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Old 02-25-2006, 07:37 PM
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Fortune7
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Default Anyone using telemetry for RPM and speed measurement?

I'm flying a GP Little Toni with an MVVS .61 and trying to get the best rpm and (therefore) speed out of it. OK, I know both the engine and airframe have 'limitations'; I already have a Jett BSE 90LX on order (!) so am hoping to get 'what I can' out of the LT. Does anyone here use or have an opinion about on-board telemetry like the Eagle Tree systems Seagull data recorder? Seems to me that logging actual speed and rpm will soon help to 'tune-in' a motor / prop setup. I'm using the LT to help me get used to 'something over 100mph' as I progress to my first turbine jet which is in-the-build (a comp-ARF Eurosport). I need to get a turbine waiver so the fast prop plane should help the transition (it's fun too!). If anyone's actually using on-board rpm measurement I'd be interested in feedback including sensor magnet(s) mounting.

Thanks, Andy