vmirv8bldr
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Anyone have any experience installing Cessna "step-down" pitot tubes on an RV?
By "step-down", I'm referring to the part that goes into the mast and is held in by four screws. Apparently, some pitot tube mounting areas are straight and slide into the streamlined mast tube. Others have a "step-down" so the pitot tube sits flush when installed in the streamlined mast.
Speaking with Warren Gretz, his brackets fit the straight shaft type, but not the step-down type, although with some custom shimming, one can make it work.
Thanks,
By "step-down", I'm referring to the part that goes into the mast and is held in by four screws. Apparently, some pitot tube mounting areas are straight and slide into the streamlined mast tube. Others have a "step-down" so the pitot tube sits flush when installed in the streamlined mast.
Speaking with Warren Gretz, his brackets fit the straight shaft type, but not the step-down type, although with some custom shimming, one can make it work.
Thanks,