Cambridge GPS-NAV Aero Explorer error on log download

As far as I recall, it was all included in the price.Â* Maybe Evan will
chime in...

On 7/13/2018 2:57 PM, kinsell wrote:
You mean it's all just included in the product?Â* That ought to really
**** off Chip.Â* 'Course lots of things seem to **** off Chip.


On 07/13/2018 12:52 PM, Dan Marotta wrote:
Yeah, I forgot about ENL.Â* That's another thing my ClearNav products
do for no extra charge.Â* And I can use the igc files generated by
them for the Flarm range-checking software.

On 7/13/2018 8:45 AM, kinsell wrote:
Yeah I hate that pricing model, you pay for something, then pay
again if you actually want to use it. I had to pay for both igc
secure logging and ENL to use with the motorglider.

PF does give you a non-secure file by default though, which can be
used with their range-checking software.Â* That's nice to show how
much better range the Core gives than a Portable :-)

-Dave





On 07/13/2018 08:39 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
I was very disappointed to see that I would have to pay a bounty to
get igc logging with my PF Portable.Â* Thankfully, both my ClearNav
II and ClearNav XC varios generate an igc file and it's much easier
to retrieve than from the PF.

On 7/13/2018 8:25 AM, kinsell wrote:
On 07/13/2018 07:21 AM, kinsell wrote:
On 07/13/2018 05:46 AM, Eric Foertsch wrote:
I have a Cambridge GPS-NAV. I am trying to download a flight
log. It looks like the Aero Explorer software is reading it from
the GPS-NAV ok, but then a dialog box pops up with an error msg
"Error writing flight log to disk."

I was able to download logs earlier this year, but was running
on a different PC with Windows 7 (I think). I now am using a
machine with Windows 8.1. I did try turning off the Avast
antivirus software with no luck.

I was able to download the log via SeeYou but I wanted to
download it via the Cambridge software for use as an official
flight for badge purposes.

If SeeYou works, just use it.Â* No requirement to use Cambridge
software. Â*Â*Check the dates, many old recorders will show a date
18 years in the past, invalidating the log.Â* Submit to OLC as an
easy check for IGC security being valid.

Get rid of Windows 8.1, it was a disaster.Â* M$ tried to upgrade
everyone to 10.Â* But using obsolete software and hardware with
modern OS's leads to lots of problems. Update to something like
an LXNAV Nano, which acts like a USB memory device and lets you
just copy the file out easily. Trying to use RS-232 devices in
this day and age is a waste of time.

-Dave




If you happen to have PowerFlarm, then enabling the igc logging is
another good alternative.Â* This saved me when the RS-232 link from
my CAI 302 into my Tophat computer stopped working at a camp this
year.

The GPS-NAV puts out a binary .cai file, which is secure but
proprietary.Â* Has to be converted to .igc with an external
program. Definitely time to move on.

-Dave













Any ideas on what to try other than finding a PC with an older
version of Windows? (Or upgrading my logger?)









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Dan, 5J