On 4 Apr 2005 14:48:26 -0400, (Roy Smith) wrote:

Michael wrote:
Fortunately I've never had a student who couldn't deal with either
method. I'm not sure what I would do then.

I think the answer needs to be "not sign them off for the checkride".
The ability to turn to and maintain a heading without a working DG is
an essential skill. Somehow you need to be able to do it.

Just turning until the little picture of the airplane is pointing in
the same direction as the purple line might just be a reasonable plan
with today's cockpits. Unfortunately, I'm not sure you would convince
an examiner of that.


Why would you have to convince an examiner of anything?

The PTS doesnt require that one look at a specific device. It says
only that the applicant must complete a maneuver to a certain standard
with (or without) certain equipment.

The PTS determines what equipment is or is not available to the
applicant, not the examiner.


Back when all our airplanes had ADF's in them, just setting the ADF to
a distant AM radio station made a decent DG replacement.