Sd Card Use And Databases; Appendix A - Garmin G500 Pilot's Manual

APPENDIX A

SD Card Use and Databases

The G500 System uses Secure Digital (SD) cards to load and store various
types of data. For basic flight operations, SD cards are required for database
storage as well as database updates.
Database Function
Name
Aviation Airport, NAVAID,
Waypoint, and
Airspace information
IGRF model AHRS magnetic
variation model
SafeTaxi Airport surface
diagrams
Terrain Topographic map,
SVT, Terrain/TAWS
Airport Topographic map,
Terrain SVT, Terrain/TAWS
Obstacle Obstacle information
for map, SVT, and
TAWS
Basemap Boundary and road
information
Airport Airport facility and
Directory FBO information
FliteCharts FAA-published
terminal procedures
ChartView Jeppesen terminal
procedures
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Where Update
Stored Cycle
Internal 28 days (on
GDU 620 Thursdays)
memory
Internal 5 years
GRS 77
memory
SD card 56 days (on
Thursdays)
SD card As required
SD card As required
SD card 56 days (on
Thursdays)
Internal As required
Memory or
SD card
SD card 56 days
SD card 28 days (on
Thursdays)
SD card 14 days (on
Fridays)
Table A-1 Database List
Garmin G500 Pilot's Guide
Provider Notes
fly.garmin.com Updates installed via
SD card and copied
into internal memory
fly.garmin.com Included with
Aviation database
fly.garmin.com
fly.garmin.com 9 arc-second version
required for SVT
fly.garmin.com Not required with 9
arc-second Terrain
database
fly.garmin.com
fly.garmin.com
fly.garmin.com Database may be
available in different
versions. Update
cycle and content
may vary.
fly.garmin.com Disables 180 days
after expiration date.
Contact Optional feature
Jeppesen that requires Garmin
dealer enablement.
Disables 70 days
after expiration date.
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