GTN-650 WAAS Navigator Installation

So, the funny thing about pre-planning avionics installations…. you never remember what you planned if you don’t write it down really clearly somewhere. I had a wonderful plan, but I forgot a bunch of it and ended up wasting a bunch of time. Shame on me. So, first thing, I had originally planned for a […]

Updated Schematics

Collection of current wiring diagrams (more or less)… not really of interest to anyone but me, probably, but there in one place now… The VP-X manages most of the electrical loads, I have direct to breakers for the ignition (didn’t want to trust that to software) and the alternators (they need “real” breakers to trip […]

GTN-650 and Final Approach Fast Stack Wiring Update

I’ll flesh this out as I install the radio, but for now this is a convenient placeholder for the schematics. For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, […]

SkyRadar Update

We have good ADS-B coverage locally these days, and I’m regularly pulling up the winds reported at my destinations via the GRT’s DETAILS page, and getting lots of traffic (part of that is because I have the GTX330ES doing the “activation” of nearby transponders), but I’m also seeing myself. Turns out I need to tell […]

VOR Tracking

Just a quick note that there is a setting in the EFIS for using the right (course) knob to set the OBS on the SL30, which I had not set, that was causing me issues. I changed it and now it works perfectly… make a note on your system (the options are “ON NAV HEAD” […]

Panel Pictures

I’m mostly posting this to show the new approach plates and charts options, but folks always want to see a combined set of final panel pictures. Low Altitude Approach chart left, sectional right, Geo-Referenced! I68 GPS Runway 1 Approach Plate CO Guardian and Pulse Oximeter reads out on our HX screens This is the screen […]