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Electronic Engine Instruments

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recently made a lot of calls to avionics shop owners, assembling information to discover what the best selling products were during the past year. So far, the list has been comprised of the usual suspects – glass displays, new radios, XM weather, cabin entertainment/connectivity systems and the like. One product category that hasn’t been mentioned yet is electronic engine monitoring and display systems. This has surprised me. So, I posed the question to Rick Ochs, president of Spirit Avionics Ltd. “A lot of our customers don’t know much about them,” he explained. “We get pilots who have seen a magazine ad or read a story about the electronic displays, but few have actually seen an all-in-one in action.” Ochs said he has installed one of the new, large all-in-one engine displays in the 182 his company uses for its avionics demonstrator. “Once they see it, it just knocks their socks off. It’s very impressive.” You might think with all the benefits that these new instruments bring, every pilot would have them on their must-have list. Maybe, they’re just not getting the message.

Electronic Engine Instruments 101 Perhaps you already know all about these instruments, but here is a short primer on the what, why and where of electronic engine displays. Please feel free to share this information with other pilots.

Even when everything is running s m o o t h l y, a n e l e c t r o n i c e n g i n e display will give you a lot more vital information about what’s happening under the cowling.
What are Electronic Engine Instruments? In its most basic sense, it is digital gauges that display the same information as a standard analog instrument, just in an easier to read format. But, that’s just the beginning. “They provide the pilot with a lot more information than the old analog gauges could ever deliver to the pilot,” Ochs said. “It’s not only more parameters, you also get more accurate readings.” “In a small, general aviation aircraft, the old

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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013

From the Publisher
Interested in AEA Membership?
AEA Staff/Board of Directors
New Avionics Products for 2012
Training Time
Combined Vision 2012
Before & After
Electronic Engine Instruments
Touchscreen Mania
In Through the Out Door
EFB Solutions
ADS-B
Flight Deck iPads & Tablets
WAAS GPS
Sounding Off On Audio Panels
Repair Stations
Manufacturers/Distributors
Affiliates/Index
AEA Member Company Index
Advertisers Index
Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Intro
Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Cover1
Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Cover2
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Interested in AEA Membership?
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - AEA Staff/Board of Directors
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - New Avionics Products for 2012
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Training Time
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Combined Vision 2012
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Before & After
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Electronic Engine Instruments
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Touchscreen Mania
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - In Through the Out Door
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - EFB Solutions
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - ADS-B
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Flight Deck iPads & Tablets
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - WAAS GPS
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Sounding Off On Audio Panels
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Repair Stations
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Manufacturers/Distributors
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Affiliates/Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - AEA Member Company Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Advertisers Index
Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Cover3
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