SPAJC
Pre-takeoff checklist
- Joined
- May 15, 2014
- Messages
- 395
- Location
- Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Display Name
Display name:
Jeff
Greetings all!! I have a qustion about my Attitude Indicator. Some background:
I purchased this airplane a few months ago. It had been sitting in a field for quite some time. It is a 1965 Cessna 150F. A little work and time and its airworthy and legal again.
So, the first couple of times that I fly it, the Attitude Indicator, although sluggish at first, worked. When I say sluggish, I mean the horizon bar didnt come down into view until I was on the roll. After that it worked fine. It did that twice. Ever since, you can only see the horizon bar when the engine is not running. Once you start the engine, the horizon bar very quickly goes up to the far left corner of the face and cannot be seen. This is where it stays until you shut down.
This is an "old style" indicator. It has a black face with a white horizon bar, and basically three straight-ish lines in the middle to represent the airplane. It has a center located adjustment knob. I don't know what the make and model are right off the top of my head, but will find out and repost.
I'm just wondering if there is something that I don't know about this indicator that I should know and be doing or if it is truly unserviceable as I suspect.
The vacuum gage reads good and all other imstruments are working properly.
The main reason I question this is that it worked previously and then did not...no symptoms or warnings otherwise, other than being a little sluggish at the start. Thanks for any input!
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I purchased this airplane a few months ago. It had been sitting in a field for quite some time. It is a 1965 Cessna 150F. A little work and time and its airworthy and legal again.
So, the first couple of times that I fly it, the Attitude Indicator, although sluggish at first, worked. When I say sluggish, I mean the horizon bar didnt come down into view until I was on the roll. After that it worked fine. It did that twice. Ever since, you can only see the horizon bar when the engine is not running. Once you start the engine, the horizon bar very quickly goes up to the far left corner of the face and cannot be seen. This is where it stays until you shut down.
This is an "old style" indicator. It has a black face with a white horizon bar, and basically three straight-ish lines in the middle to represent the airplane. It has a center located adjustment knob. I don't know what the make and model are right off the top of my head, but will find out and repost.
I'm just wondering if there is something that I don't know about this indicator that I should know and be doing or if it is truly unserviceable as I suspect.
The vacuum gage reads good and all other imstruments are working properly.
The main reason I question this is that it worked previously and then did not...no symptoms or warnings otherwise, other than being a little sluggish at the start. Thanks for any input!
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