Garmin 195

[Abbygirl1]

OK, all the avionics gurus...........I re-inherited my old Garmin 195 from my son this weekend. (He's a C-17 aircraft commander, so I guess he really doesn't need it..lol). My question is this; the unit is like new, no scratches aor dings. I just need to know if there is any way to update the flight database in it. I see one for sale on Ebay that the seller CLAIMS to have been updated this March 2013. If this is true, how did he do it and what do I need?

[flyinga]

Check with Garmin. I'm not sure the 195 is still supported. If you're going to Sun n Fun they can probably do the upgrade there.

[RobinHou]

http://www8.garmin.com/products/gpsm...databases.html

One?Time Update = $125.00

Two scheduled updates in one year = $150.00

Four scheduled updates in two years = $200.00

Yearly Subscription (13 Consecutive Cycles) = $600.00

[Abbygirl1]

Robin...I do believe you found it. Many thanks.

[smiller]

Perhaps that was my eBay listing you saw. I just updated my GPSMAP-195 to the DB that takes effect April 4th via the Garmin web site, but it cost only $49.95 for the USA. You can't put all of North America into the unit anymore so they allow you to choose subregions. I chose one that included all of the USA. Worked fine via the serial data cable, after I reduced the serial baud rate in the update app to 9600 baud.

[wirejock]

Does anyone know if they have the update on something other than floppys? I have a 195 also but have not seen a floppy drive in years!

[smiller]

You can update the GPSMAP-195 using a serial port and a data interface cable that comes with the GPS unit. If you don't have a serial port on your PC, one of those cheap USB-serial converters would probably work, although I haven't tested it.

Here's the database update info and prices:

https://fly.garmin.com/fly-garmin/av...ase_cycles.jsp

And here's where you go to update it via your serial port:

https://fly.garmin.com/fly-garmin/

Like I said, it's only $49.95 to update the Jepp database in the GPSMAP-195 this way. No idea why the other site listed in a previous post lists it as $125. Maybe because they have to scrounge around for the floppy disks!

[DaAV8R]

Jeppeson was updating the 195 at Oshkosh as late as 2011 for $40.00. You might check with them during Sun and Fun.

[Abbygirl1]

Talked to Garmin. They said it was 49.95, and you have to get the USB-serial cable. Like previously posted, only download what area is essential to you to keep file size down.

[Abbygirl1]

Anyone know where I can get the cable to interface with my PC for the 195?