Basic info: Newish to us RV7A
GTN 650 has current system ( >6.6)
G3XTouch has current system ( >6.6)
iPad running Foreflight.
We can:
Push flight plan from Foreflight via Bluetooth to the G3X.
Operate the G3X internal and external nav.
Tune frequencies on either G3X or 650 and have them mirrored in the other.
This tells me that they are communicating with each other the way they should. I think.
We CAN'T:
Get the flight plan from the G3X to the 650.
What we've tried:
From the Garmin G3X Touch Pilot's Guide for Certified Aircraft, in section 6.3 AUTOMATIC SHARING OF G3X TOUCH FLIGHT PLANS WITH EXTERNAL IFR NAVIGATORS, it says this:
"The G3X Touch system has the ability to share (crossfill) flight plans created/edited on the G3X Touch (using internal flight planning) with compatible external IFR navigators. The IFR navigator must be correctly configured and wired to perform this function."
"Once configured/wired correctly, when an internal flight plan is created using the G3X Touch, that flight plan is automatically shared (crossfilled) to the external IFR navigator."
Following the directions after that, we got mostly there in changing settings in the 650. Instructions for that are:
"EXTERNAL IFR NAVIGATOR CROSSFILL CONFIGURATION (GPS 175, GNC 355, GNX 375, AND GTN 6XX/7XX (VERSION 6.62 AND NEWER ONLY))
Two configuration changes are required to enable the crossfill function:
1) In normal mode, External FPL Crossfill must be enabled on the System Setup page.
2)In configuration mode, External FPL must be enabled on the Main System
configuration page."
We found the ‘external FPL enable” in the 650 main system configuration page. "Also enabled the crossfill alert." With that enabled, we saved and power cycled and looked again to ensure it kept the settings.
*Now when powering on we get the crossfill disabled alert and are unable to select ‘External FPL Crossfill”. The button is grey and cannot be selected.*
We were stumped but then tried a few things to get the "External FPL Crossfill" button to be selectable, and we did manage that, but it gave an error...
We got there by doing this:
In the 650 we went to:
Configuration mode
GTN setup
Interfaced equipment
Here ALL selections read ‘is not present’. This seems odd to me.
Should all the installed equipment such as TCAS etc be selected present?
One selection we looked at was the cross side navigator selection options. We started thinking that the GTN650 is looking for the G3X to be the cross-side navigator before it would allow the crossfill button to be selectable?
However, when we pushed present and were presented options, there was no G3X option, so we experimented by making the selection "GTN"
(The options were: GTN Xi, GTN , gps175, gnc 355, gnx375)
This DID activate the crossfill button but gave the error when attempting a crossfill.
So, that's where we're stuck.
Are we looking at a wiring issue? We are getting a lot of back and forth communication otherwise.
A setting we're missing?
Thanks all,
Thor
N318RT
GTN 650 has current system ( >6.6)
G3XTouch has current system ( >6.6)
iPad running Foreflight.
We can:
Push flight plan from Foreflight via Bluetooth to the G3X.
Operate the G3X internal and external nav.
Tune frequencies on either G3X or 650 and have them mirrored in the other.
This tells me that they are communicating with each other the way they should. I think.
We CAN'T:
Get the flight plan from the G3X to the 650.
What we've tried:
From the Garmin G3X Touch Pilot's Guide for Certified Aircraft, in section 6.3 AUTOMATIC SHARING OF G3X TOUCH FLIGHT PLANS WITH EXTERNAL IFR NAVIGATORS, it says this:
"The G3X Touch system has the ability to share (crossfill) flight plans created/edited on the G3X Touch (using internal flight planning) with compatible external IFR navigators. The IFR navigator must be correctly configured and wired to perform this function."
"Once configured/wired correctly, when an internal flight plan is created using the G3X Touch, that flight plan is automatically shared (crossfilled) to the external IFR navigator."
Following the directions after that, we got mostly there in changing settings in the 650. Instructions for that are:
"EXTERNAL IFR NAVIGATOR CROSSFILL CONFIGURATION (GPS 175, GNC 355, GNX 375, AND GTN 6XX/7XX (VERSION 6.62 AND NEWER ONLY))
Two configuration changes are required to enable the crossfill function:
1) In normal mode, External FPL Crossfill must be enabled on the System Setup page.
2)In configuration mode, External FPL must be enabled on the Main System
configuration page."
We found the ‘external FPL enable” in the 650 main system configuration page. "Also enabled the crossfill alert." With that enabled, we saved and power cycled and looked again to ensure it kept the settings.
*Now when powering on we get the crossfill disabled alert and are unable to select ‘External FPL Crossfill”. The button is grey and cannot be selected.*
We were stumped but then tried a few things to get the "External FPL Crossfill" button to be selectable, and we did manage that, but it gave an error...
We got there by doing this:
In the 650 we went to:
Configuration mode
GTN setup
Interfaced equipment
Here ALL selections read ‘is not present’. This seems odd to me.
Should all the installed equipment such as TCAS etc be selected present?
One selection we looked at was the cross side navigator selection options. We started thinking that the GTN650 is looking for the G3X to be the cross-side navigator before it would allow the crossfill button to be selectable?
However, when we pushed present and were presented options, there was no G3X option, so we experimented by making the selection "GTN"
(The options were: GTN Xi, GTN , gps175, gnc 355, gnx375)
This DID activate the crossfill button but gave the error when attempting a crossfill.
So, that's where we're stuck.
Are we looking at a wiring issue? We are getting a lot of back and forth communication otherwise.
A setting we're missing?
Thanks all,
Thor
N318RT
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