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06-09-2012, 02:38 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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stall warning
Got my RV=7 QB a while back and noticed it came with a stall warning system which requires some modifications on the wing. My RV-6 has done great for years without a stall warning system so I'm wondering if I actually want to install it. Is there something I'm missing?
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06-09-2012, 02:47 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: McKinney, TX
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I'm in the "It cant hurt" camp.
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06-09-2012, 03:14 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Chesterfield, Missouri
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Vans is serious about getting people to install and use the device.
I had the same feeling about it and had about decided to go without it until I noticed the wing skin is punched for it. It took all of 5 minutes to complete the prep work to get the bracket installed. It may take some time to get it wire and calibrated, but it is going in.
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06-10-2012, 06:57 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Yardley, PA
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Why not??
I installed mine in my 9 wing... pretty easy install.
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06-10-2012, 11:35 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Kirkland, WA
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I went the opposite route and closed up the pre-punched holes. That and riveting up the access cover means more work for those QBers who don't use the system, but I guess it saves time for more people, those who do install it.
I'm going to use AOA for stall warning instead.
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06-10-2012, 01:17 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: 45G, Brighton, MI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David-aviator
Vans is serious about getting people to install and use the device.
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They must be. Still, I would have liked to have had the choice of not having the holes pre-punched in the leading edge. Maybe instead of pre-punching the holes, provide a template to use to cut/drill them. If you go with an AOA system, isn't the stall warning redundant?
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06-10-2012, 02:24 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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I believe that in one recent year about 24% of the RV fatalities were due to stall and/or spin situations. Better to have it (or AOA type system) and never need it than the other way around.
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06-10-2012, 06:17 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Boulder, CO
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I've flown my Cessna 180 some many years that I'm accustomed to the stall warning sound. So I bought the stall warning kit and will install it on my RV-3B.
If you think about it, it's a single-point AOA indicator.
Dave
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06-10-2012, 06:40 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Savannah, GA
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It's amazing how many good pilots stall or spin in. It takes about an hour total to hook up. It's your plane so it's your choice.
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06-10-2012, 06:43 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Kansas
Posts: 332
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IMHO, it certainly can't hurt to have it. Since it will be indicating an imminent stall condition, react accordingly. Of coures, I'm biased, since I've never flown a plane that didn't have stall warning indicator! 
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Lenexa, KS
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