"Peter R." wrote in message
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Mike Rapoport wrote:

The 530 has an "arc view" page which is the primary page that most people
use.

What information does this page convey?

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Peter
(a GNS430 user)


It has the usual nav information (it is customizable) but the airplane is
put at the bottom instead of one third of the way up. It also has an
azimuth arc in the upper portion. I typically use it on 150nm range where
you can see everything out to 150nm. In contrast, the 430's map page only
shows 100nm in front of the airplane when on 150nm range and when you go
over 150nm a lot of data (like VORs) drops out. If you download the manual,
there is an example on page 12. The other thing that I like about the 530
vs the 430 is that it will provide distance and bearing to the station
selected in the NAV frequency window. This is useful for flying approaches.

Mike
MU-2