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GNS430W: Parallel offset course feature
Peter R. wrote:
On 9/7/2007 12:07:03 AM, Newps wrote: That parallel offset feature has been on every GPS I've had. I thought I read the original GNS430 manual pretty well, but if that feature was in the original box I missed it. No, you didn't miss anything. The 129 400/500s did not have track offset. |
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GNS430W: Parallel offset course feature
Peter R. wrote:
On 9/7/2007 7:58:56 AM, Roy Smith wrote: It's mostly used by people flying SAR missions. You keep increasing the offset and end up flying a box pattern. Ah, OK. I had read about trans-Atlantic flights using an offset and assumed it was available in these WAAS boxes given their extreme accuracy and the increased chances of mid-airs on climb-outs and descents. It would be nice to use it on Victor airways, had they only offered offests in 1/10 mile increments. |
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GNS430W: Parallel offset course feature
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:11:19 -0700, B wrote:
Peter R. wrote: On 9/7/2007 7:58:56 AM, Roy Smith wrote: It's mostly used by people flying SAR missions. You keep increasing the offset and end up flying a box pattern. Ah, OK. I had read about trans-Atlantic flights using an offset and assumed it was available in these WAAS boxes given their extreme accuracy and the increased chances of mid-airs on climb-outs and descents. It would be nice to use it on Victor airways, had they only offered offests in 1/10 mile increments. It would be nice to have victor airways in the box.... |
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GNS430W: Parallel offset course feature
Peter Clark wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:11:19 -0700, B wrote: Peter R. wrote: On 9/7/2007 7:58:56 AM, Roy Smith wrote: It's mostly used by people flying SAR missions. You keep increasing the offset and end up flying a box pattern. Ah, OK. I had read about trans-Atlantic flights using an offset and assumed it was available in these WAAS boxes given their extreme accuracy and the increased chances of mid-airs on climb-outs and descents. It would be nice to use it on Victor airways, had they only offered offests in 1/10 mile increments. It would be nice to have victor airways in the box.... All the necessary components of Victor airways are in the box. What you want, I presume, is an airway database. I guess you have to go to a G-1000 to get that.;-) |
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GNS430W: Parallel offset course feature
It can be used to set a one or two mile offset from an unfamiliar airport
you are flying to, so it comes up on your left side where you can see it rather than up under your nose where you might miss it. I used it that way a couple of times on a Northstar M3, but didn't find it worth the trouble, and I have never used it on my 430W. I can't think of any IFR use for the feature. Stan "Peter R." wrote in message ... Just picked up my aircraft with the GNS430W upgrade and was reading the manual to see what new features are now included. In there I discovered the feature that allows the pilot to purposely fly a parallel offset course anywhere from 1 to 99 miles. The only tedious characteristic of this feature (IMO) is that the pilot must set this option every time a flight plan is activated, rather than having the option "stick" across flights. Thus, over time it seems to me a pilot may eventually opt to not set it. Anyone use this feature? I am curious about its popularity. -- Peter |
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GNS430W: Parallel offset course feature
"Stan Prevost" wrote:
I can't think of any IFR use for the feature. Use it for flying perfect racetrack holds. Set up the inbound leg on both your #1 and #2 GPS, but set the #2 GPS to offset the course by a mile or so. On the inbound leg, track the #1 GPS. On the outbound leg, track the #2 GPS with reverse sensing. Yeah, I know, I'm being silly. |
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GNS430W: Parallel offset course feature
B wrote:
All the necessary components of Victor airways are in the box. What you want, I presume, is an airway database. I guess you have to go to a G-1000 to get that.;-) or a GNS-480! |
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GNS430W: Parallel offset course feature
On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:32:50 -0700, B wrote:
It would be nice to have victor airways in the box.... All the necessary components of Victor airways are in the box. What you want, I presume, is an airway database. I guess you have to go to a G-1000 to get that.;-) I know they are, that's what's so frustrating. And once Piper makes a Malibu or Meridan with a G1000 instaed of the Avidyne panel, I might just trade up..... |
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GNS430W: Parallel offset course feature
"B" wrote in message ... Peter Clark wrote: On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:11:19 -0700, B wrote: It would be nice to have victor airways in the box.... All the necessary components of Victor airways are in the box. What you want, I presume, is an airway database. I guess you have to go to a G-1000 to get that.;-) Airways from a GPS: That's like buying a $1000 stereo and listening to monaural AM radio. :~( |
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GNS430W: Parallel offset course feature
"Peter Clark" wrote in message ... On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:32:50 -0700, B wrote: It would be nice to have victor airways in the box.... All the necessary components of Victor airways are in the box. What you want, I presume, is an airway database. I guess you have to go to a G-1000 to get that.;-) I know they are, that's what's so frustrating. And once Piper makes a Malibu or Meridan with a G1000 instaed of the Avidyne panel, I might just trade up..... AviDyne uses the Garmin GPS for it's Nav input, so get the Avidyne, but attach a GPS-480 to it if you REALLY want airways. |
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