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I'm looking for information, feedback, pitfalls of updating Bendix-King
GPS's such as the KLN-89B and KLN-94 by updating the cards directly as opposed to plugging into the GPS itself. I understand that there is a card reader you can buy and that there is a firmware upgrade to it that allows the cards to be burned, but that's about all I know. Is anybody using it, how reliable is it etc? Thanks Mat -- Matthew Waugh Comm. SEL MEL, CFI-AI http://home.nc.rr.com/mwaugh/learn2fly/index.htm |
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I have the 89/B and update it with a laptop. I download off the net and
take it to the plane and upload. Easy process, but you have to have a laptop. Or, you buy a third party power up unit and take the GPS home. I really didn't like the idea of pulling out the GPS each time. I heard info that you could remove the flash card from the 94 and program it at home using a San-disk adapter to a USB port. I contacted King and confirmed this for the 94, but there is nothing for the 89/B and they do not plan to develop anything. The free King dataloader software is easy to use. The whole process to upload is about 6 minutes. Time to clean the windshield while that is going on. With the 89/B you will need to know the database key to pull the updates from the net and upload the GPS. If it is wrong it will not work. Happened to me. A quick call to Bendix fixed the problem and they restored my download. Matthew Waugh wrote: I'm looking for information, feedback, pitfalls of updating Bendix-King GPS's such as the KLN-89B and KLN-94 by updating the cards directly as opposed to plugging into the GPS itself. I understand that there is a card reader you can buy and that there is a firmware upgrade to it that allows the cards to be burned, but that's about all I know. Is anybody using it, how reliable is it etc? Thanks Mat -- Matthew Waugh Comm. SEL MEL, CFI-AI http://home.nc.rr.com/mwaugh/learn2fly/index.htm |
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