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1. 07:09 AM - Re: Trio update (Sargentclt@cs.com)
2. 10:50 AM - My experience with SafeAir and Trio (sportav8r@aol.com)
3. 11:06 AM - Re: My experience with SafeAir and Trio (Lenleg@aol.com)
4. 06:35 PM - Re: My experience with SafeAir and Trio (Larry Bowen)
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--> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: Sargentclt@cs.com
I guess you mean 5 extra knots per screw. I should need a parachute to slow
down.
Tad S.
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| Subject: | My experience with SafeAir and Trio |
--> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: sportav8r@aol.com
I want to give everyone an update on my experience with these two fine companies.
I purchased my installation kit and wiring harness for the Trio EZ-Pilot from
Tony at SafeAir1.com. He took great pains to make sure everything was in
my hands and right before he would even accept my money. An outside vendor makes
many components of the install kit for him, and there were in fact a few issues,
but all were settled with amazing speed and at no expenxse to me. Tony
seems very interested in getting feedback from the field on these products, and
making whatever refinements are necessary to assure a quality product. The
install kit worked well and was fully worth the $129 in time and labor saved,
considering I am a bit rusty in my construcyion skills and my scrap box is not
well-stocked with odds and ends and hardware. Ditto for the SteinAir wiring
harness, which I was going to fab myself, but Tony threw in at a considerable
discount to compensate for the snags we hit earlier
in the process. Mechanically, I can say there were no glitches with the installation
process. Allow yourself about 4 relaxed hours to do the wingtip servo
installation by yourself, plus or minus disorganization, interruptions, misplaced
tools, etc. :-)
For their part, Trio makes an outstanding product. I did have some issues at first
with servo oscillation on the ground and with an unexplained loss of settings
and later of GPS signal while test-flying, but Trio overnighted me a new
control head, thinking there might be a loose EPROM or something, and it's been
"digital perfection" ever since. I'm stlll learning all this little box is
capable of, as I am new to autopilots in general and also using a new and unfamiliar
GPS to guide it, but so far I am amazed at what it will do. "Coolest"
money I ever spent on the RV, and an investment I think will be well worth it
in safety and comfort when fooling with charts in the cockpit, flying formation
(kidding ;-) and cross-country, along with the emergency vertigo-proof escape
feature if I should foolishly blunder into IMC. I also plan an instrument rating
one day, and hope this box will make my RV into at least a marginally suitable
platform for single-pilot IFR. I have no hesi
tation about adding a Trio Altitude Hold by year's-end, when the budget allows.
This looks to be dependable avionics from another company dedicated to excellence
in customer care.
No pecuniary interest in either company; just a satisfied customer reporting from
the field. If I can install this stuff and get it running, you can, too.
-Stormy
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| Subject: | Re: My experience with SafeAir and Trio |
--> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: Lenleg@aol.com
I would have to ditto Stormy's experience with Trio ... I have flown mine
now for about 1 1/2 years. Great AP for the money !!
Len
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| Subject: | My experience with SafeAir and Trio |
--> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: "Larry Bowen" <Larry@BowenAero.com>
How does it behave in pitch during a 180` turn? Does it ask for some trim
up (assuming is has a trim indicator)? Or does it hold altitude through the
turn with no adjustments? My TruTrak insists on a good dose of trim up if
it's in a prolonged turn .....
-
Larry Bowen
Larry@BowenAero.com
http://BowenAero.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com] On
> Behalf Of sportav8r@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 1:50 PM
> To: rv-list@matronics.com; rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com
> Subject: RVSouthEast-List: My experience with SafeAir and Trio
>
> --> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: sportav8r@aol.com
>
> I want to give everyone an update on my experience with these
> two fine companies. I purchased my installation kit and
> wiring harness for the Trio EZ-Pilot from Tony at
> SafeAir1.com. He took great pains to make sure everything
> was in my hands and right before he would even accept my
> money. An outside vendor makes many components of the
> install kit for him, and there were in fact a few issues, but
> all were settled with amazing speed and at no expenxse to me.
> Tony seems very interested in getting feedback from the
> field on these products, and making whatever refinements are
> necessary to assure a quality product. The install kit
> worked well and was fully worth the $129 in time and labor
> saved, considering I am a bit rusty in my construcyion skills
> and my scrap box is not well-stocked with odds and ends and
> hardware. Ditto for the SteinAir wiring harness, which I was
> going to fab myself, but Tony threw in at a considerable
> discount to compensate for the snags we hit earlier in the
> process. Mechanically, I can say there were no glitches with
> the installation process. Allow yourself about 4 relaxed
> hours to do the wingtip servo installation by yourself, plus
> or minus disorganization, interruptions, misplaced tools, etc. :-)
>
> For their part, Trio makes an outstanding product. I did
> have some issues at first with servo oscillation on the
> ground and with an unexplained loss of settings and later of
> GPS signal while test-flying, but Trio overnighted me a new
> control head, thinking there might be a loose EPROM or
> something, and it's been "digital perfection" ever since.
> I'm stlll learning all this little box is capable of, as I am
> new to autopilots in general and also using a new and
> unfamiliar GPS to guide it, but so far I am amazed at what it
> will do. "Coolest" money I ever spent on the RV, and an
> investment I think will be well worth it in safety and
> comfort when fooling with charts in the cockpit, flying
> formation (kidding ;-) and cross-country, along with the
> emergency vertigo-proof escape feature if I should foolishly
> blunder into IMC. I also plan an instrument rating one day,
> and hope this box will make my RV into at least a marginally
> suitable platform for single-pilot IFR. I have no hesi
> tation about adding a Trio Altitude Hold by year's-end, when
> the budget allows. This looks to be dependable avionics from
> another company dedicated to excellence in customer care.
>
> No pecuniary interest in either company; just a satisfied
> customer reporting from the field. If I can install this
> stuff and get it running, you can, too.
>
> -Stormy
>
>
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