Radios don't seem to be detecting Nav aids created in user_nav.dat file

[Matchstick]

I've spotted a possible issue with the Nav radios in the 525 not picking up nav aids that are defined in the \Custom Data\user_nav.dat file

It seems to be happening with NDB, VOR, DME and ILS created in the file but I've created a example file that just adds an NDB at Bodmin Airfield (EGLA) on 395KHz

If I load a plane on Runway 13 I can see the NDB station just to the right of the runway and planes like the default C172 correctly pick up and display the beacon on their ADF displays. However the CJ525 doesn't seem to pick up the beacon.

I've believe I've created the user_nav.dat according to the NavXP1200 spec - XP is certainly happy enough that it's showing the beacon within the sim and some planes can pick it up - but if there's something I've missed out to make it compatible with the CJ525 or the spec I'm using is out of date I'd very much like to know how to fix the data.

user_nav.dat

Edited December 31, 2024 by Matchstick

[skiselkov]

Hey there. Got this root-caused. Our parser is a bit touchy about the type of whitespace used. You used hard tabs, whereas Laminar only uses regular spaces, and our parser didn't normalize tabs into spaces, so that confused it. The upstream fix is in place, but to make the file work with the version you have in your hands right now, all you need to do is use regular spaces instead of tabs to separate the fields. I've taken the liberty of converting the file you uploaded, so all you need to do is use this one:

user_nav.dat

[Matchstick]

That's brilliant

 

Thanks for looking into that and thanks for the updated version of the file !

 

-- Edit --

Just updated my full file to match the format and remove tabs and it's working perfectly in the 525

Edited Wednesday at 12:25 PM by Matchstick