AirTalk.org Aviation discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Instrument Services Needed          AirTalk.org Forum Index -> Sailplanes View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message David Cherkus Guest Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 2:44 pm    Post subject: Instrument Services Needed Hi, I am looking for someone who services glider instruments. I need the following things done: - Compass refloated - Accelerometer rebuilt - RICO 2 seat variometer tested and calibrated If you or someone you know can do these things, please follow up here and/or send me contact info at dcherkus (AT) yahoo (DOT) com. Thanks, Dave Back to top raulb Guest Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 8:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Instrument Services Needed Not knowing where you are located, but one choice is Otto's Instruments, in Ontario, California (across the airport from where the SSA Convention was held). Also, I believe that Redwood Instruments (RICO) is still in business somewhere in the San Francisco Bay/Northern California Area David Cherkus wrote: Quote: Hi, I am looking for someone who services glider instruments. I need the following things done: - Compass refloated - Accelerometer rebuilt - RICO 2 seat variometer tested and calibrated If you or someone you know can do these things, please follow up here and/or send me contact info at dcherkus (AT) yahoo (DOT) com. Thanks, Dave Back to top FreeFlight107 Guest Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 3:44 pm    Post subject: Re: Instrument Services Needed On May 11, 6:44 pm, David Cherkus <dcher...@yahoo.com> wrote: Quote: Hi, I am looking for someone who services glider instruments. I need the following things done: - Compass refloated - Accelerometer rebuilt - RICO 2 seat variometer tested and calibrated If you or someone you know can do these things, please follow up here and/or send me contact info at dcher...@yahoo.com. Thanks, Dave RICO apparently retired, he was active a few years ago and had a nice little web site, no more. I refurbished a RICO SEAT like you have, baut after using it one season I decided to get a Tasman as all my friends had switched to them. It is the best Vario I've ever used! See http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/tasman.htm I'd really recomend getting one compared to the verry old technogoly RICO. It's faster and the tones are very easy to understnd. Very low current drain too. Freeflight Wayne Back to top Bruce Guest Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 4:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Instrument Services Needed FreeFlight107 wrote: Quote: On May 11, 6:44 pm, David Cherkus <dcher...@yahoo.com> wrote: Hi, I am looking for someone who services glider instruments. I need the following things done: - Compass refloated - Accelerometer rebuilt - RICO 2 seat variometer tested and calibrated If you or someone you know can do these things, please follow up here and/or send me contact info at dcher...@yahoo.com. Thanks, Dave RICO apparently retired, he was active a few years ago and had a nice little web site, no more. I refurbished a RICO SEAT like you have, baut after using it one season I decided to get a Tasman as all my friends had switched to them. It is the best Vario I've ever used! See http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/tasman.htm I'd really recomend getting one compared to the verry old technogoly RICO. It's faster and the tones are very easy to understnd. Very low current drain too. Freeflight Wayne Tasman is a good alternative. Support is good, so far totally reliable in club use - That means 30+ winch launches, and landing on rough grass, a day. 2 years and hundreds of flights later, reliability has been perfect. I have one in my Cirrus and have been quite satisfied. Audio tones are different, and not entirely to my liking, but do work. Built in averager is very useful. I generally don't look in the cockpit except for a once a turn or so to see what the averager says. Visibility - even with polarised sunglasses is good. The LCD indicator has lower "resolution" than a moving needle, but is also not subject to zero errors etc. Does not seem to be affected by heat and sunlight. Have on occasion left the Cirrus baking in the sun for hours - turn it on and it all works, LCD included. The speaker is powerful, so you can use a lot of battery if you are hard of hearing. Mine is seldom above 1 on a scale of 1-5 for volume. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         AirTalk.org Forum Index -> Sailplanes All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Aviation----------------alt.aviationAviation safety EnhancementPlanes, gliders and flying in AustraliaAviation et pilotage (Français)rec.aviationAviation (Aerobatics)Hot air, gas balloons and airshipsHang-gliding, paragliding, foot-launched flightAircraft Design & BuildingInstrument Flight RulesAviation (Classifieds)Military AircraftNaval AviationAviation (Miscellaneous Topics)Owning AirplanesAviators (General Discussions)Aviation related productsAircraft RestorationHelicopters and rotary wing aircraftsFlight SimulationSailplanesAviation (Students)Light aircraftFlying related activities in the UK Airports----------------alt.airportsEdinburgh Airport Glasgow Airport Humberside Airport Luton Airport Aberdeen Airport Glasgow Prestwick Airport  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.