andrew Posted January 29, 2012 Report Posted January 29, 2012 I just recently brought home my Mooney and am looking to practice and learn the Garmin 430 a bit in preparation for IFR training. I am currently intending to run the plane off a Li-Ion battery pack which is designed to plug into the cigarette lighter of a car and recharge the car's battery. I was curious if anyone had tried this or a similar scheme, and what suggestions you might offer about growing proficient with the 430s. Are the Jepp courses worthwhile? Andrew
rob Posted January 29, 2012 Report Posted January 29, 2012 Isn't there a computer based 430 Simulator?
flyboy0681 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Posted January 29, 2012 Garmin does have a PC based simulator for the 430 and 530, both of which work pretty well for familiarization. They can be downloaded from here: http://www8.garmin.com/include/SimulatorPopup.html
OR75 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Posted January 29, 2012 I found that the best way of practicing the 430 is to play with it while on a long flight leg (with the A/P on). The Garmin computer simulator is not bad either as it incorporates an A/P. Of course you cannot feel the knobs and buttons. If you want to be able to play with the knobs and buttons and look at the different screens, you can purchase a powered tray (from chiefaircraft or other) or buy a 12V generator from an electronic store and wire/crimp pins to power/ground of the equipment. easy to find what pins of the 430/530 are the ground/power inputs.
Vref Posted January 29, 2012 Report Posted January 29, 2012 I use an external PSU (small electronic version of 180$) over the fuselage connector. I tuned up the 12 V PSU 12V/20 Amps to 13,2V(these things have a regulation between 11 and 14 most of the time) thus emulating a voltage regulator..voltage Works fine battery stays on top and the battery is charged with a constant voltage and no overcurrent as the unit is power limited to 20 A.... rgds Luc
1964-M20E Posted February 2, 2012 Report Posted February 2, 2012 ASA's On-TOP flight simulator has several planes and panels that use the 430 in them including a Mooney and you have some options for CDI and radios etc. You can fly and play with the 430 and it is a decent IFR simulator. It will cost you a few hundred bucks to get started.
DrBill Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 I use the Garmin 430 WAAS simulator to practice.. Just last night I practiced changing approaches. Really good. I set the default start location to my airport so it's quicker to get set up. Bill
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