Bad Elf Wombat

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   Has anyone tried this device up for installing Nav data, charts, etc into the IFDs?  It appears to eliminate the need for a home computer and makes it possible to download the data from a Jepp mobile app to your Iphone or IPad via WiFi right anyway and then send them to your USB stick via the Wombat.  It seems to have good reviews.

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teeth6 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2014 Status: Offline Points: 741	Post Options Post Reply Quote teeth6 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Bad Elf Wombat Posted: 08 Jul 2018 at 10:13am
	Has anyone tried this device up for installing Nav data, charts, etc into the IFDs? It appears to eliminate the need for a home computer and makes it possible to download the data from a Jepp mobile app to your Iphone or IPad via WiFi right anyway and then send them to your USB stick via the Wombat. It seems to have good reviews.

oskrypuch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 09 Nov 2012 Location: CYFD Status: Offline Points: 3062	Post Options Post Reply Quote oskrypuch Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jul 2018 at 10:22am
	The wombat is a good solution for G* type devices that need a semi-permanently installed data card to function. Eliminates the need to buy a second $proprietary card, or lug the single data card around. But you do need some kind of internet at your hangar. For the IFD, I keep its USB key in my flight bag. When JDM shows an update, I just slide the key into my laptop, and pull the data down at ultrafast speeds. When the IFD shows the need for an update, I pull the key out of my flight bag and do the update during startup. I don't see much value for the wombat for an IFD. * Orest Edited by oskrypuch - 08 Jul 2018 at 10:27am

teeth6 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2014 Status: Offline Points: 741	Post Options Post Reply Quote teeth6 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jul 2018 at 11:53am
	That’s my routine also but this does seem to make the process a bit more convenient. I don’t think the slight convenience is worth the $250 device but it would have been nice when I had the issue of a chart install wiping out my Nav data each time and having to go back home to put Nav data back on the stick then back to the airport to reinstall. :)