Hi Mark,
The Katana airplanes and motor gliders which use the 912 or 914 have a
tach which shows prop speed, not engine speed. It provides numbers more
familiar to pilots of other planes powered by direct drive engines.
When I checked out in the 912 powered DA-20 I found the prop-speed tach
readings were easily understood because they were similar to the tach
numbers of the Lycoming and Continental powered planes I had flown
before. When we started flying our Europa with an engine-speed tach it
took longer to get accustomed to the numbers seen, and what they meant.
Regards,
Terry Seaver
A135 / N135TD
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Mark Burton
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 10:41 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Re: Prop Tach Sender
Hi Ira,
Don't you still need a tacho of some kind showing engine RPM (rather
than prop RPM)?
Cheers,
Mark
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