GNS 430(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference
190-00140-00 Rev. P
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ........................................... 1-1
1.1 Accessories and Packing List ................................. 1-1
1.2 Key and Knob Functions ......................................... 1-2
1.3 Takeoff Tour ............................................................... 1-5
SECTION 2: COM .................................................................. 2-1
2.1 Communicating using the GNS 430 ......................2-1
SECTION 3: NAV PAGES ..................................................3-1
3.1 Main Page Groups .................................................... 3-1
3.2 NAV Page Group ....................................................... 3-1
3.3 Default NAV Page ..................................................... 3-2
3.4 Map Page ................................................................... 3-5
3.5 TERRAIN Page .......................................................... 3-14
3.6 NAV/COM Page ........................................................ 3-17
3.7 Position Page ..........................................................3-19
3.8 Satellite Status Page ............................................. 3-22
3.9 Vertical Navigation Page ...................................... 3-24
SECTION 4: DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION ......................... 4-1
4.1 Overview .................................................................... 4-1
SECTION 5: FLIGHT PLANS.............................................. 5-1
5.1 Flight Plan Catalog Page ........................................ 5-1
5.2 Active Flight Plan Page ........................................... 5-8
SECTION 6: PROCEDURES ............................................... 6-1
6.1 Approaches, Departures, and Arrivals ................. 6-1
6.2 Non-Precision Approach Operations .................... 6-3
6.3 ILS Approaches ....................................................... 6-26
6.4 Points to Remember for All Approaches........... 6-32
SECTION 7: WPT PAGES .................................................... 7-1
7.1 WPT Page Group ....................................................... 7-1
7.2 Airport Location Page ............................................. 7-4
7.3 Airport Runway Page .............................................. 7-5
7.4 Airport Frequency Page .......................................... 7-6
7.5 Airport Approach Page ........................................... 7-8
7.6 Airport Arrival Page ............................................... 7-11
7.7 Airport Departure Page ........................................ 7-13
7.8 Intersection Page ................................................... 7-14
7.9 NDB Page .................................................................. 7-15
7.10 VOR Page ................................................................ 7-15
7.11 User Waypoint Page............................................. 7-17
SECTION 8: NRST PAGES .................................................8-1
8.1 NRST Page Group .....................................................8-1
8.2 Nearest Airport Page ............................................... 8-4
8.3 Nearest Intersection Page ...................................... 8-6
8.4 Nearest NDB Page .................................................... 8-6
8.5 Nearest VOR Page ....................................................8-7
8.6 Nearest User Waypoint Page ................................. 8-8
8.7 Nearest Center (ARTCC) Page ................................ 8-9
8.8 Nearest Flight Service Station (FSS) Page ........ 8-10
8.9 Nearest Airspace Page .......................................... 8-11
SECTION 9: VLOC RECEIVER ........................................... 9-1
9.1 VLOC (VOR/LOCALIZER/GLIDESLOPE) Receiver
Operations ......................................................................... 9-1
SECTION 10: AUX PAGES ............................................... 10-1
10.1 AUX Page Group ................................................... 10-1
10.2 Flight Planning Page ........................................... 10-2
10.3 Utility Page .......................................................... 10-12
10.4 Setup 1 Page ....................................................... 10-20
10.5 Setup 2 Page ....................................................... 10-27
SECTION 11: TERRAIN ..................................................... 11-1
11.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 11-1
11.2 TERRAIN Page ........................................................ 11-3
11.3 TERRAIN Alerts ...................................................... 11-4
11.4 Database Information for TERRAIN .................. 11-9
SECTION 12: ADDITIONAL FEATURES ..................... 12-1
12.1 Traffic Information Service (TIS) ....................... 12-1
12.2 GTS 8XX Traffic Systems ................................... 12-11
12.3 Weather Data Link Interface ........................... 12-18
SECTION 13: FAULT DETECTION & EXCLUSION .. 13-1
13.1 Detection and Exclusion ..................................... 13-1
13.2 Pre-Departure Verification of FDE .................... 13-2
SECTION 14: MESSAGES, ABBREVIATIONS, &
NAV TERMS ............................................................................ 14-1
14.1 Messages ................................................................ 14-1
14.2 Abbreviations ........................................................ 14-9
14.3 Navigation Terms ............................................... 14-12
Appendix A: Data Card Use ..........................................A-1
Appendix B: Specifications ...........................................B-1
Appendix C: Troubleshooting Q & A ........................C-1
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