Updating FS9 / FSX navigation database

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

For those of you who, like me, get frustrated when using a freeware plane and the default FS9 / FSX flight planner because so many current waypoints are missing, here's the solution:-

Go to http://www.btinternet.com/~gb.mitch/index.html

follow the instructions at the site and you can update your default Nav database in seconds! No more trying to use real world flight plans but being unable to as all the waypoints are missing  

Many thanks to the author Graham for this free update  

[EHM-2131 Bruce]

Has anybody downloaded this ?? the gps in Fs9 is almost useless file a flight plan and you go to many places to get to your destination Bruce EHM-2131

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

Sorry Bruce, I'm not sure what you're getting at?

Although the flight planner in FS9/FSX is not the best, it can be worth using particularly if you use an external program/website (eg Virtual Dispatch) to generate a flightplan then transfer this into FS9/FSX and with this update you're much more likely to find that the waypoints will be recognised. Personally I find that a useful facility for aircraft that don't have their own FMC and/or nav database.

As with everything, if you don't want to use it you don't have to.

[EHM-2131 Bruce]

Hi Dominc, may be i am using this wrong, i was under the impession that it changed the datbase in FS9. when i tried to do a flight plan using the High altitude buttons the flight route was all over the place. will see tomorro if i can sort it out , Regards Bruce

[EHM-2694 Gabor]

Just found this topic. There's another source for updating the database. It also offers updates with each AIRAC cycle. Free of charge, of course.

http://www.aero.sors.fr/navaids.html

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

Thanks for that link Gabor, very useful