GPS Update
During our annual, I was assigned the task of updating the databases for the GPS. Somehow, not exactly by chance, I always seem to get the tasks that involve an actual phone call to a vendor. So, I was off to purchase data card readers from Jeppesen and Garmin. Garmin released a fix for the terrain database, so the upgrade is free until the end of the year. It isn’t as if the terrain changes all that much, but a $150 database for free is right up our alley. Besides, it is always good to have current data. We also updated the Obstacles from Garmin. Since I am having delusions of trying to get my IFR ticket, we subscribed to the monthly updates from Jeppesen as well.
Loading the drivers for the devices was as easy as could be. Downloaded the databases from the various vendor sites, and POOF, updated data cards. Dropped them in the GPS, fired them up today, and all looks good. The class D for Georgetown is now reflected on our display.
Now, the card reader for the Garmin update will be traveling from coast to coast. There are several folks in the RV community that would like to take advantage of the free terrain update, but the $200 cost of the data reader just wasn’t worth it. Several will help defray some of the cost, which will be a nice deal for all of us. Gotta love this group!
