New Nose Wheel Fin
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Re: New Nose Wheel Fin
I have done three flights now since installing the fin and bending the trim tab to straight. On all occasions plane has been perfectly coordinated... so may need to find alternate leg workout routine now! Like Russ , I had the same experience whereby on climb out I could tell if I had a corked nose wheel.
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Re: New Nose Wheel Fin
First, this is G1000NXi.
1. Every G1000 I've seen has three options for the wind display, this is just my preference.
2. There is no DME. What's displayed is just the GPS calculated distance to the VOR.
3. The traffic display is from ADSB. But the inset map has a few more location options in NXi.
4. That's just where it shows up. I guess they "fixed" it from the G1000.
5. Decoding the frequency is an NXi feature. However, the Garmin frequency database is not always up to date or accurate. I routinely am assigned an Oakland Center frequency that is not decoded.
The "extra padding" under the fin is a hard plastic material, not padding. I'm not sure why it is there.
1. Every G1000 I've seen has three options for the wind display, this is just my preference.
2. There is no DME. What's displayed is just the GPS calculated distance to the VOR.
3. The traffic display is from ADSB. But the inset map has a few more location options in NXi.
4. That's just where it shows up. I guess they "fixed" it from the G1000.
5. Decoding the frequency is an NXi feature. However, the Garmin frequency database is not always up to date or accurate. I routinely am assigned an Oakland Center frequency that is not decoded.
The "extra padding" under the fin is a hard plastic material, not padding. I'm not sure why it is there.
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Re: New Nose Wheel Fin
FYI, I have not touched my trim tab. I think it was properly set by the factory with the nose wheel straight.AndrewM wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 8:06 pm I have done three flights now since installing the fin and bending the trim tab to straight. On all occasions plane has been perfectly coordinated... so may need to find alternate leg workout routine now! Like Russ , I had the same experience whereby on climb out I could tell if I had a corked nose wheel.
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Re: New Nose Wheel Fin
Well, the first line of response do makes the situation different,Boatguy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 8:10 pm First, this is G1000NXi.
1. Every G1000 I've seen has three options for the wind display, this is just my preference.
2. There is no DME. What's displayed is just the GPS calculated distance to the VOR.
3. The traffic display is from ADSB. But the inset map has a few more location options in NXi.
4. That's just where it shows up. I guess they "fixed" it from the G1000.
5. Decoding the frequency is an NXi feature. However, the Garmin frequency database is not always up to date or accurate. I routinely am assigned an Oakland Center frequency that is not decoded.
The "extra padding" under the fin is a hard plastic material, not padding. I'm not sure why it is there.
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Re: New Nose Wheel Fin
I followed Rich's lead and they do look better. For reference I used M5 x 35mm.
Next is painting. I'll post a picture after the paint job.
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Re: New Nose Wheel Fin
I ordered this kit in Mercedes Arctic White 147, per the AMM, so it should be a perfect match. The kit is intended for plastic bumpers. It supposed to arrive tomorrow so I'll try it in the next week or two.
https://scratchwizard.net/spray-paint-complete-kit.html
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Re: New Nose Wheel Fin
Russ, obviously the make is Mercedes, however what year, make, model etc did you fill in to get to the Arctic White 147?
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Re: New Nose Wheel Fin
If you put in 2017 and Sprinter, then choose white, it shows Arctic White 147. Probably other combinations, too, but I fond that one first (actually, WalMart sells this kit, too, and they had the model and year).
Actually, it's here on Amazon too!
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Re: New Nose Wheel Fin
What year and model did you choose to get the right color ?
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