New Dynon panel flies !!! BUT-EMS works its magic!

[cliffy]

Well its done and its flown!

Just a couple small programing issues after 30 min test hop.  Fixed quickly

Now Inflight compass calibration and horizon  pitch correction tomorrow.

BUT- on the way to home drome (40 mins) I got a rough running left mag about half way home. 

Went into the EMS and watched the EGTs as I went to Left Mag and saw #4 cylinder drop dead cold.

AFter landing at home went into the cowl and pulled the lower plug on #4 (left mag harness) and found a lead ball shorting the plug out.  

Cleaned out the garbage and ground run was fine SO-

Even though I have always said that a monitor system isn't "necssary" (on 4 cyl engines- big 6s are another animal)

it sure made my job easier to diagnose and fix the issue. 

Pics later  :-)

[David Lloyd]

The inflight compass correction really needs to be done to have any accuracy for the calculated winds.  They will always be a bit off due to the 2-4 mph error of our Mooney pitot static system.  Until the correction is done, the calculated winds could have large errors.  You’re gonna love it.

[cliffy]

Just completed the inflight compass calibration and inflight horizon adjustment.  Compass got to 101 status!!

Hangar neighbor takes his Cherokee in in a couple weeks for the same panel.  He was impressed with the screen clarity today.

[NotarPilot]

On 5/7/2022 at 10:59 AM, cliffy said:

Just completed the inflight compass calibration and inflight horizon adjustment.  Compass got to 101 status!!

Hangar neighbor takes his Cherokee in in a couple weeks for the same panel.  He was impressed with the screen clarity today.

Where are the procedures written for the inflight compass check?  I'm loving my Dynon Skyview, but I need to do this still.

[cliffy]

They are in the installation manualbut hard to find IIRRC in the HDX setup area. It calls for

A 360 to the left first then a 360 to the right and for best results do it again with altitude changes  

Go into setup pages INFlight push buttons 7 and 8 together and go to the correct line item to select There is a scale number on the page that starts low and will climb to near 100 during the right turn segment. You want as close to100 as possible

There is also a horizon adjustment line for you to reset the command bars closer to the visual horizon if you are showing that off a few degrees in level flight as I was 

Steep learning curve but what a nice way to go.  Ive only got 2 hrs behind it and Ihad to leave on a trip so I wont be able to use it for 2 weeks

 

[NotarPilot]

17 hours ago, cliffy said:

They are in the installation manualbut hard to find IIRRC in the HDX setup area. It calls for

A 360 to the left first then a 360 to the right and for best results do it again with altitude changes  

Go into setup pages INFlight push buttons 7 and 8 together and go to the correct line item to select There is a scale number on the page that starts low and will climb to near 100 during the right turn segment. You want as close to100 as possible

There is also a horizon adjustment line for you to reset the command bars closer to the visual horizon if you are showing that off a few degrees in level flight as I was 

Steep learning curve but what a nice way to go.  Ive only got 2 hrs behind it and Ihad to leave on a trip so I wont be able to use it for 2 weeks

 

Thank you for this.

[Yetti]

On 5/11/2022 at 11:44 PM, cliffy said:

They are in the installation manualbut hard to find IIRRC in the HDX setup area. It calls for

A 360 to the left first then a 360 to the right and for best results do it again with altitude changes  

Go into setup pages INFlight push buttons 7 and 8 together and go to the correct line item to select There is a scale number on the page that starts low and will climb to near 100 during the right turn segment. You want as close to100 as possible

There is also a horizon adjustment line for you to reset the command bars closer to the visual horizon if you are showing that off a few degrees in level flight as I was 

Steep learning curve but what a nice way to go.  Ive only got 2 hrs behind it and Ihad to leave on a trip so I wont be able to use it for 2 weeks

 

There are two sets of menus.   One for inflight with an option to get the to full menus.   The inflight compass calibration is on the inflight menu if I remember.   Where did y'all put your Magnatrometer?

 

[Lionudakis]

Congrats ! I'm coming up on a year with mine, and love it. Just needs autopilot servos now..

[cliffy]

1 hour ago, Yetti said:

There are two sets of menus.   One for inflight with an option to get the to full menus.   The inflight compass calibration is on the inflight menu if I remember.   Where did y'all put your Magnatrometer?

Out in the left wing