A New Way of Flight Training⦠- American Bonanza Society
A New Way of Flight Training⦠- American Bonanza Society
A New Way of Flight Training⦠- American Bonanza Society
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and independently sourced attitude<br />
indi cator if you ever plan on flying<br />
your aircraft in instrument conditions.<br />
Replace the turn and bank if<br />
you are lacking panel space, as the<br />
FARs now allow. Better yet, remove<br />
and throw out the ADF, as it is basically<br />
a worthless instrument in the<br />
modern airspace environment. All<br />
the paint, leather, and bells and<br />
whistles will not help you keep the<br />
aircraft upright in the event <strong>of</strong> a failure<br />
<strong>of</strong> your primary attitude indicator<br />
or its power source. Independent attitude<br />
information is required in all<br />
turbine aircraft, and should be considered<br />
mandatory for anyone serious<br />
about any flight in IMC.<br />
—Chris Ceplecha<br />
Investing in regular, demanding<br />
instruction on partial panel flight is<br />
another way to prepare for attitude<br />
indicator failure. —Editor<br />
www.bonanza.org<br />
Upgrade to M-20<br />
Performance!<br />
One action that came out <strong>of</strong> my talk<br />
in the ABS Tent at Oshkosh was a test<br />
that could be done on the LORD shimmy<br />
damper SE-1076-1 to determine its<br />
health after time in service. The best<br />
method is to put the LORD damper on<br />
a dynamic test machine and measure<br />
the amount <strong>of</strong> dampening while the<br />
part is vibrated at 15 cycles per second.<br />
Since most shops do not have this type<br />
<strong>of</strong> test equipment, a simple spring scale<br />
can be used to estimate the health <strong>of</strong><br />
the damper. The minimum value <strong>of</strong> the<br />
pull test would be 1 pound to move<br />
the shaft. If it takes less than a pound<br />
to move the damper’s shaft, the part<br />
may need to be replaced.<br />
—Tom Law, LORD Aerospace<br />
Product Support Engineering<br />
I think it was a great idea to include<br />
the Landing Gear Inspection Checklist<br />
in with the November magazine! Kudos<br />
for being proactive! —David Marlin<br />
Have a <strong>Bonanza</strong><br />
But Still Fly Two<br />
Quarts Low<br />
Do You Add<br />
More Than One<br />
quart Between<br />
Oil Changes<br />
INSTALL AN M-20<br />
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Volume 12 • Number 1 AMERICAN BONANZA SOCIETY 53
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