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ircphoenix - I use the Wing Monkey - He crawls out of the baggage area and opens the door climbs out on the wing and sticks the tanks if the fuel quantity is not to plan - he gets back into the aircraft beats me with a stick - grabs a parachute and leaves. Capacitance is not the answer for...

Most digital instruments have a smoothing function or an averaging component. Typical for small aircraft that is a 10 second interval. We can average a sender output up to 16 seconds by altering the programming - we can also output any type of analog signal as well . Stuartb "Floats move...

This one will really grab you - Most of the new light GA aircraft delivered come with a TSO'd fuel quantity instrumentation system - Cessna and Cirrus (172, 182, 206, SR20, SR22) There are 3000 aircraft flying with fuel quantity systems that meet a performance standard. These aircraft have a...

3% - This is where it becomes interesting - there is no limitation on the regulations on fuel display size, just that you have to have a working one. Beech used a pretty accurate gauge for the era and the display is quite large (after the piano key era) Cessna continued to use Stewart...

Yep - it was topical to me working on replacing capacitive pennycaps on a Cessna 414

Like everything in the FAR's they are subject to interpretation. In certifying this component in GA aircraft MauleSkinner is correct. The FAA ACO will utilize the Job Aid - i.e. Advisory Circular 23.17C "Systems and Equipment Guide for Certifying Part 23 Aircraft" This will be the manner in...

Interesting - This is what I know - It appears that old analog senders and old analog gauges were meant for one another. If you modernize one - the other will drive you nuts. I have several examples on the bench - it is an interesting observation. Digital Digital - Good Analog - Analog -...