Recent content by BalsaBat

Thanks Bob. Just to be clear, I was talking about the wires from my panel to the controller, not controller to pitot. But I take it from your experience that just straight runs of unsheilded appropriate guage M22759 is suitable?

Well, this is probably a pointless addition, but ... I was considering adding a wet compass for awhile -- despite dual ADAHRS -- just for redundancy in case of something like a common mode or data bus failure. Also, to just avoid the errant FSDO or CFII guy arguments. But to the original...

I was wondering what is "proper" pitot heat wire? It appears that 14 gauge is probably the minimum red/black power wire size for my length, with 22 guage for the white signal wire to EMS pin 9. Although some references advocate sheilding for nearly all applications, I didn't see mention of...

Not that I have heard of, but there is always a first time, especially if careless. I think with serial numbers tracked, smallish aircraft community, avionics installation generally professional and controlled, and felony offense for aircraft tampering, theft has not been a big profit center...

I have a dual panel HDX system, with the airplane stored in an unheated metal T-hanger hanger, concrete floors but South facing doors that aren't particularly tight, in Southern Michigan. Winter has a lot of high humidity, usually in the range of 20-40 (F), with bouts down to -10F or so or up...

I'm not sure this is the same issue, but I've had intermittent connection issues with HDX panels/Foreflight/iphone that I haven't sorted out. Sometimes Foreflight doesn't see the connection even though the phone seems to be connected. My wifi dongles are directly on the back, so signal...

Yes, the new Dynon Com Radio (Com 1) would be controlled by either the HDX panels (except volume) or the new SV-COM-Panel (incl volume), and the GTN650 Comm radio (Com 2) would be controlled by the GTN650 as it is now. The PMA-4000 would co-ordinate them so both don't transmit at once, and...

That system sounds very useable. My GTN650 likewise communicates with the Skyview network via a ARINC-429. The problem I would face in adding a Dynon radio is that I have panel real estate for an SV-COM-PANEL, but don't have panel space for an SV-COM-PANEL and a GMA-240. But, with Bob's...

I have come to want to add a second comm radio. It would be easy if comm 1 was a Dynon unit, but that is not the case. I have an EAB installation with a GTN650 IFR navigator (that provides NAV/Comm), dual 10" HDX panels, and Dynon intercom panel (and the other supporting Dynon stuff, e.g...

Thanks. I'll get to work on an ADAHRS move!

My Skyview HDX installation is in a new composite airplane, with dual ADAHRS located below the baggage area and much too close (a couple inches) from the ferrous rudder cables. Now, before you condemn me for not reading the manual, let me say that I didn't install the ADAHRS-- it was done by a...

Well, yes, it is there and I stand chastised. Knowing how to turn the weather overlay on/off was not the problem to me. It was knowing what would happen with no weather input, i.e -- on the ground. And yes, that is there in the manual, too. And going back over one of the youtube videos...

Ahhhh... As I said, there must be a reason. If it was always a full screen shading, then the simple flag that weather is not available would suffice. But if you can have PARTIAL shading for specific area, it makes sense. Just goes to show you need to be as smart (or almost as smart) as your...

Magic!! Thanks guys- that was it! Trying to figure it out, I spent 1-1/2 hours in the airplane (with aux power supply) going through menus, programming, etc. and a couple hours in the manual, and didn't see any clear reason for the pink/purple screen. I hadn't much fretted not seeing...

Yes altogether possible --,I'll check in the morning. Is weather not compatible with the sectional? Now that you mention it, I don't think I have ever seen weather displayed at all, and that was going to be a question once I got to it and could honestly say "its not working" vs. "I'm too...