Air Speed Indicator

[N3322G]

Are we chasing a dead horse?

We'd like to get a new Air Speed Indicator. We did the research and decided to get a United Instruments 8125-B.178 (if you can believe Mid-continent's website and Gulf Coast's catalog that we got last week at AOPA) so we can stay with mph on the outer ring AND have the important speeds (Gear down and IFR approach speeds) outside of the TAS extra window so they are easier to read.

Ken spent hours talking to Gulf Coast Megan and Dewey @ Pacific Coast (later he found out they are the same company) and was told they get their stuff from Mid-Continent and Mid Continent gets it from United but no one would guarantee that we would get the model we want ... and if they customize it for our PA39 air speeds, we own it whether it was the model we wanted or not. Megan seems to think they quit making what we want a couple of years ago.

It is enough to make you want to chuck the whole deal and go Aspen.

Anyway, enough whining - anybody have a different answer or idea?

[bernard nowlen]

century instruments in,316-683-7571 can overhaul,repair,exchange your TAS indicator and re-screen the dial with whatever markings/arcs you want with mph on the outside and kts on the inside scale.

[md11flyer]

Pat: Aircraft spruce has the united airspeed indicator for the Pa 39 for 690 plus 150 for the markings.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/pages/in/ ... cators.php

Gary

[Clarence Beintema]

Pat,

You would love the Aspen. I sure do.

Clarence

[N3322G]

Gary,

Kind of you to provide a link - we need the model that goes to 240/250 mph and Spruce has one but again - the mph speeds do not fall in our preferred area. Really like the landing approach speed 90 mph at roughly 3 o'clock and gear down/IFR approach speed at 6 o'clock and they cannot guarantee where the outer ring speeds will fall.


Clarence,

We overhauled a couple of years ago but are now looking for newer technology - if such a thing exists for an ASI. Is there such a thing?

[bernard nowlen]

no

[N3322G]

Thanks guys. Always, the thoughts are appreciated.