---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 01/20/16: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:49 AM - Re: AOA (Rex Rodebush) 2. 08:51 AM - Re: Re: AOA (Charlie England) 3. 09:08 AM - Re: Re: AOA (Herb) 4. 09:33 AM - Re: Re: AOA (Charlie England) 5. 10:16 AM - Re: Re: AOA (Herb) 6. 01:49 PM - Re: Re: AOA (John Hauck) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:49:02 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: AOA From: "Rex Rodebush" When climbing, in the pattern or on final I always keep an eye on the airspeed. An AOA gage would just be another item to keep an eye on; unless it has an audio warning. Then it would be very valuable. Without an audio warning I don't see the point. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=452131#452131 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:51:09 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: AOA From: Charlie England On 1/20/2016 9:48 AM, Rex Rodebush wrote: > > When climbing, in the pattern or on final I always keep an eye on the airspeed. An AOA gage would just be another item to keep an eye on; unless it has an audio warning. Then it would be very valuable. Without an audio warning I don't see the point. > This might not be totally applicable to Kolbs due to their (relatively) narrow speed range, but in the wider aviation world, you'd ignore airspeed & monitor AOA. Reason is that 1G stall speed can change quite a bit with gross weight, but angle of attack does not. Same applies to optimum best angle and best rate in climb. With the right kind of audio feedback, you wouldn't need to look in the cockpit at all. You could devote all your attention to traffic, etc. The toughest approach for landing is likely an aircraft carrier; Navy & Marine a/c use AOA for approaches. Charlie ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:08:51 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: AOA From: Herb There are 5/12 volt buzzers out there.. EBAY....and one could tap off of the the output to the first red led in the schematic , whose link I posted.. Herb On 01/20/2016 10:50 AM, Charlie England wrote: > > On 1/20/2016 9:48 AM, Rex Rodebush wrote: >> >> When climbing, in the pattern or on final I always keep an eye on the >> airspeed. An AOA gage would just be another item to keep an eye on; >> unless it has an audio warning. Then it would be very valuable. >> Without an audio warning I don't see the point. >> > This might not be totally applicable to Kolbs due to their > (relatively) narrow speed range, but in the wider aviation world, > you'd ignore airspeed & monitor AOA. Reason is that 1G stall speed can > change quite a bit with gross weight, but angle of attack does not. > Same applies to optimum best angle and best rate in climb. > > With the right kind of audio feedback, you wouldn't need to look in > the cockpit at all. You could devote all your attention to traffic, etc. > > The toughest approach for landing is likely an aircraft carrier; Navy > & Marine a/c use AOA for approaches. > > Charlie > > -- Signature text; Im reminded of the Words of Martin Niemoller: "First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for meand there was no one left to speak for me." ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:33:18 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: AOA From: Charlie England On 1/20/2016 11:07 AM, Herb wrote: > > There are 5/12 volt buzzers out there.. EBAY....and one could tap off > of the the output to the first red led in the schematic , whose link I > posted.. Herb > > On 01/20/2016 10:50 AM, Charlie England wrote: >> >> On 1/20/2016 9:48 AM, Rex Rodebush wrote: >>> >>> When climbing, in the pattern or on final I always keep an eye on >>> the airspeed. An AOA gage would just be another item to keep an eye >>> on; unless it has an audio warning. Then it would be very >>> valuable. Without an audio warning I don't see the point. >>> >> This might not be totally applicable to Kolbs due to their >> (relatively) narrow speed range, but in the wider aviation world, >> you'd ignore airspeed & monitor AOA. Reason is that 1G stall speed >> can change quite a bit with gross weight, but angle of attack does >> not. Same applies to optimum best angle and best rate in climb. >> >> With the right kind of audio feedback, you wouldn't need to look in >> the cockpit at all. You could devote all your attention to traffic, etc. >> >> The toughest approach for landing is likely an aircraft carrier; Navy >> & Marine a/c use AOA for approaches. >> >> Charlie >> >> >> >> > Herb, That could work (as long as you don't expect the LED current to drive a buzzer), but you'd basically have just a stall warning horn. Might as well just have a tabbed switch, like a Cessna. With a proper voltage controlled oscillator, you can have a varying pitch tone (even configured to beep at different speeds and intensity) so that with practice, you can actually *hear* best angle, best climb, approach, impending stall, etc, all tied to AOA meaning it would work at any loading of the plane. Those who are really interested might want to spend some time with Google & read up on what AOA can do, and how it works. Charlie ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 10:16:55 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: AOA From: Herb The current driving the led would not , by itself, operate the buzzer....would require a Transistor..resistor or two..Herb On 01/20/2016 11:34 AM, Charlie England wrote: > > On 1/20/2016 11:07 AM, Herb wrote: >> >> There are 5/12 volt buzzers out there.. EBAY....and one could tap >> off of the the output to the first red led in the schematic , whose >> link I posted.. Herb >> >> On 01/20/2016 10:50 AM, Charlie England wrote: >>> >>> On 1/20/2016 9:48 AM, Rex Rodebush wrote: >>>> >>>> When climbing, in the pattern or on final I always keep an eye on >>>> the airspeed. An AOA gage would just be another item to keep an >>>> eye on; unless it has an audio warning. Then it would be very >>>> valuable. Without an audio warning I don't see the point. >>>> >>> This might not be totally applicable to Kolbs due to their >>> (relatively) narrow speed range, but in the wider aviation world, >>> you'd ignore airspeed & monitor AOA. Reason is that 1G stall speed >>> can change quite a bit with gross weight, but angle of attack does >>> not. Same applies to optimum best angle and best rate in climb. >>> >>> With the right kind of audio feedback, you wouldn't need to look in >>> the cockpit at all. You could devote all your attention to traffic, >>> etc. >>> >>> The toughest approach for landing is likely an aircraft carrier; >>> Navy & Marine a/c use AOA for approaches. >>> >>> Charlie >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > Herb, > > That could work (as long as you don't expect the LED current to drive > a buzzer), but you'd basically have just a stall warning horn. Might > as well just have a tabbed switch, like a Cessna. > > With a proper voltage controlled oscillator, you can have a varying > pitch tone (even configured to beep at different speeds and intensity) > so that with practice, you can actually *hear* best angle, best climb, > approach, impending stall, etc, all tied to AOA meaning it would work > at any loading of the plane. > > Those who are really interested might want to spend some time with > Google & read up on what AOA can do, and how it works. > > Charlie > > -- Signature text; Im reminded of the Words of Martin Niemoller: "First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for meand there was no one left to speak for me." ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 01:49:14 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: AOA How would one compute the speed range of my mkIII and a Cessna 172? and compare the results? Never flown with an AOA. I think it would be interesting to play with to learn what it does and how it would improve me and my MKIII's flying. john h mkIII Titus, Alabama -----Original Message----- From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Charlie England Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 10:51 AM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: AOA On 1/20/2016 9:48 AM, Rex Rodebush wrote: > > When climbing, in the pattern or on final I always keep an eye on the airspeed. An AOA gage would just be another item to keep an eye on; unless it has an audio warning. Then it would be very valuable. Without an audio warning I don't see the point. > This might not be totally applicable to Kolbs due to their (relatively) narrow speed range, but in the wider aviation world, you'd ignore airspeed & monitor AOA. Reason is that 1G stall speed can change quite a bit with gross weight, but angle of attack does not. Same applies to optimum best angle and best rate in climb. With the right kind of audio feedback, you wouldn't need to look in the cockpit at all. You could devote all your attention to traffic, etc. The toughest approach for landing is likely an aircraft carrier; Navy & Marine a/c use AOA for approaches. 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