Matronics Email Lists :: View topic - To/From Avionics Question

Matronics Email Lists
Web Forum Interface to the Matronics Email Lists

Get Email Distribution Too! FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register

Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in

To/From Avionics Question

Matronics Email Lists Forum Index -> RV-List

View previous topic :: View next topic

Author Message

n223rv(at)wolflakeairport
Guest

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:52 pm Post subject: To/From Avionics Question

Can someone tell me what the "+To" and "+From" wires from a nav radio

actually do?  What data do they send?



I have them on my SL30 and it would seem like it sends data that states

you are TO or FROM a VOR, but I have the same outputs on my GX60 which is

a IFR certified GPS/Comm and I would not expect it on that unit if they

were relating to a VOR.



Any help would be greatly appreciated.

-Mike Kraus

- The Matronics RV-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List

dsvs(at)comcast.net
Guest

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:26 pm Post subject: To/From Avionics Question

The wires  just drive the the to/from flag on the indicator.  The gps will provide virtual vor so the info is used in the same way .  The actual info is derived from which side of the vor you are compared with the selected radial.  Hope that helps 

 -------------- Original message ----------------------

From: n223rv(at)wolflakeairport.net

 	  Quote: 	
		   

 

 

 Can someone tell me what the "+To" and "+From" wires from a nav radio

 actually do?  What data do they send?

 

 I have them on my SL30 and it would seem like it sends data that states

 you are TO or FROM a VOR, but I have the same outputs on my GX60 which is

 a IFR certified GPS/Comm and I would not expect it on that unit if they

 were relating to a VOR.

 

 Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 -Mike Kraus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

 


	




T

- The Matronics RV-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List

n223rv(at)wolflakeairport
Guest

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:57 pm Post subject: To/From Avionics Question

I guess I need to learn how to use the virtual vor function on my GX60,

but typically don't you have a course in the GPS with an approach

selected?  If so, how would a TO/FROM flag work, once you cross the next

waypoint it would just start the next leg of the route and show the next

point?



I know I am ignorant as to how the virtual VOR would work with a GPS

route selected.  Or would this function be used just when you don't have

a route selected but just a Virtual VOR selected that you are tracking

to??



Can someone enlighten me?  Thanks!



-Mike



Do not archive



--

- The Matronics RV-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List

Bruce(at)glasair.org
Guest

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 5:00 pm Post subject: To/From Avionics Question

It's my understanding that all GPS navagation is based on to/to. I don't

believe the FAA allows and 'from' navagation in the database.



Bruce

www.glasair.org

 



--

- The Matronics RV-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List

George McNutt

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 30

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:54 pm Post subject: To/From Avionics Question

Hi Mike



If you have your GPS set up for IFR with an external CDI and you put a 

waypoint on "hold" you will get a To/From indication on the CDI as you 

fly to or from (over) that waypoint.. One example would be holding at an 

intersection, you don't want the GPS to cycle to the next route waypoint 

so the intersection waypoint goes on "hold" and the To/From will work 

just the same as if you were using VOR and holding at a VOR station. 

It's in the operators manual and your GX-60 manual is a lot better than 

my SL-60 manual!



George in Langley BC



Mike Kraus wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		  



I guess I need to learn how to use the virtual vor function on my GX60,

but typically don't you have a course in the GPS with an approach

selected?  If so, how would a TO/FROM flag work, once you cross the next

waypoint it would just start the next leg of the route and show the next

point?



I know I am ignorant as to how the virtual VOR would work with a GPS

route selected.  Or would this function be used just when you don't have

a route selected but just a Virtual VOR selected that you are tracking

to??



Can someone enlighten me?  Thanks!



-Mike



Do not archive

- The Matronics RV-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List

Display posts from previous:

	Matronics Email Lists Forum Index -> RV-List	All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Page 1 of 1

Jump to:

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum