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Claudius Klimt's AirCam with FC-10 installed - Baltimore, MD
"It is amazing what peace of mind
this gives for long cross country
trips. The AirCam is slow and the changing winds make a big difference in
what airports you can reach. Sometimes the choice is between going downwind to
the nearest airport rather than fighting upwind. In upper Michigan and
Wisconsin, airports are relatively far apart and at slow speed, 40 miles makes a
difference. Your fuel totalizer together with weather on the Garmin 496 makes
long cross country an entirely different/safer adventure."
"Everything worked beautifully. Your support has been exceptional."
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FC-10 in Bob
Main's RV - Western Australia
"Your help was much appreciated; you have another customer down here in
Western Australia who
is very happy with your product and support.
Many thanks,
Bob Main."
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AP-60 Audio Mixer in
Timothy O'Brien's Lancair, Florida
"I
have been waiting for this type of unit for about 3 years. It's perfect for a
kitplane without enough space for a full audio panel. And makes more sense when
you only have one COM, NAV, GPS, MUSIC that only utilize have of a full Audio
panel. It's very reasonable. It also provides the equalization of all the audio
inputs which you cannot get by just combining all the audio output wires. " |
GT-50 in Alex Zoechling's Zodiac 601x1, Italy |
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"I have finally
got my new instrument panel installed with the GT-50 at center stage. It works
perfect."
Dale Basham's
Stolp Starduster V-Star SA 900, Casa Grande, AZ
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"I have a GT-50 installed in my Fournier RF4D. I am very happy with the
quality, small size and ease of use."
Collin Gyenes Fournier RF4D, Sheridan, OR
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GT-50 Installed in Mervin Friesen's Sonex
Ontario, Canada |
The Sonex philosophy embraces
simple, low cost performance and the GT-50 is all of that. The GT-50 is worth
its price as a recording G-meter alone, but it’s additional features (clock,
stopwatch, engine timer, and voltmeter) make it one of the best instrument
values out there. I installed one in the intentionally-basic panel of my Sonex
and it is the perfect compliment to my Grand Rapids EIS. I’ve found the G-Meter
to be very sensitive, yet it is very easy to gauge a trend and nail a desired
G-loading. The Sonex panel is tilted at 30-degrees which posed no problem
for the GT-50s new tilted-panel capability. I tested it by putting a pen
on my glareshield and pushing negative Gs. The pen would consistently float from
the glareshield at -.01G. Though purchased as a G-meter, I’ve come to use
the clock and stopwatch feature consistently. I wouldn’t be without a GT-50 in
my panel.
Kerry Fores - Sonex Aircraft, LLC
Sonex N912SX “Metal Illness”
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Flight
Data Systems GT-50 tested
I have been testing the new
Flight Systems GT-50 in my SU-26. As mentioned earlier this year, this is an
extremely light weight G-meter with voltmeter, clock, and timer functions. The
2 1/4 " display is highly visible in direct sunlight. The size and crystal
clarity of the display allows the pilot's eyes to effortlessly pass over the
G-meter during a pull, taking a snapshot of momentary G-load. Try that with a
mechanical G-meter! G sensitivity and accuracy are within 1% of my Russian
G-meter. Commands are intuitive. I was able to eliminate my original
voltmeter, a clock, and one of two other G-meters at a savings of almost 2
pounds. The GT-50 has proven to be rugged, surviving a drop on the floor
before installation by a ham handed A & P.
All steady positive and negative
changes of pitch demonstrated identical G readings with the Russian
accelerometer. Multiple snap rolls at around a 9+ G load gave a .1 G
difference between technologies. I could not tell which one was correct, but
the agreement is well within any desired limits. I suspect that mechanical G
meters are somewhat distorted by rotational G loads contributing to the
momentum of the mechanical arms. Snapping to right gave .1 G more. Snapping to
left gave .1 G less than the GT-50. Solid state G sensors also have an update
of 4 times /sec.
Selling for less than $200,
I
have not seen anything this impressive in a long time.
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GT-50 in Air Show Performer Rick Volker's
Sukhoi SU-26, New York
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Rick's Website |
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Stan Hodgkins AFP-30
installation in G-DUDE, England
Stan Writes: "Here
we are, over two years since my RV-8 first flew and my AF-30 is totally
indispensable. It has performed perfectly since day one and in particular the
fuel information is accurate to the litre, which is a great comfort." |
GT-50 In Mike Kellems RV-3, Tennessee
Mike writes: "The weather finally gave me the
opportunity this afternoon to go up and give the G-meter a good checkout. The
GT50 performed very well. I am impressed with the operation.....In summary, I am
very pleased with my purchase and highly recommend it to anyone. Also, I sold my
clock for $75, Which made the GT50 a real bargain!" |
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AFP-30 in Bob Frisbey, Former EAA Chapter 119 President - Van's RV-4,
California |
Larry Vetterman's (Vetterman Exhaust) AFP-35
installed in his RV-4, South Dakota
"I use Flight Data Systems equipment for
performance testing of all our Exhaust Systems. All three of my planes are
equipped with Flight Data Systems instruments." |
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Jon Thocker, DC-8 Captain, AFP-35 installation in his RV-6A,
Ohio
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LC-40 Installation in Dr. John D'Onfrio's RV-8,
California |
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AFP-30 in Jim Small's RV-7A, England
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AFP-30 installation, Nick Howell, Airbus
Airbus Captain - Van's
RV-6, Colorado
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Michail Anastasiou, Boeing 747 Captain. GT-50 in
his
Pipistrel Sinus 912 Motorglider,
Greece
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Brandon Jewitt, Airbus Captain - Van's RV-6 Installation,
Colorado
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Pipistrel Sinus I-8345 in
Greece with a GT-50 installed |
AFP-30, GT-50 and LC-40 installed in Boeing 777 Captain Dave Lane's RV-8, California -
Thanks Dave! |
