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Old May 13th 08, 02:57 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Lou
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I know they are crap but I still might buy one just to have a steam
back-up of the Dynon that is going in my plane. Odds are I'll never use
it and if I do the chance that it, or the one I replace it with failing
at the same time as the Dynon are next to nil.


Ok, maybe a good point but, even if you "don't use it" it's still
hooked up and working. So even if you "don't use it", somewhere
down the line it will either break or not but you will always look
at it and compare it the the dynon. In other words it's always on and
working, so how do you know when it breaks? If you compare it's
information
with the dynon and start to question the dynon, then you'll end up
spending
the money you saved on a mechanic looking over the dynon. Or not.
Lou

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Old May 13th 08, 02:13 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Gig 601Xl Builder
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Lou wrote:
I know they are crap but I still might buy one just to have a steam
back-up of the Dynon that is going in my plane. Odds are I'll never use
it and if I do the chance that it, or the one I replace it with failing
at the same time as the Dynon are next to nil.


Ok, maybe a good point but, even if you "don't use it" it's still
hooked up and working. So even if you "don't use it", somewhere
down the line it will either break or not but you will always look
at it and compare it the the dynon. In other words it's always on and
working, so how do you know when it breaks? If you compare it's
information
with the dynon and start to question the dynon, then you'll end up
spending
the money you saved on a mechanic looking over the dynon. Or not.
Lou



It's my feeling, and I may be wrong, that the failure mode for the Dynon
would most likely be of the no light in the glass variety. So during the
time before the light goes out I would have been cross checking against
the steam gauges from time to time. There will also be a Gamin 496 in
the aircraft.

And let's remember this. I'd only have the Falcon gauges in the aircraft
for VFR ops. I wouldn't have Falcon gauges in the airplane in their
boxes for IFR ops.
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Old May 13th 08, 11:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Lou
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It's my feeling, and I may be wrong, that the failure mode for the Dynon
would most likely be of the no light in the glass variety. So during the
time before the light goes out I would have been cross checking against
the steam gauges from time to time. There will also be a Gamin 496 in
the aircraft.

And let's remember this. I'd only have the Falcon gauges in the aircraft
for VFR ops. I wouldn't have Falcon gauges in the airplane in their
boxes for IFR ops.


Well you have my curiosity. Let me know how well they work and
install. I'm still aways
away from that so I'll just have to trust your judgment.
Lou

 




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