---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 04/10/26: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:50 AM - Re: Z12 Review for my Experimental Robin DR250 (wsimpso1) 2. 06:50 AM - Re: Z12 Review for my Experimental Robin DR250 (wsimpso1) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:50:07 AM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Z12 Review for my Experimental Robin DR250 From: "wsimpso1" Using Z-12 is a great base. I question having most of your Garmin suite on th essential bus. When do you need to turn off the main bus? Smoke in the cockpit is a big one. You don't 't know which wire orbox is smoking, so you kill the whole main bus. The more things you put on the Essential Bus, the more likely you are to not shut off the smoking stuff... We usually only want REALLY Essential stuff on the Essential Bus. Then, after your smoking elements have gone to sleep, if you need something on the main bus, you can shut off everything on the main bus, turn on the Master, smell for smoke, try that item you need, smell for smoke, and get on the ground. Now comes the nightmare. The smoke was being let out of something you really need. From my quick review, you have two EFIS, so gyro and altimetry functions are still available even if one EFIS is down, but you only have one GPS/NAV/COM. Good reason to have fully charged and engaged EFB and know how to engage it's backup display and Nav functions.... Billski Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=517090#517090 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:50:48 AM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Z12 Review for my Experimental Robin DR250 From: "wsimpso1" Using Z-12 is a great base. I question having most of your Garmin suite on th essential bus. When do you need to turn off the main bus? Smoke in the cockpit is a big one. You don't 't know which wire orbox is smoking, so you kill the whole main bus. The more things you put on the Essential Bus, the more likely you are to not shut off the smoking stuff... We usually only want REALLY Essential stuff on the Essential Bus. Then, after your smoking elements have gone to sleep, if you need something on the main bus, you can shut off everything on the main bus, turn on the Master, smell for smoke, try that item you need, smell for smoke, and get on the ground. Now comes the nightmare. The smoke was being let out of something you really need. From my quick review, you have two EFIS, so gyro and altimetry functions are still available even if one EFIS is down, but you only have one GPS/NAV/COM. Good reason to have fully charged and engaged EFB and know how to engage it's backup display and Nav functions.... Billski Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=517091#517091 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message aeroelectric-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/AeroElectric-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/aeroelectric-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/aeroelectric-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.