Aoa

[rodsmith]

A few flights ago I finally calibrated my AOA, which is part of the G3X system. I also bought the display unit that mounts on the glare shield. If you wish you can just have the AOA display on the PFD. I mounted the display centered on the glare shield and as far forward as the curvature of the windshield would allow. It is very visible in my peripheral vision while looking straight forward during approach and landing. After just 10 or so landings with it, I am comfortable keeping my eyes outside instead of back and forth between outside and looking at the airspeed. As long as the green bars are aligned with the small green circle you know you are at the proper approach AOA. I set the approach AOA at 60 knots, which is 1.3 times clean stall speed. I set the initial AOA at 70 knots. At an AOA less than that no lights are displayed so it isn't a distraction. If I had known, while wiring the system I could have had a microswitch wired in to indicate when the flaps were extended and another AOA profile set for flaps. Maybe I will do that in the future. It was easy to calibrate in smooth air, so far I am very happy with how it works.

[TJ_Slice]

Thanks for the update. I've been thinking about ways to send the flap and trim position to the electronics.

[jaredyates]

I've been thinking about using a Ray Allen position sensor for the flaps as a tool for data collection. I figure if I put it as close as possible to the flap, I'd be able to see how the flap position changes during flight. I have all of the parts and it's on the to-do list, but not near the top.