X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 19:36:24 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 945941 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 16 May 2005 14:10:26 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=hapgoodm94@alum.darden.edu Received: from HP780N (cpe-066-057-255-054.nc.res.rr.com [66.57.255.54]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j4GI9b0W017950 for ; Mon, 16 May 2005 14:09:38 -0400 (EDT) From: "Matt Hapgood" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: static port location X-Original-Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 14:09:42 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine I need help with my static system. I have had constant problems with water entering my static line and causing my altitude to bounce all over the place. This happens sometimes when I get into clounds and almost all the time when in precipitation. My "solution" to date has been to install a "T" in the static line that I can reach under the panel - I unscrew the nut cap and my static source is inside the cabin. That stops the altimeter from making it's 500' bounces, but makes instrument landings a bit of a concern, because I end up with a significantly less accurate altitude (a couple hundred feet at cruise, less as airspeeds decrease). My thought was to put another (alternate?) static port on the pilot side of the plane (current port is copilot side). Could folks out there please recommend the best location for this static port (detailed measurements would be much appreciated)? I don't have my manuals handy now, and I want to get it right this time. I intend to route the tubing about 20 degrees up from horizontal as soon as it comes out of the little epoxied in static port... does that sound like enough of an angle (my copilot side port routes the line up about 5 degrees - and I think I am still getting water in the line (though I never "see" any after fact when I check the line). Though I am dreading cutting up my interior, I need to improve my current situation - I don't think it is a safe way to continue flying IFR. Thank you in advance... (and please copy me directly at matt.hapgood@alumni.duke.edu, as sometimes I get the list emails much later). Matt