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  1. Ragsf15e
    Yep, I have a JPI 930 and 430w as well. Wouldn’t want the torpedo to be the only light on my 6 pack. I have led ring lights in the 6 pack though and they are awesome. Make sure the jpi and 430 dim down appropriately. May have to work on that with settings. I have found their auto dimmer lacking.
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    I did. It’s very thin glass and breaks easily. Don’t cut yourself! It’s “glued” on with something soft like silicone. Not sure what the longevity will be without the glass.
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    Don’t spend good $$ chasing 40’s technology - especially if you actually use the AI for IFR flying. Do yourself a favor and put in a G5 even if you have to keep the vac for the dg (for now).
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    930 going strong 5+ years ~500 hours. Knock on wood. would be nice to be able to do software updates without sending it to California. Otherwise good. Also I had good customer service when I had a minor issue with my remote display.
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    Got out to the airport to take pictures of the LED torpedo lights in the dark today... just my luck, the one sunny day in Spokane all winter and there’s a sunbeam through a gap in the door right into the cockpit. Like a laser beam of light. Anyway, they seem bright enough, about what the original lights put out. Definitely not hot. Still tough to tell. And remember, mine are assembled just like the original design, but with the bulb cover removed to fit in the torpedo. in the picture, they are aimed in the center of the panel.
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    Thanks!
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    You guys that have dual G5s, and gad29b connected to legacy autopilot and G430w... did you still have to use both 430w ARINC ports? I have a gtx 345 that uses one and I’d like to keep it there, but definitely want to go with dual g5s. (Stec 30A, GPSS, G430W, Gtx345, and King Hsi currently)
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    There is a 14 volt version on the pilotlights.net website. However, I couldn’t get them to seat all the way into my torpedo lights, so modified them as I described above... ie, they didn’t just work as an easy replacement.
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    Which bulb did you use? The one I posted above was slightly too big to get the torpedo fully back together.
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    Well yeah. I need to pull the G5 trigger and ditch the vac, but otherwise, I was just wondering how other F models ended up with ~50lbs more UL? Maybe my electric gear vs J bar is a couple lbs?
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    You guys making me jealous, my 68F useful load is “only” 1017lbs. 3 blade prop adds a little but otherwise fairly stock. Wonder how you get more UL?
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    Does the cowl open any easier than the stock ones for preflight inspection? I’m guessing ram air is lost?
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    I don’t have a dimmer on my torpedo lights, only on my panel lighting. Can’t tell as far as brightness yet as I tested it on the ramp in daylight. I’ll try to post a pirep when I use it at night. Honestly, I’m not 100% sold on it as I had to remove the bulb inclosure to get it to fit. The link works for me, picture below. That’s the LED I used (minus the glass bulb).
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    Bought these lights, still too big as designed. I removed the bulb cover and they now fit perfectly and give decent light. Not sure how long they’ll last like this, but they run cool. That torpedo light is a tight fit as designed!
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    Mine was done as part of my last annual, signed off, and included in flat rate. Now I definitely paid for lots of other stuff, but this inspection seems to be pretty easy.
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    No worries, thanks for the info! I found a couple videos online and they look smooth as you said. I hope the aoa portion eventually works for you. Good luck with the IFR training!
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    Strong downdrafts or mtn wave can definitely make your airspeed change that much as the autopilot corrects. They can also be felt much higher than you were flying. However, hitting a strong downdraft and having an engine problem on the same flight sounds pretty unlikely. Too coincidental. Gliders get up into the 30s and 40s near the Sierras and Rockies. No kidding. It’s mighty cold up there with no heater too! Mtn waves can be much higher and a very long way from mountains.
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    Any chance you could do a short video of the attitude indicator and aoa screens in flight next time you’re out? Thanks for all the info/pirep! sheesh, I have a lot of questions.. just thought-how does it deal with aoa and flap settings? Critical aoa increases with flaps if I remember correctly?
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    Awesome. I have a jpi temp probe right there too. How’s your av-20 attitude and aoa? Are they smooth and useable? I think I’ll install one if I can get some pireps, but I may not add the oat probe .
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    Ok, let’s say I installed the AV20-s, but I didn’t want to put in a new temp probe... can I use the temp probe for my jpi 930 to feed both units?
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    I got the solution right here on my yoke!! AV20 going in for stupid “Super Clock” and my 1968 windup clock even works!
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    Yep, agreed. I’m just hoping they’ve fixed that issue.
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    Any idea if your setup uses the gad29b? I think that’s where tge dual arinc requirement comes from. Trig said something about it on Beechtalk but I ain’t no BT member!
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    Bumping this just to see if anyone has this setup working - gtx345, dual g5s, gad29b to stec 30, gns-430w with traffic and weather. ie- does it still require both aric 429 ports on the 430w if you install 2 g5s and gad 29b and thus losing the gtx345 info on the 430w?
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    AL12-P70 is correct. Ref: https://m.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pdf/plane-power-pma2013.pdf Ok, generally I agree with all you guys about fixing stuff. Brushes probably easy enough, but there’s something to be said about starting fresh too. Maybe don’t tell your wife that-she May think you’re talking about more than the washing machine!
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