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Yesterday, 12:42 AM

Michael started a thread AOA AF-5000 menu settings explanations in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

I always get AOA warning during the take off run before rotation and after. Which parameter in the AOA menu do I need to adjust and in which...

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07-01-2022, 03:11 PM

Michael started a thread Visual approach charts Pocket FMS/EasyVFR in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

I read that you plan to implement the VAC from pocket FMS/EasyVFR for the AF-5000. I love my new center map screen and only need the iPad still for...

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06-27-2022, 02:47 PM

vas4afs replied to a thread AF-5600 autopilot issues in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Thanks, Jonathon!

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06-27-2022, 12:41 AM

Michael replied to a thread FLP does not get loaded completely from Skydemon in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Thanks Jonathon, my FLP for sure didn

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06-26-2022, 10:30 PM

cdeggz replied to a thread AF-Pilot Max Airspeed issues in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Ben, I'm no expert here but my understanding is the Autopilot will increase pitch as needed in order to keep the plane below Vno. -Craig

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06-24-2022, 01:17 PM

Jonathon replied to a thread FLP does not get loaded completely from Skydemon in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

An AF-5000 flight plan can have up to 256 waypoints.

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06-23-2022, 03:49 AM

Michael started a thread FLP does not get loaded completely from Skydemon in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Hi, I experienced that the FLP waypoints are not loaded completely when transferring from the iPad Skydemon. It works though on the IFD440. Is there...

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06-22-2022, 04:06 AM

R7237 replied to a thread RV-12iS in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Perfect. Thanks.

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06-21-2022, 03:58 PM

Jonathon replied to a thread RV-12iS in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Yes ULPower support is now fully implemented as of the latest 16.09.15 system software.

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06-21-2022, 01:45 PM

R7237 replied to a thread RV-12iS in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Wiring the panel with a ULPower 260 and dual screen 5500. Just curious if the CAN Bus from ULPower has been implemented yet. Thanks Rob

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06-21-2022, 11:41 AM

Harold Roberts replied to a thread ADS-B Traffic Warning on PFD? in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Jonathon, thank you! This prevents me from going down that particular rat hole.

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06-21-2022, 11:01 AM

Jonathon replied to a thread AF-5600 autopilot issues in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Looks to be a bug, we can reproduce it here. Comfortable calling it a bug since you can indeed still use the touchscreen button on the EFIS which...

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06-20-2022, 05:04 PM

MacCool replied to a thread Landing warning override .... in General Discussion

OK, that's helpful, thanks. It makes sense because when I got that 5400 from you guys, that number had been set to the airplane's stall speed.

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06-20-2022, 04:29 PM

benwestfall started a thread AF-Pilot Max Airspeed issues in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

I have the flat pack AF-Pilot Autopilot coupled to a 5600T EFIS display in my RV-10. Lately I have been getting the Max Airspeed warning when flying...

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06-20-2022, 11:58 AM

Jonathon replied to a thread ADS-B Traffic Warning on PFD? in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

AF-5000 cannot talk to a GDL39 as Garmin will not share their proprietary, encrypted ADS-B protocol with third parties. Unless you're...

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06-20-2022, 10:19 AM

Harold Roberts replied to a thread ADS-B Traffic Warning on PFD? in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Thank you for the reply and reference to page 65. (Illustrates how a word search alone doesn't always bring the results you expect.) On the alert...

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06-20-2022, 09:58 AM

Jonathon replied to a thread Landing warning override .... in General Discussion

Landing warning override variable is expressed as wing psf for users with the wingport AOA, but is now expressed as knots IAS for users with the...

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06-20-2022, 08:43 AM

MacCool started a thread Landing warning override .... in General Discussion

I have an "AFS Pilot" autopilot, which was installed by the builder 10 years ago in conjunction with the AFS4500 with in-wing ports for the AoA...

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06-18-2022, 03:26 PM

rleffler replied to a thread ADS-B Traffic Warning on PFD? in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Take a look at page 65. What source is providing adsb data? (I.e. sv-adsb/ 472) Do you have synthetic vision turned on? Are you getting other...

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06-17-2022, 03:05 PM

Harold Roberts replied to a thread ADS-B Traffic Warning on PFD? in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

I have searched ADS-B in the AF-5000v16 pilot guide. There are 48 mentions of ADS-B and nothing about alerts, either audible nor graphical and I'm...

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06-16-2022, 03:14 PM

vas4afs replied to a thread How do I prevent AF-5600 from grabbing flight plan from Foreflight? in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

The very first time I tried it, the flight plan from FF went to the IFD as intended. Ever since then, I have not been able to replicate it - the...

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06-16-2022, 03:05 PM

tasss replied to a thread How do I prevent AF-5600 from grabbing flight plan from Foreflight? in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

I tried this recently on a shared wifi connection (i.e., IFD440 connected to the AF-5600's wifi as a client). For whatever reason, the IFD440...

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06-16-2022, 02:12 PM

rleffler replied to a thread ADS-B Traffic Warning on PFD? in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Yes, both.

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06-16-2022, 10:36 AM

Harold Roberts replied to a thread ADS-B Traffic Warning on PFD? in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Haven't gotten answer here. Does the AF-5500 have ANY way to alert when ADS-B traffic is considered close? Either graphically or audibly?

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06-15-2022, 11:41 PM

vas4afs started a thread AF-5600 autopilot issues in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Hello, As I mentioned in a couple of other posts, I just bought an RV-10 with 2xAF-5600, an IFD540 and a Trutrak Vizion 385 AP. The previous...

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06-15-2022, 12:21 PM

vas4afs replied to a thread Vnav question in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Thanks, Jonathan! I do like the idea of a dedicated AP control panel as well as the VFPL and IAS modes but since I just started flying the plane,...

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06-15-2022, 12:18 PM

vas4afs replied to a thread How do I prevent AF-5600 from grabbing flight plan from Foreflight? in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Thanks, Jonathan! That's very helpful.

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06-15-2022, 10:46 AM

Jonathon replied to a thread How do I prevent AF-5600 from grabbing flight plan from Foreflight? in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

At this time there is no data shared over wifi between the Avidyne and the AF-5000 displays, you will lose nothing by severing this unnecessary...

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06-15-2022, 10:37 AM

Jonathon replied to a thread Vnav question in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

At a minimum both servos would need to be replaced with the SkyView models. The Trutrak brackets can be reused, as well as the wires, though they...

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06-15-2022, 10:34 AM

MacCool replied to a thread Contextual checklist pop-ups in AF-5600 & AF-5500 General Discussion

Thanks for the reply

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