Actually, he went through every single page in the 430 in detail, but either
didn't stress the position twiddle, or I simply forgot how to use it. Most
users don't employ every feature, and that doesn't necessarily mean a lack of
proficiency or under-utilization of the box. In this specific case, the NRST
function works great, with the same number of knob clicks.

FYI, this CFII has about 12,000 hours with at least 2/3 of that instruction
given. He's trained 3 generations of instructors on the west coast using
virtually every NAV gizmo made for GA, and is universally respected and
regarded as one of the best around. My sincere hope your is that your
inference about proficiency or lack thereof is limited to this one anecdotal
oversight.


I would suggest recounting the number of clicks. To go from NAV page 2 to NRST
page 4 requires 3 clicks of large knob (NAV-WPT-AUX-NRST), and then of course
from NRST page 1 to the correct VOR page would require 3 additional clicks of
the small knob (NRST airport-NDB-intersection-VOR). I count 6 clicks of large
and small knob using your prefered method, vs 2 of the small knob going from
NAV2 to NAV4 using my suggestion. Or did I miss something?

And of course I sincerely hope that you are indeed quite happy with the Garmin
430 training. Hopefully you got all that you wanted (and even more importantly
what you needed).


paul k. sanchez, cfii-mei
on eagles’ wings
2011 south perimeter road, suite g
fort lauderdale, florida 33309-7135
305-389-1742 wireless
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954-345-4276 home/fax