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August 31st 03, 12:53 AM
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"G.R. Patterson III" writes:
A skilled pilot can keep one straight and level by the feel of the relative wind on his cheeks and the sound of the wind in the wires, combined with the ball and altimeter. I'm not too sure about the first two -- if relative wind told you anything at all about whether the wings were level, we be able to use something simpler than gyroscopic instruments for IFR today. It you take the last two, ball and altimeter, and add the magnetic compass, then it would be at least theoretically possible to fly straight (-ish) and level (-ish) in IMC, though they probably just flew very close to the ground, as Durden's article suggested. All the best, David 
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