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Old December 29th 03, 08:56 PM
Mike Rapoport
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The question is: Can (should) I rely completely on the (single) electrical
system in my home built airplane?

Mike
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"Matthew S. Whiting" wrote in message
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Mike Rapoport wrote:
Are you going to use any conventional instruments for redundancy? I

have a
Murphy Moose kit on order and I am thinking ahead about what I want as

far
as instruments and avionics go. I am considering both conventional and
glass cockpit types. I am weighing the weight and ease of installation
heavily against cost. It would be nice to forgo the vacuum system
altogether.


If you look at the lifetime cost of a dry pump vacuum system, that
should be a fair bit to use to offset the cost of your glass cockpit
equipment.


Matt