TIT gauge?
-
Right-hand column of the EDM-760 is TIT in turbocharged aircraft
-
I just checked the manual, and that does seem like the correct behavior. From a few moment's thought, I don't think the icicle graph would make much sense in this mode, so that seems correct.
Oh, I was unaware A2A had an EDM 760. What do you suggest is missing from my implementation? The only feature I think is not present is the fuel adjustments, because I figured this would be too tedious for most users.
-
There are several things.
The fuel load setting is a big one, as it provides a second means to monitor fuel consumption. In the Aerostar you may choose the last known amount, set full wings or full load or adjust manually. For users who don't want to get into it, you can send the current fuel to the EDM via the tablet.Apart from that, leaning LOP is much better implemented. In your rendition, selecting Lean LOP immediately sets the inverted graphs. When not properly pre-leaned, the graphs then extend all the way down while leaning, filling the whole instrument.
In the A2A version, the graphs remain "upright" just like ROP. You lean until "Peak EGT" is found, then the graphic turns inverted and from there you keep on leaning until "Richest" is found.
Then you lean your desired temp from there.
The TIT bar (oil temp only in their case) remains upright and readable in this case, which absolutely makes sense, as you could not observe the TIT limit otherwise while leaning.One thing from a hardware user point of view: To manage your EDM I have to assign 5 different buttons, to be able to assign short, long and both presses. In the A2A version I only need two, and long or short presses as well as both together are properly recognized, which greatly enhances the 'feel', as you can operate it just like IRL.
And.. it's clearer/ sharper to read. I mostly prefer the Baron over the Aerostar, but the EDM is just perfect on their side.
Btw, I said in in other threads as well I guess, I really appreciate how open you are about such things instead of being "offended".
-
I appreciate that. I'm never offended. On the contrary, I am heartbroken that if I implemented every feature everyone asked me for, I would release one airplane every year or two, as a one-man team.
Thanks for the comprehensive list. The graphic in the manual really makes it look like the TIT graph is blanked, and I couldn't find LOP demonstrated in any videos, unfortunately, so I might be stuck on that one for now. Sometimes manuals are wrong! In fact, a lot more often than you think.
I'll check the behavior of the upright graphs transitioning to the icicle graphs. That would make sense, and probably shouldn't be hard to implement.
Oh, I know this isn't the fuel loading solution you were looking for, but you can pull and reset the breaker to get the unit to resynchronize with your current fuel load for now.
When you say it's sharper, do you just mean the screen has more virtual pixels? (I'm aware it's an LCD screen in real life) I should be able to increase the resolution too, but sometimes that can get messy after the fact. Too large starts to have an impact on performance, as well, obviously.
Lastly, the hardware: I know how that's implemented. It hasn't been my preferred way to do things in my aircraft, again, because it's a little more "expensive" (performance really matters to me), but I can ask my beta testing team and see what they think of this change. Since it sounds like you're using a 3rd party hardware binding application, you should be able to make a simple script to achieve your "feel", though obviously with a little extra work on your side.
-
Here you go, for the 760:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-KtGX37M3U
And the 700 (=> Bonanza)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8-xl44aljcI stand corrected. I don't know how to look for the max TIT throughout the leaning then, other than not going over it while still on the rich side.
However the sequence for LOP is nicely shown, this might help you.Regarding sharpness, yes it seems the gauge has better resolution. In non-zoomed standard viewpoint the bar segmentes and fonts are sharp, while in your version look a bit more 'washed out'.
Good idea to play with scripts, I'll have to dive into this topic.. never done one, but since Chat GPT is around those things got quite easy to learn.
One this that is puzzling me, maybe you could clarify how it's coded: Let's say I lean ROP. Max EGT is found. Then in the first coloumn the deviation from the max EGT should be shown, correct?
As you will be on the lean side, you would have to enrichen to get a zero reading, and from then on to let's say 50° ROP. Does the sign change from negative to positive at some point?
