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    SkyView Classic bearing pointers

    New owner with a Garmin 530W and a Dynon SV1000 and SV700. Thought for weeks that I could fly an IFR approach with the SkyView, but could never figure out how to load a specific procedure, learned here that I can see the aircraft position on the approach but not actually fly it. Need to use the...
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    IFR Approaches solely using the Dynon SkyView?

    Anyone tell me what the two needles Available on the Skyview point to and how to select a source? ie VOR
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    IFR Approaches solely using the Dynon SkyView?

    Thanks to all. I was assuming that chart data from Seattle Avioics and a source selector to fly with Garmin OR SkyView meant That each one was a source For navigation. I question my decision to see the value of updated chart data As a subscription from Seattle Avionics since Obstacles and...
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    Dynon Nav Data Update

    just what I thought. I was going to use chart data from the SkyView as a backup to The Garmin to fly IFR approaches. The approach plate on the screen is too small for me to see the detail. I use ForeFlight and blow it up to read it. I question why I paid for a year subscription to Seattle...
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    IFR Approaches solely using the Dynon SkyView?

    I have a Garmin 530 W and a Dynon 10” and 7”. I can select an approach on the Garmin and fly it. I was thinking that if I got chart data from Seattle Avionics that I would have a second source to fly an IFR approach. I am beginning to think that this isn’t possible. The SkyView presents 3D...
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    Dynon Nav Data Update

    Thx , Airguy. I think I’ve finally figured it out, no help from Seattle Avionics tech. Kept trying to find a file to load onto the SkyView. Always get the same msg, no files recognized. Your post has told me that they don’t get loaded, just referenced back to the stick. Now, can I actually fly...
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    Dynon Nav Data Update

    Thx , Raymo! I’ll give it a try, nothing else has worked. Several calls to Seattle Avionics tech help. They referred me to a Dynon letter telling me how they have to be on a file “ SkyViewUS. Are you downloading to this file? After they are on the stick, how do you pull up a specific approach...
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    Dynon Nav Data Update

    Thx. For the reply. I’ll clean stick and name and reload....
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    Dynon Nav Data Update

    Update. New USB stick named SkyViewUS, as per Dynon. Verified data is on stick. Tried again to load and get the following msg ”no compatible files found in the main folder of the USB drive” ”files in sub-folders can not be accessed by SkyView” anyone have a classic and can tell me what I’m...
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    Dynon Nav Data Update

    Learning curve....bought an RV8A from an estate, so the builder isn’t arounfpd to query. I have a Sv-1000 and Sv-700 and a Garmin530W. Hav successfully updated The duc files from Dynon. Kept getting a chart data out of date Oct 7,2020. Went to Seattle Avionics and purchased chart data. Purin a...
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    ILS/RNAV

    Thx Airguy. Live in the Pacific NW and get lots of MVFR or IFR and need ILS. I’ll make sure there is a diplexer or put one om
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    ILS/RNAV

    Thank you for all the responses. Was thinking the aircraft would need a localizer and glide slope antenna to receive the signals from the ground
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    ILS/RNAV

    looking at purchasing an RV8A. It has SV1000, SV700, GPS 250, Garmin 530W, XPNDR 261, ADSB470. Plus coms. I need to be able to do ILS and RNAV approaches. Will the above equipment do that?
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