Al wrote:
I recently got intoduced to the Garmin 530. Nice box, advertises 3D nav, but
I couldn't find any referance to step down altitudes on the approach. Is
this not available? I find it hard to believe that they would store every
fix and route in the Western Hemishpere, and leave out a vital portion of
every approach. Do Garmin users all have Jepp subscriptions, and carry them
for the step down fixes?

What do you mean "advertises 3D nav"? AFAIK only the GNS480 among the Garmin
certified navigators provides vertical navigation.

Yes, Garmin users subscribe to other services to get the approach charts. The
Garmin MX20 / GMX200 can display approach charts.

Dave