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jlfernan

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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject: Falcon instruments

I'm getting ready to start building my 9A panel but have a limited budget(Wife) and am not planning on a glass cockpit. I prefer steam. I want go with an electric AI. Falcon has one along with other instruments with very decent prices. Unfortunately I keep reading bad things about Falcon. I would like to hear from people that have had good experiences with Falcon.

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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject: Falcon instruments

Jeorge,

I have a Falcon altimeter that I bought early in my fuselage 

construction, around six years ago. I have been flying for 2-1/2 years 

and through two altimeter calibrations at a certified repair station. In 

both calibration checks the altimeter passed with no problems to 20,000 

feet.

Richard Dudley

RV-6A

jlfernan wrote:



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I'm getting ready to start building my 9A panel but have a limited budget(Wife) and am not planning on a glass cockpit. I prefer steam. I want go with an electric AI. Falcon has one along with other instruments with very decent prices. Unfortunately I keep reading bad things about Falcon. I would like to hear from people that have had good experiences with Falcon.



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Jorge Fernandez

N214JL Reserved

9A QB





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sbuc(at)hiwaay.net
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject: Falcon instruments

jlfernan wrote:

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 I'm getting ready to start building my 9A panel but have a limited 

 budget(Wife) and am not planning on a glass cockpit. I prefer steam. 

 I want go with an electric AI. Falcon has one along with other 

 instruments with very decent prices. Unfortunately I keep reading bad

  things about Falcon. I would like to hear from people that have had 

 good experiences with Falcon.

 


	


Jorge, I certainly understand the budget situation and your preference

for analog. But.....if you run the numbers, you may find a Dynon D10A 

gives you a lot more bang for the buck than a panel full of clock dials. 

You will have an up-to-date panel *and* a happy financial director.  



Sam Buchanan

http://thervjournal.com

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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:41 pm Post subject: Falcon instruments

Although Sam is usually right he is off a bit here.  The D-100 is mucho

larger (mo better) and only a small amount more than the D10A.  His

"numbers" issue is still correct.  Go with the D100.



http://www.dynonavionics.com/docs/EFIS_intro.html



Ron Lee

 

 	  Quote: 	
		   Jorge, I certainly understand the budget situation and your preference

 for analog. But.....if you run the numbers, you may find a Dynon D10A 

 gives you a lot more bang for the buck than a panel full of clock dials. 

 You will have an up-to-date panel *and* a happy financial director.  

 

 Sam Buchanan

 http://thervjournal.com

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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject: Falcon instruments

Ron Lee wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

 Although Sam is usually right he is off a bit here.  The D-100 is mucho

 larger (mo better) and only a small amount more than the D10A.  His

 "numbers" issue is still correct.  Go with the D100.

 http://www.dynonavionics.com/docs/EFIS_intro.html

Agreed. I forgot about the D-100, thanks for the reminder.

Sam Buchanan

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 	  Quote: 	

> Jorge, I certainly understand the budget situation and your preference

> for analog. But.....if you run the numbers, you may find a Dynon D10A 

> gives you a lot more bang for the buck than a panel full of clock 

> dials. You will have an up-to-date panel *and* a happy financial 

> director.  

>

> Sam Buchanan

> http://thervjournal.com

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bill(at)vondane.com
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject: Falcon instruments

Dont forget you can get a TruTrak ADI for about $1100.  You can also get 

a backup battery system for it for another $100...



It doesn't work exactly the same as an attitude indicator, but it does 

have some features I believe are better...

http://www.trutrakflightsystems.com/instruments_ADI.htm

http://www.trutrakflightsystems.com/faq2.htm#24



-Bill



Sam Buchanan wrote:

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 Ron Lee wrote:

> 

>

> Although Sam is usually right he is off a bit here.  The D-100 is mucho

> larger (mo better) and only a small amount more than the D10A.  His

> "numbers" issue is still correct.  Go with the D100.

>

> http://www.dynonavionics.com/docs/EFIS_intro.html

 Agreed. I forgot about the D-100, thanks for the reminder.



 Sam Buchanan



 ==============



>> Jorge, I certainly understand the budget situation and your preference

>> for analog. But.....if you run the numbers, you may find a Dynon 

>> D10A gives you a lot more bang for the buck than a panel full of 

>> clock dials. You will have an up-to-date panel *and* a happy 

>> financial director.  

>>

>> Sam Buchanan

>> http://thervjournal.com

>

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Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:09 am Post subject: Falcon instruments

Jorge,

        I had the Falcon brand AI and had good luck with it.  The key to

a good life is to ALWAYS errect the gyro's first BEFORE applying power to

the instrument.  If you do it by powering up the horizon from its resting

position takes some gyrations inside the instrument to get errected.  I

had mine for two years before I sold the aircraft.  My proceedure was to

grab the caging knob, pull it (gently) to errect the gyro and then turn

on the master power.  Worked every time.

Jim Nelson

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renewhall2

Joined: 22 Mar 2007
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Location: Boulder, CO

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:40 am Post subject: Re: Falcon instruments

My Falcon turn coordinator just quit after 300hrs.



Bob

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