Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Where are you guys finding your instruments?

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Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Where are you guys finding your instruments?

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Original Posted By: K5YAC
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Where are you guys finding your instruments?On most certified aircraft (I have an old Vtail Bonanza) it is now cheaper toreplace all instruments with a basic glass cockpit than to go with those old fashoned"Steam Guages." However for me it is still not cheaper to replace a steamguage than it is to repair a steam guage. But that is changing, There areslowly becoming fewer and fewer shops that repair old steam guages.This may result in a lot of steam guages being availaible for classics like thePiet.Blue Skies,Steve DYou could go electronic but it will change the looks of the cockpit.I may try to replace my steam guage Artificial Horizon with a Dynon D1 portablepanel (a fancy Glass AH) It is as portable as a handheld GPS http://dynonavionics.com/docs/D1_Intro.htmlThe Dynon D1 will provide a Artificial horizon, GPS based track, altitude, andground speed and a skid ball. also of interest is a Trutrack Artificial horizon and PFDhttp://trutrakap.com/products/Pictorial_Turn_and_Bank.htmlBlue Skies,Steve D----- Original Message -----
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