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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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