Cool!
It’s been a few years, but IIRC, the big difference between the Garmin and Dynon AP is that the Garmin has both a VNAV vertical mode (enroute VNAV) and an APR vertical mode (GS/GP capture). The Dynon AP combines both in its VNV key. Again, IIRC, that results in a few differences when flying an instrument approach, including the entry of selected altitude.
@flyingcheesehead, you are totally correct. Not sure how I missed those (like 10 of them)... ?maybe my eyes confirm IAS on the Scoreboard and the numeric x000 in the ALTS window, and not the ALTS in the Scoreboard??
I'm not running through all of them, but TOGA climbs will annunciate GA/GA - one for lateral and one for vertical. ALTS in white (armed) for the selected altitude. In theory, you could climb all the way to your selected altitude in in TOGA mode. And the lateral and vertical modes are independent. IOW, on a climb out, you can change the lateral mode to, say, HDG, but leave the climb in GA. FWIW, I generally teach this sequence to avoid rushing (#1 issue I see on the missed). You typically need to turn soon and need to take the time to confirm it is correct, but can safely delay switching to VS or IAS/FLC.
@FORANE, thanks for checking in. Unfortunately I have exactly zero hours behind a Dynon panel. All I can offer is perhaps a starter from a textual version of the "quiz" that I put together with a Avidyne pilot. Feel free to File, Make a Copy... and edit as you see fit for the Dynon.
Exactly! Though I believe it's ALTS, not ALT, when it's armed.
I think any time you're changing altitude and you have the new altitude bugged, it's ALTS in armed. Doesn't matter if you're in VS, IAS/FLC, VNAV, or Pitch.
