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AOA or stall horn question.
I have purchased an rv6a and would like to install an aoa or stall warning device. What is the simplest way to do it .What product to use . My first post so I hope I am in the right place.Thanks for any help.
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....Welcome to the V.A.F. Nicky, good to have you!:D
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An AOA properly calibrated will give you a much better safety margin as you will be able to see the AOA increasing whereas a stall warner gives you less information.
Yes, an AOA is going to be a little more expensive, but when you operate into a short strip using AOA, your confidence will be a lot higher. |
I think AOA should be required equipment!
This is one of the best stand alone units IMO: http://www.advanced-flight-systems.c...s/AOA/aoa.html |
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Being a former Naval Aviator, I'm a big believer in AoA. In fact, I have three different systems in my RV-10. The one I like the best - and the cheapest - is the Lift Reserve Indicator. It is purely analog, except for the light inside the mechanical gauge, for (ugh!) night flying.
I mounted mine where it should be - on top of the glare shield. There are lots of brands of LRIs out there, and they are pretty much the same. I'd look for the cheapest one.... John |
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http://thervjournal.com/liftreserve.htm ![]() As a bonus the LRI probe can also drive the AOA indicator in the Dynon to provide an audible alarm. |
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Does your new plane have a Dynon EFIS installed, by chance? Do you want one? Dynon makes a very good AoA but you have to have one of their EFIS's and Pitot tubes. Installing their pitot and the AoA line isn't that difficult. |
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Dynon pitot/AOA combo and a D10 will give you what you're looking for plus a battery backed up EFIS. If you want to drop a little more coin, I have a 10" skyview with the same pitot/AOA. Works great, plus all the features of the SV system. Garmin has jumped into the water with a pitot/AOA system on G3X too. Others have mentioned the AFS, LRI and Bendix systems. Lots of choices out there. Beware, so many cool toys out there your wallet will get really light really fast!!! :) |
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I have an MGL efis and I fly 720. I appreciate all the responses .I am looking up each system mentioned . I have to have one now that I have seen them on u-tube.
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I flew for many hours with the Vans stall warning vane then removed it and replaced it with the Dynon AoA as part of an IFR upgrade.
My home airstrip is short and sometimes marginal so slow, precise approaches are required. I suppose that the AoA may give slightly earlier warning of an impending stall but IMHO the AoA gives me no extra benefit during the approach over the (correctly calibrated) simple vane stall warning. Fin 9A |
You do not "have" to have the combo Dynon pitot to get AOA on the Dynon. The RV12 world found a $10 substitute that works great. Read this thread, particularly starting page 2. I used the inflation needle, others found a rivet worked as well.
http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ad.php?t=34040 Picture inslalled here: http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...&postcount=183 The great thing about the Dynon is the AUDIBLE AOA indication in your headset. Increasing frequency at higher angles. You can ride the right beeping frequency all the way to the runway threshold. You don't want to be looking down at the Dynon screen when going into a 1260 foot strip... If you get a different AOA, be sure it has audible. |
I will caveat my original comment with the fact that the AOA is only as good as the calibration, and that is very important.
The Dynon uses a series of increasingly interesting manoeuvres culminating with full power stalls. Now, with my mature Brother squealing like a girl as I am eaking the last drop out of the poor, complaining airplane, we finished the calibration.....:rolleyes: Full power stalls in an RV are quite interesting. I digress - what you end up with is a superb tool to help you in all areas of flight, not just approach. This year, biennial flight revues in the UK are featuring crosswind stalls in the pattern - distraction during the climb out can be as dangerous as the base turn/final situation. It is interesting to watch the AOA as you are doing aeros - it gives you a real impression as to what is happening - particularly on the back side of looping figures - sadly the statistics show too many accidents where guys pull too hard on the back side of a loop and flick out. I will try and set up my GoPro soon and see if we can get some footage. |
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I have a friend who flies a Starduster bipe who pulled too hard out of a loop, and regained consciousness after losing about 3000 ft of altitude. Lucky guy! |
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Doug,
No - we have an MT 3 blade prop which works well at low speed. We ended up at a very high nose up, still flying and fully controllable - it was insane. I guess when it stalled, we must have been 30? nose up. No wing drop, just a rather large nose drop as I took the power off. |
You do have one
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If you trim pitch neutral for cruise, then do not trim for slow flight the pressure on your fingers holding the stick will be in a more feel able/tactile relationship to your AOA increasing at landing speeds. The burble and buffet as the wing approaches stall is easier to feel. No doubt I will get roasted on both points. |
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