Jeff

Stuart
are you using an HSI or a normal nav head?
my 430 drives my HSI, anytime I select OBS the HSI control the white line, you
move the HSI and the line moves. Its going to take me a while to get that
figured out correctly.

Jeff

SD Thomson wrote:

> Steve,
>
> I'm probably stating the obvious here, but I think the magenta line is "to"
> and the white line is "from". I often use the OBS for vfr approach,
> especially going to a new field. So if the rwy is 27 and assuming i'm
> generally east of the airport, I set the obs to 27
> and intercept the magenta line (now i'm on the 27 radial to the field --
> and the 90 radial from the field)
>
> Maybe this helps.
>
> Stuart
>
> "smf" <stevefon1@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:XHnyb.45903$yJ.4001@okepread02...
> > With a waypoint on my 430 and pressing the OBS button my 430 draws a
> > "radial". The radial that is on the obs indicator.
> >
> > What i don't understand is why the radial showing on the display is white
> > and not magenta? The reciprical of the radial is magenta.
> > Shouldn't it be the other way around?
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >