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Old April 1st 05, 01:09 PM
Marc Arsenault
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Hello all,

I made a small research on the subject some time ago. My purpose was to
protect myself in wave flying. What I found was the installation of a
traditionnal turn and bank or an artificial horizon became to pricy and
could only be fitted with great difficulty on the panel of my PIK.

What I found were two alternatives: one good, one excellent. Both were Palm
PDA based. One was a E-Gyro which is nothing else than a certifiable "solid
state" gyro that can be easally installed in the back shelf of your glider
and have the display on your PDA. These instruments are the best. The E-gyro
requires about a minute to align before departure.

The other solution much more cost effective is as stated on this thread, is
an AI based on GPS info. I would not recommand it for thermalling in cloud
as the response rate is quite slow as in the first flight simulators for
PC's. What it is, however, is a good wing leveller that will get one back in
VMC when one has goofed up.

Do have your airspace cleared up first!

Fly safe

Marc
PIK-20B "74"


 




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