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 Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 3:29 pm Post subject: OT - Aera 560 question |
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Hi all,
I suspect something is wrong with my Aera 560. Could anyone using the same portable give me some advice or opinion.
Unlike ALL previous models of portable Garmin units I have owned,
1) this 560 does not show DTK (desired track degrees) and DIS (distance) between way points of a flight plan, when there is no position lock - the DTK and DIS columns (under the tabs) are blank. The columns are populated with data only when there is a position lock, but the data is not kept.
The position lock should be irrelevant for calculating DTK and DIS between known way points of an active flight plan. Or maybe the 560 is programmed this way (?)
2) When Set OBS and Hold is invoked while in DirectTo or on active Flight Plan and the 560 is inside (no position lock), the unit promptly shuts off.
It appears like a software issue. Garmin could not explain the problem - I asked them to reproduce it, but their support units, I was told, have GPS lock (real or synthetic). So they offered a unit swap at $400 (!) charge without guarantee that this will resolve the issue.
The 560 software was just updated.
Anyone having the same problem ?
And one (technical, non-regulatory) question: has anyone interfaced an Aera 560 to an S-Tec 50 autopilot ?
Thanks
Rumen
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