FMS not initializing to current location

[mraviator]

I just purchased this aircraft and only have a couple of flights "under the belt". I went to input a few fixes into the FMS to check out it's capabilities, but it appears that it does not know my own location.

For example, i'm at San Antonio airport and want to input Austin airport as a destination. It gives me a distance of over 5000 miles to KAUS, even though it's less than 100 miles away. In the Location window, it shows a lat/long of 0/0, so i'm suspecting that it thinks my own location is where the primer meridian intersects the equator....

What am I missing?

Thanks

[mraviator]

I just purchased this aircraft and only have a couple of flights "under the belt". I went to input a few fixes into the FMS to check out it's capabilities, but it appears that it does not know my own location.

For example, i'm at San Antonio airport and want to input Austin airport as a destination. It gives me a distance of over 5000 miles to KAUS, even though it's less than 100 miles away. In the Location window, it shows a lat/long of 0/0, so i'm suspecting that it thinks my own location is where the primer meridian intersects the equator....

What am I missing?

Thanks

Never mind.....found the answer in a previous post:

OK, I think I see what happened. 

When you are entering a flight plan at some point you have to press the D> key to tell the FMS where you are starting from (first waypoint).

I would suggest you add this step right after you press the INIT key.

So, prior to entering any waypoints, first press the INIT Key and thne the D> Key.  This will set the starting way point to your current position (KBDN).  After that you can enter the remaining waypoints as DSD, MAVER, BTG, and KPDX.  Once you have entered all the waypoints press the SAVE Key. Name the flight plan and save.  After that you should be able to load the flight plan without a problem.  Note: Before loading the flight plan press the INIT key to clear any existing data in the Active Flight Plan Window if necessary.

[mraviator]

So this is not working after all. I select INIT, then the Direct To button. It still thinks i'm somewhere on the equator....

[JGregory]

So this is not working after all. I select INIT, then the Direct To button. It still thinks i'm somewhere on the equator....

mraviator,

Sorry to hear your having problems, the FMS takes a little getting used to

Try this and let me know what happens.

Press the INIT Key and then press Direct To Key.  After that enter your first waypoint and then press the ENTER KEY.  The FPL Window should now show the correct Bearing and Distance.

Let me know how it goes.

Jim

[mraviator]

So this is not working after all. I select INIT, then the Direct To button. It still thinks i'm somewhere on the equator....

mraviator,

Sorry to hear your having problems, the FMS takes a little getting used to

Try this and let me know what happens.

Press the INIT Key and then press Direct To Key.  After that enter your first waypoint and then press the ENTER KEY.  The FPL Window should now show the correct Bearing and Distance.

Let me know how it goes.

Jim

Unfortunately that did not work.

I click FMS on the MFD, then launch the ReadyPad, then press INIT then Direct To before I even bring up the Waypoint window. The attached screen shot shows the result. It displays my latitude correctly (just north of Austin, TX), but my longitude is set to zero.

[JGregory]

So this is not working after all. I select INIT, then the Direct To button. It still thinks i'm somewhere on the equator....

mraviator,

Sorry to hear your having problems, the FMS takes a little getting used to

Try this and let me know what happens.

Press the INIT Key and then press Direct To Key.  After that enter your first waypoint and then press the ENTER KEY.  The FPL Window should now show the correct Bearing and Distance.

Let me know how it goes.

Jim

Unfortunately that did not work.

I click FMS on the MFD, then launch the ReadyPad, then press INIT then Direct To before I even bring up the Waypoint window. The attached screen shot shows the result. It displays my latitude correctly (just north of Austin, TX), but my longitude is set to zero.

mraviator,

The longitude is set, its just not displayed.

The FMS can not calculate the bearing and distance until it knows where you are AND where you are going.

Please do the same as you did but then enter the first waypoint, and then let me know what it shows.

Thanks,

Jim

[mraviator]

Ok, looks like that did the trick. Thanks for being patient with me on this one!

So far I am loving the aircraft model very much, thanks!

[JGregory]

Ok, looks like that did the trick. Thanks for being patient with me on this one!

So far I am loving the aircraft model very much, thanks!

Glad you got it worked out.  Thanks for your business.

Jim