RNAV Approaches on a Budget

This is one of those things that can easily take on “mission creep.”

Assuming an inexpensive installation, the 155, as long as I could get data updates, could accomplish the mission and be financially justifiable. Stepping up from that, If I could get a bargain on a 400 or 420, I then could move my data cards back and forth between this plane and my Mooney. I don’t fly them both at the same time. There would be economy advantages by not having another data subscription. Once I get to that level of expense though, for a little more,I could just go to a 175. So, where do you stop?

Food for thought.
 
MBDiagMan said:
This is one of those things that can easily take on “mission creep.”

Assuming an inexpensive installation, the 155, as long as I could get data updates, could accomplish the mission and be financially justifiable. Stepping up from that, If I could get a bargain on a 400 or 420, I then could move my data cards back and forth between this plane and my Mooney. I don’t fly them both at the same time. There would be economy advantages by not having another data subscription. Once I get to that level of expense though, for a little more,I could just go to a 175. So, where do you stop?

Food for thought.
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Can you move a database subscription from one radio to another, or is it tied to a specific radio id? I guess you could pretend both radios are in the same plane, and subscribe to an all-in-one package.
 
I'm pulling out my gnc420 next week for a panel upgrade - if you want to make me a reasonable offer, it's yours!
 
David Megginson said:
Can you move a database subscription from one radio to another, or is it tied to a specific radio id? I guess you could pretend both radios are in the same plane, and subscribe to an all-in-one package.
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Yes, I have been moving my cards back and forth between my Mooney and my son-in-law laws 172 for a couple of years now.
 
Can anyone confirm that a King KI202 will work with a non WAAS Garmin 400 or 420?

Whoops! Never mind! I confirmed this on the Bennet site.
 
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Can the blind encoder that is connected to the Appareo ESG be shared with the GPS 155XL?
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Yes, although you’ll have to make a “y” or splitter. Be sure NOT to have power coming from the GPS as the encoder already gets power from the encoder. This works on a grey code, not sure if on a RS-232.
 
Well, it’s off to the avionics shop tomorrow. Com 1 will be replaced with a 420 non WAAS and NAV 2 will be replaced with a King 202 indicator slaved to the 420. Not very many 140’s out there that can file /G.
 
I traded an O-200 A case for the installation and got a super price for the 420 and the indicator.

Now I am hoping to get the Data card updated tomorrow. I’m a little worried about that since I have a Jep Navdata card, but purchased the update from Garmin. It is possibly a problem. I may have to find a Garmin card or go to Jep for the update.
 
I discussed in another thread, but I had trouble getting FlyGarmin data onto the card that was labeled for Jepp Navdata. A friend had an extra Jep Navdata download that he did not use that expires the 22nd anyway. He loaded it on my card no problem. Now I just need to find a way to load the Garmin data I already paid for on another card. I want to leave the card that’s working alone. It gives me something to fly practice approaches with for now.

It’s great having this working!
 
You got the utility you wanted and you increased the value/sellability a tad with not much investment, unlike the “drive off the lot and lose 50%” of brand new avionics install (which is what I did, but don’t regret). Nice job.
 
Fly an approach that you CAN fly to a nearby airport, and then go VFR from there. :D
 
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