G1000 Check out

Hey dumbass if you cannot think & interpolate for a typo, maybe you should
not be flying airplanes "Place"



No, I was inquiring of NW_PILOT. I was just mildly curious what in the
WORLD he meant when he wrote "Plase I
went to just put you under the hood solved & the problem of to much time
inside the cockpit". Or whether
perhaps he is a descendant of James Joyce

--
Happy new year,
John Clonts
Temple, Texas
N7NZ

"John Clonts" wrote

No, I was inquiring of NW_PILOT. I was just mildly curious what in the
WORLD he meant when he wrote "Plase I went to just put you under the hood
solved & the problem of to much time inside the cockpit".

What he was trying to say, in his own illiterate way, is that by going under
a hood, you will have a safety pilot, and you can concentrate on the
instruments, and learning how to find what you need to interpret.
--
Jim in NC

"John Clonts" wrote in message ...
Huh?


Started celebrating new year's early obviously.



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Michelle wrote:

The Auto-pilot is another story.
The HDG,NAV and APR button work as one would expect. However altitude
navigation is confusing. I am still not sure i have it all figured out.
The ALT button toggles between alt hold and Vertical speed modes but not
all the time.

I have about 400 hours behind a KAP140 in a C172SP, the last being about a
year and a half ago. IIRC, the first time you hit the ALT button, this
engages the vertical speed hold. If you hit the ALT button again, it will
engage the altitude hold. Hit the ALT again and it toggles back to VS
hold.

The only time this ALT toggle shouldn't work is when the AP is in APR mode
and you have captured the glideslope. Not sure why this ALT/VS toggle
didn't work for you every time other than in APR mode.

The auto-pilot seems like it is on but is really in standby mode. It
should indicate it is in standby mode but it does not.

If no mode lights are illuminated on the face of the unit, it is in what
you are calling "standby mode."

I started pushing buttons and nothing happened.

You need to first hold the AP button for three or four seconds to engage
the AP (at which time it will engage wing leveler mode). At that point you
can then select the mode you desire.

This engage delay was purposely introduced by Bendix King approximately
five years ago in response to a C182 accident in England where the pilot
mistakenly engaged the AP on the ground when his knuckle hit the AP button
as he slid the throttle forward during the run-up (the investigation
surmised).

At that point, the AP dialed full nose up trim without the pilot's
knowledge. He took off, the aircraft immediately went nose-up, stalled,
then went straight into the runway. The accident killed the married
couple.


--
Peter

Peter R. wrote:
Michelle wrote:


The Auto-pilot is another story.
The HDG,NAV and APR button work as one would expect. However altitude
navigation is confusing. I am still not sure i have it all figured out.
The ALT button toggles between alt hold and Vertical speed modes but not
all the time.


I have about 400 hours behind a KAP140 in a C172SP, the last being about a
year and a half ago. IIRC, the first time you hit the ALT button, this
engages the vertical speed hold. If you hit the ALT button again, it will
engage the altitude hold. Hit the ALT again and it toggles back to VS
hold.

The only time this ALT toggle shouldn't work is when the AP is in APR mode
and you have captured the glideslope. Not sure why this ALT/VS toggle
didn't work for you every time other than in APR mode.


The auto-pilot seems like it is on but is really in standby mode. It
should indicate it is in standby mode but it does not.


If no mode lights are illuminated on the face of the unit, it is in what
you are calling "standby mode."


I started pushing buttons and nothing happened.


You need to first hold the AP button for three or four seconds to engage
the AP (at which time it will engage wing leveler mode). At that point you
can then select the mode you desire.

This engage delay was purposely introduced by Bendix King approximately
five years ago in response to a C182 accident in England where the pilot
mistakenly engaged the AP on the ground when his knuckle hit the AP button
as he slid the throttle forward during the run-up (the investigation
surmised).

At that point, the AP dialed full nose up trim without the pilot's
knowledge. He took off, the aircraft immediately went nose-up, stalled,
then went straight into the runway. The accident killed the married
couple.


Peter,
The instructor next to me helped me along with the stuff. He let me
struggle a little before giving me a hint. I need to go out on my own
now and get comfortable with operation of the KAP-140.
Michelle

Michelle wrote:
A few more flights with someone to look for traffic and cumulus granitus
and I should be all set. Anyone want to be scared to death and ride shotgun?

I'm in! I'm not current though... :^( , but if you just need a
pair of eyes and someone that'll land the plane if push comes to shove,
I'm your man! And lunch is on me!

The Monk

Michelle wrote:
A few more flights with someone to look for traffic and cumulus granitus
and I should be all set. Anyone want to be scared to death and ride shotgun?


I'm in! I'm not current though... :^( , but if you just need a
pair of eyes and someone that'll land the plane if push comes to shove,

I'm your man and lunch is on me! email me your phone number if it's a
go.
chaisone(at)yahoo.com Change [ at to @ :^) ]

The Monk

Flyingmonk wrote:
Michelle wrote:

A few more flights with someone to look for traffic and cumulus granitus
and I should be all set. Anyone want to be scared to death and ride shotgun?



I'm in! I'm not current though... :^( , but if you just need a
pair of eyes and someone that'll land the plane if push comes to shove,

I'm your man and lunch is on me! email me your phone number if it's a
go.
chaisone(at)yahoo.com Change [ at to @ :^) ]

The Monk


It may be a few weeks or more before I get back into the plane. I am
pursuing a new bigger better flying job and I got a lead on another one
yesterday. No promises.

Michelle

No promises.

No sweat, Michelle. If/when it happens, it happens. Just let me know.
I'll get lunch or dinner :^)

On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 02:41:37 GMT, Michelle wrote:

Diamond Star (
180 HP four place).

the diesel?
how did you like the DA40 (compared to the Cessnas and Pipers, besides the
G1000)?

#m
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If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh?
If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
W. Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act III, scene I