REFLECTOR: Landing gear warning trigger

[Don Johnston]

Engine compartment.  There's no way to put a throttle position sensor
anywhere but on the engine.


On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Jeff Barnes <jcbarnes411 at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Hi Don,
>
>    Are you talking about at the panel or in engine compartment ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jeff Barnes
>
>    *From:* Don Johnston <numa at comcast.net>
> *To:* "reflector at tvbf.org" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, October 21, 2013 5:05 PM
> *Subject:* REFLECTOR: Landing gear warning trigger
>
> Most people use a micro-switch for the throttle position to trigger the
> gear-up warning system.
>
> Because of the way my fuel line and manifold pressure line is routed, it's
> going to be real difficult to mount a micro-switch to detect throttle
> position.
>
> I was talking to my A&P and he mentioned that some aircraft use a pressure
> switch that reads the manifold pressure that can trigger the gear warning.
>
> Does anyone know of such a pressure switch?
>
> Thanks,
> Don
>
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