Garmin GPS 500 User Manual
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GPS 500 Pilot’s Guide and Reference
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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........................................... 1-1
1.1 Accessories and Packing List .................................1-1
1.2 Key and Knob Functions .........................................1-2
1.3 Takeoff Tour ...............................................................1-4
.................................................. 2-1
2.1 Main Page Groups ....................................................2-1
2.2 NAV Page Group .......................................................2-2
2.3 Default NAV Page .....................................................2-2
2.4 Map Page ...................................................................2-6
2.5 TERRAIN Page ..........................................................2-15
2.6 TAWS Page ...............................................................2-18
2.7 NAV/COM Page ........................................................2-21
2.8 Satellite Status Page .............................................2-23
SECTION 3: DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION
3.1 Overview ....................................................................3-1
.............................................. 4-1
4.1 Flight Plan Catalog Page ........................................4-1
4.2 Active Flight Plan Page ...........................................4-8
............................................... 5-1
5.1 Approaches, Departures, and Arrivals .................5-1
5.2 Non-Precision Approach Operations ....................5-3
5.3 Points to Remember for All Approaches...........5-25
.................................................... 6-1
6.1 WPT Page Group .......................................................6-1
6.2 Airport Location Page .............................................6-4
6.3 Airport Runway Page ..............................................6-6
6.4 Airport Frequency Page ..........................................6-8
6.5 Airport Approach Page .........................................6-10
6.6 Airport Arrival Page ...............................................6-12
6.7 Airport Departure Page ........................................6-14
6.8 Intersection Page ...................................................6-16
6.9 NDB Page ..................................................................6-16
6.10 VOR Page ................................................................6-17
6.11 User Waypoint Page.............................................6-17
................................................. 7-1
7.1 NRST Page Group .....................................................7-1
7.2 Nearest Airport Page ...............................................7-3
7.3 Nearest Intersection Page ......................................7-5
7.4 Nearest NDB Page ....................................................7-5
7.5 Nearest VOR Page ....................................................7-6
7.6 Nearest User Waypoint Page .................................7-7
7.7 Nearest Center (ARTCC) Page ................................7-7
7.8 Nearest Flight Service Station (FSS) Page ..........7-8
7.9 Nearest Airspace Page ............................................7-8
.................................................... 8-1
8.1 AUX Page Group .......................................................8-1
8.2 Flight Planning Page ................................................8-2
8.3 Utility Page ..............................................................8-10
8.4 Setup Page ...............................................................8-18
SECTION 9: VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV)
..................................................... 10-1
10.1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................10-1
10.2 TERRAIN Page ........................................................10-3
10.3 TERRAIN Alerts ......................................................10-4
10.4 Database Information for TERRAIN .................10-9
............................................................ 11-1
11.1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................11-1
11.2 TAWS Page .............................................................11-3
11.3 TAWS Alerts ...........................................................11-4
11.4 Database Information for TAWS .....................11-11
SECTION 12: ADDITIONAL FEATURES
12.1 Traffic Information Service (TIS) Interface .....12-1
12.2 GTS 8XX Traffic Systems ...................................12-12
12.3 Weather Data Link Interface ...........................12-19
SECTION 13: FAULT DETECTION & EXCLUSION
13.1 Detection and Exclusion .....................................13-1
13.2 Pre-Departure Verification of FDE ....................13-2
SECTION 14: MESSAGES, ABBREVIATIONS, &
............................................................................ 14-1
14.1 Messages ................................................................14-1
14.2 Abbreviations ........................................................14-7
14.3 Navigation Terms ...............................................14-10
..........................................A-1
...........................................B-1