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Message started by Sentinel on Sep 14^th, 2009, 8:43am

Title: Unable to slave AP to INS
Post by Sentinel on Sep 14^th, 2009, 8:43am

Hello I have successfully completed a single installation into the Beech 350. I have followed the instructions faithfully and everything seems to work perfectly until I try to go to AP with the INS. I am in heading mode but when I get to a waypoint the plane will not turn to the new course even though a new course is indicated and the distance and time to the new waypoint is correct.

I know there is mention of a INS NAV Mode selector switch in the manual that looks like a toggle switch but in my installation no toggle switch appears. So, the question is how do I turn on the INS Nav Mode Selector toggle switch?

Here is a copy of my install.

// Panel Configuration file
// Beech King Air 350
// Copyright (c) 1999-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

[Window Titles]
window00=Main Panel
window01=Radio Stack
Window02=GPS
window03=Throttle Quadrant
window04=Caution Annunciator
window05=Warning Annunciator
window06=Compass
Window07=Mini Panel
Window08=INS Control Display Units
Window09=INS Mode Select Units
Window10=INS ADE

[Window00]
file=Panel_Background_640.bmp
file_1024=Panel_Background_1024.bmp
size_mm=640
position=7
visible=1
ident=MAIN_PANEL

gauge00=KingAir!Avionics Switch, 2, 300
gauge01=KingAir!AutoFeather_Switch, 34, 300
gauge02=KingAir!AntiIce_Switch, 88, 300
gauge03=KingAir!Pitot_Switch, 130, 300
gauge04=KingAir!CrossFeed_Switch, 213, 289
gauge05=KingAir!Land_Light, 310, 299
gauge06=KingAir!Taxi_Light, 336, 299
gauge07=KingAir!Nav_Light, 362, 299
gauge08=KingAir!Beacon_Light, 388, 299
gauge09=KingAir!Strobe_Light, 412, 299
gauge10=KingAir!Battery, 3, 262
gauge11=KingAir!Itt1, 452, 37
gauge12=KingAir!Torque1, 452, 87
gauge13=KingAir!PropRpm1, 452, 137
gauge14=KingAir!Rpm1, 452, 187
gauge15=KingAir!FuelFlow1, 452, 236
gauge16=KingAir!Oil_PT1, 452, 285
gauge17=KingAir!Itt2, 501, 37
gauge18=KingAir!Torque2, 501, 87
gauge19=KingAir!PropRpm2, 501, 137
gauge20=KingAir!Rpm2, 501, 187
gauge21=KingAir!FuelFlow2, 501, 236
gauge22=KingAir!Oil_PT2, 501, 285
gauge23=KingAir!Vsi, 342, 149
gauge24=KingAir!Rmi, 99, 151
gauge25=KingAir!Dme, 0, 202
gauge26=KingAir!Fuel_Quantity_Left, 156, 288
gauge27=KingAir!Fuel_Quantity_Right, 252, 288
gauge28=KingAir!Left Ignition, 80, 258
gauge29=KingAir!Altimeter, 339, 38
gauge30=KingAir!Attitude, 202, 38
gauge31=KingAir!Hsi, 201, 162
gauge32=KingAir!Turn_Coordinator, 13, 138
gauge33=KingAir!Altimeter_Selector, 553, 43
gauge34=KingAir!Airspeed, 105, 61
gauge35=KingAir!Autopilot, 552, 106
gauge36=KingAir!Prop_Sync, 354, 252
gauge37=KingAir!Rudder_Trim, 591, 258
gauge38=KingAir!Landing_Gear_Indicator, 602, 296
gauge39=KingAir!Landing_Gear, 555, 272
gauge40=KingAir!Aileron_Trim, 591, 196
gauge41=KingAir!Flaps, 599, 111
gauge42=KingAir!Pitch_Trim, 557, 194
gauge43=KingAir!Master_Caution, 267, 3
gauge44=KingAir!Master_Warning, 233, 3
gauge45=KingAir!AutoFeather_Light, 456, 2
gauge46=KingAir!Clock, 40, 80
gauge47=KingAir!Prop_Sync_Spinner, 393, 252
gauge48=KingAir!OMI Lights, 602, 95
gauge49=KingAir!Left Generator, 27, 262
gauge50=KingAir!Right Generator, 51, 262
gauge51=KingAir!Right Ignition, 103, 258
gauge52=SimIcons!Kneeboard Icon, 407, 5
gauge53=SimIcons!ATC Icon, 422, 5
gauge54=SimIcons!Compass Icon, 623, 5
gauge55=SimIcons!ECU Icon, 609, 5
gauge56=SimIcons!Map Icon, 437, 5
gauge57=SimIcons!Avionics Icon, 581, 5
gauge58=SimIcons!GPS Icon, 595, 5
gauge59=../civa/INS!Config, 0, 0, 0, 0, BeechCraft
guage60=../Civa/Ins!NavModeSingle, 80,496,31,47
//gauge60=../civa/INS!UpdateFlags, 35, 74, 50
guage61=../Civa/INS!MsuPanelIconB,382,5,20,50,40 //58,486,20,50,189
guage62=../Civa/INS!CduPanelIconB, 58,526,20,45,41
guage63=../Civa/INS!AdeuPanelIconB, 58,506,20,48,42

[Window01]
file=Radio_Stack_bg.bmp
size_mm=196,349
position=8
visible=0
ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL

gauge00=KingAir_Radio!Com1, 0, 59
gauge01=KingAir_Radio!Com2, 106, 59
gauge02=KingAir_Radio!Nav1, 0, 155
gauge03=KingAir_Radio!Nav2, 106, 155
gauge04=KingAir_Radio!Adf, 0, 251
gauge05=KingAir_Radio!Xpndr, 106, 251
gauge06=KingAir_Radio!Audio, 0, 0

[Window02]
size_mm=456,378
window_size=0.5
position=8
BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0
VISIBLE=0
ident=GPS_PANEL

gauge00=fs9gps!gps_500, 0,0

[Window03]
size_mm=234,198
position=0
visible=0
ident=THROTTLE_PANEL

gauge00=KingAir!Throttle Quadrant, 0, 0

[Window04]
size_mm=400,36
BACKGROUND_COLOR=2,2,2
windowsize_ratio=1.0
position=2
visible=0
ident=ANNUNCIATOR_PANEL

gauge00=KingAir!Caution_Annunciator, 0, 0

[Window05]
size_mm=100,36
BACKGROUND_COLOR=2,2,2
windowsize_ratio=1.0
position=0
visible=0
ident=ANNUNCIATOR2_PANEL

gauge00=KingAir!Warning_Annunciator, 0, 0

[Window06]
file=Compass.bmp
size_mm=70
position=2
visible=0
ident=COMPASS_PANEL

gauge00=Magnetic_Compass!Magnetic-Compass,0,0

[Window07]
position=7
size_mm=645,122
windowsize_ratio=0.732
child_3d=1
background_color=0,0,0
ident=MINIPANEL

gauge00=KingAir!Airspeed, 0, 16
gauge01=KingAir!Turn_Coordinator, 95, 28
gauge02=KingAir!Attitude, 166, 0
gauge03=KingAir!Hsi, 300, 0
gauge04=KingAir!Altimeter, 434, 9
gauge05=KingAir!Vsi, 543, 10

[Window08]
Background_color=16,16,16
size_mm= 275,216
window_size_ratio=1.2633
position=7
visible=0
ident=41
window_size= 0.269, 0.281
pixel_size=379,300 //275,216
window_pos= 0.726, 0.719
no_luminous=1

gauge00=../Civa/Ins!Cdu1,0,0,275,216

[Window09]
Background_color=16,16,16
size_mm= 250,71
window_size_ratio=1.000
position=1
visible=0
ident=40
window_size= 0.244, 0.092
window_pos= 0.348, 0.000
no_luminous=1

gauge00=../civa/INS!Msu1, 0,0,250,71

[Window10]
Background_color=16,16,16
size_mm=250,101
window_size_ratio=1.000
position=3
visible=0
ident=42
window_size= 0.244, 0.132
window_pos= 0.000, 0.484
no_luminous=1

gauge00=../civa/INS!Adeu1, 0,0,250,101

I truely love your guage and hope to get it working correctly so it will fly the plane in AP

Thanks for any help that is rendered.

Ed Bleck

Title: Re: Unable to slave AP to INS
Post by Gianfranco Corrias on Sep 14^th, 2009, 9:56am

Hi,
In your panel .cfg I can't see any error.
If your plane is the default Beech 350 are you sure that the Buttons AP&HDG were pushed and lited before to set the INS NAV MODE switch to ON?See Quick Reference guide in the Civa/ Doc folder.
The INS NAV MODE cannot be moved in the ON position if the INS are not in NAV position so being the plane at ramp it seems stuck.
Before operate the INS NAV MODE selector with the CDU selector on DIS/TIME try to push WPTCHG 0-X and after have checked that in the
FROM- TO display appears 0-X push INSERT.(X stands for the number of TO waypoint you like).
After this insertion the AP is commanded to go from 0(Present position) to the TO waypoint.
Gianfranco

Title: Re: Unable to slave AP to INS
Post by Sentinel on Sep 15^th, 2009, 12:49am

Yes I done all of that, the problem is I do not have the INS NAV MODE switch anywhere in the panel. No toggle switch to switch on or off. Is there another entry that I am missing to get the INS NAV MODE switch to appear in the panel?

Ed

Title: Re: Unable to slave AP to INS
Post by Gianfranco Corrias on Sep 15^th, 2009, 8:41am

hi ,
the problem of your gauge are the coordinates.
You have put the NAVMODESINGLE gauge out of the panel.
The Main panel size is 640 so the maximum vertical coordinate must be 480 and your gauge has as vertical coordinate 496.
Find a place into the panel size to set the NAVMODESINGLE gauge.
Gianfranco

Title: Re: Unable to slave AP to INS
Post by Sentinel on Sep 16^th, 2009, 1:52am

Thank you! I now have the toggle switch and everything works perfectly :D

Thank you again for your help!

Ed