Hi Jeff,
If you are one of those pilots who love to look at and admire as many
instruments and electronic panels as possible, instead of concentrating
on the business of flying the airplane, then you should get a sixpack
of engine instruments. And there is no guarantee that you would
notice an overheating engine in time to avoid damage.
I use the EIS and it seems to work very well. You cannot ignore a big
flashing red light right in front of your nose, it is always in your
peripheral
vision. Scrolling through the five or so menus is not really a problem.
I have those buttons wired to the left/right buttons on my MAC control
column grip. The main parameters like rpm, oil temp and pressure are on
one menu. An installer who is familiar with all the instruments on the
market
told me that he far prefers the EIS to the Flydat. One reason is that it
displays oil pressure when you are just cranking the engine.
Karl
>From: Jeff Roberts <jeff@rmmm.net>
>Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
>To: Matronics Lists <europa-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: Europa-List: Engine instrumentation confusion.
>Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:18:24 -0500
>
>
>Just trying to do some panel planning with regard to engine instruments.
>The
>rotax manual, as well as Lockwood recommends the inexpensive VDO guages.
>All
>the brands to chose from like Mitchell, UMA, Westach, and then there is the
>miniature versions. The more I look the more I get confused. Is one gauge
>for CHT & EGT enough on the 912S? Is carb tep needed? The only all in one
>digital/analog I like is the AIM from IK Technologies. I dont like the
>hidden pages on the EIS but people seem to like it. Money is an object. I
>like seeing the guages or something at a glance.
>All thoughts for whats safe, simple, easy to read, and is less money
>welcome.
>
>Thanks,
>Jeff
>Air frame almost ready for primer.
>A258 Tri
>
>
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