Instruments required for an ILS

[EatSleepFly]

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But it still seems strange to me that you cannot monitor DME while on final after selecting the approach to be loaded in the GPS.

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You can with RNAV!

[Ophir]

I am bummed I have never been in a plane with RNAV, it sounds really cool. But I cannot say I would want to trade the MFD I have been flying with. Man, you have so much more situational awareness.

[pilot602]

It sounds like a display option problem. Gotta love the non-standarzation in GPS, eh?

We have a (VFR) only moving map GPS in our aircraft. It allows us to select different options for what kind of information we display. But, the only way to set this up is to go into the menus - it's not something that you would normally select while in the "operating" mode.

From what I've gathered through this is that if you break out the manual I'll bet there is a way to do exactly what you want to do. I can't imagine that a Garmin 430 would have you switch between modes to get the information you want all while tryng to shoot an approach.


Just my 2 cents.

[EatSleepFly]

When you select the ILS 35 @SLC in the Garmin 430...

...first, you get a warning saying its for monitoring use only. But as far as what you see? It doesnt give you DME from TCH (the VOR), unless you select the nearest page- but it does give you Dist. to Next waypoint (intersection) on the approach. It doesnt take much mental math to get the distance from the VOR from that.

[Ophir]

Oh give me a break, do really think that when I refered to how nice the MFD is for situational awareness it has anything to with my piloting skills. Talk about ego, don't let yours get stuck in the door. To make a reference like that based on THIS thread you have got to be thinking you are on a cloud, not in one.

[EatSleepFly]

Lighten up, I was making a general statement...nothing directed at you.