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08-21-2017, 10:35 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Union County, NJ
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Yeah, the back of my panel is a birds nest and it drives me up the wall. So my thinking is upgrade to get the benefit of IFR capability and clean up the backside.
My plane was the test bed for aerosance FADEC and there are so many wires back there, it's mind blowing. I probably used 20 zip ties just to keep the wires from falling into the passengers lap.
it needs a clean-up desperately.
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08-21-2017, 02:25 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: KSGJ / TJBQ
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Originally Posted by FORANE
Speaking as one who has experienced an EFIS roll inverted at just 50 AGL in IMC on takeoff, I was glad to have some round instruments left in the panel.
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Hence the need for proper backup, even with a steam panel. Just that the probability of a steam failure is greater than a EFIS failure.
FWIW: this is my panel.
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08-22-2017, 06:30 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Union County, NJ
Posts: 929
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Holy GPS Batman!
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WTB RV4/8?- Looking for a 4 or 8 that needs some love and TLC. PM me if you have one!
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08-22-2017, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Asheville, NC
Posts: 2,690
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FORANE
Speaking as one who has experienced an EFIS roll inverted at just 50 AGL in IMC on takeoff, I was glad to have some round instruments left in the panel. As a result of this, I stayed with a 6 inch EFIS and some round instruments when I upgraded the panel most recently. An EFIS brings much to the table but think about what you would do if it went T.U. like mine did. Some will add redundant glass, that works too. Personally I find an analog airspeed indicator easier to interpret with just a glance.
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AMEN on back up and interpretation. I had both EFIS start spinning right before going in the soup for an approach. Had to continue using the needles on the spinning display which was a bit disconcerting. I would be hard to convince to go 100% EFIS. The steam saved my bacon as my panel was designed to do.
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Bill Pendergrass
ME/AE '82
RV-7A: Flying since April 15, 2012. 850 hrs
YIO-360-M1B, mags, CS, GRT EX and WS H1s & A/P, Navworx
Unpainted, polished....kinda'... Eyeballin' vinyl really hard.
Yeah. The boss got a Silhouette Cameo 4 Xmas 2019.
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08-22-2017, 11:05 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: detroit, michigan
Posts: 177
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If I had to do it again, I would keep most of the steam, add Garmin GTN750.
Have some form of ADSB IN and Out. and my Garmin Pilot App on ipad.
Maybe an LCD engine analyzer.
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08-22-2017, 03:19 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Dallas/Ft Worth, TX
Posts: 5,665
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Steam.. No way!
My RV7 panel...
How about a Garmin G5 and a Sandia SAI340 to back up the G3X with dual ADAHRS, this gives you 3 indipendannt attitude sources displayed all the time.
If you want to go a step further I can switch the MFD to a PFD and display ADAHRS#2 data, this would give you 4 attittude displays 
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RV7A built 2004, 1700+ hrs, New Titan IO-370, Bendix Mags
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