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SkyView – “DATABASE NO LONGER CURRENT” at Every Start

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SkyView – “DATABASE NO LONGER CURRENT” at Every Start

Explains why Dynon SkyView sometimes shows the “DATABASE NO LONGER CURRENT” message at startup and how to tell which database it refers to. The article shows how to distinguish between the POCKETFMS CHARTS warning (VFR plates due for update) and the AVIATION warning (navigation/obstacle database out of date), and outlines what each message means and how to update the corresponding data on your Dynon USB stick.

Last updated on 29 Jan, 2026

On Dynon SkyView systems you may see a pop‑up at startup saying:

DATABASE NO LONGER CURRENT
PRESS ACCEPT

This message can mean two different things. Look at the bottom‑left of the pop‑up to see which database it is talking about.

 

POCKETFMS CHARTS

 

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Means
Your VFR airport plates might be out of date.

Does not mean

  • That all plates are guaranteed to be out of date – SkyView cannot actually check this, it only knows when the next update is due.

  • That the main aviation / navigation database is out of date.

Action
Update the VFR plates on your Dynon USB stick.

 

AVIATION


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Means
Your aviation (navigation) database, and possibly the obstacle database, is out of date.

Action
Update the aviation / aerodata (and obstacle) database before relying on it for navigation.

 

Summary

  • The generic message “DATABASE NO LONGER CURRENT” can refer to different databases.

  • Check the bottom‑left label in the message:

    • POCKETFMS CHARTS → VFR plates / charts may be out of date.

    • AVIATION → Navigation (aerodata) and possibly obstacle database are out of date.

  • Only the AVIATION message affects the core navigation database.

Attach the two screenshots to this article to clearly show the difference between the two message types.

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