Engine log and pilot aware

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Engine log and pilot aware

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KenEfox	K KenEfox posted 9/26/2018 4:16:33 PM HOT Topic Details Share Topic
K Group: Forum Members Posts: 2, Visits: 0	I was delighted to see the new easy access to engine logging but came across a problem trying to use it. (SD 3.10.4.132, Latest PAW wired to avionics bus via anker adapter). Press 'go flying' to bring up the screen with the new button; select use pilot aware as GPS, start the engine log, press the starter and start the engine, the starter current interferes with the PAW power supply and forces a PAW reset, SkyDemon senses the loss of data from PAW and stops the log! It takes a few minutes to reconnect so the engine log time will always be a few minutes short! I tried starting the engine before pressing 'go flying' on SD but the PAW unit takes a few minutes to become available and selectable as GPS source, so again some minutes out. Anyone know of another approach or work around? Pen and kneeboard not accepted, done that for years :-)
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nkt2000	nkt2000 posted 10/2/2018 12:12:36 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 23, Visits: 128	I was always taught to start the engine before switching on the avionics master switch in order to reduce the possibility of power spikes damaging the avionics. I appreciate that not all aircraft have an avionics master but, in that case (such as a PA 28 I have been flying recently) leave the individual avionics kit switched off until engine is running. I guess this is a similar issue that would be resolved by following this advice. I don't have this problem as I power my PAW from a Anker power source. Edited 10/2/2018 12:15:00 PM by nkt2000
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Engine log and pilot aware

KenEfox - 9/26/2018 4:16:33 PM

I have same problem. I think solution is to allow 'start engine log'...

Skyboy999 - 9/27/2018 1:43:37 PM

This is a tricky one. When connecting to devices like PilotAware,...

Tim Dawson - 10/1/2018 11:00:24 AM

Thanks Tim, Actually, I wasn't suggesting this, I was advocating the...

Skyboy999 - 10/1/2018 11:16:07 AM

Unfortunately the entire logging functionality is tied to your being...

Tim Dawson - 10/1/2018 1:48:12 PM

Can I just confirm something? Is there a way to override this so that...

Unblonde - 10/1/2018 3:00:36 PM

With a correctly installed power supply, PilotAware should not shut...

T67M - 10/1/2018 4:12:25 PM

The PilotAware is your position source as well as traffic source....

Tim Dawson - 10/2/2018 10:36:58 AM

I was always taught to start the engine before switching on the...

nkt2000 - 10/2/2018 12:12:36 PM

I didn't know that PAW and SD worked like this. I thought PAW used the...

tnowak - 10/3/2018 8:17:23 AM

It doesn't send collision avoidance data, it send traffic data,...

Tim Dawson - 10/3/2018 11:24:47 AM

Thanks for all the info on this subject, I now understand the issues...

KenEfox - 10/4/2018 1:31:43 PM

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