cdeerinck
Well Known Member
I am building an RV-8, and the panel will be all Dynon Skyview.
I am trying to decide on 1 or 2 radios. I would like to leave the option to make the plane IFR in the future, and I know that implies dual radios, but that is not required at this point.
For people flying with a SkyView and a Dynon radio, with the ability to send frequencies from the PFD to the radio, do you see the need for two radios to reduce cockpit workload, or not?
Pretaxi, I set Tower and ATIS.
After checking ATIS, switch to Tower and Ground.
During flight, Change Ground to SoCal practice area (or enroute frequency)
During approach, Tower and ATIS. Get clearance, and change ATIS to Ground.
It's not optimal on a single radio system, but my question is will the SkyView capability reduce the workload so only one is needed, or would two still be better?
I also understand the need for redundancy, and I guess my glider background makes me feel less afraid of a radio failure, but any word on the failure rate of the Dynon radio? Does that make a 2nd radio called for? Or flying in SoCal (which is busy), is that sufficient reason?
And finally, I know Dynon has a wire to do the Comm1/Comm2 flip-flop, but I can't find a reference to "Select Radio 1" or "Select Radio 2". I was going to use the left/right on my coolie hat to select the radio, because aileron trim isn't really called for in an 8. Can anyone tell me if that is possible?
I am trying to decide on 1 or 2 radios. I would like to leave the option to make the plane IFR in the future, and I know that implies dual radios, but that is not required at this point.
For people flying with a SkyView and a Dynon radio, with the ability to send frequencies from the PFD to the radio, do you see the need for two radios to reduce cockpit workload, or not?
Pretaxi, I set Tower and ATIS.
After checking ATIS, switch to Tower and Ground.
During flight, Change Ground to SoCal practice area (or enroute frequency)
During approach, Tower and ATIS. Get clearance, and change ATIS to Ground.
It's not optimal on a single radio system, but my question is will the SkyView capability reduce the workload so only one is needed, or would two still be better?
I also understand the need for redundancy, and I guess my glider background makes me feel less afraid of a radio failure, but any word on the failure rate of the Dynon radio? Does that make a 2nd radio called for? Or flying in SoCal (which is busy), is that sufficient reason?
And finally, I know Dynon has a wire to do the Comm1/Comm2 flip-flop, but I can't find a reference to "Select Radio 1" or "Select Radio 2". I was going to use the left/right on my coolie hat to select the radio, because aileron trim isn't really called for in an 8. Can anyone tell me if that is possible?