REFLECTOR: Armpit scoop cooling problems

Scott Derrick scott at tnstaafl.net
Sat Jul 19 08:17:13 CDT 2008


Dave,

still looking for those pictures of the turning vanes.  Gotta be somewhere..

Scott


Dave Philipsen wrote:
> I just wanted to thank everyone for their responses on the armpit scoop 
> cooling problem.  I talked to Jim Agnew today (who has the same armpit 
> scoops as me) and got some ideas as well.  I will be trying these out 
> and hopefully reporting back with some progress.
> 
> On another subject, I just received a MicroTrak 8000FA in the mail 
> yesterday from www.byonics.com.  I've been thinking about implementing 
> an APRS system in my plane for a long time and I was spurred on by an 
> article entitled "Found From Space" in the August Kitplanes magazine.  
> The online documentation is a little sketchy but I got it wired up for 
> testing in my car today and I'm very happy with it.  Position reports 
> and my track were readily available on the internet and now I'm ready to 
> wire it into the plane.  It should work even better in the plane than it 
> does on the ground.  If anyone is interested in this technology where 
> someone can track your flight on the internet (very close to real time) 
> for free, don't hesitate to go out and get your ham license.  If you 
> passed your pilot's written exam, then you can pass the ham test too.  I 
> brought the study book home from the library and studied for one evening 
> and aced the test the next morning.
> 
> The APRS technology will report your plane's position, altitude, speed, 
> and direction of flight to anyone who has access to the internet and the 
> technology even supports sending very short messages.  If you do happen 
> to buy this particular unit and have any questions, I might be able to 
> help you since I've already gone through the learning curve on it.  
> Total cost to implement in my plane is approx. $200.  You do have to 
> have a GPS unit with serial output.
> 
> 

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