What is this device in the tail?

[Grandmas Flying Couch]

Im really curious as to what this is.  I though an antenna but in the hull thats weird plus it swivels along pitch axis.  Any help in the identification would be appreciated!

[carusoam]

Looks like some form of impact detection.

Note the white line indicating the neutral position.

It looks like it can move forwards in the event of an sudden stop...

It May Record wild T/O accelerations too?

Where does the wire go? Does your log book indicate a newish accident reporting mechanism / ELT?

Best regards,

-a-

[Grandmas Flying Couch]

8 minutes ago, carusoam said:

Looks like some form of impact detection.

Note the white line indicating the neutral position.

It looks like it can move forwards in the event of an sudden stop...

It May Record wild T/O accelerations too?

Where does the wire go? Does your log book indicate a newish accident reporting mechanism / ELT?

Best regards,

-a-

I have an elt, I'll check to see if this is wired to that.  No other devices besides that that I can think of.   

[RLCarter]

It's part of the Brittian auto pilot

[carusoam]

Look for an inertia sensor for the ELT. It will be logged in your airframe log book...

Best regards,

-a-

[Grandmas Flying Couch]

Just now, RLCarter said:

It's part of the Brittian auto pilot

I do have an auto pilot bit its only the wing leveler (track a vor, or bug).  ZThis looks like it would be for pitch, I'll send an email to brittain.  I would love to get alt hold from bittian.  

[carusoam]

RLC,

Any idea what it does?

My 65C's Brittain Wing leveler didn't have one... (that I remember) 

Best regards,

-a-

[carusoam]

It is awfully close to the static line...

Does it connect to the static line at all?

That would be an indication of a form of altitude control...

More Pp Thinking...

Best regards,

-a-

[RLCarter]

BI-201 Magnetic Heading Sensor

 

 

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[Piloto]

It is a remote compass sensor mounted on top of the tail cone.

[Guest]

I thought it was the LoP sensor which is why Mooney’s are so efficient.

Clarence

[jlunseth]

Oh that thing.  It's your flux capacitor.

Edited November 20, 2017 by jlunseth

[markejackson02]

10 hours ago, Grandmas Flying Couch said:

Im really curious as to what this is.  I though an antenna but in the hull thats weird plus it swivels along pitch axis.  Any help in the identification would be appreciated!

Brittain magnetic heading sensor 

[Grandmas Flying Couch]

I've been on the hunt for things to take out and wires to get rid of, there is alot of abandoned wiring.  I need to get my servos serviced, they are cheap from brittain, so I'm going to fix the autopilot, seems like one of the cheapest systems to maintain.  Thanks for the info, glad, I didn't rip her out!

32 minutes ago, markejackson02 said:

Brittain magnetic heading sensor 

 

10 hours ago, RLCarter said:

BI-201 Magnetic Heading Sensor

 

 

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[RLCarter]

12 minutes ago, Grandmas Flying Couch said:

I've been on the hunt for things to take out and wires to get rid of, there is alot of abandoned wiring.  I need to get my servos serviced, they are cheap from brittain, so I'm going to fix the autopilot, seems like one of the cheapest systems to maintain.  Thanks for the info, glad, I didn't rip her out!

Wires are my big issue, I've pulled a bunch out that was cut dead on one or both ends. Brittian's website has a Mooney section and they sent me a bunch of documents to get things figured out, just haven't done it yet

[Grandmas Flying Couch]

Just now, RLCarter said:

Wires are my big issue, I've pulled a bunch out that was cut dead on one or both ends. Brittian's website has a Mooney section and they sent me a bunch of documents to get things figured out, just haven't done it yet

My IA and I are going to measure all the dead crap I take out and possibly modify weight and balance, so I have room to get 5lbs fatter.  My plane has 1005 lbs useful, so not too bad.  It came from factory with something like 1050.  Oxygen system is from 1968 so I would like to remove it, I can't find tank or record of it being removed, so that might be a bumb in useful right there.  

[RLCarter]

14 minutes ago, Grandmas Flying Couch said:

My plane has 1005 lbs useful, so not too bad.  It came from factory with something like 1050. 

Beats my 899 lbs. 

[Ron McBride]

My F is about 1040#.

[Grandmas Flying Couch]

1 minute ago, N803RM said:

My F is about 1040#.

Seems like the Cs and Fs are best useful, maybe I'm wrong.  

[RobertGary1]

1 hour ago, Grandmas Flying Couch said:

Seems like the Cs and Fs are best useful, maybe I'm wrong.  

As long as you don't reweigh it.

 

-Robert

[Yetti]

The IA offered me his scales....  Have not taken him up yet.  

[Raptor05121]

8 hours ago, RobertGary1 said:

As long as you don't reweigh it.

 

-Robert

 

3 hours ago, Yetti said:

The IA offered me his scales....  Have not taken him up yet.  

I'm redoing mine. Last weigh in from Aug 2000 was 1,001lbs useful. I cannot find the W&B when they upgraded to the 3-blade in 2005. I fully expect to lose 40lbs useful here in a week.

[Grandmas Flying Couch]

My plane was never weighed, factory had a list of equipment and went from there.  If my mechanic updates weight at balance by subtracting weight at the correct stations, it's all bonus useful.  I don't want to re-weigh it as the little things add up to probably 25 lbs of crap.  

10 hours ago, RobertGary1 said:

As long as you don't reweigh it.

 

-Robert

 

5 hours ago, Yetti said:

The IA offered me his scales....  Have not taken him up yet.  

Lol, don't use his scales unless you recently removed a BUNCH of stuff.  

[jlunseth]

If you re-weigh, I guarantee the little things will add up to 250 lbs.