Does anyone have a good recc on a wing incidence meter? I've heard the Robart meters are not as accurate as the laser meters. Someone at my field suggested the Great Planes laser meter but they have since been discontinued.
Also, any general advice when using these would be appreciated.

Read this how-to:

http://www.robart.com/how_to/incidence_meter.aspx

If by laser meter you mean the GP meter then that's bunk. I gave my GP meter away to a friend, they worked but compared to the Robart it was junk. I use two of the Robarts these days. There are newer models but I don't require the digital meter, I know what all those little lines are, still, if someone wants to give me the digital meter I would be using that too.

Like GB I to have two Robarts to use on occassion. They are a fine instrument and work great if you don,t throw them around and damage the jeweled needle seats.

Having two is extremely useful at times for certain types of airplanes such as biplanes as well as float planes and dealing with float deck incidence. Also useful to check on wing twist (wash in and wash out) with one near the root and another near the tips.

Hear is one of mine being used to fine tune out thrust on a controlline airplane:

John

I also have Robart non laser meters and they are as close to accurate as you can get. I would but the accuracy of the standard Robart meter up against any laser meter on the market at any time. Good Luck, Dave

Since were talking wing incidence, does anyone know what the incidence on SIG Something Extra is?

Gary

I did use the tower meter for a few years and they do work, just a pain in the mule. I had to make sure the planes fuse was set on my stand at zero to the datum line then run to my level spot I found on one of my benches, set the meter down and turn it on then adjust it so the little laser was on the zero mark, then take the meter to the plane and mount the meter on the wing and see the reading. If you touched the lazer light or banged the meter you had to take it off and get the light mack to zero again. If your incidence was off and you turned off the lazer it would move so when you changed the wing you had to start all over again. I can't remember all of it but I think that's what I had to do. I had one Robart meter then I bought a bunch of stuff at auction, I bought a whole box of what most people thought was just a bunch of crap for 10 bucks. There was a brand new Robart in the box no one noticed, on top of a bunch of really good building supplies no one knew about. I really like those auctions!!