On Tuesday, 21 April 2015 12:16:13 UTC+1, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 22:12:46 -0700, krasw wrote:

For vfr pilot with no training I would install simple electronic AH
(Dynon, Gemini etc.) for the purpose of keeping your glider right side
up and getting out of imc safely. You can fly whole day with T&B only,
but it requires some training.

I think the same definitely applies to the Dynon electronic AH and its
relations: you still need the training before trying to use it 'for
real'.

I've had some training with a Dynon (bucket over my head in an SF-25) and
find that I prefer using a partial panel, mainly because the Dynon
heading indicator is just a small box showing the heading in degrees: I
don't find it nearly as easy to scan as an analogue indicator or a ribbon
like some of the other electronic AHs provide.

Its just as well I prefer the partial panel because that is what is in my
glider and there is no space in the panel to add an AH.


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
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Martin, I am confused. What instruments do you have in your 'partial panel' which you prefer to an electronic A-H? Surely you are not saying that you find it easier to cloud fly using a turn and slip than using an A-H? Are you referring to straightening up in the right direction when you have finished thermalling, in which case surely you would level the wings using the A-H and use your gps or your compass to exit your cloud in the right direction?

Mark Burton, London Gliding Club, UK