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pastormac62

Joined: 07 Sep 2015
Posts: 71
Location: Indiana

Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:44 pm Post subject: Vertical card compass mount?

Hi Guys,

I'm wanting to purchase a Vertical Card Compass to mount in my KIS TR-1. Any suggestions on the best place to mount it?? I thought center and top of the instrument, but considering it fiberglass wasn't to sure of the ability to hold it. 

Thanks!!

Steve 



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bakerocb

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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 1:02 pm Post subject: Vertical card compass mount?

11/2/2016



Hello Steve, The further away that you can get that magnetic compass from 

problematic magnetic sources such as steel engine mounts and all of the 

electromagnetic trash emissions associated with gyro instruments and 

avionics the better it will perform.



Why not mount it near the top center of the roll bar near the windshield?



If I remember I will take a picture of my magnetic compass installation in 

that area the next time I go to the hangar and e mail it to you.



OC



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From: pastormac(at)comcast.net

Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 4:44 PM

To: kis-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: Vertical card compass mount?






Hi Guys,

I'm wanting to purchase a Vertical Card Compass to mount in my KIS TR-1. Any 

suggestions on the best place to mount it?? I thought center and top of the 

instrument, but considering it fiberglass wasn't to sure of the ability to 

hold it.

Thanks!!

Steve



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ftyoder(at)yoderbuilt.com
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 1:08 pm Post subject: Vertical card compass mount?

I mounted mine on the glair shield in order to keep it away from

interference of other instruments in the instrument panel.



Tim  



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randy.ott(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 9:54 pm Post subject: Vertical card compass mount?

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bakerocb

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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 1:01 pm Post subject: Vertical card compass mount?

11/14/2016



Hello Steve, Attached is the picture of my KIS TR-1 magnetic compass 

mounting that I promised to send to you.



As you can see it is mounted onto the fuselage ceiling just aft of the 

windshield canopy / roll over support bow. This is a better location than 

having the compass near any avionics and gyro instruments that can generate 

a lot of magnetic influence trash.



The mounting method was to epoxy a small flat piece of fiberglass to the 

ceiling with two small brass or aluminum (non magnetic) machine screws, 

compatibly located, and projecting down into the compass mount. The screw 

heads were fixed so that they would not rotate and the compass mount was 

then held in position by two non magnetic cap or acorn nuts.



Any questions?



OC



PS: Note the compass correction card fastened to the canopy bow.



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From: pastormac(at)comcast.net

Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 4:44 PM

To: kis-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: Vertical card compass mount?






Hi Guys,

I'm wanting to purchase a Vertical Card Compass to mount in my KIS TR-1. Any 

suggestions on the best place to mount it?? I thought center and top of the 

instrument, but considering it fiberglass wasn't to sure of the ability to 

hold it.

Thanks!!

Steve



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pastormac62

Joined: 07 Sep 2015
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 2:38 pm Post subject: Vertical card compass mount?

Thanks!!!  Mine is a Vertical Card Compass... That looks great!

From: "Owen Baker" <bakerocb(at)cox.net>

To: kis-list(at)matronics.com, "pastormac" <pastormac(at)comcast.net>

Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 3:58:31 PM

Subject: Re: Vertical card compass mount?

11/14/2016

Hello Steve, Attached is the picture of my KIS TR-1 magnetic compass 

mounting that I promised to send to you.

As you can see it is mounted onto the fuselage ceiling just aft of the 

windshield canopy / roll over support bow. This is a better location than 

having the compass near any avionics and gyro instruments that can generate 

a lot of magnetic influence trash.

The mounting method was to epoxy a small flat piece of fiberglass to the 

ceiling with two small brass or aluminum (non magnetic) machine screws, 

compatibly located, and projecting down into the compass mount. The screw 

heads were fixed so that they would not rotate and the compass mount was 

then held in position by two non magnetic cap or acorn nuts.

Any questions?

OC

PS: Note the compass correction card fastened to the canopy bow.

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From: pastormac(at)comcast.net

Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 4:44 PM

To: kis-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: Vertical card compass mount?

--> KIS-List message posted by: pastormac(at)comcast.net

Hi Guys,

I'm wanting to purchase a Vertical Card Compass to mount in my KIS TR-1. Any 

suggestions on the best place to mount it?? I thought center and top of the 

instrument, but considering it fiberglass wasn't to sure of the ability to 

hold it.

Thanks!!

Steve

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pastormac62

Joined: 07 Sep 2015
Posts: 71
Location: Indiana

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:40 am Post subject: Vertical card compass mount?

Some nice instruments!! 



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On Nov 14, 2016, at 8:04 PM, Owen Baker <bakerocb(at)cox.net (bakerocb(at)cox.net)> wrote:

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 Hello Galin, Thanks for your input and great picture. I am very impressed  with your cockpit. Some questions if I may:

  

 1) Why did you switch from the vertical card compass to the S.I.R.S.?

  

 2) The red things are locks on the door supports?

  

 3) You have a portable GPS and an iPad on RAM mounts in the cockpit?

  

 4) What is the instrument immediately above the Trio autopilot control head  and what provides the inputs to that instrument?

  

 5) What is the little square device just below the airflow output on the  far right of the panel?

  

 6) What is the red guarded switch by the pilots right knee?

  

 7) How did you come by the carbon fiber flap sector cover? Are there any  more available?

  

 Many thanks for your help.

  

 OC

  

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  From: Galin Hernandez (galinhdz(at)gmail.com) 

 Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 6:22 PM

 To: kis-list(at)matronics.com (kis-list(at)matronics.com) 

 Subject: Re: Vertical card compass  mount?

  



  FWIW I had a vertical card compass mounted in the same location OC  has his. I have since replaced it with an S.I.R.S. compass as you can see in the  photo.

   

  





 

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