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Garmin? adds visual approach guidance to the GTN? 650/750
For Garmin People, these upgrade will be available for EAB customers directly or we will have to contact a Garmin Dealer?
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That last couple GTN650/750 updates for EAB have been available to self install.
-Dan |
does this include the 625?
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Software updates
How does one go about getting these GTN650 updates for EAB aircraft? I look all over the fly.garmin website and I can't find a way to do this. Steve, is this really available to download or do I need to go to a local avionics shop?
Thanks, Bill Near |
Hello Bill,
This posting explains where the software and service bulletin has been located for our last two GTN software updates. GTN V6.21 Software for Non-Certified Installations We don't have a date for when we will make the new GTN V6.30 software available for our EAB customers, but plan to do so when possible. Kaweeka - yes, this software upgrade also applies to the GTN 625. Thanks, Steve |
Question for Garmin
I have a 430w and adding visual approach might just be tie breaker for me to upgrade to GTN.
Question could I use the GTN to drive a 45R remote transponder, which would solve my other problem of no Adsb. I have old advanced flight efis so no G3X to drive 45R |
You'll need a GTX 345 (remote or panel mount) if you wish to control it with a GTN.
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We have been doing some G3X Touch testing with the new GTN software flying autopilot coupled visual approaches on our test bench to get proficient - and to have a little fun.
It is really quick and easy to load/activate one of the visual approaches for an airport. In this example the tower gave us straight-in to RWY 36 and you can see what the flight plan looks like on the GDU 460 after activating on the GTN. The V3NM is a waypoint showing the initial fix 3 nm from the runway end on the Visual approach. After activating the visual approach, we just pushed the NAV, APR (approach), and AP buttons on the GMC 307 to engage the autopilot laterally and arm for the glidepath (GP) capture. We are inbound at pattern altitude in ALT hold in this example. If we were hand flying and just wanted flight director guidance, we could have pushed the FD button instead of the AP button and left the servos disengaged. In this image we are nearly to the runway and are centered both laterally and vertically on the visual approach. You wouldn't normally have the autopilot engaged at this point, but it was a test bench! One additional tip. The Visual Approach button shows up on the lower left of the GTN map page when a Visual Approach is available for use at the destination airport. By default, this button becomes visible at 10 nm from the destination airport. I found myself wanting to see if a visual approach is available to use sooner than 10 nm out, so I went into the Map Setup page, selected "Visual APPR Selector" and changed the setup to show this button at 15 nm from the airport which seems about right. You can also choose 25 nm if you like. Thanks, Steve |
is this expected to be released for experimental crowd in May or sooner ?
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I have not as yet upgraded to the 6.21 as states that if you upgrade to 6.21 you MUST use the new "synchronize" process software. Is that correct? If Not can you upgrade to 6.21, then 6.30 and still use the "manual" download processes? Regards, Andrew. |
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