Sport, because there is not much need for the Pro's gear warning on a
Tri-Gear.
Best regards,
Rob Housman
A070
-----Original Message-----
Behalf Of erichdtrombley@juno.com
Subject: Re: PSS AOA sensor position standardization
Just curious, of those that are using the PPS AoA, did you decide on the
pro or sport versions? Quite abit difference in cost. I purchased only
the sensors portion of the kit as I have yet to make up my mind on which
version.
Erich Trombley
A028
writes:
> Wow, what rapid responses!
>
> In my talks with the boss at PSS, I discussed the glider/short wings
> conundrum.
> One needs to add a second EPROM when the wings swap, since the
> airfoil
> is different. If we didn't have flaps, that could have been the
> easy
> switch.
> Nevertheless, it should be possible to piggyback a small circuit
> board with
> an electronic switch onto the original EPROM socket that would be
> microswitched to an appropriate tang on the wing root.
>
> PSS is also in the process of certificating the AOA sport, so the
> product
> development is officially "mature", i.e., finished. There were some
> comments
> from some of my RV friends about the display or warnings being
> underdamped,
> which PSS claims has been solved within the last year with V.7 of
> the
> software.
>
> Some of you have been irritated that PSS didn't partner with BlueMnt
> to
> put the AOA indicator on-screen. Aside from there being little
> incentive
> for them to do that, on-panel is the wrong place for an AOA. It
> needs to
> be in the pilot's field of view as s/he looks out of the window
> during
> landing, which is why you see so many AOA-sports sitting on top of
> the
> glareshield.
>
> Continue!
>
> Shaun
> A207
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James H. Nelson" <europajim@juno.com>
> Subject: Re: PSS AOA sensor position standardization
>
>
> > If you check out the positioning by way of the manual, you do not
> line
> > the two ports up vertically. What you do is keep them in line tip
> to
> > trail but off set tip to root. Does that make sense. This puts
> the
> > ports at the same distance from the leading edge but not the same
> > distance from the wing tip. Mine is off set about 2" with the
> lower port
> > closer to the root. My wing is a foam wing and I cut a 6" hole
> through
> > the bottom skin and made a flange to put inside to reattach the
> cover
> > when I finished the installation. I then ran my urethane lines
> out to
> > the tip and ran them back through the conduit I used for the wing
> wiring.
> > BTW, proprietary Software has a disconnect for their tubes. I am
> > getting mine next week. I forgot to mention it to Jim at PS to
> include
> > it with the kit. I also sent Jim the way we "operate" our Europa
> a/c.
> > Since we mono wheel drivers have no control for separating flap
> from gear
> > extensions and the tri gear drivers only have flaps to operate,
> I've
> > asked Jim to help us on our setups to the CPU in the unit. I will
> keep
> > you up dated.
> > Well, I'm doing the final bits to proceed with painting.
> Which I
> > should have done for Sun-N-Fun. I'll be bringing my a/c to the
> Europa
> > dinner as one of at least four others. It will give us all a
> chance to
> > see the many varietys we are doing.
> >
> >
> > Jim Nelson
> >
> > A058 N15JN
> >
> >
> writes:
> > > Shaun:
> > > I'm not going either.............:-(
> > > I have foam wings, and that seems to be old poo so
> don't
> > > think
> > > I'm topical. I phone the boss at Proprietary and we had a long
> chat,
> > > the nub
> > > of which was you can be inside his limits and the only thing
> that's
> > > critical
> > > is that the two orifices are directly vertical one under the
> other.
> > > He said
> > > the real comparison is between them rather than the proper
> readings
> > > of each.
> > > Hope this softens worries somewhat - sorry I can't speak for the
> XS
> > > models.
> > > Ferg
> > > A064
> > >
> > >
> > >
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