Common instruments on small aircraft

"Ron Wanttaja" wrote

Take a look, then, at a photo of the panel of *my* airplane:

http://www.wanttaja.com/hhrad2.JPG

Be afraid. Be very afraid. :-)
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I can't help but notice that your "fun" meter is pegged, even while it is
sitting on the ground. You really need to get that thing worked on. It should
not move off the bottom peg at least until you start the engine, and not peg
until you get airborn.

You never know when you are going to get a ramp inspection, and have an
inspector ground you for having a necessary instrument being inoperative.

Please attend to this, at your earliest convenience. I will be alerting your
local FAA inspectors to the problem, for your safety, of course.

Sincerely;
Jim in NC

On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:53:24 -0400, "Morgans" wrote:


"Ron Wanttaja" wrote

Take a look, then, at a photo of the panel of *my* airplane:

http://www.wanttaja.com/hhrad2.JPG

I can't help but notice that your "fun" meter is pegged, even while it is
sitting on the ground. You really need to get that thing worked on. It should
not move off the bottom peg at least until you start the engine, and not peg
until you get airborn.

It's a *recording* fun meter, like a G-Meter. :-)

Ron Wanttaja

I can't help but notice that your "fun" meter is pegged, even while it is
sitting on the ground. You really need to get that thing worked on. It
should
not move off the bottom peg at least until you start the engine, and not peg
until you get airborn.

It's a *recording* fun meter, like a G-Meter. :-)

OK, it's a cumulative thing, eh? I guess you are in original factory new
specifications, then.

I will call the FAA, and tell them not to visit you.

I have my eye on you, though! ;-)
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in
:

I can't help but notice that your "fun" meter is pegged, even while it
is sitting on the ground. You really need to get that thing worked on.
It should not move off the bottom peg at least until you start the
engine, and not peg until you get airborn.


I dunno. That plane looks fun even on the ground!

"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:02:49 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote:

Judah writes:

The first plane I trained in was as basic as they get - one radio, one
NAV.
It was adequate as a trainer, and even for renting (although I bought
a
handheld GPS after I started renting more frequently). But they sold
that
flight school and I don't think you can rent those planes anymore.

I think I'd be worried in a plane like that.

Take a look, then, at a photo of the panel of *my* airplane:

http://www.wanttaja.com/hhrad2.JPG

Be afraid. Be very afraid. :-)

Ron Wanttaja


Looks like an IC-T8 ham rig on the panel.

On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 07:58:39 GMT, "Alt Beer" wrote:

http://www.wanttaja.com/hhrad2.JPG

Be afraid. Be very afraid. :-)

Looks like an IC-T8 ham rig on the panel.

Close. IC-A5 aircraft transceiver. Built in, powered by the aircraft electrical
system, hooked to the standard PTT switch. Replaced a defunct Narco, weighs
less than a pound. Hooked to an antenna made from Radio Shack and plumbing
parts.

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/stories/antenna.htm

Ron Wanttaja

"Ron Wanttaja" wrote

Close. IC-A5 aircraft transceiver. Built in, powered by the aircraft
electrical
system, hooked to the standard PTT switch. Replaced a defunct Narco, weighs
less than a pound. Hooked to an antenna made from Radio Shack and plumbing
parts.

I thought your electrical system consisted of a gel cell battery for the radio
and lights, charged on the ground by a 110V
battery charger. No?

I might have you confused with someone else. It does not happen very often. Me
getting confused, that is. At least I don't think it does. :-)
--
Jim in NC

On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 13:06:57 -0400, "Morgans" wrote:


"Ron Wanttaja" wrote

Close. IC-A5 aircraft transceiver. Built in, powered by the aircraft
electrical
system, hooked to the standard PTT switch. Replaced a defunct Narco, weighs
less than a pound. Hooked to an antenna made from Radio Shack and plumbing
parts.

I thought your electrical system consisted of a gel cell battery for the radio
and lights, charged on the ground by a 110V
battery charger. No?

I might have you confused with someone else. It does not happen very often. Me
getting confused, that is. At least I don't think it does. :-)

Add this to one of the times, then. :-) I've got a "normal" electrical system
in Moonraker, though given my preference, I would have preferred just a battery.
Too damn much weight in the generator, battery, and starter, though I did switch
to an Odyssey dry cell a couple of years back.

Ron Wanttaja

Ron Wanttaja writes:

Take a look, then, at a photo of the panel of *my* airplane:

http://www.wanttaja.com/hhrad2.JPG

Be afraid. Be very afraid. :-)

Where are the cabin pressure controls and the FMCs?

--
Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.

On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:06:24 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote:

Ron Wanttaja writes:

Take a look, then, at a photo of the panel of *my* airplane:

http://www.wanttaja.com/hhrad2.JPG

Be afraid. Be very afraid. :-)

Where are the cabin pressure controls and the FMCs?

They fall away with the SRBs.

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/stories/leoraker.JPG

Ron Wanttaja