I find loading my flight plans into the GNS 430W to be tedious at best and taking WAY too much time.  Is there a better way?  I’ve read there’s a way to do my flight planning on my computer and then transfer it to the aviation database card with a USB connector of some sort (but not the same one used to update the database).  When I talk to my local Garmin dealer, their response is along the lines of, “Huh, we haven’t heard of that.”  So, they called Garmin Support and got me a non-existent part number for an “Aviation Data Card Programmer Kit” to the tune of $449.  Does anybody have info on how this is done, or even IF it can be done?

Danny

LNC2-360 Mk-II

AOPA 04856278

EAA 647062

NRA 156453324

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