The Ultimate Backup Instrument?
One of the most intriguing instruments that can go in your panel
may be one of the most 'redundant' gauges to hit the industry.
Mid-Continent Instrument's MCI 4300 AI offers incredible piece of
mind to pilots who do a lot of flying in IMC and simply want more
redundancy than most airframes already provide--especially in an
age where a number of aircraft are being built "all-electric."
Currently the only attitude indicator to offer a self-contained
battery backup, the MCI 4300 AI provides one hour of emergency
attitude reference -- no matter what happens to the aircraft's main
power sources... including the airframe battery(s).
GA manufacturers are taking notice with recent adoptions of the
4300 by industry heavyweights like Mooney and Piper, MCI is winning
fast converts. The battery is a small add-on module that attaches
to the back of the main AI chassis and will need replacing
every three years... a task made quite a bit easier by the means by
which the battery unit was adapted externally to the main chassis,
eliminating the need to tear the whole unit down for a battery
change-over. MCI also emphasizes the rugged nature of this unit...
with a lengthy lifespan and the ability to weather even the most
demanding aerobatic and helo operations -- tasks that normally eat
gyros, with relish.
The Lifesaver Gyro adds cost savings to its obvious safety
benefits. It reportedly outlasts the nearest competition with a
lifespan that's more than three times as long: 7,500 hours. It
costs about two-thirds the price without the high installation and
maintenance expense. Retrofit of aircraft is minimal with
installation as simple as hooking up one standard connector.
The 4300 Series Attitude Indicators are designed for use as
primary or standby artificial horizon in helicopters and fixed-wing
aircraft. These dual voltage gyros offer 10-32 volt DC replacement
for use in either 14 or 28 volt helicopters, have anti-reflective
glass to enhance visibility and reduce pilot fatigue, and they
outlast the nearest competition with a service life that's more
than double the life of most electric gyros.
Aero-TV Checks Out The MCI
4300 'Lifesaver' EAI!!!
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but from here on out, we will be doing our best to educate,
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If you've been an observer of the media and associated media
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Electronic media and print media are both under the assault of
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We've been ready to go for a while, but to be honest, there's so
much more to this program than we've alluded to, and so we've been
building and planning a massive new organization within ANN. That
said, we're hiring talented new people as
fast as we can find them (a far more difficult
task than we had imagined -- REALLY good people are hard to find),
and we're brainstorming at speeds that would make a deorbiting
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of amazing little features that we've worked hard on, for many
months now, to implement in different phases of the initial
release of Aero-TV. It is, BY NO MEANS, the only way to enjoy
unaltered Aero-TV programming on other parts of the web... as we
have extensive plans for future functionality, but this
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Coming Soon!
Checking Out the Cirrus SR20, Seeing What It Takes
to "Compete" as An AMT, Looks At The FAA FAASTeam Program,
Flying The Piper Matrix, Hears What's Hot At Blue
Mountain Avionics, Gets Some GREAT Rotax Lessons, Gets Updated On
ALL Things Lopresti, Has A FUN Chat With Corkey Fornof, Sees What
Happens When AMTs Compete, Checks Out The Ltest in Life-Raft
Technologies, Checks Out More "HIGH" Tech at I/ITSEC
2007, Hears From AOPA On Critical Aviation Issues, Spills Some
Juicy (and HIGHLY Detailed) Cirrus G3 Info, Scores
A BUNCH of LSA Reports, and SO MUCH MORE!!!!! Do NOT Miss
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