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KLN to Garmin 396 Converter
Over the past months, I've been working on a converter to allow flightplan data from a KLN-94 or KLN-90B to be transmitted to a Garmin 396. This facility already exists with Garmin panel-mounts, but the King units output their data in a slightly different format. The converter takes the King data and dynamically modifies it so that it is acceptable to the 396, with the result that any flightplan entered into the panel-mount appears automatically in the 396 without user intervention. Anyway, I did a flight yesterday with the converter installed, and more-or-less everything is working great. Flightplans comes across, with the only issues being the the virtual waypoints created by the KLNs when in Vectors-to-Final mode don't quite appear in the right place. I suspect this one won't be fixable, but it's pretty minor, so I'm not really bothered. Having the device is a great benefit -- any change to your IFR routing that you put in the panel-mount goes straight into the handheld, saving a lot of extra button pushing. It also makes the wx features of the 396 more useful, as your route is there for you to see, allowing much easier assessment of how the wx is going to impact the flight. I'll post design details and source code on my website in the next few days. |
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