Dual Screen SkyView Touch available for RV-12 builders/owners

[dynonsupport]

We've been working with Van's to help them offer a dual screen SkyView panel for the RV-12, and we're pleased to share that Van's now has that option available for both new and existing RV-12 customers.

This new configuration is available in both the E-LSA and S-LSA versions of the RV-12. Van's also offers a kit that allows customers to add a second SkyView Touch display to existing aircraft.

Both the dual display option and the add-on display kit are available directly through Van's Aircraft.

[Pat Stewart]

This may be why the avionics order form is not currently showing up on the web site.

[Top Cat]

Does the dual display option simply add a second screen or is the second unit independent of the first unit? As in, a second ADHRS, should the primary unit fail?

I guess I'm asking, can the second screen be used as a 'back-up' or is it simply an additional screen?

[Bill_H]

Dynon supports dual ADAHRS. (And multiple NAV sources including dual GPS. See the System Installation Manual for examples of different configurations.) But wouldn't that would be for IFR? Why would you want dual ADAHRS on a VFR plane? You do not have to have dual ADAHRS or dual GPS receivers to have dual screens.

The screens are semi-independent. They can back up each other. You can display any view on either screen, and different views on each screen. Example-
Single pilot:
left screen 80% PFD and 20% Engine,
Right screen 100% map
(or, say, right screen 50% PFD and 50% map if there's a copilot.)

What do I mean by semi-independent? You can't do dumb things like set barometric pressure differently on each screen! So some info is shared between them.

[WingedFrog]

It will be interesting to know more from VANs' vantage point. If I remember VANs objection to dual Skyview in the RV-12 was related to the power available with the current alternator. Although within the capacity of the alternator, once all potential equipment (i.e. A/P, lighting ...) are taken into account, too little power is left for the various accessories a pilot could plug into the cigarette lighter port. VANs termed it a safety issue at the time and quite rightly IMHO.

[Bill_H]

Jean-Pierre, see this thread.
http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ad.php?t=80077

A Dual SKYVIEW RV-12 in the UK has been flying a long time and the CTLS has even more electrical load (electric flaps) than the 12, and has Dual Skyview as standard. (Standard ROTAX alternator, not using the secondary one.)

[edward7048]

I wonder if the kit also has you to relocate the voltage regulator?

[rvbuilder2002]

Originally Posted by edward7048

I wonder if the kit also has you to relocate the voltage regulator?

Yes it does.
The performance margin that it gains for the voltage regulator, coupled with a small reduction in power required by the current Skyview screens (compared to the earlier released hardware), allowed introducing the duel screen option.

[cactusman]

Wonder why the touch uses less current than the regular one?

I see the form is up....When will Van's post the revised plans?

Still waiting on the revised plans for the regulator.

[rvbuilder2002]

Originally Posted by cactuspilot

Wonder why the touch uses less current than the regular one?

I see the form is up....When will Van's post the revised plans?

Still waiting on the revised plans for the regulator.

I didn't say the touch screen, I just said early screens compared to later screens (touch and non touch).
I don't mean to imply it was a huge difference, but there is a difference.

All of the plans revisions associated with the dual screen release are working there way through the change notice process all grouped together.

Now that the official announcement has been made, and the order form released, everything else should be out soon.