Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 20:48:02 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [66.126.157.183] (HELO D2A) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with SMTP id 3051175 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 29 Feb 2004 13:18:26 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <005701c3fef0$5a540dd0$0f02a8c0@D2A> From: "Kirk Hammersmith" X-Original-To: Subject: Autopilot and WSI Weather X-Original-Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 10:17:55 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0054_01C3FEAD.4BD9AD20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Disposition-Notification-To: "Kirk Hammersmith" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C3FEAD.4BD9AD20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >>I'm curious to hear more about the auto-pilot interface and the WSI = interface. Are these available now? What equipment is needed? Another = upgrade to the EFIS system (I've got 4.1 A-2 now)? Is an interface to = WxWorx planned? Etc. The autopilot interface is another first. Peter Stiles and myself have = worked closely with Jim Younkin at Trutrak. The end result is the = world's first EFIS controlled autopilot combination that allows full = lateral AND vertical navigation. The Trutrak Digiflight II VSGV or new = Sorcerer will follow the highway-in-the-sky through the Sierra EFIS-SV = Sport or Pro. Activate a VFR or IFR approach on your Sierra EFIS, press = one button on your Trutrak autopilot, and watch as your aircraft is = commanded through the highway-in-the-sky, navigate flight-planned = routing followed by an approach, or descend from cruise altitude to any = pilot-selected altitude. =20 I'm anticipating the WSI interface to be released at the end of April. = I'm not sure if it will be WSI only or other datalink systems too, such = as WXWorks, etc. We'll see... No, there is no charge for the new Ver 5.0A software since you have = already upgraded your hardware/software through 4.0x. Make sure to = subscribe to the news digest that Rob Logan posted. Then you'll receive = the update automatically when it is released. Kirk Hammersmith=20 Lancair Super ES, TSIO-550 Getting closer... ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C3FEAD.4BD9AD20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

>>I=92m curious to hear more = about the=20 auto-pilot interface and the WSI interface. Are these available = now?=20 What equipment is needed? Another upgrade to the EFIS system = (I=92ve=20 got 4.1 A-2 now)? Is an interface to WxWorx planned?=20 Etc.

The autopilot interface is another first. Peter Stiles and = myself=20 have worked closely with Jim Younkin at Trutrak. The end result is = the=20 world's first EFIS controlled autopilot combination that allows full = lateral AND=20 vertical navigation. The Trutrak Digiflight II VSGV or new = Sorcerer will=20 follow the highway-in-the-sky through the Sierra EFIS-SV Sport = or=20 Pro. Activate=20 a VFR or IFR approach on your Sierra EFIS, press one button on your = Trutrak=20 autopilot, and watch as your aircraft is commanded through the=20 highway-in-the-sky, navigate flight-planned routing followed by an = approach, or=20 descend from cruise altitude to any pilot-selected altitude. =

I'm=20 anticipating the WSI interface to be released at the end of April. = I'm not=20 sure if it will be WSI only or other datalink systems too, such as = WXWorks,=20 etc. We'll see...

No,=20 there is no charge for the new Ver 5.0A software since you have already = upgraded=20 your hardware/software through 4.0x. Make sure to subscribe to the = news=20 digest that Rob Logan posted. Then you'll receive the update = automatically=20 when it is released.

Kirk Hammersmith
Lancair Super ES, TSIO-550

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