G3X Panel Layout Help

[Ironflight]

Originally Posted by JamesClarkIV

Paul, do you have a link to your panel?

You can take a look in this thread:

http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ad.php?t=67104

Always glad to help!

Paul

[WhiskeyMike]

James, what panel planning software are you using?

[JamesClarkIV]

This is done in omnigraffle on the Mac/iPad
Just paste pictures of avionics and set their sizes using manufacturer data sheets. Not elegant but fastest for rough visualization for me.
Panel outline was from vans cad imported and scaled.

[JamesClarkIV]

[float208]

I think there is too much clutter on that panel. First if you are going to have an autopilot, airspeed ind, Attitude ind, and Altimeter, looks at the new Gemini series from TruTrak. This one instrument will fulfill all 4 of these instruments. Second if your looking at Vertical power, why not look at the VP-X, get rid of one more screen since everyhitng you really need can display on the G3X. Lastly look at dropping the panel down 3/4 of an inch so you can put everything into a single radio stack. You will find the cleaner the panel, the easier it is to use everything... Just some things to think about... Like someone else said, you are looking at backing everything on your panel up two or three times, but you only have one engine...

Chris

[SteinAir]

Along those same lines, I like Marc and Chris's ideas. If it were me I'd go with the VPX, use the wash in $$'s to buy a 3rd screen. Then put the rectangular GX pilot in the stack (no round instruments in the panel then) !

You put some switches under the screens, and for the same $$'s you have a 3 tube panel with a nice central stack and a good independent backup.

Just my 2 cents as usual.

Cheers,
Stein

[jsc25721]

Panel mission is IFR...

Chris, are you referring to the one with the three steam gauges down the middle, or the one in post #13?

Stein, I've gone back and forth trying to decide between the VP-X / VP-200. Maybe the G3X - VP-X interfaces will firm up soon and there will be a video demo and I can take a look at them. I haven't seen it yet on the G3X screen. You mentioned you agreed with Marc, but he only mentioned VP-200 in his post. I am a confused. In your post which instrument is the "good independent backup", the dynon I added at your suggestion?

The VP-200 is a good IFR workload reducer. Do you feel the VP-X with a few bypass/backup switches gives enough redundancy when the primary interface for it will be on the G3X. Seems like a lot of eggs in one basket with the G3X being primary attitude & primary electrical control interface?

Do we know yet if only the MFD will get to control the VP-X, or both the MFD and PFD?

I sure am grateful for your comments.

[rleffler]

Originally Posted by jsc25721

Do we know yet if only the MFD will get to control the VP-X, or both the MFD and PFD?

I can't speak specifically to the G3X/VPX interface, but with the other EFIS vendors the VPX has a single serial connection to a single EFIS. I don't know if any of the vendors provides access to other MFDs via their network connection.

I had been planning a VP-200, but economics is now dictating a VP-X. This would be a good question for Marc and your EFIS vendor.

[GJHeck]

Does anyone know if info from GRT's EIS can be transfered over to display on the g3x like it can on the GRT EFIS?

I already have a EIS that I bought 8 years ago and just now getting to the instrument panel and really like what the g3x has to offer. Anyone ever done that before?

Thanks......

[Auburntsts]

Originally Posted by GJHeck;

Does anyone know if info from GRT's EIS can be transfered over to display on the g3x like it can on the GRT EFIS?

I don't think so. The G3X has it's own built-in EIS--just add sensors and it's good to go. There's no provision for it to accept engine data from an external source that I'm aware of. This is a different situation than the interface for VPX/VP-200.