Stan Prevost wrote:

"Sam Spade" wrote in message
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John Collins wrote:


When an approach is loaded, it is appended to the flight plan after
the destination airport. As stated earlier, the waypoints in the
original flight plan will sequence normally until the destination
airport is reached, at which time the 430 will navigate direct to the
IAF waypoint and automatically "activate" the approach sequence.


To cut to the chase, those of us familiar with using FMSes know to
clear the destination airport from the flight plan once the approach
is loaded. In a full-press FMS, this is known as a
route-discontinuity. And, clearing that discontinuity in a full-press
FMS or a Garmin panel mount will get it all to work as a flight plan
with continuity.


On a GNS430, activating the loaded approach is simpler. PROC, ENTER.


Like many things, there is more than one way to skin the cat with a Garmin.