Direct To a waypoint in flightplan on Garmin 430

ArtP wrote:

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:16:51 -0500, Andrew Gideon
wrote:


That, plus I need to look down to "knob" through the entire flight plan.
The cursor doesn't start on the current waypoint, so I cannot just turn
the knob once w/o looking.

The GNSx30 points to the way point you just passed, so if you think
you have to go through the entire flight plan I suggest you learn how
to use the GNS before you criticize it.

I know of one that didn't do so yesterday, at least using the process I
followed/described. But you might want to read what I actually wrote. If
you did so, you'd note that I thought that there was a better way to do
this that I'd learned and since forgotten.

Thus, I wasn't criticising it but asking for the better process.

Anyway...perhaps this is a software version issue. I originally learned on
a newly installed unit, while the one I was using yesterday was installed
at some time further in the past (I don't know precisely when; it predates
my club membership).

Does Garmin provide software upgrades separate from the navigation data
updates?

- Andrew

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:58:04 -0500, Andrew Gideon
wrote:


Anyway...perhaps this is a software version issue. I originally learned on
a newly installed unit, while the one I was using yesterday was installed
at some time further in the past (I don't know precisely when; it predates
my club membership).

My GNS430's were installed Jan, 2002. When I press the FPL button the
previous way point is on the top of the screen, the current way point
is one down. I have had one or more software updates (I can't remember
how many) and that behaviors has not changed.


Does Garmin provide software upgrades separate from the navigation data
updates?

Yes. They have to be installed by an avionics shop. They also reset
all of your settings (flight plans, schedular, and display fields).