25 minutes ago, Gilandred said:

Can you elaborate on what this means?  Thanks.

I thinks this refers to improved AP button selection flexibility. So if in one mode, say in APR mode with an approach armed, you can still move between other related vertical options like ALT, VS, and IAS.

Al

9 minutes ago, CaptainNick said:

Generally I use the Left one for my flight plan, and then I use the right side for charts, pulling up Atis etc on COM2 etc etc etc.

Inputting a flight plan is very simple. Click the Home button on the right side of the bezel then Flight Plan. Input your flight plan there. Very intuitive, think IPAD/tablet/Smart phone like.

For an approach, you can either click on the airport you want to select the approach for on that Flight Plan page and select load procedure, or from the Home Screen click on procedure key and then go from there. It is very intuitive. If you have ever used a tablet or mobile app on your phone it should be second nature. Alternatively you could hit youtube for GTN750 tutorials. But playing with it will let you learn all the crazy things it can do.

Do you know if you can pull up the Jepp charts on the freeware PMS GTN750 unit?

1 hour ago, Boeing_Driver said:

Do you know if you can pull up the Jepp charts on the freeware PMS GTN750 unit?

the Garmin charts are part of the actual Garmin Navdata which is why they show up (at least in the USA) on the TDS one. You can link navigraph to the PMS one if you have a sub to pull up navigraph/jepp charts but I am unsure whether you can do that on the freebie one or not. 

Edited April 7, 20224 yr by CaptainNick

I use them on the WT G3000 but wasn’t sure if the GTN units utilize them.

1 hour ago, CaptainNick said:

Generally I use the Left one for my flight plan, and then I use the right side for charts, pulling up Atis etc on COM2 etc etc etc.

Inputting a flight plan is very simple. Click the Home button on the right side of the bezel then Flight Plan. Input your flight plan there. Very intuitive, think IPAD/tablet/Smart phone like.

For an approach, you can either click on the airport you want to select the approach for on that Flight Plan page and select load procedure, or from the Home Screen click on procedure key and then go from there. It is very intuitive. If you have ever used a tablet or mobile app on your phone it should be second nature. Alternatively you could hit youtube for GTN750 tutorials. But playing with it will let you learn all the crazy things it can do.

Thanks for the data.

The Garmin Training app suggests that for the GTN 750Xi there is a choice of 3 units:

GDU 1060, GDU 700P & GDU 700L

I am curious which 2 of the above flyers are using in the C414, & which is located LHS & which is RHSide?

T45

18 minutes ago, Treetops45 said:

Thanks for the data.

The Garmin Training app suggests that for the GTN 750Xi there is a choice of 3 units:

GDU 1060, GDU 700P & GDU 700L

I am curious which 2 of the above flyers are using in the C414, & which is located LHS & which is RHSide?

T45

Those are separate displays you can use as your primary instrumentation in a real plane (if you are willing to pay of course lol). They have no bearing on the sim.

The 414 is modeled with a traditional 6 pack of gauges with the HSI being able to be driven by the 750. 

49 minutes ago, Boeing_Driver said:

I use them on the WT G3000 but wasn’t sure if the GTN units utilize them.

I should rephrase that, the garmin charts come with the Garmin trainer, the Jepp charts come with Navigraph

2 hours ago, Treetops45 said:

Also, I am looking for a tutorial/instructional descriptive, or video flight, where an IFR flight & ILS landing is set up & undertaken  using the 750Xi.

Also try an IFR flight with RNAV LPV landing!  Very slick.

Try starting at KTPA, and select a KTPA R01L RNAV approach via PIE.

Fly on autopilot at 2000 feet in NAV mode, until passing FITPA on final.

You should see the GTN indicating LPV, and the HSI showing the glideslope indicator.

At that point, push APR and let the autopilot take you down the glidepath.

 

2 hours ago, Treetops45 said:

nstructional descriptive, or video flight, where an IFR flight & ILS landing is set up & undertaken  using the 750Xi.

Thanks

T45

This guy has some excellent info on his website

https://bruceair.wordpress.com/tag/gtn-750/

50 minutes ago, Bert Pieke said:

Also try an IFR flight with RNAV LPV landing!  Very slick.

Try starting at KTPA, and select a KTPA R01L RNAV approach via PIE.

Fly on autopilot at 2000 feet in NAV mode, until passing FITPA on final.

You should see the GTN indicating LPV, and the HSI showing the glideslope indicator.

At that point, push APR and let the autopilot take you down the glidepath.

 

Great point Bert and works like a charm. Having flown years with the RXP GTN, I only use RNAV approaches with GA aircraft. Now commercial I will still use ILS when avail. except on back course approaches then I'll use FMC RNAV for commercial.

1 hour ago, ryanbatc said:

This guy

ha ha 😀

"this guy" happens to be Bruce Williams, the Joerg Neuman of FSX etc:

"Bruce Williams worked on six versions of Microsoft® Flight Simulator during a 15-year career at Microsoft. His experience with the development and design of Microsoft® Flight Simulator included consulting with leading aviation organizations and teaching seminars about how to use it as a training aid. He has been a pilot and an aviation writer since the early 1970s and remains an active flight instructor at Galvin Flying Services in Seattle, specializing in technically advanced aircraft, simulator instruction, stall/spin/upset recovery training, and aerobatics. His consulting company, BruceAir, LLC, develops training materials, provides flight training, and offers multimedia presentations on a variety of topics for pilots and flight instructors. He lives in Seattle."

http://www.bruceair.com/a-homepage-section/

"this guy" is also the author of Microsoft® Flight Simulator as a Training Aid: a guide for pilots, instructors, and virtual aviators:

"For the purposes of this book, then, there’s no meaningful distinction between the “blade element theory” at the core of X-Plane and the classic “6-degree-of-freedom” model employed in FSX. (If you’re interested in the technical details of each approach, see the links to more information at this book’s website.) Both simulations, in fact, exceed the general requirements for the flight model at the heart of an ATD. The choice of which PC-based simulation to use depends largely on personal perception of how the virtual aircraft respond and on other considerations, as described in Chapter 5, “Choosing a PC-Based Simulation: X-Plane or FSX?”

Edited April 7, 20224 yr by turbomax

Hehe I actually knew that but didn't include all of that detailed info!  

1 hour ago, ryanbatc said:

but didn't include all of that detailed info! 

haha, that's why I did it, hehe 😀

thanks for linking to his site, has a wealth of information for us and an interesting unbiased contribution to the everlasting topic: FSX or x-plane for flight training?

I finally had the chance to do a nice long flight in this aircraft after buying it, then having to travel for work for a while.  Overall the flight was great, the aircraft is very immersive.  I flew using the PMS GTN750 and it did what I needed it to do.  Note I flew VFR and used only the basic features of the GTN750 so can't speak to the issues I've seen others have with the more complex/IFR functions of the GTN750.

Beta 1.4.2. is not playing nice for me, have gone back to 1.4.0.

Keep a backup of the installer!