X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:51:23 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([71.74.56.124] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3c3) with ESMTP id 3997564 for LML@lancair.net; Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:25:38 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=71.74.56.124; envelope-from=Wolfgang@MiCom.net Received: from micomxp ([74.218.201.50]) by hrndva-omta01.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20091201162501600.PTHZ3094@hrndva-omta01.mail.rr.com> for ; Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:25:01 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <000d01ca72a2$d218ceb0$6401a8c0@micomxp> From: "Wolfgang" X-Original-To: Subject: Gear warning indicator X-Original-Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:24:54 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01CA7278.E805B2D0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01CA7278.E805B2D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For those that like to take unwarranted shots,=20 The circuit I offered was in responce to others that have asked for such = a thing. I made up and tested the circuit because I could see a pilot = getting distracted and forgetting the gear and agreed that an additional = reminder could be helpfull. As a commercial rated pilot with single, = multi and instrument ratings since 1972, I still feel that additional = help is . . . "helpfull". The circuit was made from recent schematics of Lancair 320/360 wiring = (posted by Randy Stewart) that shows the gear switches providing a = ground to the lights and covers the majority of Lancairs out there. I = was not aware of the ambiguity and vagueness of lighting in Lancairs of = old. The circuit is easily adaptable to the opposite polarity if needed. = My circuit will still flash even if all legs are not down flashing the = leg(s) that are not down. Once all legs are down, indicator operation is = normal. Not using active electronics (IC's) also gives a measure of = survivability. Wolfgang ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01CA7278.E805B2D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
For those that like to take unwarranted = shots,=20
The circuit I offered was in responce = to others=20 that have asked for such a thing. I made up and tested the circuit = because I=20 could see a pilot getting distracted and forgetting the gear = and agreed=20 that an additional reminder could be helpfull. As a commercial rated = pilot with=20 single, multi and instrument ratings since 1972, I still feel that = additional=20 help is . . . "helpfull".
 
The circuit was made from recent = schematics of=20 Lancair 320/360 wiring (posted by Randy Stewart) that shows the = gear=20 switches providing a ground to the lights and covers the majority of = Lancairs=20 out there. I was not aware of the ambiguity and vagueness of = lighting=20 in Lancairs of old. The circuit is easily adaptable to the opposite = polarity if needed. My circuit will still flash even if all legs are not = down=20 flashing the leg(s) that are not down. Once all legs are down, indicator = operation is normal. Not using active electronics (IC's) also gives a = measure of=20 survivability.
 
Wolfgang
 
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