 Bendix King's worthless GPS loader software
First, I will agree that the new Wingman website leaves a lot to be
desired. E-mails and phone calls to Bendix-King basically says that's
the site. I explained there is too much navigation to get to the
download page. It is not user friendly.
However, I have been using the simple GPS Downloader software for
several years for my KLN 89/B and it works fine. When I heard they had
software to just program the card for the 90 (or 94) I check with Bendix
and they didn't have anything for the 89B. So I will continue to take my
laptop to the plane to program the GPS. I really have no problems with
the downloader.
Ryan Ferguson wrote:
>
> Okay, it's not actually totally worthless, because I DID manage to
> update my KLN-94 GPS database via an internet download and the gps
> loader software available on the bendixking.com website. But it's kinda
> close to worthless in my opinion.
>
> First, I have to comment and say that the Bendix King "Wingman" site
> needs some serious help. (Anyone listening over there?) I've built
> websites for a living in the past and this one exhibited just about
> every user interface flaw known to man. It took me some time to
> understand how and why I needed to create an account in order to
> download products, then more time to actually find the correct product I
> needed, and then it got a lot worse - trying to actually buy and
> download subscription updates. That website is in BAD shape! It all
> makes sense in retrospect, but not in the process of trying to
> understand it.
>
> But I got to that point where I was downloading the product and
> installing the GPS loader software. Then something bad happened -
> somehow some .DLLs in my Windows 98 OS got mangled by the install.
> (Somehow, I knew that would happen.) And of all things, it trashed my
> email, which I use for both work and personal communication. The GPS
> loader in conjunction with the data uplink cable successfully updated
> the GPS, which is a GOOD thing, but now I want my computer back to its
> original state. Has anyone else gone through this? Is it just me? Why
> the heck is my computer all screwed up just from installing the Bendix
> King GPS Loader?
>
> -Ryan
Ryan Ferguson wrote:
>
> Okay, it's not actually totally worthless, because I DID manage to
> update my KLN-94 GPS database via an internet download and the gps
> loader software available on the bendixking.com website. But it's kinda
> close to worthless in my opinion.
>
> First, I have to comment and say that the Bendix King "Wingman" site
> needs some serious help. (Anyone listening over there?) I've built
> websites for a living in the past and this one exhibited just about
> every user interface flaw known to man. It took me some time to
> understand how and why I needed to create an account in order to
> download products, then more time to actually find the correct product I
> needed, and then it got a lot worse - trying to actually buy and
> download subscription updates. That website is in BAD shape! It all
> makes sense in retrospect, but not in the process of trying to
> understand it.
>
> But I got to that point where I was downloading the product and
> installing the GPS loader software. Then something bad happened -
> somehow some .DLLs in my Windows 98 OS got mangled by the install.
> (Somehow, I knew that would happen.) And of all things, it trashed my
> email, which I use for both work and personal communication. The GPS
> loader in conjunction with the data uplink cable successfully updated
> the GPS, which is a GOOD thing, but now I want my computer back to its
> original state. Has anyone else gone through this? Is it just me? Why
> the heck is my computer all screwed up just from installing the Bendix
> King GPS Loader?
>
> -Ryan
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