Thank you Gene for this nice and good explanation, the PC-12 has been my big favorite since Simworks tinkered with it, with the old version I could only fly for half an hour and then the FPS had dropped to below 10 and then you can stop. But thank God Simworks has shed some light on it and I am fully enjoying this device again.
Yeap! I was definitely out to left field regarding my understanding of AHRS. Thanks for clearing this up. BTW - Laminar Research is planning to model the Honeywell Primus in their next version of X-Plane (at least the Primus that powers the Citation X). Hopefully, this will provide a platform for some to develop a fully functional avionics suite for the PC-12NGX. Fingers crossed.
Thanks for watching, Jeff! The standby bus powers nav/com 1 and the GPS plus an avionics cooling fan. We use it on the ground before flight to pick up our clearance without having to power up the entire system. And yep, you got it -- the inverters provide AC for some of the avionics functions.
Gene, Thanks for the great videos again. I have a question regarding the 2 altitudes shown on the E attitude indicator in green and magenta. One is the DH and the other I am assuming is the radar altimeter readout. Do you set the DH to the actual AGL value of your DH/DA like 200ft for a typical ILS or do you set is for 1180 MSL for a ILS at a airport with a field elevation of 980MSL? Maybe its a Xplane PC12 thing but on a G600 that I fly we set the 1180MSL and not 200AGL for the DA/DH. I hope that makes sense. John
Thanks, John! Good question. Carenado doesn't have that modeled correctly. In the real Legacy, the DH is displayed in green in the lower-right corner of the E-ADI, and the radio altitude is displayed in the upper-right corner in white. The radio altitude is only displayed at or below 2500 AGL. Remember that DA and DH are separate terms; DA is decision altitude (MSL) and DH is decision height (AGL) -- so when you see "altitude" think MSL, and when you see "height" think AGL. So, only airplanes equipped with radar altimeters will have the option of setting and using a DH, whereas any aircraft can use a DA. We have the option of toggling between the two in the Pilatus, but most of us set and use DH since it's usually quicker and easier. Cheers!
@@GeneStuart Ok thanks Gene that helps. So is there a menu on the E-ADI to toggle between the 2 options DA/DH options? I was thinking when they changed to DA from DH years back they were the same but thanks for pointing that out and your example to help remember is very good.
@@johnprice7099 Glad to help! There's a knob on the EFIS controller (just below the CAWS panel) for DA/DH selection. Pressing the knob toggles between DA/DH annunciation on the E-ADI, and the knob is rotated to dial in the specific value for the approach.
Hello, i downloaded the PC12 just a few days ago, and i was wondering when i takeoff, the plane banks to the left significantly is this normal ? i know that single engine planes have this tendency but i dont know if this is exagerated on the sim or is it real?
Hey, Silverio. The sim has that modeled fairly accurately. Right rudder during takeoff and initial climb is critical. Remember that as you pitch up during rotation the left-turning tendencies become more pronounced, so you've gotta smoothly apply more right rudder as the nose comes up. Cheers!
Thank you Gene for this nice and good explanation, the PC-12 has been my big favorite since Simworks tinkered with it, with the old version I could only fly for half an hour and then the FPS had dropped to below 10 and then you can stop.
But thank God Simworks has shed some light on it and I am fully enjoying this device again.
Yeap! I was definitely out to left field regarding my understanding of AHRS. Thanks for clearing this up. BTW - Laminar Research is planning to model the Honeywell Primus in their next version of X-Plane (at least the Primus that powers the Citation X). Hopefully, this will provide a platform for some to develop a fully functional avionics suite for the PC-12NGX. Fingers crossed.
Glad to clear it up, Frank! And that's great news about Laminar.
Thanks for the great video! What's the stand-by bus for? Inverter provide AC for avionics 1/2 I suppose?
Thanks for watching, Jeff! The standby bus powers nav/com 1 and the GPS plus an avionics cooling fan. We use it on the ground before flight to pick up our clearance without having to power up the entire system. And yep, you got it -- the inverters provide AC for some of the avionics functions.
Gene, Thanks for the great videos again. I have a question regarding the 2 altitudes shown on the E attitude indicator in green and magenta. One is the DH and the other I am assuming is the radar altimeter readout. Do you set the DH to the actual AGL value of your DH/DA like 200ft for a typical ILS or do you set is for 1180 MSL for a ILS at a airport with a field elevation of 980MSL? Maybe its a Xplane PC12 thing but on a G600 that I fly we set the 1180MSL and not 200AGL for the DA/DH. I hope that makes sense. John
Thanks, John! Good question. Carenado doesn't have that modeled correctly. In the real Legacy, the DH is displayed in green in the lower-right corner of the E-ADI, and the radio altitude is displayed in the upper-right corner in white. The radio altitude is only displayed at or below 2500 AGL. Remember that DA and DH are separate terms; DA is decision altitude (MSL) and DH is decision height (AGL) -- so when you see "altitude" think MSL, and when you see "height" think AGL. So, only airplanes equipped with radar altimeters will have the option of setting and using a DH, whereas any aircraft can use a DA. We have the option of toggling between the two in the Pilatus, but most of us set and use DH since it's usually quicker and easier. Cheers!
@@GeneStuart Ok thanks Gene that helps. So is there a menu on the E-ADI to toggle between the 2 options DA/DH options? I was thinking when they changed to DA from DH years back they were the same but thanks for pointing that out and your example to help remember is very good.
@@johnprice7099 Glad to help! There's a knob on the EFIS controller (just below the CAWS panel) for DA/DH selection. Pressing the knob toggles between DA/DH annunciation on the E-ADI, and the knob is rotated to dial in the specific value for the approach.
Hello, i downloaded the PC12 just a few days ago, and i was wondering when i takeoff, the plane banks to the left significantly is this normal ? i know that single engine planes have this tendency but i dont know if this is exagerated on the sim or is it real?
Hey, Silverio. The sim has that modeled fairly accurately. Right rudder during takeoff and initial climb is critical. Remember that as you pitch up during rotation the left-turning tendencies become more pronounced, so you've gotta smoothly apply more right rudder as the nose comes up. Cheers!
@@GeneStuart thanks!
Funny enough, recently i’ve had both AHRS 1 and 2 fail in flight. It’s not fun let me tell you that!
So I shouldn't fly with you then! 😜
@ hahaha very true, luckily it’s been VMC!