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Matt Dralle
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Location: Livermore CA USA
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 Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 9:59 am Post subject: RV-8 Full Glass Panel... |
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Dear Listers,
The panel on the RV-8 got the first power up today. I interconnected all of the major instrument panel devices to the Vertical Power VP-200 electrical system and powered everything up. In the center screen, you can see Mt Diablo in California. I was playing back a flight from a portable GPS I use in the rental plane. Notice the top of the mountain is RED which means that its above our current altitude (from the playback). The Kenwood is playing a James Bond movie...
The Vertical Power VP-200 system is very cool, btw. It is basically an electrical system in a box plus a whole lot more. I highly recommend the system. Makes wiring a snap!
Components include:
3ea GRT Horizon I HX EFIS 3D Displays
XM Weather Radar module for GRT HXs
Vertical Power VP-200 power system
Garmin SL-30 Nav/Com
Garmin GTX-327 Transponder
TruTrak DII VSGV Autopilot
Matronics FuelChex DX
Kenwood DNX-8120 Entertainment w/ XM and Nav
Yahoo!
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV
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randy(at)djdist.com
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject: RV-8 Full Glass Panel... |
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Way too cool! You could have a great time just sitting in the cockpit in the hangar!
Can't wait to hear it's time to fly! Keep us posted!
Randy "U"
RV-7 / N55CU
From: Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 2:38 PM
To: rv-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: RV-8 Full Glass Panel...
Dear Listers,
The panel on the RV-8 got the first power up today. I interconnected all of the major instrument panel devices to the Vertical Power VP-200 electrical system and powered everything up. In the center screen, you can see Mt Diablo in California. I was playing back a flight from a portable GPS I use in the rental plane. Notice the top of the mountain is RED which means that its above our current altitude (from the playback). The Kenwood is playing a James Bond movie...
The Vertical Power VP-200 system is very cool, btw. It is basically an electrical system in a box plus a whole lot more. I highly recommend the system. Makes wiring a snap!
Components include:
3ea GRT Horizon I HX EFIS 3D Displays
XM Weather Radar module for GRT HXs
Vertical Power VP-200 power system
Garmin SL-30 Nav/Com
Garmin GTX-327 Transponder
TruTrak DII VSGV Autopilot
Matronics FuelChex DX
Kenwood DNX-8120 Entertainment w/ XM and Nav
Yahoo!
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV
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dale1rv6(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 4:33 pm Post subject: RV-8 Full Glass Panel... |
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Hi Matt,
I don't think that is going to work for your 8, you better send it to me, I
will try to salvage it for use on my 6. Don't worry about the money, I'll
send you a check and you can owe me the difference...
Yes, I am kidding.
That is a fantastic panel. Congratulations
Happy New Year to all,
Dale RV6a
Do not archive
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ronlee(at)pcisys.net
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject: RV-8 Full Glass Panel... |
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I hate to break this to you but I don't think that you will pass your
DAR inspection with that much glass. Yu should remove the one
to the upper right and send to me. I will send you an altimeter, airspeed
and something else to install in that area
Ron Lee
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timb
Joined: 16 Apr 2008
Posts: 77
Location: Frankston, Texas
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject: RV-8 Full Glass Panel... |
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Not being familiar with all the glass panel stuff I have two questions. I
was looking in the list of equipment for something that said "GPS...
something" and I don't see it. Also in the photos I see a glass with
buttons that is facing forward into where nobody could see it. What is that
one?
Tim Bryan
RV-6 Flying
N616TB over 120 hours now
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Matt Dralle
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Location: Livermore CA USA
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject: RV-8 Full Glass Panel... |
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The GPS is an externally mounted unit from GRT and doesn't get mounted in the panel. I haven't received it yet from GRT. Probably should have a secondary, but I'm low on panel space...
The forward facing instrument is the GRT EIS4000 engine monitor. All of the display is done through the RS232 link to the HX EFIS displays. I mounted it with the face into the baggage area just in case I had to access the buttons someday, but for normal ops, no access to its front panel is necessary.
Matt
At 06:50 PM 1/1/2009 Thursday, you wrote:
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Not being familiar with all the glass panel stuff I have two questions. I
was looking in the list of equipment for something that said "GPS...
something" and I don't see it. Also in the photos I see a glass with
buttons that is facing forward into where nobody could see it. What is that
one?
Tim Bryan
RV-6 Flying
N616TB over 120 hours now
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ronlee(at)pcisys.net
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:52 pm Post subject: RV-8 Full Glass Panel... |
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That is an amazing use of glass. I don't know your intent ala IFR flying
but it would seem that you have ignored GPS approaches. The SL30
will provide VOR and ILS which is a lot but with GPS approaches now
outnumbering ILS, did you just decide to forego GPS approaches or
is there a certified GPS approach unit that I missed.
Ron Lee
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Dale Ensing
Joined: 11 Jan 2006
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Location: Aero Plantation Weddington NC
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| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:49 am Post subject: RV-8 Full Glass Panel... |
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AWESOME! Matt
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