MikeOH

I guess I'm getting old....I have lost whatever desire I ever had to land on river bars, beaches, etc. (In an Mooney, or similar). Other than the thrill I just don't see a very good risk reward trade-off. Best case I get to do an extremely thorough cleaning of the entire underbelly, gear, and wheel wells. But, to each his own. Have fun!

Note to self: Make friends with a hog farmer...could come in handy

The most important point is that the LLC will NOT protect you from liability should you crash as PIC.

I don't have GP. Just ForeFlight

That is the key statement in your entire post. Of course, that's my bias talking as I had already formed that same opinion! I'd also posit that it may, in fact, reduce safety as the systems are much more sophisticated and require a much higher level of training to use proficiently...I wonder how many pilots really obtain sufficient training? It's the old argument that you are not a safe pilot unless you understand everything about everything in your avionics. So, the guy that is a perfectly proficient instrument pilot with his six-pack and dual KX-155s installs the full glass dream panel from Garmin and rather than becoming safer he is now a menace to skies without an enormous amount of training. My point and question is have we reached a state where the amount of initial and recurrent training, and recency/frequency of use, required to operate state-of-the-art glass panels (including understanding their failure modes and proper mitigation) is too time consuming to really result in an improvement to safety? @Vance Harral and @kortopates I'm curious what your experiences as CFII's have been in the effort required for students to master modern avionics. And, how perishable that knowledge is.

So, not airworthy until he stuffs it back in?

Ok, mystery solved. I have an ancient iPad Pro 10.5...iOS 18 is NOT available for it. 17.7.6 is the latest.

Weird!

Agree; they are certainly not the same. My only point was that both kinds of Garmin 'updates' serve as examples of how poor, by today's standards, Garmin software is. Again, JMO.

Not a popular opinion around here with all the BIG G fan-boys, but I'm with you: Garmin's update system/software/user interface absolutely SUCKS! I have NO issues with ForeFlight updates, but it seems I'm always dealing with some new problem with Garmin. In this day and age of IT, these issues are inexcusable IMHO. The Garmin Database Manager is pathetic in today's standard of usability. I have to deal with the proprietary data cards for my GNS430W which require a special card reader, but it sounds like your GTN uses SD cards? If so, I can vouch that a cheap adapter for your iPad is the way to go; I use that to upload my data from my Insight G3 to Savvy with no problems. Granted, I can't speak to how well the Garmin Database Manager is going to react! But, since the FS510 thing isn't working out for you...you're going to need something to update your GTN! As far as EFB, no way I'd be paying for BOTH Garmin Pilot AND ForeFlight. Good luck!

For iPhone, that is correct. For iPad, 17.7.6 is current.

Last I checked, the court case looked 'stalled', too. I need to check, again.

^^^ THIS ^^^

A couple of well placed fingers is all that's needed.

As another EE, I need to chime in and agree with @EricJ. It ABSOLUTELY makes sense where those grounds are located! If you don't understand shielding principles do NOT mess with the design!