Fabio Posted November 3, 2020 Report Posted November 3, 2020 Hi guys, not much time ago I was reading the pilot manual for the kfc 200 autopilot and stepped over the description of KG 258 attitude reference indicator. Obviously it's driven by a suction pump but in my Mooney I cannot spot anywhere a suction meter like in many other aircrafts. Is this a Mooney thing or is just mine missing it? Thanks Quote
Mooneymite Posted November 3, 2020 Report Posted November 3, 2020 Perhaps your model Mooney just has the hi vac/ lo vac annunciator lights? 2 Quote
bob865 Posted November 3, 2020 Report Posted November 3, 2020 59 minutes ago, Mooneymite said: Perhaps your model Mooney just has the hi vac/ lo vac annunciator lights? This. Mine didn't have a gauge, just an idiot light that rarely worked right. I have one I bought from a fellow mooneyspacer to install but never did and now don't need it if you're interested. Quote
Fabio Posted November 3, 2020 Author Report Posted November 3, 2020 Thank you very much guys. I actually never looked properly at the annunciator panel (just check if all lights are working and thats it :)) ) . I'll have to get a better look at it. It's a k 231 1983 Quote
carusoam Posted November 4, 2020 Report Posted November 4, 2020 The mid 90s there were no vac gauges to be found... just the idiot lights... Flying in IMC, and not having a vac gauge is just uncomfortable... with a vac driven AI... Somebody added a vac gauge like they installed an 8-track tape deck... huge and gaudy... When a tiny one on the instrument panel would be great! Oddly the JPI doesn’t have a vacuum sensor... that I’m aware of... Best regards, -a- Quote
tmo Posted November 4, 2020 Report Posted November 4, 2020 Just a minor nitpick - I believe the KFC200 in our M20K's has the KI-256, not the KI-258 - the KI-258 was for the systems without a flight directror. Quote
PT20J Posted November 6, 2020 Report Posted November 6, 2020 On 11/4/2020 at 12:53 AM, tmo said: Just a minor nitpick - I believe the KFC200 in our M20K's has the KI-256, not the KI-258 - the KI-258 was for the systems without a flight directror. Not to nitpick, but... It's actually a KI 256 and a KG 258. 1 Quote
jlunseth Posted November 6, 2020 Report Posted November 6, 2020 in my panel it is way over on the co-pilot side above the breakers. I can’t say the gauge is very helpful. It is in the green until it is not, pump failures tend to be sudden. Hard to tell from that old analog gauge if there is anything going on that I should know about. The annunciator by itself is just as good as a gauge like that. Quote
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