Richard Connell said:
Not sure if I’ve mentioned this before, but the new Garmin radios reminded me:
It would be great to have a favorites option/list in the pop up radio tuner page on the GDU.
Would only need to have 5-10 at the most.
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This is already supported - see pages 113 and 119-120 in the current G3X Touch pilot's guide (revision Y).
 
Hey Garmin peeps,

The folks at Areospace Innovations (Midwest Panel Builders) invented a new fuel system that basically has a boost pump by the tank which pressurizes the fuel to the rotax pump in the cowl to prevent vapor lock. https://aerospaceinno.com/boostpumps/

Part of their system is a sensor that works with the standard Andair valve to turn on the left or right pump depending on valve so that the non-selected pump isn't running against a dead end.

Now that we have a sensor for the valve (not that it would have been hard to make before) can we again ask that the G3X track fuel consumption per tank based on the high/low of a discrete input?
 
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I would love it if a GDU is setup as an MFD that you could choose any of the available pages on both sides of the split screen. As it is today you can choose any page on one side of the split screen but on the other you are limited to just a few and you have to go deep in the menu to change the selection.
 
mburch said:
I always use the handy shortcut: Just touch the page navigation bar and then touch "MFD Split Screen".
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Mine actually has the split screen as a big button on top left of the MFD. I'm not sure if I put it there while playing around with options, or if it came as part of the last software update...but it's really nice to have without going to the menu bar.

That said I think Eric is asking for something different, a little more control over the display on the MFD. More specifically I think he is asking about being able to change the left side of the split screen which I don't think is possible. It would also be nice to put the MFD into full screen mode with all the flight instruments that matches the PFD.
 
mburch said:
I always use the handy shortcut: Just touch the page navigation bar and then touch "MFD Split Screen".
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Learn something new everyday. I never touch the navigation bar, I always rotate the knob so I had not seen the "MFD Split Screen" button. My wish still stands as to be able to to any page on either 1/2 of the split screen.
 
GHA15 colors the altitude tape with a brown crosshatch to represent the ground. This is only visible within 220' of the ground. Systems used on airliners display, in addition, translucent yellow crosshatch from ground up to 1,000' AGL.
Even if limited by the 500' AGL capability of the GHA15, this would be beneficial when in IMC.


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Expand timer functionality to include count down along with CAS/Aural notification when timer has expired.
 
  1. Tire pressure sensor/display.
  2. Show BOTH OAT C -and- F at the bottom of the screen
    1. ATC / pireps care about Celsius.. but "8C", as an American, it only means "its a little warm" to me.
  3. Winds Aloft screen enhancement
    1. If I'm travelling EAST and its showing winds are 100@15kt @ 3000' (10 degrees off the nose, 15kt).
    2. and its showing 130@20kt @ 6000 ft (40 degrees off the nose, 20kt)..
    3. Is it worth it for me to climb to 6000? I really just want to know the headwind/tailwind components.
    4. One step further..I really really care about the interpolated data between 3000 and 6000, because my choices really are 3500' or 5500'.
 
Ability to completely remove COMs, NAVs and XPDR from the CNS data bar in a single GDU configuration. These would continue to be available in the main menu. I want more user data fields and the CNS stuff is just wasted data bar real estate when 2xGTN+GTX are installed inches away.

Minimized version of XPDR data bar control that eliminates IDENT.

CAS message when SD card is not present.

Fully support IFR flight plans when an IFR certified navigator is installed.
 
emes said:
Fully support IFR flight plans when an IFR certified navigator is installed.
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I had thought that I just didn't have setting correct. The G3X does recognize where you're going on the WAYPOINT tab and can check weather, view approach charts, tune in COM frequencies, etc. yet the flight plan does not carry over.
 
emes said:
Ability to completely remove COMs, NAVs and XPDR from the CNS data bar in a single GDU configuration. These would continue to be available in the main menu. I want more user data fields and the CNS stuff is just wasted data bar real estate when 2xGTN+GTX are installed inches away.
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I believe the above is already supported: if you have a panel-mounted COM radio, audio panel, or transponder, there will be a corresponding "On-Screen Controls" item on the associated configuration page that you can use to hide these items in installations where they are deemed redundant.

Separately, there is a selection on the data bar settings page that will cause any displayed COM or NAV radio controls to use a minimized appearance that occupies less space.
 
The fuel selector sensor is now available:


I'm not sure the electrical connection, but if Garmin would make a discrete input that defines left tank when active low and another discrete input that defines right tank when active low and tracks fuel consumption based on tank then I'll build the board and make a kit. Better yet, we can use an analog input and I can provide 0volts off 2.5v left and 5v right.

This would be super handy as there are a lot of airplanes using an andair valve with left/right/off and a g3x.
 
supik said:
Partial Flaps Max Airspeed

Support more Partial Flaps Max Airspeed limitations. Currently only one Partial Flaps Max Airspeed is supported.
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Was able to setup CAS and audible warning for flaps for 10° (97kts) and 20-40° (86kts) using the programming logic from a Midwest Panel Builders YouTube video. Flaps specific info starts a 3:10 but I'd watch the whole thing.


Hope that helps!

JQ
 
PilotjohnS said:
before the fix

before Garmin fixes this, what can we do?
Can i set the alarm at 55 psi, and then just mute /cancel it during taxi?

So i have an oil light on a pressure switch in addition to the G3X. I could set the G3X to 50 psi, and leave the switch set to the 10 or 15 psi it is now. During ground taxi, the idiot light will be off, but G3X will display "Oil Pressure".
Once i initiate take off roll, and the RPMs come up, then Garmin will stop bitching at me and all will be well. The only trouble with this is that while the Garmin master alarm is active due to low oil pressure, any other thing that goes wrong wont be recognized by the master alarm; once I throttle up, and the master alarm doesnt stop or deactivate, that could be the only time I will know some else is wrong.
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I believe this can be accomplished by using logic signals. I'm no expert with this but I believe you can do this similar to how Midwest Panel Builders had a walkthrough on RPM range alerts based on oil temp for Rotax engines. You could setup an alert if the oil pressure was below 55psi if the RPM was over say 1800 RPM.

I recently setup an alert for my oil pressure as well (previous owner hadn't setup any alert ranges) and now it alerts me every time I land and pressure falls below the threshold.

I'm going to be setting up this up myself in the next few days. I can send pictures of the exact setup if needed after I get it programmed. If you get stuck, just reach out.

Here's the video I was referring to. They talk about the Rotax RPM programming at about the 1:00 mark. Believe the same logic would apply for setting up oil pressure range based RPM.


Good luck!


JQ
 
I'd love to have ADS-B GDL-50 AIRMETS correctly display on the GDU460. All I get is LLWS advisories displayed correctly, convective/turbulence/icing/IFR all display incorrectly. Same GDL-50 data displays correctly on Garmin Pilot.
 

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akschu said:
The fuel selector sensor is now available:

I'm not sure the electrical connection, but if Garmin would make a discrete input that defines left tank when active low and another discrete input that defines right tank when active low and tracks fuel consumption based on tank then I'll build the board and make a kit. Better yet, we can use an analog input and I can provide 0volts off 2.5v left and 5v right.

This would be super handy as there are a lot of airplanes using an andair valve with left/right/off and a g3x.
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This is intriguing. Is the fuel selector sensor available standalone?

It would be fantastic to be able to track the fuel remaining in each tank vs. total fuel remaining.
 
Dad's RV-10 said:
This is intriguing. Is the fuel selector sensor available standalone?

It would be fantastic to be able to track the fuel remaining in each tank vs. total fuel remaining.
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It could also integrate well with the "switch tanks" reminder, which today is less useful because it doesn't know if your tanks have 5&15 gallons or 10&10 gallons.
 
Dad's RV-10 said:
This is intriguing. Is the fuel selector sensor available standalone?

It would be fantastic to be able to track the fuel remaining in each tank vs. total fuel remaining.
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I’ve asked for this functionality for years. Was told at Sun N Fun 2023 that it would be included in the next update. It wasn’t, and the Garmin guy I spoke to at Sun N Fun this year said something like “gee…. What would you want that for?” Still, I’ll hold out hope. But certainly not my breath :)
 
I was wondering if there is a way to display the GPS reported altitude on the PFD or at least somewhere easily accessible. If not, this would be a nice feature to have.
 
Bavafa said:
I was wondering if there is a way to display the GPS reported altitude on the PFD or at least somewhere easily accessible. If not, this would be a nice feature to have.
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GPS altitude is one of the many options for the configurable data fields.
 
I wish there was a way to fly the VFR sectional chart with “Track up” CHT apparently is only north up, and the MAP mode doesn’t provide the details that the sectional chart has.. is there a way to import the VFR sectional chart into MAP mode?
 
Taltruda said:
I wish there was a way to fly the VFR sectional chart with “Track up” CHT apparently is only north up, and the MAP mode doesn’t provide the details that the sectional chart has.. is there a way to import the VFR sectional chart into MAP mode?
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I would also like the map inset on the pfd to have the option of vfr sectional
 
Taltruda said:
I wish there was a way to fly the VFR sectional chart with “Track up” CHT apparently is only north up, and the MAP mode doesn’t provide the details that the sectional chart has.. is there a way to import the VFR sectional chart into MAP mode?
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My understanding is that no EFIS system will display a sectional chart "track-up." I believe the electronic sectional depiction is just an image of the chart, so rotating the chart would be the same as rotating the paper chart if it were laid out on a table. The written information and symbology would no longer be "upright."
 
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Dad's RV-10 said:
My understanding is that no EFIS system will display a sectional chart "track-up." I believe the electronic sectional depiction is just an image of the chart, so rotating the chart would be the same as rotating the paper chart if it were laid out on a table. The written information and symbology would no longer be "upright."
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Could be a "lawyers won't allow it" problem rather than a technical limitation. It's likely they get their (at least USA) data the same place everyone gets it: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/vfr/
 
Dad's RV-10 said:
My understanding is that no EFIS system will display a sectional chart "track-up." I believe the electronic sectional depiction is just an image of the chart, so rotating the chart would be the same as rotating the paper chart if it were laid out on a table. The written information and symbology would no longer be "upright."
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Draker said:
Could be a "lawyers won't allow it" problem rather than a technical limitation. It's likely they get their (at least USA) data the same place everyone gets it: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/vfr/
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EVERY other manufacturer allows this.. Dynon, GRT, MGL..even foreflight has a “track up” option. I don’t care if the written information and symbology is turned.. that’s fine. Why won’t Garmin allow the user to switch between track up and North up? I’m not a fan of their “Map” display.
 
Taltruda said:
EVERY other manufacturer allows this.. Dynon, GRT, MGL..even foreflight has a “track up” option. I don’t care if the written information and symbology is turned.. that’s fine. Why won’t Garmin allow the user to switch between track up and North up? I’m not a fan of their “Map” display.
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Thanks. I didn't know that. (y)
 
Is there a “sleep sensor” type reminder available in g3x Touch? I think the Cirrus has that.
If no input anywhere for XX minutes then a prompt to make some input followed by resetting the clock or a louder tone and wing shake (by AP) until an action is sensed.

I can think of a handful of pilots / friends that were known lost to a nap.
 
tjyak50 said:
Is there a “sleep sensor” type reminder available in g3x Touch? I think the Cirrus has that.
If no input anywhere for XX minutes then a prompt to make some input followed by resetting the clock or a louder tone and wing shake (by AP) until an action is sensed.

I can think of a handful of pilots / friends that were known lost to a nap.
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Please, oh please put an OFF button on this feature. Many new cars have it, and it is INCREDIBLY annoying.
 
rocketman1988 said:
Please, oh please put an OFF button on this feature. Many new cars have it, and it is INCREDIBLY annoying.
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I’m not sure that there’s a valid comparison between annoying car rest reminders and aircraft alertness/hypoxia alarms.
It might be annoying but if the type of flying you do puts you at risk, then it may be better than waking up dead. Disable it of course by choice.

Another unrelated suggestion: for those with GTNs using en route VNAV.
On the page with the horizontal terrain profile it would be useful to have the flight planned plus VNAV vertical profiles with the waypoints and crossing altitudes. Apologies if this already exists and I haven’t worked it out.
 
Richard Connell said:
I’m not sure that there’s a valid comparison between annoying car rest reminders and aircraft alertness/hypoxia alarms.
It might be annoying but if the type of flying you do puts you at risk, then it may be better than waking up dead. Disable it of course by choice.

Another unrelated suggestion: for those with GTNs using en route VNAV.
On the page with the horizontal terrain profile it would be useful to have the flight planned plus VNAV vertical profiles with the waypoints and crossing altitudes. Apologies if this already exists and I haven’t worked it out.
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I would say that the car alertness reminders are the same thing. I just did a five hour commute in a rental that had this. Every 15-20 minutes it would chime and say “consider taking a break”…for
Five hours. Fall asleep in a car and the end result is the same.

As always, the IMSAFE checklist is paramount. It is important to learn when to say no.

My point was to have the ability to select the “feature” on or off.
 
rocketman1988 said:
I would say that the car alertness reminders are the same thing. I just did a five hour commute in a rental that had this. Every 15-20 minutes it would chime and say “consider taking a break”…for
Five hours. Fall asleep in a car and the end result is the same.

As always, the IMSAFE checklist is paramount. It is important to learn when to say no.

My point was to have the ability to select the “feature” on or off.
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I’m not trying to pick a fight.
I agree with being able to turn it off.
Nobody drives their car for hours at a time with a pulse ox of 90.
Nobody gets in a plane intending to fall asleep.
I’ve never seen the kinds of warning frequency you describe in a car.
That said your road fatality rate is about 3x that of ours per 100k hrs so maybe the water’s different there.
 
Richard Connell said:
I’m not trying to pick a fight.
I agree with being able to turn it off.
Nobody drives their car for hours at a time with a pulse ox of 90.
Nobody gets in a plane intending to fall asleep.
I’ve never seen the kinds of warning frequency you describe in a car.
That said your road fatality rate is about 3x that of ours per 100k hrs so maybe the water’s different there.
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No fights, just discussion. As always, this form of media generally has no tone.

Are you suggesting that a pulse oximeter be connected to the G3X, while you wear it? If not, how does the G3X know what you individual pulse ox is?

While true that nobody intends to fall asleep, there are signs to be recognized before you fly. Part of the IMSAFE checklist. In most of our RVs flight time will be limited to less than 4 hours, so it shouldn't be a stretch to determine if you are tired enough to fall asleep in the next 4 hours.

2023 Kia Soul (awful rental vehicle BTW), last Friday, driving from Detroit to SE Indiana. A warning literally every 15-20 minutes. If there was a way to disable it, it was well hidden.

Not sure of your point about the fatality rate. My point was that If you fall asleep driving a car, the end result is going to be the same as if you fall asleep flying an airplane. Both can end rather badly.

Like just about everything, everyone has their own opinions about things and that is great. My biggest point, which we agree on, is the ability to disable said feature.
 
rocketman1988 said:
No fights, just discussion. As always, this form of media generally has no tone.

Are you suggesting that a pulse oximeter be connected to the G3X, while you wear it? If not, how does the G3X know what you individual pulse ox is?

While true that nobody intends to fall asleep, there are signs to be recognized before you fly. Part of the IMSAFE checklist. In most of our RVs flight time will be limited to less than 4 hours, so it shouldn't be a stretch to determine if you are tired enough to fall asleep in the next 4 hours.

2023 Kia Soul (awful rental vehicle BTW), last Friday, driving from Detroit to SE Indiana. A warning literally every 15-20 minutes. If there was a way to disable it, it was well hidden.

Not sure of your point about the fatality rate. My point was that If you fall asleep driving a car, the end result is going to be the same as if you fall asleep flying an airplane. Both can end rather badly.

Like just about everything, everyone has their own opinions about things and that is great. My biggest point, which we agree on, is the ability to disable said feature.
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Yes true. Sorry It’s a dimensionless medium.

What I was suggesting is that long stretches of inactivity and minimal stimulation, coupled with a medium-high altitude environment, age, fitness , health, can and has resulted in people dozing off. Most of the time it probably just results in a violation and embarrassment. Sometimes worse.
I do think that the majority of pilots do diligently asses their fitness to fly. It’s just a bad combination of factors.
So, having an escalating series of alerts every 30min - or say a continuing non response to a tank change alert if the AP is active seems pretty inoffensive to me. Properly implemented, you’d never notice it in normal ops until you actually needed it.

Think of it as an automotive equivalent of checking that your keeping your hands on the wheel. Which most self or semi self driving cars do now. Not an arbitrary alert based on nothing but time.

Cheers
 
Richard Connell said:
Yes true. Sorry It’s a dimensionless medium.

What I was suggesting is that long stretches of inactivity and minimal stimulation, coupled with a medium-high altitude environment, age, fitness , health, can and has resulted in people dozing off. Most of the time it probably just results in a violation and embarrassment. Sometimes worse.
I do think that the majority of pilots do diligently asses their fitness to fly. It’s just a bad combination of factors.
So, having an escalating series of alerts every 30min - or say a continuing non response to a tank change alert if the AP is active seems pretty inoffensive to me. Properly implemented, you’d never notice it in normal ops until you actually needed it.

Think of it as an automotive equivalent of checking that your keeping your hands on the wheel. Which most self or semi self driving cars do now. Not an arbitrary alert based on nothing but time.

Cheers
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Ha! Self driving cars. That’s another discussion!
 
Richard Connell said:
I’m not sure that there’s a valid comparison between annoying car rest reminders and aircraft alertness/hypoxia alarms.
It might be annoying but if the type of flying you do puts you at risk, then it may be better than waking up dead. Disable it of course by choice.

Another unrelated suggestion: for those with GTNs using en route VNAV.
On the page with the horizontal terrain profile it would be useful to have the flight planned plus VNAV vertical profiles with the waypoints and crossing altitudes. Apologies if this already exists and I haven’t worked it out.
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Yes! Definitely Vertical Navigation Data on the profile view please.
 
Dad's RV-10 said:
This is intriguing. Is the fuel selector sensor available standalone?

It would be fantastic to be able to track the fuel remaining in each tank vs. total fuel remaining.
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I suspect you could get the guys to sell it to you, but if not, I'll make one. It's just installing a magnet under the handle with a PCB on the back side with hall effect sensors and transistors to drive a pin low, pretty simple stuff.
 
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