In Flight Setup Menu on the Ground

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wfcloring

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When I go into the setup menu while stationary on the ground, the HDX goes into the In Flight Setup menu instead of the full one. Also, when I power down, it says "Aircraft Power Lost", as opposed to "Powering Down in x seconds...". Finally, since it thinks it is flying, I cannot do the battery test, as the Test button is grayed out on the Aircraft Power Lost style shutdown.

Any ideas what I need to look at to get this fixed? We just put a new engine in the plane, so I wonder if it is related.

Thanks
 
wfcloring said:
When I go into the setup menu while stationary on the ground, the HDX goes into the In Flight Setup menu instead of the full one. Also, when I power down, it says "Aircraft Power Lost", as opposed to "Powering Down in x seconds...". Finally, since it thinks it is flying, I cannot do the battery test, as the Test button is grayed out on the Aircraft Power Lost style shutdown.

Any ideas what I need to look at to get this fixed? We just put a new engine in the plane, so I wonder if it is related.
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When you are stationary on the ground, what are the GPS speed, IAS and AGL indications? These are used for the system to determine if it's in flight or on the ground.
 
Marc_J._Zeitlin said:
When you are stationary on the ground, what are the GPS speed, IAS and AGL indications? These are used for the system to determine if it's in flight or on the ground.
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IAS was --- (zero), agl was the field, or so (within 75), but did not look at groundspeed. I suppose I would have noticed something if it was reading, but will check next time out.
 
airguy said:
If the wind is blowing into your pitot tube sitting on the ground, the system sees active airspeed and will think you are still in flight.
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Thanks for the reply. There was no wind blowing in the pitot tube. Winds were calm. Airspeed was 0.
 
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