Remi, My gear down system, iinked into my SmartASS is
triggered by a small micro switch bonded on the bottom of
the gear slot so that it only activates when the lever is
completely in the detent - foolproof! Regards, David
Joyce, G-XSDJ
"Remi Guerner" <air.guerner@orange.fr> wrote:
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> Stephan,
> I am interested in this subject as I am planning to
>install a Smart ass and the associated landing gear
>warning.
> In my opinion there is one weakness in your system: if
>your gear/flap lever is in the down position but not
>completely pushed to the right the lock is not engaged
>and your system will not detect it. This "gear down and
>unlocked" situation happened to me twice recently.
>Fortunately in both occasions I detected it during the
>second check and pushed the lever into the locked
>position before landing.
> Has anyone fitted a switch which detect the position of
>the lock?
> Remi
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