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Good morning/afternoon/evening to all.I purchased the Garmin GTN database 599$ to try to update my RealityXP but all tutorials I have seen unfortunately doesnt match my system. Everything is working but with the old database 21xx if I am not mistaken, but I dont have any files or folder at ProgramFiles from Garmin. Anyone know if the procedure changed to update the Rxp from Garmin Trainer?Appreciate any help.Thanks

Here's a mini review and screenshots (Part 1) of a rather lengthy flight (well, for me!) of about 570 miles and 2 hours of flying time. This plane is the Black Square Velocity XL - about 28 USD. I thought at first this was just another GA piston single, but I'm actually quite enjoying it - it's a canard design (and appears to be modeled well - and importantly with this design, it is said that it makes the airframe stall resistant), with a very powerful TSIO-550 twin turbocharged engine. This engine is the 400 hp EXP version - which some people might gripe at however it's going into an experimental airframe - so I say the more power the better! The gear is retractable allowing for great cross country speed at altitude (I was easily doing 240 ktas at FL250 - but it will do more with aggressive power settings - a small tailwind can easily bring you into the 280-300 knot range). Also of interest - the aircraft has no flaps. If you really fly it with the turbochargers in mind, you cannot just "chop and drop" into an airport... you'd shock cool the engine and ruin your investment in a hurry. I'm not exactly sure of the glide ratio either haha! There are about 1000 Velocity aircraft around today. Range at econ cruise should be around 1600 miles. This flight was mostly on autopilot but earlier in the week I had flown it by hand and shot a few radar approaches with pattern work. At first it was tricky to get slowed down but it feels a lot better after a couple of hours of flight. The avionics are the G3X and GTN 750. I've fitted my Velocity with the WT G3X and the TDS GTN 750Xi - this is not an official mod but I hope the developer will integrate the TDS shortly. I shot an RNAV(GPS) approach with vertical guidance and it worked great! (I did end up circling to land). The freeware PMS is also available. I understand the G3X isn't the greatest of avionics but with the GTN it is a lot better. I would have liked to see some oxygen status or O2 ability - since the aircraft can go to FL250. In the US at least you'd need onboard O2 above 12,500 ft (after 30 min). The autopilot can be controlled via the G3X touchscreen w/WT mod or by use of the physical GFC500 controls under the GTN. IAS mode works well. As I said I fitted mine with the TDS mod that I've made on my own - I may be able to share it but I'm hoping Black Square will officially make an integration since TDS has provided a lovely 3d bezel and SDK. At any rate, the circuit breakers are functional however I didn't observe a failures module of any sort (nor an EFB). That doesn't bother me because I'm not really interested in that at the moment. There is also cabin/cockpit dimmers and the night lighting is decent. I do like how they've placarded V speeds on the far left for reference as you fly. I don't have a lot of experience with this engine type - it sounds a Lancair IVP - which I've been around and are typically equipped with the TSIO-550 as well. Sounds could be better imho but it's not an incredibly expensive addon either. I'd give the sounds a 7/10. I'd say as addons go the PMDG 737 is 10/10 and the FSWC414 and MV C310 are about 9/10 for reference points. Overall it's a good product for a reasonable price. I'm glad they kept it under 30 USD. It's about on par with Carenado, with slightly less texture quality but more systems functionality. I took it on a flight from Eugene, OR to San Luis Obispo in CA. Route: KEUG OED J126 RBL J65 SAC J126 SNS T261 MQO (RNAV 11 CTL 29) KSBP at FL250. It was murky and rainy leaving Eugene but the skies cleared up and allowed for some nice scenery watching about half way through my trip. Here are Part 1 of my shots, departure, climb and cruise phase. Part 2 later with descent (VNAV guidance from the GTN), and loading and flying the RNAV approach into KSBP. Unique design for sure... Untitled-1 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Got the Garmin SafeTaxi going to preview my route Untitled-2 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-3 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-4 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-5 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Moderate rain in the climb... Untitled-6 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Turned into trace-light rime until I climbed out of the tops Untitled-7 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Quickly melted off though Untitled-9 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Hint of a rainbow Untitled-10 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-11 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Massive crosswind but good performance! Untitled-12 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Showing off some of the interior details Untitled-13 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr The logo isn't blurry it's actually very nicely modeled stitching Untitled-14 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-15 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Aircraft is very clean - not much weathering I can see Untitled-16 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Clouds breaking up as I unfortunately run into more of a headwind off the Pacific Untitled-17 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Might be Mt Shasta in the background Untitled-18 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-19 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Airport beneath is Redding, CA KRDD Untitled-20 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Part 2 awaits... Untitled-21 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

This was a great trip from Block Island KBID to KSYR in the lovely Black Square analog kingair. I also picked up two Verticalsim airports: Syracuse and Omaha, NE during their sale. About 10 USD each - a great deal. Both are really nice. I will do a few extra screenshots upon landing and Part 2 of this series. This is a stunning livery by Waffler over at flightsim.to as well. I waited for a brief storm to pass and then we were underway. The flight is mostly direct at FL220. Untitled-2 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr BID is a short runway checkout that nice contour. Scenery by Gaya Simulations. (also highly recommend). Untitled-3 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-4 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr You can see the VOR on the field here - BID has traditional VOR and GPS approaches Untitled-5 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr The water is a bit chilly this time of year... Untitled-6 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr With the murky skies one can barely discern the horizon Untitled-7 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr If you don't own this addon, you really should! Untitled-8 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Things that go! Untitled-10 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr She's a pretty quick climber.... I usually do about 2500-3000 fpm lightly loaded at 160 KIAS Untitled-11 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr The GoPro Untitled-12 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr This view looked real Untitled-13 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-14 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr 300 knots over the ground gives us five miles a minute Untitled-15 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-16 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Seems to be some precip up ahead... Untitled-17 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Appears far enough off to our 10 o'clock Untitled-18 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-19 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-20 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-21 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr I love this part of descent....right before we dunk into the soup.... anti icing ON! Untitled-22 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr To Be Continued....

TDS will soon release an update for addons which allow for use of both TDS GTN and WT GNS (the new early access version in the Marketplace). At the moment, addons like the Carenado PC12, Black Square Analog KingAir, and Blackbird (Milviz) C310, which use allow for a selection of GNS or GTN units, will not work completely. Both units will fight for control over the autopilot. Addons such as the FSW C414 are unaffected by these new GNS units because FSW has defined a set of avionics per model. Here's my screenshot showing the TDS GTN 750Xi next to the WT GNS 430. At the moment no variables are shown on the GNS430. It may be possible, later, to have a secondary GPS source with populated data (I asked Matt from WT about this). In this example I would use the GNS430 for additional navigational reference like selecting direct a fix to gather distance/track info. That being said the GNS430 will still function as a COMM2/NAV2 for the time being. Additionally, in this specific Carenado example, it is quite possible that Carenado will adapt a GTN 750Xi/650Xi combination instead of the 750/430. GNSlvarsPC12 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Hi all fyi: http://www.flight1tech.com/Products/AvionicsSimulations/F1TGTN.aspx Best regards Michael

I created checklists for the Carenado Aero Commander 500S Shrike to be integrated into your GTN750. The file includes Normal Procedures, Emergency Procedures, References and Acrobatic Maneuvers. If you see any errors, inaccuracies or anything you think should be added/emended, please let me know. Any feedback will be appreciated. LINK Note. In case you don't know, in order to load checklists into your GTN, you have to download the latest GTN version (v.14) from Flight1 first. Then, make sure you have the latest GTN Trainer for PC version. Download the file from the link above, copy it into the main AC folder and rename it "chklist.ace" (thus removing the "_AC500S" section). The GTN will read it automatically when you load the aircraft in your sim next time. Once you are in the cockpit, checklists are accessible from the GTN interface under Main/Utilities/Checklists. If you want to edit the file, download the free ACE tool from the Garmin site: https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=5075.

Hello all. I am looking for a high performance single engine aircraft to do some touring with. I am admittedly biased towards high quality, system depth, etc. and would prefer native GTN750 support. I have both of A2A's higher performance aircraft, the 182 and the Commanche, but the Piper AP is not really to my liking. It works, and may be what I have to default back too, but I wanted to get the opinions of others on here. Believe it or not, I was looking at the Carenado A-36, but getting the GTN into the panel seems to be a project no one has tackled yet. So feel free to share your thoughts. Thanks for reading.

News for all to enjoy, Flight1 GTN gauges have been updated to v.1.10, and a new update tool comes with it. Update looks to cover all platforms, all versions.