Runway lighting

It has just come to my attention that the IFD-540 cannot be used to turn on some (maybe all?) runway lighting.  Apparently there is a relatively slow ramp-up in transmitter power when the mike is keyed and runway lighting systems need a sharp transmit edge.  I have also noticed this when transmitting voice.  You need to pause very slightly after keying the mike before speaking otherwise the ramp-up will clip the first syllable.  I can live with this latter issue but not being able to key runway lighting is a pretty big issue.  Have others noticed this and is there a hardware or software fix in the works to deal with this?

roltman wrote: Should be fixed shortly in 10.1.1.0 It is item 22 in this thread: http://avidynelive.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=826

Thanks.  I was afraid it was going to have to be a hardware fix.

-Jim

Good news.

The PCL will work if you don't try to rush through the mic clicks. A steady deliberate push release push release works best. It was the SuperAWOS I had the most difficulty with. They have a more sensitive trigger that requires a faster cycling of the mic which is at odds with the speed of the IFD540. 10.1.1.0 resolves this satisfactorily.

Edited by Gring - 27 Oct 2015 at 7:12am

sikhpilotmd wrote: That's the problem I had turning the lights on at MGJ on Sunday night, had to go around. Any idea about the ETA on the update?

for you guys that have it working is it better to leave each push longer or leave the wait between pushes longer?  I thought I had it figured out until last night.  

From what I've heard, most pilots try to get five clicks in less than two seconds.  Most runway light systems give you more than three times that allowance to get your clicks in (five clicks in seven seconds, I think).

Slow click, small pause works just fine.

10.1.1.0 makes this WAY better.   We're trying to birth this release right now.  Maybe a week.  Maybe two or three.