GTN-650 Installation Notes

GTN-650 Installation Notes

I posted awhile back about the installation of my GTN650. We’ve been using it as a GPS source for some time now, but as I get ready to start my IFR training in earnest I need to be able to use the VOR/LOC/ILS features. Well, I hadn’t check those, and hadn’t spent much time learning […]

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Garmin software updates

Check out this maintenance article on upgrading Garmin software.     For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur. Quis aute iure reprehenderit […]

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Garmin software updates

I’ve been having issues with my GTX330ES not being picked up by the FAA broadcasting it’s ADS-B out signal. After talking with Tim atĀ Approach Systems, it seemed a software update would do the trick. Note that the 330 gets it’s location data from only Garmin GPS products, but now that I have my GTN650, it […]

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GTN-650 WAAS Navigator Installation

GTN-650 WAAS Navigator Installation

So, the funny thing about pre-planning avionics installations…. you never remember what you planned if you don’t write it down really clearly somewhere. I had a wonderful plan, but I forgot a bunch of it and ended up wasting a bunch of time. Shame on me. So, first thing, I had originally planned for a […]

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GTN-650, Condition Inspection 2014

GTN-650, Condition Inspection 2014

Work has been eating my lunch lately, but I did get this year’s condition inspection over the last couple of weekends, as well as mounting my new GTN-650. Having the Approach Fast Stack really made that pretty straightforward, although there is a fair amount of setup to do in the GRT to get it fully […]

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GTN-650 and Final Approach Fast Stack Wiring Update

I’ll flesh this out as I install the radio, but for now this is a convenient placeholder for the schematics.     For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, […]

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