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Title: Garmin MX-20 Lives!
Post by: RayS on January 22, 2018, 10:06:52 AM

After a month of coding, the MX-20 lives in my Beech 1900D (X-Plane).

(Thanks to Ryan O and Don L for getting me over some head-scratching hurdles)

The video is a bit boring so probably skip to the last 3 minutes as I land at KBFI.

With the basics now out of the way, it's time to learn how to load flight plans into the unit.

(For those interested, I will be offering the hardware interface for sale. Look for an announcement around mid-spring.)

https://youtu.be/2Wgh-77M_ug (https://youtu.be/2Wgh-77M_ug)

Title: Re: Garmin MX-20 Lives!
Post by: Sam Llorca on January 23, 2018, 03:51:33 AM

Brilliant!

Title: Re: Garmin MX-20 Lives!
Post by: Trevor Hale on January 23, 2018, 09:51:49 AM

Awesome Ray,

How will you keep the Nav database in it updated though, without having to pay Garmin a mint?

Title: Re: Garmin MX-20 Lives!
Post by: RayS on January 23, 2018, 10:45:33 AM

I have one dated 2011, which contains Seattle's 3rd runway, but will probably try to find a newer one later on. I don't plan on the monthly updates... maybe annually.

You can pick them up off eBay for a steep discount if they are expired. I currently have one with Chartview installed and it's pretty nice to have all the SID/STAR/Airport diagrams, but they are nearly double the cost of others.

I'll keep my eyes out for the newest one I can find.

Title: Re: Garmin MX-20 Lives!
Post by: Marco ERJ on January 29, 2018, 07:59:46 PM

Hi Ray,

Pretty awesome integration! Love the way your sim is put together. Is the Avidyne Entegra hardware all OEM as well?

Congrats on the build!

Marco

Cockpitbuilders.com

Arduino Projects => General Discussions => Topic started by: RayS on January 22, 2018, 10:06:52 AM