ZamF16 Posted October 30 Report Share Posted October 30 Flew my Bravo into Fort Worth Alliance airport today. Winds were 160 at 24 gust to 34 knots. Luckily, that is straight down the runway. On final the airspeed kept oscillating +/-5 knots of my target airspeed. I decided to let the Garmin GFC500 autopilot fly the approach. I wanted to see how it would handle the winds. What an amazing piece of technology. It never deviated even the tiniest bit from course or glidepath. In fact, I started to get concerned the G3X wasn’t working right because I never saw any movement of the course or glidepath. It took me all the way to a 200’ decision height without the slightest deviation. I am such a huge advocate for the Garmin G3X and GFC500 suite of avionics. Amazing awareness and precision. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinecone Posted October 30 Report Share Posted October 30 Upgrade to GTN navigators and it gets even better. Some guys on Beech Talk have experimented with 0-0 landings using the synthetic vision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZamF16 Posted Friday at 12:07 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 12:07 PM On 10/30/2024 at 9:25 AM, Pinecone said: Upgrade to GTN navigators and it gets even better. Some guys on Beech Talk have experimented with 0-0 landings using the synthetic vision. Yes, that is the next step when my budget allows. The autopilot upgrade was pretty pricey given the amount of labor involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Avalle Posted Friday at 03:53 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 03:53 PM I fully agree. The combination G3X and GFC500 is amazing. two or three weeks ago I flew my first ILS with it and it blew my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmo Posted Friday at 04:10 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 04:10 PM In my previous a/c, I had the same setup (twin G3X, GFC500 and had a 175 for the navigator). I actually taught my wife how to land the plane in case of some freak emergency. An hour of buttonology, and then just showing her what to watch for on power and airspeed was all it took. I was pretty convinced if she had to, she could load an approach, let the AP fly it fully to the ground and walk away from the a/c. A little morbid to think of, but fully possible with the technology. With my Mooney, I've stepped back in time to a GNS480, and STEC-30 and a six pack - I don't see her getting this sucker on the ground! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevertex Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago On 10/30/2024 at 10:25 AM, Pinecone said: Upgrade to GTN navigators and it gets even better. Some guys on Beech Talk have experimented with 0-0 landings using the synthetic vision. What do you get with the GTN? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago What do you get with the GTN?Smart glide and VNAV. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kortopates Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 2 hours ago, ArtVandelay said: Smart glide and VNAV. And airways, RF leg support, programmable holds your AP will fly, visual approaches (many with GS) to virtually every runway in its database and improved VTF support on approaches (VTF includes the waypoints behind the FAF) and of course a much better moving map on the larger screen 750. And one of favorites: DB Concierge support with the FS-510! no more data card programming except for the terrain which is seldom updated anyway. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited 49 minutes ago by kortopates 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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