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Sorry guys The last foto was botched in the
previous submission. Here is the last photograph of the instrument
panel and the accompanying explainatory text.
Foto No 5 shows that the EC100 installed in
the instrument panel immediately above the attitude indicator and
altimeter just under the glare shield right in front of your face. Also,
all warning lights, (canopy open, stall warning, gear warning above the ILS
marker beacon), ILS marker beacon, fuel guages, and fuel pump lights are
just under the glare shield again right in front of your face so there should be
no excuse to see these important indicators in your vision cone. This has proven
to be an excellent idea, as commented from many lancair pilots, especially the
fuel guage and pump lights. Many fellas mount the fuel guages low on the
consul above the valves and pump switches. My approach was "out of site, out of
mind". Keep it in the forefront and you will not forget.
As an aside, there are other (warning lights
installed.) Just below the Cessna master switch is a red light and two
DPDT switches. The switches are the Bob Nuckells left, right mag and
start switch concept using DPDT. With right switch off and left switch
momentarily up the starter engages and the red light is on. When
running, turn on the right mag on and release the left switch to center
normally on. The red light goes off when power to the starter is
disconnected. THUS, if the starter relay is stuck the light is on, the
starter is running but you may not hear it above the prop and engine noise so
the response is to shut down if the red light stays on.
Just above the Cessna master switch is a small
green LED which is on when the battery switch is on. Not show but
connected to the same circuit is a pressure switch located on the canopy latch
mechanism with a chime. The chime alarms when battery switch is on and canopy
latch unlocked. This has saved my battery many times.
The gear switch assy is mounted on the aluminum
cutout for the altimeter and installed in the smaller standard size
hole. We thought this was a more appealing design. The lights
and switch are a single round assembly. At 11 O'Clock from this assy is a
green light wired to the normally closed side of the gear air safety pressure
switch. This light is a safety light indicating to you that when it is
on, the ground gear retraction is safe. At 70 KTIS the light goes
out.
These comments reflect some of the safety warning
features on N94RJ.
Bob Smiley
N94RJ
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