Exploring OBS mode in the Garmin GNS530 and GNS430 in Microsoft Flight Simulator 

Cheers :)

Jonathan to me is the best instructor of all things MSFS. I don't know if it's his voice, or calm nature or what, but he beats anyone else out on RU-vid IMHO.

@@loiphin Thank you :)

Cheers!

hahaha

Yep - I can see how it would be great for missed approaches :)

Glad you like them!

Wow, thank you

@@jonbeckett ☝🏼☝🏼🦾🦾🙋‍♂🙋‍♂

It's new (as far as I'm aware). The interesting thing to me is that the GPS units are now so close to the real thing, you can read the instruction book for the real thing, and apply what you read.

I'll add my endorsement about all of this, but especially the sound levels. Many of Jon's videos in the past have been hard to follow without captions due to loud engine sound. On the upside, at least he doesn't play music.

@@tomjanzen9278 Heh :) I have tried music out, but it causes a copyright strike every time :)

Awesome, thank you!

Glad it was helpful!

I was practically yelling "extended runway centreline" at my monitor when he started to wrap the video up - maybe he heard me. It's great for turning onto final for grass strips when all you can make out from 3 miles away is the field.

@@otterspocket2826 Hahaha - one of the perils of recording things with no script :) I often forget to do things. I'm amused that nobody noticed I didn't turn the strobes on, or the taxi light off - usually some aviation enthusiast will spend a few minutes raking me over the coals :)

@@jonbeckett - One of the perils of doing a running commentary at all I would think, I'd be forgetting all sorts. Since you're a good enough sport to fess up to the stuff you 'got away with', let's talk about the hold pattern - you were so pre-occupied with explaining reciprocal headings that you miscalculated it, only turned 160 degrees, then blamed the wind when you didn't come back on track (I would've blamed that too 😂). Seriously though, it's a good lesson in task saturation. Substitute the running commentary for, say, pulling and scanning an abnormal checklist, and the simple errors start to creep in as you skim over the 'normal' things you think are in the bag.

@@otterspocket2826 Absolutely - I noticed the heading idiocy when I watched it back :) It always makes me smile when you see people demonstrate something with the weather turned off :)

Yeah - I only realise about using it for a visual guide during holds while watching some real tuition about it.

Glad to help!

Yes - it's a good use for it.

Yep - that's a good way to think of it.

You're welcome :)

You're welcome :)

It should just work :)

I literally tell you where I'm flying right at the start - and you can see the ICAO codes throughout on the GPS unit.

Yes I would also like to train in a Cessna and use the older GPS as well as the steam guages, weird that you cannot buy that version.

This was with the update, yes.

(and aligning for approach to an airfield).

You have to turn the OBS knob on the CDI/HSI to set the route direction. That's why it pays to be in heading mode before pressing OBS - because it will move to north if you've not set the route direction in the CDI.