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mhcflyer

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I'm planning a purely VFR installation. I also want to DIY build as much of the plane as possible I haven't been able to get some hands-on time with a GAP 26 unheated Pitot probe. Can some of the AOA "open-source" probes (with pitot/AOA ports at 45degrees) be made to work with the Garmin AOA inputs?

Just wondering.

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Michael
 
I think this is the penny wise penny foolish time. You have a designed system to give you dependable information why save a few $ after your past investment for a "relatively few" pennies?
 
ka6dan said:
I think this is the penny wise penny foolish time. You have a designed system to give you dependable information why save a few $ after your past investment for a "relatively few" pennies?
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Agree, with the low cost (and very high quality) of the unheated version it hard to imagine wanting to roll your own, just my 2c.
 
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We just went back and changed out the full pitot static system. It was not as hard as I had thought it was going to be. We went with the Garmin pitot with heat but no control box, just like you would have in a Cessna 172. The Safe-air mast and their tubing kit was nice and the quick connectors saved a lot of time. It really was a good fit and not that much more money than some of the other pitots out on the market today. This may not help if you have your mind made-up. But I would do it again the same way.
Yours as always. R.E.A. III #80888
 
I followed what Mel did and made my own Pitot/AOA probe for my Dynon D100 system. I used 60 degrees for the AOA probe. It calibrated and works flawlessly. There is a picture of the probe in the link in my signature. If more pictures are needed I have more. For a strictly VFR aircraft I would build my own all over again.
 
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