Garmin GNS 530 Pilot's Manual & Reference

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GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference190-00181-00 Rev. HSECTION 11VERTICAL NAVIGATION11-1SECTION 11: VERTICALNAVIGATION (VNAV)The GNS 530’s Vertical Navigation Page (Figure 11-2)allows you to create a three-dimensional profile (Figure11-1) which guides you from your present position andaltitude to a final (target) altitude at a specified location.This is helpful when you’d like to descend to a certainaltitude near an airport or climb to an altitude beforereaching a route or direct-to waypoint. Once the profile isdefined, message alerts and additional data on the DefaultNAV and Map Pages keep you informed of your progress.NOTE: To use the vertical navigation features,the ground speed must be greater than 35 knotsand direct-to navigation or a flight plan must beactivated.Figure 11-1 VNAV ProfileVERTICAL NAVIGATION PROFILEVERTICAL SPEED REQUIREDDISTANCE TO TARGETTIME AND DISTANCETO PROFILETARGET ALTITUDEAND POSITIONAIRPORTCURRENT ALTITUDEAND POSITIONDisplaying the Vertical Navigation Page:Press the VNAV key.Figure 11-2 VNAV PageCurrent PageTarget Altitude and AltitudeReference (AGL or MSL)Target Distance(from reference)Vertical SpeedDesiredVerticalSpeedRequired