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Old May 18th 08, 11:33 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
Bertie the Bunyip[_25_]
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Default I give up, after many, many years!

"Ken S. Tucker" wrote in
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On May 18, 2:19 pm, terry wrote:
On May 19, 7:08 am, Mxsmanic wrote: A Lieberman
writes:
Yep, go ahead, try leveling off with an AI ERRONEOUSLY showing a
20 pitch up. Go ahead and trust that instrument.


The AI is the most reliable instrument on most aircraft, after the
magnetic compass. And of course you'll want two, just in case one
fails, for IFR.


Would love to know what your sources are on that information MX. in
all the aircraft I have flown both the AI and DI were powered from
the same vacuum pump and the pump is the most common cause of failure
of gyroscopic instruments. How do I know that? not from any books I
have read, and I have many on aviation, but from first hand advice
from several flying instructors, and actually had a vacuum pump
failure in a Warrior on one of my PPL flight tests ( and you are not
allowed to ask why I had more than one test :) )
Terry
PPL Downunder


I like the Mxsmanic type. We could get him into the
right seat of some fella puttin in hours for a split on
the rent & gas.
Ten minutes later, I figure the Left-seater would say
SHUT the F##K UP, I'm trying to drive the friggin
airplane. I'd love a tape recording of that, bla-bla-bla.
Seriously MX, you oughta jump into the right seat
for some fun.
Ken


the pilot would just put you out. Good time to try out your new theory
on stealth dive bomibng for your next guv'mint contract.


Bertie