Garmin 430 rquestion- does the approach always have to be activated via "activate approach"?

On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:51:36 -0800, Sam Spade <sam@coldmail.com>
wrote:

>> On a GNS430, activating the loaded approach is simpler. PROC, ENTER.
>>
>>
>I took another look at it and disagree. Once the IAP is selected
>removing the airport can be done prior to a critical phase of flight,
>then everything sequences without pilot intervention.

Exactly, seems simpler to me.

On 2/17/2008 4:54 PM, Stan Prevost wrote the following:
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>
> I wonder what the response would be if one called Garmin and asked if
> they approve using the navigator this way?

Try it! I have had extremely good luck with Garmin tech support transferring me
to very knowledgeable people when I had something besides the usual RTFM
questions. My guess is that the manuals are the problem and that the behavior
is in the design spec.