REFLECTOR: Dynon SkyView ADAHRS location

[Glenn Babcock]

Darrell,

I have the Dynon D10A and their remote compass module.  After a lot of trial and error, I ended up mounting the remote compass INTO the glare shield.  Having it on top of the panel this way seems to minimize magnetic interference.  This unit is fairly small and I was able to modify the case to be even smaller.  It's in the center of the glare shield at the aft edge.  The ADAHRS unit may be bigger, but you still may be able to make it work somewhere in/on the glare shield.

More to the point, here's where it DIDN'T work:
- Anywhere in the nose, being behind the panel and near the relays
- Cabin roof, picked up headset magnets
- Baggage strake, worked well unless you put an unused headset or other magnetic item nearby, such as in carry-on luggage or in a flight bag

My alternate location would have been the end of the strake. 

Regards,
Glenn
N697RG
Elite RG, flying

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Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 11:24 AM
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Subject: REFLECTOR: Dynon SkyView ADAHRS location

Due to the “unique feature" of the SkyView ADAHRS of having the magnetometer built in, where are builders locating this unit?

A little background.
I have been flying for almost 4 years with a BMA EFIS-ONE (gold box), which was working good for the most part up until 2 weeks ago.  It no longer boots up.  Believe me, I’ve tested everything and it is dead.  With Dynon offering $1000 trade in value towards the purchase of a SkyView until the end of the month, I consider myself lucky to be getting that.  

I know I had some problems locating the BMA magnetometer behind the panel.  It worked, but was being influenced a little by something.  I moved it to the baggage compartment in the strake with plans to move it to the outboard end of the strake in the future.  It worked well there, so I left it.  The SkyView ADAHRS design makes it more difficult to locate in these places.  I don’t want to route pitot/static lines out to the strake.

Darrell
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