X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:42:35 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm22.access.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([66.94.237.223] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with SMTP id 5415180 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:13:54 -0500 Received-SPF: neutral receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.94.237.223; envelope-from=browncc1@verizon.net Received: from [66.94.237.200] by nm22.access.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Feb 2012 17:13:18 -0000 Received: from [66.94.237.108] by tm11.access.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Feb 2012 17:13:18 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1013.access.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Feb 2012 17:13:18 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 430362.46343.bm@omp1013.access.mail.mud.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 85758 invoked from network); 25 Feb 2012 17:13:17 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: VwYLQ14VM1ngEqgnbBsDTcw_fn3m1FpWksOdmhIc0UjBttj PK3dvM3OehnVay5NV25pOoDrZsRY1wTxGgeBRzHccWHC3HIcshwnKtgGzChg N1V0oF2K2rRkZLn4rP0KPpbJaASmOnXsGp5I_lRfaDiwiHS41qIwhIklqMfl ryI6WWNJAGPECA7tetHMrv6LO7Em9gVbzTVm1zMDyZwJST0q88MSaHcc8F6b v7drNXBzonABDkfrkNwvFUKZBeZ8ZA16V40MTFdSGBRnGstkcv_HyTKFa9l2 YSc5fnDwzFwej_J7tPgoCqRMAEsvehUIEL2sI6UnirU9M_g2tAty_lJop6dB Wx420aJ_DqDmJ59iwU3wSw7jmpuiWAFMWrKBUsG9k.31co_0CMCY75LV7aT1 Z_xIjvtCy28BMrAo02pG4WNCSEWOeIwxCz3b16VyiGg8yCEGbIqC4j4TEBq_ o_PzX3uPojBTW X-Yahoo-SMTP: F49l9g6swBC0R9n8vJIbm7Tf3P8Xlmia8rHIwTlO__Ml Received: from chass-imac-2.home (browncc1@72.64.81.165 with plain) by smtp104.vzn.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 25 Feb 2012 09:13:17 -0800 PST From: Charles Brown Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-17--304521312 Subject: Re: [LML] All G900X Users X-Original-Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:13:16 -0600 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: <8C57BF20-A94D-4D25-97AB-205EA369E8AC@verizon.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-17--304521312 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Chris,=20 I have G900X / Sorceror / IO550N in my Legacy and updated to version 10 = in October; Gary Lane at Lancair accomplished the upgrade and checkout = in one day. I've seen some of the same issues you have: 1. Fuel flow reading lags. 2. Sorceror altitude reads 1foot higher. 3. Altitude select on G900 takes several seconds to reach Sorceror. 4. Many setup items requiring lots of experimentation to get right. 5. Max fuel quantity doesn't match the airplane's actual max. 6. Fuel pressure annunciator bongs during taxi. I have not observed the pathway error that you mentioned. Never having been used to version 8, I took these to be "features" of = the system and have been living with them. =20 The other issue I've had is thet Sorceror going "Glideslope Armed" way = out before even reaching the initial approach fix, then GS Arm goes away = during constant altitude segments and has to be re-armed by canceling = and re-enabling GPSSteering on the intermediate segment before G/S = intercept. This problem, and the lag in the altitude select getting to = the Sorceror, are the only two glitches that really bother me. The rest = are just annoyances. Charley Brown N550KC On Feb 24, 2012, at 3:36 PM, Chris Alberti wrote: We have a G900X with a TruTrak Sorcerer auto pilot in our Lancair 4P = TSIO 550B. We have had Advantage Avionics in Chino, California install = and update the G900X and they have done a great job. However, the = updates we receive from Garmin are the most perplexing software we have = ever encountered.=20= --Apple-Mail-17--304521312 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

The other issue I've had is thet = Sorceror going "Glideslope Armed" way out before even reaching the = initial approach fix, then GS Arm goes away during constant altitude = segments and has to be re-armed by canceling and re-enabling GPSSteering = on the intermediate segment before G/S intercept. This problem, = and the lag in the altitude select getting to the Sorceror, are the only = two glitches that really bother me. The rest are just = annoyances.

Charley = Brown

N550KC

On Feb 24, = 2012, at 3:36 PM, Chris Alberti wrote:

We have a = G900X with a TruTrak Sorcerer auto pilot in our = Lancair 4P TSIO 550B. We have had Advantage Avionics in Chino, California install and update the G900X and they have = done a great job. However, the updates we receive from Garmin are the most = perplexing software we have ever = encountered.

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