Recent content by airguy

And was mostly worthless even prior to that.

I have 5 USB's each cycle for 3 airplanes with the SA charts and Dynon databases. When I plugged the first USB in and got the "Cannot read USB" error, I naturally assumed a USB failure. Then the next one, and the next. 5 out of 5 failed and I knew I wasn't looking at all my USB's going bad all...

I had the same issue, and another local pilot did as well. Seattle Avionics will now download the Dynon database onto your USB stick as well as your normal subscription - but this latest cycle it was corrupted. If you'll download that file direct from Dynons site it will work fine.

I operate on the opposite principle - the information needs to flow FROM the devices with small glass screens TO the device with big glass. I run an IFD440 because after programming the route, everything else happens on the HDX - no need to pay for more glass on the IFD that won't get used.

Yup, that's pretty much the accurate picture.

Another vote for the Princeton converters, they worked much better for me.

Another thing to consider is if you have either screen in "setup" mode, it will inhibit all audio messages for both screens until the setup mode is exited. I discovered this while doing some troubleshooting and watching raw data coming into the EMS module and realized I was getting alerts on the...

This is an alternator regulator issue. It's quite possibly the "voltage sense line" for the regulator has some slight resistance (poor connection) so it not seeing full system voltage, and that makes it push the alternator harder to supply power, which raises the true system voltage. With an...

Yep, diplexer - there is a difference.

Were you on ground power during the calibration or battery power alone? Ground power, like a battery charger, will pulse voltage on/off into the battery on some models, resulting in a higher or lower system voltage over a cycle period of many seconds - this will change the amount of current...

It's not a fault of your aircraft - it's the ground system not keeping track of your aircraft during maneuvering. When that happens the ground systems assume you are going straight on the last reported heading and speed, forecasts that forward in time as a "coast" target, and then when you get...

Yes, now you are on it. It is the larger of the two blank boxes just to the right of your HSI.

Do you have a separate magnetometer for the system, or are you using the built-in magnetometer in the ADAHRS?

I hear what you're saying - but I don't see Garmin having the same problem pushing new hardware through FAA approval. Something doesn't add up here.

Yeah, no, sorry you lost me there. It's more than 5 YEARS after the promised autotrim, and I still have no autotrim. You don't get to pass that off to the FAA. They are slow, but not that slow.