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  1. Kevin rebuilt my tail mounted Brittain gyro a year or two ago. Should be good for another 50 years.
  2. I don’t fully remember if I have two lines. If I did, the second would go run to a T near the filter. I’ve seen it and done it both ways. More often than not, it is open. From a filtered air perspective, it is not needed, since there is no flow through the gauge. There might be a very slight difference in accuracy between the two….especially if the filter is allowed to get dirty or fail open. That said, I don’t believe it is a practical difference that would be noticed between annual inspections of the filter……only gross negligence of it…and then there are other practical problems….like dirt in gyros. Degradation of the vacuum pump and atmospherics make it too variable to note such a trend to begin with.
  3. Truly old school, but I kind of enjoy it while I contemplate a future upgrade…plane or panel.
  4. In the Mooney I’m still flying vacuum gyro with Brittain AFCS, but I have RC Allen digital back up AI and even turn coordinator. I like dissimilar sources of attitude…it is how part 25 aircraft generally achieve their required design assurance levels. My RC Allen is older…but my old gyro is more precise than this one. I’m about to install an RC Allen mini in a friends 182 as an Aspen backup, I am optimistic that it will be quite good…. The Sandia was not behaving. I’ve felt quite comfortable behind Garmin products in friends planes in IFR…but they all had backup systems as well.
  5. We have an AV-30 in a C140 I share. It has occasionally shown some sluggish behaviour, wallowing and precession….not coming level after extended maneuvers. I thin uAvionix would tell us to check the vibration levels….they are high according to the instrument…but we’ve replace engine and instrument shocks…only so much we can do. .It is a nice unit, the company seems solid, generally responsive, and innovative, but not sure I’m ready for it to be my only ADI. (140 was certified IFR with just a TC…so this theoretically replaces that…but no backup….we don’t fly it IFR). I guess I would consider your flying….VFR or IFR and what backups you have.
  6. As I recall…it is a sand which..bolted or riveted…. Don’t recall sealant or glue. Remember, anything you put in there is subject to high temp and thus you will smell it for a while…
  7. I had to replace the seal years ago because it always leaked. I don’t have pictures, pre-digital. Has held up well since then.
  8. I added altitude hold to mine a few years ago and love it. I think I have some parts for a second system available for sale if you are willing to scrounge the remaining oddball parts and do the install. Brittain was still providing STC papers as of a year or so ago.
  9. Kevin is THE man for these things. He worked at Brittain and will get this working for you.
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