X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:01:20 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-mb02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.207.163] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.5) with ESMTP id 4212927 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:50:15 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.207.163; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from imo-da02.mx.aol.com (imo-da02.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.200]) by imr-mb02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o37DnP99006765 for ; Wed, 7 Apr 2010 09:49:25 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-da02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.bde.6ac76c57 (43960) for ; Wed, 7 Apr 2010 09:49:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-d27.mail.aol.com (magic-d27.mail.aol.com [172.19.146.161]) by cia-dd02.mx.aol.com (v127_r1.2) with ESMTP id MAILCIADD021-abb84bbc8d63285; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:49:23 -0400 From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 09:49:23 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: fixes for S-TEC 50 alt hold X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_a2f9.3c97cfe3.38ede763_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.5 sub 155 X-AOL-ORIG-IP: 67.175.242.202 X-AOL-IP: 172.19.146.161 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Sky2high@aol.com --part1_a2f9.3c97cfe3.38ede763_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Colyn, The important point to remember for those components that use static pressure data is that it be "quiet". No airflow burbles to upset what should be a solid reference point. Grayhawk In a message dated 4/7/2010 8:41:42 A.M. Central Daylight Time, colyncase@earthlink.net writes: one other comment on the static source: the a/p doesn't care how accurate the static source is, only that it changes with altitude. Therefore some people have found that (on spam cans) putting a dedicated static port in just for the pressure transducer works well. ...or you can just use the vents to fine tune your altitude.... --part1_a2f9.3c97cfe3.38ede763_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Colyn,

The important point to remember for those components that use static= =20 pressure data is that it be "quiet". No airflow burbles to upset wha= t=20 should be a solid reference point.

Grayhawk

In a message dated 4/7/2010 8:41:42 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 colyncase@earthlink.net writes:

one other comment on the static source: the a/p doesn't= care=20 how accurate the static source is, only that it changes with=20 altitude. Therefore some people have found that (on spam can= s)=20 putting a dedicated static port in just for the pressure transducer work= s=20 well.

...or you can just use the vents to fine tune your altitude....
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