KAP-150 microprocessor upgrade/service bulletin

[peevee]

our plane is in for some adjusting.

shop says at some point there was a SB back in the day for the kap-150 to upgrade the microprocessor relating to glideslope performance, but they can't get the processor anymore.

I can't find anything about it online, anyone happen to know anything? It'd sure be nice to know what the upgrade did and how I could track down a processor.

[LANCECASPER]

If Autopilots Central can't find the microprocessor I doubt any of us can. Your best shot may be to see if you can find a used KC191 Computer for your KAP150 and make sure it has the mod that corresponds with the new microprocessor.

KAP150.pdfFetching info...

On a side note I brought an airplane I was selling ('97 Mooney Encore) to Don Maxwell for a pre-buy for the prospective new owner. Don took the airplane up and flew it, testing all avionics, making that a part of his thorough pre-buy. Even though his pre-buy was not inexpensive it was complete and good insurance against getting an airplane with a lot of squawks. Avionics seem to be overlooked on a lot of the pre-buys and it can be frustrating to chase down the gremlins later.

[peevee]

  On 7/8/2017 at 4:10 PM, LANCECASPER said:

If Autopilots Central can't find the microprocessor I doubt any of us can. Your best shot may be to see if you can find a used KC191 Computer for your KAP150 and make sure it has the mod that corresponds with the new microprocessor.

KAP150.pdfFetching info...

On a side note I brought an airplane I was selling ('97 Mooney Encore) to Don Maxwell for a pre-buy for the prospective new owner. Don took the airplane up and flew it, testing all avionics, making that a part of his thorough pre-buy. Even though his pre-buy was not inexpensive it was complete and good insurance against getting an airplane with a lot of squawks. Avionics seem to be overlooked on a lot of the pre-buys and it can be frustrating to chase down the gremlins later.

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Don did our our prebuy.

It cost 1400 iirc.

The plane was not flown. 

[LANCECASPER]

The buyer had a laundry list of everything he wanted checked out that he had e-mailed to Don, so the avionics may have been  part of that.

[peevee]

  On 7/8/2017 at 4:56 PM, LANCECASPER said:

The buyer had a laundry list of everything he wanted checked out that he had e-mailed to Don, so the avionics may have been  part of that.

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Why are we talking about ppi in a question about autopilots?

[LANCECASPER]

  On 7/8/2017 at 6:17 PM, peevee said:

Why are we talking about ppi in a question about autopilots?

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You responded to a sidenote I mentioned, then I replied to your response.