Installing SV vision on a Garmin 500 | FerrariChat
Buy

Installing SV vision on a Garmin 500

Discussion in 'Aviation Chat' started by 2000YELLOW360, Feb 24, 2011.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. 2000YELLOW360

    2000YELLOW360 F1 World Champ

    Jun 5, 2001
    19,800
    Full Name:
    Art
    #1 2000YELLOW360, Feb 24, 2011
    I bought the upgrade to get the synethic vision on my Garmin. First I couldn't install it myself, even with the dealer's unlock chip. Then, after we got it installed, the unit kept saying that the Terrain had failed. Turns out that you need to go to Garmin, set up an account, and then download the Terrain for the SV chip. None of this is contained in either the owner's manual or the dealer install manual.

    Gary Burell was a class mae of mine (the GAR in Garmin), and I see he hasn't changed. Still a pain in the rear.

    Art
     
  2. MarkPDX

    MarkPDX F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa

    Apr 21, 2003
    15,111
    Gulf Coast
    #2 MarkPDX, Feb 24, 2011
    It's hardly limited to that unit... I have a couple of other Garmin units and they have made some strange design/interface idiosyncrasies that I just don't get.
     
  3. donv

    donv Two Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Rossa Subscribed

    Jan 5, 2002
    26,108
    Portland, Oregon
    Full Name:
    Don
    #3 donv, Feb 24, 2011
    If it's like the synthetic vision on the G600, it's really quite amazing. I still prefer the traditional display for actually flying in the clouds (I just need to spend some more time with it), but for VFR flying it's great.

    The runway depictions are really something!

    Or maybe I'm just easily impressed...
     
  4. 2000YELLOW360

    2000YELLOW360 F1 World Champ

    Jun 5, 2001
    19,800
    Full Name:
    Art
    #4 2000YELLOW360, Feb 26, 2011
    Should be identical. With all the options the 500 is identical to the 600 where the options are standard. Still don't have it functioning but the terrain card is coming.

    Art
     

Share This Page