I was talking with Nidal at Microkit today and he wanted to clarify that the GPS altitude call outs are MSL and the only callouts that get muted with a set ground speed are the LiDAR
The install manual for certified G3X doesn’t specifically prohibit the non essential safety enhancing features. There are lots of features that the manual specifically says you can’t connect like the enhanced interior lighting and flap control. So the stc doesn’t talk about it. The added safety is a good enough reason to add. We spoke to our FAA inspector about it and he said it’s a minor deviation and as long as it’s not primary he didn’t see a problem. I also integrate the stall warning so you get an aural and visual stall alert. The original stall warning is still lighting up or sounding in the aircraft. I think most installers are to lazy to take advantage of all that this equipment can give the customer. It’s easy to say “you can’t do that”.
It would depend on the aircraft, but it would take around 6-8 hours for a Cessna 182/172. It has to fave its own new breaker and get wired to the audio panel. If you want to integrate to the retractable landing gear it would take more time.
Great video! Thanks for the demonstration!
I was talking with Nidal at Microkit today and he wanted to clarify that the GPS altitude call outs are MSL and the only callouts that get muted with a set ground speed are the LiDAR
That panel is sweet
How about one demonstrating Smart Glide!
What are you using for a camera?
I can do a smart glide demo. I can tell you it works very well
My understanding is you can't program the gear alert on the G3X for certified aircraft. Did you just bypass that rule because you're an installer?
The install manual for certified G3X doesn’t specifically prohibit the non essential safety enhancing features. There are lots of features that the manual specifically says you can’t connect like the enhanced interior lighting and flap control. So the stc doesn’t talk about it. The added safety is a good enough reason to add. We spoke to our FAA inspector about it and he said it’s a minor deviation and as long as it’s not primary he didn’t see a problem. I also integrate the stall warning so you get an aural and visual stall alert. The original stall warning is still lighting up or sounding in the aircraft. I think most installers are to lazy to take advantage of all that this equipment can give the customer. It’s easy to say “you can’t do that”.
How long to install one of these systems?
It would depend on the aircraft, but it would take around 6-8 hours for a Cessna 182/172. It has to fave its own new breaker and get wired to the audio panel. If you want to integrate to the retractable landing gear it would take more time.