Garmin GNS 530/430 Sample Training Syllabus and Flight Lessons
190-00334-00 Rev. A
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Garmin GNS 530/430 Sample Training Syllabus and Flight Lessons
190-00334-00 Rev. A
FLIGHT ORIENTATION
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Lesson 2: Local Operational Flight Review
Student: Date:
Objective
To develop the student’s ability to use the key features in the GNS 430 in an IFR
environment.
Elements
a Planning and use of ATIS and other airport/weather information
a Unit page/screen navigation
a Communications operation
a Flight plan entry and manipulation
a Approach selection and operation
a Audio panel operation
Schedule
a Pre-ight brieng and review of student’s preparations – 30 min
a Student practice – 1.5 hrs
a Post-ight critique – 30 min
a Assignment for further student review – 5 min
Equipment
a Airplane
a POH/AFM (GNS 530/430 Pilot’s Guide)
a Charts appropriate to ight
a Headset
a Note-taking materials
Instructor’s actions
Preight
a Explain objective
a Assign route of ight
a Describe typical operation ow
a Describe common errors
In-ight
a Coach student performance
Post-ight
a Critique
Student’s actions
a Ask questions regarding objective, elements and common errors
a Perform operations as directed
a Post-ight – ask pertinent questions
Completion standards
Student should exhibit a high degree of knowledge of the proper methods for data
entry, communication/navigation frequency selection, ight plan entry, in-ight
routing changes, approach selection and activation, indicator annunciation and
ight data display conguration for the various phases of IFR ight. The in-
structor should not have to provide any operational suggestions and the student
should be able to quickly and condently make the correct changes to the GNS
530/430 as required.
Possible errors to watch for
a Not using the “enter” button to select stand-by frequencies
a Failure to use both COM radios
a Loading but not activating an approach
a Improper CDI output selection in GNS 430 (GPS when should be VLOC)
a Use of Direct-To navigation when Flight Plan is more appropriate for long
route clearances
FLIGHT ORIENTATION