X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:40:32 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mx-01.mail.ulink.net ([66.52.116.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTPS id 5085666 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:01:37 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.52.116.70; envelope-from=twobarons@saber.net Received: from fredPC (64-194-67-89.101netlink.com [64.194.67.89]) (authenticated bits=0) by mx-01.mail.ulink.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id p78H0xof024493 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 8 Aug 2011 10:01:00 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: From: "fred baron" X-Original-To: Subject: How does a gear minder work X-Original-Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 10:00:58 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0311_01CC55B2.1202E120" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18463 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0311_01CC55B2.1202E120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have had a gear minder in my 320 for 10 years now, maybe more.It is a = very complicated device but it does work quite well.It is a bit annoying = when purposely at slow speeds (like at OSH). You hate to turn it off = since that will surely be the time you need it most. It was extremely = hard to install. I gave up on it a took it to the factory to have them = do the final installation. I remember it took 2 full days and at one = point Lance said "what the hell is going on here".The answer to the = question, I think, is that it works off of air pressure thru the pitot = tube. I know this because to do a gear test on the ground you have to = bring the airspeed up to 100 with mouth pressure thru a plastic tube = attached to the pitot tube. I am under the impression that Lancair no = longer sells or supports the item. Sincerely, Fred N9BF," don't fly like = my brother." ------=_NextPart_000_0311_01CC55B2.1202E120 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have had a gear minder in my 320 for = 10 years=20 now, maybe more.It is a very complicated device but it does work quite = well.It=20 is a bit annoying when purposely at slow speeds (like at OSH). You hate = to turn=20 it off since that will surely be the time you need it most. It was = extremely=20 hard to install. I gave up on it a took it to the factory to have them = do the=20 final installation. I remember it took 2 full days and at one point = Lance said=20 "what the hell is going on here".The answer to the question, I think, is = that it=20 works off of air pressure thru the pitot tube. I know this because to do = a gear=20 test on the ground you have to bring the airspeed up to 100 with mouth = pressure=20 thru a plastic tube attached to the pitot tube. I am under = the=20 impression that Lancair no longer sells or supports the item. Sincerely, = Fred=20 N9BF," don't fly like my brother."

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