500 ft Warning

[rfazio1951]

I've got a skyview1000 and after updating to version 15, I'm getting a 500 ft annunciation when descending. I looked through the installation and operating manuals and can't find anything about it. I found one thing in the setup, I think terrain warning and shut it off. I'm still getting the 500 ft warning. Where is it? How do I shut it off?

 

[jakej]

Richard, it's all to do with the Altitude bug - set it to zero if you don't want the warnings, I find the Alt bug to be a neat useful feature.

 

[rfazio1951]

I use the altitude bug all the time. Usually set for 4000 or higher. I don't think that is it. When reaching altitude she says, "approaching altitude". Here she is saying 500 ft no matter what the altitude bug is on???

 

[Dynon]

I'm not remembering an audio alert that calls our 500 feet, but I can be wrong. Do you have any other things with audio out connected? A portable GPS perhaps?

 

[GalinHdz]

Do you have a Garmin AERA? I have a Garmin AERA wired to the audio panel and it gives a 500ft warning. The voice is so similar to the SkyView voice it is almost impossible to tell where the warning came from.

 

[rtairey]

I too am getting that warning while on final. I like it. Only have a GTN hooked up.

 

[rfazio1951]

No other GPS's. I do have Foreflight running and connected up to sound.

 

[skysailor]

I saw this on Foreflight the other day while acting as a safety pilot shooting approaches. A flag pops up top center of the screen. Probably audio as well but my iPad not connected in that plane. I think it is a new Foreflight feature. My Dynons do not do this (Skyview ver 14).

 

[GalinHdz]

No other GPS's. I do have Foreflight running and connected up to sound.

The 500ft warning is a new feature on Foreflight. You can read about it on their blog:

"The 500’ AGL Alert triggers when you descend below 500’ AGL. To prevent the alert from repeating it is only shown if you have previously been above 1,000’ AGL."

https://blog.foreflight.com/?_ga=1.4145717.480264308.1484924767

 

[rfazio1951]

Yea that is what it was. Turned it off. Amazing how similar the voices sound in the cockpit. Can't tell if it's Foreflight or Skyview!

Thanks guys.