Recent content by nrimmer

What a joke. So glad I didn’t bite when they were hawking their “fully integrated system” together at OshKosh in 2018 - went with TruTrak and dual G5s instead and got instant heading and altitude select at no extra cost. I get that things take time to work through but to charge another $1k when...

As Jesse says, yes it will. Although you will need to add a toggle switch to tell the AP whether to take input from the G5s or GPS.

Flip/flop is a very nice feature - you’ll use it at least 10x more than a remote ident button

You are correct - I misspoke. My GPS is tied into G5s leaving the Nav indicator the only old school "needles", but realize a lot of GPS are not tied into glass and have their own needles.

Good work. I agree with what some others have said that you have a better IFR foundation learning without GPS. Without GPS you have to get comfortable flying in the soup without following the line on a screen - that is a good skill to have. I did the same for instrument training - installed a...

Did this randomly happen or has it done this since initial install? For the heading issue check the install manual to be sure the output settings on your G5 and input settings on your GNC 355 are correct. I believe the G5 sends GMU 11 heading info to the GAD 29 via the CANBUS, and the GAD 29...

I’m in the same panel upgrade process and went through the same questioning. Ultimately I decided that keeping the Aera 660 panel mounted to augment the GNC355 would be far more useful than keeping the KN64, and there is not enough room in the stack for everything so the DME has to go. I like...

Thanks. Haven’t seen that one - mine gives the occasional “no 1090ES” but never seen a total fail message

To be clear, when you guys say your unit “failed” is there an actual failure notice or is it just giving you the “no 1090es” message periodically?

When you’re getting an IR as a personal goal rather than a career path it just takes lots of patience and persistence. I spent about a year and probably 65 hours getting mine. It gave us lots of actual IMC time, which I think made me a more proficient IFR pilot. The 40 hours requirement can...

Yes, flip the switch to G5 mode until the “E” shows us, give it a few seconds to sync with your G5 and it will have current baro. Then flip back over to GPS. That’s what I do.

According to the TruTrak manual it flies coupled approaches (the placard limits it to 700’ AGL). See attached...

There seems to be a lot of misinformation here about the TruTrak Vizion with regard to approach and heading capabilities. It will take a heading from a G5 or an Aspen. It also flies LPV approaches with a 700’ AGL limitation. From the manual...

Good to know, thank you!

The simple answer (and maybe correct, maybe not) is no. That’s what my instructor and I agreed on during instrument training - under instrument rules we did not use the VFR GPS to drive an autopilot that is actively manipulating the controls. However as with many laws and rules/regs, you really...