LEGACY: GNS Trainer 430/530 AIRAC SEP05

Hi All,

The latest Trainers published on the Garmin web site are not compatible with our 430/530XP.

Garmin has been kind to update its Garmin Trainer with a new database cycle September 2005. After checking, we confirm they do work with the Reality XP software. The only change in fact is the database.

For complete Garmin Trainer Installations:

You can download complete approved trainer installers in a packaged .zip format from these two links (right click the links and select Save Target As... to download to a folder on your hard drive):

430XP Trainer (database Sep05)

530XP Trainer (database Sep05)

After unzipping the archives downloaded from the links above, you can manually unzip the archives and run the extracted setup.exe program in order to proceed with the installation.

For database updates

If you want to update without loosing your actual settings in your Garmins (flight plans, etc…):

1. rename your Garmin trainer folders (should be in your C:\Program Files\GARMIN\ or for some others C:\GNS430 or C:\GNS530)
2. install the new ones
3. copy Americas.img and Intrnatl.img and FDEPRDCT.EXE from the new installation folders, to the renamed folders.
4. Delete the new installation folders, and rename back your previous folders!

The udpate is good to go with the Reality XP 430XP and 530XP!

Please note that the 430/530 trainers suggested when installing the Flight Line 430XP/530XP and/or the A36/B58 install a database cycle 2002 matching the FS2004 database. However, many new items in this September 2005 could not be found in the default FS2004, like a new runway or navaid frequency.

So, if you want the very latest database and you are not concerned about the discontinuity between the two databases then the update is for you...but if you want to continue flying where the two databases are mostly in sync then you might want to consider staying with the older nav database.

Jean-Luc

PS: a previous discussion about database udpates can be found here:

http://www.simforums.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=12823&am p;am p;am p;PN=1

 

Has anyone from RXP looked at the above mentioned update?

Tim

 

Gentlemen,

Does Reality plans to include the new TAWS and Terrain functionality of the new Garmin 500 series simulator to the FS GNS 530 Gauge? I guess many of us would be very supportive!

     Gabor < defer>mainFuncFN()

At first I was confused because Reality XP linked me to this thread via email after explaining the exact same error.  The original post above makes it sound like the links are to databases only, not the full trainer installers.  Only after I attempted the installs did I realize they are alternate trainers.  The original poser may want to change the post above so that folks searching have an easier time recognizing that the above files install full trainers and not just an AIRAC update, and that they are indeed the fix for the "access denied" error.

I downloaded 430XP, but the extractor setup.exe program doesn't do anything when I follow the instructions above!

Is there a simple zip file with all the files I need, where I can simply create a new folder on my c: drive with the simple name GARMIN, and just drop in all the zip files that goes in there to run this thing?

I don't know, I try following the instructions, but I think something is wrong with the executions file, that doesn't run on my system for some reason.

Originally posted by luap http://www.simforums.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=19300&KW=9547 Read that thread.  No, there is no trainer package that you speak of that I know.

Yes, I've read that thread, but the final result was that for some strange reason after uninstalling and reinstalling three times, it began to work.  I've tried removing and intalling about 7-8 times already, and nothing happens.  Now I'm finding this strange.

When I down loaded the Archer, I installed all the patches and XP gauges for it.  I went into the XP folder created by this Archer, went into the common folder and try to launch that little green box.  It looked like it's installing something, but then nothing happens. I also try downloading the 430XP Trainer file above. I try both ways to install it on my c: drive, the automatic directory and the shorter c:\GNS430 version, and neither seems to work. It still wont launch by itself or in FS9. I'm stumped.

Dragonweb,

In a word - no. Currently 2005 is as recent as you can go with compatible Garmin Trainers.

Alastair

I really like the Garmin update... many more approaches/departures in it.

No issues (yet) regarding old/new databases.

The two Garmin Trainers are available here:

GNS530
http://www.mediafire.com/file/y24dngmojwq/gns530.zip

GNS430
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mzzktzctno2/GNS430.zip

Alastair

Hi guys,

Just an update to say that the revised RealityXP site now includes the necessary downloads for all the "legacy" GNS products and Trainers:

http://www.reality-xp.com/support/knowledgebase/gns-fs9.html

Cheers,

Alastair

Hi,

The Support Site has been reorganised recently. The Trainers and non-WAAS GNS products are available here, under:

I can't find the non-WAAS GNS 430/530 ecommerce installer in order to reinstall my product?

http://www.reality-xp.com/support/knowledgebase/gns-fs9.html

If you can't access the page directly, try the homepage:

http://www.reality-xp.com/support/knowledgebase/releasenotes.html

and select GNS (16 bit) for FS9

Alastair

Hi Mikey,

This is a question for Garmin ! As the Trainers are, primarily, for familiarisation training on the GNS units a fully up-to-date database clearly isn't a priority, and there have only been 2-3 updates in the last few years, two versions for the (non-WAAS) GNS430 / GNS530 and, currently, a dual-unit replacement single Trainer for the WAAS units.

Thus my guess is that Garmin will update the Trainers but not any time soon.

Alastair