I signed up for info on one at Oshkosh last summer, and Kelly offered me a 
chance to buy one at a cost much lower than list this spring. I googled the 
model, and Spruce has a page with them listed at $2500 
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/inpages/rca2600.php

I really wanted to put something like a Dynon or the new Garmin Efis in the 
plane and loose all the weight and drag of air-driven gyros and venturi's. I 
know that subject has been posted before, and it seems like getting 
installation approval is a dead end. The Aspen looks like an "approved" 
alternative, but their paperwork does not list ercoupes. Short of velcroing a 
GPS on the tight panel, This puts the Kelly/RC Allen in the front running for 
permanent approved gyro replacement that can fit between the tank and the 
panel. They priced it the same as the only other electric alternative.. an 
electric driven gyro. 

With cost as a prime concern, the air-driven horizon (or looking out the 
Canopy!) is still the best way to go. I still need an conventional electric DG 
and Electric Turn and bank to get all the venturi's off the plane. 

Has anyone else found good electric gyro replacements legal for a ercoupe other 
than the portable GPS units? 

--- In [email protected], "Ed Burkhead" <e...@...> wrote:
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> RC Allen has gotten TSO approval for its solid state artificial horizons.
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> They're planning to begin production shortly.  It'll be interesting to see
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> http://www.kellymfg.com/images/RCA2600%20information.pdf 
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