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    Glideslope tracking

    You should always intercept a GS from below. And it captures at half scale. I have never tried it slightly high, so I cant comment about that.
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    Servo Arm Length

    That is almost without doubt a long arm. The locking nut is on backwards and is not done up. I hope that is not a flying plane :-o You want to use a arm / hole that is as close to the servo shaft as possible that will give full throw without going over centre. Never use the outer most or...
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    Jumpy CHT readings - D-180 - Rotax - early RV-12

    Most likely a bad connection. Fresh crimp terminals all round and check the big D-SUB is seated right (remove and reseat).
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    How to do a battery backup test?

    Did I ever say that a low state battery would be fully charged after taxi and climb? NO. What I said was should the unlikely event happen as you climb out, there would be enough power in the main battery, or even if you had to switch the master off, there would be enough to make a prompt return...
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    How to do a battery backup test?

    YES............THAT is a valid assumption. For me it never is a consideration due to my power architecture, but even a VFR is not that much at risk. After a taxi out and a take off, you will make it back with the new charge state. ;-) But the serious point is, when giving advice, that can be...
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    How to do a battery backup test?

    I would not advise people to attempt things that they know little about. The dunk battery gets charged when the system voltage is above a certain threshold, which a battery at rest is below. This way the backup battery is not charging with just a 12v battery on the system. It requires the...
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    Always shows a headwind

    Actually I forgot to mention that, I usually do that as a matter of course with peoples installations. I look forward to the results, as that would be a spectacular error, of a magnitude I have not seen before.
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    Always shows a headwind

    Nobody will ever know.....cabin/wing/fuse pressure can be very different to true static. And vary from plane to plane. In practise however, it may not be much different.
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    Why not an Autoland of the poor man, Dynon?

    Or teach your pax to land....its not hard. We do it and despite the perception of being super human, its pretty easy. Or dont we want that secret to get out? :-)
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    How to do a battery backup test?

    You will not deplete your main ship battery......turn the MASTER OFF, so that your screen runs on the backup battery. That is the point of the test. To prove it will go past 45 minutes. Typically a healthy battery will go past an hour or so.
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    AITHRE SHIELD EX 2.0 EMS Wiring

    You can turn off the units so it doesn't show that.
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    Always shows a headwind

    Sounds to me like you have two RV's with problems. I never trust flying on someone else plane. I have available to me a couple of "known to be good" RV's. One is ours, one is a friends. Comparing against an unknown bad example is not helping you and is likely confusing to you. Please ignore...
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    How to do a battery backup test?

    Yes......fly for a reasonable time, say an hour or so, then shut down the plane. When the SV comes up with the 30 seconds till shutdown message, you will note a TEST BAT appear on one of the RHS buttons, press this and it will enter a test mode. Set your alarm so you can come back in 44 minutes...
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    OAT installation on the flightdeck d180

    Yeah.....not one signal/data bit per wire any more :)
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    OAT installation on the flightdeck d180

    It has two data lines, and packets of data.....From distant memory a Dynon protocol over a RS422/485 network.
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    OAT installation on the flightdeck d180

    As an engineer for all my life, in industrial automation and control, and now avionics (basically the same thing), I can assure you that the 4 wires from the Dynon D100 Harness are all you need. Power from the D100 (5v most likely) is going in on Pin 6, Pin 1 is the 0v (GND) and the other two...
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    Skyview Touch Joystick short?

    There is your sign.......... No idea what it is doing. It really matters not. It needs to be repaired.
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    Always shows a headwind

    Maybe you have not explained it well enough, but I think you are missing my points. 1. Mid wing is good, and I assume it is poking out of the wing and not inside the wing. 2. Calculating your TAS using IAS and the formula for density height WILL NOT prove anything. If your IAS is wrong due to...
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    Can blue Bearing Pointer be changed back to yellow?

    I understand the next update will solve this.
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    Skyview Touch Joystick short?

    Get an RMA number and send it in. Sounds like somebody has given it a good knock with their foot when getting in or out. They are very robust but not indestructible :-)
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