BS Starship GPS WAAS and ADS-B capability

Captain Bakon

Three things...

First, Nick you earned my $55, every penny! i'm never gonna get a chance to fly a real Starship but this is close enough!

Second, does the BS Starship have a WAAS capable GPS/GNSS so I can fly RNAV with LPV minimums?

Third, is the Starship equipped with a Mode S transponder? Does it have ADS-B capability since the FAA now requires it?

jmarkows

For point 2, it has a GNS 430 in the center console that can drive the AP and do your RNAV approaches.

Captain Bakon

@jmarkows Yes but RNAV you can do either LNAV, LNAV/VNAV, or the most accurate (lowest minimums), LPV. Can it do LPV?

The reason I ask is because on the FMS it says GNSS/WAAS so I assume it has WAAS?

jmarkows

It uses the stock msfs GNS so yes, it's WAAS enabled.

Black Square

Correct. Starship's FMS alone would be just LNAV (no /VNAV or +V), which is why I have included the GNS for those LPV minimums days.

All of the Starships have ADS-B running off their LRN GPS, as far as I am aware.

Captain Bakon

@Black-Square Ok so I can use the FMS for departure and enroute and use the GNS430 for LPV approaches? all I have to do is load in the approach in the GNS430 and switch the AP source from FMS to GNS430?

jmarkows

I would do it in the opposite order. I have removed the GNS because I am a snobby purist, but because of WT's lack of supporting hot swapping, people have been reporting that the GNS will lose its flight plan when being toggled as the active controller.

Black Square

@Captain-Bakon But in general, yes, this is exactly the scenario I envisioned when I included it.