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  1. rbp
    yes, he sent me his checklist
  2. rbp
    I have the display unit for sale https://flamingo-parakeet-cnj9.squarespace.com/shop/p/bf-goodrich-stormscopeskywatch-display
  3. rbp
    When my plane comes back to me, I intend to fly (VFR) with another pilot who will pull each breaker one at a time while I am under the hood, and also to turn off the master switch.
  4. rbp
    I put the GFC head at the top of the center stack so I can rest my fingers on the top of the glare shield and so it is in my field of vision
  5. rbp
    Can someone positively ID these two boxes for me? There's no model number, and I have seen a few different models called "FlightMax"
  6. rbp
    I have been "flying" the Garmin glass sim at MySimAcadamy.com at Solberg airport with a CFII. Although its G1000-based, i've been able to transition to EFIS, WAAS-based approaches (LPV, LNAV/VNAV), and flying vertical navigation profiles. I'm also reading the manuals for the GTN750 and the G3X
  7. rbp
    Probably not for the airlinesProbably not for the airlines
  8. rbp
    LPVs have a DA -- decision altitude https://code7700.com/lpv.htm
  9. rbp
    Regarding true/magnetic north, i came upon this in the GTN650/750 manual
  10. rbp
    good call!
  11. rbp
    for comparison, this is the original
  12. rbp
    the programming isn't complete and nothing has been calibrated (so don't squawk the screens) BUT it powers up and i am IN LOVE
  13. rbp
    and how much has he been charging to install the LR tanks?
  14. rbp
    I went for the GNC355 for the second GPS WAAS instead of a second NAV. my rationale is that the likelyhood of a GPS outage simultaneously occurring when my GTN750 fails is low enough for my comfort, and VOR/LOC/GS is going to fade away the same way as ADF and LORAN.
  15. rbp
    I had heard that the stc itself doesnt have sufficient information to do the install. the "secret sauce" is proprietary and not published.
  16. rbp
    I talked to the Avionics guy and he said that the lightbulb should be removed so they don’t light up on the push-to- test
  17. rbp
    good point however, since they LOW FUEL annunciators are shipped working from the factory, i still wonder if they should be treated as "inoperative instruments" as per 91.213. "Prop de-ice" was never enabled at the factory admittedly this is a small point, but still curious
  18. rbp
    if you don't hook them up to the annunciators in the center stack, it raises the question if those two annunciators need to placarded INOP
  19. rbp
    I guess I can ask this trivia question: when does a pilot have to use true north (below 70 degrees)?
  20. rbp
    there are two kinds of DGs -- slaved and non-slaved. if you have a non-slaved gyro, then you need to spin the compass card to the current heading, which could be magnetic (if setting to a whiskey compass) or true. the DG itself doesn't know the difference if you have a slaved compass, like the KCS 55A, then it is slaved to a KMT 112 Magnetic Azimuth Transmitter, which keeps the copmass card oriented to magnetic north. EHSIs are also slaved, but to an AHRS, but the AHRS works off true north and the electronics convert it to magnetic
  21. rbp
    the key point, regardless of who makes the equipment, is to check the status of the avionics when making an insurance claim
  22. rbp
    since he hasn't responded, I wrote Scott an email scott.philiben@ciescorp.com
  23. rbp
    all the data (cartography, procedures, etc) is stored in the garmin and jeppesen databases as true. GPS units and INS units operate in true. true is converted on demand to magnetic when shown to a human. the only humans using primary magnetic headings are those who are using the whiskey compass.
  24. rbp
    speaking of digital -- it seems that Canada wants to move away from magnetic to true headings. the magenta line doesn't care! https://www.navcanada.ca/en/news/blog/switching-to-true-pulling-away-from-magnetic-north.aspx
  25. rbp
    are these measured numbers? or extrapolated?
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