TBM 850

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  • landing light window mod

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    Still can't see the runway when landing at night since 1.1

  • HSI Nav source LVAR

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    @andydigital I will look into that, thank you!

  • GNS750 to 530 crossfeed

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    @fabristunt No, it is completely standalone

  • Doors key assignments?

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  • VNE Speed too strict?

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    oh and another excerpt from an article I've previously posted about (https://www.flyingmag.com/pilot-reports-turboprops-tbm-850-even-faster/ )
    This one discussed the qualities of the TBM airframe strength:

    Mach effects change with air density, becoming more critical as atmospheric density decreases with altitude. For that reason, nearly all turbprop airplanes adjust Vmo down as altitude increases, thus delivering a larger margin away from the detrimental effects of Mach as the airplane climbs. The creators of the TBM took a different tack and designed in enough airframe strength and flying qualities margin that the airplane exceeds all standards at 270 knots indicated airspeed at any altitude up to its 31,000-foot ceiling. The single red line Vmo of the TBM reflects both exceptional airframe strength, and very predictable and benign flying qualities at all altitudes. While some turboprops are limited by their Vmo at high altitude, the TBM never is. That is especially important on descent, where you can shove the nose over in the TBM on descent and gain back some of the time spent in climb by coming down at a very high true airspeed without a reduce red-line limitation.

  • Prop De-Ice

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    For anyone interested, with the last updated version of SPAD, B vars are no longer supported, so the previous code will not work.

    I have done the same solution as @jim33152 proposed, using vjoy in spad.next can move the switch ---> after installing vjoy, run it, launch MSFS and in options go to Controls, there you will find your VJoy, then assign the native binding for the Propeller Deice to a joystick button in Vjoy.

    Finally in Spad, click on Add Event/button pressed/Advanced/Virtual Joystick and choose your Vjoy (probably it would be vJoy #1), for action choose "Press/release a button" and in "target" choose the same virtual joystick button that you chose in the general control options in MSFS for the Prop Deice switch. That is my workaround to assign this switch to a hardware button. The switch now is moving and the green light is shown.
    Cheers.

  • CAB PRESS?

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    Is your cabin altitude over 10.000ft or you differentiate pressure of scale high? This can happen if you climb fast but climb the cabin to slow.

  • Honeycomb Alfa and bravo

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    @roadrunner I am suspecting that my realsimgear is at fault. I'm not prepared to mess around with that for one aircraft that is not working. The funny thing is that this is the only black square airplane I am having trouble with (I have 3 others). Oh well, back to flying something else. Thanks for the help

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  • v1.1 Update

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    @mad_x Thanks!!!

  • TBM850 Mapping 3 position Condition Lever Help

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    Thanks for;
    The condition lever position can now be controlled via the L:Var L:BKSQ_ConditionLever
    from 0-2. This should not be necessary, since the condition lever is most easily
    controlled via the default mixture bindings; however, it was added for convenience.

  • NAV on GPS issue and ILS not capturing.

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    @mobbe123 I think I got it to work. Some file in the community folder was making trouble.

  • Cockpit temps

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    @randolf Yep It was the fan that was my problem. I didn't use as I thought it was something to do with AC only. Works pretty good now.
    Thanks!

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  • GNS530 NAV mode won't engage + workaround

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  • TBM 850

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    @patchadams502003 Hello, I've got the same problem but not with no Honeycomb. I've got Logitech Switch Panel and I use spad.next. The problem also turn off GTN750 but not others GPS. Well... I don't know what to do...

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    Turns out that was the problem, my LVAR selection for my external hardware was only moving the switch, not actually selecting the AP to ON.

    Problem solved and not I'm navigating happily around Patagonia!

    Many thanks for all the help everyone.

    Cheers

    Warwick

  • Trim tab animations are wrong

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    The POH refers to the elevator trim-tabs as anti-tabs that are also used as trim-tabs. I'm guessing it's similar to a lot of piper aircraft like the cherokee. You can find a few descriptions and videos of how they work. The trim sets the base position of the tab in the same direction as a normal trim tab and then the tab moves with the elevator in the same direction as the elevator movement to work as an antiservo tab. The way it's currently animated wouldn't work, so just animating the elevator trim as a normal trim tab would be better. Animating the antiservo movement too is probably a bit more work. Wish I could find a video of the TBM elevator moving to confirm some of this.

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  • How to set CRS for LOC1 when NAV source is GPS

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    @mad_x The old Garmins are designed by people that hate pilots.
    But the G1000 is quite okay.

    In terms of GA navigation, I prefer to have it on my iPad these days. ForeFlight and Skydemon (in Europe) have become extremely good. I know the interface in and out. And all my flight plans and custom waypoints are already in there.
    Using a portable GNS 2000 receiver, I always have good sat reception.