Flying without an HSI
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After having many hours in the A2A Comanche 250 I'm now committing to the Commander 114. In the Piper I got accustomed to using my HSI needle to fly circuits. It made me able to turn various legs with precision, and keeping me on track for most of them. I also find it very useful for my spatial awareness when looking for a field.
Any tips for doing such a thing with the Commander it's avionics? How do you guys do this without just looking at the field? I tried the heading bug but it's not as visible.
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Exactly my thoughts, literally! I just finished a quick flight - the first one in the Commander where I flew an actual route - and it's so weird not to have an HSI. It would be great to have one, at least as an option.
@Black-Square Could you add an HSI as an option that can be selected in the tablet?
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Hey guys,
short question relating to this subject: When flying with RNAV or KLN-90B where are the heading info does come from respectively what will happen if the DG is continually loosing it's correct heading thru drift?
I think at least the RNAV system is relying on the DG.Regards,
Zacke -
Yes, that’s how it is with old school instruments. During my flight training a long time ago we didn’t even had a heading bug! But if you fly the Commander with a GPS (530, 750 etc) you can use the OBS to visualise the runway heading
@Downwind you mean by having the OBS being displayed as a track on the ND? Would be cool to have an HSI integrated. As far as I'm aware it's not.
Even though I appreciate the effort of all the avionics, having an option for a HSI in the suite would be very welcoming.