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--> Rocket-List message posted by: "Lee Logan" <leeloganster@gmail.com>
Chris: I too am planning to use the TruTrak Pilot in my Rocket. I'm a ways
away at this point (kit not here yet), but I'd be very interested to hear
your experience with installing and flying the Pilot ADI in your aircraft.
I flew military jets too, but I never had all this cool stuff in the ones I
flew!
Regards,
Lee...
On 3/2/06, Chirs Parkhurst <c.parkhurst@charter.net> wrote:
>
> --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Chirs Parkhurst" <
> c.parkhurst@charter.net>
>
> Larry,
>
> For what it's worth I think you've thought it through well and have a good
> plan. If you're more comfortable with the 530 then that's what you should
> probably go with. I fly fighters for a living so didn't have a lot of
> concern with being able to negotiate a more complex box.
>
> SUA =3D Special Use Airspace (e.g. MOA's, Restricted Areas, Warning Areas,
> etc...). The BMA EFIS has that loaded as well as class B/C depictions as
> an
> overlay on the moving map function. You would also get that on the Garmin
> unit as well.
>
> I did intend to install a standard electric attitude gyro in the top
> center
> position of the 6 pack and opted for the new TruTrak ADI Pilot instead.
> They
> just came out with that unit and for the price of a good electric gyro,
> you
> can get the gyro and the AP (including the servos). I also like the way
> the
> TruTrak instrument works - it doesn't have mechanical gyros so no need to
> cage during acro and the 'pipper' acts like a velocity vector or flight
> path
> marker. In other words, the pipper in a normal gyro takes AoA into
> account
> so the sight picture will change as speed (AoA) changes. The trutrak will
> will point where the A/C is actually going so if you are doing 200kts and
> have a zero VSI, the pipper is on the horizon. Pipper will still be on the
> horizon at approach speed provided the VSI remains at zero. Still waiting
> for the instrument since TruTrak is still building them (I think I will
> have
> one of the first one's) but they already sent me the wiring harnesses,
> manuals and servos so I could press on with the install.
>
> I'll send you some pics in sepcor...
>
> Chris
>
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