Hi all,

I've just bought the 540 version for my P3D V4 but as many of you, I'm wondering how to update this thing. I need it updated because I am currently taking real IFR lessons. 

I've searched in this topic but is a bit hard to find out. I've seen it looks like I'll need a Garmin subscription? Is that correct? Or is there an easier and cheaper way to achieve this update? 

Aviation Database is expired from January 2016 and Obstacle Database from April 2010. I can't use it. Can some good soul lead me to the answer, please? 

Thank you very much!

Daniel from Italy.

Edited November 20, 20223 yr by McDANIEL_Douglas

I very recently purchased rxp gtn750/650 package for xplane and only now realised this issue with the nav data. Although I should have researched this further before purchase as I didn't see anything on the store front about this being a problem but I understand it is my responsibility to do my due diligence. 

For now I can only hope we get some sort of compromise in the future (wishful thinking I know but I am an optimist at times) from Garmin or maybe Jeppesen, maybe even some agreement with Navigraph may come about (which is very doubtful I know)  to allow an affordable means of accessing the up to date nav data on regular basis. I will be keeping an eye out on the thread for any potential solution that may come about. 

Hello everyone, because some of the reports were from 2020 I would like to ask, form people that recently obtained NAVData from JDM what's the best one that will work with both RXP GNS and GTN?

Is the  G600 NAVData update still the best option to get updates for both GNS430/530 and the GTN650/750?

Thank you!

I have a Garmin Aviation DB subscription as my plane has a 530/430 combo.  I added a dummy G500 to my plane and then downloaded the files for that to a couple of SD cards.  The terrian.odb and terrain.adb files work as is as well as the bmap.bin file.  I don't seem to be able to use the terrain.tdb file as I think the 530 uses a 30 arc second resolution and the G500 is 9 or less.  You can take the avn_db.bin file and just rename it to worldwide.bin.  

With those udpates have me with current approaches at my local airports (which was what I was looking for training wise)

On 1/11/2025 at 4:56 PM, W0VOS said:

I have a Garmin Aviation DB subscription as my plane has a 530/430 combo.  I added a dummy G500 to my plane and then downloaded the files for that to a couple of SD cards.  The terrian.odb and terrain.adb files work as is as well as the bmap.bin file.  I don't seem to be able to use the terrain.tdb file as I think the 530 uses a 30 arc second resolution and the G500 is 9 or less.  You can take the avn_db.bin file and just rename it to worldwide.bin.  

With those udpates have me with current approaches at my local airports (which was what I was looking for training wise)

I couldn't figure out how to add a dummy G500 without a System ID... Any help? I do have an active 530 subscription

I have a crazy idea, here. How about, instead of making this thing use AIRAC files from Garmin, that you make it work with files from Navigraph. I mean, this is a product for simulators, right? And most of us have to have a Navigraph subscription for pretty-much ALL of our other plugins, so let's make it work in-line with the other products we use. It'll just make things all that much simpler. We won't have to monkey around with environment variables, we won't have to monkey with Garmin software, which, to be perfectly honest, isn't really intended to be used with flight sim products, and everybody will be that much happier.