Todd Thelin wrote: >>I know I saw a thread some time back about where the best place to locate >>a static port would be, but I can't find much mentioned in the archives except that Mark L. has his about a foot aft of the firewall on both sides.<<
That worked perfectly, but I have one on both sides of the fuselage, joined with a tee fitting. The beauty of this arrangement is that it's very simple, very light, and located right where you want it, adjacent to your flight instruments. I also did significant testing and proved to myself that it was about as close to a careful GPS reading (adjusted from true airspeed due to atmospheric conditions) as I'd ever get...maybe 1 mph. Just for test purposes I also tried a location behind the seats about half way to the tail (also to both sides), and it was no more accurate, but involved a lot more tubing running around the cabin. One big factor is access to the area behind the panel. If you don't have it, the rear of the fuselage starts looking a lot more attractive... Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website at http://www.N56ML.com --------------------------------------------------------
