37 minutes ago, Fornax1 said:

Can't you just tune the NAV freq in the second GTN750(ie NAV2)? And switch NAV1 or 2 in the DME selector...works in PMS 750.

Yes, that should work. And the standard VOR gauge to the left of the RMI, and below the clock, should also work with the Nav frequency set in the second GTN 750.

Al

Edited April 8, 20224 yr by ark

25 minutes ago, jfwharton said:

You can tune a second VOR into NAV 2 and monitor the second VOR on the RMI card, but you can't switch to NAV 2 on the PMS50 GTN so it's most likely that way on the Nxi.

There are two GTNXIs side by side, the pilot's can be set to NAV1 and the co-pilot's to NAV2, I believe.

37 minutes ago, ark said:

Yes, that should work. And the standard VOR gauge to the left of the RMI, and below the clock, should also work with the Nav frequency set in the second GTN 750.

Al

And it does.  Both the RMI and the VOR2 gauge to the left of it can monitor NAV2.

7 hours ago, Rene_Feijen said:

but if have tuned NAV1 for the LOC I would not know how to tune SSY at the same time.

Use the right hand GTNXi to tune SSY and monitor via the VOR2 gauge to the left of the RMI.

1 minute ago, Bert Pieke said:

Use the right hand GTNXi to tune SSY and monitor via the VOR2 gauge to the left of the RMI.

And make sure to change the digital display below the RMI card to N2.  Then it will show DME.

Hi folks, latest version and I’m delighted to see a number of things fixed since I last used the aircraft at 1.3.2. 

Also, when all electrics switched off, both pressure altimeters don’t change when you set the pressure setting. I can’t see any evidence in the POH that these are electromechanical instruments - the altimeters are just mechanical pressure instruments as far as I can see and not linked to any of the electrics.

Edited April 8, 20224 yr by rondon9898

57 minutes ago, rondon9898 said:

Hi folks, latest version and I’m delighted to see a number of things fixed since I last used the aircraft at 1.3.2. 

Also, when all electrics switched off, both pressure altimeters don’t change when you set the pressure setting. I can’t see any evidence in the POH that these are electromechanical instruments - the altimeters are just mechanical pressure instruments as far as I can see and not linked to any of the electrics.

It does say "ALTITUDE REPORTING ELECTRIC" on the face of the main altimeter and I found a matching one on line:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qzk369hzgc2ts53/Electric Altimeter.png?dl=0

Maybe the standby altimeter is mechanical though?  It does make sense that the standby would be mechanical so you still have that if you lose electrical power.

EDIT:  And this is the standby altimeter:  

https://www.dropbox.com/s/k19j2jdhjuhme4k/Cessna Altimeter 1.png?dl=0

With a pressure connection on the back confirming it is mechanical:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0iom2xug6ggziuz/Cessna Altimeter 2.png?dl=0

Good catch rondon9898.

Edited April 8, 20224 yr by Sender46

I’m very surprised that either of them are electrical, but you may be right. The standby is definitely mechanical though and it’s not currently working as it should.

9 minutes ago, rondon9898 said:

I’m very surprised that either of them are electrical, but you may be right. The standby is definitely mechanical though and it’s not currently working as it should.

When you spoke of the standby altimeter I looked and couldn't find it.  Finally, I realized that the copilot's altimeter was mechanical.  And yes, it does not work without power on the aircraft.

Anti-collision lights (strobes) are extremely difficult to see in daylight in v. 1.4.2.

My heading bug is also changing in 10 degree rather than 1 degree increments now - is that a bug or am I doing something wrong?

Actually, that seems to have sorted itself, but the rudder both on taxi, takeoff and landing still isn’t right, very jerky and requires huge deflections even in fairly light winds

1 hour ago, rondon9898 said:

My heading bug is also changing in 10 degree rather than 1 degree increments now - is that a bug or am I doing something wrong?

The 10 degree increment bug seems to come and go, reason unclear.  There are a number of previous posts on this.

Edited April 9, 20224 yr by Sender46

(build 1.4.3, GNS model)  How do you change altitude once you have captured your initial altitude.  I captured my initial altitude of 14,000 feet.  Then later I wanted to descend.  I set 7,000 in the ALT ALERT and armed it.  I could not get the VVI do change using the autopilot.  I tried then turning off the ALT.  Still nothing.  I then turned off the ALT ALERT and ALT and still could not get the autopilot to change altitude.  Only when I cancelled the ALT ALERT and turned off ALT, waited a while and then re-armed the ALT ALERT and select ALT would the VVI respond.

Edited April 9, 20224 yr by jfwharton

33 minutes ago, jfwharton said:

(build 1.4.3, GNS model)  How do you change altitude once you have captured your initial altitude.  I captured my initial altitude of 14,000 feet.  Then later I wanted to descend.  I set 7,000 in the ALT ALERT and armed it.  I could not get the VVI do change using the autopilot.  I tried then turning off the ALT.  Still nothing.  I then turned off the ALT ALERT and ALT and still could not get the autopilot to change altitude.  Only when I cancelled the ALT ALERT and turned off ALT, waited a while and then re-armed the ALT ALERT and select ALT would the VVI respond.

I think when you capture an altitude the armed light on the altitude alerter is suppose to go off. This is not happening so maybe a bug. I don't usually fly the GNS model, but that is what happens in the other versions of the plane. I will check on this with Mark at FSW tonight and report back here on what I learn.

In the mean time, I think once you set a new altitude into the altitude alerter and arm it, if you then click the ALT button twice (i.e., off and then back on), you can then dial in a new VS value. I just tried this "work-around" procedure and it works for me.

Al

 

Edited April 9, 20224 yr by ark