Ni Nigel
As far as your EFIS is concerned, I've had an E-mail from Andrew Moore (PFA
Chief Engineer) on the subject as I intend to fit a Dynon (wish I'd seen the
Blue Mountain EFIS Lite earlier!) - you don't need to go through the mod
process to fit one but as it (if its the same as the dynon) requires you do
cut into the Static and Pitot lines, you do need to make a log book entry
and have your inspector sign it off.
My thoughts on the Autopilot (I'm going to fit the EZ Pilot as it seems to
offer a bucket load more features than the Trutrak or Navaids for very
little more money). The Europa club has been though the mod process with the
navaids one - you can fit that under sign off of your inspector (as long as
you follow the europa clubs documentation) - if you want to fit something
else, you need to file a mod application to the PFA and wait in the (very
long) queue. Other than the upgrade plan, is there any real advantage to the
Truetrak over the Navaids one? If you've not looked at the EZ pilot, give it
a quick look - it should interface to almost any GPS and the guys there seem
to be very friendly and exceedingly helpful - it has loads of nice features
but costs almost exactly the same as the Truetrak.
Thats my thoughts anyway - if you find anything is incorrect, it would help
for you to put me straight.
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nigel Harrison" <naharrison@manx.net>
Subject: Europa-List: Autopilots
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> Dear All,
> Like Alan Burrows I am aiming to put an autopilot into my Europa. I have
> chosen the Trutrak Digitrak because it interfaces with the Grand Rapids
> Horizon 1 EFIS that I plan to install. Can anyone tell me whether I need
> to
> to get authorisation from the PFA to install the Trutrak or is it already
> an
> accepted modification? Likewise the EFIS - does this require PFA approval?
> Happy New Year to all.
> Nigel Harrison
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