REFLECTOR: Dynon SkyView ADAHRS location

[Jones Nick]

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Darrell & Nora Kufalk
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 7:39 PM
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Dynon SkyView ADAHRS location

Thanks for all the ideas.  It seems there is no consensus on a location.  I searched my airplane with a compass looking for a good spot.  The best spot I can find is under the left passenger seat.  As long as someone doesn't sit there with a magnet in their back pocket.

My next concern is that this will be the lowest point in the pitot static system.  Water will definitely work its way into this thing.  Is there a way to put some kind of filter or trap on these lines?

Darrell


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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Doug Kanczuzewski
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 9:51 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Dynon SkyView ADAHRS location

I just went thru the same scenario, BMA unit died at Christmas and bought the Skyview. Everything was hooked up on the Dynon unit in the baggage area, which is where I had the BMA unit. Then we noticed the problem on heading. I moved the Dynon to a long tether and started moving the Dynon around the plane to find the best  spot. The baggage area was a problem unless it was floating two feet in the air. I even looked at under the rear seats and found  discrepancies to even larger problems sliding it only 6 inches along on the open floor ( I was scratching my head on that one).  I was hoping for canard area but it also showed 30-40 degree fluctuation. Final solution for me was a platform I built over the brake fluid reservoirs in the nose. 

Doug K

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of kufalk at wi.rr.com
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 9:24 AM
To: reflector at tvbf.org
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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