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dan(at)azshowersolutions.
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:45 am Post subject: From Steam to Glass

I am at a crossroad in building my panel and was wondering if anyone here has actually made the switch to an all glass panel? I have an EFIS as well as an EIS (EMS), yet I still feel the need (want) to put the steam air speed &VSI next to it. If you have gone through this "weaning" process...how was it? Do you still feel the need for (a round) speed?  <g>

  Thanks, 

  Dan B, Mesa AZ

  KF-IV  314DW

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Bob

Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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Location: Damascus, Maryland, USA

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:33 am Post subject: Re: From Steam to Glass

Kind of depends on what you'll use the airplane for and what you find easier to stay on top of.  I really have been in an IFR-capable Kitfox and for back-up to the Dynon the owner has a round-dial altimeter, airspeed, and an electric horizon.  This combination is also pretty common in the RV-airplanes.  About 30 years ago I worked for Lockheed on the L-1011 and we had customers order the vertical tape engine instruments who found that non-round displays were so counter-intuitive that they retrofitted round dials.  The benefit of round dials is that with a glance they are easier to interpret.  I'm flying VFR and personally (important word) like to have round dial displays of heading, airspeed, and altitude just because I find that I have a more intuitive knowledge of where things are.  I don't want an artificial horizon, DG, etc.  On the other hand, my boss likes the high-tech toys and has a RV-9 with a really bare-looking panel that just has a Dynon, Garmin 296, EIS , transponder/encoder, and com radio.

Bob

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Ben-PA

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Location: Berwick, Pa

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:36 am Post subject: Re: From Steam to Glass

Dan,

I installed an Horizon Sport HZ EFIS and don't miss the ASI at all. The only need you would have for one is if you plan to fly IMC.

Ben

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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:29 am Post subject: From Steam to Glass

Dan,  I am of the steam gauge era, not necessarily by choice as that is all 

there was when I was panel building.  I have taken off a couple of times 

with the pitot blocked, once due to a too quick preflight forgetting to 

remove the "remove before flight" ribbon and another time thanks to a mud 

dobber.  It was a bit antsy for me, but that was just because I hadn't 

landed without gauges before.  The landings were fine as it isn't hard to 

see feel and listen for the normal seat of the pants inputs. With GPS for 

cruise and fuel management back-up, I don't find any issues with the glass 

panel.



One thing, though, tests have found that a glance at a needle is more 

readily understood than a look at a number.  This is spoken from a 

fundamental ignorance of what the displays look like. I would suspect that 

there would be some sort of graphic display for the quick scan.



Lowell

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