X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:51:25 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from pacmmta53.windstream.net ([162.39.147.112] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5534542 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 12 May 2012 14:36:51 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=162.39.147.112; envelope-from=jgschroeder2@windstream.net X-Original-Return-Path: X-WS-COS: WSOB804 X-Cloudmark-Category: Undefined:Undefined X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=ItSgKUvEgpuArvFeGcEX9ho8h0+4pTt73K5WgrMP114= c=1 sm=0 a=E1nEQvATpWUA:10 a=XZckdoTylk4A:10 a=UT_QgiwtmQIA:10 a=J6lnL92WhukA:10 a=5Up8faWwAAAA:8 a=k0b7y6XVAAAA:8 a=FHIsFeJjSIek3zJldrcA:9 a=KH6tIt5JNSPtqeeiyxwA:7 a=PUjeQqilurYA:10 a=v6MMM96S_sUA:10 a=bnM3N5zZf_gA:10 a=x6lB2lzEgm5sZ-FRBkgA:9 a=TrG37FwEgQOn4Gdj7nQA:7 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=frz4AuCg-hUA:10 a=bXMx0YvPiabeLyMnM6TRtw==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 Authentication-Results: pacmmta53 smtp.user=jgschroeder2; auth=pass (LOGIN) Received: from [67.140.242.48] ([67.140.242.48:60805] helo=john-study-2) by pacmmta53 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.47 r(39824M)) with ESMTPA id 9B/56-21063-F9DAEAF4; Sat, 12 May 2012 14:36:16 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=----------yCxVQS1dODWIK24QMa33rx X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Instrument Panel comments/advice requested Reply-To: jgschroeder2@windstream.net References: X-Original-Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 14:36:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 From: "John Schroeder" X-Original-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Opera Mail/11.62 (Win32) ------------yCxVQS1dODWIK24QMa33rx Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Colyn & Adam - This will take a little time. I wanted to relate my experience in an article for my EAA Chapter's newsletter. I keep hearing a lot of talk about bundling everything, including one's first born child, into one box in an EFIS. My experience is a tribute to that folly and a tribute to our panel design. Hope to get it done in a few days. Cheers, John On Sat, 12 May 2012 13:14:58 -0400, Colyn Case wrote: > John, > yes - want to hear how you got it home.... > > Colyn > > On May 11, 2012, at 2:31 PM, John Schroeder wrote: > >> Adam - > > I disagree a lot with your recommendation. I had a Blue Mountain and it > went TU on a long cross country! I >wished very much to have had a > separate engine/fuel monitoring system to get the bird home in VFR and > >with the backup flight instrumentation. Wrapping an autopilot, engine > monitoring flight instruments and >maps all into one box is a recipe for > trouble. We even have a separate CHT/EGT monitor in our ES. We >went > with the HX, and it uses their separate 6000 engine/fuel system, > displayed either on the HX screen or >the separate monitor that comes > with the system. Also, and I fly hard IFR from time to time, one needs a > >backup for flight instruments. > > My humble opinion. I would be happy to elaborate as to how I got the > bird home with a dead Blue Mountain >flight/engine system - if anyone > wants to hear it. It depended on the way we designed the panel to spread > >out the risks. We fixed one of the problems with separate GRT engine > and flight instrumentation systems. > > Cheers, > > John Schroeder LNCE with 400 logged hours in it. > > > > On Fri, 11 May 2012 10:16:11 -0400, Adam Molny > wrote: > >> < Engine instruments will be displayed on an E.I. MVP-50> Why the >> separate system? The Skyview can >>perform all your engine monitoring >> functions. It can also do fuel calculations based on your flight plan >> (i.e >>fuel remaining at destination). > > > > > > -- ------------yCxVQS1dODWIK24QMa33rx Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary=----------yCxVQS1dODWIK2nOldv5TU ------------yCxVQS1dODWIK2nOldv5TU Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-ID: Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable