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1. 06:27 AM - Re: Advance flight systems (johngoodman)
2. 07:17 AM - Re: Re: Advance flight systems (Rene Felker)
3. 12:23 PM - Re: Advance flight systems (Bob Turner)
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| Subject: | Re: Advance flight systems |
Bob Turner wrote:
> To answer your last question, I fly in IMC behind a GRT HX, and am happy.
> There is no button pushing if hand flying. If controlling an autopilot (Trio
in my case) I push a knob to bring up the menu, push a button to arm the approach
(choose ILS, LPV, etc), exit menu. All this is done prior to final course
intercept. One button push plus add power will start the miss, if needed.
>
> Another little thing that no one thinks about: count the number of serial
ports you get, and try to figure how many you need. Do you have enough?
Bob,
I also have a GRT HX with a TrioPro. The arming is true enough, but there is a
lot of button pushing to get the ILS in the first place, unless you have an SL-30.
I have the GNS430W and it's a pita to get the approach set up on the 430W.
Since I can switch the Trio to the 430W, I just do that and monitor everything
on the HX. The 430W will fly the missed, but the single button push is on the
430W - not on the HX.
What's your source for the ILS?
In fact, that's the real discussion on EFIS selection - you Nav sources. I agree
that you need lots of serial ports - like the GRT HX, or HXr.
John
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| Subject: | Re: Advance flight systems |
Assumptions....
Approach loaded in 430 (note no w)
EFIS in heading mode (which commands heading and altitude)
AP (tt) coupled to EFIS
When ready, pull up soft keys, select ILS, and then respond to one warning.
Then when the you are close enough to capture the localizer the EFIS
commands the AP to fly the ILS.....
There are other ways to get there, but I am almost always being vectored to
the approach, thus the heading mode. If you are hand flying, then you would
have to engage the AP once the EFIS has captured the localizer and you were
ready to stop flying.
Rene' Felker
N423CF
801-721-6080
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Bob Turner wrote:
> To answer your last question, I fly in IMC behind a GRT HX, and am happy.
> There is no button pushing if hand flying. If controlling an autopilot
(Trio in my case) I push a knob to bring up the menu, push a button to arm
the approach (choose ILS, LPV, etc), exit menu. All this is done prior to
final course intercept. One button push plus add power will start the miss,
if needed.
>
> Another little thing that no one thinks about: count the number of
serial ports you get, and try to figure how many you need. Do you have
enough?
Bob,
I also have a GRT HX with a TrioPro. The arming is true enough, but there is
a lot of button pushing to get the ILS in the first place, unless you have
an SL-30. I have the GNS430W and it's a pita to get the approach set up on
the 430W. Since I can switch the Trio to the 430W, I just do that and
monitor everything on the HX. The 430W will fly the missed, but the single
button push is on the 430W - not on the HX.
What's your source for the ILS?
In fact, that's the real discussion on EFIS selection - you Nav sources. I
agree that you need lots of serial ports - like the GRT HX, or HXr.
John
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| Subject: | Re: Advance flight systems |
John - yes I have an SL-30 and G420W (GPS-no VOR) combo, so I have a little less
button pushing on the Nav's than you do.
Still, at my home field (KLVK), I need to enter the ILS approach on the 420W because
it's needed in case of a miss, in lieu of an ADF.
So my ILS procedure is: enter the approach on the 420W, enter the localizer frequency
on the SL-30. Go to the autopilot menu and select "gnav" (if I'm going
to have the 420W provide guidance to the localizer, including any procedure turns/holding
pattern entries) or "Heading" (if on vectors). Select "ILS arm". Exit
the menu. On the main EFIS page push "Execute".
The GRT HX does everything from here on except that I need to adjust the throttle
to control speed (Trio will auto trim). HX puts final approach course in, scans
all nav inputs looking for a localizer and, at localizer intercept, automatically
switches to the SL-30.
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Bob Turner
RV-10 QB
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