Video: Mid-Continent Introduces New SAM Backup Gyro

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Key Takeaways:

  • Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics unveiled its new SAM instrument at NBAA, marking a shift towards "glass" backup systems.
  • The SAM is a two-inch combined attitude gyro and pitot-static instrument designed to provide legal backup for modern glass cockpits.
  • It features a self-contained lithium-ion battery pack, capable of operating the device for at least an hour independently.
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When glass first appeared a dozen years ago, virtually all of the required backup gyros were of the iron variety – vacuum- or electric-powered. Increasingly, manufacturers are turning to glass backups as well, and at NBAA in Orlando this week, Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics announced its new SAM, a two-inch combined attitude gyro and pitot-static instrument. In addition to providing legal backup, the unit also has a self-contained lithium-ion battery pack cable of of operating the device for at least an hour. In this video from AVweb‘s NBAA coverage, Mid-Continent’s Tom Genovese gives us a brief tour of the SAM.

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