REFLECTOR: Gear warning horn

[Scott Derrick]

Al,

I don't understand your reluctance to putting the gear up warning mico 
switch on your throttle?  Whether your air cooled , water cooled or use 
dylithium crystles,  you gonna have the throttle near closed in 99% of the 
cases when on final.

My up&locked nose gear micro is triggered by the gear door actuator.  If 
the nose doors are up, the nose gear has to be?.

Scott

At 04:45 PM 9/8/2004, you wrote:
>The normal approach for wiring the gear warning horn is a low throttle 
>position switch.  Having a liquid cooled engine, I think I may be less 
>reluctant than otherwise to pull the throttle all the way back for slowing 
>and descending when I have no intention of landing; and having the 
>annoyance of having to reset the gear horn.
>
>I have an 'airspeed switch' to prevent gear up while on the ground; so I'm 
>thinking of using a double throw relay circuit that activates the warning 
>horn at the speed the air speed switch opens.  Then set that for a tad 
>above final approach speed; and horn sounds if gear is not down.
>
>Is this re-invention of the wheel, or maybe not a good idea; or trading 
>one set of annoyances for another.
>
>And while I'm at it; what's a good location for "Up and Locked" switch on 
>the nose gear?
>
>Al
>
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