IFD540/440 Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : Not Getting Garmin GDL69 WX
Author: SuskejSubject: Not Getting Garmin GDL69 WXPosted: 17 Apr 2015 at 10:11pmJust had a 540 installed and the avionics shop is having a problem getting the XM weather to display on the 540. Any...
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Author: AviJakeSubject: Not Getting Garmin GDL69 WXPosted: 18 Apr 2015 at 6:50amTwo pages to pay attention to. First is the Maintenance Mode RS-232 Configurations page (page 2 on the "Configurations"...
View ArticleIFD540/440 Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : IFD540/440 Software Release 10.1.0.0
Author: AviJakeSubject: IFD540/440 Software Release 10.1.0.0Posted: 18 Apr 2015 at 6:52amThe IFD540 does not support the TIS Track Lines. TIS traffic will show up on the display but not the TIS track...
View ArticleIFD540/440 Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : IFD440 Certification
Author: AviJakeSubject: IFD440 CertificationPosted: 18 Apr 2015 at 6:57am(IFD440 Certification Status Update - 18 Apr 2015)Company flight test is done. Report writing this weekend and the FAA will...
View ArticleIFD540/440 Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : IFD540/440 Software Release 10.1.0.0
Author: 310pilotSubject: IFD540/440 Software Release 10.1.0.0Posted: 18 Apr 2015 at 9:26amVery disappointed to learn that TIS B traffic is not included in 10.1!Also, note that TIS A traffic (from a...
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IFD540/440 Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : IFD540/440 Integrations with Aspen EFDs...
Author: GMSuttonSubject: IFD540/440 Integrations with Aspen EFDs and ACUsPosted: 18 Apr 2015 at 1:11pm The issue you are alluding to is that some of the cool vertical calculations are not completed in...
View ArticleIFD540/440 Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : IFD540 - Ready For prime time
Author: GMSuttonSubject: IFD540 - Ready For prime timePosted: 18 Apr 2015 at 1:30pmThe good news here is that most of us who have replaced our GNS-530W units with the IFD540 have had to buy an Avidyne...
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Author: GablesmSubject: IFD540 - Ready For prime timePosted: 18 Apr 2015 at 1:33pmPerhaps the Avidyne marketing folks should stop advertising this as a plug and play replacement to a garmin 530 if it...
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Author: AviJakeSubject: IFD540 - Ready For prime timePosted: 18 Apr 2015 at 1:43pmAbsolutely not. And the 75 or so people who have done NOTHING other than remove the 530 and slide in the 540 will...
View ArticleIFD540/440 Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : Introducing AviSimpson
Author: TurboPA30Subject: Introducing AviSimpsonPosted: 18 Apr 2015 at 1:50pmYES.
View ArticleIFD540/440 Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : IFD540/440 Integrations with Aspen EFDs...
Author: ddgatesSubject: IFD540/440 Integrations with Aspen EFDs and ACUsPosted: 18 Apr 2015 at 2:03pmI agree that could be true for VSR.However, I'd still like Baro-alt for AGL callouts (e.g., "500...
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Author: GringSubject: IFD540 - Ready For prime timePosted: 18 Apr 2015 at 6:00pmI have one 540 in a Garmin 530 tray and one 540 in an Avidyne 540 tray. No connectivity issues with either installation,...
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IFD540/440 Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : IFD540 - Ready For prime time
Author: Bad1996Subject: IFD540 - Ready For prime timePosted: 19 Apr 2015 at 12:23pmDo you have data to back that up ? Below AviJake says 75 folks have used the 530 tray. Everyone I know is using a 530...
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Author: GeorgeSubject: IFD540 - Ready For prime timePosted: 19 Apr 2015 at 2:12pmI have used both trays with the same unit. No problems as outlined in thisforum. Initially installed with 530 tray....
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Author: comancheguySubject: IFD540 - Ready For prime timePosted: 19 Apr 2015 at 3:27pm1) One of you mentioned flying a PA-46T (FAA: P46T). Piper got it perfect on the first try with the Mailbu!...
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Author: oskrypuchSubject: IFD540 - Ready For prime timePosted: 19 Apr 2015 at 3:41pmBad, I heard 1000+ total 540 sales a couple of months ago. * Orest
View ArticleIFD540/440 Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : GPS failure
Author: MikeKSubject: GPS failurePosted: 19 Apr 2015 at 4:46pmThat is good news, Steve. Do all production units have this ferrite bead, or was it added after start of production? Do you expect a...
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Author: GablesmSubject: IFD540 - Ready For prime timePosted: 19 Apr 2015 at 7:23pmKen -1.) some of us actually use our airplanes to go somewhere and its for more than just burning holes in the sky on a...
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Author: comancheguytooSubject: GPS failurePosted: 19 Apr 2015 at 7:52pmSounds like a good find. Also for guys new who have just received 540 but not installed, should we hold until it's decided if we...
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IFD540/440 Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : IFD540 - Ready For prime time
Author: MysticCobraSubject: IFD540 - Ready For prime timePosted: 19 Apr 2015 at 8:39pm Bad1996 wrote:Eight or nine years with the 530 and never the first issue.If you only had the 530 for 8 or 9 years,...
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