new to Garmin 530

wanting to do flt plan , I open 530 and hit menu and get " NO OPTIONS " ? wanting to set up SID , only get selections of approaches ect but no departures ?

appreciate some guidance

Philthy Phil

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Are you using RXP? I will assume so, since default GPS has no SID/STAR options. First you need to have a departure and arrival airport ICAO in the flight plan, then goto "Procedures" (PROC) -> "Select Departures" and choose. This "Procedures" menu applies to the default GPS as well, but you won't find departures, just arrivals and approaches.  

Beech Papa ,

 Thank you for the reply

So I can not just open a plane that has a 530 and hit procedures then menu , I must create a flt plan in flt-X first ?

Then proceed in the 530 to create the flt plan in that unit

Have been reading the 530 online Manuel and all confused .

Phil

Beech Papa

What is RXP

No, default GPS dont have that capability. RXP is Reality XP addon GPS,

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Beech Papa ,

 Thank you for the reply

So I can not just open a plane that has a 530 and hit procedures then menu , I must create a flt plan in flt-X first ?

Then proceed in the 530 to create the flt plan in that unit

Have been reading the 530 online Manuel and all confused .

Phil

Beech Papa

What is RXP

No, sorry, the default GPS is a bit limited. You cannot edit a flight plan in it, nor can you add SID or STARS (i might even be wrong about the fact that it has arrivals actually). The only in-flight editing it's capable of is Direct To, which is fine for emergency diversions but otherwise quite limited. Best thing to do is make a flight plan in your favorite planner, then load the flight plan before flight. The default GPS isn't bad, it gets a worse reputation than I think it deserves for being a fairly decent built-in tool. That said, the questions you are asking and the options you want available indicate you might be interested in getting the RXP GPS unit - or another type of GPS addon. It brings the depth and function of GA aircraft up to a more realistic standard, and the function is exactly the same as the real Garmin 530, so you can read the actual Garmin manual and apply everything across the board.