tdawson-townsend(at)auror
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 Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:36 am Post subject: Primary Education |
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“There is no doubt their panel is great, but it is not Primary which is the root of the question. ”
TDT: Gee, I must have been asleep when I was working on Entegra PFD and MFD certification projects when I was at Avidyne . . .
[quote]“is careful to not call their ever popular EFIS a PFD but rather a MFD” TDT: Well, if they are calling it an MFD, they are probably referring to the MFD, not the PFD. The Avidyne Entegra system consists of two distinctly separate boxes, the PFD and the MFD. Different hardware, different OS, different software, same size screens. As mentioned earlier, the MFD, due to software certification levels, is NOT a primary instrument for engine indications, and is not a primary navigation instrument, either, despite the pretty moving map. Check the date/revision on that POH, too. Remember, there are at least three different major TC versions of Cirrus cockpits:<![if !supportLists]>a) <![endif]>Old-school pre-Avidyne with ARNAV MFD<![if !supportLists]>b) <![endif]>Avidyne MFD only with 6-pack<![if !supportLists]>c) <![endif]>Avidyne PFD & MFD with mechanical engine instruments<![if !supportLists]>d) <![endif]>Avidyne PFD & MFD with no mechanical engine instruments Do you think the FAA would allow the mechanical flight instruments to be mounted low in the bolster if they were “primary?” That’s the main reason for the difference. All primary flight instruments have to be within a designated field of view of the pilot’s eyepoint. TDT
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