King KAP-150 need Altimeter

[Pinecone]

Does the King KAP-150 with KAS-297B need the analog altimeter?

From some other discussions, I think it might?

Trying to get room to replace JPI 700 with 830.

Any clever ideas?

[Fly Boomer]

14 minutes ago, Pinecone said:

Does the King KAP-150 with KAS-297B need the analog altimeter?

From some other discussions, I think it might?

Trying to get room to replace JPI 700 with 830.

Any clever ideas?

KAS-297b requires KEA-130a.

BTW, I would like to do the same upgrade.  I'll be interested to hear how you get along.

[Pinecone]

That is what I was remembering.

If I have to keep the altimeter, we may move the altimeter to under the JPI and the CDI to where the Alt was, move the StormScope over.

This will cover the top part of the altimeter with the JPI.   

The other option would be to move the alt to the right panel (nothing there) and move the CDI and StormScope over.

 

Or get rid of the 297.

[Pinecone]

Pictures of current panel

[Aerodon]

The altitude hold/capture requires a 'grey code' input and a baro correction input to work.  These are provided by the KEA130 altimeter, but these are hard to maintain properly.  I'm installing a G500 / GAD43A etc.  and removing the altimeter.  But I will need to install a blind encoder for the great code altitude input and the GAD43e will provide the baro correction.

Aerodon

 

[Pinecone]

This is short term situation.  

In a year or two, I hope to do G3X/GFC500 or similar.