Gunderbear Posted December 9, 2015 Report Posted December 9, 2015 Looking for a B-11 ACCU-TRAK II autopilot or a complete system. Have cash will travel! I have a 1965 Mooney M20E with a working PC. billadams06@cox.net Quote
Marauder Posted December 9, 2015 Report Posted December 9, 2015 Looking for a B-11 ACCU-TRAK II autopilot or a complete system. Have cash will travel! I have a 1965 Mooney M20E with a working PC. billadams06@cox.net Having followed this forum for a few years, your request is right there with "Does anyone have a Holy Grail to sell?" Good luck! Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2 Quote
Gunderbear Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Posted December 9, 2015 I will add that to my list! 1 Quote
brad Posted December 10, 2015 Report Posted December 10, 2015 I bought my accutrak 2 direct from Brittian Industries. Simple add on to the PC. Works like a charm. Contact them in Oklahoma. Quote
dmc Posted December 17, 2015 Report Posted December 17, 2015 I have a accutrack that I have been meaning to add to my wing leveler for about a year now. It's been sitting in the box since I had everything gone through at Brittain, and purchased everything to complete the kit. dont let my wife find out there worth much or she would sell it in a heartbeat. Quote
Gunderbear Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Posted December 17, 2015 have you wife call me....! Quote
dmc Posted December 27, 2015 Report Posted December 27, 2015 I have this yellow tagged from Brittain last year, along with the installation paperwork. For 5k I'd seriously think about selling it if this is what you are looking for. Quote
TWinter Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 On 12/17/2015 at 7:47 AM, dmc said: I have a accutrack that I have been meaning to add to my wing leveler for about a year now. It's been sitting in the box since I had everything gone through at Brittain, and purchased everything to complete the kit. dont let my wife find out there worth much or she would sell it in a heartbeat. For sale now for 5K. I assume the wife found the Accutrack? 2 Quote
Marauder Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 On 12/17/2015 at 7:47 AM, dmc said: I have a accutrack that I have been meaning to add to my wing leveler for about a year now. It's been sitting in the box since I had everything gone through at Brittain, and purchased everything to complete the kit. dont let my wife find out there worth much or she would sell it in a heartbeat. For sale now for 5K. I assume the wife found the Accutrack? Either that or like me, writing the check for the Spring college tuition. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 2 Quote
dmc Posted December 30, 2015 Report Posted December 30, 2015 i just had my starter and starter drive adapter rebuilt and the wife is not happy. I was working on getting my instrument rating and figured it would be nice to have the accutrack installed for IFR. But the wife is a nervous flyer as is and I just don't think it is worth it for me to continue. So if these things are going for 3-5k, I figure mine should be worth the top end since I have the complete kit that was gone through from the factory and everything needed to add to a wing leveler. Every hose and connector needed is there. But I havnt heard from the OP so I may still end up installing it in the plane as it would be nice to have. My annual is in July and if I have no supprises I'll probably have it done then. Quote
Browncbr1 Posted December 30, 2015 Report Posted December 30, 2015 The value is actually in the valve due to scarcity. The accutrak box, last I checked with brittain was around $600 and they had a few in stock that were reworked with different type switches. I wanted to buy one, but thought it should wait as I still haven't installed my accuflite or alt hold. If I were you, I would go ahead and install it. Just my opinion, but I doubt anyone would actually pay as much as some have suggested. Quote
dmc Posted January 17, 2016 Report Posted January 17, 2016 I guess Gunderbear is no longer interested. Oh well, I guess I'll try and get it installed this summer. Quote
Gunderbear Posted January 17, 2016 Author Report Posted January 17, 2016 Browncbr is correct. i still want one but the price is too high. I am on the list at Brittian so I guess I will wait. Quote
Tom Posted January 17, 2016 Report Posted January 17, 2016 About a 18 months ago I bought a NOS Accutrak, Accuflite, and 805 off Ebay for $550. I had Brittain overhaul all three items with a charge of just under $500, including new wiring/hoses/instruction sheets/STC. If you're hungry for one of these units you are competing with other regular buyers in addition to scalpers and have to be diligent/consistent in your search--but good deals are out there. Worth mentioning again, a Part 23 re-write is expected/due by the end of 2017. If you are not familiar, it is expected that owners of older legacy aircraft (like a M20C) will be able to install non-STC equipment into their own aircraft if the owner is willing to change the basic registration to a "Primary Non-Commercial" status. Many are of the opinion that the bulk of the vintage fleet will end up PNC and PNC aircraft will command higher value than the standard airworthiness siblings. This topic is important when thinking about autopilots as you can buy an arguably superior non-STC'd autopilot for the same or less price than a Brittain assembly and otherwise for a fraction of the price of an STC'd unit. This is important not only in procurement costs but in terms of future autopilot maintenance cost. 1 Quote
Gunderbear Posted January 17, 2016 Author Report Posted January 17, 2016 I am very impressed with TruTrak Autopilots and would love to have one of their systems in the Mooney! 57 minutes ago, Tom said: About a 18 months ago I bought a NOS Accutrak, Accuflite, and 805 off Ebay for $550. I had Brittain overhaul all three items with a charge of just under $500, including new wiring/hoses/instruction sheets/STC. If you're hungry for one of these units you are competing with other regular buyers in addition to scalpers and have to be diligent/consistent in your search--but good deals are out there. Worth mentioning again, a Part 23 re-write is expected/due by the end of 2017. If you are not familiar, it is expected that owners of older legacy aircraft (like a M20C) will be able to install non-STC equipment into their own aircraft if the owner is willing to change the basic registration to a "Primary Non-Commercial" status. Many are of the opinion that the bulk of the vintage fleet will end up PNC and PNC aircraft will command higher value than the standard airworthiness siblings. This topic is important when thinking about autopilots as you can buy an arguably superior non-STC'd autopilot for the same or less price than a Brittain assembly and otherwise for a fraction of the price of an STC'd unit. This is important not only in procurement costs but in terms of future autopilot maintenance cost. Quote
dmc Posted January 17, 2016 Report Posted January 17, 2016 2 hours ago, Gunderbear said: Browncbr is correct. i still want one but the price is too high. I am on the list at Brittian so I guess I will wait. I don't blame you a bit, I have been on their waiting list for 3yrs now. Maybe they took me off when I sent my unit in for refurbishment. i bought mine from a guy upgrading his to a digital auto pilot that would fly an approach. I still ended up sending in two wing levelers before I got one worth repairing. I probably didn't save any money but I did get the equipment. i thought 5k sounded high, but you brought it up. But at much less I'd just as soon keep it as I would hate to have to wait years to find another one. I'm also hopeing for the part 23 re-write, but who knows when and what that will end up actually doing. good luck, I found mine locally. You just have to keep looking. Quote
Jerry Pressley Posted February 2, 2016 Report Posted February 2, 2016 I have a box full of brittain parts as removed from various Mooneys. also letting go of 50 years accumulation of mooney parts..email acpartswhse@aol.com Quote
outermarker Posted April 29, 2016 Report Posted April 29, 2016 I have the same system and neither the wing leveler or auto pilot work well....sure wish I knew how to trouble shoot the system. Are there any manuals out there for sale? Quote
Hank Posted April 29, 2016 Report Posted April 29, 2016 I have some Brittain PDFs for AccuTrak and AccuFlight, but they aren't on my ithingy. I'll see what I can find. did you check the Download section on the homepage here? You may find them there, too. Quote
Hector Posted April 29, 2016 Report Posted April 29, 2016 I have a box full of brittain parts as removed from various Mooneys. also letting go of 50 years accumulation of mooney parts..email acpartswhse@aol.com If you have an accuflight I might be interested Quote
1524J Posted April 29, 2016 Report Posted April 29, 2016 1 hour ago, outermarker said: I have the same system and neither the wing leveler or auto pilot work well....sure wish I knew how to trouble shoot the system. Are there any manuals out there for sale? If neither are working well, I'll bet you've got a leak somewhere in your vacuum system. Start with the rubber boots on your wing cans. Had to send mine in when we first bought the plane. Brittain was easy to work with and prices were very reasonable....or they were 6 years ago. Quote
markejackson02 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Posted May 2, 2016 On 4/29/2016 at 10:40 PM, 1524J said: If neither are working well, I'll bet you've got a leak somewhere in your vacuum system. Start with the rubber boots on your wing cans. Had to send mine in when we first bought the plane. Brittain was easy to work with and prices were very reasonable....or they were 6 years ago. Call them. They are great to work with. Walked me through removing all the servos and they rebuilt them. Total cost was a few hundred plus a couple weekends. They PC works and is very helpful in IFR Quote
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