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    What's involved in adding a second Skyview?

    If the shop is doing it, all you need to do is write a check! :p
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    Hobbs & Tach time not recording

    Not necessarily. He could be cruising at exactly the screens cruise rpm setting, and the tach will still be less than the Hobbs. The Hobbs counts running time at 100% of actual time passage - one clock hour is one Hobbs hour. The Tach time is a function of rpm and time - so idling at 800 rpm...
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    How do you charge the backup battery?

    No, not unless you are running a lithium chemistry battery that has a higher resting voltage. The Dynon system will not charge the screen backup battery unless the input voltage to Skyview is above 12.25 volts. You could certainly put a battery charger on the main battery and power up the system...
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    FT-60

    I'll add to the above that, the larger the amount of fuel burned and pumped the more accurate the adjustment will be. Pump the fuel yourself where you can visually see the level and make sure it is at the same place both times, rather than letting a lineboy do it, to make certain the amount of...
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    A/P disappeared

    If the servos didn't have power on screen bootup, then Skyview never knew they were installed in the first place. If they "were not installed" then obviously they cannot fail, thus no warning. In your case if you boot the screen with power on the servos, then the screen knows the servos should...
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    How to duplicate the "Engine page" designs across Displays?

    I don't know, that's a valid question. Right now I have a Classic Touch sitting in an airplane with an HDX on the way to replace it, and I intend to set it up with the same layout as the HDX's in our other 3 airplanes. I'll try your suggestion with the new HDX shows up, and report back here.
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    How to duplicate the "Engine page" designs across Displays?

    I don't think there is a way to do that - but I'm certainly interested to find out if I'm wrong...
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    ADS-B in Dynon vs. Avidyne

    HDX is where you really want to see the traffic, just go with the Dynon ADSB-472 receiver and be done with it. There's little value to be had by displaying traffic on a second screen to be included in your scan.
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    AP-Panel to trim coolie hat

    I have the same setup and ground my PTT in common as you described, no issues in almost 1800 hours. I'm running the PMA5000EX intercom.
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    A/P disappeared

    Ahh - ok, the external comm and transponder won't show up on the top bar of the Dynon, that is just for Skyview devices. No help there, I'm afraid.
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    A/P disappeared

    If you have power to the comm and transponder, they should show up there. If all those things are good then you've either got a bad harness connection somewhere, or you've lost a main feed to the HDX from a hub. Run your configuration routine again and see if you can "see" the comm or...
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    A/P disappeared

    Just double checking here - you know you have good power AND ground to the servos? If you lost a ground connection it would act just like a lost power connection, even though you would still show 12 volts on a meter at the servo and assume you have good power. Ask me how I know...
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    A/P disappeared

    The servos communicate through the two datapairs to the HDX. If you have verified power is good, and the servos check out good, then your most likely culprit is a loose DB9 connection somewhere between the servos and the main network. Start chasing your wiring bundle from the servo locations all...
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    Uncommanded Autopilot Engagement

    So, yeah... We are back to RT(F)M. Sorry you got your panties in a wad about that, I may be guilty of being both old AND cranky, but I have grown weary of people not even making the first attempt at solving their own problems before asking obvious questions. Not saying you did that, just...
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    Uncommanded Autopilot Engagement

    If the AP disconnect switch is held down continuously (or the short circuit makes connection continuously) for 2 seconds, then the AP engages. Any additional contact of that circuit then disconnects the AP. RTFM - section 8 of the users guide.
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    a couple questions re IFR approaches

    As Marc said, currently no. I have dual screens and run the approach plate on one screen and traffic on the other, just keep glancing back and forth as part of my scan. One would think that normally, in actual IMC, another "VFR, not talking to him" aircraft would not be part of the traffic...
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    Only need AOA/Pitot to pitot tube?

    And power, if you want a heated pitot.
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    Uncommanded Autopilot Engagement

    See the attached wiring diagram here. NOTE - this is for the experimental version, not the certified, but the AP disconnect function is, to my knowledge, identical. You could disconnect one servo at a time and see if you can eliminate the "PRESSED" status on the AP Disconnect to give you an...
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    Using Seattle Avionics charts

    A little RTFM goes a long way - there are a lot of cool features you can find that way.
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    Uncommanded Autopilot Engagement

    You've got a short in your AP disconnect wiring to ground somewhere.
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