B
ASIC
O
PERATION OF THE
G
ARMIN
650
GPS
Errol Chopping, February, 2016
General
In February 2016 we had a Garmin GTN 650 (GPS) installed into VH-BAC.
This document explains how to use two of its basic features:
1.
How to use the Com radio
2.
How to use the DirectTo feature
For more comprehensive details, YouTube videos, the user manual, a simulator for your
PC etc, please refer to
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/in-the-air/avionics-safety/gps-nav-comm/gtn-
650/prod67884.html
There is a simulator app for this GPS available for the Apple iPad. I recommend it. You
can get good ‘veranda time’ with the app and learn to use the GPS that way. Many of the
images in this document have been taken from the simulator app.
