Garmin 530W VFR Tips & Tricks, Part 1 

There are still many 530's in operation, so I would guess (and hope) that it'll be another couple of years. However, give Garmin a call for the official answer. If you don't mind, reply with their response. I'm curious to hear their official position on the sunset plan of the 530/430.

Here is my Garmin 530W class more geared towards the IFR stuff. Cheers! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PgmcK7gMNYY.html

Agreed. but I'm too lazy to do the whole thing over again...

I don't disagree with you opinion and you have a valid point. I tried both, but personally found clicking the mouse on the screen at the precise location on the picture to be very frustrating. Mouse clicks require the sim user to actually look at the button, hover and click. But when you're really using a 530, you go off of tactile feel and the haptic feedback - you don't look at the knobs, you look at the screen and feel the knobs. So I gave a slight edge to the keystroke interface, warts and all. But whichever interface viewers prefer, whether it's mouse clicks or key strokes, it's clear that there is no substitute for actually having a real 530 with concentric knobs to interface with. Thanks for your comment!

worked fine for me lol, lighten up a bit

Learned more than I knew before I got here. Can’t complain much for FREE instruction.