Can I fly LOP without GAMI's

[PT20J]

1 hour ago, jaylw314 said:

I guessed I figured OP already has a digital transducer since he has the JPI 450 installed.  I had previously assumed the option was only available for some transducer models, but they make it sound like it'd do for any model transducer.

I'm sure you are correct about the OP's situation -- I was just including the info for completeness in case someone read this and thought that it included everything. 

JPI uses Floscan transducers (and they bought Floscan last year) so I know for sure it works with those. Not sure about others.

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[Scottknoll]

I'm sure you are correct about the OP's situation -- I was just including the info for completeness in case someone read this and thought that it included everything. 
JPI uses Floscan transducers (and they bought Floscan last year) so I know for sure it works with those. Not sure about others.
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Would this work with a JPI830 and Shadin Mini-Flo as well? We purchased an Ovation in April and it would be real nice to be able to record fuel flow. It displays on the Shadin, but does not display or record on the JPI830.

PS, highly recommend the APS course. Took the online version, and would love to get to an in person at some point.

Scott

[PT20J]

1 hour ago, Scottknoll said:

Would this work with a JPI830 and Shadin Mini-Flo as well? We purchased an Ovation in April and it would be real nice to be able to record fuel flow. It displays on the Shadin, but does not display or record on the JPI830.

PS, highly recommend the APS course. Took the online version, and would love to get to an in person at some point.

Scott

I would expect it to work - the Floscan transducer is an open collector transistor output and the Shadin has the pull up resistor to Vcc. The JPI. Just piggy backs on the signal pulses. But, I’d double check with JPI. I’ve found JPI’s tech support to be very knowledgeable and helpful. 

I suspect the live APS courses are a thing of the past. Walter and John had a falling out with George which has since been settled with George being the sole owner of all the intellectual property as I understand it. Walter passed away recently. I haven’t communicated with John in a while, so I don’t know what’s up with him but he freely shared a lot of advice about round engines and warbirds for my volunteer work at the museum. Great guy. I took the APS course in Ada back in 2007 and thoroughly enjoyed it. I flew there in a friend’s Arrow with dual VORs, no GPS, and an inop DME. Most of the attendees were Cirrus owners and they couldn’t believe I could possibly fly to Oklahoma from California without dual GPS, an engine monitor, an autopilot and XM weather. Half the fun of the seminar was the war stories shared byJohn, George and Walter. 

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[jaylw314]

1 hour ago, Scottknoll said:

Would this work with a JPI830 and Shadin Mini-Flo as well? We purchased an Ovation in April and it would be real nice to be able to record fuel flow. It displays on the Shadin, but does not display or record on the JPI830.

PS, highly recommend the APS course. Took the online version, and would love to get to an in person at some point.

Scott

That was what @PT20J and I were mulling over--it does seem like they have an adapter compatible with any digital flow transducer, so the Shadin should work as well (in fact, I recall seeing the Shadin as an option in the settings menu of the 730/830).  If it's the same deal as the Floscan transducers, it's terribly easy and inexpensive.  Give JPI a call.  All complaints about their customer service aside, when I called and had questions about the 730/830, the person who answered was terribly patient with me because I kept asking the same question about six times just to be sure  

Edited September 22, 2020 by jaylw314