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Old 12-28-2013, 06:41 PM
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2 - if that doesnt work I see you are in Vero, so I can always fly over and have you teach me!
Absolutely! PM me and come on over anytime, we got C.J. Cannons restaurant right here on the field.
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Old 12-29-2013, 12:18 PM
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Format the SD card - Check
Install software - Check
Will I remember next time -

Thanks Guys!

I'll drop you a PM Pat when I can fly over.
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Old 01-07-2014, 01:59 PM
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The new 8.5 software says it includes:
  • improved flight director integration with third-party external autopilot.
Since the manual is not out and the airplane is in the hangar, hiding in sub-zero temps, can you give me an idea of what has changed? Would love to hear more on this one.
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Old 01-08-2014, 08:53 AM
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The new 8.5 software says it includes:
  • improved flight director integration with third-party external autopilot.
Since the manual is not out and the airplane is in the hangar, hiding in sub-zero temps, can you give me an idea of what has changed? Would love to hear more on this one.
Hello Mr. Giron,

This was a very minor change related to how the system reacts when the third-party autopilot is engaged in its own standalone mode and not following the flight director, and then the pilot presses the EFIS button (on the Trutrak GX Pilot unit; other third-party autopilot units have an equivalent button). There was a request to have the flight director come back on when this happened, which we have now added in this software update. You could already reactivate the flight director using the FD button on the GMC 305 or by selecting any lateral or vertical flight director mode, so we think it's unlikely anybody ever really encountered this situation, but we try to be responsive to requests from the field. No other changes were made to the way the flight director and/or autopilot fly the airplane.

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