Dynon Pitot

[Av8r3400]

I made the yellow portion of the mount, a short piece of airfoil shaped 4130 welded to a rectangle. Inside the wing I made an aluminum plate, shaped like a squared, shallow "C", that bridged between two ribs to mount the exterior portion to.

(I hope that makes sense...)

[N213RV]

Here is an aluminum bracket I made to hold the Dynon Pitot. I can't seem to find any pictures pre-covering and after pitot install, but if I find one, I will re-post. I used a standard Pitot mount (Gretz, I believe).

[N213RV]

And a picture after covering.

[Cherrybark]

Almost time to mount the AOA tube and am considering putting it inside the lift strut. For those who used this location, is the AOA mounted just outboard of the #5 rib so the tube will clear the lift strut?

The build manual says put the pitot on the left wing. I don't have any reason not to mount on the left but "why the left" has been nagging. Is it so the pilot has one last chance to notice the "Remove Before Flight" ribbon or is there a more particular answer?

I'll mount the tiny OAT probe on the AOA mounting board as others have suggested.

[jmodguy]

[Av8r3400]

I don't remember why I went on the right side. Maybe just to be different?

[jrevens]

... The build manual says put the pitot on the left wing. I don't have any reason not to mount on the left but "why the left" has been nagging. Is it so the pilot has one last chance to notice the "Remove Before Flight" ribbon or is there a more particular answer?...

I've always thought that at least one of the primary reasons for locating it on the left wing is because traditionally (at least with side by side seating), the primary flight instruments that use the pitot/static system are located on the left side of the instrument panel... hence it is a shorter, more direct run for the interconnecting tubing.

[jiott]

Why does the pilot sit in the left seat? I think it is just tradition that has become the defacto standard.

[Danzer1]

Why does the pilot sit in the left seat? I think it is just tradition that has become the defacto standard.

Umm, I'm pretty sure it's for visibility in the pattern. The "standard" pattern is lefthand particularly at uncontrolled fields.

[jrevens]

Why does the pilot sit in the left seat? I think it is just tradition that has become the defacto standard.

Of course it's a "tradition"... it follows the standard of automobiles in the US. I've known several pilots who prefer to fly from the right seat (alot of prior instructing, or for whatever reason), and some who have even built their instrument panels to accomodate that preference. As Danzer 1. mentioned, it also makes sense with left-hand traffic patterns.

And nobody knows how helicoptors can even fly, so they can do whatever they want to. Actually, there are also good reasons why they are usually flown from the right seat.