Alternative AOA/Lift reserve gauge

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:53 pm

I found a sweet little deal on a "Reserve Lift Gauge" that is being made by a friend of mine. He is building 2 to 3 of these a month in his retirement, and he has built/flown/owns a Zenith 601 with this gauge in it. I think he said it's been nearly two years, and it has performed flawlessy! Take a look...

The kit-

The gauge-

It comes with everything needed to install for $175 and $15 for shipping. That's a deal!!!

If you want one, send me a PM or email, and I'll give you his contact info!

Post by **Spike** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:52 am

That is a deal. Cool Beans.

dons · Post by **dons** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:37 am

That is interesting Chad. Out of curiosity, how is that device calibrated for a particular wing ?

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:22 pm

Comes with instructions and I glanced at them the other night...The blade is on a pivot bolt, and the angle is around 50 degrees. Set it there, fly it, adjust if needed. On Kelly's 601, it is set at 52 degrees. Each wing will be slightly different, but it should calibrate somewhere around 50 degrees.

dons · Post by **dons** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:10 pm

Sounds pretty straight forward, thanks.