Garmin 430 Sim. Where's The Most Up-to-Date Download?

[flyerfocus]

Most recent I can find is here: https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3531

Yet, the database version this guy is using in his sim trainer is more recent:

 

[Eric Green]

Is there a MAC version of this available?

 

[midlifeflyer]

If you have access to a real Garmin GPS there is a way to copy that database to the GNS trainer.

 

[Tspin]

If you have access to a real Garmin GPS there is a way to copy that database to the GNS trainer.

Any link to how to do that?

 

[midlifeflyer]

Any link to how to do that?

You can probably find it by searching with Google but the essence is:

1. Transfer the avn_db.bin file from the Garmin disc to your PC.
2. Rename it worldwide.bin
3. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\GNS400W-500W Trainer\Trainer\ (assuming the standard default installation)
4. Replace the worldwide.bin file there with the new one.

 

[Tspin]

You can probably find it by searching with Google but the essence is:

1. Transfer the avn_db.bin file from the Garmin disc to your PC.
2. Rename it worldwide.bin
3. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\GNS400W-500W Trainer\Trainer\ (assuming the standard default installation)
4. Replace the worldwide.bin file there with the new one.

Thanks. I’ll have to give it a try.

 

[eman1200]

You can probably find it by searching with Google but the essence is:

1. Transfer the avn_db.bin file from the Garmin disc to your PC.
2. Rename it worldwide.bin
3. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\GNS400W-500W Trainer\Trainer\ (assuming the standard default installation)
4. Replace the worldwide.bin file there with the new one.

who ARE you???

 

[midlifeflyer]

who ARE you???

A fan of Heinlein's SF novels

I'm in a club with a G1000 DA40. We have the trainer but the database was old enough that some local airports changed identifiers. So I searched to see if we could update it. Learned about the GNS in the process. There doesn't seem to be a way to do it in the GTN.

 

[HighCountry]

For those that don't have a Garmin subscription (like me), the file linked in this post will at least bring the simulator up to 2016:
Updated Database for Garmin 400/500 Trainer

 

[midlifeflyer]

For those that don't have a Garmin subscription (like me), the file linked in this post will at least bring the simulator up to 2016:
Updated Database for Garmin 400/500 Trainer

If you don't have a friend with a Garmin

 

[DA40FAN]

Tried it. Worked just fine. Thanks.

 

[Mike Gagnon]

Does anyone know if it is possible to get the file off of a Garmin GNS430 card? Or any other way to get access on my PC if I have a subscription for a 430? The update to a Garmin card doesn’t appear to leave an intermediate copy on the pc.


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[Sierra_Hotel]

If you have a subscription you should be able to download the file from Garmin and save it on your computer.

 

[mcdewey]

Is there a MAC version of this available?

Not that I know of. I use a PC Emulator (Parallels) and it runs fine there.

 

[Mike Gagnon]

If you have a subscription you should be able to download the file from Garmin and save it on your computer.

Any particular steps you could share? I haven’t found a way, as the app loads the database directly to the card without any way to save a copy on the pc. But I would appreciate any knowledge of how it might be done.


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[Sierra_Hotel]

I've never actually done it. Sorry, was just thinking about how it probably works.

 

[Bean Outdoors]

Is there a MAC version of this available?

i dont think so