Van's Aircraft has released a pair of new optional kits that will enable RV-6/7/9 owners to install safety-enhancing options that can help ensure pilots do not take off with their tip-up canopy unlatched, which can be a distracting and/or dangerous event.
For people with an RV-6/7/9 tip-up aircraft (and the "A" variants, of course), Van's has developed and released a new OP drawing as well as two safety-enhancing kits that owners can install. These kits provide the parts needed to install a tip-up canopy latch warning system. This system is designed to provide an audio warning/EFIS annunciation whenever a tip-up canopy is not properly closed/latched, and the engine RPM is above a threshold such as would be the case during an engine run-up or in flight (greater than 1600 RPM).
For aircraft with an EFIS installed, you can order part "TIP UP CANOPY LATCH WARNING" from Van's Aircraft. You can connect the warning system's switch wiring to an available analog input pin on your EFIS/EMS system, and configure your EFIS as per the "Canopy Warning Read-Me" instructions available from the Downloads page of the Van's Aircraft website. Refer to OP-61 for details.
If you have an aircraft without an EFIS installed, you'll need part "TIP UP CANOPY LATCH WARNING" as described above, plus part "AV-01957 INSTALL KIT," which provides the components needed to connect the latch/switch system to your intercom and generate audio alerts. Refer to OP-61, pages 04-06 for details.
We also updated RV-14 Section 38 to reflect the applicable revised latch parts (C-607-1 and C-609-1), which are common to the RV-6/7/9/14 models.
Both kits are available to order from Van's at the links above.
For people with an RV-6/7/9 tip-up aircraft (and the "A" variants, of course), Van's has developed and released a new OP drawing as well as two safety-enhancing kits that owners can install. These kits provide the parts needed to install a tip-up canopy latch warning system. This system is designed to provide an audio warning/EFIS annunciation whenever a tip-up canopy is not properly closed/latched, and the engine RPM is above a threshold such as would be the case during an engine run-up or in flight (greater than 1600 RPM).
For aircraft with an EFIS installed, you can order part "TIP UP CANOPY LATCH WARNING" from Van's Aircraft. You can connect the warning system's switch wiring to an available analog input pin on your EFIS/EMS system, and configure your EFIS as per the "Canopy Warning Read-Me" instructions available from the Downloads page of the Van's Aircraft website. Refer to OP-61 for details.
If you have an aircraft without an EFIS installed, you'll need part "TIP UP CANOPY LATCH WARNING" as described above, plus part "AV-01957 INSTALL KIT," which provides the components needed to connect the latch/switch system to your intercom and generate audio alerts. Refer to OP-61, pages 04-06 for details.
We also updated RV-14 Section 38 to reflect the applicable revised latch parts (C-607-1 and C-609-1), which are common to the RV-6/7/9/14 models.
Both kits are available to order from Van's at the links above.
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