Lower Panel

With the introduction of the gmax® upgrade, you now have two basic choices for how the lower panel is presented on the Commander 115 TC.  You can select the option you want on the Load Manager .

Full Panel Pop-Up Style

 

Use the Open Lower Panel Icon to display the lower panel switches.

 

Full Panel

This option provides you with a full panel view when the lower panel is selected. All instruments available to the pilot, with the exception of the radio stack, are displayed.

 

If you selected Yoke Visible By Default on the Load Manager, the yoke will be displayed automatically.

While the yoke allows you access and view to the critical instrumentation around it, it may be removed from view at any time by right-clicking anywhere along it's surface.

 

To make the full panel available during flight, select this option on the Load Manager and press Save Settings.

Pop-Up Style Lower Panel

To make the popup style lower panel available during light, select this option on the Load Manager and press Save Settings.

 

There are nine sets of instrumentation available to you in either option  that are not available in standard panel view.
  1. Switch bank
  2. Hobbs Meter (engine time). (engine time).
  3. Volt/Amp Meter
  4. Fuel Totalizer
  5. Gyro Suction Meter
  6. Digital EGT/TIT Monitor
  7. Pitch Trim Indicator
  8. Bus Panel
  9. Master Avionics Power Switch

 

 

Switch Bank

Hobbs Meter

Tells at a glance the number of hours that you have run on your engine. A practical way of keeping oil changes and other routine maintenance on schedule. Direct current (D.C.) hour meter accurately totals hours of engine service.

The meter accumulates engine time based on actual engine output. At full rated power, the meter accumulates time on a 1:1 ratio.  Lower engine output time is based on percentage of max. RPM. 

Accumulated time is also displayed on the Load Manager, where routine maintenance can be performed and added to your aircraft's operating cost.

Volt/Amp Meter

The selector switch toggles the display between volts and amps

 

Fuel Totalizer

The Fuel Totalizer has three modes of operation:

TOT (Totalizer) Mode

  • Hours of fuel remaining

  • Fuel Flow in gallons per hour

FUEL Mode

  • Fuel Pressure in PSI

  • Fuel Flow in gallons per hour

GPS Mode

  • Fuel to next waypoint (F2D)

  • Waypoint Identity

  • Fuel reserve at next waypoint

*In order to display data in GPS mode, and FS flight plan must be active.

Digital Engine Monitor 

The engine monitor displays digital readouts of both EGT and Turbine Inlet Temperature (TIT).

The MODE switch selects between Celsius display and Fahrenheit.

 

Gyro Suction Indicator Pitch Trim Indicator Master Avionics Switch

Bus Panel

The bus panel contains fuses for a number of panel and aircraft systems.

Fuses may be removed by clicking on them, turning them counter clockwise. When  a fuse has been removed, that electrical circuit will be open.