Current FAA data for your GNS 480 or CNX80
For CNX80 and GNS 480 installations placarded “GPS LIMITED TO VFR USE ONLY.” Updated every 28-day FAA cycle.
What's included
- Airports, runways and frequencies; VORs, NDBs, DMEs and waypoints
- Class B, C and D and special-use airspace
- Nearest ARTCC and FSS frequencies; minimum safe altitudes (FAA OROCA grid)
- Departure, arrival and approach procedures for practice in visual conditions
- Built from the FAA's own published data (CIFP and the 28-day NASR subscription)
Learn the GNS 480 before you fly
The 480 Trainer runs in your web browser: a working GNS 480 / CNX80 with its knobs and keys, real FAA data and a simulated airplane to fly. Build flight plans, load procedures, practice approaches and learn the pages on the ground. It's free with a 480data.com account; no subscription needed.
Try the free 480 Trainer Watch the 11-minute introduction
The introduction is open to everyone, no account needed.
GNS 480 Transition Course
Moving up to the GNS 480 or CNX80? The GNS 480 Transition Course is self-paced transition training for instrument-rated pilots. It follows the GNS 480 Pilot's Guide chapter by chapter, with background from the FAA Instrument Flying Handbook, the Instrument Procedures Handbook and the AIM, step-by-step demonstrations recorded in the 480 Trainer, and practice exercises you fly in the trainer.
- Ten lessons after a short introduction: the unit and its controls; power-up, the database and messages; navigation terms and the Map and NAV pages; Direct-To, Nearest and INFO; COM, VOR/LOC and the transponder; flight plans; departures and arrivals; approaches; WAAS, RAIM and integrity; and the utility pages
- A knowledge check in each module and a 26-question final assessment drawn from situations in flight; pass with 80% or better
- Your progress is kept on your account: stop at any time and pick up where you left off, on any device
- Pass the course and a 🎓 appears next to your name, and your account page shows the date you passed
It's free with a 480data.com account; no subscription needed. Training material only: it is not approved by the FAA or Garmin and does not replace the Pilot's Guide, the AFM supplement or instruction from an authorized instructor.
How it works
- Create an account and subscribe (annual subscription).
- Download the GNS 480 Card Utility for Windows from your account page.
- Put your existing GNS 480 database card in a CF card reader. The utility shows what's on the card, downloads the cycle you choose (once per cycle) and writes it to the card.