Here's a pic of what Jim Nelson did for an AOA on 058.
It's an Advanced Flight Systems AOA Pro.
Very slick - still learning how to calibrate it.
Cheers,
Venu Rao
Austin, Texas
Europa - Mono
A-058 Flying
119.8 hours
Builder: James Nelson
"Flying is a compromise with the elements one does not need to
challenge"
- Capt. K.G. Rao, Dir. of Ops (retd), Air-India
On Aug 4, 2008, at 9:18 PM, John & Paddy Wigney wrote:
> >
>
> Dear Europaphiles,
>
> I have been busy over the last few weeks and have also been to
> Oshkosh so have been unable to join the recent discussion on stall
> and AOA warning. I hope you will forgive me for a lengthy discourse
> on this and another safety topic.
>
> Before I started building my Europa, I had been reading aviation
> publications for many years. I came to the conclusion that in sport
> aviation there are two very common and preventable accident types
> and that these cause many fatalities. I therefore decided to equip
> my plane to minimise the risk.
>
> Firstly - Running out of fuel. Some but not all of these incidents
> are fatal.. I recommend a fuel flow meter with a display to show
> endurance and fuel remaining, preferably with an alarm at 4 gallons
> say. An independent capacitance gauge display is also wise for
> redundancy.
>
> Secondly - Stall and spin accidents on approach. Low down and in the
> pattern, these are often fatal. A stall warning or an AOA warning
> unit will save your life in these situations. I find it puzzling
> that there is not more attention paid to the this hazard at airshows
> and similar events where there is busy traffic, many distractions
> and sometimes confusing instructions from controllers. We are all
> aware of Cliff Shaw's fatal accident at Oshkosh in 2006 which upset
> our Europa community greatly. Having just come back from Oshkosh
> where there was yet another stall spin accident with a Lancair on
> final approach in good weather (2 fatalities), I decided to do a
> study of the available FAA data. I found the information to be very
> interesting.
>
> At the Sun N Fun and Oshkosh shows only, from 1988 to 2008, there
> have been 14 stall, and stall spin accidents. There were 13
> fatalities, 9 uninjured and 2 minor injuries. I believe that many of
> these could have been prevented if a stall or AOA warning unit was
> in use. If anyone is interested I can send the details. I have no
> idea how many similar accidents have occurred at other airports. I
> suspect it is quite high.
>
> As Michael Grass explained in a recent email, I have the Advanced
> Flight Systems AOA unit mounted in a Head Up Display type of
> installation with a small retractable mirror. It is on top of the
> panel and directly in the field of view on approach; it needs no
> head turning. This setup is not a must-have but it is nice.The unit
> adjusts for flaps up or down and gives an insistent "ANGLE, ANGLE,
> PUSH" instruction in the headsets. Again, if anyone would like a
> photo of that installation, please let me know. Any unit is better
> than none. Dynon, Rite Angle AOA from EM Aviation, the Europa stall
> warner, etc. are all very good units.
>
> Cheers, John
>
> N262WF, mono XS, 912S
> Mooresville, North Carolina
> EAA Technical Counselor No. 5182
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