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 Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:55 am Post subject: EFIS backup |
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Linn,
My money's on an independent wing leveler/autopilot. Independent so the
failure of the EFIS doesn't take it out. Most of them have some sort of
turn indicator display on them. I tend to turn on the AP when the
visibility is not so good and monitor the EFIS (Dynon D-10). It cuts
down the workload and gives time to think, if you need it. My next plane
will have a 2 axis autopilot.
I wouldn't be without backup steam gauges for airspeed and altimeter,
either.
A backup GPS would be good, too, especially if is only displayed on the
EFIS.
Pax,
Ed Holyoke
linn Walters wrote:
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I thought I didn't have a dog in this fight, but I do. I have lost
friends, and friends of friends, due to stupid pilot tricks. Rarely
does the airframe let us down. That leaves two things .... the pilot,
and his source of information. There are times when no amount of
information will save the pilots bacon ...... let's face it ..... we
all do the stupid pilot tricks ..... and an old pilot is one that
survives all of his (or her) stupid mistakes. So far I'm a survivor.
Now, back to my dog. I'm going to install the Odyssey panel
(http://www.mglavionics.com/html/odyssey.html)
and am going through the process of choosing how I want to populate
the rest of the panel with backup instruments for IFR. By the time I
purchase 2.5" gauges I can almost buy a small efis system, independent
of the Odyssey. My problem is .... I've never flown behind a glass
panel ..... and don't have an IFR ticket (yet). My partner has/does
both ..... but for him there is a pilot and a copy of the left seat
panel on the right side. I've spent a fair amount of time pondering
the question of which path to go ..... and I've been collecting a few
pictures of others panel ..... which just turns my thought processes
into a headache. But I ramble ..... my question is this: What did
you choose for your IFR backup capability, and why did you go that
route???? Would you go that same route today????
Linn
do not archive
Ron Lee wrote:
> Tim, look at accident reports and you will find that 75% or so of the
> fatalities are due to pilot error.
> You have running out of fuel.
> You see flying into IMC when the pilot is not instrument rated but
> had been trained on partial panel.
>
> The Seaside OR crash appears to be a guy of unknown (to me)
> qualifications taking off into IMC.
>
> There was a plane that took off out of Steamboat Springs CO or close
> who impacted terrain.
> The weather was not suitable for this VFR pilot to fly and possibly
> not for any plane not certified
> for flight into icing conditions. I have not seen the report but
> would guess that it was gross
> pilot error. A family killed because of pilot stupidity.
>
> You see all kinds of Darwinistic behavior. Reality. A gizmo "may"
> make up for other system
> or human failures. Better judgement and training are perhaps better.
>
> The original poster needs to objectively assess his training,
> abilities and judgement and plan
> accordingly. Leaving out a alternate attitude reference that works
> for him may get him killed.
> Adding a "gizmo" might save him.
>
> Ron Lee
>
>
>
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