Yes the levil is a flying instrument...
As far as the engine goes I'm faced with a dilemma.
EITHER I go for a patch solution ....the absolute minimum back up round
gauges....say Rpm, map and oil temp
OR I rebuild my panel based on lessons learned in the first 50 hours. In
this case I would include a dynon EIS like the D10....dynon because of
engine probe compatibility and it frees up space on my pfd. This will give
me the opportunity to include the inputs that I didn't include in the
initial build like fuel quantity and fuel flow. Also change cb for blade
fuses and so on. But I am loath to fix something which is essentially
working pretty well......
The annoying thing with much of this kit is that it seems the sensors are
not compatible. The rotax sensors are common obviously. It seems that
mgl kit won't work with dynon map sensor....albeit it's not a huge thing to
run a tube into the panel. Likewise the levil will display GRT ems but not
dynon which is annoying. So what you end up with is double sensors and
double wiring.....
Will
On Jan 25, 2018 05:00, <davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk> wrote:
> William, The i Levil 3 looks a great bit of kit, but if I understand
> rightly it is providing AH/Nav/GPS/ADSB functions and no engine monitoring.
> I would say you are pushing your luck flying without a tachometer, oil
> pressure gauge and CHT/coolant temp gauge. CS controllers are not
> infallible and if your Airmaster one has no rpm readout you could break
> your engine if you hit an unlucky set of circumstances. Similarly low oil
> pressure or high coolant temp can spoil your day big time. All required by
> LAA for what that is worth - (which is actually quite a lot, when you
> consider that UK permit accident rates are much the same as certified
> aircraft and compare that with the Experimental situation.) I would
> recommend a small modern EMS like the one produced by MGL. It will display
> pretty much evrything and importantly make a fuss if anything departs from
> the straight and narrow and weighs not a lot.
>
> Regards, David Joyce, GXSDJ
>
>
> On 2018-01-25 03:32, William Daniell wrote:
>
> Following the unbidden rebooting of my SkyView I have ordered a levil.
>
> What is the group think on the minimum back up engine instruments?
>
> My thinking is that the airmaster should keep the Rpm under control so I
> don't need Rpm.
>
> However I do need MAP to avoid overboost given that I have a manual
> wastegate. And I figure on an oil temp gauge. And that's it.
>
> Will
>
> (By the way does anyone know of a map gauge that works with the dynon
> electric sensor?)
>
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