PaulM Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 9 minutes ago, LANCECASPER said: I am already running 401.37 software. Then it should only be adding the 3 wires between the MFD and FS210 and setting the port to Connext Format 1. (unless that other Cirrus manifest is required) That should be the minimum to enable the flight plan transfer.. The other wires to the GDL69 and 345R are only needed to get the complete FS210 experience. Transfer, ADSB, + GDL69a control.
LANCECASPER Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 5 minutes ago, PaulM said: Then it should only be adding the 3 wires between the MFD and FS210 and setting the port to Connext Format 1. (unless that other Cirrus manifest is required) That should be the minimum to enable the flight plan transfer.. The other wires to the GDL69 and 345R are only needed to get the complete FS210 experience. Transfer, ADSB, + GDL69a control. Thanks, that's very helpful.
MatthiasArnold Posted February 14 Report Posted February 14 A big thank you to @LANCECASPER & @PaulM for putting all the pieces together. Some additional remarks regarding typical G1000 installations found across Europe. Since Sirius XM services are unavailable in Europe, the GDL69 is of little to no use. However, it remains installed mainly to avoid confusing/messing up the G1000 system (otherwise we would have to install Charly weights instead ;-) IMHO for the FS210 install, the wiring to GDL69 RS232 #1 and all configuration should be done for the exact same reason: to prevent any confusion within the G1000 system. Because we lack ground based ADS-B services that provide traffic or WX information, we can only receive ADS-B position signals from equipped aircraft. As a result the GTX33ES is typically installed in our G1000 Mooneys instead of GTX345R i. For traffic information the GTX33ES is often complemented by an AirAvionics AT-1 or one of its predecessors connected to the G1000 MFD which provides traffic information via Mode-S (proximity & altitude only), ADS-B- in, FLARM in and sends out ownership position via FLARM out. The AT-1 configuration of G1000 RS232/AirInc423 is provided manually anyways (no config file available): ADS-B in (traffic only) AT-1 ADS-B out: GTX33eS FLARM in: AT-1 FLARM out: AT-1 (with antenna diversity) FLARM is particularly useful, as there is a significant amount of glider traffic between March and November—most of which is invisible to radar. (One notable exception was a glider riding a wave at FL270 in the Frankfurt region; he was on radar frequency, but that’s another story!) For satellite based in-flight WX Information we often utilize an Iridium satellite transceiver provided by Golze Engineering (typically no G1000 MFD integration) Long story short: since the GTX33ES SW is provided by 0401.37 we typically don't have to fiddle with GTX345R updates or different gtx.rgn files. Of course we have to do the wiring from FS210 to MFD RS232#3 as described above and provide the configuration with CONNEXT Format 1 in/out. Last but not least remains the question which exact "magic" Cirrus configuration file is required (if any at all).. Let's get this integration done! Best, Matthias 1
PaulM Posted May 14 Report Posted May 14 I'm on my way home from San Marcos TX, where Brian just installed the FS210 in my Bravo. It works perfectly.. $400 for the .37 update. $1000 for the FS210 install, and the cost of the FS210. We tried to install the wiring directly from the GTX345R to the FS210, but the single RS422 port on the 345R already feeds the GIA63W. Connecting just RS232 doesn't support Connext FMT 3 (It supports FMT 1 and FMT 4, but the FS210 wouldn't come online with either of those 2. In the end it doesn't matter you can leave bluetooth on the GTX345R and FS210 and you get the flight plan transfers and the ADSB weather and traffic. The install does require the Cirrus manifest for the FS210, just setting the serial port to Connect isn't enough. 2
LANCECASPER Posted June 19 Report Posted June 19 Will version 401.34 work with this?No. The Flighstream functions were added to the base software that’s included in 401.37Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
ETXflyboy_f14 Posted July 7 Report Posted July 7 Just did 2 of these installs and they worked flawlessly... first one was a lil on the long side of installation timing, but the 2nd one went much quicker since all the G1000's are wired and installed the same. Biggest thing we walked away with, is to make sure the FS 210 software is updated to be able to work with the GTX 345 in CONNEXT FMT 3. 3
LANCECASPER Posted July 7 Report Posted July 7 48 minutes ago, ETXflyboy_f14 said: Just did 2 of these installs and they worked flawlessly... first one was a lil on the long side of installation timing, but the 2nd one went much quicker since all the G1000's are wired and installed the same. Biggest thing we walked away with, is to make sure the FS 210 software is updated to be able to work with the GTX 345 in CONNEXT FMT 3. That's great. What shop do you represent?
LANCECASPER Posted November 14 Report Posted November 14 A few weeks ago I had some usb ports and a few other things done at the avionics shop and I had them add a circuit breaker and run power and ground for the flight stream since they already had the circuit breaker panel accessible. Then two days ago Brian Kendrick completed the Flightstream 210 on my airplane. It works just as advertised. I can transfer back and forth a flight plan from either my Area 760 or my iPhone. In fact whenever I change something the flight plan on the G1000 or the portable it pops up prompting me to send or receive the amendment on the other device. Very slick!
dkkim73 Posted November 15 Report Posted November 15 On 7/7/2025 at 4:02 PM, ETXflyboy_f14 said: @ETXflyboy_f14 Is that an Aera 660 or 760 on a ball mount to the left of the ELT switch? I've been thinking about mounting my 760 (currently a backup) and your location caught my eye.
LANCECASPER Posted November 17 Report Posted November 17 A few months back we did a group buy on some removed Flightstream 210s from a reputable dealer so that the G1000 could send and receive flight plans from portable devices (Garmin Pilot, Foreflight, FltPlanGo & Aera devices). That worked out well since we each saved about $350-$400 over buying new. They were all sent with a new Garmin connector package and had all been updated to the latest software. All of them that we bought have been installed successfully with no glitches. I got an inquiry from a Mooneyspace member over the weekend to see if we could do that again. If you're interested in a Flightstream 210 for your G1000 Private Message me. We'd need at least three to make the price difference worthwhile.
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