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marklevy
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 Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:12 pm Post subject: RC Allen RCA2600 ADI |
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Has anyone yet seen/touched/installed one of these new electronic horizons? Aircraft Spruce have them online for $2500.
Would like to hear from an early adopter before I plunk down my cash.
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sbuc(at)hiwaay.net
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| Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:05 pm Post subject: RC Allen RCA2600 ADI |
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marklevy wrote:
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Has anyone yet seen/touched/installed one of these new electronic
horizons? Aircraft Spruce have them online for $2500.
Would like to hear from an early adopter before I plunk down my cash.
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Have you considered a Dynon EFIS? All the features of the entire 6-pack
for less money than the RC Allen device.
Sam Buchanan
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garrys(at)tampabay.rr.com
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| Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject: RC Allen RCA2600 ADI |
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No experience with their "new" horizon, but I've had very poor experience
with their "old" electrical driven gyro horizon. It fails in less than 100
hours and I 've had it rebuilt several times with the same poor results.
I'm skeptical of their products as they do not stand behind them.
Garry Stout
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n343fd(at)yahoo.com
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| Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:44 pm Post subject: RC Allen RCA2600 ADI |
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Garry
No experience with them but I was looking at it today when I was down at ACS. It caught my eye as I am thinking about replacing my vacuum horizon and DG. But sitting just to the left is the Dynon EFIS D10A for 2095.00. Add battery back up, OAT probe, remote compass, pitot heated with AOA and it comes to arround 2834. So for about 334 more you get
• Attitude Indicator
• Airspeed Indicator
• Altimeter
• Turn Rate
• Clock/Timer
• G-MeterVoltmeter
• Vertical Speed Indicator
• Turn Coordinator/Ball
• Angle-of-Attack (w/optional Dynon AOA pitot)
• Serial altitude encoder output to your transponder
• Gyro-Stabilized Compass Heading
• HSI
So I stoped looking at the "new electronic horizon" and started playing with the Dynon and figuring out howmany OT's I need.
Just a thought.
Mike Divan
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From: Garry <garrys(at)tampabay.rr.com>
To: rv-list(at)matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 5:17:03 PM
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--> RV-List message posted by: "Garry" <garrys(at)tampabay.rr.com (garrys(at)tampabay.rr.com)>
No experience with their "new" horizon, but I've had very poor experience
with their "old" electrical driven gyro horizon. It fails in less than 100
hours and I 've had it rebuilt several times with the same poor results.
I'm skeptical of their products as they do not stand behind them.
Garry Stout
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Dale Ensing
Joined: 11 Jan 2006
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Location: Aero Plantation Weddington NC
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:14 am Post subject: RC Allen RCA2600 ADI |
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On the the other hand.........
I have an RC Allen electrical gyro horizon that I purchased as a "rebuilt"
unit over ten years ago and it is still going strong.
Dale Ensing
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marklevy
Joined: 16 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:06 am Post subject: Re: RC Allen RCA2600 ADI |
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Thanks for the feedback guys. I posted on the RV forum, as it has a huge database of experience. The ADI is, however for my YAK50, and I don't want an EFIS as it would not be in keeping with the rest of the panel.
I know that the electro mechanical RC Allen horizons don't fare well in high vibration installations (the YAK's usual environment) but this is a solid state unit.
I was also looking at the TruTrak ADI, but was put off by its use of processed Vertical speed data to provide pitch info, and its inability to show roll beyond 30 degrees.
Has anyone had experience with this bit of kit? How does it handle continuous acro?
Mike; any feedback from the avionics shop on the quality of the RCA2600?
Appreciate the help.
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