Retract Air Pressure Monitor

[camss69]

It would be really nice to know the pressure for the retracts... Anybody figure out how to monitor it? I have an XG11 DMSS radio.. I submitted feedback to JR Americas for it and they said they would pass it on. If you had a pneumatic to electric sensor and then put a battery voltage monitor on the output and alarmed it when it got to the voltage for the lowest pressure you can lower the gear at might work.

 

[dhal22]

I use a little pressure gauge on my classic pattern planes but of course no telemetry there, I have to look at the gauge after i land.

 

[camss69]

I was thinking so that if you had a leak you would know and could get the gear down while you still had air while flying..

 

[dhal22]

I use Spring Air retracts. If you loose pressure they spring down. In other words the air piston holds the retract up.

 

[camss69]

I've used Spring Air in the past, you could still use the air pressure sensor on them as well. Unfortunately spring air doesn't make a set of gear for my current project.