Update on the installation issue with 9.21.
The trim issue was a non issue. Auto trim will not work on ground without airspeed. I should have read the manual!
The trim indication is still reversed and is still an issue with the VPX communication
I’m back to 9.14 until the trim indication issue is resolved
I just installed 9.21 software and upon first flight after the update, I found the transponder in the STBY mode rather than GND. I noticed this as it did not switch to ALT in flight as it normally does. I know that I had not used STBY on the previous flight as I can see by the ADS-B track on Flight Aware. This is just a heads up to check your transponder mode after loading 9.21. I did load 9.14 first and then 9.21 without a flight between the software loads, so if may have happened on 9.14 (not sure which software version caused the switch to STBY).
Switching back to GND solved the problem on next power up.
Hi G3xpert,
I see 9.21 has been pulled and reverted to 9.14
Is this just the VPX issue?
Since I dont have VPX, i wish i would have downloaded it while it was still available…….When will 9.21 be available again?
When will 9.21 be available again?
Yeah, I would think this would be a quick/easy fix. There must be something else in there, or they are working on something new and will release the fix along with the other things... ie: 9.22?
So, if I'm willing to live with the TRIM indicator indicating the wrong direction, is there any other reason to NOT leave 9.21 running and go back to 9.14??
Thanks in advance!
See my post number 16
If 9.21 is working fine is there any reason to update?
I was looking for more information on the acknowledge function associated with the Master Warning/Master Caution.
Also, I need power for the Master Warning as well and wondered if pin 50 on GEA 24 J244 was an option?
Good Afternoon,
G3X Touch v9.22 is available for download here, and includes new GDL 51(R) software in addition to an improvement for the Vertical Power Trim Indication.
Thanks,
Justin
Any details on what is in the GDL software? Does this include the GDL52?
The most recent release fixes a problem in GDL 51(R) units. There is no change included for the other variants.
Thanks,
Justin
I already put in this issue with G3Xpert, but wonder if others have seen it: In v9.14 and before, my EIS electrical display had three bar graphs for volts, alternator amps, and battery amps. In v9.22 the voltmeter graph disappears.
Not a "bug" at all, just a different behavior. You can see that the voltage gauge has moved to the EIS area. Depending on what you prefer, you can either hide it from the EIS display, or set the "EIS / Engine Page Layout" setting to "Combined".
Not a "bug" at all, just a different behavior. You can see that the voltage gauge has moved to the EIS area. Depending on what you prefer, you can either hide it from the EIS display, or set the "EIS / Engine Page Layout" setting to "Combined".
Do you know where that setting is? I poked around in Configuration mode tonight and couldn’t find it. I am probably missing it right in front of my face. I, too, lost a few items from my Engine page after the latest update.
Not a "bug" at all, just a different behavior. You can see that the voltage gauge has moved to the EIS area. Depending on what you prefer, you can either hide it from the EIS display, or set the "EIS / Engine Page Layout" setting to "Combined".
Actually, it is a bug. As the pictures above showed, the disappearance of the voltmeter graph occurred entirely due to v9.22 without any configuration changes, either in the main configuration mode or at the user level of configuration. And yes, you can force the voltmeter graph to re-appear by setting to combined, but then all the previous numerical only engine data disappears from the EIS column on the left, and is accessible only by tabs.
The bug is that in v9.22 when you set EIS as separate, the voltmeter gets transferred to the numerical EIS column, where it doesn't belong - it should stay in the electrical tab, where it was with v9.14. (or the numerical could also be on the left, but don't delete the graph - it is an electrical parameter.
In version 9.22 they clearly have made some improvements to the EIS area that allows for one extra text-only gauge to appear on a GDU 450. Most people would consider this an improvement.
You have your EIS layout set to "Separate", and since your voltage gauge can now appear there, it is not displayed on the Engine page. If you don't want this, you can either hide that gauge from the EIS area, or change your layout setting. Either choice is easy to accomplish.
I dont know what it is with me and software but my 9.22 load just crashed.
G5 software update complete because i saw it on the screen, but gdu460 messages saying “do not remove power, software being updated” never went away. .
Just curious if anyone has configured the Master Annunciator Reset in the new version. I was reading the manual and it indicates that it will acknowledges all warning and caution CAS messages but I am not clear how to trigger this. Do we need a to have to connect it to a switch?
Yes, this requires the use of a discrete input and would typically be accomplished with a combination lamp/pushbutton. I have used EAO series 31 switch/indicators for similar applications. These are the same basic products sold by Aircraft Spruce as "legend lights", but you can buy them with integral pushbuttons and various other features.
For wiring and configuration guidance, refer to sections 29.4.32.28 and 29.4.32.26 in the current G3X installation manual (revision AS).
My desire is to be able to acknowledge*the CAS and by that to turn it off.* It is too bad that Garmin has not provided a touchable button such as "switch tank" for this.
So the question is, if you have a master caution/warning and cancel it, does the system reset to indicate another master caution/warning?
Or does it just disable the master caution/warning indicator?
"...The Alert Persist item determines whether the Master Warning annunciator will remain illuminated after a warning alert (red) has been acknowledged. Selecting Disabled will cause the Master Warning annunciator to extinguish when there are no un-acknowledged warning (flashing red) alerts. Note that setting Alert Persist to Disabled will effectively inhibit the operation of the Master Caution annunciator, as caution- level alerts do not flash..."