Following the 40th Anniversary Update to Microsoft Flight Simulator, the Garmin GNS530 GPS unit has a LOT of new functionality – bringing it much closer to it’s real-world counterpart. In this video I take you on a tour of some of that functionality, and explore programming a flight plan.
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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 !
Good summary Jon ! It's been a while since I used GSN430/530, improved heaps. That keyboard support is great !
Do I need to load any additional software, like from PM50 or WT ?
This really helped me out especially since i have to fumble with and xbox controller. Cheers
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
Use the GNS530 everyday. Didn't know about the keyboard shortcut. Life is so much easier now!
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
nice tutorial
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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.
You are getting to be my go-to place on YouTube for learning anything about FS2020. You are very good at this. Thank you!
That's what missing last night in a group flight. Must install in FS2020 because it's much better than standard GNS520
I finally worked out why Alt Warn
Great stuff, thank you!
Brilliant video! Thank you!
Thank You👍
if you make a multi location flight plan how do you get the radio frequencies while fliying? (Atis/Tower/ ground etc?)
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!
How do you load the arrival?
How many hundreds of pages of Garmin documentation does it take to convey what’s in this 22-minute video? A keeper!
thanks this will help me greatly
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!
I learned so so so much from watching this video. Thank you Jonathan! You are the best.
Thanks Jonathan. Very helpful.👍
I use navigraph not that little crap
Thanks for another great video Jonathan! 🙂
"…which will make the copilot vanish."
Wait. You have a visible copilot? How?
Is this GPs a pop out?
Move it to another monitor?
Thanks!
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!
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!
This is ridiculously over-complicated, if it's the same in Real-World. Why would anyone use so outdated interface?
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
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
Hello, it is not possible for me to make entries via the keyboard. I fly the WB Sim Cessna 172 in MSFS
Thank you! I just purchased the Embraer EMB 110 on summer sale and have never used the Garmin yet. This helped a lot
Wow, awesome video, thanks a lot
Can we use airways in GNS 530?
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?
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.
hi. What flight planner you use for your MSFS in your video?
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
Thank you! Your video helped me get going with the gns530!
Very nice ✈video
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!
Fun fact: we are actually simulating the real GPS satellite sky positions using NASA ephemeris data and orbital mechanics. So, not at all randomized. 🙂
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.
Without your channel I would be lost.
This was very helpful and after your video I decided to download the whole GNS530 manual, freely available online, for a deeper knowledge