Co-Pilot™ user’s guide
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FMA Direct
...in a conventional airplane
Installing Co-Pilot™
1. Mount the Sensor.
a. Locate a spot for the Sensor, following these guidelines:
Sensor should be level during level flight (a slight tilt
from being mounted on a wing with dihedral is
acceptable).
Sensor should have a clear view of the horizon on all
sides.
Sensor must be away from the muffler and exhaust
spray
(exhaust spray will cloud the infrared windows
and affect Co-Pilot™ operation).
(See the suggestions to the right for your type of aircraft.)
b. Use sandpaper to roughen the surface where the Sensor will
be mounted. Clean the roughened area with rubbing
alcohol and allow to dry.
c. Clean the bottom of the Sensor with rubbing alcohol and
allow to dry.
d. Attach a 1
1
/
4
" piece of “stiff” Velcro® to the roughened area
on the aircraft.
e. Attach a 1
1
/
4
" piece of “fuzzy” Velcro® to the bottom of the
Sensor.
f. Mount the Sensor with the “P” marks facing to the front
and rear of the aircraft (or diagonally on a helicopter), and
with the socket oriented so the cable will route directly into
the radio compartment (see lowest picture for your type of
aircraft).
On a high-wing airplane, locate a spot for the sensor on
top of the wing about halfway between root and tip ribs,
at about maximum wing thickness, on the side away
from the muffler (see arrow above).
2. Install and secure the ribbon cable.
a. Plug one end of the flat ribbon cable into the socket in the
Sensor (be sure to line up the tab on the connector with the
slot on the socket).
b. Route the cable toward the radio compartment.
If the cable covers a Sensor window, reorient the Sensor so
the cable flows directly away from it (but keep the sensor’s
“P” marks facing to the front and rear of the aircraft).
c. Secure the cable as described below the pictures.
Clean three more spots on the wing. Secure the cable
to the wing with Velcro®, tape or flat cable clamps.
On a low-wing plane, find a spot for the Sensor on the
bottom of the wing about halfway between root and tip
ribs, at about maximum airfoil thickness, on the side
away from the muffler (see arrow above).
WARNING:
You must mount the Sensor securely, so
it won’t come loose in flight. If it comes loose, you
may lose control of the aircraft.
IMPORTANT:
Carefully remove the protective stick-
ers from the four Sensor windows.
Note:
If your low or mid wing airplane has a cockpit
canopy and the exhaust flows below the fuselage, see
special mounting and setup instructions on page 23.