X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:12:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.122] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3745083 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:30:51 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.122; envelope-from=super_chipmunk@roadrunner.com Received: from Laptop ([74.75.176.139]) by cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20090704203012528.KEES19322@cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com> for ; Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:30:12 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: From: "Bill Wade" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [LML] Gear Up X-Original-Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:28:37 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0119_01C9FCC4.7B98F0A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18005 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18005 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0119_01C9FCC4.7B98F0A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm sure this isn't a new idea but what has worked well for me so far = is to have the gear and transition lights directly above the AI, at the = top edge of the panel. That way they're within the field of vision on = instruments and when you are visual. -Bill Wade So I come back to does anyone have ideas on how to keep this from = happening? Does anyone have a better mousetrap. Thoughts on how to = set up gear warning systems - both Chelton and MVP seem to do this well, = how to never forget to use the checklist even when distracted - this is = a hard one for me. Dan Ballin Leg2 #286 ------=_NextPart_000_0119_01C9FCC4.7B98F0A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I'm sure this isn't a new idea = but what has=20 worked well for me so far is to have the gear and transition lights = directly above the AI, at the top edge of the panel. That way = they're=20 within the field of vision on instruments and when you are visual. -Bill = Wade

So=20 I come back to does anyone have ideas on how to keep this from=20 happening? Does anyone have a better mousetrap. Thoughts = on how=20 to set up gear warning systems - both Chelton and MVP seem to do this = well,=20 how to never forget to use the checklist even when distracted - this = is a hard=20 one for me.

Dan Ballin
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