GPS DB Update Cost

[COFlyBoy]

What are folks paying for their database updates?

I'd like to compare the updates costs for the KLN-94 and the 430.

You can't find this info on the manufacturer's websites (at least I couldn't).

 

[EppyGA]

What are folks paying for their database updates?

I'd like to compare the updates costs for the KLN-94 and the 430.

You can't find this info on the manufacturer's websites (at least I couldn't).

Nav database subscription for the 430 is $355

 

[EdFred]

Nav database subscription for the 430 is $355

Which one? Is that only for 1/2 the US? I'm paying more than that for the Americas

 

[flyingcheesehead]

Which one? Is that only for 1/2 the US? I'm paying more than that for the Americas

"Americas" is all of North America and South America, IIRC, and costs something like $485.

 

[ejensen]

Grand Rapids Technology updates are free. Not IFR though.

 

[alaskaflyer]

https://www.bendixking.com/wingman/jsp/datalinkinfo.jsp

ORDER CARTRIDGE / DISKETTE

Products KLN 94 GPS Navigation System

Coverage Americas

Media Type Card

Database Count One Time, 1 count

Unit Cost US$ 285

Total Cost US$ 285

 

[EppyGA]

Which one? Is that only for 1/2 the US? I'm paying more than that for the Americas

Full USA

 

[EdFred]

Full USA

Canada and Mexico and Caribbean?

 

[DutchessFlier]

Canada and Mexico and Caribbean?

I believe its the lower 48 states...will check my Jepp account and edit the post

Yep...my updates read 400/500W USA 48

 

[poadeleted20]

Garmin 430W/530W is, according to the Jepp website, $310/yr for East/Centeral or West/Central, and $380 for full US. It's not on Garmin's site because it comes from Jepp, not Garmin.

http://jeppdirect.jeppesen.com/main/store/avionics/selectWhSubscriptions.jsp

 

[ScottM]

Garmin 430W/530W is, according to the Jepp website, $310/yr for East/Centeral or West/Central, and $380 for full US. It's not on Garmin's site because it comes from Jepp, not Garmin.

http://jeppdirect.jeppesen.com/main/store/avionics/selectWhSubscriptions.jsp

What he said. I pay the $380 for the Jep updates for my 430W. You also need the card programmer which costs around $40-50

I did update my terrain and obstruction DBs n the 430 this past year. The programmer alone cost just under $100, this is not the same programmer as the Jep one. Then the two databases cost $200 (150 for the terrain and 50 for the obstacle).

When I had my KLN90B the database from Bendix King (Approaches, airports, nav aid, etc only) cost around $330. No card programmer was needed. I just plugged in my laptop from the serial port to a special plug on the panel. This meant I needed to keep a laptop around that had a serial port on it. I was going to try a USB to serial adapter but never got around to it as I bought the 430W.

 

[mantakos]

Our most recent annual renewals (circa last summer) were:
- $410 for KLN/94
- $465 for single 430W
- $630 for a dual 430W

These are "Americas" databases.

Once a year we also do one-time (not subscription) obstacle database updates on the 430W for $49.95 each.
-harry