Count me as another lover of Geoff A's superb plane. However, I've been having a problem getting the HSI to work -- it's probably my aging brain giving out, but I can't get the HSI of respond to a localizer frequency setting. When I set the frequency on the radio panel, it goes in either as "standby" or NAV 2, and the VOR indicator on the bottom row responds, but never the HSI. Doe it read only NAV 1, and if so, how does one select NAV 1. I've tried of old keystrokes (N,1,[freq digits]), but to no avail. What I was trying for was a simultaneous response on both the old vor gauge as well as the HSI. Anyone know what to do to get the HSI linked to a frequency? Does that require the RealityXP program? Thanks in advance for help.Richard Ball

During the install, did you check the box that had "Install RealityXP Panel" (or words to that effect)? http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/edenw/fs_banner_je4.jpg Think highly of yourself, for the world takes you at your estimate -Anon

Sounds like to me you need to push the nav/gps button (the lit up one under the hsi). If it is set on gps-the hsi will track the gps-not the ils. Lighting up the ils side will allow the hsi to track the ils.http://members.telocity.com/~geof43/geofanim2.gif

Geoff and James, Thanks for the attention. Yes, I did check the "install RealityXP gauges" when installing, but I didn't yet get the actual program. I don't think that's the issue--did some more playing and this is what happened. Did a start at Meigs default (my default plane is MS 172) and noted that both Debonair's standby and NAV2 frequencies are 113.90.(which I think corresponds to no nearby VOR or localizer. When I flew nearer to KORD, the HSI did become active and after a bit of flying around ORD, what do you know but the HSI locks onto localizer for 27R, altho its frequency is something like 110.50. After a bit of flipping between standby and active frequencies, in fact I did a landing on 27R with both the HSI and the lower vor gauge active and accurate. But what the heck was the HSI doing when the turned frequency was 113.90??? Then went to my local airport (KBAF, Westfield, MA) and tuned both standby and active to 111.90 (localizer for runway 20), and again, only the vor reads, the HSI is nonresponsive, and I did flip between nav and gps positions on the little buttons below the HSI. Is anyone else encountering this or can duplicate? I love the way Geoff has done this panel, and I just would like to get control of this HSI! Thanks again for any help.Richard Ball

Geoff, I've narrowed down the problem I'm having with HSI. It seems it responds to the NAV 1 frequency while the vor is tuned to NAV2. But the radio panel seems to provide no way to tune NAV1. Am I missing something obvious. When I tune both standby and active frequences to a runway ILS, it is only the vor that responds, but if I switch to, say, the Commander, whose radio stack allows a separate tuning of NAV1 and NAV2, then go back to the Debonair, then all is well and the HSI works perfectly. Any ideas??Richard Ball

If you did check "install reality xp" during the install process and you don't own it-then you would be missing your nav 1 radio, transponder, and audio stack. Not having the nav1 radio would of course not give you control of the hsi. Try uninstalling (takes 2 secs) and then install without the "reality xp" checked-that should do the trick.http://members.telocity.com/~geof43/geofanim2.gif

Geoff, Thanks for the help. Again, a beautiful plane--Not too many people would so freely share their prized plane the way you did!Richard