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From: "John Barrett" <2thman@olympus.net>
To: <AVIDWIZ@aol.com>, "Lancair Mail List" <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: Re: Looking for 2-1/4 in Instruments
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 23:21:02 -0800
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Dave,

there is a 2 1/4 inch Jet brand gyro that was made for military
installations and more recently for commercial jets.  The surplus ones have
to be overhauled to be worth using and one will set you  back well over a
grand.  New ones are about 6,000 bucks.  Dewey at Pacific Coast Avionics may
be able to help you find an  overhauled one, and if you don't have luck
there, drop me a personal email.  I have another source that may have some
in  stock.  They are all 28 volts so you have to have a converter.  They
also should be mounted low in the panel with an 8degree upslope so that the
horizon bar will be in the right pace.  I thought you bought Tony D's
airplane and, if I recall, it already has the Jet gyro. Tony couldn't figure
out why the horizon bar wouldn't center and we talked about the 8 degree
upslope. Even though this gadget is expensive it will run about 15 or 20
minutes after power loss, so it can get you right side up to the ground in
your glider (if you are all electric ignition) when the electricity quits.

I bought some inexpensive instruments for altimeter etc from Dewey as well.
They were new and seem fine.  The altimeter is a single needle 20,000 foot
instrument, so won't be particularly valuable in normal flight most of the
time on  cross countries.  In the event of emergencies, I figure I'll be
getting down below Flight Level 200 ASAP anyway and that's where this
instrument will be useful.

These are good backups to the SFS  EFIS.

Regards,
John Barrett

>I am looking for some used 2-1/4 inch instruments as >follows

>a) 1- Electric Artificial Horizon (14 VDC)
>b) 1- Altimeter

>Any advice on where to located yellow tagged 2-1/4" >instruments at
>reasonable prices would be appreciated.


Dave


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