Considering the advanced technical nature of Cirrus Perspective by Garmin avionics we’ve found it relatively trouble-free. But recently we had a gremlin in our avionics. He intermittently switched our traffic system to standby during flight, which required us to select the traffic page and press the soft key to reactivate the system. Continue reading “A gremlin was intermittently switching our traffic system to standby during flight”
Month: January 2017
We chased a gremlin in our Cirrus Perspective avionics
Considering the advanced technical nature of Cirrus Perspective by Garmin avionics platform we’ve found it relatively trouble-free. But we have encountered one gremlin in our avionics, which occurred before the software version upgrade previously written about last week. Continue reading “We chased a gremlin in our Cirrus Perspective avionics”
What’s the cost to update software on the Cirrus Perspective by Garmin?
Recently, we decided to upgrade to a newer software version, which has some additional features and information displays. We were operating on Cirrus Perspective by Garmin software version 764.15 and wanted to install version 764.24. The estimated time required was about three hours, but we had some problems during the upgrade. Continue reading “What’s the cost to update software on the Cirrus Perspective by Garmin?”
What is the ME406 ELT annual inspection cost?
The ARTEX ME406 Emergency Locator Transmitter became a standard choice for Cirrus Aircraft. It requires a 12-month annual inspection. We have ours done each year during the aircraft annual inspection. Continue reading “What is the ME406 ELT annual inspection cost?”