How To Install Navigraph Airac

The right locations for AIRAC data

I switched to Ubuntu LTS 18.04 for my X-Plane 11 installation this weekend, because the B748 EFB isn’t working on my Windows 10 installation anymore. I have to look into that. This is just a quick writeup on how to update the navigation data for X-Plane 11 and SSG’s B748 FMC.

I installed and ran the Navigraph FMS Data Manager, but it can't find my XP11 install. I'm on a Mac so the run-time file is 'X-Plane.app'. When the FMS Data Manager tries to find the run-time executable is appears to be looking for an.exe file- so it appears to spend hours searching for the install.

X-Plane is looking at <X-Plane root>/Custom Data
The B748 FMC is lookin at <X-Plane root>/Custom Data/UFMC; you might need to create the UFMC folder

I performed several NAVIGRAPH nav database updates but i've got still the active nav data from -02mar-29 mar (NAV 1703001) Who knows the correct location to install.
Apr 30, 2017 I installed and ran the Navigraph FMS Data Manager, but it can't find my XP11 install. I'm on a Mac so the run-time file is 'X-Plane.app'. When the FMS Data Manager tries to find the run-time executable is appears to be looking for an.exe file- so it appears to spend hours searching for the install.

Because I have a Navigraph subscription, I can use the Navigraph FMS Data Manager to update the AIRAC data in these folders. I have created 2 Addon Mappings for these 2 applications, with the folders specified as above. The scanning of software and plugins doesn’t really work for me in the sense that it detects too much and that some things are not detected. I’m only flying with the B748 freighter, so I don’t care about the rest.

How to create the right addon mappings

Download and install Navigraph FMS Data Manager on your system
Start the program and navigate to Addon Mappings
Create a new mapping for X-Plane (in the pulldown list) and choose <X-Plane root>/Custom Data as the user defined folder (<X-Plane root> is the main X-PLane folder)
Create a new mapping for SSG Boeing 748i, E-jets Evolution (in the pulldown list) and choose <X-Plane root>/Custom Data/UFMC as the user defined folder
Click Save
Go to Addon List
Check the global checkbox and select Update, both should be updated

Verifying the AIRAC version

For X-Plane, select the default 747 and start a new flight. Click on the FMC, hit <STATUS and the following screen should tell you that you’ve installed the right AIRAC data.
For the B748 FMC, select the B748 and start a new flight. Click on the FMC, hit <FMC and check the AIRAC version.

After configuring the 2 paths in de FMS Data Manager en updating, you should see something like this:

As you can see below, the right AIRAC is read by X-Plane and the B748 FMC:

The right locations for AIRAC data