Garmin GPSMAP96 advice
 

Hi guys

I've just bought a garmin gpsmap96 but am having problems with loading VRP's, which dont seem to be included in the loaded aviation db.

I tried to use the bundled trip & waypoint manager but this only seems capable of manually adding single entries and has no upload facility that will allow me to import the CAA VRP list.

I tried using the POI loader for our i3 from the car but this did not recognise the device.

Anyone know of a fix for loading these points?
Many thanks
Mark

Mark,

The only way I found was to create a waypoint, using the lat & long from the CAA 1:500,000 map. This is quite useful, but can be a pain in the ar5e if you need to create lot's of waypoints.

DW

Hey DW, thanks for the reply

It certainly is a pain in the ar5e...

The CAA kindly publishes the lat/long of VRPs in spreadsheet format (csv) at http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?ca...90&pageid=4937.

Its really daft that Garmin produce a POI loader for point of interest for automotive data, but have neither loader s/w or any other mechanism to achieve the same for an aviation device like the gpsmap96.

Mark

Have a look here.

Someone has done all the hard work for you ;)

dublinpilot - thanks very much for the tip

sadly, my version of trip & waypoint says it is incompatible and requires gdb files version 1.0 or less

back to the drawing board...

Same for me. Seems to suggest it's okay with the 296 series, etc, but that now it uses a subsequent version.

Thanks for the spreadsheet link though me - save s me unfolding my map and getting the ruler out everytime!

DW

dwshimoda, if you keep going throught the thread they are there in mps format which T&WM seems to accept

I wish I'd known the limitation of this device & db before I'd bought it - I thought Garmin were supposed to be quality devices but the db especially seems barely up to the job of VFR usage.

I quite like mine. True, I've found the same frustrations, but after spending a few flights following the magenta line, I'm back to proper VFR flying, using the GPS purely as a backup / reassurance when flying close to CTA.

Now I've got to grips with what it can and can't do, I find it a very accomplished unit, and certainly a lot better now I've got an external aerial for it!

I'll keep trawling for those links. Thanks for the tip.

DW.

And Dublin Pilot - thanks for the link - very useful :ok:

DW

You're welcome:ok: