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Re: Europa-List: Re: In flight noticed the rear door pin out -horror

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: In flight noticed the rear door pin out -horror
From: Pete Lawless <pete@lawless.info>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 22:32:27
Hi Fred

If you like lights that is good I am sure they work.  It is just that it 
is so easy to see the actual components that the light are checking.

Regards

Pete


On 02/10/14 19:40, Fred Klein wrote:
> Petedont want to beat a dead horse here, but as you point out if Im 
> flying along and a light goes out, other clues as to whats going on 
> will be obvious. My sole reason for installing the LEDs is to have an 
> additional confirmation that all is well during preflight checklistF.
>
> On Oct 2, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Pete Lawless <pete@lawless.info 
> <mailto:pete@lawless.info>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Fred
>>
>> So you are flying along with 2 green lights and one goes out.  How do 
>> you know if it is an electrical problem or the door shoot bolt not 
>> engaged without a test switch?
>> (OK you will get a great blast of air through all the holes in the 
>> top of the tunnel which would give a clue.)
>>
>> You can see and feel the passenger shoot bolt with your right hand, 
>> and feel the left seat shoot bolt in place with your left hand.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Pete
>>
>> On 02/10/14 17:31, Fred Klein wrote:
>>>
>>> On Oct 2, 2014, at 6:44 AM, Max Cointe (Free) <mcointe@free.fr 
>>> <mailto:mcointe@free.fr>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> but if you want some cheap insurance too put a switch on each of 
>>>>> the rear
>>>> shoot bolts that puts a ground on a bright red LED directly in 
>>>> front of you
>>>> on the panel...
>>>> And then install a test button to verify that the leds are still alive.
>>>> Complicate cabling AND checklist.
>>>
>>> With thanks to Raimo Toivio for the design and components, I have 
>>> mounted two robust pressure switches which will give me two lit 
>>> green LEDs on the panel when the rear shoot bolts for the two doors 
>>> are engagedno need for test button to ensure system is 
>>> operationalreally quite simpleIve also fabbed tabs on both doors 
>>> which are located so that pilot can reach to ensure firm closure w/o 
>>> relying on passengernonetheless: Checklists Rule !!
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