I do not believe there is anyway to connect the panel-mount products
to a PC. I also went from a ahndheld GPS to a panel-mount version
(430) nad sure do miss the functionality of uploading a flightplan.

There is a second, but unused, data port on the 430 that could perhaps
provide the avenue to do this. I have talked to others and have heard
- not confirmed - that there may be a certification issue in
permitting uploading of data to a certified device.

Jack
Sundowner- N6363U



"PA34 F-GFTF" wrote in message ...
Hi,

It seems most handheld GPS can be connected to a computer (through a serial
cable, IIRC).
That allows some cool features, like preparing your flightplan in advance on
your PC, or downloading to the PC the actual positions of your aircraft in
order to obtain a chart of the actual flight path.
Now, do you know if panel-mounted GPS can also be connected to a PC ? Namely
for Garmin's GNS 530 ?
I can't see any reference to this on the 530 reference manual, and I would
be surprise that handheld GPS can do thing that Garmin's top tier GPS can't.

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