Laminar Research X-Plane 530, Quick Reference

Page 1: ...ave been created using X Plane 10 36 64 bit on Microsoft Windows 7 Prof 64 bit The PC 12 screenshot has been created using Shade Tree Micro Aviation PC 12 Model 12 47g see http www shadetreemicro com All rights belong to their respective owners This document is not to be used for real navigation It is aimed at flight simulation enthusiasts This document is provided as is without any express or imp...

Page 2: ...es NAV mode pages WPT mode pages NRST mode pages Navigating to NRST waypoint Using a flight plan adding a waypoint to the flight plan deleting a waypoint from the flight plan loading an existing flight plan Activating a leg Going direct to a waypoint of the flight plan Adding an approach to the flight plan Using vertical navigation VNAV Using the GPS 530 in a STMA Pilatus PC 12 Using the GPS 530 w...

Page 3: ...NAV 1 Frequency ID Radial and distance to currently selected VOR from VLOC 1 if it is in range Direct tracking to waypoint Current tracking of aircraft Distance to waypoint in nm Compass rose Estimated time of arrival at next waypoint Active Leg Current map scaling Default Display Ground speed Selected display mode Flight plan path ...

Page 4: ...eal navigation Not to be used for real navigation Not to be used for real navigation Resetting the view If you get lost in the menu structure press and hold the CLR key until you get returned to this NAV 1 mode page approx 10 seconds ...

Page 5: ...click spots The left side ones decrease the right side ones increase values The inner knob changes the fractions the outer one the pre decimal number Pushing the knob toggles the active field between COM and VLOC standby frequencies Setting COM and NAV frequencies This part displays settings for VLOC 1 NAV 1 Depending on your aircraft model the COM 1 VLOC 1 or COM 2 VLOC 2 settings may be controll...

Page 6: ... be used for real navigation Not to be used for real navigation Using the range up down buttons the map scaling can be changed from 1 nm to 1500 nm Map scaling Using the CLR button works multiple times the map can be decluttered the results are not shown ...

Page 7: ...ion Not to be used for real navigation Switching page modes Use the outer knob to toggle between page groups NAV WPT and NRST Use the inner knob to toggle between sub pages within the same group Note that the last selected page within each group will be remembered on reentering ...

Page 8: ...be used for real navigation Not to be used for real navigation Not to be used for real navigation NAV mode pages The additional NAV pages deliver more information about the next waypoint and vertical navigation settings ...

Page 9: ...sed for real navigation Not to be used for real navigation Not to be used for real navigation WPT waypoint mode pages These WPT pages deliver additional information about the airport e g name location runways frequencies ILS ...

Page 10: ...o be used for real navigation Not to be used for real navigation Not to be used for real navigation NRST nearest mode pages These NRST pages deliver additional information about the nearest airports intersections NDBs ...

Page 11: ...2015 06 24 Not to be used for real navigation Not to be used for real navigation Not to be used for real navigation NRST nearest mode pages continued VORs and airspaces ...

Page 12: ...gation Then press Direct To button to display details on next page Press ENTER button button to confirm or CLR to abort Now going to FSB Pressing FPL shows flightplan has been deleted now contains only new waypoint Navigating to NRST waypoint Push knob to activate cursor and then turn it to highlight an entry ...

Page 13: ...sed for real navigation Not to be used for real navigation Using a flight plan Pressing the FPL button toggles the display of this flight plan page showing the waypoints airports navaids intersections with ID direct tracking course distance cumulated distance ...

Page 14: ...navigation Using a flight plan continued Pressing the Menu button activates the above menu To start cleanly the current flight plan can be deleted During flight the approach can be deleted or another leg can be activated Use the right bottom knob to highlight the required entry Finally press the ENTER key ...

Page 15: ...vigation Not to be used for real navigation then turn the inner knob once to bring up the waypoint entry page Push knob to activate cursor Then turn the outer knob to highlight the entry in front of which the new waypoint shall be added Adding a waypoint to the flight plan ...

Page 16: ... used for real navigation Not to be used for real navigation turning the inner knob counter clockwise returns prior letter J turning the inner knob clockwise returns the next letter L Adding a waypoint to the flight plan continued Starting off with letter K ...

Page 17: ...nob counter clockwise moves the cursor position to the left for corrections turning the outer knob clockwise moves the cursor position to the right Assuming cursor position is on the 2nd character now use inner knob again if required see previous page until all characters have been entered Adding a waypoint to the flight plan continued ...

Page 18: ...r press of ENTER confirms the entry If you wish to abort press CLR instead The new waypoint is now visible in the flightplan Adding a waypoint to the flight plan continued Once finished press the ENTER key depending on the kind of waypoint this can take up to 5 characters typical sizes VOR 3 NDB 3 Airport 4 Intersections 5 ...

Page 19: ...avigation Turn the knob to highlight either Yes or No Push knob to activate cursor Then turn the outer knob to highlight the entry that shall be deleted The deleted waypoint is no longer part of the list Deleting a waypoint from the flight plan Finally press CLR button Finally press ENTER button to confirm ...

Page 20: ... an entry is highlighted press the knob prior to turning in order to hide the cursor Push the knob to activate the cursor highlighting if required Loading an existing flight plan Turn the outer knob to select the required entry The files are stored in X Plane10 Output FMS plans and can be created by other tools as well e g Plan G or other flight planner software Finally hit ENTER to load the fligh...

Page 21: ...al navigation Not to be used for real navigation Press the Menu button select Activate Leg and press ENTER button Push knob to activate cursor Then turn the outer knob to highlight the required entry The new leg should be active now Activating a leg of the flight plan ...

Page 22: ...r real navigation Press the Direct To button Push knob to activate cursor Then turn the outer knob to highlight the required entry Activate it pressing the ENTER button Note that any waypoints prior to the one selected will be removed from the flightplan Going DIRECT to a waypoint of the flight plan ...

Page 23: ...the knob to highlight the required approach wrt runway etc and press ENTER button Push the PROC button Then turn the knob to highlight the Select Approach entry and press ENTER button Turn the knob to highlight the required transition for the selected approach then press the ENTER key Adding an approach to the flight plan ...

Page 24: ... select from either LOAD or ACTIVATE then press ENTER button the approach will now be included on the overview Once flightplan is selected by pressing FPL button and scrolled down to the end using the outer knob Adding an approach to the flight plan continued Remember that it can be deleted later in FPL view through MENU key option ...

Page 25: ...ing e g the Top of Descent point and for the calculation of required vertical speeds for an immediate descent The pilot should know the waypoint on the flight plan some offset at which location the descent should be finished the desired target altitude at this location the desired vertical speed during the descent The GPS then helps to calculate the countdown time until the top of descent is reach...

Page 26: ...ighlighted turning the outer knob moves to the previous next field turning the inner knob changes its value Using Vertical Navigation VNAV continued The calculated countdown time until reaching Top of descent also known as TOD or T D for desired 700 ft min vertical speed The target altitude after descent The distance before or after passing the referenced waypoint where the altitude shall be reach...

Page 27: ...elector should be set to 1 can be checked as long as instrument on left is toggled for NAV and not yet GPS Only the upper GPS 530 is used for LNAV of course it configures Com1 and Nav1 frequencies as well The mode line at left bottom side shows GPS when aircraft is setup correctly it shows VLOC if using standard VOR or ILS navigation Do not use the CDS button as the mode switches automatically whe...

Page 28: ...To is active The GPS CDS selection on left bottom side should show GPS label and not VLOC except if using ILS or traditional VOR navigation It can be toggled pressing the CDS button The GPS OBS setting should be off i e no OBS label should be displayed above the OBS button It can be toggled pressing the OBS button The autopilot of the aircraft should be turned on The NAV mode of the autopilot shou...

Page 29: ...o generate a database with SIDs for later use Plan G is available from http www tasoftware co uk If you are going to use human Air Traffic Contol like on IVAO or VATSIM expect deviations from your flight plan for various reasons Make sure to know how to insert and delete waypoints to from your flight plan In most cases if they want you to skip some waypoints you can use the Direct To feature towar...