Avionics: Getting Started

March 4th 2023, 8h

Over the Past Year

We having been working on the avionics for about a year. We selected the following avionics and added designing the following panel layout:

  • SV-HDX1100/B 10” SkyView HDX Display, S/N 35394
  • SkyView System Backup BatteryS/N 54111
  • G5 Experimental Kit (G5, Battery, Install Kit & Harness) S/N 4JQ060106
  • SV-ADAHRS-200/A S/N 12465
  • SkyView Engine Monitoring Module S/N 9733
  • SV-XPNDR-261 Mode S ES Class 1 Transponder S/N 13073
  • SV-ADSB-472 Dual Band ADS-B Traffic and Weather Receiver S/N 14974
  • Auto Pilot Panel, Horizontal Mounting S/N 6844
  • SV-KNOB-PANEL/H SkyView Knob Control Panel – Horizontal S/N 11000
  • AF-GPS, 5Hz GPS Antenna Module S/N 322
  • Garmin GPS 175 IFR GPS with GPS WAAS Antenna S/N 5GH002715
  • GTR-200B Panel Mounted Comm Radio with Bluetooth S/N 5JC004883
  • AFS Control Module ECB S/N 546
  • EMSKIT-L4F (Kavlico), Lycoming/Continental/Superior, 4 Cylinder, Fuel Injected
  • FT-60 Red Cube, Fuel Flow Sensor Assembly (EI) S/N 211248
  • SV32 Servo, standard output arm S/N 13757
  • AV-17 Com Antenna
  • RAMI, DME Transponder Blade Antenna
  • ACS KEYED IGNITION SWITCH WITH START POSITION A-510-2 FAA-PMA
  • USB Power Jack
  • EFIS WiFi Adapter
  • ACK E-04 406 ELT S/N 38678
  • 70042 Master switch with dual pmag, with any needed harness
  • 70056 lower switch module with flaps, with any needed harness
  • AOA/Pitot Probe, heated, 12V only, with controller
  • SV32 Servo, standard output arm (Includes SV32: 100754-000, Limiting Bracket Kit: 101025-000)

We are planning the panel for IFR with redundancy. However, we are planning to add the 2nd EFIS, the audio panel and 2nd com, for the time being.

Today

I started reading on all the documentation. My goal was to turn the HDX, but I got sucked into reading the various blogs and documentation, which is the better start.

AFS Documentation: https://www.advancedflightsystems.com/advanced-panel-support.php

HDX documentation: https://dynonavionics.com/skyview-documentation.php

The AFS ACM documentation suggests the following back panel configuration:

Next time

  • Continue reading Skyview System instrallation guide (p 28)
  • perform Skyview HDX bunch test

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