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EFOS | User’s manual

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Check the Aircraft Compatibility table from Chapter 7 to learn 

about which aircraft’s instruments you can display in the EFOS 

with MSFS, Prepar3D and X-Plane 11.

The Settings/Exit sections of the Menu are for 

technical purposes only. If you ever press them by 

accident, restart the EFOS.

5.2 TOUCHSCREEN BUTTONS

The EFOS’ screen contains several buttons which must be 

toggled using the touchscreen. These buttons are divided 

into two zones, the right for the autopilot and navigation 

functions, and bottom for the XPDR, timer, instrument display 

options and additinal settings.

AUTOPILOT & NAVIGATION FUNCTIONS 

•  AP: Engages/disengages the Autopilot and Flight Director 

with the default pitch and roll axis modes.

•  YD: Engages/disengages the Yaw Damper.

•  FD: Engages/disengages the Flight Director in the default 

pitch and roll axis modes. If autopilot is engaged, FD 

button is disabled.

•  HDG: Selects/deselects Heading Select Mode.

•  NAV: Selects/deselects the Navigation Select Mode.
•  APR: Selects/deselects the Approach Mode.
•  ALT: Selects/deselects the Altitude Hold Mode.
•  A/T: Engages/disengages the Autothrottle mode.
•  VS: Selects/deselects the Vertical Speed Mode.
•  UP and DN: Control the active pitch reference for the Pitch 

Hold, Vertical Speed, and Flight Level Change modes.

•  FLC: Selects/deselects the Flight Level Change Mode.

OTHER FUNCTIONS

•  ENGINE: Makes available the LEAN and SYSTEM softkeys

•  ENGINE: Engine Display displayed in EIS. If the 

PINNED softkey is selected, the EIS will hold the Engine 

Display in the EIS, otherwise it won’t appear after leaving 

the ENGINE section.

•  LEAN: Lean Display displayed in EIS.

•  SYSTEM: System Display displayed in the EIS.

•  ADF FRQ: Displays the ADF1 and ADF2 in the Nav 

Frequency Box and allows their tuning.

Summary of Contents for EFOS

Page 1: ...38 333 301 https www virtual fly com For support contact us at support virtual fly com EFOS USER S MANUAL Rev 2 0 May 2022 1 IN THE BOX A Switcho EFOS module B Anti slip leg C H connecting piece betwe...

Page 2: ...is sold separately in our website at https www virtual fly com shop avionics efos accessories Slide in the SWITCHO Clamp into the lower slots of the EFOS as displayed in the diagram below and attach...

Page 3: ...o combine and introduce the connecting pieces C as displayed below Tighten the screw with n 3 Allen key H until you feel resistance 2 4 CONNECTING TO PC Connect the USB C power supply cable E to the b...

Page 4: ...ct efos latest vfconnect_efos exe FSUIPC http www fsuipc com If you already have FSUIPC installed skip this step During the installation a registration window will appear THE EFOS DOES not require ful...

Page 5: ...the device 3 Press the Windows icon and R key simultaneously to pop up the screen below and type ncpa cpl This will open the Network Connections from the Control Panel of your PC If it s the first ti...

Page 6: ...between the EFOS and PC the EFOS screen will display either one of the messages below The VFConnect software window will look like a below if it is not yet connected and like b if a connection has be...

Page 7: ...n between the EFOS and your computer please contact Virtual Fly s Technical support at support virtual fly com ON OFF 4 2 DEACTIVATING PROCEDURES Press the push button of the EFOS and wait until every...

Page 8: ...you must first press the button indicated in the image in the left below which will pop up the buttons indicated in the right below After pressing MENU the screen depicted below will pop up Press the...

Page 9: ...gages disengages the Flight Director in the default pitch and roll axis modes If autopilot is engaged FD button is disabled HDG Selects deselects Heading Select Mode NAV Selects deselects the Navigati...

Page 10: ...the DME Tuning Window XPDR Displays transponder mode selection softkeys STBY Selects standby mode transponder does not reply to any interrogations ON Selects mode A transponder repllies to interrogati...

Page 11: ...NAV frequency 2 Transfers the active NAV source to the standby frequency of the same NAV source 3 Sets the MHz of the active NAV frequency HDG IAS knob 1 Sets the Heading Bug position in the HSI 2 Sy...

Page 12: ...GNETIC DEVIATION NAV ACTIVE FREQUENCY NAV BEARING NAV DME DISTANCE NAV GS NEEDLE NAV LOC NEEDLE NAV1 RADIAL NAV TO FROM FLAG NAV STBY FREQUENCY NAVAIDS STATUS NAVIGATION SOURCE NEXT WAYPOINT ID TO FRO...

Page 13: ...STBY FREQUENCY NAV ACTIVE FREQUENCY NAV STBY FREQUENCY XPDR CODE XPDR MODE OTHER CABIN PRES ALT CABIN PRES DIFFERENTIAL CAS MESSAGES LAND GEAR LEFT LAND GEAR LEVER LAND GEAR NOSE LAND GEAR RIGHT LOCA...

Page 14: ...onnect3 Xplane exe on the MSF P3D X Plane computer VFConnect3 exe or VFConnect3 Xplane exe started incorrectly Only one of VFConnect or VFConnect Xplane can be execu ted at the same time be sure that...

Page 15: ...o not display correct values VFConnect3 Simulation Software has been closed and reopened after successful connection Restart the EFOS EFOS screen does not display the aircraft instrument panels EFOS s...

Page 16: ...raft Baron 58 Beechcraft Baron 58 Beechcraft Baron 58 Beechcraft Bonanza 36 Beechcraft King Air 350 Beechcraft King Air C90 Beechcraft King Air 350 Bombardier Learjet 45 Cessna C172 Cessna C152 Cessna...

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