Do I need FAA paperwork like an STC or something similar to install a Hobbs meter on an airplane that doesn't currently have one?
Hobbs meter
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Minor alteration. No STC required.
bnt83
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Have you considered a clock with other internal options?
It might cost about the same install wise...
For $284 it can be wired to an oil pressure switch and be hobbs meter too.
http://www.aircraft-spruce.com/catalog/inpages/ei-chronometers.php
http://www.aircraft-spruce.com/catalog/pdf/sc5install.pdf
You'll still need the oil pressure switch. Depending on how your oil pressure gauge is connected to the engine it might be a piece of cake to put one in or a PITA,
I don't think I'd put a stand alone hobbs in. For whatever reason it seems like they fail often.
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bnt83
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Are we taking a hot air balloon, Cessna 150 or a Cessna 680?
Something like a Cessna 150.
bnt83
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I think there are a few digital tachometers out there that can be wired to perform an additional function such as hobbs meter too.
Rental. Pilots that are used to Hobbs hours dont like the tach hour and multiply method. They like the bigger number already figured out for them of the Hobbs.
It goes like this.
"But I can rent the other one for $20 and hour less"
"Yes but that's Hobbs, this is tach time"
"Yes, but thats a bigger number, so its better"
They just want that Hobbs number to write down in their logbook. Not have to multiply. Its what all the rentals do.
It goes like this.
"But I can rent the other one for $20 and hour less"
"Yes but that's Hobbs, this is tach time"
"Yes, but thats a bigger number, so its better"
They just want that Hobbs number to write down in their logbook. Not have to multiply. Its what all the rentals do.
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bnt83
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Mechanical tachs run very very slow on the ground. Even some of the digital ones don't record hours until over a certain RPM like 1300.
I have a Hobbs meter on the gear switch which gives a much better indication of time in service than the recording tach would (if I had one).