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rv4(at)videotron.ca
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:44 am Post subject: TRIO AUTOPILOT

Hello Sam

  

                       Did you required a special cable to hook up your handheld GPS to your  TRIO?

  

 I have a Garmin 295 that I could use for this  purpose or the GPS built in my BMA Efis Lite G3.

  

 Cheers

  

 Bruno

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 Time: 09:47:23 PM PST US

From: bobperk90658(at)bellsouth.net (bobperk90658(at)bellsouth.net)

Subject:  Re: Trio EZ-Pilot or Altitude Hold

Sam,

You know that the  accuracy of the GPS coupled to the autopilot is probably what

caused the  Brazilian GOL 737, and the Embraer Legacy 600 Collision in October

06 both  were at 37,000 feet and on opposing courses between Brasilia and  Manause,

both probably used the airport coordinates in a common data  base.  There

are probably not more than 75 airplanes in the air in  northern Brasil at one time.

Sometimes being accurate down to the micron is  not good, and being able

to fly an offset course is good.  The Trio will  do that easily all day long. 

Just a thought.  Trying to justify being a  sloppy pilot }:>)



Bob Perkinson

 I still marvel at how  a sub-$2000 autopilot can hold my plane within a 

 wingspan of the  course line with an inexpensive handheld GPS  providing 

 the data! How many King Airs and Citations can match that?   



 Sam Buchanan

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kahuna

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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:25 am Post subject: TRIO AUTOPILOT

Both can be used to drive the Trio.

 I know cause I have done so with both myself.

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 Hello Sam

  

                      Did you required a special cable to hook up your handheld GPS to your TRIO?

  

 I have a Garmin 295 that I could use for this purpose or the GPS built in my BMA Efis Lite G3.

  

 Cheers

  

 Bruno

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 Time: 09:47:23 PM PST US

 From: bobperk90658(at)bellsouth.net (bobperk90658(at)bellsouth.net)

 Subject: Re: Trio EZ-Pilot or Altitude Hold

 

 

 Sam,

 You know that the accuracy of the GPS coupled to the autopilot is probably what

 caused the Brazilian GOL 737, and the Embraer Legacy 600 Collision in October

 06 both were at 37,000 feet and on opposing courses between Brasilia and Manause,

 both probably used the airport coordinates in a common data base.  There

 are probably not more than 75 airplanes in the air in northern Brasil at one time.

 Sometimes being accurate down to the micron is not good, and being able

 to fly an offset course is good.  The Trio will do that easily all day long. 

 Just a thought.  Trying to justify being a sloppy pilot }:>)

 

 Bob Perkinson

 

 

  I still marvel at how a sub-$2000 autopilot can hold my plane within a 

  wingspan of the course line with an inexpensive handheld GPS providing 

  the data! How many King Airs and Citations can match that?  

 

  Sam Buchanan

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sbuc(at)hiwaay.net
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:38 am Post subject: TRIO AUTOPILOT

Bruno wrote:

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		   Hello Sam

 

 Did you required a special cable to hook up your handheld GPS to your

 TRIO?

 

 I have a Garmin 295 that I could use for this purpose or the GPS

 built in my BMA Efis Lite G3.

 

 Cheers

 

 Bruno 


	


Bruno, the cable is special only in the sense that it has to have the 

proper connector to plug into the GPS. Most GPS vendors have a 

data/power cable for the popular models, and all you have to do is 

connect the data transmit wire in the cable to the EZ-Pilot. Just make 

sure you Garmin can send NMEA data (most if not all Garmins can). The 

BMA unit may be a little problematic. From reading the BMA forum, I know 

there have been issues with getting good NMEA out of some of the BMA 

devices, a call to Greg or the guys at Trio might be in order.



Sam Buchanan

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pbesing(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject: TRIO AUTOPILOT

I have a 396 and it works fine.  There is a special connector you can get from Garmin and others that has single wires coming out to splice into your autopilot harness.  I think I got mine right from Garmin if I remember.



Paul Besing



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