helogunner
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Anyone have glass in their cockpits? I think one of the things I going most exciting about homebuilt is the ability to use non certified avionics!
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- Thread starter helogunner
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I’m working on it - see the Makerplane open source avionics
Todd Loes
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Check out the Talos Avionics.
I put a couple of MGL Vega singles in place of two 21/2" analog guages.
One is a G-meter I installed in place of a (way too heavy for it's purpose) analog voltmeter. Because stick forces are so light, I wanted a G indication for pull up to initiate aerobatic maneuvers. So far, I do loops, barrel rolls, aileron rolls, wing-overs, and humpty-bumps without ever pulling more than 3.5G.
The other is the EMS-1 engine monitor. Though, I'm only using it for CHT on all cylinders. I've pretty much reached the conclusion that the CHT indication I have is not very accurate. So, I'm in the process of installing this in its place. Haven't yet had a chance to fly it.
As far as fancy EFIS and moving map though, I just just use an iPad with Foreflight and a Sentry ADS-B receiver. The GPS altitude and ground speed read out on the bottom tape are useful. But, I don't really use the GPS derived EFIS function.
One is a G-meter I installed in place of a (way too heavy for it's purpose) analog voltmeter. Because stick forces are so light, I wanted a G indication for pull up to initiate aerobatic maneuvers. So far, I do loops, barrel rolls, aileron rolls, wing-overs, and humpty-bumps without ever pulling more than 3.5G.
The other is the EMS-1 engine monitor. Though, I'm only using it for CHT on all cylinders. I've pretty much reached the conclusion that the CHT indication I have is not very accurate. So, I'm in the process of installing this in its place. Haven't yet had a chance to fly it.
As far as fancy EFIS and moving map though, I just just use an iPad with Foreflight and a Sentry ADS-B receiver. The GPS altitude and ground speed read out on the bottom tape are useful. But, I don't really use the GPS derived EFIS function.
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