Auto-Step
Mooney Retractable Step Actuator Retrofit Kit
Electric Conversion for your Mooney Boarding Step!
FAA-PMA APPROVED!
Conversion kits for pneumatic or manual crank steps!
Potentially the most cost effective speed mod for your Mooney!*
*Our testing indicates that an extended retractable step can slow your aircraft by 2 to 3 KIAS due to induced drag and induced out of trim yaw. Try for yourself!
-Auto-Step is an FAA-PMA approved replacement for the obsolete vacuum actuator or hand crank systems.
-Light weight! Save weight over your existing system.
-Easy, fast installation.
-Complete kit. Includes the actuator assembly, cables, springs, hardware, and turnbuckle.
-Automatic operation with various activation options
-FAA endorsed minor alteration, no 337 needed....FAA letter included.
Installation Options
Designed to retrofit in any retractable step equipped Mooney. The Auto-Step can be tied to the master solenoid, the rotating beacon power, an airspeed switch, gear indication, or other options. The step retracts when the switched power source is active. When power is removed the step comes down.
Never Forget Your Master Switch Again!!
Our personal aircraft has the step switch tied into the rotating beacon power. We leave our beacon ON at all times. When power is turned on, the beacon comes on and the step goes up. When the master is turned off, the beacon goes out and the step comes down. You will never accidentally leave your master switch on again....the lack of boarding step will be a clear indication. Should you need to board or deboard a passenger with the master on, simply turn off the beacon. A dedicated step switch would behave in a similar manner.
Alternative Installations
Some customers have tied the step switch to the master solenoid. In this way the step goes up whenever power is on and the step comes down whenever power is off. Some customers have opted to install a speed switch or tie it to the gear up/down indication. This way the step goes up when the gear goes up....or upon reaching the trip speed and comes down upon gear extension or slowing to a stop. This is a good option if you tend to off-board quickly after stopping.
Designed to retrofit in any retractable step equipped Mooney. The Auto-Step can be tied to the master solenoid, the rotating beacon power, an airspeed switch, gear indication, or other options. The step retracts when the switched power source is active. When power is removed the step comes down.
Never Forget Your Master Switch Again!!
Our personal aircraft has the step switch tied into the rotating beacon power. We leave our beacon ON at all times. When power is turned on, the beacon comes on and the step goes up. When the master is turned off, the beacon goes out and the step comes down. You will never accidentally leave your master switch on again....the lack of boarding step will be a clear indication. Should you need to board or deboard a passenger with the master on, simply turn off the beacon. A dedicated step switch would behave in a similar manner.
Alternative Installations
Some customers have tied the step switch to the master solenoid. In this way the step goes up whenever power is on and the step comes down whenever power is off. Some customers have opted to install a speed switch or tie it to the gear up/down indication. This way the step goes up when the gear goes up....or upon reaching the trip speed and comes down upon gear extension or slowing to a stop. This is a good option if you tend to off-board quickly after stopping.