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Old 04-29-2019, 02:31 PM
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Check your PM inbox please.

If you are looking for an Amphibious test on water and runways to Alaska and back.
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Old 04-29-2019, 02:37 PM
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Check your PM inbox please.

If you are looking for an Amphibious test on water and runways to Alaska and back.
Perfect. Yes. Will reply to the PM.

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Old 04-29-2019, 03:00 PM
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Request for your next product...

Landing Gear Controller (has lidar and airspeed inputs... gear extends when at flying speed and less than xxx feet agl, retracts at flying speed and above xxx agl).
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Old 04-29-2019, 03:33 PM
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Request for your next product...

Landing Gear Controller (has lidar and airspeed inputs... gear extends when at flying speed and less than xxx feet agl, retracts at flying speed and above xxx agl).
Thanks for sharing.

We do have the Auto-Extend controller here: Landing Gear Safety Controller

On videos hosted on the Landing Height Controller, one video shows actual auto-extension when the set speed is reached. It's only using Pitot/Static hookup to the built-in differential pressure sensor. If the speed reached low enough, then it will activate, and there is an override for those who want to practice stalls.

We did get a request to combine both the Landing Height and Gear Safety units but that did not pickup any momentum yet. An earlier unit of the Landing Height did include a CANBus so other sensors/units can talk with it, but then it was later removed for cost.

The Landing Gear Warning Module also includes Pitot/Static but only gives verbal warning, no control or action other than announcements in the headset.

The Audio Alert System even though it can be used for Gear Warning, its really meant to transfer all standard other warnings into vocal/audio to the headset. Such as Canopy open when the airplane starts to roll, or Fuel pump been operating more than certain min, or even fuel pump did not start for certain number of minutes, and all kind of other custom warnings.

Years ago before all this colored glass panels, we used to notice any flashing lights on the panel and that did get our attention directly. Nowadays, its easy to miss a flashing warning as our eyes are getting used to the Glass Panel changing pages and refresh rates making it easier to miss a warning unless it comes out big on the screen. So converting these warning to a audio to be heard on the intercom or headset is better including the most-needed landing gear is still up.

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Was looking at another one for experimental that was much higher; will try this one. Probably split one access panel and install on there.
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Ordered this morning and just got the email that it has shipped.
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me too, maybe we can install together
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As I see it, this will work well in smooth terrain only, is that correct?

Our strip is on top of a ridge so I suspect it will go from 20 or 30 feet to zero as you cross the threshold, is that correct?
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Old 05-01-2019, 09:39 AM
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As I see it, this will work well in smooth terrain only, is that correct?

Our strip is on top of a ridge so I suspect it will go from 20 or 30 feet to zero as you cross the threshold, is that correct?
Depends on what you mean by works well? It's reading the height above ground, not MSL. If your strip is on the side of a hill, then yea it may go from 50 feet to 10 feet as the ground level quickly rises. Same issues that the "big boys" have for their ground proximity radar right?

I just submitted my order as I think it's a cool gadget. May not be perfect in every scenario as you point out you have to understand what the info it's providing you means.
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Old 05-01-2019, 09:41 AM
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As I see it, this will work well in smooth terrain only, is that correct?

Our strip is on top of a ridge so I suspect it will go from 20 or 30 feet to zero as you cross the threshold, is that correct?

That's an interesting scenario Bill. So when you reach the top flat part, the airplane is normally 30 ft? 50 ft?

Well, unless the ridge is straight down, the LIDAR will probably detect the slope up to the top flat area and can see the 100 ft then 80 ft then 70 ft and so on to allow the Controller to recognize a descending profile and to announce normally even before reaching the top flat part.

I just looked at the firmware to check this, it can still detect even if it started to see flat surfaces @ 30 ft then getting lower, it should announce 20,10,5,2,1,0 as normal.
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