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jareds(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:04 am Post subject: Electric Attitude

My falcon guage electic gyro brand new bit the dust only a year or so 

after purchase.

They really put the shaft to me when requesting service to their product 

so i refuse to do business with them again or pay the money for inferior 

product.



So I am hoping some of you ingenious listers have found some good 

alternatives that are inexpensive to have an electric attitude gyro.

I hope i never have to rely on it like i have in the past but the peace 

of mind of having one just in case could save lives.



Any good alternatives you builders have found?

I do not have vaccuum installed so must be electric.



Jared

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fox5flyer(at)idealwifi.ne
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:03 am Post subject: Electric Attitude

Those Chinese produced AHs are famous for playing dead and nobody wants to

work on them.  R$C Allen isn't much better and costs a fortune to have it

serviced.

Jared, I installed the TruTrak ADI electronic artificial horizon.  It uses

no gyros and works fine for me.  It also has a track info that is interfaced

with my Garmin 196 that, in my opinion, is better than a compass.  I believe

the warranty is 5 years, but it's been awhile.  Will fit in the same hole as

your Falcon.   Good value for the money.

Deke

http://www.trutrakflightsystems.com/



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Michel

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 966
Location: Norway

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:50 am Post subject: Electric Attitude

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		   From: fox5flyer [fox5flyer(at)idealwifi.net]

 Jared, I installed the TruTrak ADI electronic artificial horizon.


	


I have the TruTrak turn coordinator and I am VERY pleased with it. Not only with the instrument but their services. Once I did the mistake of starting the engine when the instrument was already on. Because of the voltage fall, the instrument went behaving erratically. I thought something was wrong and I wrote to TruTrak asking how to proceed. They answered at once that I could send them the instrument and that they will fix it free of charge (it was only one year old). Next time on the airfield, I realized my blunder and this time the instrument was working perfectly. I wrote to them that it was my wrong doing, nothing wrong with the instrument.

Still, it's nice to see friendly customer support when one lives in a tiny country on the corner of a continent, far far up north.



Cheers,

Michel

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jareds(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:05 am Post subject: Electric Attitude

Deke,

 Best option i have found so far if i read their website right but I'm still hesitant about spending so much money.

 I thought they priced it at about $1000.  I sent them an email anyway to see if they might give us builders and EAA special.

 Will see what they say.  

 Thanks for the tip!

 

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 [quote]   [quote]--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "fox5flyer" <fox5flyer(at)idealwifi.net> (fox5flyer(at)idealwifi.net)  Those Chinese produced AHs are famous for playing dead and nobody wants to work on them.  R$C Allen isn't much better and costs a fortune to have it serviced. Jared, I installed the TruTrak ADI electronic artificial horizon.  It uses no gyros and works fine for me.  It also has a track info that is interfaced with my Garmin 196 that, in my opinion, is better than a compass.  I believe the warranty is 5 years, but it's been awhile.  Will fit in the same hole as your Falcon.   Good value for the money. Deke http://www.trutrakflightsystems.com/    ---

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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject: Electric Attitude

Jared,



My Falcon Turn Coordinator went south twice the first year.  I called and 

asked if it was even worth fixing a second time.  The nice lady on the phone 

told me to take it apart and clean and polish the commutator with crocus 

cloth.  Did that about four years ago and perfect ever since. Give it a try 

before you trash it and spend more money.



Lowell



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jareds(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject: Electric Attitude

This was one of their new fangled attitutude gyros... and curiousity got 

the cat so i opened up mine after they told me it would cost as much to 

fix as a new one.  What i didnt realize was that they are VACUUM SEALED 

........haaaa

That big pufff of air wasn't a sigh of relief!!



Actually from what i coudl tell the magnetic motor in mine died but 

still sad that they wouldnt fix it.



THanks Lowell... wisehed it had been that easy but now it's just a 

mantle piece!!



Lowell Fitt wrote:



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 Jared,



 My Falcon Turn Coordinator went south twice the first year.  I called 

 and asked if it was even worth fixing a second time.  The nice lady on 

 the phone told me to take it apart and clean and polish the commutator 

 with crocus cloth.  Did that about four years ago and perfect ever 

 since. Give it a try before you trash it and spend more money.



 Lowell



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Jim Shumaker

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 106

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: Electric Attitude

Dynon makes an electronic Attitude indicator.  Known to be reliable.

  

 Jim Shumaker

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Bob

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

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Electric Attitude

MGL Avionics has the "Smart Singles" line which may fit your need.  They are solid state and the integrated (all instruments in one EFIS display) version of this is what is in the Sonex airplanes.  The ARS-1 attitude indicator is about $825. 

http://www.mglavionics.co.za/singles.html

Bob

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