C400 Corvalis TT FSX | P3D Latest Topics

ADF frequency selector?

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 23:45:23 +0000

I notice that in the Corvalis it is possible to select an ADF display on the PFD. I cannot however find an ADF frequency selector anywhere - am I missing something here or is there no ADF present?

Bill

G1000 Swap - Publisher Updates Due To Forum Activity

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 23:24:19 +0000

Hi. I'll start with the second question. Do you think Carenado/Alabeo aircraft are updated due to the amount of interest from topics like these? In other words, do Carenado/Alabeo read these forums and look at how many people are discussing their products and act accordingly? If this is the case I want some love to be sent our way in the Corvalis community. 😄

Secondly. The G1000 of the Carenado Cessna 172SP has an updatedable Navigraph G1000 which can do SIDS/STARS etc. Is there any way it can be placed into the Corvalis replacing the G1000 already there?

I have an absolute love affair with the Corvalis. Its a great plane to fly, fast, a ceiling of 24000 feet, can fly over 1000NM, economical, and looks sexy as hell. Whats not to like. Apart from maybe the way its been implemented by Alabeo in certain ways. It is such a great plane I really feel it deserves some love and attention.

Please Alabeo. For us lonely few that own the plane and fly it every day. Lavish us with updates.

N189TT

Fri, 20 Oct 2017 11:48:14 +0000

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Rudder movement

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 04:55:54 +0000

I really like this little plane but I get no rudder movement after I disengage the autopilot.

If I take off and fly around I get full rudder travel. But when I engage the autopilot, the A/P works just fine. However, when I DISengage the A/P I have absolutely no rudder deflection at all. It makes it difficult to land this way. But as soon as I stop and apply the brakes I have full rudder movement.

I could not find anything in the manuals provided.

Has anyone else seen this?

Thanks.

Jack

Just bought, some questions.

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 02:44:54 +0000

I just bought this cool little plane and installed it into P3D 3.4.14.

So far I like it but I have some questions.

Does this plane have nose wheel steering? It appears that it doesn't.

Does this plane have pitot heat?

Why does my throttle cut in and out?

Thanks

G1000 TAS/Mach settings

Sun, 18 Dec 2016 11:07:13 +0000

Anyone know how to change the display option under the airspeed tape on the PFD? mine is reading Mach and I want it to display True airspeed.

Alabeo C400 Corvalis TT FSX/P3D Released

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:00:35 +0000

$34.95

http://www.alabeo.com/index.php?accion=product&correl=116

An Apology to Alabeo

Sat, 26 Sep 2015 08:09:57 +0000

In another thread in this sub-forum I attempted to give a quick assessment of the

newly released C400 Corvalis. Since it had a G1000 system which looked pretty

much like other Carenado/Alabeo G1000 systems, I thought that should be pretty

easy to do. What threw me was that the Corvalis has a control unit with features

like no other version, to my knowledge anyway. My thanks go to JYW for pointing this

out to me.

What I reported was that you can't create a flight plan with the FMS knobs,

because all they do is adjust radio frequencies. I assumed that this was a bug,

when in fact it's part of the set of choices the GCU 476 control unit gives you.

The control unit is the panel with the data entry keypad. On the center left of

this panel are four buttons labeled PFD, MFD, NAV, and COM. By default COM is

active, and this is indicated by a small white triangle. When you push any of

those four buttons, a triangle lights up beside it. So, when COM is active,

that means that the FMS knobs, both inner and outer adjust the COM frequencies,

and pushing the inner knob makes the standby frequency active. To get the FMS

knobs to work to create waypoints on the MFD, you must press the MFD button.

The NAV button lets you adjust the NAV radios, and the PFD button is supposed to

let you make adjustments on the PFD, but as far as I can tell, I don't think it's

modelled.

Anyway, I feel I owe an apology to Alabeo for wrongly reporting on several

features of the G1000 avionics suite. This was due to the haste of my assessment.

It was done late at night before going to bed. Now after having spent a few

hours with this plane, I have to say that I really like it. That's not to say

that there aren't any problems, but I have to say that most of the important

features of the G1000 seem to work, including the autopilot, and using them, you

can have an enjoyable flight.

My main gripe is the loss of full rudder authority after using the autopilot.

Just to make sure I wasn't imagining this I flew a closed circuit and did three

takeoffs and landings. On all takeoff and landing rolls I had plenty of rudder

authority. But after doing this test I took off and engaged the autopilot and

then immediately shut it off. After that I had minimal rudder control; in fact

the plane acted as if it had a yaw damper. I could move the stick without

touching the pedals and my turns were coordinated. How do I know this? By the

little slip and skid bar just below the bank angle pointer on the PFD. After

landing I had only the slightest amount of rudder authority and had to steer with

toe brakes, and actually this works pretty well. The problem would be trying to

land in a stiff cross wind.

THE AUTOPILOT

In my initial report I said that many of the autopilot functions, including FLC,

Altitude hold, Altitude Select, didn't work. The problem, I later discovered, is

that even though you think you have pushed an autopilot function button, it

doesn't always register. The key here is to check the annunciator at the top of

the Primary Flight Display (PFD). Make sure that the function you thought you

selected is in fact displayed.

The following are modes which I tested successfully:

Pitch Mode (PIT). While on the ground when you press the FD button you will see

ROL and PIT displayed on the annunciator. It's important to know that if, after

takeoff, you turn on the autopilot, the plane will not maintain any particular

pitch. You have to tell it what pitch you want, and the best time to do this is

when you are on the ground. You can do this one of two ways: with FD on, press

the Nose Up key until the ADI pitch bar is at ten degrees, or press the GO AROUND

button on the flap panel. This will accomplish the same thing; you don't even

have to turn on the flight director. Pressing this button will do it for you.

If you want to select an altitude in this mode, merely twist the altitude select

knob until you see your desired altitude at the top of the altimeter scale. You

should then see ALTS on the right side of the annunciator. After takeoff and

reaching a safe altitude engage the autopilot, select HDG or NAV and check the

annunciator. It should say something like this HDG AP PIT ALTS. Make sure the ALTS

is still there; sometimes it disappears. If it does so, just twist the altitude

select knob one click and then back again, and it should reappear. You will find

that even in pitch mode your plane will level off very nicely at your selected

altitude. If you set your power to 25 inches and 2500 rpm during the climb you'll

find that your speed will settle in at about 100 knots, which is close to the best

rate of climb (101 knots).

FLC Mode (FLC) I recommend you start with pitch mode, and when your speed

stabilizes, switch to FLC, and you will find that your airspeed will be captured

very nicely. Then if you want to change your airspeed press the Nose Up and Nose

Down keys. Pressing the Nose Up key will increase the speed displayed at

the top of the airspeed scale. This will result, of course in the nose coming down

to pick up airspeed at a given power setting. Don't be fooled by the label Nose

Up. In this mode as well as Pitch mode your selected altitude will be captured

nicely. Just be sure to check that ALTS is showing on the annunciator.

ALT Mode. I earlier reported that this doesn't work. I was mistaken. When you

press ALT on the autopilot panel, it will definitely capture the altitude you

were at when you pressed it. My problem was that I didn't check the annunciator

to make sure my key press actually registered.

PLANNING A FLIGHT. If you are familiar with Carenado's implementation of the

G1000, you will have no or little trouble with this unit. I am admittedly still a

little clumsy using the G1000, so I don't know if I was the problem or if the

unit is a little glitchy at times. My guess is that I was the problem.

Nevertheless I was able to accomplish my intended goals through trial and error.

You can create a flight plan from scratch or just load an FSX plan. I tried both

and made sure that I was able to modify an FSX plan.

When I asked ATC for a specific approach, I was vectored to a transition VOR, and

that gave me a chance to try the Direct To function, and I have to say that it

worked perfectly. I then entered a GPS approach, activated it, and the autopilot

followed it all the way to final. When on final I tuned to the ILS frequency

after switching out of GPS mode using the CDI button (I know, this is incorrect, but

it seems this is how Alabeo/Carenado handle this function). I then pressed APP,

and the autopilot did a beautiful job of tracking the ILS. On short final I

disengaged and hand flew to a successful landing (with a smile on my face, of course).

One thing I should caution. Before doing any of the above, be sure to turn on the

Avionics switch on the overhead. The MFD will display with the switch off, but

you can't do anything with it.

BUG REPORT

If I were to send in a bug report to Alabeo, which I intend to do, I would have to list the rudder

problem as the most important. Even with this bug, this little bird is a blast

to fly. I'm really having fun with it, but this is a really serious bug and

needs to be fixed.

A few other little gripes which don't seriously detract:

1) You get a low fuel warning when your fuel level drops just below half, which

seem a little extreme to me.

2) The FMS knobs on the GCU 476 unit don't work on the 2D pop-up, which I like to

drag over to a second monitor. They work fine on the VC unit, but then you can't

see the effect of turning them while you're looking directly at the unit to

adjust the knobs.

3) You can't adjust the fan speed on the ECS panel. The fan is quite noisy, so I

leave it off.

On a positive note, with the panel lights on at night, the flap handle has an

illuminated flashing line on it when the flaps are in transit. It looks pretty

cool.

Another positive: the speed brakes are the same style as the Lancair Legacy, and

they are effective!

My recommendation: Buy this plane if Alabeo fixes the flap problem. Again, it is a really fun aircraft!

Thanks for reading. I hope this little review was helpful if you're considering buying.

Regards,

Tom

Low fuel?

Sun, 20 Sep 2015 22:11:31 +0000

I read through the documentation, but can't for the life of me figure out setting the fuel quantity. It tells me I have low fuel on the PFD but I started the flight with half tanks and plenty to get to my destination. Is this normal for the Corvalis, or am I missing a setting in the systems section?

Thank you,

Kevin