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The compass card on my King HSI had started to fail over the last year. I would have to toggle it from “slave” to “free” to “slave” multiple times after startup to get it to point to the correct magnetic heading. As I taxied, it would get stuck, requiring me to repeat the sequence. In the air, it was OK as long as I didn’t turn too many degrees per second. And it never quite matched the magnetic heading on my vertical card compass.
So, as I researched the issue on the web, Bob Bramble’s name kept coming up on old posts on multiple forums. I looked him up, had a quick conversation over the phone, and shipped him my KI-525A (HSI) and KG-102 (remote gyro). That was on a Monday. By Tuesday, he had determined the 525 was fine but the remote gyro needed an overhaul. He had shipped it back to me by Thursday. Cost of overhaul: $1600, and it comes with a two-year warranty.
I installed it in the plane, and the entire unit works very smoothly now.
Mr. Bramble has just moved from Sarasota to Tennessee. This is his updated contact information:
Robert Bramble
Aerolab Aviation Services
www.aerolabaviation.com
FAA CRS#V0RR239Y
535 Airport Lane
Suite 1
McKenzie, TN 38201
Ph: (913) 680-4169
So, as I researched the issue on the web, Bob Bramble’s name kept coming up on old posts on multiple forums. I looked him up, had a quick conversation over the phone, and shipped him my KI-525A (HSI) and KG-102 (remote gyro). That was on a Monday. By Tuesday, he had determined the 525 was fine but the remote gyro needed an overhaul. He had shipped it back to me by Thursday. Cost of overhaul: $1600, and it comes with a two-year warranty.
I installed it in the plane, and the entire unit works very smoothly now.
Mr. Bramble has just moved from Sarasota to Tennessee. This is his updated contact information:
Robert Bramble
Aerolab Aviation Services
www.aerolabaviation.com
FAA CRS#V0RR239Y
535 Airport Lane
Suite 1
McKenzie, TN 38201
Ph: (913) 680-4169
