOR in the holding pattern 8 When leaving the holding pattern press the PROC key to reactivate the approach or select a different approach or press direct to to select another destination TYPE 3 Course from fix to manual sequence Course from fix to manual sequence legs will appear on the active...

Page 112: ...ng the selected transition ILS Approaches Precision approaches can be performed with the GNS 430W s built in VLOC VOR localizer glideslope receivers The GPS receiver can be used for guidance prior to reaching the final approach fix but once there the proper frequency must be selected on the VLOC window left side of screen and the CDI output set to VLOC The GNS 430W can be set to automatically switch...

Page 113: ...c switch to VLOC 2NM 15NM 1 2NM 1 2NM MANUAL FAF VLOC VLOC GPS GPS Auto Switch to VLOC within this area Selecting an ILSApproach For this example we ll use a flight from Laughlin Bullhead Arizona International to Flagstaff Pul liam KFLG and select the ILS runway 21 approach SHUTR intersection will be selected as the IAF which will include an outbound leg and a procedure turn Of course vectors to fin...

Page 114: ...d course to the FAF the external CDI guidance will automatically switch from GPS shown in green text to VLOC shown in white text If you have forgotten to activate the ILS frequency step 4 below automatic selection of VLOC will not occur 1 Within 31 nautical miles of KFLG the GNS 430W will switch from en route mode to termi nal mode and the CDI scale will transition from 2 0 to 1 0 nautical miles f...

Page 115: ... procedure turn is displayed on the map page and indicated as the active leg on the default NAV and active flight plan pages The external CDI needle will start moving to the left 9 After approximately one minute make a 180 left turn to a heading of 255 to intercept the ILS The GNS 430W will sequence to the inbound leg and DTK 210 NOW will appear in the lower right corner of the screen CDI coupling ...

Page 116: ...autical miles full scale deflection This scale transition applies only to the default NAV page s on screen CDI since the external CDI or HSI is now coupled to the VLOC receiver 12 Also as you approach SHUTR a waypoint alert DTK 210 x S will appear in the lower right corner of the screen 13 As you cross SHUTR the destination sequences to the MAP RW21 the runway threshold With the needle on the exter...

Page 117: ...ss the CDI key to manually switch external CDI output to the GPS receiver GPS will be indicated above the CDI key If you leave the external CDI output on VLOC and are using an external CDI not an HSI expect reverse sensing on the back course of the ILS Selecting an LPV Approach For this example we ll use a flight from Eugene Oregon KEUG to Salem Oregon KSLE and select the RNAV runway 31 approach GL...

Page 118: ...his will allow the LPV approach to be flown in an identical fashion to a standard ILS At 2 0 NM from the FAF CDI scaling is tightened from 1 0 to the angular full scale deflection typically the angular full scale deflection is 2 0 but will be as defined for the approach 5 Sixty seconds prior to reaching the FAF LOTKE theunitwillchecktherequiredHorizontalAlarm Limit HAL and Vertical Alarm Limit VAL to ...

Page 119: ... the bottom of the approach plate The glidepath is typically denoted by a light dashed line on the vertical profile Jeppesen only with an associated glidepath angle usually in the 3 00 range These approaches are indicated with LNAV V For approaches with LNAV VNAV minimums those will be controlling For LNAV approaches with advisory vertical guidance the LNAV minimums will be controlling Approaches c...

Page 120: ...proach Fix FAF to MAP NOTE Installations with certain autopilots such as the KAP 140 and KFC225 do not allow auto matic ILS CDI switching If the CDI output has not automatically switched from GPS to ILS upon reaching the FAF you must manually switch to the VLOC receiver by pressing the CDI key Verify that VLOC is displayed directly above to the CDI key Automatic switching of CDI output is availabl...

Page 121: ...ng KAP140 KFC225 autopilots are activated manually by the pilot after being prompted during the approach procedure After enabling outputs the 400W series unit will provide guidance information consistent with what the auto pilot expects i e angular CDI scaling and glideslope capture for an LPV or other vertically guided GPS approach Conditions for autopilot outputs 1 The 400W series unit must be c...

Page 122: ...5 PROCEDURES 112 Blank Page ...

Page 123: ...will appear in the lower right corner of the screen 3 Turn the small right knob to select the desired WPT page NOTE Please note that your 400W series uses ICAO identifiers for all airports All U S airport identifiers which contain only letters use the prefix K For example Los Angeles International is KLAX under the ICAO standard Other airports such as Otten Memorial 3VS that contain numbers in the id...

Page 124: ...2 Turn the small right knob to select the first character of the waypoint s identifier 3 Turn the large right knob to select the next character field 4 Turn the small right knob to select the desired character 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the identifier is selected then press ENT 6 To remove the flashing cursor press the small right knob To enter a waypoint facility name or city location 1 Select the a...

Page 125: ... where dupli cate entries exist 1 Select the desired facility name or location 2 As you spell the facility name or location using the small and large right knobs the 400W series Spell N Find feature will select the first entry in the database based upon the characters you have entered up to that point 3 Continue turning the small right knob to scroll through any additional database listings for the...

Page 126: ...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 CTA TMA TRSA Class B Class C Class D or none Airport Location Page Options Select Next FPL Apt Selecting the Next Airport page menu option allows you to display the next waypoint in the ...

Page 127: ...Runway Surface and Lighting Runway Length and Width To display information for each additional runway 1 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor 2 Turn the large right knob to place the cursor on the runway designation field 3 Turn the small right knob to display a window listing all runways for the selected airport 4 Continue turning the small right knob to select the desired runway 5 Pre...

Page 128: ...he airport frequency page displays radio frequen cies and frequency types for the selected airport as well as sector and altitude restrictions where appli cable If the selected airport has a localizer based approach the localizer frequency s is also listed on the airport frequency page The airport frequency page may be used to quickly select and tune a COM or VLOC frequency To scroll through the f...

Page 129: ... on the Info designation directly to the left of the desired frequency 2 Press ENT to display the restriction informa tion 3 To return to the airport frequency page press ENT The following descriptions and abbreviations are used on the airport frequency page Type Usage type Public Military Heliport or Private Frequency Communication frequencies which may include restric tions Approach Arrival Clas...

Page 130: ... ID is displayed in the top left corner of the map The approach service level is shown in the lower right corner of the map Service level annunciations available are LPV L VNAV LNAV V or LNAV To scroll through the available approaches and transitions 1 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor 2 Turn the large right knob to place the cursor on the approach APR procedure name field 3 Turn th...

Page 131: ...option To load an approach from the airport approach page 1 Select the desired approach and transition using the steps outlined in Section 5 2 Press MENU to display the airport approach page options 3 Turn the large right knob to highlight Load into Active FPL and press ENT 4 The active flight plan page will appear Press FPL to return to the airport procedures page Load and Activate allows you to l...

Page 132: ... section Airport Arrival Page The airport arrival page shows the available Airport Standard Terminal Arrival STAR procedures for the selected airport Where multiple transitions or runways are associated with the arrival procedure that information may also be displayed A map image provides a layout diagram for each arrival transition and runway Arrival Procedure Name Airport Identifier Symbol and Ty...

Page 133: ...ss the small right knob Airport Arrival Page Options The following options are available for the airport arrival page by pressing the MENU key Load into Active FPL As described earlier in this section Select Next FPL Apt As described earlier in this section Select Destination Apt As described earlier in this section Airport Departure Page The airport departure page shows the available Air port Sta...

Page 134: ...edure applies to all runways For airports with parallel runways B may appear at the end of the runway des ignation to indicate the departure procedure applies to both runways 6 Press ENT The cursor moves to the transitions TRANS field 7 Turn the small right knob to display a window of available transitions Continue turning the small right knob to select the desired transi tion 8 Press ENT To remove...

Page 135: ...al miles statute miles kilometers depending upon unit configuration NOTE The VOR displayed on the intersection page is the nearest VOR not necessarily the VOR used to define the intersection NDB Page The NDB page displays the facility name city region country latitude and longitude for the selected NDB The NDB page also displays the frequency and a weather broadcast indication if applicable NDBs may...

Page 136: ...tude degrees minutes or degrees minutes seconds MGRS or UTM UPS FREQ Frequency in megahertz MHz Wx Brdcst Weather information is broadcast on the selected facility s frequency As mentioned in the beginning of Section 6 VORs may be selected by identifier facility name or location city The VOR page may also be used to quickly tune the VLOC receiver to the selected VOR s frequency To select a VOR freq...

Page 137: ...s kilome ters depending upon unit configura tion Position Latitude Longitude degrees minutes or degrees minutes seconds MGRS or UTM UPS User waypoints may only be selected by name iden tifier as described in the beginning of Section 6 Creating User Waypoints User waypoints may be created from the user waypoint page or the map page To create a new user waypoint simply enter its name identifier and pos...

Page 138: ...e waypoint to the new user waypoint Press ENT to accept the selected radial 6 The cursor moves to the distance DIS field Use the small and large right knobs to enter the distance from the reference waypoint to the new user waypoint Press ENT to accept the selected distance 7 Turn the large right knob to highlight Create and press ENT 8 Press the small right knob to remove the flashing cursor NOTE Th...

Page 139: ... to accept the selected name 4 The cursor moves to the Create action field Press ENT to save the new waypoint Modifying User Waypoints To modify an existing waypoint select that waypoint on the user waypoint page and enter the new position information directly over the old information To modify a user waypoint by changing its lati tude longitude position 1 With the user waypoint page displayed pres...

Page 140: ... the new user waypoint if desired Press ENT to accept the selected distance 7 The cursor moves to the Modify action field Press ENT to modify the waypoint 8 Press the small right knob to remove the flashing cursor NOTE If you attempt to modify or delete a waypoint which is currently a direct to waypoint or the current from or to waypoint in the active flight plan the 400W series unit will alert you w...

Page 141: ...t List The user waypoint list allows you to review modify rename or delete a selected user waypoint or to delete all user waypoints currently stored in memory The top of the page shows the number of waypoints used and available memory To review and or modify a user waypoint from the user waypoint list 1 Select the user waypoint list as described in the User Waypoint Options 2 Turn the large right ...

Page 142: ...rename the selected user waypoint To delete a user waypoint from the user waypoint list 1 Select the user waypoint list 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired user waypoint 3 Press CLR to display a delete waypoint confirmation window 4 With Yes highlighted press ENT to delete the selected user waypoint To delete all user waypoints from memory 1 Select the user waypoint list 2 Press ME...

Page 143: ...Airspace you may be in or near To quickly select a NRST page 1 In the GPS 400W and GNC 420W press the NRST key From any page in the GNS 430W press and hold CLR to select the default NAV page You may skip this step if you are already viewing any of the main pages See Section 2 2 Turn the large right knob to select the NRST page group NRST will appear in the lower right corner of the screen 3 Turn t...

Page 144: ... of nearest airports VORs NDBs intersections user waypoints or SUAs 1 Select the desired NRST page 2 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor 3 Turn the large right knob to scroll through the list The scroll bar along the right hand side of the page will indicate which part of the list is currently being viewed 4 Press the small right knob to remove the flashing cursor The nearest ARTCC an...

Page 145: ... The nearest airport page displays the identifier symbol bearing and distance to the 25 nearest airports within 200 nautical miles of your present position For each airport listed the nearest airport page also indicates the best available approach common traf fic advisory frequency CTAF and the length of the longest runway Best Available Approach Airport Identifier Symbol Bearing To and Distance To F...

Page 146: ... runway information and more is available from the nearest airport page by highlighting the identifier of the desired airport and pressing ENT To view additional information for a nearby airport 1 Select the nearest airport page 2 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor 3 Turn the large right knob to scroll through the list highlighting the identifier of the desired airport 4 Press ENT to ...

Page 147: ...itional information for a nearby NDB start from the nearest NDB page and follow steps 2 through 4 above Nearest VOR Page The nearest VOR page displays the identifier symbol bearing and distance to the 25 nearest VORs within 200 nautical miles of your present position For each VOR listed the nearest VOR page also indi cates the frequency and may be used to quickly tune the VLOC receiver to the nearb...

Page 148: ...sor and press ENT or press CLR 6 Press the small right knob to remove the flashing cursor Nearest User Waypoint Page The nearest user waypoint page displays the name bearing and distance to the 25 nearest user waypoints within 200 nautical miles of your present position Nearest Center ARTCC Page The nearest center page displays the facility name bearing to and distance to the five nearest ARTCC poi...

Page 149: ...ation FSS Page The nearest flight service station page displays the facility name bearing to and distance to the five near est FSS points of communication within 200 nautical miles of your present position For each FSS listed the nearest flight service station page also indicates the frequency s and may be used to quickly tune the COM transceiver to the FSS s frequency The selected frequency is place...

Page 150: ...e nearest air space page will alert you to as many as nine controlled or special use airspaces near or in your flight path Alerts are provided according to the following condi tions If your projected course will take you inside an airspace within the next ten minutes the alert message Airspace ahead less than 10 min utes will appear The nearest airspace page will show the airspace as Ahead If you a...

Page 151: ...detailed information concerning the specific airspace is provided on the nearest airspace page The nearest airspace page displays the airspace name status Ahead Ahead 2nm etc as described on the previous page and a time to entry if applicable By selecting any airspace name listed on the nearest air space page additional details will be provided includ ing controlling agency communication frequencie...

Page 152: ... place the selected frequency in the standby field of the COM window 5 Press the COM flip flop key to activate the selected frequency 6 To return to the airspace page turn the large right knob to highlight Done and press ENT or press CLR 7 To return to the nearest airspace page turn the large right knob to highlight Done and press ENT or press CLR 8 Press the small right knob to remove the flashing cu...

Page 153: ...l NOTAM see Notice to Airmen Unknown Unlimited See Chart Surface Not shown in this example All airspace alert messages except for prohibited areas may be turned on or off from the airspace alarms page An altitude buffer is also provided on the airspace alarms page to provide an extra margin of safety above below the published limits ...

Page 154: ...7 NRST PAGES 144 Nearest Airspaces Blank Page ...

Page 155: ...olume VLOC Window and Tuning VLOC frequencies are selected with the tuning cursor in the standby VLOC frequency field and using the small and large left knobs to dial in the desired frequency The standby frequency always appears below the active frequency The active frequency is the frequency currently in use Turn to adjust the MHz value the portion before the decimal point of the standby VLOC freq...

Page 156: ... VOR page or the nearest VOR page and pressing the ENT key This process is referred to as auto tuning Once a frequency is selected in the standby field it may be transferred to the active frequency by press ing the VLOC flip flop key Auto tuning can also be performed from VLOC frequencies listed on the NAVCOM airport frequency and nearest flight service station pages To select a VLOC frequency from th...

Page 157: ...s Turn the small right knob to highlight the desired procedure and press ENT When a direct to destination is selected departures are offered for the nearest airport 5 A second window will appear listing available transitions Turn the small right knob to highlight the desired transition waypoint and press ENT The approach Vectors option assumes you will receive vectors to the final course segment of...

Page 158: ...the GPS or VLOC receiver to the external CDI or HSI When the external CDI or HSI is being driven by the GPS receiver GPS will appear at the bottom left corner of the page directly above the CDI key When the external CDI or HSI is being driven by the VLOC receiver VLOC will appear instead To couple the external CDI or HSI to the GPS receiver or VLOC receiver press the CDI key to display GPS or VLOC...

Page 159: ...de true airspeed and winds aloft calcula tions To quickly select an AUX page 1 From any page press and hold CLR to select the default NAV page You may skip this step if you are already viewing any of the main pages 2 Turn the large right knob to select the AUX page group AUX will appear in the lower right corner of the screen 3 Turn the small right knob to select the desired AUX page Flight Planni...

Page 160: ...ning when equipped with fuel flow FF and or fuel on board FOB sensors this item displays current fuel conditions along the active direct to or flight plan You may also manually enter fuel flow ground speed GS and in some instances fuel on board figures for planning pur poses Fuel planning figures can be displayed not only for the currently active flight plan or direct to but also point to point between ...

Page 161: ...ed One time messages will appear once the timer expires and will reappear each time the 400W series unit is powered on until the message is deleted Periodic messages will automatically reset to the original timer value once the message is displayed Event based messages do not use a timer but rather a specific date and time Fuel Planning To perform fuel planning operations 1 Select Fuel Planning fro...

Page 162: ... fuel flow rate Press ENT when finished Note that if a fuel system is providing current fuel flow the fuel flow field will default to this value 7 The flashing cursor moves to the ground speed GS field Use the small and large right knobs to enter the ground speed Press ENT when finished 8 With all variables entered the following infor mation will be provided REQ Quantity of fuel required LFOB Left over fu...

Page 163: ...e and is not retained the next time you view the page Trip Planning To perform trip planning operations 1 Select Trip Planning from the flight planning page 2 The current trip planning leg mode is dis played at the top of the page POINT TO POINT or FPL LEG for a flight plan leg To change the leg mode press MENU to display an options window for the other leg mode then press ENT to accept the other le...

Page 164: ...rrival Density Alt TAS Winds To calculate density altitude true airspeed winds aloft 1 Select Density Alt TAS Winds from the flight planning page 2 The flashing cursor highlights the indicated alti tude INDALT field Use the small and large right knobs to enter the altitude indicated on your altimeter Press ENT when finished 3 The flashing cursor moves to the calibrated airspeed CAS field Use the small a...

Page 165: ...Plan page by pressing the MENU key or while on the Flight Planning page by scrolling down to Crossfill and pressing ENT From Default NAV Page From Flight Plan Pages Automatic Operation If both units are set to automatic a change in the active flight plan of one unit will also be seen in the other Initiating a direct to to a waypoint on one unit will also initiate a direct to to the same waypoint on ...

Page 166: ... default when selecting Crossfill from the flight planning page Flight Plan transfer any stored flight plan to from a second 400W 500W series unit by selecting the flight plan by number This option is the default when selecting Crossfill from the flight plan catalog User Waypoints all transfer all stored user waypoints to from a second 400W 500W series unit User Waypoint transfer the specified user waypo...

Page 167: ...ime is entered as hours min utes hhh mm Event based messages expire at a specific date and time Press ENT when finished To edit a scheduled message 1 Select Scheduler from the flight planning page 2 The flashing cursor highlights the first message field 3 To edit the message text turn the large right knob to highlight the desired message field Use the small and large right knobs to edit the message text ...

Page 168: ...xceeds 30 knots Trip Statistics provides readouts for trip odom eters average speed and maximum speed These readouts are resettable individually or all at once by pressing MENU to display an options window RAIM Prediction predicts if GPS cover age is available for your current location or at a specified waypoint at any time and date Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring performs checks to ensure...

Page 169: ...tware within the GPS receiver COM transceiver VOR localizer receiver glideslope receiver and main processor board Database Versions The Database Versions Page displays the current Jeppesen database type effective date and expiration date along with the version and type of built in land database Terrain Database Versions The Terrain Database Versions Page displays the current terrain and obstacle d...

Page 170: ...displayed turn the large right knob to select the desired checklist and press ENT 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight the existing checklist entry which will immediately follow the new checklist step 3 Turn the small and large right knobs to enter the new checklist step Press ENT when finished To delete a checklist or all checklists 1 With the checklists page displayed press MENU to display an...

Page 171: ...to highlight the time field Press CLR followed by ENT To record or reset the departure time 1 Select Flight Timers from the utility page 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight the reset mode field under Departure Time The reset mode field will indicate Pwr on or GS 30kt 3 Turn the small right knob to select the desired reset mode Pwr on will record a departure time when the 400W series unit is turn...

Page 172: ...ption and press ENT RAIM Prediction To predict RAIM availability 1 Select RAIM Prediction from the utility page 2 The flashing cursor highlights the waypoint field Use the small and large right knobs to enter the identifier of the waypoint at which you wish to determine RAIM availability Press ENT when finished To determine RAIM avail ability for your present position press CLR followed by ENT 3 The fl...

Page 173: ...and time Refer to the CDI Alarms section of Aux pages Setup 1 for specific information regarding RAIM protection limits Sunrise Sunset To calculate sunrise and sunset times at any waypoint or your present position 1 Select Sunrise Sunset from the utility page 2 The flashing cursor highlights the waypoint field Use the small and large right knobs to enter the identifier of the waypoint at which you wis...

Page 174: ...functions are available from this page Reach these pages by turning the small or large right knobs and then press ENT Press CLR or the small right knob to return to the utility page Setup 1 Page The Setup 1 page provides access to airspace alarms CDI scale adjustment an arrival alarm units of measure settings position formats map datums and settings for local or UTC time display When a setup item ...

Page 175: ...scale values represent full scale deflection for the CDI to either side The default setting is Auto At this setting the CDI scale is set to 2 0 NM during the en route phase of flight Within 31 NM of your destination airport the CDI scale gradually ramps down to 1 0 NM termi nal area Likewise when leaving your departure airport the CDI scale is set to 1 0 NM and gradu ally ramps up to 2 NM beyond 30 ...

Page 176: ...ypoint message is displayed Units Mag Var allows you to configure the dis played data to standard or metric units of measure This setting applies to distance speed altitude fuel pressure and temperature Also provides two magnetic variation heading options Auto or True If Auto is selected all track course and heading information is corrected to the magnetic variation computed by the GPS receiver The...

Page 177: ... been loaded into the active flight plan airspace alert messages will be disabled within 30 NM of the destination airport CDI Scale Alarms To change the CDI scale 1 Select CDI Alarms from the Setup 1 page 2 The flashing cursor highlights the Selected CDI field Turn the small right knob to select the desired CDI scale The selected scale and any lower scale settings will be used during the various phas...

Page 178: ...e 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight the On Off field directly below Arrival Alarm 3 Turn the small right knob to select On or Off as desired Press ENT to accept the selection 4 The flashing cursor moves to the alarm dis tance field to the immediate right of On or Off To enter an arrival alarm distance use the small and large right knobs to enter the desired alarm distance Press ENT when finish...

Page 179: ... Celsius or Fahrenheit FUEL fuel units in Gallons Imperial Gal lons Kilograms Liters or Pounds 3 Turn the small right knob to select the desired units of measure for the selected category Press ENT to accept the selection Position Format To change the position format 1 Select Position Format Map Datum from the Setup 1 page 2 The flashing cursor is on the position format field Turn the small right kn...

Page 180: ...the desired offset beginning by entering a minus or plus sign to indicate whether the offset is behind UTC or ahead of UTC In the United States all local time offsets will use be minus or behind UTC 4 Press ENT to accept the selected offset Restoring Factory Settings When making changes to any setup 1 page option a Restore Defaults menu selection allows you to restore the original factory settings...

Page 181: ...oper display adjustments without any user intervention Automatic contrast adjustment varies the screen contrast level based upon current unit temperature You may also select manual control of the display contrast and backlighting to tailor the 400W series unit display to your needs NOTE Display backlighting changes are not saved when the 400W series unit is turned off Backlighting will revert to t...

Page 182: ...to accept the selection To change the display contrast 1 Select Display from the Setup 2 page 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight the contrast mode field 3 Turn the small right knob to select the desired mode Auto or Manual Press ENT to accept the selection 4 If Manual is selected the flashing cursor moves to the contrast level field Turn the small right knob to select the desired level Press EN...

Page 183: ...sabled the unit will not be able to fly verti cally guided GPS approaches LPV LNAV VNAV or LNAV V If WAAS was previously disabled it may take sev eral minutes to achieve a 3D Diff fix after re enabling WAAS 1 Select SBAS Selection from the Setup 2 Page and press ENT To enable WAAS operation select the SBAS Selection 2 The flashing cursor highlights theWAAS status selection Turn the small right knob t...

Page 184: ...faults menu selection allows you to restore the original factory settings for the selected option To restore a Setup 2 item to the original factory settings 1 Select the desired item from the Setup 2 page 2 Press MENU to display a page item window 3 With Restore Defaults highlighted press ENT Setup 2 ...

Page 185: ...ctionality is provided for other phases of flight non precision approach terminal en route The FDE functionality for non oceanic flight phases complies with missed alert probability false alert probability and failed exclusion probability specified by DO 229C TSO C146a Detection and Exclusion An FDE prediction must be performed prior to departure for a flight plan involving Oceanic Remote operation wh...

Page 186: ...10 FDE 176 Blank Page ...

Page 187: ...eading mode has been set to True in the AUX Setup pages Approach downgraded Use LNAV minima This message will occur 60 seconds prior to the FAF if flying LNAV V L VNAV or LPV approaches and WAAS integrity parameters have fallen below minimal limits As a result vertical guidance has been discontinued and the LPV LNAV V or L VNAV approach you were flying has been downgraded Approach is not active The ...

Page 188: ... unit cooling The 400W series unit has detected excessive display backlighting temperature The back lighting has been automatically dimmed to reduce the tem perature Check for adequate ventilation or check cooling airflow Contact your Garmin dealer for assistance COM has failed GNS 430W GNC 420W only A fail ure has been detected in the communications transceiver The COM transceiver is not available...

Page 189: ...t to unit crossfill of all user waypoint data has finished Database changed validate user modified procedures You have modified one or more approaches departures or arrivals from their original published form When the NavData card is replaced database update you must manually verify your changes in the new database This message occurs each time a flight plan containing a modi fied procedure generated fr...

Page 190: ...eries unit has detected a failure in its GPS receiver The GPS receiver may still be usable but the unit should be returned at your earliest convenience to your Garmin dealer for service Inside airspace Your GPS calculated position lies within the boundaries of a special use airspace This mes sage is automatically disabled within 30 nautical miles of an arrival airport when an approach is loaded In...

Page 191: ...fic data is being received If the problem persists the installation should be checked by your Garmin dealer OBS key stuck The OBS key is stuck in the enabled or pressed state Try pressing the OBS key again to cycle its operation If the message persists contact your Garmin dealer for assistance OBS not available The OBS mode could not be activated because 1 no destination waypoint has been selected ...

Page 192: ... a system failure Traffic device needs service the traffic device is report ing a system failure The unit may still be usable but should be returned at your earliest convenience to your Garmin dealer for service True north approach Change Mag Var HDG to true The selected approach requires navigation information be referenced to true north In the AUX function change Heading Mode to true User card for...

Page 193: ...or the active leg waypoint alert DTK xxx xx S Waypoint alert Prepare to turn to the indicated heading upon waypoint passage HOLD DIRECT Direct holding pattern entry HOLD PARALLEL Parallel holding pattern entry HOLD TEARDROP Teardrop holding pattern entry LT TO xxx xx S Turn advisory Turn to the indicated heading by the time shown LT TO xxx NOW Turn advisory Turn to the indicated heading now PTK EN...

Page 194: ...ons Transceiver CRSR Cursor CTA ICAO Control Area CTAF Common Traffic Advisory Frequency CTR Center see ARTCC CUM Cumulative DB Database DEN Density DEP Departure DEPT Departure guidance DIS Distance DME Distance Measuring Equipment DTK Desired Track EFF Efficiency ELEV Elevation ENDUR Endurance ENR En Route ENT Enter EPU Estimated Position Uncertainty ESA En Route Safe Altitude ETA Estimated Time o...

Page 195: ...navigation guidance LNAV VNAV service level LAT LON Latitude Longitude lb Pounds LCL Local LFOB Left over Fuel On Board LNAV Lateral Navigation only LNAV V Lateral Navigation with advisory vertical guidance LOC Localizer LPV Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance LRES Left over Fuel Reserve Time Lrg Large lt Liters M Degrees Magnetic m Meters MAP Missed Approach Point MAHP Missed App...

Page 196: ... Space Based Augmentation System SID Standard Instrument Departure Sml Small SPD Speed SQ Squelch SRFC Surface STAR Standard Terminal Arrival Route SUA Special Use Airspace SUSP Waypoint sequencing suspended T Degree True TACAN Tactical Air Navigation TAS True Airspeed TAT Total Air Temperature TEMP Temperature TER Terrain TERM Terminal TKE Track Angle Error TMA ICAO Terminal Control Area TRANS Tr...

Page 197: ...Visual Flight Rules VLOC VOR Localizer Receiver VNAV Vertical Navigation VOL Volume VOR VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range VPL Vertical Protection Level VS Vertical Speed VSR Vertical Speed Required WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System WPT Waypoint WX Weather XTK Crosstrack Error ...

Page 198: ...a horizontal position error in feet or meters ESA en route safe altitude The recommended minimum altitude within ten miles left or right of your desired course on an active flight plan or direct to ETA estimate time of arrival The estimated time at which you will reach your destination waypoint based upon current speed and track ETE estimated time en route The time it will take to reach the destina...

Page 199: ...ude within ten miles of your present position Grid MORAs are one degree latitude by one degree longitude in size and clear all reference points within the grid by 1000 feet in areas where the highest reference point is 5000 feet MSL or lower If the high est reference point is above 5000 feet the Grid MORA will clear the highest reference point by 2000 feet TKE track angle error The angle differenc...

Page 200: ...l facing to the left and the swing arm handle at the bottom front NOTE There are two data card slots on the face of the 400W series The Jeppesen NavData card should be inserted in the left most slot The second slot is provided for the terrain card 2 Press the NavData card into place until it seats on the internal connector and the front of the card is flush with the face of the 400W series unit 3 I...

Page 201: ...ontal 2 m vertical with WAAS Dynamics 1000 kt maximum velocity VHF COM PERFORMANCE GNS 430W only Channels 760 25 kHz spacing or 2280 8 33 kHz spacing Frequency Range 118 000 MHz to 136 992 MHz Transmit Power 10 watts minimum GNS 430W GNC 420W 16 watts minimum GNS 430AW GNC 420AW VOR PERFORMANCE GNS 430W AW only Frequency Range 108 00 MHz to 117 95 MHz LOCALIZER PERFORMANCE GNS 430W AW only Frequen...

Page 202: ...nearly 100 of the time Because of the tighter protection limit on approaches there may be times when RAIM is not available The 400W series unit automatically monitors RAIM and will warn you with an alert message see Section 11 when it is not available and the INTEG annunciator will appear at the bottom left corner of the screen If RAIM is not available when crossing the FAF the pilot must fly the m...

Page 203: ...ng flight plans Can I file slant Golf G using my GPS Yes you may file your flight plan as G if your 400W series unit is an authorized IFR installation The 400W series is a TSO C146a Gamma 3 Class 3 authorized GPS navigator If you are flying en route you may file G with an expired database only after you have verified all route waypoints Approaches may not be flown with an expired database See your approve...

Page 204: ...pend waypoint sequencing An example of this operation is an approach which begins with a holding pattern at the ini tial approach fix IAF Section 5 Flying an Approach with a Hold for more information on the SUSP annunciation and approaches with holding patterns When should I use the OBS key to return to auto sequencing and what happens when I do The most common application for using the OBS key is ...

Page 205: ...he turn point 2 A flashing turn advisory LT or RT TO NOW will appear in the lower right corner of the screen when you are to begin the turn Set the HSI to the next DTK value and begin the turn 3 The To From indicator on the HSI or CDI will flip momentarily to indicate that you have crossed the midpoint of the turn For more information on waypoint alerts and turn advisories see section 5 When does th...

Page 206: ...ull Scale deflection and defined path for VTF approach Why does my CDI not respond like a VOR when OBS mode is active Unlike a VOR the CDI scale used on GPS equipment is based on the cross track distance to the desired course in OBS mode not an angular relationship to the desti nation Therefore the CDI deflection on the GPS will be constant regardless of the distance to the destination and will not b...

Page 207: ... from that point on See Section 4 Active Flight Plan Leg Selection for information on activat ing a specific flight plan leg To activate a new approach for the same airport se lect the new procedure from the procedures page To view the procedures page press PROC and turn the large right knob to highlight Select Approach Press ENT and turn the large right knob to highlight the new approach you want t...

Page 208: ...78 81 177 181 192 195 Activate 82 Airport 120 DME arc 93 Hold 89 ILS 102 LNAV VNAV 83 109 Localizer 110 LPV 83 107 Procedure turn 85 VTF 82 96 Approach Channel 122 ARINC 181 191 Arrival 17 51 75 78 81 122 168 177 195 ARTCC 18 26 133 134 138 139 184 Auto tuning 24 25 146 Automatic CDI switching 110 Automatic operation 155 Autopilot 94 103 110 111 195 Auto zoom 34 38 Aux pages 149 Flight planning 15...

Page 209: ...1 DG heading 195 Direct To 3 16 36 61 Cancelling 65 Flight plan destination 63 Manual course 65 Nearest airport 63 Shortcuts 64 Display backlight 171 172 Distance measurements 39 DME Arc 93 Dual units 32 Duplicate waypoint 115 E E6B 149 150 EFF 152 184 188 EFIS 129 Emergency channel 2 27 ENDUR 152 184 ENR 83 ENT 3 Enter 3 Environmental 191 En route 45 51 83 EPU 56 184 188 F Facility name 62 114 11...

Page 210: ...Localizer Approach 110 Low alt 83 LPV Approach 83 107 LRES 152 M Magnetic variation 166 168 Map Auto zoom 34 Create user waypoint 129 Data fields 40 Datum 166 170 181 Page 14 32 Panning 35 Scale 33 117 Setup 37 Symbols 33 MAPR 83 Measure dist 39 Menu 3 Messages 4 8 177 Minimum safe altitude 52 189 Missed approach 88 197 Model descriptions 1 MSA 52 189 MSG 4 N Navcom 15 51 NavData Card 190 Navigatio...

Page 211: ...cheduler 151 157 181 Searching sky 8 55 Select frequency 9 15 Self test 6 Setup page 164 171 SIDs 17 123 Slant golf 193 Software version 159 164 Sort list 72 Special use airspace 20 Specifications 191 Squelch 23 Standard package iii Standby frequency 9 STARs 17 75 122 Stormscope 182 Stuck microphone 27 Sunrise sunset 159 163 Symbols 44 T Takeoff tour 1 Target altitude 177 TAS 151 154 TERM 83 Termin...

Page 212: ...6 137 145 191 VSR 58 189 W WAAS approach ID 122 Warranty iv Waypoint 113 195 Airport 116 Airport frequency 118 Airport runway 117 Approach 120 Arrival 122 City 114 Departure 123 Duplicate 115 Facility 114 Identifier 114 Intersection 125 Modify user 129 NDB 125 User 127 138 VOR 126 WGS 84 166 181 Winds 151 154 Wind vector 37 39 Wx broadcast 126 ...

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Page 214: ...Olathe Kansas 66062 U S A Garmin AT Inc 2345 Turner Rd S E Salem Oregon 97302 U S A Garmin Europe Ltd Unit 5 The Quadrangle Abbey Park Industrial Estate Romsey SO51 9DL U K Garmin Corporation No 68 Jangshu 2nd Road Shijr Taipei County Taiwan www garmin com Part Number 190 00356 00 Rev A ...

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