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Old December 3rd 08, 01:14 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Brad[_2_]
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Default Wendezeiger needle/ball repair

On Dec 2, 4:35*pm, wrote:
On Dec 2, 12:55*pm, Brad wrote:

I have a Wendezeiger needle/ball gyro that does not work anymore. I am
wondering if there might be a repair station that still works on these
instruments. It is quite old, it came out of my Austria I bought
several years ago.


Thanks,
Brad


Brad,
My pal Paul Nelson here in Ames would likely do it. *He's an
instrument and clock fanatic with a house full of post modern tech
gadgets, navigational, communications, and survival gear. *Both Tony
and I have had him fix instruments for us. *The local I.A.s will
approve his work too. * He takes his time but is very affordable.

Matt


Hi Matt,

that sounds like the perfect solution. This thing is old, I mean
REALLY old. It runs on 3 D cell batteries and when it was working was
really nice. It's been sitting in my shop for several years now.

I had an interesting wave flight yesterday, and I see a real value in
having an instrument like this in my panel. The instrument does not
need cert if it goes into my homebuilt does it?

Matt, put me in touch with this guy if you would please!

Thanks,
Brad