Kahuna
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After a couple years on the WS screen, I put the HX screen in a couple day ago and began a x-country. I guess I have about 5 hours on it now and I thought Id give a few notes.
1. The moving map is the same as the old one. Terrible. There is no airspace information to grab so you definately need another moving map in the cockpit to get around. Rats.
2. The backup/restore worked great. Thank goodness. No futzing with getting all those settings from one place to another.
3. The synthetic vision looks cool, but I think only marginally useful. I would personally not be using it to save my life or anything. I already have terrain and a much better moving map in the MX-20, but it does look cool. I have not seen any terrain in a thousand miles the last few days so I dunno . Just been flat from Atlanta to NM.
4. the new CPU speed and refresh rates are much better. Zooming out and in, while still with delays, is faster that the WS unit.
5. I have not seen any weather yet so no comment till I do. Been sunny and clear.
6. There are some additional settings in the setups and are user friendly.
7. Boot time is much much longer. This only matters if you care about long boots, which I do. I was flying an air show as -6 Saturday and the rest of the guys were checking in and moving while I was still waiting for the HX to come up. You dont want to be last and holding planes up when its time to go. Also if you have a mid air reboot, be patient.
7. They have added a few nice features to the PFD screen. The way it handles vert speed, tapes and layout is better with the increased real estate and higher res this was easy for them to do..
In the end, is it worth it? Naa. Im afraid not for me. The moving map is still a weakness that makes it weak at its price point. The higher res screen is table stakes in this game and was too long in coming. I think that for now, the WS is still the best value.
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1. The moving map is the same as the old one. Terrible. There is no airspace information to grab so you definately need another moving map in the cockpit to get around. Rats.
2. The backup/restore worked great. Thank goodness. No futzing with getting all those settings from one place to another.
3. The synthetic vision looks cool, but I think only marginally useful. I would personally not be using it to save my life or anything. I already have terrain and a much better moving map in the MX-20, but it does look cool. I have not seen any terrain in a thousand miles the last few days so I dunno . Just been flat from Atlanta to NM.
4. the new CPU speed and refresh rates are much better. Zooming out and in, while still with delays, is faster that the WS unit.
5. I have not seen any weather yet so no comment till I do. Been sunny and clear.
6. There are some additional settings in the setups and are user friendly.
7. Boot time is much much longer. This only matters if you care about long boots, which I do. I was flying an air show as -6 Saturday and the rest of the guys were checking in and moving while I was still waiting for the HX to come up. You dont want to be last and holding planes up when its time to go. Also if you have a mid air reboot, be patient.
7. They have added a few nice features to the PFD screen. The way it handles vert speed, tapes and layout is better with the increased real estate and higher res this was easy for them to do..
In the end, is it worth it? Naa. Im afraid not for me. The moving map is still a weakness that makes it weak at its price point. The higher res screen is table stakes in this game and was too long in coming. I think that for now, the WS is still the best value.
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