How to use GPS?

Have you checked out the item in the learning center. There's a very helpful item under key topics that explains all the functions. I rarely move from the main flight plan screen, but I find it helpful sometimes if I want to find the nearest airport for an emergency landing. Also, if you miss a waypoint because of atc the gps nav will try and take you back to the waypoint you missed. Its useful to learn how to change it so the gps will direct you to the waypoint you actually want to go to. I hope some of that made sense.
Andy 😀

Yer mate, that made sense.

I am familiar with activating the next leg after a missed waypoint......I blagged my way through that one after my 747 started doing a u-turn over the the Middle-East somewhere 🙄

It's things like 'activate approach' that I am unclear on, but I shall read that tutorial you mention and see what I can pick up.

I am away from home at the moment so was hoping for an online tutorial or something similar.

Thanks for the reply

BashDaBish,

How about trying the actual GPS 500 "Quick Reference Guide" from Garmin.com? Obviously, not all GPS 500 (real world) functions will be available to you in FS9. However it may allow you to understand the unit somewhat better.

You can use this direct link to download for the file in PDF format: http://www.garmin.com/manuals/GPS500_QuickReferenceGuide.pdf

For other GPS 500 manuals here: http://www.garmin.com/support/userManual.jsp?market=1&subcategory=8&product=010-00176-01

Excellent 👍

Printed at work....even better 😀

or if you have alot of time on your hands you can do what I did I expeiemented with it by pressing buttons and before you know it you using it for everything altitude, airspeed, knottical miles, direction, ground speed and everything else it can be used for