I'm really beginning to love the Carenado PC12 with all of Bert's and Autogyros' mods added. I've taken the checklists I can find (Carenado's supplied and the actual PC12 POH) and rewritten them to match the "flow" of the checklist found in the video "Flight Video Productions - The Pilatus PC-12 Flight Video" (https://www.fspilotshop.com/flight-video-productions-the-pilatus-flight-video-p-545.html). In doing so, besides my earlier issue of having to select "INGITION" to ON instead of "AUTO" (in order to start the engine), I found another discrepancy.
In the POH, Section 4.8 "Before Takeoff", item #14 calls for DC Amps Battery(s) be checked for 15 Amps maximum. It also states "if greater than 15 amps, delay takeoff until indication at or below 15 amps". Carenados' "Normal Procedures" checklist says the same thing.
The only places that I see an "Amp" readout on the panels of the virtual cockpit are:
1. The Overhead Panel
2. The EIS Panel
According to the POH, The BATT 1 and BATT 2 indicators show the voltage and current of the relevant battery. A positive BAT current (amp) indicates battery charging rate.
The GEN 1 and GEN 2 – AMP/VDC indicators are in the EIS. A current sensor installed near the generator 1 contactor will detect any current drawn from the generator and send the amps reading to the indicator. A positive GEN current indicates generator output.
What I’ve noticed in the Carenado PC12 is that both the overhead battery readouts and the EIS panel readouts are always the same with the Aircraft engine running and with both generators on. When you turn on a switch that draws current, each amp readout increases. In any case, with both avionics switches on, and with the Pitot heat on, the amp readouts show 39 amps. This seems to violate the checklist requirement. Is anyone else getting something different? I am running my setup with Autogyro’s electrical mod.