I posted the below question in the general Skyview forum and haven't gotten a response yet so I figured I would post it here as well since my airplane is certified. Thanks in advance.
I recently just purchased a plane with dual HDXs and an IFD540. I recently started IFR training and when I was practicing an ILS approach the other day (for the first time behind the HDX,) the IFD did not auto-populate the course into the HSI CRS window. My CFII and I did not catch this and the approach was awful and had to be abandoned. My CFII is used to flying behind a G1000 that apparently auto-populates the ILS course into the HSI.
When flying the plane today, near the airport with the ILS, I decided to put the same ILS frequency into the IFD and sure enough, there wasn't any course in the HSI CRS window. I had to manually dial in the course into the CRS window using the left knob. I found another recent thread that talked about this issue with an SL30. After reading that thread, it sounded like the ILS course should be auto-populated into the CRS window with an IFR navigator like the IFD. Should the IFD auto-populate the course into the CRS window? If not, it is not a big deal but I would like to know if my equipment is performing appropriately and the IFD is setup correctly in the HDX system. Thanks!
I recently just purchased a plane with dual HDXs and an IFD540. I recently started IFR training and when I was practicing an ILS approach the other day (for the first time behind the HDX,) the IFD did not auto-populate the course into the HSI CRS window. My CFII and I did not catch this and the approach was awful and had to be abandoned. My CFII is used to flying behind a G1000 that apparently auto-populates the ILS course into the HSI.
When flying the plane today, near the airport with the ILS, I decided to put the same ILS frequency into the IFD and sure enough, there wasn't any course in the HSI CRS window. I had to manually dial in the course into the CRS window using the left knob. I found another recent thread that talked about this issue with an SL30. After reading that thread, it sounded like the ILS course should be auto-populated into the CRS window with an IFR navigator like the IFD. Should the IFD auto-populate the course into the CRS window? If not, it is not a big deal but I would like to know if my equipment is performing appropriately and the IFD is setup correctly in the HDX system. Thanks!