I have an ipad with the external Bad Elf waas capable GPS chip. Works excellent in showing with fairly accurate precision where you are at on your enroute/VFR charts. However, having that chip on and having maximum light output from the iPad display (needed due to the sun and glare) drains my battery very quickly. Therefore, I’d like to use a USB car charger to charge the unit similar to this one ( http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-reVIVE-Dual-Charger-iPad/dp/B003N7NO4Q/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top ). My question is, can these chargers draw so much power from general aviation aircraft DC receptacles such that they can destroy either the avionics or the iPad? I’m getting about ,000 in new avionics installed so I’m very cautious………..
Garmin’s G600 Receives Certification, Deliveries Begin During the heady days of Oshkosh 2008, Garmin confirmed to ANN that it had received FAA Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certification with an Approved Model List (AML STC) for the G600. The FAA’s approval allows the G600 to be installed in 785 different makes and models of normal and utility category aircraft, including twin combustion engine and turbo-prop engine aircraft with a certification weight up to 12500 lbs. This is good news for those of us with airplanes that we’d kinda like to keep… but still want to take advantage of the glass panel revolution — and without mortgaging our houses to do so. Garmin’s G600 incorporates two individual displays – a PFD and MFD – in a customized package designed for an easy retrofit installation. The G600 combines primary flight data including attitude and air data with navigation, weather, terrain and traffic data displayed in an intuitive pictorial format on dual LCD displays. This large, user-friendly presentation allows pilots to quickly and efficiently scan the data so that they can stay ahead of the aircraft during all phases of flight. The G600 is designed to integrate with Garmin’s panel mount WAAS GPS products. It replaces traditional mechanical gyroscopic flight instruments with Garmin’s solid state Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) that has superior reliability and accuracy, and features rapid alignment while moving, including in-flight dynamic …
Matthew McDaniel Explains How to Gain a Fundamental WAAS Understanding Collaboratively developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT), WAAS is used to combat the ionosphere disturbances, clock drift, and satellite orbit errors that prevent basic GPS signals from meeting the FAA requirements necessary for precision flight approach. Through its system of approximately 25 ground reference stations positioned across the continental United States and Hawaii, WAAS utilizes collected data to create a GPS signal correction that is then broadcast to WAAS-enabled receivers. The result is a GPS accuracy improvement of approximately three meters 95% of the time. Many aircraft owners and pilots have heard of the Wide Area Augmentation System; yet, for most aviators, WAAS remains a complicated operational maze. Matthew McDaniel, owner of Progressive Aviation Services, has developed a one-day seminar for current WAAS-pilots and pilots considering a WAAS upgrade to help build an informational foundation of both the benefit and usage of WAAS technology. Covering all aspects of WAAS rules, regulations, and operations, the seminar addresses WAAS-enabled avionic systems and autopilots, as well as many IFR procedural items for pilots. Aero-TV attended one of Progressive Aviation Services WAAS seminars, and took the opportunity to speak with McDaniel about his most suggested WAAS tips. In the first part of his series, McDaniel explains how to …
In this video clip, you’ll see me do a WAAS upgrade to a Cessna Conquest II. One of the nicer planes I’ve had the honor of working on. What is WAAS and how is it better than my regular GPS? WAAS, or Wide Area Augmentation System, is a system of satellites and ground stations that provide GPS signal corrections, giving you even better position accuracy. An average GPS is accurate to around 5-15 meters. WAAS is accurate to less than 3 meters 95% of the time and was created for better precision flight approaches.
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