Guide Flight Planner for GTN

[Indy511 686]

Little Navmap

This free flightplanner can save flight plans in the Garmin .GFP format for importing into the GTN.

For the latest version 1.66 released Oct 9, 2017 Little Navmap version 1.66

Little Navmap user manual

[nirgal76 100]

i didin't know this flight Planner. Thank you for sharing :)

[Indy511 686]

Another flight planner for GTN (.GFP format) at Simbrief https://www.simbrief.com/home/index.php Must be registered (free) to use services.

[C525B 86]

That's really cool!

Maybe in the future we'll have a utility that can pass flight plans from a tablet over Wifi/Bluetooth to the Trainer.  You can do this in real airplanes if it has a late-model GTN or GNS and a Garmin FlightStream module.  P3Dv4 already has a built in feature to send your aircraft position to ForeFlight and maybe other pilot apps.

[fppilot 4,336]

iFlightplanner.com now has the ability to write and save or download a Garmin GTN compatible .GFP file.  I posted a summary or description of how this works for GNS .flt files and most of it applies to .GFP file export as well.  Just look for the GFP selection at the top of the iFlightplanner navlog after creating your plan. 

That topic is only a couple of days old and is in the RXP GTN area here:

 

[Indy511 686]

The latest version of Little Navmap version 1.8.5. Excellent flight planner program.
Flight plans can be exported to the Reality XP GNS 530W/430W V2, and the Reality XP GTN 750/650 Touch.
https://albar965.github.io/littlenavmap.html

[Crotser 0]

I have been searching for the correct path to save XP-GTN 750 flight plans to and not having much luck. If you know the path, I would appreciate highly.

[RXP 2,336]

@Crotser Hi, the User's Manual is your friend! p9.

[Crotser 0]

Thanks RXP,

I am still learning all this. I found that the actual folder is located here: C:\ProgramData\Garmin\Trainers\Databases\FPLN

Once again,

Thanks

[divinglyc 3]

Hi! I am using the latest version of LNM(2.0.3)

However, the flight plan I made by it always showed some WPT invalid and locked in my GTN 750, no matter if the WPT are  made by myself( exported to user.wpt) or built-in wpt.

If I use the same wpts but manually key in to GTN 750, then there was no problem.

Any idea what I can do or what was wrong?

Thanks.

ps. I am using P3D v4.3, with A2A Comanche 250.

[scottb613 1,186]

Hi Iching,

Locked waypoints are usually the result of a data mismatch - the waypoint has no reference for the waypoint included in your flight plan... You can go into the GTN and delete the locked waypoint - or try a different route that doesn't include that waypoint...

Regards,

Scott

Edited December 3, 2018 by scottb613

[divinglyc 3]

22 minutes ago, scottb613 said:

Hi Iching,

Locked waypoints are usually the result of a data mismatch - the waypoint has no reference for the waypoint included in your flight plan... You can go into the GTN and delete the locked waypoint - or try a different route that doesn't include that waypoint...

Regards,

Scott

Thanks! Scott,

However, if I enter the same wpts manually, there is no problem. Does that mean there is nothing wrong with the wpt?

I have edited those wpt. and saved them and export them to the user.wpt. file.

BTW, how can I know which wpt is locked? It seemed only showed "Locked" and I could not tell which wpt is the problem.

THanks again!

Edited December 3, 2018 by divinglyc

[RXP 2,336]

Hi, you might want to first read the Garmin Pilot's Guide, I'm certain this is all well documented too!

[divinglyc 3]

2 minutes ago, RXP said:

Hi, you might want to first read the Garmin Pilot's Guide, I'm certain this is all well documented too!

Thanks! It's not the one included with GTN package?

OK, I will try to google it.

[RXP 2,336]

@divinglyc it is installed with the trainer and this is the real manual covering all the features.