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    i'm in the market for an airspeed indicator for my ss7 under construction. so far, my other instruments are falcon. is kitfox talk usually in mph? what kind of max speed should I look for, 140,150,160? and I'm thinking its best to have one where the numbers have a good spread to them past 30 (not crunched together).
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    Mine goes to 160 mph
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    The MGL ASI-1 is digital up to 250mph. Easy to read. Can be switched to km/h or knots. Programmable bugs, log, timer and trip counter. So you can have your cake and eat it to! Goes for about $280.

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    Ken,

    I have a second hand Falcon ASI that goes to 160 MPH.....Something like $45 at Wentworth and works fine.

    This one is calibrated in MPH only....The philosophical discussion about MPH vs Knots is just that....entirely philosophical.....as a practical matter either works.

    I totally agree with your comment that having more spread between the numbers is good.....I also think the simplicity of a single scale, rather than both MPH & Knots is good...both on the same dial creates an unnecessarily busy display IMHO.

    Personally I like the wider spacing of the numbers and single scale....I'd rather be looking out the window than squinting at the ASI any longer than necessary anyway.

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    My thoughts exactly Dave.
    Thanks for the info danzer1, sounds like a good unit but going for the traditional 6 pack look of dial gauges. Old fashion i guess.
    Ken

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    I have the traditional guages as well, 1 is a quad for egt/cht, i dont have a water temp guage yet, but its on the list, i've heard that some have had problems with the quad guages,
    So im building a new panel and havent commited yet to changing out the quad, i have a 2.25 tach that is getting replaced with a 3.25, and im still deciding on which com,i like the 2.25 radios size and weight,..sticking with the ifly gps, hopefully i will have a lighter panel when done, the builder used 1/8" aluminum im using .050
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    I understand Ken - that's why we do what we do - we can each choose what we like.

    This one is calibrated in MPH only....The philosophical discussion about MPH vs Knots is just that....entirely philosophical.....as a practical matter either works.
    One could argue, it is not entirely philosophical, if one deals with ATC on any regular basis. I am given knots all the time and it's just one less conversion I have to make when I can see them both or just flip flop to either one.

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    Chase,
    My 6 pack is 3 1/8 but i just bought a 2 1/4 tach. I hope its big enough to read.

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    I like MPH. I would say the vast majority of Kitfox owners talk in MPH. You might want to search other threads talking about cruise and stall. Can't rememeber when I last talked to ATC, but that is just me and maybe a couple of others.

    The 2-1/4" tach. Not a problem. I find it much easier to see the relative pisition of a needle on a round gauge - even a relatively small round gauge than read the much smaller numbers on a digital readout.

    Regarding the Quad Gauge. I liked it on my first Model IV and have another one on the new one. My understanding is that the new senders are more robust and reliable - also more expensive.
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    good point about atc. I talk to Orlando atc about 2 times a month. the only thing they've ever said to me concerning speed is: "keep your airspeed up". I tell them: "i'm giving her all I've got captain". i'm only flying a Cherokee. wait till they see a fox coming in.

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