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    Posted: 24 Oct 2022 at 4:00am
Maybe this is only my IFD540, but:

After the 10.3 upgrade, I was curious to see what the KCRQ non AR RF approach (RNAV X Rwy 24) would look like when loaded.  Previously the IFD would display the approach starting at KANEC, the IF, and not show any of the RF "arc."  Glad I did this on the ground...

What it showed after the upgrade when I selected the approach was the black screen of death. After the box rebooted, (merrily displaying the Melbourne tower freq, not the SoCal ATC freq I would have had in there), I chose other approaches to see if they would load.  They did.  I discovered that if I scrolled very fast past the RF approach, the box stayed alive. If I scrolled by (not even hitting enter) at a normal pace in order to select an approach beneath it, it crashed.

I went into maintenance mode, enabled RF Legs and tada!  No more crashing.  That's a hell of an error message, Avidyne.  Just tell us somewhere in the vids or guide to make sure RF Legs are enabled.
There probably aren't a lot of non AR RF approaches out there, but KCRQ is a huge IFR practice airport in SoCal, so somebody is going to experience this mid-air if this is not isolated to just my 540.

I'm going Klingon on this upgrade and calling it a garbage scow, @AviSteve...

And yes, I have it on video.
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that is  a failure without honor.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote pburger Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2022 at 10:11am
...and the bugs keep coming.  🙄😢🙈😬😵😲
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (2) Thanks(2)   Quote AviSteve Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2022 at 11:09am
Originally posted by C88atapult C88atapult wrote:

...I'm going Klingon on this upgrade and calling it a garbage scow, @AviSteve...
To quote Garfield the cat, I hate Mondays...

I wish I had a good comeback, or at least an excuse.  Definitely a bug.


Edited by AviSteve - 24 Oct 2022 at 1:23pm
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Thankfully I haven't hit upon any critical bugs, I have encountered a handful of annoyance issues on features I'd like to use.

I'm guessing a 10.3.0.3 (.4? .5?) will be forthcoming, the question is how fast Avidyne can get it ready to ship along with whatever FAA approvals they need.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote C88atapult Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2022 at 12:48pm
Originally posted by AviSteve AviSteve wrote:

To quote Garfield the cat, I hate Mondays...

I wish I had a good comeback, or at least an excuse.  Definitely a bug.

Maybe "Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a miracle worker...."?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AviSteve Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2022 at 1:55pm
Originally posted by C88atapult C88atapult wrote:

Originally posted by AviSteve AviSteve wrote:

To quote Garfield the cat, I hate Mondays...

I wish I had a good comeback, or at least an excuse.  Definitely a bug.

Maybe "Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a miracle worker...."?
LOL!  I'm off my game today :)
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I love Avidyne and have installed dozens of IFD's and always recommend Avidyne over Garmin, but I gotta say 10.3 is a s#$t show.   After literally years of delays which presumably could have been used to continue testing, the amount of serious bugs is astonishing.

Hopefully the response  to fix the issues won't take another 2 years.
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I also have loved my Avidyne equipment but I had the Klingon dishonor ceremony. (upgrade to 10.2.6.1) it costs you a couple hundred bucks for the labor (a bargain a twice the price). It will be a long long time before I try any upgrades on my 440's again.
Stated with all due honor and respect, isn't it time for Avidyne to pull 10.3 before someone gets hurt?
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