Learn more about the avionics systems in your airplane!

If you have a GNS 430 and/or GNS 530 installed in your panel, then chances are you also have an HSI/Sandel and an autopilot/flight director.  If you want to enhance your GNS 430/530 knowledge and learn more about your aircraft's systems, then this course is for you!

In the morning session, we'll discuss aircraft systems, failure modes, and answer questions such as:

• Is your HSI vacuum powered?  electric?  or, both?
• Will your autopilot function if the primary attitude indicator fails?
• How does your autopilot fly a coupled ILS with the GNS 430/530?
• Does the turn coordinator really display rate-of-turn?

In the afternoon, you'll put your problem solving skills to work as you encounter difficult and unusual IFR scenarios during the GNS 430/530 hands-on lab sessions using actual units!  Some examples of the lab exercises are:

• You'll "fly" an arrival from a NoPT arrival sector (three different types!)
• You'll "fly a missed approach procedure with "course from fix" legs
• You'll "fly" an alternate missed approach procedure
• You'll "fly" a variety of "interesting" GPS approaches and departures and arrivals

In addition, you'll learn how your autopilot behaves when flying a precision and non-precision approach with the GNS 430/530.

 

Comments from previous course participants:

• "The course was terrific!"

• "Good examples of difficult GPS situations."

• "It pushed my Garmin skills beyond their prior limits."

• "I specifically liked the practical scenarios."

• "Instructor was very knowledgeable."

• "Practice labs and confirmation of autopilot interaction were great!"

• "I gained info that would take years (if ever) to acquire"