OK lets think out side the box.

How can we build a complete engine monitor that will
monitor
a dozen engine parameters with alarms and will be
usable in bright sunlight
and will take little room on the instrument panel of
a tandem
seat airplane? Also it must cost less than $100 to
build.

Paul Lamar

Now your singing everyone's song Paul. A cheap, do
everything monitor. Surely some of the bright minds on
this list can engineer a workable solution. Oh, great
article in Sport Aviation Paul.

John

Its going to surprise you :-)>

Thanks about the article.

Paul Lamar

Finn has a monitor in his panel that he designed himself.  Display is LCD
but is sunlight readable.  Cost was less than $100 in parts but total cost
was > $1000 if his time was worth more than .50 an hour :-)

I want to get an LCD panel as good as the one in my Garmin GTX 327
transponder.  It is amazing.

Tracy Crook
tcrook@rotaryaviation.com
www.rotaryaviation.com

Another hint: Much easier to build.

Paul Lamar
 
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