455 Bravo Uniform
Final Approach
Over the last few years I’ve changed the customization of my data blocks, as I’ve learned what’s important and less/not, and where I like to see it. I’m curious to know yours and why you do it the way you do.
-On the top I have ground-speed and Zulu time. These are just nice to know, and really the few data blocks that can fit.
-On the left, I have waypoint info that includes WP name, Dtk, and ETE to that WP. I also include Vertical Speed Required (VSR). My thought is that those are always visible when I have the full map view or not, and they help me enroute, on arrivals, and approaches.
-On the right, I start off with Nav mode that shows Enroute, Terminal, or Approach, just under the mode annunciation (GPS, VLOC, LPV, etc)
-Then the Active GPS approach (appch name and airport)
-Below that is next WP (name, Dtk, Tk distance, and ETE)
-I then have the destination name, track distance, and ETE
-This next one I got from screwing up a DME arc during IR training: destination direct distance
-and flight timer
-Then I have Nrst airport (name, brg, dist)
-MSA
-GPS AGL
-Local time
-User
One of my CFIs whom I let fly my plane has a Spartan minimalist philosophy. I tend to jam whatever data the Avidyne can give me into the allowed space. He just has WP info and User name.
What do you do?
-On the top I have ground-speed and Zulu time. These are just nice to know, and really the few data blocks that can fit.
-On the left, I have waypoint info that includes WP name, Dtk, and ETE to that WP. I also include Vertical Speed Required (VSR). My thought is that those are always visible when I have the full map view or not, and they help me enroute, on arrivals, and approaches.
-On the right, I start off with Nav mode that shows Enroute, Terminal, or Approach, just under the mode annunciation (GPS, VLOC, LPV, etc)
-Then the Active GPS approach (appch name and airport)
-Below that is next WP (name, Dtk, Tk distance, and ETE)
-I then have the destination name, track distance, and ETE
-This next one I got from screwing up a DME arc during IR training: destination direct distance
-and flight timer
-Then I have Nrst airport (name, brg, dist)
-MSA
-GPS AGL
-Local time
-User
One of my CFIs whom I let fly my plane has a Spartan minimalist philosophy. I tend to jam whatever data the Avidyne can give me into the allowed space. He just has WP info and User name.
What do you do?
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