Cockpit Controls with Unknown Functions
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There is an orange light that says "Press to test" on a C-172 at an FBO that I rent from. The plane came into the possession of the FBO when it agreed to buy it right after the owner suddenly died. The light is above a UBG-16 engine monitor made by E.I. Inc. (Somewhat blurry photo attached.) The light/button and engine monitor may not be associated. When I was getting checked out in that plane I asked the CFI what the light was and he said they hadn't figured what it was for yet. This was over a year ago and I suppose they figured out what it did since then.
That seems likely, though I haven't rented that plane since August 2012 and hadn't asked since then.Jeff K said:
Strictly speaking it is not a cockpit control so doesn't quite qualify for this thread, but all I have to contribute. I thought about saying there were two pedals on the floor that I didn't know the function of, but some might not get the humor....
Could be its origin. It is now in a fixed gear 172. N1227U.dmspilot said:
Indeed. Having all your avionics go through a single switch creates a single point of failure for your whole panel. You'd want a high quality switch - or at least a parallel switch.jesse said:
No point spending money on that when you can accomplish the same thing for free by posting to the Spin Zone.TangoWhiskey said:
Or any other online forum....
That's the Automatic Document Feeder counter. As you know, nothing flies until enough paperwork is done. When that needle goes past 33 (330 pages of documents) you may fly.HighFlyingA380 said:Just thought of another; It's this darn circle thingy labeled "ADF"...
