2 minutes ago, cwburnett said:

I've found that if you build your flight plan, select the approach and load the approach right at the beginning, the approach will sequence correctly.

That clearly did not happen for me yesterday, and as Bert identified from the approach plate the intercept altitude was 2500 AGL.  I was at that altitude well before the FAF.

1 minute ago, Adrian123 said:

Hard to explain but seem one can not have a Route and a procedure active at the same time. One or another. If there is a route programmed and a Procedure loaded, when activating the procedure at the last route waypoint, the AP will turn around and try to intercept the last route way point it seems? Clearly not correct. Can't get my head wrapped around it.

Me either. But even more odd was that it flew right through that last waypoint and turned to fly to the waypoint previous to it....

Just now, fppilot said:

Me either. But even more odd was that it flew right through that last waypoint and turned to fly to the waypoint previous to it....

Simply the Logic is totally Wonked when cycling Waypoints. I've used many Garmin units over the years. The Alt intercept seems to only capture at the very last waypoint in an RNAV. Also weird. Bert needs to work his magic as with FS though probably internal coding of the Garmins. Now the 350i has no input way what so ever. 😉

Edited September 4, 20205 yr by Adrian123

Gotta love the way people buy a 200 quid yoke, and then put the thing on GPS nav mode. 🤣

4 minutes ago, Chock said:

Gotta love the way people buy a 200 quid yoke, and then put the thing on GPS nav mode. 🤣

I do more than my share of hand flying.  Trained in 1970~1972.

2 hours ago, fppilot said:

Anything in the works for the GA twins other than the direct to? 

I hope so.   My immediate goals for the G1000 are to:

a) make it so installing the mod doesn't disconnect the avionics brightness knob in the birds that do have them

b) look into issues with setting barometer, and possibly a missing button in the Baron?   Seen a report and haven't investigated that fully yet

c) then, once the *bare minimum* functionality is working across the platform see what I can do about fixing some of the nav logic.

26 minutes ago, kaosfere said:

I hope so.   My immediate goals for the G1000 are to:

a) make it so installing the mod doesn't disconnect the avionics brightness knob in the birds that do have them

b) look into issues with setting barometer, and possibly a missing button in the Baron?   Seen a report and haven't investigated that fully yet

c) then, once the *bare minimum* functionality is working across the platform see what I can do about fixing some of the nav logic.

I would hope to just implement the proper cycling of waypoints and procedures!

2 hours ago, sd_flyer said:

Also it's funny you mentioned MD-82 they are all retired by now in US! My friend used to fly them for American Airlines. Those are old school airplanes! By the way original Star Trek adopted computer voice first pioneered in MD-80!

I mention the MD-82 because on my sim world is one of the more used aircraft, the MaddogX from Leonardo SH. As you know, they have a FMC and instruments that allows you to perform a lot of instrument procedures and that's is very challenging. I guess than in order to have a similar simulation of the MD-82/83/88 series in MFS we should have to wait for months (hopefully not years), until among other factors, the MFS's SDK is finally completed. The same will happen with the PMDGs and Airbuses (AS, my choice) and some other complex simulations. In the meantime, to me, the instrument simulation currently implemented in MFS is just a joke.

And yes, regretfully the MD-82/83/88/90 are being retired by some airlines in the world, not in every country, but the trend is clear with this iconic airplane.

Cheers, Ed

1 minute ago, edpatino said:

 to me, the instrument simulation currently implemented in MFS is just a joke.

 

Again what do you mean by instrument simulation implementation? There are a lot of instruments that currently work AI, ASI, VSI, ALT, TC, HI, PFD, MFD and etc. And yes they are particular shortcoming of G3000/1000 GNS430/530 functionality, yet I still can do basic. In  addition MCDU/FMC partly implemented for jets, but I'd say even in XP11 default FMC wasn't that great (although it's better than currently in MSFS) 

As I stated before for basic instrument work you need 6 pack : ASI (airspeed), AI (attitude), ALT,(altimeter) VSI (vertical speed), TC (turn coordinator), HI (heading indicator). You can still dial ILS, VOR and do basic RNAV approaches. For sure NAV data has to be updated to keep up with up to date info.

MD-82 is only nostalgic for us. My friend was happy to switched to B737NG. There is reason older airplanes retire after all. 

1 hour ago, fppilot said:

Whoops. Additional question per the quote above.  Does the G1000 not automatically sequence into an approach if it has been loaded? Loaded, not activated.  I put the approach into the flight plan and loaded it perhaps an hour out.  My experience with other Garmin GPS units is that once an approach is loaded they will sequence into the approach without a separate step by the pilot to activate.

As best I know, you do have to ACTIVATE the approach for this to work in MSFS.

In the real world, you are able to LOAD only, as you described.

1 hour ago, kaosfere said:

I hope so.   My immediate goals for the G1000 are to:

a) make it so installing the mod doesn't disconnect the avionics brightness knob in the birds that do have them

b) look into issues with setting barometer, and possibly a missing button in the Baron?   Seen a report and haven't investigated that fully yet

c) then, once the *bare minimum* functionality is working across the platform see what I can do about fixing some of the nav logic.

Rob, while you have the code open, can you also look at the distance readout at the top of the PFD?   

DIS x.xNM

The number format chosen for the x.x is wonky.. It goes 7.1NM, 7NM, 6.9NM

Should be 7.1NM, 7.0NM, 6.9NM

 

19 minutes ago, Bert Pieke said:

As best I know, you do have to ACTIVATE the approach for this to work in MSFS.

When activating, it deletes all way points and gets confuse thus the "turn around" ?? I dont know. The Real worls Garmins are so logical and easy to use. Do it without thinking. 🙂

Edited September 4, 20205 yr by Adrian123

15 hours ago, sd_flyer said:

We do, meanwhile good stick and rudder skill is pretty rewarding. There are few airplanes that not that bad!

I'd be interested in your judgement in that regard.

Just now, Adrian123 said:

When activating, it deletes all way points and gets confuse thus the "turn around" ??

If you activate before the IAF, the approach is the only active part of your flightplan.

If you activate late, the airplane turns around, which happens in the real G1000 as well.

5 minutes ago, Bert Pieke said:

If you activate before the IAF, the approach is the only active part of your flightplan.

If you activate late, the airplane turns around, which happens in the real G1000 as well.

But, there is the DTO option also.