GNS530/430 MOD 1.0.5  by pimarc

Change log

V 1.0.5

• Fixing the conflict when using 2 or more GPS in an aircraft
• Works now with Cessna 172
• Some small enhancements and bug corrections
• Modified GNS430 now included

V 1.0.4

• Bug in v1.0.3 with the track up mode half working

V 1.0.3

• The DirectTo behavior is now nearly similar to that of the native GNS530
• Adding toggle of map orientation in map menu (North up or Track up)
• Better management of the CLR button when inserting a waypoint
• Prevent add/removing of waypoints in approach sequence (for now)
• Bug correction: crash in load approach page when loading and there is no approach available
• Adding confirmation window when removing approach, SID, STAR or waypoint
• Removing approach, SID and STAR works by selecting the corresponding line on flight plan
• Less dependency from other Mods

V 1.0.2

• LOC/VOR correctly displayed in the VOR field following the captured frequency
• Setting 4 levels of declutter as the original GNS530
• Adding the range and declutter level in the NAV map (left bottom corner)
• Adding missing symbol files associated to waypoint, airports, etc...
• No more flicking pages (I hope)
• The NAV/COM page now works

V 1.0.1

• World4Fly Mod integration (Wrong radial and Rounded DME)
• NAV page now displays ETE to next waypoint instead of ETE to destination

Installation

Unzip the file in your Community directory.

 

This package corrects some bugs of the built-in GNS530 GPS.

First release features:

• Better logic for approach loading and activation
• Correcting the crazy U-turn bug
• Activate leg now works on approach waypoints
• Better DirectTo management and possibility to Direct to an approach icao waypoint
• Bug correction when direct to an airport: it was then impossible to select an approach
• Remove approach works now
• Activate approach is not selectable if not relevant (ex already activated or no approach)
• Display screen more readable
• Airport list: Correcting flicking bug and enhancing the view
• Adding a declutter level

Edited October 16, 20205 yr by OSM

Awesome, thanks for sharing this.

This sounds great. Just to confirm what default and addon aircraft use these Garmin units? Apologies but just feeling lazy tonight.

1 minute ago, powlcown said:

This sounds great. Just to confirm what default and addon aircraft use these Garmin units? Apologies but just feeling lazy tonight.

Default C172 and Carenado Mooney M20R Ovation.

Many thanks OSM. Will try on both those aircraft tomorrow. Interesting forecast for both you and myself (County Cork Ireland). Any interesting airstrips in your area? Cheers David

Don't think 1.0.5 is up in github yet but you can get it here: https://pms50.com/fs2020/gns530/pms50-gns530.zip

38 minutes ago, powlcown said:

 Any interesting airstrips in your area? Cheers David

Not really. Currently the Bing maps of Ukraine are not of the best quality and color gamma.

Edited October 16, 20205 yr by OSM

Thanks !

I like it 🙂

Greatful for all the mods released it truly is fantastic.  I've literally just flown a flight using this mod in the mooney and couldn't activate the approach for the life of me.  It just "wouldn't do it", I had the approach loaded in all the way took a slight shortcut, wanted to "activate approach" and despite me hitting the ENT button after confirming to activate the GPS was just non responsive?  It says in the readme that the logic for activating approaches has been fixed so wonder if I'm doing something wrong...

Here is KCLM RNAV 23 amatory Test video. I assume that any Airplane with any Garmin module will show the same result.

Test Conditions: M20R with GNS530 1.0.5 mod, start from cold&dark, make a flight plan, Takeoff, add RNAV Approach to flight plan in flight and Land using AP APR mode.

Some important findings:

- if your flight plan has the same airport for Departure and Arrival, GPS is not able to calculate RNAV Approach at all. In my case, I made 3 attempts to fly KCLM-KCLM with RNAV Approach without any success. Then I have changed Departure airport to S31 and GPS was able to made correct RNAV calculation.

- AP in APR mode provided only Lateral navigation to the Final Approach Course, in my case to the SEBTY fix, and from SEBTY was Lateral and Vertical Navigation. I used AP to descent to SEBTY fix, from SEBTY AP in APR mode brought  me to the RW23 threshold.

- Carenado M20R HSI has bug - at RNAV mode Dual Glide slope pointer are not showing up.