On database updates for GNS 530W 430W.
After reading many, many posts and doing a lot of internet searches, it appears to me that relying on GTN trainer databases means we will likely never see the ability to have up-to-date databases for the RXP GNS 530/430, or for that matter other (excellent) Reality XP products. It is in Garmin's interests to ensure that trainer databases are never current as they may be transferable to real-world devices, and they have a VERY profitable business model in database update subscriptions for those devices.
This is disappointing for private pilots such as myself who are not flying frequently and actually benefit from simulating trips in advance, including GPS planning and usage in the cockpit, particularly for RNAV approaches. While simulator-only pilots may not particularly care about out-of-date nav information, it is material to me.
In this sense, RXP products seem to me to be the "ultimate" Garmin training device as they allow application not just on a desktop or tablet but in a simulated flight. Given that fact, it would be ideal if there could be an agreement with Garmin to modify the database content for RXP products to ensure they are not transferable to real products, but still updateable using a simulation-only AIRAC service like Navigraph.
Is there any prospect of solving this problem? I know that real-world pilots are only a small subset of the simulation community, but at this point I am losing interest in having a high-fidelity GPS addon if the database cannot be updated. Time soon to uninstall and be done with it.
Regretfully.
