| JANUARY 2006 PLUS FLIGHT LOG |
| January Flight Log - Flight Hour 95 and counting The IVO prop governor continues to be complete crap! In December I had to take it back due to a broken rheostat. After putting it back in it worked one flight. Now it pops the C/B in about 3 sec after turning it on. They found a bad relay and I will try it again next flight. It has never worked very well. It allows RPM to wander. One day the max setting will be 5400 and the next 4300. It frequently causes the C/B to pop seemily due to hitting the limits of the spool. Since there are no limit switches, it relies on the current rise when hitting the stop to turn off. This is highly dependant on the supply voltage and wire length. The wire length must be as sent from the factory which I did not have at first. after fixing that it was a little better but if I turn on a high electrical load for night flight and the voltage drops a bit the C/B pops. I've gotten used to flying in manual and am about to chuck the governor if this next try does not work. Sing off - Jan 5 |