September 10, 20223 yr Looked all over and can't find it, anyone know what the SPD button on the autopilot panel in the Kodiak does. It is located right under the Flight Level Change button?
September 10, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, Bobsk8 said: Looked all over and can't find it, anyone know what the SPD button on the autopilot panel in the Kodiak does. It is located right under the Flight Level Change button? Like you, it has been a while since I have flown the Kodiak but I don't think that it has an active function for that aircraft. Eric i9-12900k, RTX 5070ti OC, 32GB ddr5 5600 RAM, 2TB 980 Pro SSD, Titan 240RX AIO, Samsung CRG90 49", Win 11
September 10, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, Bobsk8 said: Looked all over and can't find it, anyone know what the SPD button on the autopilot panel in the Kodiak does. It is located right under the Flight Level Change button? If I remember correctly it should change units for KTS to MACH Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
September 10, 20223 yr Author 3 minutes ago, sd_flyer said: If I remember correctly it should change units for KTS to MACH Yes, I just found that out. Not much use for that in the Kodiak, unless I am flying straight down...😉 Edited September 10, 20223 yr by Bobsk8
September 12, 20223 yr On a slightly different topic, is it possible to turn off the FD on the G1000? I found it wasn't possible.. I need to turn it off during manual landings so that it doesn't block my view of the attitude indicator when I flare.. Vinod Kumar i9 10900K 5.3 Ghz, RTX 3090, 32GB RAM, Win 11. Alpha-Yoke, Bravo-Throttles, TM Joystick, TM-Rudder, 48" 4K TV.
September 12, 20223 yr Author 7 minutes ago, vin747 said: On a slightly different topic, is it possible to turn off the FD on the G1000? I found it wasn't possible.. I need to turn it off during manual landings so that it doesn't block my view of the attitude indicator when I flare.. Can't look out the window when you flare?
September 12, 20223 yr 20 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said: Can't look out the window when you flare? Perhaps it’s just me, but it’s not that easy to judge the attitude in the sim vs real flying. As a student pilot I early learned the mantra “eyes to the end of the runway” before touchdown. Up in the sim though, I always fear a nose landing unless I keep an eye on the HSI. And I’m sure the Kodiak has an FD button. Edited September 12, 20223 yr by Cpt_Piett 7950X3D | RTX 4090 | 64GB DDR5
September 12, 20223 yr Author 3 minutes ago, Cpt_Piett said: Perhaps it’s just me, but it’s not that easy to just the attitude in the sim vs real flying. As a student pilot I early learned the mantra “eyes to the end of the runway” before touchdown. Up in the sim though, I always fear a nose landing unless I keep an eye on the HSI. And I’m sure the Kodiak has an FD button. When the runway starts to flatten out, you are at flare height. The Kodiak has a FD button but the auto pilot has to be off too.
September 12, 20223 yr I don't think anyone understood what I was saying.. lemme try again.. I always do manual landings and switch between outside view and scanning instruments.. and I can judge the flare by looking out.. but the attitude indicator tells me how many degrees my flare was at touchdown.. I check this during replays to improve my future landings along with touchdown rate, speed etc.. having FD ON will insert that purple crosshairs on top of the black crosshairs.. I only want to see the actual aircraft's attitude (black crosshairs or inverted V, more like ^) , not the FD's purple inverted V which is basically what the AP wants the aircraft to do.. so anyway, turning the AP off and FD off does not remove the purple ^ in the G1000.. but i'm able to turn it off in other planes like CRJ for instance which helps me judge my flare angle.. because now i'm only looking at the actual attitude and not having the purple ^ obscure my black ^.. Edited September 12, 20223 yr by vin747 Vinod Kumar i9 10900K 5.3 Ghz, RTX 3090, 32GB RAM, Win 11. Alpha-Yoke, Bravo-Throttles, TM Joystick, TM-Rudder, 48" 4K TV.
September 12, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, vin747 said: I don't think anyone understood what I was saying.. lemme try again.. I always do manual landings and switch between outside view and scanning instruments.. and I can judge the flare by looking out.. but the attitude indicator tells me how many degrees my flare was at touchdown.. I check this during replays to improve my future landings along with touchdown rate, speed etc.. having FD ON will insert that purple crosshairs on top of the black crosshairs.. I only want to see the actual aircraft's attitude (black crosshairs or inverted V, more like ^) , not the FD's purple inverted V which is basically what the AP wants the aircraft to do.. so anyway, turning the AP off and FD off does not remove the purple ^ in the G1000.. but i'm able to turn it off in other planes like CRJ for instance which helps me judge my flare angle.. because now i'm only looking at the actual attitude and not having the purple ^ obscure my black ^.. I believe it is a bug.. Bert
September 13, 20223 yr Thank you. Just wanted to confirm that. Let me try again in a few flights after SU10 and report back. I believe we get an updated G1000 after SU10. Vinod Kumar i9 10900K 5.3 Ghz, RTX 3090, 32GB RAM, Win 11. Alpha-Yoke, Bravo-Throttles, TM Joystick, TM-Rudder, 48" 4K TV.
September 13, 20223 yr Author 10 hours ago, vin747 said: Thank you. Just wanted to confirm that. Let me try again in a few flights after SU10 and report back. I believe we get an updated G1000 after SU10. The G1000 update has been available for months, the G1000 Nxi....
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