Greg Arnold wrote:
Marc Ramsey wrote:
Eric Greenwell wrote:
Not a single poster here has flown with an AOA meter in their glider,
except a few using yarn taped to the side of their canopy. Is that
what we should be using instead of attitude and airspeed?

Actually, I have flown with the factory supplied AoA meter
(differential pressure) in my DG-600, but I could never get the darn
thing calibrated properly...

Marc

One common problem with many arguments (not just on RAS!) is that people
compare the status quo with an idealized world, and conclude that the
status quo is flawed and must be changed. It seems to me this may be
occurring in the AoA discussion -- many posters have compared a
perfectly functioning AoA indicator with our slow and inaccurate ASIs,
and concluded that AoA indicators are better. But perhaps in the real
world AoA indicators on gliders would be even less accurate than ASIs?

Insufficient evidence. Mine was a 17 year old analog electronic device
hooked up to 17 year old plumbing. It sometimes seemed to work, but not
consistently.

Marc