REFLECTOR: Pilots report cockpit power failures + a feel good story.

timfwalsh01 at comcast.net timfwalsh01 at comcast.net
Thu Aug 23 14:15:34 CDT 2012



Ruben, 



I would be interested to chat about your Dynon IFR experiences. 



Did yo install your AHRS?  Any issues?  Tim 



----- Original Message -----


From: "Ruben Creus" <ruben at vainneg.com> 
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org> 
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 1:58:37 PM 
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Pilots report cockpit power failures + a feel good        story. 

I only have Dynon screens in my airplane, and flying IFR all the time with 
no issue. It is true that I took my IFR ticket with a Garmin1000 so it 
wasn't hard at all when I jumped in my Velo. 

I little trick that I do is to use a Digital panel for a Velocity model on 
Flight Simulator at home, so I can get used to simulate IFR trips and read 
that digital numbers. 

Ruben 

-----Original Message----- 
From: David Ullman [mailto:ullman at robustdecisions.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:02 AM 
To: reflector at tvbf.org 
Subject: REFLECTOR: Pilots report cockpit power failures + a feel good 
story. 

Last week I did my first biannual in the Velo with only a glass panel 
(Dynon). Previous biannuals were in planes equipped with steam gages. I 
never had any trouble flying instruments only (I am VFR only) and the CFI 
could put the plane in any situation and I could get it on course and 
altitude easily.  Last week the CFI had me put on the hood and I could not 
really control the plane at all. I was simply not processing the information 
from the Dynon very well and over correcting.  I was all over the sky. 
Ouch!! 

The CFI asked what I would do if I flew into the soup accidently.  I told 
him that first I was going to practice situational awareness with the Dynon. 
Second, for now, I would push the AP button (autopilot), let it get me on 
course and altitude and control the plane through the autopilot. But if the 
AP goes out and I am in the soup my backup is the virtual six pack on the 
Garmin GPS (both the Dynon and Garmin have back up batteries).  I need to do 
a lot of practicing with both of these. 

On another topic. 
About four years ago, on the Reflector, there was an advertisement for a 
Velocity and IO-360 from the estate of Jack Hayes.  He had passed away and 
his son, Tom was trying to find a home for his dad's projects.  I bought the 
engine and then about a year or so ago, Geoff Gerhardt bought the airframe. 
Geoff flew for the first time last weekend.  I sent the Hayes family a note 
that included ".... the engine now has 50 flight hours on it, having its 
first flight earlier this year, and the airframe did the first flight this 
weekend.  Your father's project did make it into the air, partly in Oregon 
and partly in Mass." 

Tom Hayes wrote back 
"   I can't tell you how happy I was to get your email. I have told my Mom 
and we both started crying. Words can not describe how happy we are with 
your  news and Geoff's news. We know that my Dad is looking down and is 
smiling that his project has finally taken flight. Geoff has a web site that 
I have been checking periodically and will show it to her this weekend so 
she can watch his flight videos. 
  
   Again, thank you for the wonderfull news and happy flying to you both. 
  
  
Tom Hayes and family." 

A feel good story made on the Reflector 
  

David Ullman 
N444DX 
President EAA 292 
541-754-3609 
david at davidullman.com 




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