Eagler's Nest
Airframes => Single Seaters => XL => Topic started by: Jeff XL79 on June 29, 2024, 08:41:09 AM
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I was looking for instruments and came across a gps speedo with altitude and voltage. It also had a few other features but they wouldn't have to be used. Amazon has them from $20 dollars to $60. They look like it maybe a good backup to primary instruments. Very low power draw also. Is anybody finding a way to use something like this?
Jeff
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Can you attach a link? Thanks
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I can't post a link, i just went to Amazon and did a search for gps speedo. At least a hundred different options. Cheap to expensive.
Jeff
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Amazon won't let me grab a link. They must be afraid of us sharing information.
Jeff
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Most every automotive GPS unit has a screen that is just a speedo, with altitude, and time (in hours) of travel.
Garmin also offers their "aera" units that has aviation/topographic maps loaded into them as well, but they are a bit pricey.
Roger
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My car speedo quit, I downloaded an app for my cell phone to keep from getting speeding tickets until I figured that one out.
Gps speed is not a substitute for an airspeed indicator... ground speed does not make the wings fly, airspeed does.
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My car speedo quit, I downloaded an app for my cell phone to keep from getting speeding tickets until I figured that one out.
Gps speed is not a substitute for an airspeed indicator... ground speed does not make the wings fly, airspeed does.
I wasn't saying that a gps would replace flight instruments . It would give you ground speed and a few other things like voltage, compass, altitude, longitude/latitude. My question was concerning if they were being used as a backup.
Jeff
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Dunno the answer to your question I guess, but you might want to check this out... It's free.
(https://www.apps4av.com/overview.html)https://www.apps4av.com/overview.html (https://www.apps4av.com/)
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Dunno the answer to your question I guess, but you might want to check this out... It's free.
(https://www.apps4av.com/overview.html)https://www.apps4av.com/overview.html (https://www.apps4av.com/)
The only flight instrument I have is a surprisingly accurate Hall wind meter, which is really more than you need. :) Climbing out on a gorgeous dawn patrol with ground fog..
(https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/5f3ffff385da2cf2/20230818_073037_028.jpg)
I have the above app, and although it's free, send them a few bucks every now and then. Good stuff.