Beginners guide to programming flightplans in the Garmin GNS530 GPS in Microsoft Flight Simulator 

Use the GNS530 everyday. Didn't know about the keyboard shortcut. Life is so much easier now!

Exactly the tutorial I was looking for as I use this in the A2A camanche but didn't really know how it functions. Thanks for posting

I've been using MSFS for 2 years and had trouble using GNS systems all the time, but your video solved my problem. Thank you very much! It's amazing how easy it all turned out! good luck, good man!

Thank you prof! I learned with your very good tutorial how to create flightplan from scratch. Before I just know how to set direct to airport and approach !

This was very helpful and after your video I decided to download the whole GNS530 manual, freely available online, for a deeper knowledge

Good summary Jon ! It's been a while since I used GSN430/530, improved heaps. That keyboard support is great !

Thank you! I just purchased the Embraer EMB 110 on summer sale and have never used the Garmin yet. This helped a lot

Without your channel I would be lost.

I love your videos! They explain it so nicely. Very interesting to watch as well, even if I never intend to even fly this airplane it's just interesting to see how it works.

Thank you! Your video helped me get going with the gns530!

I learned so so so much from watching this video. Thank you Jonathan! You are the best.

One point: if you have an ILS approach in your flight plan the 530 will automatically switch from GPS to VLOC when you intercept the localizer

Great, job I am learning to use this in the Skymaster 2, the keyboard icon and the chapter and page make a lot more sense now. Pity you cannot save the flight plan on the unit and just recall it.

The VNAV in this device doesn't actually make the AP fly through your altitudes, like it does with the coupled VNAV on the G1000. There is no altitude constraint support in the flight plan functions of this device. The VNAV button just takes you to a live updating descent calculator and you must fly the descent manually (or by manually adjusting VS if you have it). So you chose the target waypoint, the altitude you want to be at that waypoint (or a set distance before it), the rate of descent you want to have, and then it gives you a TOD countdown timer. Then as you descend it gives you real time guidance for how you have to adjust your feet-per-minute in order to reach your target altitude exactly at the point you chose. It's all just calculated guidance that doesn't integrate into the AP directly.

This has been a great help.... Thank you.... Roger.... Pembrokeshire

Perfect timing with this video, I’ve just made a ‘knobster’ type device with a dual encoder with push buttons, single rotary encoder (map zoom) and a 3 way rocker switch to select FMS - ADF - COM/VLOC function, works great in VR

Perfekt!,,, 👍 Regards from Bavaria 🇩🇪

Hi Jonathan thank you for the tutorial I need a tutorial on the " next step ILS " approach, a continuation of this video Do you have one ??? Again thank you and have a great day

Fun fact: we are actually simulating the real GPS satellite sky positions using NASA ephemeris data and orbital mechanics. So, not at all randomized. 🙂

Wow, awesome video, thanks a lot

I struggled thru this as far as scrolling and highlighting cursers. So maybe it is best to be said when you say click on the inner knob.......... mouse left click or right click. And the mouse rolling wheel.

Hi Jonathon, not sure if it's mentioned below, but OBS is Omni Bearing Selector. Which is your bearing/radial track to/from a VOR. Hope that helps.

Great video, one question for you. If you're flying a flight plan with quite a few waypoints. How can you display how much time until you reach your final destination. Not just the ETA to the next waypoint, but I want to know when my plane will get to the final airport to land, will it be an additional 30 minutes, if I have a good tailwind will I get there sooner does it display this time

This is awesome, now if I just watch it over a few times...maybe it' ll sink in

That's what missing last night in a group flight. Must install in FS2020 because it's much better than standard GNS520

Thanks legend

AAU 1 Beta | Xbox/PC a now avail. newer features may be missed in this video ?

hi. What flight planner you use for your MSFS in your video?

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Ok, found your video on the light aircraft GPS. Issue - air craft engine running, GPS goes through its start up routine, inputting the flight plan. Then all of a sudden after 2-3mins the whole GPS shuts down/black screen. Aircraft engine still running, avionics selected on etc. Is there an off button the the GPS as well as the avionics master switch? I don't see one. Is it a bug?

Hi there can someone make a video of the 310 why dose the gas not sync with the Xbox controller or even the altitude shortcut bottn I have for the altitude change when in autopilot

Old Video, but I never get a magenta line only a white line...

Thank You👍

if you make a multi location flight plan how do you get the radio frequencies while fliying? (Atis/Tower/ ground etc?)

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This is ridiculously over-complicated, if it's the same in Real-World. Why would anyone use so outdated interface?

You are getting to be my go-to place on RU-vid for learning anything about FS2020. You are very good at this. Thank you!

Your channel is a wealth of information. My sincere thanks. I was getting ready to read hundreds of pages of manuals after getting the WB-Sim Cessna 172 improvement addon, but seeing it visually with someone explaining and demonstrating is so much better. I'll just docs to complement your videos. Thanks again!

Same functionality in X-Plane and I use this IRL flying helicopters but your teaching is excellent and I learned things I never knew! Well done!

Awesome tutorial... really well explained. Many thanks!

Hello, it is not possible for me to make entries via the keyboard. I fly the WB Sim Cessna 172 in MSFS

Is this GPs a pop out? Move it to another monitor? Thanks!

"...which will make the copilot vanish." Wait. You have a visible copilot? How?

wait, so is this stock in MSFS? the GNS530 in my sim is way less realistic than this one

it looks a bit old school graphics & mine crafty on the screen but much simpler than the G-1000! I wonder why they don't call that the G-K or G-G for grand or kilo

Excellent information! 😊👍🏻

Very nice ✈video

Perfect Jonathan very informative thank you, and about to use the Twotter I see it has the same GPS config. Fingers xd for an ILS in the Twotter toot :-) TY

So helpful! Thanks.

Excelente! Thank you for the amazing explanation.

I finally worked out why Alt Warn

Headmaster Jonathan another Grand video Thank You

This is a great tutorial. Well done and thank you.

Excellent and clear, thank you!

How many hundreds of pages of Garmin documentation does it take to convey what’s in this 22-minute video? A keeper!

The best explanation I've seen thus far! Thank you for explaining this system in such easy detail. I now understand several aspects of the system that I was having difficulty with. Very well done and I really appreciate your time and efforts!! Please keep these tutorials coming, they help tremendously!

great!!

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nice tutorial

Thanks Jonathan. Very helpful.👍

thanks this will help me greatly

Thanks for another great video Jonathan! :)

I said it in the MD-88 vide as well... but man Jonathan your videos are tops! Learn so much from you. Been meaning to learn how to use the GNS530 and this video was a great help, cheers. Glad I subbed

Thank you so much! I’ve been a bit intimidated by this equipment so haven’t been using it much. Your explanations are always excellent and very helpful. Gotta go try this!

Brilliant video! Thank you!

This really helped me out especially since i have to fumble with and xbox controller. Cheers

Thank you for this. It’s actually a brilliant tutorial for pilots in the real world to use the garmin 530.

Omg thank you for this! Was struggling with entering my waypoints, and this was a lifesaver!

Great stuff, thank you!

How do you load the arrival?

Can we use airways in GNS 530?

Do I need to load any additional software, like from PM50 or WT ?