:( N45W130, N41W135, N36W140, and N31W145.No matter how I try to enter these coordinates into the FMC, I get a not in database message. Everything else (waypoints, routes, SIDS, STARS, airports, and etc.) I can program. I have thelatest data from Navigraph.Any help would be appreciated.Joe

:( N45W130, N41W135, N36W140, and N31W145.No matter how I try to enter these coordinates into the FMC, I get a not in database message. Everything else (waypoints, routes, SIDS, STARS, airports, and etc.) I can program. I have thelatest data from Navigraph.Any help would be appreciated.Joe

As they are all North and West, just enter 45/130, 41/135, 36/140, etc. Page 8-31 in the FMC manual has additional info.Jim Harnes

Okay Jim, I will try it.I have the manual, somehow I must have missed it.Thanks.Joe

:( N45W130, N41W135, N36W140, and N31W145.No matter how I try to enter these coordinates into the FMC, I get a not in database message. Everything else (waypoints, routes, SIDS, STARS, airports, and etc.) I can program. I have thelatest data from Navigraph.Any help would be appreciated.Joe

Here you go:Let's look at 4 different examples:62N 40E 6240E62S 40E 6240S62S 40W 6240W62N 40W 6240NGet the picture? OK, so what happens when the longitude is 100 or more in either direction? Simple:62N 140E 62E4062S 140E 62S4062S 140W 62W4062N 140W 62N40

Still no joy.Is there suppose to be a Navdata folder in the PMDG folder. All I see are aircraft folders for my 737, 747, and MD-11 aircraft along with license agreements, flight plans, and a SIDSTAR folder.Joe

Hello Joe,I always enter my latitude and longitudes in the following form:NxxxxxWxxxxxx or SxxxxxExxxxxxWhich will appear in the FMC as WPT01, WPT02...On Jepp charts you will notice that coordinates are written in this form too.Hope this helps.

Can any one from PMDG tell me if there is suppose to be a NavData folder in the PMDG folder (FS9).Thank you.Joe

Can any one from PMDG tell me if there is suppose to be a NavData folder in the PMDG folder (FS9).Thank you.Joe

I am not at home now so I can not check it, but the Navdata is not in the PMDG folder. It is inside another folder beginning with an "F", something like FMWP :( I don't remember exactly now. There you will find text files with waypoints, navaids, etc.

To all, thank you.The data is stored in the FS9/FWCWP/ folder. I now understand the format that is used.The elevator kept stopping but no one was home (me). :( Joe

Still no joy.Is there suppose to be a Navdata folder in the PMDG folder. All I see are aircraft folders for my 737, 747, and MD-11 aircraft along with license agreements, flight plans, and a SIDSTAR folder.Joe

There are 2 folders for navigation data in fs9 - FS9/PMDG/SIDSTARS and FS9/FMCWP/NAVDATAAlso FS9/PMDG/FLIGHTPLANS for the obvious.There you goJohn Ellison

This article helps with lat/lon entries: http://ops.precisionmanuals.com/wiki/FMC_WP_Entry_NotesThis article tells you where navdata and sidstars are stored in your computer: http://ops.precisionmanuals.com/wiki/SIDSTARS

Dan a great source of information, it makes programming the FMC with coordinates much more simple.Thanks.Joe