Potential buyer question regarding the ALTITUDE CAPTURE function of the G500 with the Carenado PC-12

[voleo]

Hi,

I am very interested in the G500 suite and particularly to upgrade the avionics suite of my Carenado PC-12 already modded with a REP package. I saw that the installation was possible and I have a question regarding the communication between the G500 and the KMC 321 (the autopilot unit of the PC-12).

Are the VS and ALTITUDE CAPTURE functions of the G500 implemented Not just altitude select ? And if yes, can I only  use the knobs and buttons of the G500 to bypass the use KAS 297 (the original Altitude /VS selector of the PC-12).

 

Thank you very much for any info you can share.

Best regards,

Seb

[Coop]

Hi Seb,

The G500 reads and adjusts the default X-Plane autopilot datarefs. I believe that the PC12 uses these but I don't have that aircraft to confirm. The actual autopilot is part of X-Plane and not the G500.

[voleo]

Hi Coop,

 

Thank you very much for your quick answer. Can I expect it to work like the default G1000 + autopilot of the default Cessna C172 then ?

 

Thanks.

[Coop]

Hi Voleo,

Not necessarilly. The G500 is not an autopilot and does not contain an autopilot. X-Plane has datarefs for heading set, vertical speed set, and altitude preselect set, which view and modifiy. We also display the flight director bars from X-Plane. The autopilot's behaviors, whether the default data is set, etc. is all up to the aircraft author.

[voleo]

Thank you. 

Are there any videos of the real sim gear G500 being used in sim somewhere ? I couldn't find anything on youtube... thanks.