Garmin 530w Manual

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Nearby Waypoints
To scroll through the list of nearest flight service station 
or center points of communication: 
To scroll through the ARTCC or FSS frequen-cies, highlight the number adjacent to the communication point name and turn the  small right knob. 
1.  Select the desired NRST page. 
2.   Press the  small right  knob to activate the 
cursor. 
3.   Turn the small right knob to scroll through 
the list. 
4.   Press the small right knob to remove the 
flashing cursor. 
Navigating to a Nearby...

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Nearest Airports
Nearest Airport Page
The Nearest Airport Page displays the identifier, 
symbol, bearing and distance to the 25 nearest airports 
(within 200 NM of your present position). For each 
airport listed, the Nearest Airport Page also indicates 
the best available approach, common traffic advi
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sory frequency (CTAF) and the length of the longest 
runway. 
The Nearest Airport Page can be configured to 
exclude shorter runways or undesirable runway 
surface types, so that the corresponding...

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Nearest Intersections and NDBs 
6.  Press the small right knob to remove the 
flashing cursor. 
Additional communication frequencies, runway 
information and more is available from the Near
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est 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,...

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Nearest VORs
Nearest VOR Page
The Nearest VOR Page displays the identifier, 
symbol, bearing and distance to the 25 nearest VORs 
(within 200 NM of your present position). For each 
VOR listed, the Nearest VOR Page also indicates the 
frequency and may be used to quickly tune the VLOC 
receiver to the nearby VOR (GNS 530W only). The 
selected frequency is placed in the standby field of the 
VLOC window and activated using the VLOC flip-
flop key. 
VOR Identifier  and Symbol Bearing To and 
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To view additional information for a nearby VOR, highlight the desired VOR on the list  and press ENT. 
5.  To return to the Nearest VOR Page, verify that 
“Done?” is highlighted by the flashing cursor 
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 way
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points (within 200 NM of your present position). 
Nearest Center (ARTCC) Page...

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Press ENT to place the frequency on standby. Press the COM flip-flop key to activate the  selected frequency. 
6.  Press the COM flip-flop key  to activate the 
selected frequency. 
7.   Press the small right knob to remove the 
flashing cursor. 
Nearest Flight Service Station (FSS) Page
The Nearest Flight Service Station Page displays 
the facility name, bearing to and distance to the five 
nearest FSS points of communication (within 200 
NM of your present position). For each FSS listed, 
the...

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Nearest Airspaces
Press ENT to place the frequency on standby. Press the COM or VLOC flip-flop key to 
activate the selected frequency.Navigation  frequencies for ILS and localizer (LOC) also  appear on the list. 
6. Press  COM or VLOC flip-flop key, as appropri-
ate, to activate the selected frequency. 
7.   Press the small right knob to remove the 
flashing cursor. 
Nearest Airspace Page
The last page in the NRST group, the Nearest Air-
space Page, alerts you to as many as nine controlled or...

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trolled airspace are also sectorized to provide complete 
information on any nearby airspace. Once one of the 
described conditions exists, the message annunciator 
flashes, alerting you of an airspace message (if airspace 
alert messages are enabled). See Sec 9 - Aux - Setup 1 
- CDI / Alarms for more information. 
To view an airspace alert message: 
1.  When the message annunciator above the 
MSG key flashes, press MSG. 
Press MSG to view an airspace alert message. 
Press MSG again to remove the...

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Nearest Airspaces
To view and quickly tune the frequency for a 
controlling agency: 
1.  Follow steps #1 through #4 on the previous 
page to display the Airspace Information 
Page for the desired controlled or special use 
airspace. 
Airspace Name
“Done?” Field 
(return to  
previous page)
Status and 
Time to Entry “View Frequencies?” 
Field (display  
Frequency Page)
Floor/Ceiling Limits
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight “View 
Frequencies?” and press ENT. 
Highlight “View Frequencies?”...

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Nearest Airspaces
The Airspace Information Page displays — and air-
space alert messages are provided for — the following 
airspace types: 
Airspace alert for a military operations area (MOA). 
• Alert  • Caution
• Class B  • Class C
• Class D  • CTA
• Danger  • MOA
• Prohibited  • Restricted
• TMA  • Training
• TRSA  • Unspecified
• Warning The bottom right-hand corner of the Airspace 
Information Page displays the floor and ceiling limits 
of the airspace. The following are examples of what 
may...