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Old May 1st 16, 08:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dave Nadler
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Default AOA indicator

On Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 8:43:09 PM UTC-4, Skypilot wrote:
...calibrated to remove gusts and other abnormalities...


Except that's when a wing stalls...

One idea would be a speed sensor matched with AoA over a
10 second gap below 1000'agl.


It takes less than 10 seconds to spin into the ground.

...I guess at some point we will move to HUD's...


To interfere with our vision of thermal clues and traffic?

Always trade-offs...
Hope that helps clarify,
Best Regards, Dave