Return-Path: Received: from virtualmaster3-int.prodigy.net (virtualmaster3-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.59.137]) by truman.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.1 release 219 ID# 0-52269U2500L250S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 08:08:12 -0500 Received: from douglas (JCVLB104-14.splitrock.net [209.156.153.106]) by virtualmaster3-int.prodigy.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA81646 for ; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 08:09:39 -0500 Reply-To: "Douglas W. Johnson MD" From: "Douglas W. Johnson MD" To: Subject: VM1000+EC100 Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 08:18:14 -0500 Message-ID: <01be4540$801a8e00$6a999cd1@douglas> X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> I have been flying with the VM1000 system for 2years and in general am very happy with the system. Can see it in all lighting situations (a bit too bright at night--wish there was a dimmer rheostat for the background lighting of the head). My only gripe is that the factory set the "overamp" alarm set off above 65 amps. With my 12 volt system and all the panel goodies working, I routinely exceed the 65 amps for a few seconds upon retracting the gear due to the hydaulic pump draw--not too comforting having the alarm go off just after every takeoff. The factory says that "that's the way we've set it, and its not worth changing". I had to replace the original head which was bad during the initial flight testing, but have flown another 240 hrs since without problem with that. Only other gripe was a disconnected solder wire on the amp sensor at about 150hrs. Fuel computer is fairly accurate (+/- 10%, but at low fuel levels routinely underestimates the fuel available by about 3-4 gallons)Doug Johnson N654DM