Trying to solve the dreaded Jeppesen Navadata chip monthly update

[jaylw314]

On 8/8/2023 at 8:05 AM, 231LV said:

Yes it was the wombat I was thinking of and yes, it has been discontinued. Sadly, it seems, no other company sees a market for this type of a device. Using my phone as a hotspot is an alternative but the bandwidth is pretty small compared to the download so I suspect I would be sitting up there quite awhile waiting for it to download the updates....thanks all for the suggestions...

The download size for GNS 4xx/5xx units is pretty tiny, I think the aviation database for WAAS is under 8MB.  Yes, I know that is larger than the capacity of supercomputers in the 80's but downloading it by phone tethering shouldn't be an issue  

[ricardo-sf]

14 hours ago, Marc_B said:

Just make sure you don’t have bandwidth restrictions or slow connections. The databases on mine are large files, and takes 3-4 times a long using the FBO Wi-Fi than it does for me at home!

doesn’t everyone have 5g unlimited plans nowadays? ..  

[Fly Boomer]

15 hours ago, ricardo-sf said:

a laptop and a cellular internet hotspot will solve this problem.

you can do the card updates planeside on your laptop.. no need to drive back and forth.

 

Welcome to MooneySpace.  Hope to see you here again.

[Marc_B]

BTW.  I think at one point Garmin had 8 or 16GB card limits, but for my GTN750/650 Xi and for the G500TXi I use SanDisk Ultra 32GB cards and they've worked perfectly.  Unfortunately I didn't try them with the legacy so usually just had to update the original Garmin SD cards on the field if I forgot to bring them home for update.

On 8/11/2023 at 3:10 PM, ricardo-sf said:

doesn’t everyone have 5g unlimited plans nowadays?

with my last cellphone I got quite a discount to go with the unlimited plan, whereas I previously had the 2GB plan and only seemed to go over if I was traveling and the one time I tried to update my Foreflight as well as Garmin cards with my hotspot...  Now I find I am a lot more carefree with videos, music, and updates!

[Stetson20]

On 8/11/2023 at 1:57 AM, Marc_B said:

I have GTNs/G500TXi and just bought an extra set of SD cards to keep in my flight bag. So I update 3 cards at my house at leisure, then swap cards, start up with update then turn off GTN750 to put back in FS510 card then power up and take off. Pretty simple and way faster than trying to use database concierge. 
From what I understand Xi/TXi store databases on unit instead of using SD card. So you don’t have to have most recent database on your card if you’ve already updated the unit—really this just matters with the FS510 card. Other cards can be rotated. 
From what i saw at osh this year, the new GDL would shine more with a complete garmin engine monitor/radio situation. Then you can wirelessly see how much fuel, see engine data, update databases, etc. wirelessly. Could really see how a jointly owned aircraft or club plane could benefit…oh crap, fuel is low, better call the FBO on the drive out.

Same here. Bought an extra SD card for my GNX-375. FWIW