Victor’s Vectors: When to update your aviation databases
Another database cycle has started and several questions have come up regarding when the new cycles are available for download. The answer is that most of the databases Garmin provides are available seven days prior to the effective date of the new cycle. The one exception is FliteCharts, an electronic version of the National Aeronautical Chart Office (NACO) U.S. Terminal Procedures Publication that lets you quickly find and view all NACO Departure Procedures (DP), Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs), approach charts and airport diagrams. We receive the NACO data directly from NACO and since we receive it a little later than the other database data, FliteCharts is available two days prior to the new cycle’s effective date. If you have any questions about what date a specific database is available, there is a chart for each database on the “Database” tab of your flyGarmin.com account. Just click on the link “View aviation database cycles."
Another thing to keep in mind is that the FliteCharts and NavData both come out every 28 days while the Obstacle and SafeTaxi are available every 56 days. The AOPA database is updated four times a year on the 15th day of the quarter and the Terrain database is updated about once a year. With all of these databases, dates and release periods its good to have flyGarmin.com as your fingertips to help you manage it all.
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